World Bronchiectasis Day is on 1st July 2025. This is an important global initiative to raise awareness of bronchiectasis and improve the understanding, diagnosis and management of this condition, while supporting those living with bronchiectasis. This free online event, held by the European Lung Foundation, is an opportunity to ask questions to patients and experts […]
The 8th World Bronchiectasis Conference is being held in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia from July 14th – 17th, 2025 at the Advanced Engineering Building at University of Queensland and the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre. The focus of the conference is the diverse nature of bronchiectasis aetiology, management and care and working together to develop inclusive
The 7th World Bronchiectasis Conference is being held in Dundee, Scotland, from July 4th – 6th 2024. The venue for the conference is – University of Dundee, Dalhousie Building. The conference program has been designed to fulfil the educational and updating needs of the professions operating in the following specialities: Infectious diseases Paediatrics Respiratory Medicine
The 7th World Bronchiectasis Conference will be held in Dundee Scotland from July 4th – 6th 2024. Topics will include: Aetiology and Physiopathology (including inflammation, genomics etc) Comorbidities and overlaps (including CF, COPD etc) Epidemiology and Registries Exacerbations Imaging NTM Infections (including ABP, Pseudomonas, Hemophilus etc) PCD Precision Medicine Respiratory Physiotherapy and Airway Clearance Treatments
A new website, called Strong Lungs, has been launched that is specifically designed for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults with bronchiectasis. The website, developed in collaboration with local communities in Danila Dilba in Darwin and Maningrida in Arnhem Land, includes nine health education videos. These videos have been translated into several local languages –
Medical management of bronchiectasis: more MDT would help Patients with bronchiectasis may be missing out on some aspects of best practice care, according to a Melbourne study. The retrospective review of 145 patients with bronchiectasis managed in the general respiratory clinic at the Royal Melbourne Hospital between 2015 and 2016 found many aspects of patient
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Respiratory follow-up to improve outcomes for Aboriginal children: twelve key steps. Pamela Laird et al. Open AccessPublished:August 05, 2021DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2021.100239 Aboriginal children have higher rates of hospitalisation for acute lower respiratory tract infections (ALRI) and experience more severe disease than non-Aboriginal children in Australia regardless of where they live. In Western Australia (WA), the burden is
Free training module for paediatric respiratory disease Chronic respiratory disease is prevalent among Aboriginal children but most doctors never had the opportunity to learn about Aboriginal paediatric lung health or were given tools to take a respiratory history in a culturally appropriate way. This module will give health practitioners skills to engage effectively with Aboriginal
Bronchiectasis among Australian Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal patients in the regional and remote population of the Northern Territory of Australia Purpose: Chronic respiratory disorders are highly prevalent among Australian Aboriginal people living in the Top End Health Service region, Northern Territory of Australia. Bronchiectasis is a heterogenous disease that features among these chronic respiratory conditions in this
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Neutrophil extracellular traps, disease severity, and antibiotic response in bronchiectasis: an international, observational, multicohort study This research identifies, for the first time, neutrophil extracellular trap (NET) formation in the lungs of patients with bronchiectasis and demonstrates that the presence of NETs is associated with disease severity, severe exacerbations and mortality. Additionally, NET levels can be
This website is an interactive educational resource for health care professionals. It is designed to assist health care professionals with the assessment and management of people with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis. The information on this website is not to be relied upon by an individual in substitution for advice by a health care professional who has regard for the individual's circumstances, nor in substitution for the relationship between a patient, or website visitor, and their doctor or physiotherapist.
