Good morning,
I am writing to share an abridged version of the February 2025 IPCRG newsletter:
IPCRG February 2025 newsletter
http://www.ipcrg.org
Dear IPCRG Colleague,
This month highlights the importance of primary care research and experience that can inform respiratory guidelines and patient self-management: we congratulate several IPCRG colleagues on their career progression; introduce our latest digital magazine for people with COPD focused on the challenging problem of recognising and managing flare-ups, and publicise two opportunities to support a new WHO asthma guideline. We also look forward to our meeting in Brașov and, before that, on 2 April, a clinical case-study based webinar on asthma and obesity.
CONFERENCE
https://www.erasmus.gr/microsites/1302
Brasov 2025: accreditation, travel, Spirometry Simplified & Implementation Science research school
CHANGE PROGRAMMES
http://ipcrg.org/copdmagazine
COPD Magazine issue 3: Plan, Take Action, Live Well with COPD
https://www.ipcrg.org/copd-video-diaries
New COPD video diaries
http://ipcrg.org/copdwheel
COPD Wheel edition 1.3 + new format available
EDUCATION
http://ipcrg.org/dth2
Webinar: Tackling difficult-to-manage asthma and obesity (2 April 2025, 18:00 UK)
https://www.ipcrg.org/howwebreathe
How We Breathe presented to European Parliament
RESEARCH
https://www.ipcrg.org/news-and-events/freshair4life-countries-begin-impl...
FRESHAIR4Life countries begin implementation following Teach the Teacher
https://www.ipcrg.org/news-and-events/ipcrg-research-priorities-progress...
Research priorities progress - send us your updates!
http://ipcrg.org/ghrn-publications
The GHRN is open to new members: read new GHRN publications
PUBLICATIONS - EDITOR'S CHOICE
www.nature.com/articles/s41533-025-00413-1
www.nature.com/articles/s41533-025-00414-0
www.nature.com/articles/s41533-024-00407-5
EVENTS
https://www.ipcrg.org/conferences/ghrn-journal-club-academic-writing-wor...
GHRN academic writing skills workshops
https://www.euforea.eu/events/european-biologics-training-course-2025/
European Biologics Training Course 2025
NETWORK
https://copd.efanet.org/recommendations/
EFA report: Raising the bar for better standards of care for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
https://www.thelancet.com/commissions/medical-oxygen-security
Reducing global inequities in medical oxygen access: the Lancet Global Health Commission on medical oxygen security
Work with the WHO to develop asthma guidelines
https://www.ungm.org/public/Notice/259817
https://www.ungm.org/public/Notice/260148
We are pleased to congratulate a number of IPCRG colleagues this month on new roles and professional achievements:
Darush Attar-Zadeh
Maha Ben Moallem Hachicha
Nazim Uzzaman
Sonia Maria Martins
Amanda Barnard
President IPCRG
Siân Williams
CEO IPCRG
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[Forwarded by] HIFA profile: Joe Casson works in Project Support at International Primary Care Respiratory Group (IPCRG), United Kingdom. Professional interests: Respiratory health; Global healthcare; Primary care. projectsupport@ipcrg.org