Advances in Obstructive Lung Diseases

In memory of Bo Lundbäck

4 October 2023
8:30 – 17:00
Conference Centre Wallenberg, Medicinaregatan 20A, Gothenburg

The symposium will also be broadcasted via Zoom (link here). No registration is needed for online attendance.

Agenda

8:30 – 9:00	Coffee
9:00 – 9:15	Welcome and introduction Eva Rönmark, Madeleine Rådinger & Jan Lötvall
1. Epidemiology 9:15 – 10:35	Chairs: Professor Bengt Järvholm, Umeå University & Professor Hannu Kankaanranta, University of Gothenburg
9:15 – 9:40 9:40-9:45 discussion	How useful is epidemiology today? Professor Per Bakke, University of Bergen
9:50 – 10:10 10:10-10:15 discussion	Italian and Swedish collaborations in respiratory medicine Professor Giovanni Viegi, National Research Council (CNR), Pisa
10:20 – 10:35 Discussion included	Age at onset of allergic sensitization affects subsequent development of allergic disease PhD student Joakim Bunne, Umeå University
10:35 – 11:00	Coffee, Mingle, Posters Chair: Associate professor Linnea Hedman, Umeå University
2. Asthma 11:00 – 12:35	Chairs: Professor Thomas Sandström, Umeå University & Professor Gunilla Hedlin, Karolinska Institutet
11:00 – 11:40 11:40-11:45 discussion	Phenotypes, endotypes and genotypes of asthma Professor Sally Wenzel, University of Pittsburgh
11:50 – 12:10 12:10-12:15 discussion	Clinical evaluation and biological therapy in severe asthma Professor Lauri Lehtimäki, Tampere University
12:20 – 12:35 discussion included	Serum sex steroid levels and obese asthma phenotypes: The story of men PhD student Selin Ozuygur Ermis, University of Gothenburg
12:35 – 14:00	Lunch, Mingle, Posters
3. COPD 14:00 – 16:10	Chairs: Professor Anne Lindberg, Umeå University & Associate professor Lowie Vanfleteren, University of Gothenburg
14:00 – 14:30 14:30-14:35 discussion	COPD and multimorbidity: a syndemic occurrence Professor Leo Fabbri, University of Ferrara
14:40 – 15:10 15:10-15:15 discussion	Phenotypes, endotypes and genotypes of COPD Professor Jörgen Vestbo, University of Manchester
15:15 – 15:25	Short break
15:25 – 15:40 Discussion included	The role of DNA methylation in COPD and airway remodeling PhD Jonas Eriksson Ström, Umeå University
15:40 – 15:55 Discussion included	All-cause and cause-specific mortality in respiratory symptom clusters: a population-based multicohort study PhD student Daniil Lisik, University of Gothenburg
15:55 – 16:10	Bo Lundbäck, a unique researcher Professor Kjell Larsson, Karolinska Institutet
16:10 – 17:00	Coffee, Mingle, Posters Chair: Associate professor Apostolos Bossios, Karolinska Institutet
17:00	End of meeting