ERS/NEJM Lunchtime session "Advances in asthma and COPD"
Symposium Chairs: N. Siafakas (Heraklion, Greece), E. von Mutius (Munich, Germany)
Aims: After this symposium those attending will learn important new research data about the benefits and risks of inhaled glucocorticoids in asthma treatment and prediction of exacerbations of COPD. There will be a talk describing the new research findings followed by a summary talk putting the research findings into perspective.