Here are the presentations from the concurrent sessions and practice innovations at the New Zealand Respiratory Conference in Wellington on 1 and 2 September, 2011. Some presentations are still to be added.

Thursday 1 September

Asthma, COPD or normal. Test – Pause –Explain. (Dr David Robiony-Rogers).

Asthma – where in the world are we now? Reflecting on 20 years of ISAAC (Prof Innes Asher, Plenary speaker).

Better help for smokers to quit (Emma Murray and Helen Troke-Thomas, Ministry of Health).

COPD and depression (Emma Mold).

Health Literacy, making a difference for one Maori patient with sarcoidosis (Susan Reid).

How to change practice: Current clinical research studies in Wellington (Dr Kyle Perrin).

Palliative care education as part of pulmonary rehabilitation (Sue Ward and Michelle Roda).

Friday 2 September

UPTAKE OF PULMONARY REHABILITATION IN NEW ZEALAND BY PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE IN 2009 (WILLIAM LEVACK)

Asthma, a burden for global health. (Dr Margot Skinner).

The Children's Learning Study (Assoc Professor Kathleen Liberty, Plenary Speaker)

Improving access for Maori to pulmonary rehabiliation (Janis Warburton).

Managing end stage respiratory patients (Dr Amanda Landers).

Space to breathe: improving management of asthma among pre-schoolers, a pilot in Waitemata DHB (Sharon Ponniah, Pharmac).

Telehealth outcomes in Taupo, Turangi. (Anton Venter).

Trap, Persuade, Jab: opportunistic influenza vaccinations in outpatients clinics (Sally Newell).

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