Summer Meeting
2026

The Programme

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Morning Sessions

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DAY 1

Chaired by: Dr Odiri Eneje (Cambridge) and Mr Matthew Rutter (Cambridge)

9.30am - Analogue to digital – AI interpretation of CPET
Dr Karl Sylvester (Cambridge)

10.00am - Digital health in the hospital and at the home
Professor Michael Crooks (Hull)

10.30am - National virtual wards
Professor Daniel Lasserson (Warwick)

 

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DAY 1

Chaired by: Mrs Gráinne d'Ancona (London) and Professor Omar Usmani (London)

9.30am - Complex drug interactions - specialist pharmacists’ roles in supporting complex respiratory care
Elaine Bowman (London)

10.00am - Changing role of respiratory pharmacists in secondary care
Christabelle Chen (London)

10.30am  - Pharmacist-delivered respiratory clinics in primary care
Mr Nazir Hussain (Dudley)

INFORMATION

DAY 1

Chaired by: Dr Julie Lloyd (Sutton Coldfield) and Andrew Pritchard (Wolverhampton) 

9.30am - Hospital to community – The impact of breathlessness pathways
Kelly Pauley (Peterborough)

10.00am - Analogue to digital – AI interpretation of sleep investigations
Dr James Stockley (Birmingham)

10.30am - Prevention – Respiratory case finding in alcohol and drug dependent patients
Nicola Heywood (Wirral)
Joanne Seaborne (Merseyside)

 

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DAY 1

To immunosuppress or not to immunosuppress? That is the question!

Chaired by: Dr Sophie Fletcher (Southampton), Dr Paul Minnis (Antrim)

11.30am - Morphologic patterns of interstitial and alveolar fillings disorders - clinical cases
Dr Melanie Greaves (Manchester) 

12.00pm - CTD ILD – what are the drug options
Ms Marium Naqvi (London) 

12.30pm - Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, steroids, steroid sparing agents or nothing at all?
Professor Michael Gibbons (Exeter)

Early Afternoon Sessions

INFORMATION

DAY 1

Chaired by: Dr Kay Roy (London), Dr Tessa Lewis (Powys)

2.30pm - NICE guidance on HAP, evidence gaps and research recommendations
Daniel Wootton (Liverpool)

3.00pm - How bacterial resistance dictates antimicrobial stewardship
Professor Philip Howard OBE (Leeds)

3.30pm - Redefining treatment for influenza – lessons from the REMAP-CAP study
Professor Manu Shankar-Hari (London)

INFORMATION

DAY 1

Chaired by: Cris Roxas (London) and Padmavathi Parthasarathy (Leicester) 

2.30pm - Delivering respiratory care to people experiencing homelessness
Professor Dominick Shaw (Leicester) 

3.00pm - Respiratory healthcare implications for children living in temporary accommodation
Dr Laura Neilson (Manchester) 

3.30pm - Respiratory care for refugees and asylum seekers 
Llinos Jones (Dewsbury)

Late Afternoon Sessions

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DAY 1

Chaired by: Dr Swapna Mandal (London) and Dr Prina Ruparelia (London)

4.30pm - Mild OSA: navigating the grey
Professor Brendan Cooper (Birmingham)

5.00pm - Pharmacological awakening: the rise of drug-based therapies in OSA 
Dr Chris Turnbull (Oxford)

5.30pm - Service delivery and practical aspects/local solutions
Dr Sonya Craig (Liverpool)
Gavin Phillips (Liverpool) 

 

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DAY 1

Chaired by: Dr Enya Daynes (Leicester) and Dr Tom Ward (Leicester)

4.30pm - Pulmonary rehabilitation: past, present, future
Professor Michael Steiner (Leicester)

5.00pm - How do we encourage patient engagement in pulmonary rehabilitation taking into account health inequalities?
Rachel Tuffnell (London)

5.30pm - What does success look like in pulmonary rehabilitation for patients and staff, what are the key outcome measures?
Francesca Chambers  (Newcastle)