New technologies for the management of COPD and obstructive sleep apnea and the diagnosis of lung cancer

Journal session
Chairs: A. Simonds (London, United Kingdom), A. Dinh-Xuan (Paris, France)
Aims: To review 1) recent advances in surgical approaches to the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea; 2) recent advances in blood biomarkers in the diagnosis of lung cancer; 3) recent clinical trial evidence on the benefits and risks of in-home noninvasive ventilation for severe COPD.

Surgical approaches to the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea S. MacKay (Wollongong, Australia)
Home noninvasive positive pressure ventilation for severe COPD C. Dobler (Coogee, Australia)