ERJ podcast: A year in review

As part of the December issue, the European Respiratory Journal (ERJ) presents the latest in its series of podcasts. Chief Editor James Chalmers and Deputy Chief Editor Don Sin discuss their favourite articles from the past year and what they are looking forward to in 2024.

Listen the podcast | Submit to the ERJ

Pleural malignancies

On 25 January 2024, the European Respiratory Society (ERS) will hold a panel discussion on pleural malignancies. Chaired by Professor Najib M. Rahman and Dr Avinash Aujayeb, topics covered will include: the case for early biopsy and avoiding initial cytology; the biology and growth potential of pleural fluid; and the optimal use of indwelling pleural catheters.

Register now | Order your print copy of the ERS Monograph on Pleural Disease

Breathe: Management of pleural disease

The latest issue of Breathe focuses on diagnosing and managing pleural disease, with review articles looking at diagnosis and management of malignant pleural effusions in resource-constrained settings and the tuberculous pleural effusion. The journal club focuses on trials investigating antimicrobial strategies and the use of oral corticosteroids in pleural infection.

Read the Chief Editor's introductory editorial | Browse the full table of contents

ERS CRC Child-BEAR-net publishes study

The ERS CRC Child-BEAR-net has recently published a study in the Lancet Respiratory Medicine that is the first core outcome set for paediatric bronchiectasis. The paper is entitles "A core outcome set for bronchiectasis in children and adolescents for use in clinical research: an international consensus study", and aims to work towards improved clinical care and outcomes. 

Read the paper | Order your copy of the ERS Handbook of Paediatric Respiratory Medicine

New podcast: Rare Diseases of the Respiratory System

 "There's always someone who knows more about a rare disease than you yourself"

Coordinator of ERN-LUNG Thomas Wagner and his co-Guest Editor Michael Kreuter talk to Deputy Chief Editor of the ERS Monograph, Christian Laursen, about their issue: Rare Diseases of the Respiratory System. The editors explain how knowledge exchange through the Network, as well as reference to the Monograph, is beneficial to trainees, experts and patients alike. Christian also asks the Guest Editors about major breakthroughs of the last 10 years, possible future developments, their recommendations to young researchers, and the ways in which they support their patients in daily practice.

Listen to the podcast | Order your print copy of the Monograph

ERJ pick of the week

Hypoxic burden stands out as an obstructive sleep apnoea severity metric with potential clinical utility to identify patients most likely to benefit from continuous positive airway pressure treatment for secondary cardiovascular prevention.

Read the article in full | Submit to the ERJ

Digital Respiratory Healthcare

The latest ERS Monograph on Digital Respiratory Healthcare guides the reader through the potential benefits and pitfalls of technology-based initiatives. This Monograph breaks the discussion down into three areas: technological opportunities and regulatory challenges; social benefits, challenges and implications; and exemplars of digital healthcare. Each chapter reviews contemporary literature and considers how a digital respiratory future can provide optimal care. The result is an authoritative, balanced guide to developing digital respiratory health. 

Access the Monograph online | Order your print copy

Weaning from mechanical ventilation: lessons learned from WEAN SAFE

WEAN SAFE is a European Respiratory Society (ERS) co-funded clinical research collaboration of 50 countries and 500 intensive care units from around the globe. Its aim is to investigate the epidemiology, practice and outcome of weaning from mechanical ventilation. On 5 December, ERS held a webinar that discussed the findings and implications of the first WEAN SAFE results. With Giacomo Bellani, Margaret Herridge and John Laffey amongst the speakers, the webinar is invaluable to pulmonologists, nurses and clinical scientists alike.

Watch the webinar | Order your print copy of the ERS Practical Handbook of Invasive Mechanical Ventilation

An update on post-COVID lung fibrosis

On 4 December, an ERS Vision Live panel discussion provided an update on post-COVID lung fibrosis. Chaired by David Montani and Katerina Antoniou, and featuring expert speakers Anh Tuan Dinh-Xuan, Bruno Crestani and Marialuisa Bocchino, the panel discussion considered key areas, including molecular biology, lung imaging, and the prevalence and outcomes of post-COVID fibrosis.

Watch the discussion | Look out for COVID-19: An Update, coming soon in the ERS Monograph series

ERJ podcast: Child health and the ERS

The European Respiratory Journal's (ERJ's) November issue features the latest in it series of podcasts. In this instalment, ERJ Chief Editor James Chalmers and ERS President Monika Gappa discuss awareness of child health and its importance for adult lung health. 

Listen to the podcast | Access the November issue of the ERJ

ERS Congress 2024 – abstract and clinical submission open

The call for abstracts and clinical cases for the ERS Congress 2024 is now open, offering an opportunity to be a part of the scientific and educational programme at the next ERS Congress in Vienna, Austria. The submission deadline for both is 15 February 2024.

