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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)

9:30am

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
Dr 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)

   
   
   

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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 polution 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.