Programme
Welcome: 9.00
Start: 9.30
Clinical aspects of interstitial and diffuse pulmonary diseases (45 min)
Professor Benjamin BONDUE, Director of the Interstitial and Diffuse Pulmonary Diseases Clinic at Erasme Hospital (H.U.B)
Pathophysiology of restrictive lung disease: how to interpret a maximal exercise test (30 min)
Kevin FORTON, Physiotherapist
Coffee break: 10.45
WHO recommendations and the evidence-based practice of the benefits of pulmonary rehabilitation in 2026 (30 min)
Christian OPDEKAMP, Physiotherapist
Importance and role of resistance muscle training during the course of the disease (30 min)
Alexis GILLET, PMO, Coordinator
Importance of nutrition and dietary adaptations (30 min)
Anaïs CHIROUX, Dietitian
Lunch: 12.30–13.30
Current recommendations on ventilatory support: dyspnoea and O2 supplementation
Olivier VAN HOVE, Deputy Coordinator of the Respiratory Function
Candidate for lung transplantation: before, during and after (45 min)
Dr Maarten VANDER KUYLEN, Thoracic surgeon
Coffee break: 15.00
Dyspnoea as a source of stress and anxiety: the importance of managing it (30 min)
Luc EVERS, Physiotherapist
Looking to the future: what can we hope for? (30 min)
Professor Benjamin BONDUE
End of the day: 16.30
Additional information
- Date: Friday, 13 November 2025
- Venue: Erasme Hospital, Route de Lennik 808, 1070 Anderlecht (3rd floor, route 401)
- Day fee: 150 euros (refreshments, lunch and USB flash drive (presentations)).
- PQK accreditation application
- Minimum number of registrations: 10
- Contact: kevin [dot] forton [at] hubruxelles [dot] be (kevin[dot]forton[at]hubruxelles[dot]be)