Find out more

The importance of getting the dose right in anti-TB treatment

Catch up on the European Respiratory Society (ERS)/UNITE4TB webinar "The importance of getting the dose right in anti-tuberculosis treatment". Chaired by leaders in the field Professor Christoph Lange and Professor Raquel Duarte, topics discussed in the webinar include: why the dose matters; the main pharmacokinetic processes; site-of-disease pharmacokinetics in pulmonary tuberculosis; combination treatment and drug–drug interactions.

Watch the webinar | Order your print copy of The Challenge of Tuberculosis in the 21st Century 

ERJ pick of the week

Fibrotic hypersensitivity pneumonitis and unclassifiable interstitial lung disease patients who have age-adjusted leukocyte telomere length below the 10th percentile may experience reduced survival when exposed to immunosuppression, similar to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients.

Read the article in full | Submit to the ERJ

Access the latest ERJ Open Research articles

ERJ Open Research is ERS's fully open access research journal. Amongst the latest articles in the journal, you'll find original research on: COVID-19 vaccination acceptance, safety and side-effects in patients with severe asthma; addressing lung cancer screening eligibility in Spain; and consensus goals and standards for specialist cough clinics. The issue also includes editorials on mechanistic insights into severe COPD, lung transplantation outcomes in adult surfactant-related ILD, and weed, sex and influenza. 

Browse the issue in full | Submit to ERJ Open Research

Coming soon in the ERS Monograph series

Look out for the following titles, coming soon in the ERS Monograph book series: COPD in the 21st Century, Transition of Care in Respiratory Medicine and COVID-19: An Update. Visit ersbookshop.com to browse all the titles in the ERS Monograph collection.

Chest MRI in clinical practice

On 18 December, the European Respiratory Society (ERS) and the European Society of Paediatric Radiology (ESPR) will hold a joint webinar entitled "Chest MRI in clinical practice: a problem-solving approach". Aimed at paediatric pulmonologists and paediatric radiologists, this webinar will detail instances where using chest magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) proves more advantageous than computed tomography (CT), whether it is in diagnosing conditions or monitoring treatment efficacy.

Register now | Order you print copy or Imaging and the ERS Handbook of Paediatric Respiratory Medicine

European Respiratory Review: pick of the week

In COPD, daily step count and gait speed, collected as digital mobility outcomes, are associated with mortality risk and may have value as predictive digital biomarkers or outcome measures in clinical trials.

Read the pick of the week | Submit your manuscript to the European Respiratory Review

Digital Respiratory Healthcare – available now!

The latest ERS Monograph on Digital Respiratory Healthcare has now been published. Guiding the reader through the potential benefits and pitfalls of technology-based initiatives. this Monograph breaks the discussion down into three areas: technological opportunities and regulatory challenges; social benefits, challenges and implications; and exemplars of digital healthcare. Each chapter reviews contemporary literature and considers how a digital respiratory future can provide optimal care. The result is an authoritative, balanced guide to developing digital respiratory health. 

Access the Monograph online | Order your print copy

ERJ Editors' choice

The Chief Editors of the European Respiratory Journal (ERJ) have selected their highlights from the November issue. Their selection includes original articles on: the long-term outcomes of the global TB and COVID-19 co-infection cohort; cardiopulmonary response to exercise in adults born very preterm; and TANDEM. The issue also features an Editorial on the 2023 earthquake disaster in Turkey and Syria, and the impact this has had on respiratory health.

Access the Chief Editors' full list | Visit erj.ersjournals.com to browse the the most highly regarded respiratory journal in Europe

COP28: climate crisis is a health crisis

More than 60 medical, public health and scientific societies, patient representative organisations and experts have called for decision makers at COP28 to prioritise action to mitigate and adapt to the health effects of climate change and to prepare societies and communities for a "much more complex future". The organisations have called for comprehensive action in a joint statement initiated by the European Respiratory Society (ERS) and the European Lung Foundation (ELF).

Find out more | Order your print copy of Inequalities in Respiratory Health

ERS Satellites 2024: registration is open

Registration is now open for the seventh edition of the multi-award-winning ERS Satellites, which will take place online on 5 March 2024. This free event brings together a faculty of top specialists in their field. It will cover four main topics: COPD, asthma, bronchiectasis and infections. The interactive programme is designed to support participation from an online audience.

Find out more and register | Browse our books on COPD, asthma, bronchiectasis and infections

Breathe: pick of the week

Beyond pulmonary function testing, functional imaging provides deeper insights into regional heterogeneity and mechanisms of respiratory diseases with the potential for early detection and better phenotyping.

