title: Current thinking and new paradigm for COPD.
abstract: During the 2015 European Respiratory Society Congress, a symposium was held on 'Current thinking and new paradigm for COPD'. Through a combination of plenary lectures and interactive panel discussions, experts discussed the recent evidence for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) treatment and how this evidence can be applied in clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Hannover Medical School and Member of the German Center of Lung Research (DZL), Hannover, Germany. Electronic address: welte.tobias@mh-Hannover.de.
authors.forename: Tobias
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Welte
authors.affiliation: Asthma and Airway Centre, University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: ken.chapman.airways@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Kenneth R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Chapman
authors.affiliation: Pulmonary Research Institute at Lung Clinic Grosshansdorf, Grosshansdorf, Germany. Electronic address: magnussen@pulmoresearch.de.
authors.forename: Helgo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Magnussen
authors.affiliation: Department of Pneumology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: marcm@separ.es.
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miravitlles
mesh_terms: D001993:Bronchodilator Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015272:Pulmonary Medicine; D012955:Societies, Medical
chemical_list: D001993:Bronchodilator Agents