ERS Publications Podcasts

As part of the April issue, the European Respiratory Journal presents the latest in its series of podcasts. Chief Editor James Chalmers interviews Ritesh Agarwal (Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India) about the revised International Society for Human and Animal Mycology ABPA working group clinical practice guidelines for diagnosing, classifying and treating allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis/mycoses.

"Digital transformation is already happening. It's not a question of if, but how." The restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic changed the landscape of digital healthcare forever. The respiratory field is at the forefront of this change, putting it in the exciting position of shaping the future use of digital care. In this podcast, Dorina Esendagli (from the ERS Monograph Editorial Board) talks to Guest Editors Vitalii Poberezhets and Hilary Pinnock about their issue of the Monograph, addressing the applications and safety of technology, the uses of big data and data protection, digital healthcare for patient self-management and remote supervision, and avoiding healthcare inequity.

As part of the March issue, the European Respiratory Journal presents the latest in its series of podcasts. Deputy Chief Editor Don Sin interviews Associate Editor Joan Soriano about long COVID, which is the subject of a series of articles in the March and April issues of the ERJ.

As part of the February issue, the European Respiratory Journal presents the latest in its series of podcasts. Deputy Chief Editor Don Sin interviews Nick Hopkinson about his study that shows consumption of nitrate-rich beetroot juice reduces cardiovascular risk factors in people living with COPD.

"We have to continue the investment in TB control and in TB research if we want to get rid of this long-standing foe of humanity" Guest Editors Alberto García-Basteiro and Füsun Öner Eyüboglu join Dorina Esendagli (the ERS Monograph's Early Career Representative) to discuss their Monograph: The Challenge of Tuberculosis in the 21st Century. In an in-depth conversation, they cover: key and updated areas in the book; the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on TB global care; subclinical and latent TB infection; and new recommendations regarding treatment duration. Both Alberto and Füsun clearly demonstrate how, with continued investment and ongoing research, TB control can succeed.

As part of the January issue, the European Respiratory Journal presents the latest in its series of podcasts. Chief Editor James Chalmers interviews Early Career Editor Zhaozhong Zhu about the effects of the microbiome in early life on childhood asthma.

Breathe Chief Editor Brian Kent discusses the ERS International Congress 2023 with ERS early career members Joana Cruz, Sarah Alami and Siyu Dai.

As part of the December issue, the European Respiratory Journal presents the latest in its series of podcasts. Chief Editor James Chalmers and Deputy Chief Editor Don Sin discuss their favourite articles from the past year and what they are looking forward to in 2024.

"There's always someone who knows more about a rare disease than you yourself" Coordinator of ERN-LUNG Thomas Wagner and his co-Guest Editor Michael Kreuter talk to Deputy Chief Editor of the ERS Monograph, Christian Laursen, about their issue: Rare Diseases of the Respiratory System. The editors explain how knowledge exchange through the Network, as well as reference to the Monograph, is beneficial to trainees, experts and patients alike. Christian also asks the Guest Editors about the major breakthroughs of the last 10 years, possible future developments, their recommendations to young researchers in the field, and the ways in which they support their patients in everyday practice.

As part of the November issue, the European Respiratory Journal presents the latest in its series of podcasts. Chief Editor James Chalmers and ERS President Monika Gappa discuss awareness of child health and its importance for adult lung health.

As part of the October issue, the European Respiratory Journal presents the latest in its series of podcasts. Deputy Chief Editor Don Sin and Prof. Alberto Papi discuss the new ERS short guidelines for the use of as-needed ICS/formoterol in mild asthma.

As part of the September issue, the European Respiratory Journal presents the latest in its series of podcasts. Chief Editor James Chalmers, Deputy Chief Editor Don Sin, and Section Editors Isabella Annesi-Maesano and Joan Soriano talk about the Best of the ERJ session at the ERS International Congress 2023 and their favourite sessions from the rest of the Congress.

As part of the August issue, the European Respiratory Journal presents the latest in its series of podcasts. Deputy Chief Editor Don Sin interviews Prof. Bartolome Celli about his editorial on simplifying pharmacotherapy for patients with COPD.

As part of the July issue, the European Respiratory Journal presents the latest in its series of podcasts. Chief Editor James Chalmers interviews Prof. Daiana Stolz about HISTORIC, a randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind, investigator-initiated trial of airway smooth muscle area to predict steroid responsiveness in COPD patients receiving triple therapy.

As part of the June issue, the European Respiratory Journal presents the latest in its series of podcasts. Deputy Chief Editor Don Sin interviews Section Editor G.B. Migliori about the path to tuberculosis elimination.

"We need to be better at linking environmental health with human health" Ian Sinha and Jennifer Quint talk to ERS Monograph Editorial Board member Holly Keir about how the latest issue of the Monograph – Inequalities in Respiratory Health – can be used as a force for positive change. Their topical and thought-provoking discussion covers: ways in which clinicians can address inequality in their day-to-day practice; the best approach to data collection and pitfalls to avoid; the current and future impact of air quality; and the key challenges we face in health inequality and how to address them. As Ian says, "this Monograph gives people a resource that can help them make the changes they feel should happen."

As part of the May issue, the European Respiratory Journal presents the latest in its series of podcasts. Chief Editor James Chalmers interviews Associate Editor Marcus Mall about the latest developments in cystic fibrosis.

As part of the April 2023 issue, the European Respiratory Journal presents the latest in its series of podcasts. Chief Editor James Chalmers interviews Alvar Agusti (Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain)about the new Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD)report.

"We need to be cognisant of the new, less common risk factors that are associated with various cancers" ERS Monograph early career representative Holly Keir talks to co-Guest Editor Kwun M. Fong about the Monograph on Lung Diseases and Cancer. In a conversation covering the bidirectional relationship between cancer and lung disease, the impact of climate change, cancer's relationship with vaping and the pulmonary effects of new cancer treatments, Kwun explains why this Monograph is relevant to all in respiratory medicine, from bench to bedside.

"This condition is really overlooked. The point of the Monograph is that it should, hopefully, raise awareness." In the latest instalment of the ERS Monograph podcast series, Editorial Board member Holly Keir talks to James H. Hull, one of the Guest Editors of the Monograph on Complex Breathlessness. In a conversation that focuses on the need for robust investigation when faced with unexplained breathlessness, James and Holly discuss: the use of physiological tests and CPET for assessment; postural tachycardia syndrome and autonomic dysfunction; the importance of developing breathlessness clinics in the future; and therapy-based treatments, such as physiotherapy and speech and language therapy.