FIRS -Forum of International Respiratory Societies

🎬It’s a wrap for the FIRS Lung Health Taskforce Summit! Energetic and productive discussions today — focused on new tools for fair, equitable assessment and testing. Stay tuned for next steps bit.ly/Lungtaskforce #LungHealth #MedEd #Respiratory

A new study in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine found that the shutdown of a significant fossil fuel pollution source near Pittsburgh, PA, resulted in immediate improvements in respiratory health. Learn more: site.thoracic.org/press-releases…

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🫁Now on to spirometry. Prof Refiloe Masekela of the FIRS Lung Health Taskforce on training for the Spirometry Toolkit — looking at how we ensure practicality, consistency and reliability. 🔗bit.ly/Lungtaskforce #LungHealth #Spirometry #UHC #HealthyLungs #LungDisease #MedEd

📢 Prof Sanja Stanojević opens the FIRS Lung Health Taskforce summit — tackling how to make lung function assessment more equitable and accurate for all. 🔗Sign up for updates bit.ly/Lungtaskforce #LungHealth #RespiratoryHealth #LeaveNoOneBehind

At this year’s #ERSCongress 2025, we are offering up to 70 free registrations to medical students with an interest in respiratory health! This provides a unique opportunity to experience the largest respiratory-focused conference 🫁 Find out more: bit.ly/4kSpOKJ

Professor Heather Zar from @FIRS_LungsFirst sees the new #lunghealth resolution from #WHA78 as an opportunity to ⬆️ access the new #RSV prevention tools. Read @Nakkazi in @LancetRespirMed👉 thelancet.com/journals/lanre… @ReSViNET @RSVGOLD @iRSVsociety @sbdrysdale @gateshealth

.@FIRS_LungsFirst ⬆️Access to Inhaled Medicines for #COPD & #Asthma Policy Brief & Social Media now available in #Spanish, #French & #Portuguese! Take a look & share👉firsnet.org/campaigns/acce… @WHO @JLCastroGarcia @ncdalliance #LeadonNCDs #ActonNCDs

📖 The ERS Monograph on “Asthma” is available to order! This Monograph provides an up-to-date overview of asthma mechanisms and delivery of care. Purchase your copy from the ERS Bookshop: bit.ly/4jELpqu #asthma

Patient perspective chapters in @eurorespsoc Monographs are now free to access! Explore topics including bronchiectasis, COPD and lung transplantation and learn more about patient experiences and priorities. Learn more: europeanlung.org/en/news-and-bl…

A CHEST Special Feature proposes integrating #LungCancerScreening into behavioral health services & outlines strategies to improve screening uptake and outcomes for patients with behavioral health disorders. Read more in the July issue: hubs.la/Q03xpMzB0 #MedEd #LungCancer

Respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, is a common respiratory virus that can cause severe infections in the lungs and breathing passages, and can be life-threatening, especially to infants and young children. Learn more about preventing RSV in children with this latest ATS…

🎓Calling Students to Present Your Late‑Breaking Lung Health Research The RIT/JATA Student Late‑Breaker Session at #WCLH2025 is a unique platform spotlighting late‑breaking findings for students (undergrad, grad, doctoral students) to showcase their work. tinyurl.com/2tbks84m

Early bird registration is now OPEN! Be part of #APSR2025 from Nov 10–13 2025 at the SMX Convention Center Manila. Register Now! 2025.apsr.org/registration-i… #PCCP #lung #respiratory #pulmonary #COPD #asthma #TB #tuberculosis #lungcancer #bronchoscopy @philchestorg @RespirologyAPSR

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ERS members can now submit a proposal for a joint ERS and American Thoracic Society or ERS-only Task Force. The deadline to submit a proposal is 4 August 2025. Find out more: bit.ly/3SKmnKI