International Guidelines on Rhinitis, Asthma and COPD
Global Initiatives
ARIA, GINA and GOLD/ATS/ERS
Ferrara 6 - 8 Marzo 2008

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  Giovedí 6 Marzo (mattina)

  PRESENTAZIONE E DISCUSSIONE DEGLI ELABORATI DEI GRUPPI DI LAVORO

  • PROGETTO ARIA (RINITE)
  • PROGETTO GINA (ASMA)
  • PROGETTO GOLD (BPCO)
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  Giovedí 6 Marzo (pomeriggio)

  2007 UPDATE OF THE ARIA/GINA/GOLD GUIDELINES

  chairmen: Suzanne Hurd, Gaithersburg

  • ARIA (Giorgio Walter Canonica, Genova)
  • GINA (Paul M. O’Byrne, Hamilton)
  • GOLD (Roberto Rodriguez Roisin, Barcelona)
  • General Discussion

  THE WHO GLOBAL ALLIANCE ON CHRONIC RESPIRATORY DISEASES

  Chairman: Patrizio Bianchi - Rettore dell’Università di Ferrara

  • The GARD Initiative on Chronic Diseases: an update (Jean Bousquet, University of Montpellier, WHO, Geneva)
  • Forum of the International Respiratory Societies (FIRS).The contribution of the FIRS to the GARD initiative (Archie Tumbull, Geneva)
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  Venerdí 7 Marzo (mattina)

  THE LAUREATES’ SYMPOSIUM

  Chairmen: Leonardo M. Fabbri, Modena and Alberto Papi, Ferrara

  • Role of chemokines and chemokines receptors in chronic diseases (Maria Grazia Uguccioni, Bellinzona)
  • Role of dendritic cells in airways diseases (Bart Lambrecht, Ghent - The 2005 ERS Romain Pauwels Awardee)
  • Host immune response to infectious diseases (Andreas Floto, Cambridge - The 2007 ERS Maurizio Vignola Awardee)
  • Roles of epidermal growth factor receptor signaling in airway defense (Jay A. Nadel, San Francisco)
  • Targetting neutrophilic inflammation (Peter J. Barnes, London)
  • C-reactive protein, cardiovascular diseases and chronic polymorbidities (Mark Pepys, London)
  • Lesson form the international guidelines for hypertension (Claude Lenfant, Gaithersburg)
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  Venerdí 7 Marzo (pomeriggio)

  • The role of T-lymphocytes in asthma (A. Barry Kay, London)
  • Mechanisms of airway hyperesponsiveness (Norbert Berend, Woolcock Institute, Sydney)
  • Ventilation perfusion mismatch in COPD (John West, San Diego)
  • Effects of mechanical forces on airways in asthma (Jeff M. Drazen, Boston)
  • Update on surgical treatment options in COPD (Joel Cooper, Philadelphia)

  AWARDS FOR SCIENTIFIC EXCELLENCE

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  Sabato 8 Marzo

  SPECIAL LECTURE

  • MECHANISM OF RESPIRATORY VIRAL ASSOCIATED EXACERBATIONS: STATE OF THE ART (Sebastian Johnston, London)

  EMERGING CHALLENGES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF CLINICAL GUIDELINES

  Chairmen: Holger Schunemann, Buffalo and Leonardo M. Fabbri, Modena

  • Clinical Medical Guidelines: status and issues (Claude Lenfant, Gaithersburg)
  • Emerging challenges to the development and implementation of clinical guidelines (Holger Schunemann, Buffalo)
  • Practical issues in guidelines development (Mark Woodhead, Manchester)
  • Clinical medical for complex chronic polymorbidities (Klaus F. Rabe, Leiden)
  • Chronic allergic polymorbidities (Jean Bousquet, Montpellier)
  • Innate and acquired immunity in COPD (Jim Hogg, Vancouver)

  Discussione e conclusione

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