Read the article in full | Submit to Breathe

Digital Respiratory Healthcare – available now!

The latest ERS Monograph on Digital Respiratory Healthcare has now been published. Guiding the reader through the potential benefits and pitfalls of technology-based initiatives. this Monograph breaks the discussion down into three areas: technological opportunities and regulatory challenges; social benefits, challenges and implications; and exemplars of digital healthcare. Each chapter reviews contemporary literature and considers how a digital respiratory future can provide optimal care. The result is an authoritative, balanced guide to developing digital respiratory health. 

Access the Monograph online | Order your print copy

The ERS Monograph podcast: listen to the newest episodes

The ERS Monograph podcast provides a fascinating overview of the latest instalments in our book series. Each episode looks at a different Monograph, with interviews featuring Guest Editors and leaders in the field. On the ERS Respiratory Channel, you'll find podcast episodes on rare diseases of the respiratory system, inequalities in respiratory health, lung diseases and cancer, and much more. Visit the ERS Respiratory Channel to listen to the podcasts and access the Monograph at books.ersjournals.com 

Breathe: Multidisciplinary management of respiratory disease

The latest issue of Breathe examines multidisciplinary management of respiratory disease, with articles looking at holistic management of patients with progressive pulmonary fibrosis and the multidisciplinary teams involved in TB prevention and care. The journal club discusses recent trials of add-on therapy for pulmonary fibrosis.

Read the introductory editorial from the Breathe Chief Editor | Browse the table of contents

European Lung Foundation – Breathe Clean Air patient conference

Held on 7 December, this European Lung Foundation (ELF) patient conference will see patients and healthcare professionals discuss the effects of air pollution and climate change on lung conditions. The conference will include a collection of patient stories on the effects of indoor and outdoor pollution. Patients will give their advice on mitigation and healthcare professionals will provide an update on new research and advice. The even will highlight the importance of patient voices in advocating for better policies.

Register now | Order your print copy of Inequalities in Respiratory Health

Adult Cystic Fibrosis Conference

On 1–2 December, the European Respiratory Society (ERS) and the European Cystic Fibrosis Society (ECFS), will hold the Adult Cystic Fibrosis Conference. Chaired by Francesco Blasi and Eva Polverino, this conference will provide an overview of the diagnosis, treatment and continuous management of cystic fibrosis (CF), including transitioning from paediatric to adult CF care. Delegates will have the chance to participate in interactive sessions, and submit cases and abstracts for presentation and discussion. Register for #ACFMilan2023

Special offer – €10 off print copies of Bronchiectasis for a limited time to mark #ACFMilan 2023

Weaning from mechanical ventilation: lessons learned from WEAN SAFE

WEAN SAFE is a European Respiratory Society (ERS) co-funded clinical research collaboration of 50 countries and 500 intensive care units from around the globe. Its aim is to investigate the epidemiology, practice and outcome of weaning from mechanical ventilation. On 5 December, ERS will hold a webinar that will discuss the findings and implications of the first WEAN SAFE results. With Giacomo Bellani, Margaret Herridge and John Laffey amongst the speakers, this webinar will prove valuable to pulmonologists, nurses and clinical scientists alike.

Register now | Order your print copy of the ERS Practical Handbook of Invasive Mechanical Ventilation

Multidisciplinary management of pulmonary fibrosis

On 29 November, the European Respiratory Society (ERS) will hold a webinar on "Multidisciplinary management of pulmonary fibrosis: focus on patient centeredness". Aimed at pulmonologists, clinicians, patients and interstitial lung disease (ILD) specialists, the webinar will consider the following topics: beyond pharmacological treatment in pulmonary fibrosis; ventilatory support in ILD; and nonpharmacological treatments and health literacy. 

Register now | Order your print copy of Pulmonary Manifestations of Systemic Diseases

ERJ pick of the week

Impaired fibroblast growth factor (FGF)10 signalling is an integral part of the pathological mechanism that leads to development of cigarette smoke-induced emphysema and pulmonary hypertension (PH). Restoration of FGF10 signalling reverses established cigarette smoke- and elastase-induced emphysema and PH in mice.

Read the article in full | Browse the current issue of the ERJ

Coming soon in the ERS Monograph series

Look out for the following titles, coming soon in the ERS Monograph book series: Digital Respiratory Healthcare (pre-order before 27 November and receive a €10 discount), COPD in the 21st Century, Transition of Care in Respiratory Medicine and COVID-19: An Update. Visit ersbookshop.com to browse all the titles in the ERS Monograph collection.

