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1 International Symposium on COPD PRELIMINARY PROGRAM Florence (Italy), June 23 rd 25 th, 2016 Convitto della Calza - Piazza della Calza, 6 Organized by UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE DIPARTIMENTO DI MEDICINA SPERIMENTALE E CLINICA

2 UNDER THE AUSPICES: PRESIDENT OF THE MEETING: Massimo Pistolesi University of Florence Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale e Clinica Struttura Complessa di Pneumologia e Fisiopatologia Toracopolmonare Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi Florence (Italy) PROMOTED BY: Fondazione Internazionale Menarini Centro Direzionale Milanofiori Rozzano (Milan, Italy) Edificio L Strada 6 Phone: Fax: milan@fondazione-menarini.it - website: ORGANIZING SECRETARIAT AND PROVIDER: Contatto S.r.l. ECM ID 126 Via Vincenzo Lancia, 27 I Turin (Italy) Phone: / Fax: info@contatto.tv Web site: 3

3 International Symposium on COPD PRELIMINARY PROGRAM Thursday, June 23 rd, 2016 Welcome Ceremony 06:00 p.m. Introductory Remarks Massimo Pistolesi (Florence, I) 06:15 p.m. 07:00 p.m. Opening Honorary Lecture introduced by Manuel G. Cosio (Montréal, CDN; Padua, Italy) James C. Hogg (Vancouver, CDN) Pathogenesis of COPD Welcome cocktail 4

4 Friday, June 24 th, 2016 Session I - Epidemiology and Genetics 08:30 a.m. 09:00 a.m. 09:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Marina Saetta (Padua, I) Giovanni Viegi (Palermo, I) Laura Carrozzi (Pisa, I) Smokers and nonsmokers, males and females James Crapo (Denver, USA) The COPDgene study Edwin Silverman (Boston, USA) Novel findings in genetics Peter Castaldi (Boston, USA) Genotypes and phenotypes Riccardo Pistelli (Rome, I) Isa Cerveri (Pavia, I) Coffee break Session II - Symptoms and Exacerbations of COPD 11:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m. 12:00 a.m. 12:30 a.m. 01:00 p.m. Stefano Centanni (Milan, I) Giuseppe Girbino (Messina, I) Roberto Torchio (Turin, I) Dyspnea Giovanni A. Fontana (Florence, I) Cough Duncan Rogers (London, UK) Mucous production Jadwiga Wedzicha (London, UK) Is the frequent exacerbator a true phenotype? Stefano Nardini (Vittorio Veneto, I) Alfredo Chetta (Parma, I) Lunch break 5

5 Session III Lung Function in COPD 02:30 p.m. 03:00 p.m. 03:30 p.m. 04:00 p.m. 04:30 p.m. Giuseppe Di Maria (Catania, I) Maria Pia Foschino (Foggia, I) Vito Brusasco (Genoa, I) Diagnosis and classification: which recommendations? Andrea Rossi (Verona, I) Airflow obstruction and lung hyperinflation: impact on symptoms Denis O Donnell (Kingston, CDN) What spirometry doesn t tell you in mild COPD Gianna Camiciottoli (Florence, I) Lung function and clinical phenotypes Angelo Corsico (Pavia, I) Roberto W. Dal Negro (Verona, I) Coffee break Session IV Imaging of COPD 05:00 p.m. 05:30 p.m. 06:00 p.m. 06:30 p.m. Antonio Palla (Pisa, I) H. Dirk Sostman (New York, Houston - USA and Florence, I) Alexander A. Bankier (Boston, USA) CT and parenchymal destruction Philippe Grenier (Paris, F) CT and conductive airways pathology David Lynch (Denver, USA) CT subtypes Francesca Bigazzi (Florence, I) CT vs lung function Mariaelena Occhipinti (Florence, I), Mario Silva (Parma, I) 6

6 Saturday, June 25 th, 2016 Session V - Pharmacological therapy of COPD 08:30 a.m. 09:00 a.m. 09:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Pierluigi Paggiaro (Pisa, I) Girolamo Pelaia (Catanzaro, I) Samy Suissa (Montreal, CDN) Messages from pharmacological trials Claudio Tantucci (Brescia, I) Personalized therapy Federico Lavorini (Florence, I) How to get into the target Leonardo M. Fabbri (Modena, I) How to cope with comorbidities Carlo Nozzoli (Florence, I) Paola Rogliani (Rome, I) Coffee break Session VI - Interventional therapy of COPD 11:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m. 12:00 a.m. 12:30 a.m. 01:00 p.m. Nunzio Crimi (Catania, I) Paola Rottoli (Siena, I) Nicholas Hart (London, UK) Ventilation Stefano Nava (Bologna, I) Extracorporeal CO2 removal Michela Bezzi (Florence, I) Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction Luca Voltolini (Florence, I) Surgery Marco Confalonieri (Trieste, I) Carlo Mereu (Genoa, I) Closing remarks Massimo Pistolesi (Florence, I) 7

7 General Information 8 Meeting venue Convitto della Calza - Piazza della Calza Florence, Italy. Registration hours The Registration Desk will be open during the following hours: Thursday, June 23 rd : p.m. to p.m. Friday, June 24 th : a.m. to p.m. Saturday, June 25 th : a.m. to p.m. Official language English. Simultaneous translation will not be provided. Registrations The registration is free of charge. Please confirm the participation to the Organizing Secretariat (Fondazione Internazionale Menarini Phone: Fax: milan@fondazione-menarini.it) within June 1st, Italian CME Accreditation The Meeting has obtained 15 CME Credits for Italian Physicians. The CME credits will be recognized only after full attendance of all sessions and a minimum score of 75% of correct answers in the learning questionnaires. Completion of the Registration Form, the Learning & Assessment questionnaires are compulsory. European CME Accreditation The event has been accredited by the European Board for Accreditation in Pneumology (EBAP) for 9 European CME Credits covering the whole programme. Technical facilities A Slide Center with PCs (Windows and Macintosh operating systems) will be available for Speakers to preview and finalize their presentations. Speakers are kindly requested to submit their presentations on USB flash drive, CD or DVD to the Slide Center technicians at least one hour before their talks. Slide Centre opening hours Thursday, June 23 rd : p.m. to p.m. Friday, June 24 th : a.m. to p.m. Saturday, June 25 th : a.m. to p.m. Lunches and coffee breaks Lunches and coffee breaks will be provided within the conference premises. Attendance certificate The attendance certificate will be issued at the accreditation desk following full attendance at the Conference.

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