Saturday, March 15, 2014

COPD Istanbul 2014: International update on COPD



I would like to share with you my experience and impressions about the COPD Istanbul 2014, which took place in Istanbul, Turkey at 8-10 March 2014. The main topic of the Congress was COPD. The conference was attended by a wide range of professionals (more than 500 persons) such as industry leaders, university academics and researchers from all the regions including Turkey, Middle East, Asia, North Africa and Europe. It was high level meeting, the speakers were world known leader in COPD and in Respiratory medicine:
Antonio Anzueto, USA
Ashraf Alzaabi, UAE
Abdel Rahman Anani, Jordan
Nasser Behbehani, Kuwait
Francesco Blasi, Italy
Miron Bogdan, Romania
Demosthenes Bouros, Greece
Jean Bousquet, France
Vito Brusasco, Italy
Mario Cazzola, Italy
Alexander Chuchalin, Russia
Alexandru Corlateanu, Moldovia
Mukadder Calikoglu, Turkey
Ronald Dahl, Denmark
Giuseppe Di Maria, Italy
Anh-Tuan Dinh Xuan, France
Pinar Ergun, Turkey
Leonardo Fabbri, Italy
Mina Gaga, Greece
Christina Gratziou, Greece
Hakan Gunen, Turkey
Gazi Gulbas, Turkey
Nilgun Gurses, Turkey
Nicola Alexander Hanania, USA
Ashraf Hatem, Egypt
Ismail Hanta, Turkey
Loay El Husseini, Jordan
Yavor Ivanov, Bulgaria
Nadim Kanj, Lebanon
Adel Khatab, Egypt
Gunseli Kilinc, Turkey
Kosta Kostov, Bulgaria
Filiz Kosar, Turkey
Jan Lotvall, Sweden
Bassam Mahboub, UAE
Maria Gabriella Matera, Italy
Florin Mihaltan, Romania
Marc Miravitlles, Spain
Arzu Mirici, Turkey
Mostafa Moin, Iran
Levent Cem Mutlu, Turkey
Denis O'Donnell, Canada
Mustafa Ozhan, Turkey
Can Ozturk, Turkey
Onder Ozturk, Turkey
Clive Page, UK
Reynold Panettieri, USA
Alberto Papi, Italy
Mehmet Polatli, Turkey
Nikolaos Siafakas, Greece
Joan Soriano, Spain
Mecit Suerdem, Turkey
Sema Umut, Turkey
Omar Usmani, UK
Esra Uzaslan, Turkey
Thys Van der Molen, The Netherlands
Mirna Waket, Lebanon
Wisia Wedzicha, UK

1st  Day of the COPD Istanbul 2014  was dedicated to hot topics in COPD:
Phenotyping the heterogeneity of COPD
Inhaled corticosteroids for COPD
Bench to bedside approach in COPD
New GOLD 2014 Staging: COPD Treatment from A to D
Outcomes for COPD
Pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD; highlights
Emerging therapies for COPD
Prof. Mario Cazzola, Italy and Prof. Gunseli Kilinc, Turkey. Opening Ceremony of COPD Istanbul 2014.
2nd Day of the COPD Istanbul 2014 was dedicated to:
Overlap syndromes in COPD
COPD: markers and inflammation
COPD guidelines: the important thing is not to stop questioning
Exacerbation of COPD: New perspectives
Management of COPD with NIV
this my presentation: 
Small airways in COPD – no longer silent
COPD: Effects beyond the Lungs
Prof. Nikos Siafakas, Greece. Closing ceremony of COPD Istanbul 2014

Finally we would like to thank COPD Istanbul 2014 Scientific committee and its Chair Prof. Mario Cazzola, Italy and Vice-chairs Prof. Nikos Siafakas, Greece and Prof. Gunseli Kilinc, Turkey for a successful Conference and remarkable annual organization which allowed taking part in different discussions, to acquire useful information and to establish relations with international specialists.

2 comments:

  1. “I was walking and my husband was telling me to slow down because he couldn’t keep up with me.”
    Denise F. lived with COPD and chronic asthma for many years. When her quality of life continued to decline, Denise decided to try something different.While being with her horses brought her peace and joy, not being able to breathe made spending time with them challenging. When her grandchildren would visit, she couldn’t even participate in their activities.After the herbal recommendation at the ( multivitamincare org ) Denise my best friend no longer needs oxygen or a walker and has seen many improvements. She can walk, clean her house, go shopping, enjoy a vacation, ride her horses, lift hay bales and do anything she wants to do.Now, when her grandchildren visit, they can ride horses together and make wonderful memories. And, Denise wants to lead the way, “I was walking and my husband was telling me to slow down because he couldn’t keep up with me.”If you or someone you love has COPD, emphysema, pulmonary fibrosis or another chronic lung disease and would like to see results like Denise’s, contact them on their website to learn more about your lung disease treatment options how to overcome it.

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  2. I started on COPD Herbal treatment from Ultimate Life Clinic, the treatment worked incredibly for my lungs condition. I used the herbal treatment for almost 4 months, it reversed my COPD. My severe shortness of breath, dry cough, chest tightness gradually disappeared. Reach Ultimate Life Clinic via their website at www.ultimatelifeclinic.com I can breath much better and It feels comfortable!

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