A new dawn in the fight against TB: UNITE4TB starts phase 2 clinical trials

On 8 November 2023, leading tuberculosis (TB) drug developer, UNITE4TB, of which the European Respiratory Society (ERS) is a consortium member, announced the start of its phase 2B/C clinical trial programme, with the first participant enrolled at its trial site in Cappe Town, South Africa. These trials are a major milestone for the TB community.

Find out more | Order your print copy of The Challenge of Tuberculosis in the 21st Century 

Support Tobacco 21 this Lung Cancer Awareness Month

The European Respiratory Society (ERS) supports the Tobacco 21 campaign, urging policy makers to take positive action against the uptake of smoking, by raising the tobacco age-of-sale to 21. As countries move towards ending the use of tobacco products, ERS urges its members to support and promote the adoption of Tobacco 21 policies.

Find out more about Tobacco 21 | Order your print copy of the Monograph on Supporting Tobacco Cessation

Digital Respiratory Healthcare – pre-order your print copy

The forthcoming ERS Monograph on Digital Respiratory Healthcare is now available to pre-order. An authoritative, up-to-date and balanced guide to the developing digital respiratory health field, this Monograph deftly guides the reader through the potential benefits and pitfalls of such change. 

Pre-order your print copy before 27 November and receive a €10 discount 

The importance of getting the dose right in anti-TB treatment

On 23 November, ERS will host a panel discussion on "The importance of getting the dose right in anti-tuberculosis treatment". Chaired by Professor Christoph Lange and Professor Raquel Duarte, this webinar will discuss: the main pharmacodinetic processes; site-of-disease pharmacodkinetics in pulmoanry TB; combination treatment and drug–drug interactions; and the use of mathematical models.

Register now | Order your print copy of the The Challenge of Tuberculosis in the 21st Century

Access the latest ERJ Open Research articles

ERJ Open Research is ERS's fully open access research journal. Amongst the latest articles in the journal, you'll find research letters on compartment-specific protein interactions in beryllium lung disease and patient and physician perspectives on biological treatment in severe asthma; and an original research article association of weather conditions with variability in physical activity in COPD. The issue also includes Review articles on pulmonary hypertension associated with diazoxide, and on the influence of ethnicity on adherence to nonsurgical interventions for COPD. Visit openres.ersjournals.com to browse all of the latest articles in full.

European Respiratory Review: pick of the week

Individuals with preserved ratio impaired spirometry (PRISm) have a significantly increased risk of all-cause, cardiovascular and respiratory-related mortality compared with those with normal spirometry. These findings highlight the importance of recognising PRISm in clinical settings.

Read the pick of the week | Submit your manuscript to the European Respiratory Review

Clean air in Europe: no delay, no exemptions, no more pollution

As the EU Environment Council prepares to adopt its position on the revision of the EU Ambient Air Quality Directive, the European Respiratory Society (ERS) and the European Lung Foundation (ELF) have issued a new position statement urging EU environment ministers to prioritise health, follow the science on health effects of air pollution, and fully align new EU air quality standards with the World Health Organization 2021 Air Quality Guidelines.

Read the statement | Order your print copy of Inequalities in Respiratory Health

Non-CF bronchiectasis in children: improving patient care

On 20 November, ERS will host a panel discussion on "Non-CF bronchiectasis in children: improving patient care". Chaired by Dr Carolina Arez Constant and Dr Ahmad Kantar, this webinar will discuss: the patient perspective of living with bronchiectasis; undiagnosed bronchiectasis in children; and outgrowing paediatric care in bronchiectasis.

Register now | Order your print copy of the ERS Monograph on Bronchiectasis

Corrected Impact Factor released for ERJ

The 2022 Journal Impact Factor of the European Respiratory Journal (ERJ) has been corrected to 24.9 by Clarivate, which now places the ERJ as the second highest impact journal in the Respiratory Systems category.

Access the full range of ERS Publications | Submit to the ERJ

Digital Respiratory Healthcare – pre-order your print copy

The forthcoming ERS Monograph on Digital Respiratory Healthcare is now available to pre-order. An authoritative, up-to-date and balanced guide to the developing digital respiratory health field, this Monograph deftly guides the reader through the potential benefits and pitfalls of such change. 

Pre-order your print copy before 27 November and receive a €10 discount 

ERJ Editors' choice

The Chief Editors of the European Respiratory Journal (ERJ) have selected their highlights from the October issue. Their selection includes original articles on: theratyping cystic fibrosis patients, the association of eicosanoids and eicosanoid-related metabolites with pulmonary hypertension, and the prevalence, risk factors and outcomes of cardiac disease. The issue also features European Respiratory Society (ERS) short guidelines for the use of as-needed ICS/formoterol in mild asthma, as we all as the ERS/American Thoracic Society technical statement on standardisations of the measurement of lung volumes.

