Management of COPD

Oral Presentation
Chairs: V. Cottin (Lyon, France), K. F. Rabe (Leiden, The Netherlands)

Prescription of inhaled corticosteroids for COPD in general practice in Denmark – changes after participating in an educational programme C. S. Ulrik, K. Roslind, M. K. Jakobsen, G. Hansen, J. Dollerup, M. S. Jensen, E. F. Hansen, K. K. Andersen (Hvidovre, Aarup, Arhus, Ballerup, Skive, Lyngby, Denmark)
Hospital at home for exacerbations of COPD – are doctors and x-rays required? S. Grundy, S. Mason, M. Evison, S. Murray, D. Weir (Manchester, United Kingdom)
Effects of a written action plan on COPD exacerbation recovery E. Bischoff, D. Hamd, A. Benedetti, M. Sedeno, S. Bernard, F. Maltais, J. Bourbeau (Nijmegen, Netherlands; Montreal, Sainte-Foy, Canada)
Adequacy of treatment in COPD patients referred to the emergency room for disease exacerbation: an Italian multicentre observational study (the COXER study) I. Cerveri, P. Bortolotti, F. Buonocore, M. Cavazza, M. Frascisco, E. Gatto, S. Grifoni, F. Perlasca, M. Zammataro, R. Tosatto, L. M. Fabbri (Pavia, Pordenone, Verona, Orbassano (TO), Firenze, Varese, Catania, Modena, Italy; Bologna, Kiribati)
COPD exacerbation: resolution of symptoms after starting antibiotic treatment was unaltered by the timing of therapy but was dependent on baseline gas transfer K. Vijayasaratha, R. Stockley (Birmingham, United Kingdom)
Acute exacerbations of COPD: are at-risk patients identified early and managed appropriately? S. Fong, W. Ahmed, S. Saha, C. Brook, T. Fernandez, P. Raines, A. Choudhury (London, Romford, United Kingdom)
A comparison of the management of COPD exacerbations in six European hospitals: demographics and baseline data K. Armitage, M. Woodhead, M. Pappalettera, L. Sieske, S. Vila, F. Blasi, S. Ewig, G. Huchon, T. Schaberg, A. Torres, The European COPD Exacerbation Study Group (Manchester, United Kingdom; Rotenburg, Herne und Bochum, Germany; Milan, Italy; Barcelona, Sp
Long-term treatment with clarithromycin of stage II COPD patients with frequent exacerbations K. Zykov, A. Rvatcheva, A. Pustovalov, A. Averyanov (Moscow, Russian Federation)