COPD-Symposium — 13.11.2025 St.Gallen Symposium/congress
We would like to welcome you to our COPD symposium. Under the motto "COPD - recent developments and state-of-the-art 2025", we will shed light on current topics relating to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and take a closer look at current clinical practice using exciting case reports.
Key information
| Date | 13.11.2025 08:00 - 17:00 |
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| Town | St.Gallen |
| Venue | HOCH Health Ostschweiz, Kantonsspital St.Gallen, Haus 39 |
| Room | Auditorium (EG) |
| Organiser | |
| Cost | CHF 100 - external medical specialists CHF 50.- external therapists Free of charge for all employees of HOCH Health Ostschweiz |
Description
Dear colleagues
We are pleased to invite you to the International Symposium on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. COPD is a disease with many faces, considerable morbidity, mortality and pitfalls. The aim of our symposium is to provide an overview of the current state of knowledge on risk factors, diagnosis and treatment of COPD.
We have invited international experts who deal with the various aspects of COPD. The topics will be directly related to current clinical practice and will include interesting case reports.
We would be delighted if you could find time in your diary to attend our symposium.
Yours sincerely,
Prof Dr Dr med Martin Brutsche
Registration
Schedule
08:00 | Registration |
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08:30 | Welcome address |
Part 1: Pathophysiology | Chairs: Frank Rassouli & Mark Wylam |
08:45 | Airflow limitation/gas transfer |
09:30 | The role of the microbiome in COPD |
10:00 | Coffee break |
Part 2: Workshops | |
10:30 - 12:00 | 3x Workshops à 30 min each |
12:15 | Lunch break |
Part 3: State of the art | Chairs: Susanne Pohle & Martin Brutsche |
13:30 | GOLD – state of the art |
14:00 | Interventional treatments |
14:30 | Exercise and training concepts |
15:00 | Coffee break |
Part 4: Specific situations | Chairs: Sanjay Kalra |
15:30 | Advanced imaging techniques incl. AI |
16:00 | Predispositions for COPD in childhood and adolescence |
16:30 | Round table |
17:00 | Closing remarks |
Workshops
The patient perspective | Lungenliga: Claudia Akermann und Svenja Beck |
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PFT and CPET-Quiz | Carolin Hesse |
Role and uptake of telehealthcare | Maximilian Bösch |
Information
Speakers
Scientific committee
HOCH Health Ostschweiz | Prof. Dr. Dr. Martin Brutsche |
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Mayo Clinic, Rochester | Prof. Dr. Sanjay Kalra |
