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SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME OVERVIEW

Each plenary session will include 1-3 20' invited lectures and 2-4 10' oral presentations. Invited lectures are shown in the program. 

Thursday - Friday - Saturday

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Thursday 19 June 2008

11:00-12:10

Session 1: BAL and basic sciences, from the fluid to the cell
Chair: D.Bouros, P.Rottoli
Speakers:

  • 11:00 J.Floros: Proteomic evaluation of ozone effects in BAL
  • 11:20 D.Phelps: Proteomic evaluation of age-related changes in BAL
  • 11:40 P.Rottoli: BAL proteomics as a tool to identify potential biomarkers in ILD
  • 12:00 Questions and answers (Q+A)
12:10-13:00

Session 2: BAL in infectious lung diseases
Chair: R.P.Baughman, F.Eyuboglou
Speakers:

  • 12:10 C.Saltini: Tuberculosis: The role of bronchoscopy in the diagnosis and evaluation of the inflammatory reaction
  • 12:30 F.Eyuboglou: Can tuberculosis be rapidly diagnosed in BAL by an enzyme- linked immunospot assay?
  • 12:50 Q+A
13:00-17:30

NOON BREAK
Poster Sessions (1,2,3,4,5) in Room B. Details: see poster session pages

17:30-18:20

Session 3: BAL in acute lung injury
Chair: V.Poletti, A.Azuma
Speakers:

  • 17:30 V.Poletti: BAL in acute lung injury: from pathology to clinic.
  • 17:50 M.Lekka, G.Nakos: Impaired immune response of alveolar macrophages from ARDS patients
  • 18:10 Q+A
18:20-19:10

Session 4: BAL in transplantation
Chair: D. Israel-Biet, D.Patakas
Speakers:

  • 18:20 D. Israel-Biet: Use of BAL to evaluate the pathogenesis of rejection
  • 18:40 Use of BAL to Evaluate Complications of Lung Transplantation.
  • 19:00 Q+A
19:10-19:30

COFFEE BREAK

19:30-21:10

Session 5: BAL in the management of ILDs
Chair: U.Costabel, C.Robalo-Cordeiro

Speakers:

  • 19:30 M.Drent: Usefulness of BAL in the diagnostic work-up of ILDs
  • 19:50 N.Kaminski: Blood & ÂÁL biomarkers in ILDs
  • 20:10 OP1: Balf Eosinophilia - Diagnostic value Domagala- Kulawik J, Grubek- Jaworska H, Maskey- Warzechowska M, Chazan R Department of Pneumonology, Warsaw Medical University, Warsaw, Poland
  • 20:20 OP2: A novel method for isolating dendritic cells from bronchoalveolar lavage fluid Ten Berge B. 1, Muskens F. 1, Van den Blink B. 1, Hoogsteden H. 1, Lambrecht B. 2,
    1. Department of pulmonary medicine, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    2. Department of respiratory diseases, University hospital Gent, Belgium
  • 20:30 N.Mogulkoc: Is BAL ever diagnostic?
  • 20:50 Q+A
21:10-21:40

New guidelines on evidence based management of IPF: Work-in- progress of a joint ATS/ERS/JRS International Committee on IPF Project"


Chair: N.Siafakas
Speaker:G.Raghu

21:40

Opening Ceremony. Welcome address

22:00

Welcome Reception