PG15 - Pleural diseases

Postgraduate Course
Chairs: J. Tschopp (Montana, Switzerland), F. Rodriguez Panadero (Sevilla, Spain)
Aims: The aims of this course are:
• to provide an update on the investigation and management of diseases of the pleura;
• to provide insight into the immunological and pathological consequences of both the diseases and treatment approaches;
• to review therapeutic approaches including an update on current treatment of mesothelioma.

Pleural tuberculosis and empyema R. Loddenkemper (Berlin, Germany)
How should we treat mesothelioma in 2003? P. Astoul (Marseille, France)