New ERS Guidelines: Management of Work-Related Asthma

Symposium
Chairs: X. Baur (Hamburg, Germany), T. Aasen (Bergen, Norway)
Aims: In this session, the ERS Guidelines ? Management of Work-Related Asthma? will be presented. The aims of this symposium are to update knowledge and significantly improve practice in diagnostics, risk assessment, preventive strategies and treatment of occupational asthma. Evidence-based statements and recommendations related to five key questions will be presented.

What are the risk factors for a bad outcome of work-related asthma? P. Maestrelli (Padova, Italy)
How effective is controlling work-related exposures to prevent occupational asthma? D. Heederik (Utrecht, The Netherlands)
What is the yield and benefit of medical screening and medical surveillance of endangered workers? J. Rooijackers (Beuningen, Netherlands)
What is the outcome of different management options? O. Vandenplas (Godinne, Belgium)