Annual Congress Vienna 2012

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2012; 40: Suppl. 56, abstract number.

Oral Presentation
Chairs: C. Lodewijckx (Leuven, Belgium), B. Korn (Dublin, Ireland)

A competence framework to support the development of the workforce to deliver improved outcomes for patients with COPD and asthma A. Moger, S. Hill, K. Holton, M. Kearney (London, United Kingdom)
New Zealand adult respiratory nursing knowledge and skills framework: A platform for competence development V. Perry (Palmerston North, New Zealand)
Audit of the impact of increased nurse education in diagnosis and management of patients with airflow obstruction in the community R. Wolstenholme, M. Barrowclough, P. Darley, G. Prescott (Wigan, Macclesfield, United Kingdom)
What are the solutions to the key challenges facing primary care nurses delivering respiratory care in the United Kingdom? S. Holmes, A. Radwan, G. Hall, J. Scullion, R. McArthur, I. Small (Shepton Mallet, Frimley/Camberley, Leicester, East Kilbride, Peterhead, United Kingdom)
The role of the asthma nurse specialist in optimising the management of acute asthma according to British Thoracic Society guidelines P. Coakley, K. Virdee, A. Jayaratnam, B. Hawkes (London, United Kingdom)
Nurse-patient collaboration; a grounded theory study in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on non-invasive ventilation D. Sørensen, K. Frederiksen, T. Grøfte, K. Lomborg (Aarhus, Randers, Denmark)
Fatigue in COPD: A qualitative study of peoples experiences C. Stridsman, A. Lindberg, L. Skär (Luleå, Umeå, Sweden)