Access the Chief Editors' full list | Visit erj.ersjournals.com to browse the the most highly regarded respiratory journal in Europe

Using human induced pluripotent stem cells for lung research

Session three of the webinar series "How to? Technologies used on clinical samples" takes place on 15 November and is entitled "Using human induced pluripotent stem cells for lung research". Chaired by Dr Ruth Olmer, the webinar will discuss; differentiation of lung tissue-relevant cell types from hiPSC; CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing of hiPSC; and patient-specific and disease modelling. 

Register now | Order your print copy of Lung Stem Cells in Development, Health and Disease

ERJ: pick of the week

People living with cystic fibrosis may be at increased risk of cardiac disease as they grow older. Further work is needed to better understand risk factors and risk profiles in more detail.

Read the article in full | Browse the current issue of the ERJ

ERS short guidelines for the use of as-needed ICS/formoterol in mild asthma

As part of the October issue, the European Respiratory Journal presents the latest in its series of podcasts. Deputy Chief Editor Don Sin and Professor Alberto Papi discuss the new ERS short guidelines for the use of as-needed ICS/formoterol in mild asthma.

Listen to the episode | Access the October issue of the ERJ

Novel advances in the diagnosis of ILDs

In a recent joint webinar, ERS and ALAT looked at novel advances in the diagnosis of interstitial lung diseases (ILDs). The webinar covers the importance of the usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) pattern, the role of cryobiopsy in the diagnosis of fibrotic ILD, and genomic classifiers as a diagnostic tool to identify the UIP pattern in clinical practice. 

Register now | Order your copy of the ERS Monograph on Pulmonary Manifestations of Systemic Diseases

Digital Respiratory Healthcare – pre-order your print copy

The forthcoming ERS Monograph on Digital Respiratory Healthcare is now available to pre-order. An authoritative, up-to-date and balanced guide to the developing digital respiratory health field, this Monograph deftly guides the reader through the potential benefits and pitfalls of such change. 

Pre-order your print copy before 27 November and receive a €10 discount 

European Respiratory Review: pick of the week

While blood eosinophil count is the biomarker used in clinical practice to enable selective use of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) in COPD, there is a complex interacting network involving the microbiome, airway inflammation and ICS that decides the clinical outcome in individuals.

Read the pick of the week | Submit your manuscript to the European Respiratory Review

Curbside Consult: sleep disordered breathing

In the latest episode of Curbside Consult, Professor Sean Gaine and Dr Emer Kelly get an update from the field of sleep disordered breathing, including the latest on treatment, from Dr Esther Schwarz.

Watch now | Order your print copy of the ERS Handbook of Respiratory Sleep Medicine

Breathe: Multidisciplinary management of respiratory disease

The latest issue of Breathe examines multidisciplinary management of respiratory disease, with articles looking at holistic management of patients with progressive pulmonary fibrosis and the multidisciplinary teams involved in TB prevention and care. The journal club discusses recent trials of add-on therapy for pulmonary fibrosis.

Read the introductory editorial from the Breathe Chief Editor | Browse the table of contents

Climate change: what clinicians need to know for their patients

Catch up on the most recent ERS Vision Live: "Climate change: what clinicians need to know for their patients". In this edition, co-chairs Carlos Robalo Cordeiro (European Respiratory Society (ERS) Past President) and Barbara Hoffmann (ERS Advocacy Council Chair) brought together a panel of experts to discuss the importance of climate change for pulmonologists and their patients. 

Watch now | Order your print copy of the ERS Monograph on Inequalities in Respiratory Health

Digital Respiratory Healthcare – pre-order your print copy

The forthcoming ERS Monograph on Digital Respiratory Healthcare is now available to pre-order. An authoritative, up-to-date and balanced guide to the developing digital respiratory health field, this Monograph deftly guides the reader through the potential benefits and pitfalls of such change. 

Pre-order your print copy before 27 November and receive a €10 discount 

There's an ERS Monograph to suit your needs

Rare Diseases of the Respiratory System, The Challenge of Tuberculosis in the 21st Century and Cardiovascular Complications of Respiratory Disorders are amongst our most popular ERS Monographs. But we have a broad range available, covering topics such as Clinical Exercise Testing, Complex Breathlessness and Bronchiectasis. Visit books.ersjournals.com for online access, or order print copies from ersbookshop.com. Can't see a Monograph that suits your needs? Email us – we're always interested in hearing your ideas.

Breathe: pick of the week

Inducible laryngeal obstruction and breathing pattern disorder are common causes of breathlessness. Multidisciplinary assessment can prevent unnecessary medication use and hospital admissions, and facilitate effective management of these complex conditions.

