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Joint BTS/BPRS Symposium

Breathing from the start: 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)

2:15 PM

90 MINUTE SESSION
Joint BTS/BPRS Symposium

Learning objectives

  1. Describe how air pollution exposure from pregnancy through childhood affects lung development and later respiratory disease.
  2. Identify key indoor air pollution exposures and modifiable risks relevant to paediatric respiratory health.
  3. Understand how air pollution evidence informs policy actions to reduce respiratory health inequalities.