ERJ Open Research: Zika virus

ERJ Open Research features a topical editorial about the Zika virus. The editorial considers diagnostic challenges and the possible spread of the virus beyond the southern hemisphere. The establishment and work of PREPARE (the Platform for European Preparedness Against (Re-)emerging Epidemics) in collaboration with ISARIC (International Severe Acute Respiratory and Emerging Infection Consortium) may provide the coordinated, international response WHO has called for. To read this and other open access articles, visit openres.ersjournals.com

Monograph reader survey: have your say

The ERS Monograph constantly aims to meet the needs of its readers and newcomers to the book series. We are conducting a short survey to find out your views about future content and your needs as a reader of both printed and electronic books. The survey only takes 5 minutes to complete and respondents have the opportunity to enter a prize draw and win a Monograph of their choice. Have your say and complete the survey at https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/MZTVZY9.

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

The Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Monograph is now available. It aims to discuss the latest achievements in IPF, and covers key diagnostic issues, staging of the disease, complications and comorbidities, treatment, unmet patient needs, and perspectives for the future. The book will be of interest to all clinicians and researchers in this area.

ERS members can read Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis at erspublications.com. You can order your print copy ersbookshop.com

World TB Day

Thursday 24 March is World TB Day. To mark this event, the ERS is offering a €10 discount on all copies of the ERS Monographs on Tuberculosis and Pulmonary Complications of HIV ordered by 31 March. Visit ersbookshop.com to buy copies of these books.

ERJ highlight: grading pulmonary squamous cell carcinoma

The March issue of the European Respiratory Journal features an article that discusses the relevance of a pulmonary squamous cell carcinoma (SQCC) grading scheme. The study suggests that that the morphological characteristics of pulmonary SQCC may have a significant prognostic impact on survival. To read this study and much more, visit erj.ersjournals.com

Monograph reader survey: have your say

The ERS Monograph constantly aims to meet the needs of its readers and newcomers to the book series. We are conducting a short survey to find out your views about future content and your needs as a reader of both printed and electronic books. The survey only takes 5 minutes to complete and respondents have the opportunity to enter a prize draw and win a Monograph of their choice. Have your say and complete the survey at https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/MZTVZY9.

The latest ERR issue is online now!

The March issue of the European Respiratory Review (ERR) has been published online. Highlights from the issue include: long-acting muscarinic antagonists as add-on asthma therapy; radiotherapy in nonsmall cell lung cancer; and the KRAS oncogene in lung cancer. Visit err.ersjournals.com to read these and many more open access articles.

March ERJ online now!

The March issue of the ERJ is online now. The issue features a European Respiratory Society (ERS) task force report, which compiles a reference collection of respiratory sounds, providing a source for education. The latest pulmonary vascular disease report from the Right Heart Thrombi European Registry is also a highlight of the issue. To read these articles and much more, visit erj.ersjournals.com

Imaging

The Imaging Monograph is now available. The book covers two main areas: imaging methodology and safety; and imaging use in specific respiratory conditions. Chapters include: safety issues in CT and MRI, MRI methods, radionuclide imaging, chest radiography, COPD, cystic fibrosis, asthma, lung cancer, pulmonary hypertension, and much more. The Monograph will be of interest to pulmonologists in all areas of respiratory medicine.

ERS members can read Imaging at erspublications.com. You can order your print copy at ersbookshop.com