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Morning Sessions

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DAY 1

Chaired by: Dr Barnaby Hirons (London)

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DAY 1

Chaired by Professor Melissa McDonnell (Galway) and Dr Phil Mitchelmore (Exeter)

9:00am  -  How the microbial community impacts on immune responses in bronchiectasis
Professor Sanjay Chotirmal (Singapore)

9:30am  -  Monoclonal antibodies to target pseudomonas aeruginosa: what have we learnt from the    GREAT trials and mechanistic studies?
Dr Merete Long (Oxford)

10:00am  - Targeting Type 2 inflammation in bronchiectasis: lessons from MAHALE
Professor Stefano Aliberti (Italy)

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DAY 1

Chaired by: Dr Tom Fardon (Dundee) and Dr Ran Wang (Manchester)

9:00am  -  The interplay between viruses and childhood asthma inception
Professor James Gern (USA)

9:30am   -  Asthma exacerbations and viruses: what we have learnt from the bench
Professor Sebastian Johnston (London)

10:00am  -  Asthma exacerbations and viruses: what we have learnt from the bedside
Professor David Jackson (London)

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Pioneering new frontiers in respiratory research: the big data revolution

DAY 1

Chaired by: Dr Manuela Plate (London) and Dr Kirsty McGee (Birmingham)

9:00am  -  The power of data integration to progress medical research: lessons from outside the lung
Professor John Terry (Plymouth)

9:30 am  -  Applying AI and deep learning to detect lung disease
Professor Liangxiu Han (Manchester)

10:00am  -  Single cell spatial biology reveals early immune events in lung disease
Professor Ling-Pei Ho (Oxford))

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DAY 1

Chaired by: Dr Huda Badri (Manchester) and Dr Clare Burton (Sheffield)

9:00am  -  Emerging epidemiology of asthma related to work
Dr Orianne Dumas (France)

9:30am  -  From exposure science to csse finding in silica-related lung disease
Dr David Fishwick (Sheffield)

10:00am  -  The air we share: short and long-term impacts of air quality on airway diseases
Professor Anna Hansell (Leicester)

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DAY 1

Chaired by: Dr Neil Greening (Leicester) and Dr Nicola Smallcombe (London)

10:45am  -  From mechanism to medicine: pathways for targeted therapy in COPD
Professor Francesca Polverino (USA)

11:15am  -  Should we focus on alarmins in COPD treatment?
Professor Chris Brightling (Leicester)

11:45am  -  Biologics in COPD: what the new BTS clinical statement means for practice
Dr Anthony Martinelli (Cambridge)

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DAY 1

Chaired by: Dr Ben Messer (Newcastle) and Ema Swingwood (Bristol)

10:45am  -  Novel therapeutic agents in ARDS
Professor Daniel McAuley (Belfast)

11:15am  -  Biomarker-driven stratification and management for sepsis in critical care
Professor Manu Shanker-Hari (London)

11:45am  -  Beyond survival: airway clearance and recovery
Professor Bronwen Connolly (Belfast)

Early Afternoon Sessions

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Mediating best immune responses: which is greatest the nose or the lung? 

DAY 1

Professor Daniela Ferreira (Oxford)

Introduced by Professor Calum Semple OBE, Chief Scientific Adviser for Scotland, The Scottish Government (Edinburgh)

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DAY 1

Judged by: 

Professor Robina Coker (London), Professor Mona Bafadhel (London), Dr Amanda Tatler (Nottingham)

To be selected from submitted asbstracts

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DAY 1

Chaired by: Professor Michael Steiner (Leicester) and Professor Richard Russell (London)

2:15pm  -  Enabling early and accurate diagnosis of respiratory disease
Professor William Man (London)

2:45pm  -  Expanding Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Professor Sally Singh (Leicester)

3:15pm  -  Digital transformation in respiratory medicine
Dr Jonathan Fuld (Cambridge)

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The impact of air pollution on respiratory health from birth to adolescence

DAY 1

Chaired by: Dr Sonal Kansra (Sheffield) and Dr Alexandra Adams (Leeds)

2:15pm  -  From womb to childhood: biological mechanisms linking air pollution exposure to lung development and disease
Professor Pia Hardelid (London)

2:45pm  -  Indoor air pollution and child respiratory health: hidden exposures, mechanisms, and modifiable risks
Dr Shamil Haroon (Birmingham)

3:15pm  -  From evidence to action: health policy levers to reduce the respiratory impact of air pollution in children
Dr Abigail Whitehouse (London)

Late Afternoon Sessions

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Presentation of:

  • BTS Medal
  • BTS President’s Award
  • BTS Award for Meritorious Service
  • BTS/BALR/A+LUK Early Career Investigator Awards
  • BTS/A+LUK/BALR Mid-Career Lecture Awards
  • BTS Medical Student Awards

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DAY 1

Professor Adam Hill (Edinburgh)

Introduced by Professor Robina Coker (London)

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DAY 1

BTS members only

Members are warmly invited to attend our AGM. This is an important opportunity to hear updates from the board and participate in decisions that affect the future of BTS.