Welcome

From the COPD6 Conference Directors

We are very pleased to be welcoming you to COPD6 ...

An International Conference aimed at the breadth of the COPD spectrum from basic science through to clinical practise and what people living with the condition need and want. We hope that COPD6 will provide new and interesting information for all delegates and encourage lively debate and discussion.

Providing high quality evidence based health care for the 21st century presents particular challenges wherever we are based in the world and in this country there are many national policies and initiatives which will ensure that COPD is both recognised and embedded in the future.

As always events such as this cannot take place without a supportive dedicated team and we express our grateful thanks to Anita Pye and to Jackie Hutchinson and Executive Business Support Ltd. We remain as ever indebted to the generous support of our sponsors and particularly our Gold Sponsors, Boehringer Ingelheim/Pfizer and GSK and our Silver sponsors, AstraZeneca . Finally we are delighted to be back once again at the ICC in Birmingham who provide the backdrop for the event.

The conference, scheduled for 11 – 13 June 2008, will once again be held at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham, UK, and the overall objectives of the meeting will include:

An accredited education and training conference in COPD
A state of the art scientific conference in COPD
Clearly identified tracks for scientists, clinicians, nurses, physiotherapists, clinical physiologists, and other health care professionals interested in COPD6 in both primary and secondary care settings
An opportunity to present original research and to discuss findings with other international experts in the field
The production of a conference specific publication

We hope you enjoy this 3 day conference and you have the opportunity to meet old friends and to make new ones in the name of COPD.