Online resources

The 20th ERS Congress was a success onsite, if you could not attend a session or the whole event, you still have the opportunity to access the presented abstracts and talks from the ERS website.

 

Abstracts

Consult all the accepted and presented abstracts of the 2010 Barcelona Congress on the online service that replaces a printed Abstract Book. You can browse the electronic book by keyword and author, or browse your abstract of interest by sessions. Then you can simply print the selected pages of interest. Unrestricted access - http://www.ersnet.org/learning_resources_player/abstract_print_10/main_frameset.htm

 

E-Communications

All authors of an accepted abstract could create an E-communication to give their work wider visibility. The resulting poster is published online as a web page that can be consulted at any time by all Congress attendees on the dedicated E-Communication platform. Access restricted to Congress participants - http://ecomm.ersnet.org/

 

Sessions webcast

This year, for the second time, the main symposia and hot topic sessions from the ERS 2010 Annual Congress were broadcast live through internet. These presentations are now available in webcast format on the ERS e-learning platform, more presentations will be available. Access restricted to ERS Members - http://www.ers-education.org/pages/default.aspx?id=2330

Congress Programme and Itinerary

Consult the most up to date information on the Barcelona Congress Programme and create your personal itinerary:


Abstract author's presentation guidelines

To help authors presenting their abstract at the Congress, please follow the guidelines on the following page.


The scientific programme will run from Sunday 19 September to Wednesday 22 September 2010 with 20 sessions in parallel, including:

  • More than 80 Symposia, featuring Hot Topics, Grand Rounds and Year in Review sessions
  • Free Communication sessions – 77 Oral Presentation sessions, 65 E-communication sessions and 166 Thematic Poster sessions
  • Sponsored Evening Symposia

 

Postgraduate courses will be held on Saturday 18 September 2010 see the Educational Programme for more information.

The Symposia will cover the most recent topics on research and clinical practice, including:

  • Integrated care for chronic respiratory disease
  • Similarities and differences between asthma and COPD
  • Novel molecular targets for inflammatory and infectious lung diseases
  • Challenges in sleep medicine: ventilatory failure during sleep
  • Noninvasive ventilation for acute respiratory failure
  • Treatment of the bacteriological variety in lung diseases
  • Food allergy and asthma: issues and controversies
  • Treatment of bronchial infection
  • Effective oxygen therapy in home care
  • Asthma and sports
  • Severe exacerbations in asthma and COPD: new causes, new mechanisms, new models of care
  • Breathing therapies for asthma
  • Lung cancer: progress after first-line therapy and customised chemotherapy
  • High priority questions on airway infections in diseases seen in children and adults
  • Nutrition and cancer

The Congress Programme will be online in April 2010.


Target Audience

  • Adult and paediatric respiratory physicians, intensive care specialists, respiratory oncologists, thoracic surgeons, radiologists, GPs and other clinicians;
  • nurses and physiotherapists;
  • researchers in respiratory science;
  • advocates and researchers in public health and health promotion, including environmental and occupational health.

Sponsorship opportunities

ERS sponsorship

Sponsorship opportunities are available to the corresponding author of an accepted abstract from Eastern and Central European countries and developing countries. The ERS offers two levels of sponsorship, Gold and Silver, which are awarded depending on the quality of the abstract as evaluated by the Scientific Programme Committee.

  • Gold Sponsorship: the corresponding author receives a fixed amount to cover travel and accommodation expenses, free Congress registration and two Postgraduate Courses;
  • Silver Sponsorship: the corresponding author receives a fixed amount to cover accommodation expenses, free Congress registration and two Postgraduate Courses.

In addition, the ERS is pleased to support young scientists attending the ERS Annual Congress. The ERS Young Scientist Sponsorship is intended for young scientists, from all countries, who are nonmedical doctors, and who would not normally receive support from pharmaceutical companies to attend the Congress.

Grants of € 600 intended to cover travel and accommodation, in addition to free registration to the Barcelona Congress, are granted to a limited number of presenting authors of the selected abstracts.

Applicants for ERS Young Scientist Sponsorship should be aged 35 years or under on 18 September 2010 and hold a PhD with no medical degree. Application must be made on the electronic abstract submission form.

ERS sponsorship will be granted to the authors of the best abstracts based on the reviewers’ scores and comments. Candidates will be informed of the Scientific Committee’s decision in May 2010.


COFUND Programmes

Co-funding of regional, national and international programmes (COFUND)

COFUND offers funding to existing or new regional, national and international fellowship programmes for research training and career development.

More information:  COFUND flyer


Amsterdam 2011

Submit your proposals for 2011

The third round of session proposal is open.

You can submit your proposals for Hot Topic, Grand Round and Year in Review sessions until 10 January 2011 using the Session Submission form

Third round session proposals should be submitted to the relevant Assembly and Group (with a copy to scientific@ersnet.org).

Proposals will be reviewed and ranked by the Programme Committee. Organisers will be notified if their session is chosen for the programme of the Congress. By submitting a proposal, Organisers accept that the Programme Committee may make modifications to the original proposal.

The ERS no longer accepts chairs or speakers who have had links with the tobacco industry, and reserves the right to take appropriate measures to preserve its interests. When invited, each speaker and chair will be asked by the ERS to individually confirm their position on this matter.





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