02 September 2010

School course on sleep medicine scheduled for December

An ERS School Course to be held in Antwerp (Belgium) 9-11 December 2010 is set to cover a wide range of issues within the field of sleep medicine as well as teach participants practical skills such as performance of polysomnography. Read more ...
02 September 2010

New viruses cause severe asthma in children

A new and potentially more pathogenic group of human rhinoviruses, rhinovirus group C, is associated with asthma attacks in children. Moreover, asthma attacks in children infected with the new subtype (HRVC) of the virus that causes common colds would be Read more ...
02 September 2010

First ‘Sleep and Breathing’ international conference set for spring 2011

The first international ‘Sleep and Breathing’ conference is set to take place from 31 March to 2 April 2011 in Prague, Czech Republic. It is jointly organised by ERS and the European Sleep Research Society (ESRS). Conceived, designed and moderated by Read more ...
02 September 2010

ERS chooses Amsterdam for 2011 Annual Congress

It’s official! With the ERS 2010 in Barcelona still in its sights, ERS has already decided that Amsterdam will be the venue of the 2011 Annual Congress. Dates are from 24 to 28 September. ERS President 2010-2011 Read more ...
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  • 29 July 2010

    Barcelona 2010: a vast array of knowledge

    More than 1300 speakers and 950 Sessions Chairs and Coordinators will bring the scientific programme to life during the five-day duration of the ERS 2010 Annual Congress. The vast array of knowledge on offer day-by-day includes: Symposia, classic scientific sessions ♦ Hot Topics, sessions targeting current n... Read more...

  • 02 September 2010

    HERMES get-together organised in Barcelona

    HERMES Diplomates will be assembling for their annual get-together on 21 September in Barcelona during the ERS Annual Congress. They will be joined by members of the HERMES Task Force. HERMES Diplomates are the candidates awarded the European Diploma following their success in the European Examination in Adu... Read more...

9 - 11 December 2010
24 - 26  March 2011 
17 - 19 February 2011
3 - 5 February 2011

Upcoming course

4 - 5 November 2010
♦ Host susceptibility to infections ♦ Recent advances in LRTI: a review of literature ♦ Preview of the new ERS/ESCMID LRTI guidelines ♦ Improving the patient care pathway in the management of LRTI ♦ H1N1 epidemic: its impact and management ♦ LRTI management: current approaches to education and training - is it fit for the purpose?
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European Examination for Adult Respiratory Medicine

Open to all registered medical practitioners who are nationally accredited (or equivalent) to practice as a specialist in adult respiratory medicine.

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Registration open until 15 July 2010



1 - 3 April 2011 (Estoril, Portugal)
♦ antigen presentation at epithelial interfaces ♦ the interplay between pathogens and atopy ♦ phagocytes and Granulocytes in lung inflammation ♦ influences of microbial dysbiosis on inflammation ♦ NK and Gamma-delta cells: relevant players or innocent bystanders? ♦ novel mechanisms underlying COPD and fibrosis.
 
Other conference themes
Repair and regeneration: Rebuilding a diseased lung (LSC 2012)
Common mechanisms of pediatric and adult lung disease (LSC 2013)
Biology of gene-environment interactions in the lung (LSC 2010)

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