Annual Congress Munich 2006

Saturday, 02.09.2006
Sunday, 03.09.2006
Monday, 04.09.2006
Tuesday, 05.09.2006
Wednesday, 06.09.2006

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2006; 28: Suppl. 50, abstract number.


Material from 2006:
  • 4395 Abstracts
  • 610 Slide presentations
  • 175 Webcasts
  • 95 Handouts
  • 175 Multimedia files
Material from 2006:  Show

Sunday 03.09.2006

- 23Miscellaneous respiratory infections IIE-Posters in free access
- 24Outcomes of anti-tuberculosis treatmentE-Posters in free access
- 25Epidemiology of drug resistant tuberculosisE-Posters in free access
- 26Epidemiology of tuberculosisE-Posters in free access
- 27Screening and diagnosis of tuberculosisE-Posters in free access
- 28Difficult tuberculosis casesE-Posters in free access
- 29COPD – therapy/exacerbationsE-Posters in free access
- 30COPD – inflammation/miscellaneousE-Posters in free access
- 31Lung cancer, haemoptoe, smoking and COPDE-Posters in free access
- 32Pulmonary embolism and hypertensionE-Posters in free access
- 33Pneumothorax and pleural effusionsE-Posters in free access
- 34Clinical problems: miscellaneousE-Posters in free access
- 35Clinical problems: miscellaneous IIE-Posters in free access
- 36Assessment in COPD patientsE-Posters in free access
- 37Assessment in the chronic patientE-Posters in free access
- 38Clinical features, rare metastases and rare tumorsE-Posters in free access
- 39Screening, diagnosis, staging, prognosis, biological featuresE-Posters in free access
- 40Epidemiology, rare tumors (2), miscellaneousE-Posters in free access
- 41Clinical management of interstitial lung diseaseE-Posters in free access
- 42Airway cell biology IIE-Posters in free access
- 43Therapies and management in chronic airway diseasesE-Posters in free access
08:30 - 10:3044Clinical year in reviewHot topics
08:30 - 10:3045Management of dynamic hyperinflation during exercise in COPDSymposium
08:30 - 10:3046Web-based patient educationSymposium
08:30 - 10:3047Neurogenic inflammation – the link between nervous system and lung dysfunctionSymposium
08:30 - 10:3048Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): a real hospital-based pathogen?Symposium
08:30 - 10:3049Clinical features and disease markers of sarcoidosisOral Presentation
08:30 - 10:3050Monitoring airway inflammation – exhaled markers vs induced sputumOral Presentation
08:30 - 10:3051Novel treatments for asthmaOral Presentation
08:30 - 10:3052COPD and systemic inflammationOral Presentation
08:30 - 10:3053Advances in diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary diseases in childrenOral Presentation
08:30 - 10:3054Dealing with chronic allograft dysfunction: mission impossible?Oral Presentation
08:30 - 10:3055New developments in the treatment and management of asthmaOral Presentation
08:30 - 10:3056Markers of paediatric airway diseaseOral Presentation
08:30 - 10:3057Early detection, diagnosis, staging and clinical features of lung cancerElectronic Poster Discussion
08:30 - 10:3058Clinical aspects of tuberculosisElectronic Poster Discussion
08:30 - 10:3059Focus of care for tomorrow's allied health professionalsPoster Discussion
08:30 - 10:3060Innovative concepts in thoracic surgeryPoster Discussion
08:30 - 10:3061Immunological diagnosis of tuberculosis infection and diseasePoster Discussion
08:30 - 10:3062Novel research results in genetics and epidemiology of airway diseasesPoster Discussion
10:45 - 12:4563Radiology Grand Round: an interactive sessionMajor Symposium
10:45 - 12:4564Molecular pathology: an approach to lung diseasesSymposium
10:45 - 12:4565Difficult weaning from ventilatorSymposium
10:45 - 12:4566Tobacco control in Europe: what are the priorities?Symposium
10:45 - 12:4567Mast cells and basophils as key effector cells in airway inflammation and remodellingSymposium
10:45 - 12:4568Lung vascular and parenchymal remodelingOral Presentation
10:45 - 12:4569New features of paediatric asthmaOral Presentation
10:45 - 12:4570Prognostic factors in lung cancerOral Presentation
10:45 - 12:4571Molecular airway biologyOral Presentation
10:45 - 12:4572Virus-induced respiratory tract infectionOral Presentation
10:45 - 12:4573Hot technologies in bronchoscopy and thoracoscopyOral Presentation
10:45 - 12:4574Landmark developments in lung function testing: 2006Oral Presentation
10:45 - 12:4575Signalisation in the pulmonary vasculature: new pathways and wrong signalsOral Presentation
10:45 - 12:4576COPD comorbidityElectronic Poster Discussion
10:45 - 12:4577Tuberculosis and other pulmonary infectionsElectronic Poster Discussion
10:45 - 12:4578Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosisPoster Discussion
10:45 - 12:4579Exercise: respiratory mechanics and dynamic hyperinflationPoster Discussion
10:45 - 12:4580Paediatric Respiratory Research AwardSymposium
10:45 - 12:4581COPD exacerbationsPoster Discussion
12:45 - 14:4582Educational seminar: the challenges of adapting education and training to the needs of tomorrow's doctorsHot topics
