由《中华儿科杂志》编委会和中华医学会儿科学分会呼吸学组共同主办的“儿童慢性咳嗽和反复呼吸道感染学术研讨会”于2007年9月5-9日在江苏省扬州市召开。本次参会人员除儿科呼吸学组成员和专家外,还有来自全国20个省份和直辖市的200余名代表,不少代表来自基层以及偏远地区。会议的目的是提高我国儿童慢性咳嗽和反复呼吸道感染的诊治水平,制定适合我国国情的儿童慢性咳嗽和反复呼吸道感染诊治指南。会议共有16个专题讲座和8个大会发言。专题讲座内容包括咳嗽的生理和病理、小儿慢性咳嗽的定义、我国儿童慢性咳嗽诊治中存在的问题、百日咳与慢性咳嗽、哮喘与慢 Co-sponsored by the editorial board of “China Pediatrics” and the Respiratory Science Section of Pediatrics Branch of the Chinese Medical Association, the “Symposium on Chronic Cough and Re-Infectious Diseases of Children” was held on September 5-9, 2007 in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province Held. In addition to the pediatric respiratory group members and experts, there are more than 200 delegates from 20 provinces and municipalities directly under the Central Government, many from the grassroots and remote areas. The purpose of the meeting is to raise the level of diagnosis and treatment of chronic cough and recurrent respiratory tract infections in children in China and formulate guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of chronic cough and recurrent respiratory tract infections in children that suit China’s national conditions. The conference has a total of 16 special lectures and 8 assembly speech. Topics include the physiology and pathology of cough, the definition of chronic cough in children, the problems in the diagnosis and treatment of chronic cough in children in our country, the relationship between whooping cough and chronic cough, asthma and slow