Tuesday, 6 December 2011: 15:35 - 15:50
Coral Gallery 2 (Fiesta Americana)
Riccardo Polosa, Prof.
,
University of Catania, Catania, Italy
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this session, participants should be able to: Review the latest patho-physiological mechanisms of cough; Recognize the clinical presentation of patients with difficult chronic cough; List most common etiologies; Develop diagnostic strategy to diagnose and treat different causes of chronic cough; Identify therapeutic interventions including controversial treatments of chronic cough; Review current and future treatments and on-going research areas.
Upon completion of this session, participants should be able to: Review the latest patho-physiological mechanisms of cough; Recognize the clinical presentation of patients with difficult chronic cough; List most common etiologies; Develop diagnostic strategy to diagnose and treat different causes of chronic cough; Identify therapeutic interventions including controversial treatments of chronic cough; Review current and future treatments and on-going research areas.