Paediatric respiratory diseases

State of the art session
Chairs: M. Pijnenburg (Rotterdam, Netherlands), A. Möller (Zürich, Switzerland), C. Ardura-Garcia (Bern, Switzerland)
Aims: to provide clinicians with practical take-home messages regarding the key management and health policy issues related to the respiratory health of children and young people; to provide an update on four important topics in paediatric respiratory medicine.

Patient's testimony K. Faila (France)
Diagnosis and management of respiratory infections in children and young adults with neurological impairment M. Proesmans (Leuven, Belgium)
Paediatric long-term noninvasive ventilation B. Fauroux (Paris, France)
Paediatric interventional bronchoscopy D. Schramm (Düsseldorf, Germany)
Respiratory function monitoring in neonatal and paediatric intensive care units D. Tingay (Melbourne (VIC), Australia)
Discussion and Q&A