Dear Colleagues & Friends,

It is our great pleasure to invite you to participate, and more importantly to contribute to the success of the 4th International Workshop on Lung Health Asthma and COPD. New Paradigms in preventing exacerbations in respiratory diseases which will take place in the beautiful city of Budapest on 19-21 January, 2017.

Following the very successful workshops in Monaco, Valencia and Monaco again, attended by over 500 participants and taking into account the requests of the participants themselves, in 2017 the Workshop will be dedicated to Asthma and COPD and their impact on lung health. It will be focused on the challenge to prevent exacerbations in the different respiratory pathologies and, following the high request by participants to previous editions, it will include several incursion in side topics like Bronchiectasis, Cystic Fibrosis, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, New devices for patients and Precision Medicine, to finish with NIV, Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Lung Transplantation.

This congress, organized by AMR – Allergies et Maladies Respiratoires and by ILLH – International League on Lung Health, two international sections of the AMPCM (Association Monégasque pour le Perfectionnement des Connaissances des Médecins), offers a great opportunity to discuss these topics with the best international experts and practitioners, as well as to contribute with your own experience. This congress is the perfect setting to get the most updated state of the art information on the latest developments in research and clinical practice in the field of lung health. It also gives you the opportunity to debate on controversial issues, challenges, and solutions, and to bring your personal contribution to the area.

For young professionals it is the perfect occasion to actively participate in the congress where you can discuss your research work with internationally renowned lung health professionals. And most importantly, it gives you a unique opportunity to bond and become part of the global network of the like-minded professionals and colleagues.

We will be therefore glad if you will choose to join us and share your knowledge with your colleagues in a friendly learning environment.

Yours Sincerely,

fotine-chairman