GOLD: novel approaches to COPD assessment and management

Lunchtime session
Chairs: Alvar Agusti Garcia-Navarro (Barcelona, Spain), Claus Vogelmeier (Marburg, Germany)
Aims: To describe new developments regarding the definition and assessment of COPD, the evaluation and treatment of comorbidities, and the definition, treatment, and prevention of exacerbations.
Target audience: Clinician, Nurse

Defintion and assessment of COPD Bartolome R. Celli (Boston, United States of America)
Evaluation and treatment of comorbidities Leonardo Michele Fabbri (Modena, Italy)
Definition, treatment and prevention of exacerbations Wisia Wedzicha (London, United Kingdom)