The modern pulmonologist consultant in a general hospital: the importance of an holistic approach

Symposium
Chairs: J-F. Cordier (Lyon, France), A. Chetta (Parma, Italy)
Aims: Modern pulmonologists and clinicians must act synergistically with other specialists and must take a holistic approach to the "complex patient".

Management of asthma during pregnancy V. Murphy (Newcastle, Australia)
Pulmonary-renal interaction. Pulmonary involvement in kidney diseases T. Peikert (Rochester, United States of America)
Pulmonologist-rheumatologist interraction in connective tissue diseases A. Fischer (Denver, United States of America)
Metabolic syndrome and lung disease: the link of inflammation and stem cell failure G. Fadini (Padova, Italy)