World Microbiome Day: commemorative offer

Thursday 27 June is World Microbiome Day. To mark the event, ERS is offering a €10 discount on all print copies of the recent ERS Monograph on The Lung Microbiome ordered before 9 July 2019. Visit ersbookshop.com to buy your copy.

Confidences de Salon: Carlos Robalo Cordeiro

The Confidences de Salon in the current issue of Breathe come from Carlos Robalo Cordeiro, the ERS Secretary General. Professor Cordeiro talks about his inspiration, happiest moments, heroes and achievements, and offers some excellent advice to those at the beginning of their professional career: never give up on a good idea. Click here to read the article in full or go to breathe.ersjournals.com to browse the issue.

Lower limb-specific resistance training in COPD

A study in ERJ Open Research suggests that it is both feasible and acceptable to deliver a home-based lower limb-specific resistance training (LLSRT) programme to patients with COPD. The study found that there were patient improvements in walking distance and breathlessness severity post-LLRT intervention. Click here to read the study in full or go to openres.ersjournals.com to browse this open access publication.

ERS Bookshop – summer sale still on

Benefit from our ERS Bookshop summer sale and save €5 on print copies of the ERS Handbook of Respiratory Medicine (2nd edition) and €15 on selected ERS Monographs, including Controversies in COPD, The Spectrum of Bronchial Infection, The Nose and Sinuses in Respiratory Disorders, and much more. Visit ersbookshop.com to browse the sale.

There's an ERS Monograph to suit your needs

Tuberculosis, Clinical Exercise Testing and Bronchiectasis are amongst our most popular ERS Monographs. But we have a broad range available, covering topics such as Interventional Pulmonology, Imaging and Anti-infectives and the Lung. Visit books.ersjournals.com to access our Monographs online or ersbookshop.com to order print copies – hurry and you might also benefit from our summer sale. If you can't see a Monograph that suits your needs, email us at monograph@ersnet.org – we're always interested in hearing your ideas.

New! Severe Asthma Monograph – available now

The latest ERS Monograph covers all aspects of severe asthma – epidemiology, diagnosis, mechanisms, treatment and management – but has a particular focus on recent understanding of mechanistic heterogeneity based on an analytic approach using various 'omics platforms applied to clinically well-defined asthma cohorts. How these advances have led to improved management targets is also emphasised. This book brings together the clinical and scientific expertise of those from around the world who are collaborating to solve the problem of severe asthma. Access the book online here or order your print copy at ersbookshop.com

How to chair a poster discussion session

Poster discussion sessions are exciting, interactive sessions that often feature the latest research. This article provides an outline of how to chair such a session at the ERS International Congress. Click here to read the article or go to breathe.ersjournals.com to browse our open access, educational publication in full. The ERS International Congress will be held from 28 September to 2 October 2019 in Madrid, Spain. Visit erscongress.org to find out more.

Why ERS Early Career Members should attend the ERS Congress

The ERS International Congress is the largest respiratory conference worldwide. An article in the June issue of Breathe points out why ERS Early Career Members can particularly benefit from attending this huge event and gives upcoming fellowship deadlines. Click here to read the article or go to breathe.ersjournals.com to browse our open access, educational publication in full. The ERS International Congress will be held from 28 September to 2 October 2019 in Madrid, Spain. Visit erscongress.org to find out more.

NEUROCOUGH

The May issue of the European Respiratory Journal (ERJ) features an editorial about NEUROCOUGH, the New Understanding in the Treatment of Cough ERS Clinical Research Collaboration. NEUROCOUGH aims to bring together clinicians, scientists, patients and industry from Europe and beyond, with a focus on improving care and treatment for patients with chronic cough. Read the editorial here or visit erj.ersjournals.com to access the ERJ.

European Respiratory Journal: May issue

The complete May issue of the European Respiratory Journal is now available. The issue includes: an editorial on chronic cough; the Treatable Traits Down Under International Workshop report; and original articles on air pollution and outcomes in pulmonary arterial hypertension, asthma and affective traits in adults, and antibiotic treatment in acute exacerbations of COPD. Click here to browse the issue.

Breathe: June issue available now

The June issue of Breathe is now online. The issue focuses on living well with a chronic respiratory disease. It includes articles on the impact of post-intensive care syndrome and the role of cognitive behavioural therapy in COPD. Read the introductory editorial from Chief Editor Claudia Dobler here to find out more or access the full issue at breathe.ersjournals.com

ERS Bookshop summer sale: further reductions

You can now save €15 on selected print copies of the ERS Monograph in our ERS Bookshop summer sale. Monographs featured in the sale include Community-Acquired Pneumonia, Controversies in COPD, Lung Cancer and much more. And you can still save €5 on print copies of the ERS Handbook of Respiratory Medicine (2nd edition). Visit ersbookshop.com to browse the sale.