1. COPD
Old Problems, New Goals,
and Novel Treatments
March 27 – 28, 2015
Universitätsklinikum
Gießen und Marburg,
Germany
An event supported by Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Novartis Pharma AG
CH-4002 Basel, Switzerland
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2. COPD Diagnosis and Disease State - Where are we in 2015?
08:45 – 09:00 Conference welcome & introduction Claus Vogelmeier1
,
Roland Buhl2
09:00 – 09:45 Novel pathogenic mechanisms in COPD Bernd Schmeck1
09:45 – 10:30 Epigenomics: can it help us individualize
therapy for COPD?
Michael Kabesch3
10:30 – 10:45 Coffee break
10:45 – 11:30 Systemic comorbidities and their consequences in
patients with COPD
Claus Vogelmeier1
11:30 – 12:15 Assessing and managing patients with cardiovascular
comorbidities in clinical practice: lung & heart interaction
Peter Alter1
12:15 – 13:00 Issues in COPD diagnosis and treatment:
overlap with asthma
Timm Greulich1
13:00 – 13:45 Lunch
13:45 – 15:30 Visit 1: Skills lab – best-in-class training opportunities Tina Stibane1
Visit 2: Innovation in Emergency “Room” Andreas Jerrentrup1
,
Andreas Rembert
Koczulla1
,
Christian Reinke1
15:30 – 15:45 Coffee break
15:45 – 16:30 Non-invasive diagnosis and monitoring in airway disorders Andreas Rembert
Koczulla1
16:30 – 17:15 Airway imaging and its relation to clinical outcomes Hans-Ulrich Kauczor5
17:15 – 17:30 Questions and answers/Day 1 Wrap-up Claus Vogelmeier1
,
Roland Buhl2
Agenda
March 27, 2015
Germany
1) Department of Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University
Medical Center Giessen and Marburg, Philipps-University Marburg
2) Pulmonary Department, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg
University Mainz
3) Hospital Barmherzige Brüder, Regensburg
4) Vectura GmbH, Gemünden-Wohra
5) Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital
6) Lungenclinic Großhansdorf
7) insaf Respiratory Reserach Institute, Wiesbaden
The Netherlands
8) Leiden University Medical Center, NL

3. Agenda
March 28, 2015
COPD Treatment – Landscape & Opportunities in 2015 and Beyond
08:45 – 08:50 Welcome, Review of Day 1 & Day 2 introduction Claus Vogelmeier1
,
Roland Buhl2
08:50 – 09:35 Integrating nonpharmacologic interventions into the
treatment regimen for patients with COPD
Christian Taube8
09:35 – 10:20 Efficacy and safety of LABA/LAMA combinations Kai-Michael Beeh7
10:20 – 10:50 Inhalation devices: advancing technology and practical
considerations
Gerhard Scheuch4
10:50 – 11:10 Coffee break
11:10 – 11:55 Patient-related outcomes in COPD Stephanie Korn2
11:55- 12:40 Do we need ICS for the treatment of COPD and/or can
we get rid of it?
Klaus F. Rabe6
12:40 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 14:30 Visit 3: Research Lab Bernd Schmeck1
Visit 4: Sleep Lab Christian Reinke1
14:30 – 14:40 Coffee Break
14.40 – 15:25 Treating exacerbations in COPD Andreas Rembert
Koczulla1
15.25 – 16:10 Patient-tailored therapy in COPD Roland Buhl2
16.10 – 16:20 Questions and answers/Wrap-up Claus Vogelmeier1
,
Roland Buhl2
16:20 Departures
Germany
1) Department of Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University
Medical Center Giessen and Marburg, Philipps-University Marburg
2) Pulmonary Department, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg
University Mainz
3) Hospital Barmherzige Brüder, Regensburg
4) Vectura GmbH, Gemünden-Wohra
5) Thoraxklinik at Heidelberg University Hospital
6) Lungenclinic Großhansdorf
7) insaf Respiratory Reserach Institute, Wiesbaden
The Netherlands
8) Leiden University Medical Center, NL