Speakers: Prof Daniele Trevisanuto (Italy); Prof Matthew Blennow (Sweden); Dr Radhika Singh (South Africa). Chairs: Dr Emanuela Zannin (Italy), Prof Kodwani Kawaza (Malawi)
The PATS and ERS paediatric webinar series continues with a Respiratory Care for the Newborns in Resource-limited settings webinar on 13 April 2023.
PATS President Dr Joseph A Aluoch was recently awarded Emeritus Regional Adviser status by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.
Speakers: Dr Rahel Argaw (Ethiopia), Prof Erik Melén (Sweden). Chairs: Dr Asma El Sony (Sudan), Dr Erol Gaillard (UK)
The PATS and ERS paediatric webinar series resumes for the year, with a Planetary health and climate change: the effect on children with respiratory diseases around the world webinar on 20 March 2023.
World Pneumonia Day on 12th Nov calls attention to the unacceptable and huge burden of pneumonia, much of which is preventable.
The PATS & ReSoK Congress 2023 Scientific Committee invites the submission of abstracts to be considered for oral and poster presentations.
Speakers: Prof Simon Schaff (South Africa), Dr Clementien Vermont (Netherlands) and Dr Moherndran Archary (South Africa). Chairs: Prof Refiloe Masekela (South Africa), Dr Folke Brinkmann (Germany)
The PATS and ERS paediatric webinar series continues, with a TB and MDR TB in children: New approaches to treatment webinar on 12 December 2022.
World Lung Day is marked on 25 September each year to raise awareness and advocate for improved care for respiratory diseases globally. PATS, alongside other members of the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS), encourages hosting local advocacy events on this day. In this regard, PATS runs the program, PATS Lung health Initiative (PALI), to raise awareness and advocate for improved lung health in Africa. PALI is an annual award designed to support World Lung Day advocacy programs that promote lung health in Africa.
Speakers: Dr Caroline Kosterink-Brackel (Netherlands) and Prof Pierre Goussard (South Africa). Chairs: Dr Omolemo Kitchin (South Africa) and Dr Andreas Jung (Switzerland)
The PATS and ERS paediatric webinar series continues, with a Long COVID in children webinar on 13 September 2022.