ERS Congress 2008 – Berlin, Germany
This year’s 18th ERS Congress returned to Berlin, Germany for a third time and was held at the Messe Berlin exhibition grounds. Berlin has hosted two previous ERS Congresses, in 2001 and 1997.
An impressive 19,364 doctors and nurses attended the ERS Congress to give talks and demonstrations to explain their latest lung research. Hot topics discussed included the impacts of climate change, air pollution and obesity on lung health.