CONFERENCE REPORT
BTS Winter Meeting 2006
The birth and re-birth of respiratory medicine—notes from the British Thoracic Society Winter Meeting 2006
Academic Unit of Respiratory Medicine, University College London, London, UK
Correspondence to:
Correspondence to:
Dr J K Quint
Department of Academic Respiratory Medicine, Royal Free Hospital, Rowland Hill Street, London NW3 2QG, UK; j.quint@medsch.ucl.ac.uk
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The annual Winter British Thoracic Society (BTS) meeting in December 2006 provided us with yet another exciting forum for both scientists and clinicians to share advances in respiratory medicine. The meeting consisted of inspiring, novel and interesting work, presented by students and non-clinicians, as well as world renowned respiratory physicians. Professor Stephen Holgate, in his address as President of the BTS entitled "The birth and re-birth of respiratory medicine", spoke of changes and shared his visions for the future. Dr Alex Richter and Dr Clare Sander deserve congratulations for their success in the Young Investigator Prizes. In this review we highlight some of the important spoken and abstract sessions from the meeting.
COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was well represented at the meeting this year, with a stimulating symposium focusing on the science and impact of exacerbations. Spoken sessions on a novel in vivo model of
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