Vitamin D and asthma prevention, COPD screening, and bronchoscopic lung volume reduction in emphysema

Lunchtime session
Chairs: Guy Brusselle (Ghent, Belgium), George O'Connor (Boston, United States of America)
Aims: The evidence that suggests high-dose prenatal vitamin D supplementation can prevent childhood asthma will be described. Whether this evidence supports population screening or targeted case-finding to identify patients with unrecognised COPD will be explored. The benefits and risks of bronchoscopic lung volume reduction interventions for patients with advanced emphysema will be discussed.

Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction interventions for severe emphysema Frank Sciurba (Pittsburgh, United States of America)