PG20 Biomarkers in respiratory medicine

Postgraduate Course
Chairs: M. Cazzola (Rome, Italy), K. Nackaerts (Leuven, Belgium)
Aims: To illustrate the progress in developing new biomarkers and how to use them in clinical practice.

HERMES syllabus links: B.1.1 Asthma, B.1.4 COPD, B.3.2 Lower respiratory tract infections, B.7 Diffuse parenchymal (interstitial) lung diseases, B.2.1 Lung cancer

Type of course: Lecture based

Biomarkers in asthma and COPD R. Djukanovic (Southampton, United Kingdom)
Biomarkers in lower respiratory tract infections D. Stolz (Basel, Switzerland)
Biomarkers in pulmonary fibrosis U. Costabel (Essen, Germany)
Biomarkers for lung cancer screening G. Scagliotti (Orbassano, Italy)