Read the article in full | Submit to Breathe

Digital Respiratory Healthcare – pre-order your print copy

The forthcoming ERS Monograph on Digital Respiratory Healthcare is now available to pre-order. An authoritative, up-to-date and balanced guide to the developing digital respiratory health field, this Monograph deftly guides the reader through the potential benefits and pitfalls of such change. 

Pre-order your print copy before 27 November and receive a €10 discount 

Podcast: The best of the ERJ at the ERS International Congress 2023

The European Respiratory Journal's (ERJ's) September issue features the latest in it series of podcasts. Chief Editor James Chalmers, Deputy Chief Editor Don Sin, and Section Editors Isabella Annesi-Maesano and Joan Soriano talk about the Best of the ERJ session at the ERS International Congress 2023, as well as their favourite sessions from the rest of the Congress. 

Listen to the podcast | Access the September issue of the ERJ

ERJ Open Research: pick of the week

Inspiratory muscle training is a well-tolerated conservative treatment option for people with unilateral diaphragm dysfunction that yields meaningful benefits in activity-related dyspnoea and exercise tolerance.

Read the article in full | Submit your manuscript to ERJ Open Research

ERS Lung Science Conference 2024: submit your abstract

The European Respiratory Society (ERS) Lung Science Conference will take place in Estoril (Portugal) on 14–17 March 2024. The event is at the forefront of basic and translational science. The LSC is ideal for budding respiratory researchers looking to boost their career, as it offers the opportunity to present your research to worldwide leaders in the field and network with your peers.

Submit your abstract by 31 October 2023

Irritants and airborne pollutants in adult asthma

Medical education is generally deficient in teaching environmental and occupational determinants of human health in general, and respiratory health in particular. And yet the impact of these factors on respiratory health is increasingly evident and pressing, given recent environmental disasters. On 26 October, ERS will hold a panel discussion that will consider the incontrovertible contribution of irritants and allergens in the environment and the workplace, to the causation, aggravation, and perpetuation of asthma throughout the world.

Register now | Order you print copy of the Occupational and Environmental Lung Disease Monograph

Access the latest ERJ Open Research articles

ERJ Open Research is ERS's fully open access research journal. Amongst the latest articles in the journal, you'll find original research papers on the association of physical activity and quality of life in parapneumonic effusion, cardiomyopathy as a cause of death in Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and the high prevalence of interstitial lung abnormalities in middle-aged never-smokers. The issue also includes a research letter on ciliary dyskinesia in severe asthma and a study protocol on the Anti-Inflammatory Reliever Algorithm Study.  Visit openres.ersjournals.com to browse all of the latest articles in full.

Climate change: what clinicians need to know for their patients

The next instalment of ERS Vision Live, entitled "Climate change: what clinicians need to know for their patients", will take place on 18 October. The expert panel, co-chaired by European Respiratory Society (ERS) Past President Carlos Robalo Cordeiro, and Advocacy Council Chair Barbara Hoffmann, will discuss the importance of climate change for pulmonologists and their patients. 

Register now | Order your print copy of the ERS Monograph on Inequalities in Respiratory Health

Bronchiectasis in children

Paediatric bronchiectasis is a hot topic due to increasing awareness in children and adolescents. On 16 October, ERS and ESPR will hold a joint webinar that will cover the definition, pathogenesis and underlying cases, radiological findings and treatment of paediatric bronchiectasis. Cases with paediatric bronchiectasis will be demonstrated with MCQs, giving participants the opportunity to enrich their knowledge.

Register now | Order you print copy of the ERS Handbook of Paediatric Respiratory Medicine

ERJ Open Research: pick of the week

Blood eosinophil count is associated with eosinophils observed in small-airway lung specimens in smokers with and without COPD. Blood eosinophil count may reflect eosinophilic inflammation in small airways. 

Read the article in full | Visit openres.ersjournals.com to browse the table of contents

ERJ Editors' choice

The Chief Editors of the European Respiratory Journal (ERJ) have selected their highlights from the September issue. Their selection includes: original articles on the effects of sotatercept on haemodynamics and right heart function, and high- versus low-dose prednisolone for sarcoidosis treatment. The issue also features a research letter on the impact of inhaler therapy choice on carbon footprint, as well as editorials on GOLD 2023 by Dave Singh, defining good lung health by Joan B. Soriano and Christine Jenkins, and COPD by Alvar Agusti and Rosa Faner.

