ERS 2016 Asthma care,eHealth and The Vitual Asthma Clinic
The 26th International congress of the European Respiratory Society was held in London from 3rd to 7thof September 2016. It is the largest respiratory health meeting in the world. The scientific programme of the Congress presented the best in science and educational sessions, covering key topics in respiratory medicine from across the spectrum of disease areas including tuberculosis, lung cance...
Keyword: ERS 2016 London UK
Cardiovascular and metabolic risk in patients with COPD and the effect of exercise training
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients are not only characterized with irreversible airflow limitation but also by extrapulmonary manifestations such as cardiovascular disease and skeletal muscle wasting. Two major phenotypic characteristics for the higher cardiovascular and reduced metabolic health in COPD are abdominal obesity and low muscle mass (1). It is unknown if exercise ...
Keyword: COPD Cardiometabolic risk
26th ERS international congress 2016, London
The goal of the ERS congress is to promote new scientific knowledge and put a spotlight on respiratory research by presenting cutting-edge research alongside informative educational sessions. Oral and poster presentation highlights concerning COPD comorbidities and phenotyping as well as new insights in predicting exacerbations are described below.
Keyword: COPD Penotyping Emphysema
Immunomodulatory effects of vitamin D
The European Congress on Endocrinology is an annual congress in which the latest developments in basic, translational and clinical research in endocrinology is presented and discussed. During this congress I had the opportunity to present the preliminary results of our pilot trial on the effects of vitamin D supplementation in patients with COPD, and discuss the design of our ongoing trial. Sev...
Keyword: COPD vitamin D T-cells immune system
EOS 2016
Obstructive sleep apnea in bariatric surgery patient June 2016 The European Obesity Summit (EOS) 2016 was held in Gothenburg, Sweden from 1-4 June 2016. This congress provided a scientific program of the highest standard covering (morbid) obesity, accompanying comorbidities, surgical procedures and its outcomes.
Keyword: Obstructive sleep apnea; Continuous Positive Airway pressure; Bariatric surgery; Polysomnography
Fetal and Infant Growth and Childhood Lung Function
Oral Presentation at the European Respiratory Society conference; Amsterdam, the Netherlands; 26-30 September 2015
Keyword: ERS 2015 Asthma early childhood
Modifiable risk factors for all-cause hospitalization in obstructive lung disease
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. COPD patients are not only characterized with irreversible airflow limitation but also by extrapulmonary manifestations such as cardiovascular disease, skeletal muscle wasting and osteoporosis. Furthermore, patients with COPD are frequently hospitalized, not only for respiratory reasons but also ...
Keyword: ERS 2015 COPD Cardiovascular and metabolic risk comorbidity
Patients who frequently need oral prednosolone therapy
Patients who frequently need oral prednosolone therapy might be predisposed for venous thromboembolisme.
Keyword: ERS 2015 Asthma prednisolone venous thromboembolisme
Health status in patients with COPD & care provided in healthcare settings
An impaired health status is a common feature in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (1, 2). According to the latest Global initiative for chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) document, COPD assessment should among other things aim at determining disease severity, including the impact on patient’s health status, in order to guide treatment (3). Validated and stan...
Keyword: COPD health status
