Primary Care Programme

Symposium
Chairs: N. Chavannes (Leiden, Netherlands), G. Burge (Birmingham, United Kingdom)
Aims: This Primary Care Programme will provide the latest insights and evidence for diagnosing and managing respiratory diseases in a primary care setting.

Evidence base of lung function indices in diagnosis and follow-up of chronic respiratory diseases in primary care T. Schermer (Nijmegen, Netherlands)
The impact of respiratory diseases on a working population M. Fletcher (Warwick, United Kingdom)
Point of care testing and antibotic prescription for lower respiratory tract infections: what does the GP need to know? H. Melbye (Tromso, Norway)
Oxygen at home: benefits, practical implications and pitfalls E. Austegard (Oslo, Norway)
Improving the differential diagnosis of respiratory diseases in primary care R. Jones (Plymouth, United Kingdom)