Healthcare utilisation and treatment of asthma and COPD

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: S. A. Jansson (Lulea, Sweden), R. Nielsen (Bergen, Norway), I. Cerveri (Pavia, Italy), I. Pin (Grenoble, France)

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Health, social and economic consequences of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): A controlled national study A. Løkke, O. Hilberg, P. Tønnesen, J. Kjellberg, R. Ibsen, P. Jennum (Aarhus, Gentofte, Copenhagen, Denmark)
Health, social and economic consequences of spouses of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): A controlled national study A. Løkke, O. Hilberg, P. Tønnesen, J. Kjellberg, R. Ibsen, P. Jennum (Aarhus, Gentofte, Copenhagen, Denmark)
Influence of statin treatment on cancer mortality in COPD patients: Retrospective observational cohort study P. Crequit, I. Annesi-Maesano, C. Chouaid, G. Hejblum (Paris, France)
Relative exposure to inhaled steroids (ratio "ICS-to-total asthma therapy"): Concordant data from electronic medical records, claims data and patient-reported outcomes L. Laforest, I. Licaj, G. Devouassoux, G. Chamba, L. Letrilliart, G. Chatte, E. Van Ganse (Lyon, Caluire, France)
Factors related to discontinuous use of inhaled drugs in COPD patients: A population-based cohort study in Lazio (Italy) L. Bauleo, N. Agabiti, U. Kirchmayer, R. Pistelli, V. Colamesta, S. Cascini, M. Davoli (Rome, Italy)
Costs of exacerbations in COPD S.A. Jansson, H. Backman, E. Rönmark, B. Lundbäck, A. Lindberg (Luleå, Umeå, Sweden)
Differential socio-economic burden of chronic respiratory diseases in adults: Preliminary results from the Gene Environment Interactions in Respiratory Diseases (GEIRD) study S. Accordini, A. Corsico, I. Cerveri, M. Bugiani, P. Pirina, A. Fois, L. Antonicelli, L. Casali, P. Marchetti, G. Nguyen, M.G. Panico, R. de Marco (Verona, , Turin, Ancona, Salerno, Italy)
COPD comorbidities – Do they add more cost? A 1-year follow-up study N. Yanev, N. Kyuchukov, P. Nikolova, P. Pavlov, Y. Ivanov, T. Popova, I. Krachunov (Pleven, Bulgaria)
Co-morbidities are associated with prolonged hospital length of stay (LoS) in patients with COPD N. Jayasekera, M. Feldmann, A. Bhowmik (London, United Kingdom)
Frequency and length of admission in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as co morbidity (CO) in a university hospital setting. A cross sectional study P. Roedsgaard, H.M. Nielsen, U. Weinreich (Aalborg, Denmark)
Impact of reimbursement changes for fixed ICS/LABA combination treatment in Iceland U. Bjornsdottir, J.S. Jonsson, M. Jonsson, S.T. Sigurdardottir, G. Stratelis, G. Telg, M. Turesson, S. Gizurarson (Reykjavik, Gardabaer, Iceland; Södertälje, Stockholm, Sweden)
Characterising asthma therapy in Scotland: Are the guidelines confusing? J. Covvey, B. Johnston, A. Boyter (Glasgow, United Kingdom)
The analysis anti-asthma drugs consumption dynamics in Yaroslavl S. Palyutin, I. Zilber, A. Petrochenko (Yaroslavl, Russian Federation)
The impact of medical education on asthma/rhinitis management by general practitioners S. Baldacci, S. Maio, M. Simoni, S. Cerrai, G. Sarno, P. Silvi, F. Di Pede, M. Borbotti, A. Pala, M. Bresciani, G. Viegi (Pisa, Palermo, Italy)
15-year temporal asthma patterns in a large French cohort of elderly women M. Sanchez, J. Bousquet, N. Le Moual, B. Jacquemin, J. Maccario, F. Clavel-Chapelon, F. Kauffmann, P. Tubert-Bitter, R. Varraso (Villejuif, Kremlin Bicêtre, France)
Acute asthma in Buenos Aires G. Garcia, M. Bergna, L. Nannini, H. Neffen, G. Rodrigo, S. Mercurio (Buenos Aires, Argentina; Montevideo, Uruguay)
Variation of seasonal (monthly) hospitalizations in asthmatic patients: Difference between allergic and non allergic asthma F. Yangui, A. Migaou, M. Abouda, M. Triki, N. Balloumi, H. Khouani, M.R. Charfi (La Marsa, Tunisia)
Hospitalizations for asthma in Portugal from 2000 to 2008: Different trends in different regions M. Vaz, A. Freitas, D. Alves, J. Fonseca, T. Jacinto (Porto, , Braga, Portugal)
Participation in the ARGA study: Long term impact on asthma management S. Baldacci, S. Maio, A. Angino, M. Simoni, S. Cerrai, G. Sarno, F. Martini, P. Silvi, M. Borbotti, A. Pala, G. Viegi (Pisa, Palermo, Italy)
The education of physicians GINA and GOLD and a registration of chronic lung diseases in adult population of the Russian Federation T. Bilichenko, A. Chuchalin (Moscow, Russian Federation)