Scientific Programme

Postgraduate courses will be held on Saturday, October 4, 2008 by the ERS School. The Scientific Programme will run from Sunday, October 5, to Wednesday, October 8, 2008 with 20 sessions in parallel, including:

• Symposia
• Hot Topics and Grand Rounds
• Thematic Posters and Poster Discussion Sessions
• "Meet the Professor" Seminars
• Sponsored Evening Symposia

Details on the sessions are now available in the
Advance Programme of the Congress.

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Main Topics

• Lung cancer surgery
• Diagnosing COPD
• Legionella pneumonia: epidemiology and treatment
• Priorities for tuberculosis research
• Clinical exercise testing
• Update on lung transplantation
• Pulmonary rehabilitation
• Therapies in sleep apnoea
• Treatment and aetiology of malignant pleural mesothelioma
• Gene expression in diagnosis and therapy
• Asthma and occupational allergy
• Cystic fibrosis
• Pulmonary arterial hypertension
• Lung imaging in clinically ill patients
• Smoking-related lung disease
• From emphysema to pulmonary fibrosis
• Current management of COPD
• Chronic pulmonary aspiration in children
• Patient-ventilator interactions

European physicians will be able to apply for a maximum of 27 CME credits (EBAP/EACCME) for recognition by their National CME Authority. American physicians will be able to apply for CME credits (ACCME) in Category 1 towards the AMA Physician's Award. Travel grants and sponsorship will be available for selected participants with an accepted abstract.