COPD TOPICS

• Starting from basic science: is COPD a disease or a syndrome?
• COPD Pathophysiology
• Exacerbation in the natural history of COPD
• What we learned from large clinical trials in COPD
• Comparative history and evolution of guidelines
• Comorbidities
• Heart – Lung, Lung – Kidney interaction
• NIV
• Severe COPD exacerbations: something more than mechanical ventilation
• And many other…