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 […]
Clinical practice requires trust and flow of communication not only between patient and clinician, but also among staff working in different pockets of the system, with the aim of providing the best possible care for each person. Covid-19 has tested our collective understanding of patient–clinician relationships, transforming them, overnight, into remote, online ones, while also […]
This yearly celebration informs the public on the dangers of using tobacco, the business practices of tobacco companies, what WHO is doing to fight the tobacco epidemic, and what people around the world can do to claim their right to health and healthy living and to protect future generations. The Member States of the World […]
Respiratory Medicine 2021: Innovating for Value in Respiratory Healthcare Respiratory Innovation Wales and Life Sciences Hub Wales are delighted to announce the second event in the Respiratory Medicine series. This month the focus will be on the role of Value-Based healthcare. Aims To translate principles of Value-Based healthcare for patients, organisations, researchers and industry To […]
In light of the difficulties and uncertainties still being experienced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have decided that the 2021 Summer Meeting will take place on 17th and 18th June 2021 as a remote event only. It will run for two days, as usual. Further information is available in the booking information and […]
