ERS Monograph: COPD in the 21st Century

As part of the January issue, the European Respiratory Journal presents the latest in its series of podcasts. Chief Editor James Chalmers interviews editorial board member Janice Leung about the clinical, physiological, imaging and molecular responses to cannabis smoking seen in ...  Show more

As part of the December issue, the European Respiratory Journal presents the latest in its series of podcasts. Chief Editor James Chalmers and Deputy Chief Editor Don Sin for their end-of-year roundup of their highlights from the ERJ in 2025. Cite this podcast as: ERJ Podcast Dec ...  Show more

Doctors Lisa and Sara talk to Respiratory Physiotherapist Thomas James about COPD. We start with what COPD is, when to suspect it, a standard work up, pitfalls and points of consideration about spirometry, before moving on to an overview of management. We then cover some chang ...

In the UK, about 1.3 million people are living with COPD - chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - , and there's no cure - but there's a lot of research into its treatment.

In one type of COPD, emphysema, disease destroys alveoli in the lung so they can't transfer oxyge ...

0:16 Intro2:28 Recent modifications to the lung allocation score5:11 Monitoring chronic graft rejection9:23 The rising use of ex vivo lung perfusion 16:17 The presence of post-COVID patients on the lung transplant waitlist21:01 Impact of long Covid on transplant rehabilitation22: ...  Show more

When most of us hear the word 'CAPA', these days we more than likely immediately start thinking about SARS-CoV-2 variants, trying to remember how important this particular one was in the grand scheme of the COVID-19 pandemic. But, that is not the 'kappa' we will be talking abo ...