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ERS Congress 2018 - Paris
15 September, 2018
![Sara De Matteis speaks at the ERS Congress in Paris (conference dates: 15-19 September 2018) Sara De Matteis speaks at the ERS Congress in Paris (conference dates: 15-19 September 2018)](https://www.lungsatwork.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/news_full_-_scale_480/public/news-images/talk.jpg?itok=J1c1MLxk)
Paul Cullinan, Sara De Matteis, Johanna Feary, Jate Ratanachina, Carl Reynolds and Anne Marie Russell attended the ERS Congress in Paris (15-19 September); details on their participation is below (click on the links for images) -
- Paul co-chaired Thematic Poster sessions entitled 'Occupational and environmental lung diseases: mechanisms, biomarkers and causation' and 'Occupational and environmental lung diseases: inhaled air quality and health effects'; and also presented 'Epidemiological evidence for air pollution being a risk factor for transplant failure' in the Symposium 'Air pollution and transplantation: near to one's heart and lungs!'
- Sara chaired with Dr David Fishwick and Dr Frederic de Blay the Hot Topics session entitled 'Cleaning agent exposures: are they really harmful to lung health?', which was well attended and received. Sara also discussed her poster on 'Cleaning products and respiratory health effects in professional cleaners: A systematic review', and gave a talk on 'Update of the British Occupational Health Research Foundation (BOHRF) guidelines on occupational asthma'
- Jo discussed her posters 'Is 'take-out' allergen detectable in laboratory animal facilities?' and 'Evidence based Code of Best Practice for animal research facilities: results of the SPIRAL study' in the 'Occupational and environmental lung diseases: asthma and the airways' section
- Anne Marie spoke in the 'Interstitial lung disease: an interdisciplinary approach - Translating quality standards from paper to practice‘ symposium, which included the voice of a patient diagnosed with IPF. Anne Marie talked about 'Patient Reported Outcomes and Patient Reported Experience measures in patient centered ILD care'. See photo here. She also co-chaired a Thematic Poster session entitled 'Contemporary respiratory care: symptoms, the role of the nurse and the organisation of care Disease(s): Respiratory infections'.
- Main image: Sara presents her Update on BOHRF Guidelines
- Photos by Jate Ratanachina