What is No Smoking Day? An annual awareness day in the UK, No Smoking Day was founded by a charity of the same name and first took place on Ash Wednesday in 1984. The date was then changed to the second Wednesday in March. The purpose of No Smoking Day is to campaign for greater […]
Practice Nursing has teamed up with Independent Nurse to once again bring you Primary Care Nursing Live, taking place from 15 - 18 March 2021. While we are unable to hold a physical event this year, all sessions will be streamed online, offering the same interactive CPD education despite lockdown restrictions. It is free to […]
Each year, we commemorate World Tuberculosis (TB) Day on March 24 to raise public awareness about the devastating health, social and economic consequences of TB, and to step up efforts to end the global TB epidemic. The date marks the day in 1882 when Dr Robert Koch announced that he had discovered the bacterium that […]
Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis and the Royal Society of Medicine bring together patient and clinician experiences to discuss the current approaches to diagnosis, active treatment and symptom management of IPF. We will also explore the latest cutting edge research, as we consider areas of inquiry likely to deliver step changes in treatment. Key speakers: • […]
This conference is focusing on the ongoing research into the long-lasting effects of COVID-19 - and the priorities for coordinating effective care provision and treatment. The conference follows NICE guidance being published on managing the long term effects of COVID, and NHS England setting up long COVID assessment centres across the country. Key […]
Bronchiectasis – How Key is the Role of Airway Clearance? A Practical Review and Guide for this Pandemic and Beyond Join Professor James Chalmers, Pamela Vaughn and Paul McCallion as they discuss the importance of airway clearance therapy in Bronchiectasis patients, global guidelines and recommendations during the pandemic. Webinar Will Also Cover: Bronchiectasis disease area […]
What will the session be about? Loneliness and social isolation in people with a long term respiratory condition was a rising concern even before social shielding advised during the COVID-19 pandemic. Living alone and social disengagement are associated with increased risk of respiratory admission (1). This session will focus on the social elements of […]
World Asthma Day (WAD) (May 5, 2021) is organized by the Global Initiative for Asthma, (GINA) (www.ginasthma.org), a World Health Organization collaborative organization founded in 1993. WAD is held each May to raise awareness of Asthma worldwide. This year’s World Asthma Day theme is “Uncovering Asthma Misconceptions”. The theme provides a call to action to […]
An opportunity to hear about important nursing research relating to the COVID-19 pandemic Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses have played a key role across all aspects of health and care to stop the spread of the virus and to minimise its impact on individuals, families and communities, whilst continuing to deliver safe, […]
Organised annually by the International Council of Nurses, International Nurses Day celebrates the contribution that nurses make to societies around the world. The date has a very strong significance, being the birthday of perhaps the world’s most famous nurse, Florence Nightingale. Alongside the encouragement of a fully deserved congratulations owed to nurses, the organisation also […]
The ATS is moving ahead with plans for a hybrid meeting for ATS 2021, May 14-19 in San Diego. The 2021 experience will deliver the science, education, and networking that the pulmonary, critical care, and sleep community has come to expect from the ATS International Conference. The 2021 experience will deliver the science, education, and […]
This conference will assess the priorities for improving lung health in England. Areas for discussion include: responding to the pandemic, and the challenges of long COVID lung health in the implementation of the NHS Long Term Plan optimising respiratory prescribing promoting prevention and addressing inequalities, including air quality improvement and developing healthy communities next steps […]
