Respiratory
Tuesday, 04 July 2023
09:30 - 10:25
Chair's Opening Remarks and Allergic Rhinitis and Why Sneezes and Sniffles Matter in Asthma
Dr Roger Henderson, senior GP and health broadcaster
10:40 - 11:25
COPD (Sponsored session - details coming soon)
11:40 - 12:25
COPD in 2023
June Roberts, independent consultant nurse
Latest guidelines, preventative strategies to reduce exacerbations, how to improve patients’ experiences
12:45 - 13:30
What to do with difficult asthma: A step in severe asthma before biologics
Dr Richard Russell, Clinical Reader In Respiratory Medicine, Clinical Director for Respiratory Medicine for South-East, Consultant Respiratory Physician, King College. London, Southern health NHSFT
- Review the burden of difficult to control asthma
- What are the extra treatment options available and do they work?
- Review of a real case with real outcomes.
14:00 - 14:45
Asthma (Sponsored session - details coming soon)
15:00 - 15:45
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia and Pulmonary Hypertension
Prof Robert Tulloh, Professor of Paediatric Cardiology, Societi, The UK Foundation for Kawasaki Disease
16:00 - 16:45
Lungs at Work: how to approach a patient with occupational respiratory issues
Dr Jo Szram, consultant respiratory physician
- Identify key aspects in a clinical history that suggests a work-related respiratory problem
- Distinguish between work-exacerbated and occupational asthma and why this matters
- Gain an overview of other occupational lung diseases such as silicosis, asbestos-related lung disease and hypersensitivity pneumonitis
16:45
Conference ends