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.

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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.

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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. 

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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.

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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.

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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.

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