Access the Chief Editors' full list | Visit erj.ersjournals.com to browse the the most highly regarded respiratory journal in Europe

Climate change: what clinicians need to know for their patients

The next instalment of ERS Vision Live, entitled "Climate change: what clinicians need to know for their patients", will take place on 18 October. The expert panel, co-chaired by European Respiratory Society (ERS) Past President Carlos Robalo Cordeiro, and Advocacy Council Chair Barbara Hoffmann, will discuss the importance of climate change for pulmonologists and their patients. 

Register now | Order your print copy of the ERS Monograph on Inequalities in Respiratory Health

Bronchiectasis in children

Paediatric bronchiectasis is a hot topic due to increasing awareness in children and adolescents. On 16 October, ERS and ESPR will hold a joint webinar that will cover the definition, pathogenesis and underlying cases, radiological findings and treatment of paediatric bronchiectasis. Cases with paediatric bronchiectasis will be demonstrated with MCQs, giving participants the opportunity to enrich their knowledge.

Register now | Order you print copy of the ERS Handbook of Paediatric Respiratory Medicine

Novel advances in the diagnosis of ILDs

On 12 October, a joint ERS–ALAT webinar will look at novel advances in the diagnosis of interstitial lung diseases (ILDs). The webinar will cover the importance of the usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) pattern, the role of cryobiopsy in the diagnosis of fibrotic ILD, and genomic classifiers as a diagnostic tool to identify the UIP pattern in clinical practice.

Register now | Order your copy of the ERS Monograph on Pulmonary Manifestations of Systemic Diseases

Breathe: pick of the week

Antifibrotic medication is increasingly complex. Add-on treatments are in clinical trials, or available, for patients progressing on first-line idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis or progressive fibrosis interstitial lung disease therapy. This Breathe Journal Club looks at the BI 101550 and RELIEF trials, placing them within current clinical practice. 

Read the article in full | Submit to Breathe

ERJ Open Research: pick of the week

In this study, published in ERJ Open Research, oral prednisone did not show any advantage in patients with COPD exacerbation in primary care. Significantly higher respiratory-related treatment failure in the prednisone group warns against the use of corticosteroids in this setting. https://openres.ersjournals.com/content/9/5/00057-2023

European Respiratory Review: pick of the week

Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy seems to significantly improve glycated haemoglobin levels in patients with type 2 diabetes and obstructive sleep apnoea. The amount of improvement is associated with the duration of CPAP use, so optimal adherence to CPAP should be a primary goal in these patients.

Read the pick of the week | Submit your manuscript to the European Respiratory Review

Access the latest ERJ Open Research articles

Access the most recent papers published in ERJ Open Research – ERS's fully open access research journal. Amongst the latest articles you'll find original articles on: the role of bronchoscopy in granulomatosis with polyangiitis and microscopic polyangiitis; incident pulmonary hypertension in cases investigated with repeat echocardiography; and the use of oral corticosteroids as treatment for outpatients with acute exacerbations of COPD. Visit openres.ersjournals.com to browse all of the latest articles in full.

ERS Vision Live panel discussion: Is TB elimination still achievable?

The next instalment of ERS Vision Live will take place on 26 September, and will ask: Is TB elimination still achievable? The expert panel, co-chaired by Professor Giovanni Battista Migliori and Professor Raquel Duarte, will discuss the history of TB elimination, what countries can do to prepare for elimination, and how scientific societies and pulmonologists can help sustain the process.

Register now | Order your copy of the ERS Monograph on The Challenge of Tuberculosis in the 21st Century

ERJ Open Research: pick of the week

Pulmonary arterial wedge pressure (PAWP) provides accurate but imprecise estimates of left ventricular end-diastolic pressure (LVEDP) during exercise. A combination of PAWP ≥25 mmHg at peak and/or PAWP/cardiac output slope >2 mmHg·L⁻¹·min⁻¹ correctly identifies heart failure with preserved ejection fraction patients among those individuals with either PAWP or LVEDP ≥25 mmHg at peak.

Read the article in full | Visit openres.ersjournals.com to browse the table of contents

Breathe: the environment and respiratory disease

The latest issue of Breathe focuses on respiratory disease and the environment, with articles discussing occupational lung disease, and air quality and respiratory health in children. The journal club looks at three recent publications investigating the effects of environmental exposures on respiratory health outcomes. 

Read the introductory editorial from the Breathe Chief Editor | Browse the full table of contents.  

ERS Vision Live panel discussion: Is TB elimination still achievable?

The next instalment of ERS Vision Live will take place on 26 September, and will ask: Is TB elimination still achievable? The expert panel, co-chaired by Professor Giovanni Battista Migliori and Professor Raquel Duarte, will discuss the history of TB elimination, what countries can do to prepare for elimination, and how scientific societies and pulmonologists can help sustain the process.

