🛎️ PAHO recommends that Member States continue their efforts to increase and maintain adequate vaccination coverage against measles, rubella, and mumps. ℹ️ Read more: paho.org/en/documents/e… #GetVax

The Philip Morris-funded ‘Foundation for a Smoke-Free World’ has changed its name to ‘Global Action to End Smoking’ Governments and public health communities should continue to refuse to partner with an organisation funded by a global tobacco company bit.ly/3VugByN

🗓️ Explore our lineup of events happening this week: paho.org/en/events Be a part of the action!

World Lung Cancer Day 2024 Today on #WorldLungCancerDay2024 FIRS stresses the importance of early screening awareness and access to diagnose and treat lung cancer. Learn more here: bit.ly/46tfXWq

First day of this amazing event! #ERS2024

Today is World Physiotherapy Day. This year the focus is on low back pain. Did you know this is the single leading cause of disability worldwide? Neil Langridge, chair of MACP, discusses how physiotherapy can help. csp.org.uk/frontline/arti… World Physiotherapy

Young people who vape perform worse than non-vapers in tests designed to measure their capacity for exercise, according to a study presented at the #ERSCongress today Read the full story: ersnet.org/news-and-featu…

World Lung Day 2024 99% of the world breathes unhealthy air. Let’s work together for #LungHealth and #CleanAir #WorldLungDay Learn more here: bit.ly/3zwd3Ed

Today is World COPD Day & the 2024 theme is ‘Know your lung function’. FIRS -Forum of International Respiratory Societies, of which ERS is a founding member, is highlighting the importance of measuring lung function as a tool for diagnosing COPD. Read more in the news release: bit.ly/4hYBCew

We’ve created a suite of resources to support you to implement changes in your practice in line with the new new BTS//NICE/SIGN asthma guideline: 📄 A first steps guide 🔗 Signposting infographic 🖥️ Webinar (watch on demand) Learn more ow.ly/reak50UguMe

Nottingham OSA-NIV course only 2 weeks away. Exciting program great faculty. Muscular Dystrophy UK Alison Armstrong BritishSleepSociety Cat Goodin💙 Matt Cox Liam Campbell 🏳️‍🌈 Dr Karen Marshall 🦋 ([email protected]) Nihon Kohden UK Sriram Iyer

To support anyone raising awareness around CPD, we created a simple poster for workplaces 💪 Download the full PDF and more resources from: hcpc-uk.org/cpd-week #CPDWeek2025

It's National Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR) Awareness Week! PR improves breathlessness, physical function, & quality of life better than any other therapy.

HAPPY PULMONARY REHAB WEEK! March 9-15!

⚠️ Unicompartmental Knee Pain Are patients being overtreated with total knee replacements? What can we do? 🤷‍♂️ This #BJSMBlog with infographic on the management of unicompartmental knee pain Read ➡️ bit.ly/3EsSydN

🗣️ "Experts are those who live with a condition daily." A new article in Evidence-Based Nursing highlights the importance of meaningful patient and public involvement in research. Read the key recommendations for researchers ow.ly/zUZl50V9hvs

Join us at the #PCRS2025 Conference in Telford for expert-led sessions, networking and practical skills to transform your respiratory care practice. Taking place on the 18th - 20th September - register early and save with discounted rates ⏰ pcrs-uk.org/conference

Spirometry and plethysmography are the bastions of the lung function laboratory, but are they relevant in the modern world? Can long-standing controversies be resolved? Can AI ever replace human interpretation of the tests? Dr Steve Milne @KatrinaTonga bit.ly/ERSM107

Important message for the World Asthma Day: "Make inhaled treatments accessible for ALL!". Asthma control is possible with the right treatment. However, many Countries do not have inhaled medication available. #rightcareforasthma

'I want to see physios and other allied health professionals at the heart of the neighbourhood service.' 👏 Wes Streeting places physio & rehab at the heart of the NHS 10-year plan in England. Thank you Sonia Kumar MP for Dudley 🌹 for continuing to advocate for physiotherapy. #RightToRehab