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.
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
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.
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.
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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 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.
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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
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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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
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
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.
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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.
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