Register now | Order your copy of the ERS Monograph on The Challenge of Tuberculosis in the 21st Century

Take a break at the ERS Congress Bookshop

Congress is busy! Take a breather at the ERS Bookshop, located in hall 4 of the Allianz MiCo in Milan. Meet friends (you might even bump into a Chief Editor or Guest Editor) and browse the latest books – the ERS Handbook of Respiratory Sleep Medicine and the ERS Monograph on The Challenge of Tuberculosis in the 21st Century. We also have lots of ERS bestsellers, such as the ERS Handbook of Paediatric Respiratory Medicine and the Practical Handbook of Invasive Mechanical Ventilation, as well as Monographs on Severe Asthma, Bronchietasis and Pleural Disease. 

ERJ issues call for high-quality research papers on post-COVID syndrome

In response to the global challenge posed by post-COVID syndrome, or "long COVID", the European Respiratory Journal (ERJ) is calling for new submissions on long COVID, post-COVID syndrome and the long-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly with regard to the pulmonary system. Preference will be given to papers that are clinical trials, provide mechanistic insight to its pathophysiology, or provide new knowledge on its clinical course or endophenotypes. 

Submission deadline: 1 November 2023 | Find out more

The ERS Congress Bookshop is open!

Visit the ERS Congress Bookshop in hall 4 of the Allianz MiCo in Milan and get your hands on the latest books – the ERS Handbook of Respiratory Sleep Medicine and the ERS Monographs on The Challenge of Tuberculosis in the 21st Century, Rare Diseases of the Respiratory System, and Inequalities in Respiratory Health. You'll also find popular bestsellers such as the ERS Handbook of Respiratory Medicine, Self-Assessment in Respiratory Medicine and Monographs on Complex Breathlessness, Pulmonary Rehabilitation, and COVID-19. See you there!

ERS climate change statement: major threats highlighted

The European Respiratory Society (ERS) has outlined climate change occurrences that cause a clear and major threat to respiratory patients worldwide. The statement also calls for health to be central to the development of climate change mitigation strategies and air pollution reduction policies. ERS urges support from the professional respiratory community to advocate for the protection of our planet and for the health of the people who live and depend on it. Read the full statement

Visit us in Milan!

The ERS Bookshop is once again part of the International Congress in Milan. Visit us in hall 4 from 8 am on today to see all the latest ERS Monographs and Handbooks.

ERJ Editors' choice

The Chief Editors of the European Respiratory Journal (ERJ) have selected their highlights from the August issue. Their selection includes original articles on COPD and cystic fibrosis, and an editorial on climate change and respiratory health. The issue also includes the European Respiratory Society (ERS) clinical practice guidelines on palliative care for people with COPD or interstitial lung disease, and an ERS statement on frailty in adults with chronic lung disease.

Access the Chief Editors' full list | Visit erj.ersjournals.com to browse the the most highly regarded respiratory journal in Europe

European Respiratory Review: pick of the week

Effective implementation of oxygen therapy in interstitial lung disease requires more robust scientific evidence, technological innovation, equitable funding models, and access to information and support to empower users. 

Read the pick of the week | Submit your manuscript to the European Respiratory Review

Visit us in Milan!

The ERS Bookshop will once again be part of our International Congress in Milan. Visit us in hall 4 from Sunday 10 September to see all the latest ERS Monographs and Handbooks.

European Respiratory Review: pick of the week

Barriers to and facilitators of the use of oxygen therapy in people living with an interstitial lung disease: a systematic review of qualitative evidence

Effective implementation of oxygen therapy in interstitial lung disease requires more robust scientific evidence, technological innovations, equitable funding models, and access to information and support to empower users.

https://err.ersjournals.com/content/32/169/230066

Celebrating ERSM's 100th issue - don't miss our special offer!

We are celebrating 100 issues of the ERS Monograph with a very special offer – buy four or more Monograph titles in print and receive a 20% discount. Visit ersbookshop.com to browse the Monographs and order your copies before the offer ends on 31 August.

Celebrating 100 issues of the ERS Monograph

We are celebrating 100 issues of the ERS Monograph with a very special offer – buy four or more Monograph titles in print and receive a 20% discount. Visit ersbookshop.com to browse the Monographs and help us celebrate the ongoing success of the European Respiratory Society's long-running, authoritative book series.

Click-and-collect – last chance to order!

We are running a click-and-collect service for on-site delegates at the ERS International Congress in Milan. As well as benefiting from a discounted price on ERS's large range of ERS Monographs and ERS Handbooks, you can be he first to get hold of the new ERS Monograph on The Challenge of Tuberculosis in the 21st Century. Orders close on 20 August. Stock at this year's Congress will be limited, so pre-ordering is the only way to guarantee your copy. Use the click and collect service