CONGRESS GUIDE

ERS International Congress 2016
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ICC Auditorium Session 640 14:45 - 16:45
Session: Respiratory infectious disease control in Europe
ERS/ECDC joint session
Aims : This symposium will highlight and discuss new developments in the prevention and control of respiratory infectious diseases,
including tuberculosis, influenza, and other chronic respiratory diseases, in Europe. There will be a special focus on migration and
refugees from the Near- and Middle-East and Africa. The specific objectives are to inform the audience about the epidemiology of
respiratory infectious diseases and to present and discuss new guidance regarding the prevention and control of respiratory infectious
diseases.
Track(s) : Epidemiology / Environment Infection
Target audience : Allied health professional, Clinician, Epidemiologist, Fellow, General practitioner, Junior member, Microbiologist,
Nurse, Paediatrician, Patient, Public health official, Pulmonologist, Researcher, Respiratory physician, Scientist, TB specialist, Trainee
Chairs : Nicolas Schönfeld (Berlin, Germany), Giovanni Sotgiu (Porto Torres, Italy)
DETAILED PROGRAMME
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Tuberculosis in refugees from the Near- and Middle-East
Aleksandar Galev (Genève, Switzerland)
Interventions and service models for the people most at risk of tuberculosis, including refugees
Marieke van der Werf (Stockholm, Sweden)
Pneumonia among refugees and combined vaccination strategy
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Impact of the paediatric influenza vaccination programmes
Pia Hardelid (London, United Kingdom)
Room E Session 641 14:45 - 16:45
Symposium: The future of tyrosin kinase inhibitors
Aims : To describe the present and forthcoming tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) and their indications as well as to portray future
developments up-to-the-minute.
Track(s) : Oncology
Tag(s) : Clinical
Target audience : Clinician, Oncologist, Pathologist, Pulmonologist
Chairs : Rudolf M. Huber (München, Germany), Thierry Berghmans (Brussels, Belgium)
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Understanding the mechanisms of TKIs: the cycle of inhibition and resistance
Rafael Rosell (Barcelona, Spain)
The future generations of TKIs
Jacques Cadranel (Paris, France)
Non-invasive detection of molecular abnormalities in blood
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Re-purposing TKI treatment
Martin Kolb (Hamilton, Canada)
Prince Regent Room Session 642 14:45 - 16:45
Symposium: Future challenges in pulmonary arterial hypertension: An ERS/ESC, and Patient
Organisation PAH Europe joint symposium
preceded by Ceremony for the ERS Research Award in Pulmonary Hypertension
Aims : This symposium will explore the remaining gaps of knowledge in the field of PAH. The current understanding of PAH, as
reflected by the guidelines, will be described. Areas of uncertainty, research priority, and opportunities will be presented from the
perspective of a clinician, a patient, and a scientist. Finally, a global perspective will be presented.
Track(s) : Physiology
Tag(s) : Clinical
Target audience : Cardiologist, Clinician, Fellow, General practitioner, Nurse, Patient, Pharmaceutical industry representative,
Physiotherapist, Pulmonologist, Radiologist, Researcher, Resident, Respiratory physician, Scientist, Student, Trainee
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