Bronchiectasis: how recent advances in research can support personalised medicine in practice

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Chairs: E. Polverino (Barcelona, Spain), G. Sotgiu (Sassari, Italy)
Aims: To provide the most recent advances in the understanding of bronchiectasis and in potential applications in clinical practice; to improve the clinical management of the disease through a personalised medicine approach.

The role of microbiome analysis in the pathophysiology and clinical management of bronchiectasis S. Chotirmall (Singapore, Singapore)
Bronchiectasis: is airways inflammation more important to tag than infections? J. Chalmers (Dundee (Angus), United Kingdom)
How technological innovation can support physicians regarding decision making in bronchiectasis H. Tiddens (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
What we need to build a multidisciplinary team for the optimal management of bronchiectasis S. Aliberti (Milano (MI), Italy)
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