Clinical Problems

Chair: Otto Chris Burghuber
Secretary: Maurizio Marvisi

This Group gathers together all pulmonary physicians who have a broad interest in clinical respiratory medicine as a whole. Contrasting with specialised Groups that focus on a disease or technique, ours is dedicated to all aspects of respiratory medicine. This includes interstitial lung disease, lung manifestations of systemic diseases, lung problems induced by drugs, disorders of the pleura, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, orphan lung disorders, emerging lung diseases, etc. Read more...

Rehabilitation and Chronic Care

Chair: Martijn A. Spruit
Secretary: Ioannis Vogiatzis

 

Group 01.02 offers the unique opportunity to exchange information on the latest developments related to Rehabilitation and Chronic Care in clients with chronic lung disease. In fact, Group 01.02 surpasses the individual medical specialities by offering an international platform for interdisciplinary discussions on rehabilitation and chronic care.

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Imaging

Chair: Sebastian Ley
Secretary: Walter De Wever

This is a small but dynamic Group which includes thoracic radiologists, pulmologists and specialists in nuclear medicine. We organise many activities within the ERS: Postgraduate Courses, lectures and Grand Rounds. One of our central aims is to promote co-operation with other ERS Groups. Read more...

Interventional Pulmonology

Chair: Felix Herth
Secretary: Stefano Gasparini

This Group covers the following procedures. Bronchoscopy (flexible and rigid instruments): diagnostic procedures range from simple bronchial wash to transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA), transbronchial lung biopsy (TBLB), autofluorescence (AF) and endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS); therapeutic procedures include foreign body removal, airway dilatation, laser, electrocautery, argon beamer, cryotherapy, brachytherapy, photodynamic therapy and stenting. Read more...

Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Disease

Chair: Venerino Poletti
Secretary: Katerina Antoniou

This Group offers the opportunity to exchange views and present data in the diverse field of lung biological investigations. Created as the bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) group and thus initially limited to this methodological approach, our Group recently broadened its field of interest to include all the methodologies and approaches used to determine lung biology in health and disease. Read more...

General Practice and Primary Care

Chair: Niels Chavannes
Secretary: Bjorn Stallberg

This Group is specifically aimed at general practitioners, nurses and other allied health professionals in primary care, chest physicians with an interest in what happens outside hospital, and primary care researchers. Our activities and influence within the ERS have grown considerably since we joined the Clinical Assembly in 2000. Read more...