How much lung disease is really caused by work, and how to assess the worker who wishes to continue working?
Symposium Chairs: C. Suppli Ulrik (Virum, Denmark), A. Bush (London, United Kingdom)
Aims: To describe the contribution of inhalational workplace hazards to the burden of nonmalignant lung diseases; to identify respiratory conditions with an estimated occupational burden =10%, including asthma, COPD, chronic bronchitis, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and hypersensitivity pneumonitis, and other noninfectious granulomatous lung diseases (sarcoidosis, PAP, community acquired pneumonia); to describe the contribution of workplace exposure to various respiratory diseases and strategies that can improve the recognition and prevention of these diseases; and to evaluate various work, workplace and fitness considerations for patients with occupational lung diseases.