In episode one of this new ERS Advocacy podcast, Prof. Barbara Hoffmann, ERS Advocacy Council Chair, delves into the topic of childhood respiratory care. Prof. Hoffmann is joined by ERS Past President Prof. Monika Gappa and paediatric pulmonologist, Prof. Marielle Pijnenburg. In their discussion, the experts speak on the burden of childhood respira…

In the latest episode of Respiratory Life, Brian Kent is joined by respiratory consultants Laura Gleeson and Imran Sulaiman.The panel discusses the implications of striking healthcare workers, with a particular lens on the recent strikes by nursing staff and doctors in the NHS in the UK, the subsequent implications on patient healthcare and also th…

In the third episode of Respiratory Life, Brian Kent is joined by respiratory consultants Laura Gleeson, Imran Sulaiman and Breda Cushen. The panel discuss artificial intelligence - what it is, how its use can be applied to medicine, and potential opportunities and challenges.They then discuss a recently published New England Journal of Medicine pa…

In the second episode of Respiratory Life, Professor Brian Kent is joined by respiratory consultants Laura Gleeson, Imran Sulaiman and Breda Cushen.The panelists discuss a recently published Lancet paper on the effects of remdesivir in patients hospitalised with COVID-19: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/la..., before then discussing the process,…

The Respiratory Life series joins Professor Brian Kent as he explores a wide range of topics with fellow respiratory consultants - giving insight into their working lives and the many diverse interactions which impact them. Includes discussion around how respiratory clinicians interact with colleagues, patients, and the world around them.In the fir…

Prof. Katerina Antoniou is joined by Prof. Venerino Poletti and Prof. Ganesh Raghu to discuss a hot topic in Interstitial Lung Diseases - cryobiopsy versus genomic classifier.European Respiratory Society

Prof. Marion Delcroix is joined by Dr. David Jenkins and Prof. Nick Kim to discuss news of the 2021 International CTEPH meeting.European Respiratory Society

Prof. Florence Schleich is joined by Prof. Omar Usmani and Dr. Iñigo Ojanguren Arranz to discuss the recent ERS guidelines “Towards a good asthma diagnosis in adults” and how the diagnosis of asthma remains a challenge.European Respiratory Society

This ERS podcast, hosted by ERS Advocacy Council Chair Arzu Yorgancioğlu, discusses the relationship between climate change and asthma.European Respiratory Society

Sleep Apnea and cardiovascular and metabolic co-morbidities. In order to assess the treatment effects: RCTs or real-life cohorts?European Respiratory Society

In the latest ERS Podcast, Dave Singh, Mona Bafadhel and Alberto Papi disucuss the evolving role of blood eosinophil counts in COPD. Blood eosinophil counts are an established biomarker in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, helping to direct appropriate use of inhaled corticosteroids. Despite considerable evidence supporting the use of eosinoph…

In the latest ERS Podcast Moderator Giovanni Battista Migliori is joined by Simon Tiberi and Onno Akkerman to discuss the new available options to reduce the treatment duration for drug-susceptible patients to 4 months and for MDR-TB patients to 6 months by discussing the important ongoing trials. The speakers also discuss the ideal organization of…

Prof. Mirjam Stahl and Prof. Stojka Fustik are joined by Prof. Marcus Mall to discuss CFTR modulators, the current hot topic area of cystic fibrosis, and how CFTR modulators therapy has developed over the past decades.European Respiratory Society

Professor James Chalmers is joined by Professors Jodie Simpson and Wisia Wedzicha to discuss the role of prophylactic antibiotic treatment in the prevention of exacerbations. They review current evidence from randomised trials, demonstrating the effect of long-term antibiotic treatment on exacerbation rates and symptoms in asthma, COPD, bronchiecta…

Prof. Sejal Saglani is joined by Dr Erol Gaillard to discuss new guidelines on the diagnosis of asthma in children, including why it was important to develop new guidelines, the overall approach recommended for diagnosis, and unmet needs that need to be addressed in future studies.European Respiratory Society

Prof. Refika Hamutcu Ersu is joined by Prof. Stijn Verhulst to discuss topics relating to morbidity in the obese child with obstructive sleep apnoea, including why obesity is relevant to OSA, the use of continuous positive airway pressure non-invasive ventilation, and the role of weight loss as a therapy.…

Professor Brian Kent is joined by Professors Grainne d'Ancona and Imran Sulaiman to discuss the importance of inhaler adherence, how we measure it, and what we can do to improve it.European Respiratory Society

Professor Alyn Morice is joined by Professors Jacky Smith and Laurent Guilleminault to discuss the nature of cough as a distinct condition, its clinical diagnosis and measurement, and the new treatments available to patients.European Respiratory Society

Dr Paul O’Byrne is joined by Prof. Ian Pavord for an engaging discussion which covers the significant changes in the ways that asthma is managed, the role of clinical pharmacology and biologic tools for improving asthma treatment, the potential of precision clinical trials, and lots more.European Respiratory Society

Professor Daiana Stolz is joined by Dr Lennie Derde, who was involved in the recent study 'Interleukin-6 Receptor Antagonists in Critically Ill Patients with Covid-19', published by the New England Journal of Medicine(NEJM). The pair discuss the use of tocilizumab in targeting interleukin-6 and assess its role in reducing the risk of invasive mecha…