PG20 - Pulmonary rehabilitation: an update according to the new ATS/ERS guidelines

Postgraduate Course
Chairs: A. Schols (Maastricht, The Netherlands), L. Nici (Providence, United States of America)
Aims: This course will inform participants about the updated ATS/ERS Guidelines on Pulmonary Rehabilitation, which were completed in 2006, and discuss their implementation. The specific aim of the course is:
• to assist in translating the outcome of the new guidelines to clinical practice.

Assessment of patient-centred outcome C. Rochester (New Haven, United States of America)
Self-management education: how can we make a difference? J. Bourbeau (Montreal, Canada)
Programme organisation: what and how can we do better? E. F. M. Wouters (Maastricht, The Netherlands)
Programme content: how to adapt to patient needs T. Troosters (Leuven, Belgium)