PG10 Postgraduate Course: Bronchial challenge tests: usefulness, availability and limitations

Postgraduate Course
Chairs: I. Steenbruggen (Zwolle, The Netherlands), G. Joos (Ghent, Belgium)
Aims: Bronchial challenge tests are of value in the assessment of asthma. However, considerable differences can be observed in the application and interpretation of these tests. This course intends to explore and discuss these differences in an interactive, case-based format.

At the end of the course, the participants will be able to evaluate usefulness and limitations of bronchial challenge tests.

HERMES SYLLABUS LINKS: C.1 Symptoms and signs, D.1. Pulmonary function testing, D.1.5 Bronchial provocation testing-interpretation and performance, B.6.1 Occupational asthma.

TYPE OF COURSE: Case and problem based

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