| SESSION 1: STARTING FROM BASIC SCIENCE | |
| Chair: Francesco BLASI (Italy) | |
| 14.00-15.00 | What is COPD: is it a disease or a syndrome? Klaus RABE (Germany) Discussant: Guy BRUSSELLE (Belgium) |
| 15.00-15.40 | COPD: what are we learning from basic science / immunology? Louise DONNELLY (UK) Discussion: Peter CALVERLEY (UK) |
| 15.40-16.10 | Will stem cells deliver lung regeneration? Geoffrey LAURENT (Australia) |
| 16.10-16.40 | Novel theraupetic agents in COPD Gabriella MATERA (Italy) Discussant: Clive PAGE (UK) |
| 16.40-17.00 | Coffee break |
| SESSION 2: COPD PATHOPHYSIOLOGY | |
| Chair: Stefano CENTANNI (Italy) | |
| 17.00-17.30 | COPD: from imaging to function? Massimo PISTOLESI (Italy) |
| 17.30-18.00 | POLYVALENT MECHANICAL BACTERIAL LYSATE AS A POTENTIALLY EFFECTIVE APPROACH IN PREVENTING ACUTE EXACERBATIONS OF COPD Chair: Fulvio BRAIDO (Italy) Mario CAZZOLA (Italy) |
| 18.00-19.00 | A DISCUSSION ON USE OF PROs (patient reported outcomes) |
| PROs a new outcome evaluation in clinical trials Fulvio BRAIDO (Italy) PROs: gaps and limits Peter CALVERLEY (UK) |
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| 19.00-19.30 | OPENING LECTURE |
| Prevention and Control of COPD in Low resource setting: Package of Essential Intervention for Primary Health Care Talant M.SOORONBAEV (Kyrgyz Republic) |
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| 19.30-20.30 | OPENING RECEPTION |
| SESSION 3: COPD PATHOPHYSIOLOGY | |
| Chair: Antonio TORRES (Spain) | |
| 08.30-09.15 | Mild COPD: how to define it? Do we have to treat it? Pro: Guy BRUSSELLE (Belgium) Con: Pierluigi PAGGIARO (Itlay) |
| SESSION 4: EXACERBATION IN THE NATURAL HISTORY OF COPD | |
| Chair: Tobias WELTE (Germany) | |
| 09.15-10.00 | Frequent Exacerbation: a real phenotype? Pro: Guy JOOS (Belgium) Con: Antonio TORRES (Spain) |
| 10.00-10.45 | Antibiotic prophylaxis: If, Why, When and How? Wisia WEDZICHA (UK) |
| 10.45-11.15 | Bronchiectasis and COPD: what’s new? Miguel Angel MARTINEZ-GARCIA (Spain) |
| 11.15-11.30 | Coffee break |
| SESSION 5: FROM RECOMMENDATIONS TO CLINICAL PRACTICE | |
| 11.30-12.15 | What we learned from large clinical trials in COPD Peter CALVERLEY (UK) |
| 12.15-13.15 | Comparative history and evolution of guidelines Marc MIRAVITLLES (Spain) |
| 13.15-14.30 | Lunch and Mentor – Young researchers discussion |
| 14.30-15.30 | NEW STRATEGIES FOR PATIENT-CENTERED COPD MANAGEMENT |
| 14.30-14.35 | Chair’s introduction Francesco BLASI (Italy) |
| 14.35-14.50 | The role of bronchodilators and ICS in COPD stages Marc MIRAVITLLES (Spain) |
| 14.50-15.15 | Combined bronchodilation improves COPD outcomes Wisia WEDZICHA (UK) |
| 15.15-15.25 | Q&A session |
| 15.25-15.30 | Conclusions Francesco BLASI (Italy) |
| SESSION 6: COPD and COMORBIDITIES | |
| Chair: Antonio TORRES (Spain) | |
| 15.30-16.15 | Impact of comorbidities on the natural history of COPD Leonardo FABBRI (Italy) Discussion: Nicholas ROCHE (France) |
| 16.15-16.45 | Anxiety and depression in COPD Stefano CENTANNI (Italy) |
| 16.45-17.15 | Treating COPD beyond the lines Mario CAZZOLA (Italy) |
| 17.15-17.45 | Coffee break |
| 17.45-18.45 | COPD: A NEW VISION |
| Moderator: Alberto PAPI (Italy) | |
| Phenotyping COPD patients: a step forward? Massimo PISTOLESI (Italy) |
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| Phenotyping COPD patients: a new approach for treatment? Francesco BLASI (Italy) |
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| 08.00-09.30 | POSTER SESSION |
| SESSION 7: COPD: The Lung and the others | |
| Chair: Antonio TORRES (Spain) | |
| 09.30-10.00 | Heart – Lung Interaction Pier Giuseppe AGOSTONI (Italy) |
| 10.00-10.30 | NIV the state of the art Stefano ALIBERTI (Italy) |
| SESSION 8: COPD and Childhood: roles of the recurrent infections | |
| Chairs: Diana BILTON (UK), Antonio TORRES (Spain) | |
| 10.30-11.00 | The role of recurrent infectionsSusanne ESPOSITO (Italy) |
| 11.00-11.30 | Coffee break |
| SESSION 9: SEVERE COPD EXACERBATION: lateral thinking | |
| Chair: Stefano CENTANNI (Italy) | |
| 11.30-12.00 | Severe COPD exacerbations: something more than mechanical ventilation Luciano GATTINONI (Italy) |
| 12.00-13.00 | Conclusion – Final wrap up and Poster Awards Chairs: Francesco BLASI (Italy), Tobias WELTE (Germany) Antonio TORRES (Spain) Final wrap up and Poster Awards |
| Final wrap up and Poster Awards | |