Coverage will include the following key areas: - Prospects for new and emerging therapeutics- Epidemiology of disease- Preventive strategies- All aspects of COPD, from patient self-management to systemic effects of the disease and comorbidities- Improved diagnostic methods, including imaging techniques, biomarkers and physiological tests.- Advances in the treatment of respiratory infections and drug resistance issues- Occupational and environmental factors- Progress in smoking intervention and cessation methods- Disease and treatment issues for defined populations, such as children and the elderly- Respiratory intensive and critical care- Updates on the status and advances of specific disease areas, including asthma, HIV/AIDS-related disease, cystic fibrosis, COPD and sleep-disordered breathing morbidity