Personalised medicine in COPD: Matching the patient needs with the right care

Evening Symposium
Chairs: Klaus F. Rabe
Aims: Organised by Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH

Welcome and introduction K. Rabe (Kiel, Germany)
Spotlight on patient-centred care: The patient, the needs, the outcomes D. Halpin (Devon, United Kingdom)
Optimising bronchodilator therapy in COPD: Who, why and when? W. Wedzicha (London, United Kingdom)
A personalised medicine approach to ICS use in COPD F. Martinez (New York, United States of America)
Personalised medicine applied to inhaler selection: Matching the patient with the right inhaler D. Mahler (Hanover, United States of America)
Panel discussion and closing comments K. Rabe (Kiel, Germany)