12-14 November 2009

Venue Academic Medical Center Meibergdreef 9 1105 AZ Amsterdam The Netherlands Academic Medical Center website

 

 Programme 

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Organising Committee

• Hettie Janssens (The Netherlands)
• Frans de Jongh (The Netherlands)
• Beth Laube (USA)

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Educational Aims

The course will provide state-of-the art knowledge of:

• Basic aerosol science needed to deliver optimal clinical care
• Key issues of treating diseased airways
• Patient-related factors influencing efficacy on aerosol therapy
• Key factors to instruct and monitor technical skills of patients
• Paediatric and adult aspects of aerosol medicine
• Key factors related to regulatory issues
• Specific pharmacokinetic/dynamic issues related to medical aerosols

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Target audience

• Adult and paediatric pulmonologists
• Paediatricians with a focus on lung diseases
• Allied respiratory professionals responsible for training and evaluating aerosol therapy in patients
• Cystic fibrosis care givers
• Clinical fellows in training to become pulmonologists (adult and paediatric)
• Other healthcare workers with a focus on aerosol medicine
• Industrial representatives involved in the development or marketing of aerosol devices

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Case presentations

You are strongly encouraged to submit cases for discussion during the case review period. For easy submission, please follow the steps below:

• Aerosol therapy should be the theme of the case study (delivery issues, target area issues, technical issues, etc.)
• Prepare your case study in a Word document of <200 words
• Give a clear description of the patient, including the clinical manifestations and any radiological pictures or pathological findings
• Include all images pertaining to the case study within the document
• State the questions which you would like to be discussed by the participants
• If your case study is selected, you will be asked to prepare a short PowerPoint presentation with a maximum of five slides

Therefore, please make sure your contact details are mentioned. Cases can be submitted either by fax +41 21 213 0100 or sent as an e-mail attachment to school@ersnet.org by 15 October 2009.

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Course Goals

At the end of the course you will be able to:

• Select the correct aerosol device for each particular patient, drug and indication
• Give instructions for use of each aerosol device
• Recognise pitfalls in aerosol therapy
• Judge research studies on aerosol therapy for their value and techniques used
• Advise healthcare workers on aerosol therapy

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Amsterdam, your host city

Amsterdam is one of the greatest small cities in the world. From its canals to world-famous museums and historical sights, Amsterdam is one of the most romantic and beautiful cities in Europe. Amsterdam is a city of tolerance and diversity. It has all the advantages of a big city, such as culture, entertainment, international restaurants and good transport.