12:50 - 14:40100Acute respiratory failure: diagnostic procedures and clinical managementThematic Poster Session
12:50 - 14:40101Noninvasive mechanical ventilation in chronic respiratory failure – technical issues and outcomeThematic Poster Session
12:50 - 14:40102Noninvasive mechanical ventilation in acute and chronic respiratory failure – a broad fieldThematic Poster Session
12:50 - 14:40103Pathogenic aspects of lung injury, destruction and repairThematic Poster Session
12:50 - 14:40104Diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA)Thematic Poster Session
12:50 - 14:40105Clinical aspects of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) IThematic Poster Session
12:50 - 14:40106Spirometric assessment of lung pathophysiologyThematic Poster Session
12:50 - 14:40107Recent update on asthma treatmentThematic Poster Session
12:50 - 14:40108Evaluation of drugs for lung diseaseThematic Poster Session
12:50 - 14:40109Recent advances in treatment of COPDThematic Poster Session
12:50 - 14:40110Airway regulation, provocation and monitoring – IThematic Poster Session
12:50 - 14:40111Airway regulation, provocation and monitoring – IIThematic Poster Session
12:50 - 14:40112Asthma models – mechanisms of airway inflammation and experimental therapiesThematic Poster Session
12:50 - 14:40113Cellular mechanisms in the pathogenesis of asthma and rhinitisThematic Poster Session
12:50 - 14:40114Bronchial asthma and atopy – epidemiology, risk factors and risk assessmentThematic Poster Session
12:50 - 14:40115New aspects in the pathogenesis of asthmaThematic Poster Session
12:50 - 14:40116Asthma and allergy: prevalence, incidence and risk factorsThematic Poster Session
12:50 - 14:40117Occupational asthma – causes, diagnosis & surveillanceThematic Poster Session
12:50 - 14:40118Smoking cessation: why and howThematic Poster Session
12:50 - 14:40119Epidemiology of paediatric asthma and allergyThematic Poster Session
12:50 - 14:40120Paediatric asthma and quality of lifeThematic Poster Session
12:50 - 14:40121Markers of inflammation in paediatric asthmaThematic Poster Session
12:50 - 14:40122Cystic fibrosis: aerosol treatment and non–pulmonary complicationsThematic Poster Session
12:50 - 14:40123Miscellaneous bronchial and other respiratory disorders in childrenThematic Poster Session
12:50 - 14:40124Paediatric epidemiology I: asthma phenotypes, risk factors and geneticsThematic Poster Session
12:50 - 14:40125Surgical management for infectious and congenital disorderThematic Poster Session
12:50 - 14:40126Infection, trauma and emphysemaThematic Poster Session
12:50 - 14:40127The evolving role of spirometryThematic Poster Session
12:50 - 14:40128Breath of life: assessing inflammation and obstruction in airways diseaseThematic Poster Session
12:50 - 14:40129Breathing patterns, respiratory muscles and trainingThematic Poster Session
13:00 - 14:00130MP1 – New strategies to improve exercise capacity in COPDMeet the Professor
13:00 - 14:00131MP2 – How to organise a noninvasive ventilation unitMeet the Professor
13:00 - 15:00134MP5 – How to use new immunosuppressive drugs in lung transplantationMeet the Professor
13:00 - 14:00135MP6 – Pulmonary disorders and critical care of patients with HIV infection in the era of anti-retroviralsMeet the Professor
14:45 - 15:45136The burden of pulmonary hypertensionCournand Lecture
14:45 - 16:45137Man at altitude: benefits and risks of pre-existing respiratory impairment due to various diseasesSymposium
14:45 - 16:45138Medical and surgical management of malignant pleuritisSymposium
14:45 - 16:45140Implementation of the new standards on clinical pulmonary function testingSymposium
14:45 - 16:45141Immunology of the airwaysOral Presentation
14:45 - 16:45142Epidemiology and management of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB)Oral Presentation
14:45 - 16:45143Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS): from pathophysiology to clinical managementOral Presentation
14:45 - 16:45144Therapeutic effects in obstructive sleep apnoeaOral Presentation
14:45 - 16:45145Highlights of epidemiology of COPD and lung functionOral Presentation
14:45 - 16:45146How to treat tobacco smokersOral Presentation
14:45 - 16:45147Organisation and programmes in pulmonary rehabilitationOral Presentation
14:45 - 16:45148Immunological mechanisms in cell recruitment to the lungsOral Presentation
14:45 - 16:45149Epidemiology and treatment of tuberculosisElectronic Poster Discussion
14:45 - 16:45150Clinical features of interstitial lung diseaseElectronic Poster Discussion
14:45 - 16:45151Pneumonia and other invasive pulmonary infections in childrenPoster Discussion
14:45 - 16:45152Recent advances in asthma treatmentPoster Discussion
14:45 - 16:45153Respiratory disease in primary carePoster Discussion
14:45 - 16:45154Epidemiology, risk factors, co-morbidity and systemic side effects of asthma therapyPoster Discussion
15:45 - 16:45155Outcomes for COPD pharmacological trials: from lung function to biomarkersSymposium