Annual Congress Vienna 2009

Saturday, 12.09.2009
Sunday, 13.09.2009
Monday, 14.09.2009
Tuesday, 15.09.2009
Wednesday, 16.09.2009

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2009; 34: Suppl. 53, abstract number.

Material from 2009:

4047 Abstracts
652 Slide presentations
300 Webcasts
93 Handouts
2150 e-posters
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The influenza A (H1N1) pandemic

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Aims: The Novel (H1N1) Flu has generated a lot of discussions in both the scientific and the media settings.
This session provides an up-to-date situation on the present epidemiological situation, the communication issues related to the pandemic, the balance among global health priorities, vaccination and other prevention mesures as well as treatment-related challenges.

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The spread of influenza viruses. State of the pandemic and prediction S. Tam (Geneva, Switzerland)
Communicating pandemic risks to patients and the public P. Sandman (Princeton Nj, United States of America)
Keeping a balance among priorities P. Nunn (Geneva 27, Switzerland)
Influenza and Respiratory Health Care Workers. From preparedness to the treatment of severely affected patients R. Curtis (Seattle, Wa, United States of America)