Exacerbations of chronic respiratory disease – state of the art

Symposium
Chairs: F. Ratjen (Toronto, Canada), N. Jarad (Bristol, United Kingdom)
Aims: At the end of this symposium the audience will be familiar with the concept of exacerbation of three common chronic respiratory conditions: asthma, COPD and cystic fibrosis.

Exacerbation of COPD N. Siafakas (Heraklion, Greece)
Exacerbation of asthma J. C. De Jongste (Rotterdam, The Netherlands)
The concept of cystic fibrosis pulmonary exacerbation in clinical medicine and as a trial end-point M. Rosenfeld (Seattle, Wa, United States of America)