New Faces of COPD

New Faces of COPD

When: Wednesday 5th June at 12.30-16.00
Where: Radisson Blu Seaside Hotel, Ruoholahdenranta 3 Helsinki
To Whom: Respiratory specialist physicians; junior registrars specializing to pulmonology or other
relevant area; general practitioners with special interest to COPD; respiratory scientists.

The symposium is sponsored by GSK. The agenda is developed by top Nordic lung specialists. The topics highlight
latest understanding of the evolving science and clinical data of chronic obstructive lung disease, and its clinical
challenges with diverse phenotypes. You will also meet patient cases for discussion:
• Helle, who was born 31+2
• Staffan, with mMRC 3 and FEV1/FVC> 0.7
• Tonje, who is well-treated for congestive heart failure but still scores NYHA class 3
• Juhani who is doing well on LABA-LAMA, and Tapani who is not

Program
12.30 Check-in and lunch available
13.20 Chairpersons’ introduction, Professor Ulla Weinreich-Möller, Aalborg Dk & Christer Janson, Uppsala Swe
13.30 Born to COPD, Professor Peter Lange, Copenhagen Dk
14.00 COPD without obstruction, Dr Lowie Vanfleteren, Gothenburg Swe
14.35 Coffee break
14.55 Chairs: Professor Per Bakke, Bergen Nor & Professor Hannu Kankaanranta, Tampere Fin
15.00 Treat the lung to save the heart, Dr Sigrid Vikjord, Trondheim Nor
15.30 One size doesn’t fit all? Dr Tiina Mattila, Helsinki Fin
16.00 Chairpersons’ conclusions & close