EUROPEAN ASTHMA SCHOOL
"Endorsed by the ESRM of the European Respiratory Society and by the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology".

Department of Respiratory Diseases
University Hospital Ghent Belgium

Tuesday 19     Wednesday 20     Thursday 21     November 1996

Information : 	European Asthma School 
		Department of Respiratory Diseases
		University Hospital
		De Pintelaan 185         Phone : (32) 9 240 26 11
		9000   GHENT/BELGIUM     Fax   : (32) 9 240 23 41
email to : R. Pauwels

See below for Registration


             PROGRAMME


TUESDAY NOVEMBER 19, 1996

09.00 a.m.		Welcome. Opening Remarks
			R. Pauwels
09.10 a.m.		Epidemiology and natural history of asthma
			J. Bousquet (Montpellier, France)
10.10 a.m.		Pathogenesis of bronchial asthma
			R. Pauwels (Ghent, Belgium)

11.10 a.m.		Coffee break

11.30 a.m.		Airway nervous control
			G. Joos (Ghent, Belgium)

12.30 a.m.		Lunch

02.00 p.m.		Practical Demonstrations
			*	In vitro studies of airways	
				G.Joos (Ghent,Belgium)
			*	In vivo animal models
				J.Kips (Ghent,Belgium)
			*	Sputum induction
				R. Peleman (Ghent,Belgium)

03.30 p.m.		Coffee break

03.45 p.m.		Nocturnal Asthma 
			D. Pevernagie (Ghent,Belgium)
04.15 p.m.		Asthma in Children
			S. Pedersen (Kolding, Denmark)

05.15 p.m.		Adjourn


WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 20, 1996


09.00 a.m.		Occupational Asthma 
			L. Fabbri (Ferrara, Italy)
10.00 a.m.		Challenge tests : diagnostic value ?
			P. Sterk (Leiden, Holland)

11.00 a.m.		Coffee break

11.30 a.m.		The assessment of anti-asthma therapy
			J. Kips (Ghent, Belgium)
12.00 a.m.		Immunotherapy in asthma
			J. Bousquet (Montpellier, France)

12.30 p.m.		Lunch

02.00 p.m.		Practical Demonstrations : Challenge tests
			*	Histamine - Methacholine - Adenosine
				Leukotrienes J. Kips (Ghent, Belgium)
			*	Neuropeptides
				G. Joos (Ghent, Belgium)
			*	Allergen
				P. Sterk (Leiden, Holland)
			*	Exercise
				E. Derom (Ghent, Belgium)

03.15 p.m.		Coffee break

03.30 p.m.		Sympathomimetics
			A. Tattersfield (Nottingham, U.K.)
04.30 p.m.		Xanthines
			K. Rabe (Groshansdorf, Germany)

05.30			Adjourn

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 21, 1996

08.30 a.m.		Anticholinergics
			G. Joos (Ghent, Belgium)
09.00 a.m.		Anti-allergics
			R. Peleman (Ghent, Belgium)
09.30 a.m.		Mediator antagonists
			J. Kips (Ghent, Belgium)
10.00 a.m.		Corticosteroids
			R. Pauwels (Ghent, Belgium)
		
10.30 a.m.		Coffee break


10.45 a.m.		Inhalation devices
			E. Derom (Ghent, Belgium)
11.15 a.m.		Current therapy and future developments
			R. Pauwels (Ghent, Belgium)

12.15 p.m.		CONCLUSION

DESCRIPTION OF THE COURSE

Intensive training course on all aspects of asthma, including experimental approaches, clinical diagnosis, functional evaluation and management.


TARGET AUDIENCE

*	Pulmonary physicians in practice or in training
*	Researches in asthma



NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS LIMITED TO 60


INSCRIPTION FEE : BEF 50.000
Including :		Course fee
			Syllabus and course material
			3 nights accommodation : Mon,Tues,Wed
			with breakfast
			3 Lunches and 2 dinners

INSCRIPTION FORM 



NAME :    .........................................................

ADDRESS : ...........................................................
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O	Wants to participate in the European Asthma School 1994
O	Will pay the Inscription fee by :
	O	Cheque to be sent to European Asthma School
		University Hospital
		Dept. Respiratory Diseases
		Prof. Dr. R. Pauwels
		De Pintelaan 185
		B 9000    GHENT
		BELGIUM
	O	Bank transfer to bankaccount nr. 290-0030728-97
		with the mention P 7369 Postgraduaat Pneumologie
		Prof. Dr. R. Pauwels.
		Name of the bank : Generale Bankmaatschappij,
		Kouter 8, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.

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