Standards of Care for Cystic Fibrosis ten years later.

In 2004 the European Cystic Fibrosis Society (ECFS) convened a Consensus Conference on standards of care for cystic fibrosis (CF). CF professionals from many European countries, and some from outside Europe, produced a document that was later published in the Journal of Cystic Fibrosis [1]. This consensus on standards of care proved to be very useful for CF centres negotiating with the funding agencies in their countries and set the scene for better CF care in Europe. Ten years later CF care worldwide and specifically in Europe has evolved in many ways: