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NTM Symposium – October 2026   The Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Australia Research Network is holding a symposium in Brisbane, Australia, from October 22nd to 23rd. ...

Asia Pacific Bronchiectasis & NTM Conference   The Asia Pacific Bronchiectasis Conference is being held in Tokyo from November 13 to 15, 2026. This ground ...

Highlights from the American Thoracic Society’s (ATS) Conference June 2 at 12:30 pm ET Join us as Professor James Chalmers reviews the Bronchiectasis, NTM and ...

Bronchiectasis Toolbox clinical survey Clinician Perspectives on the Bronchiectasis Toolbox: A Survey Study — now open We are inviting healthcare professionals involved in the care ...

The 1st European Workshop on Bronchiectasis and Cough in Children and Adults is being held in Italy. Date: 26th – 27th February 2026 Venue: Radisson ...

Indigenous bronchiectasis assessment scale – the ‘IBAS’: a proposed new tool to assess bronchiectasis severity in adult Indigenous Australians Howarth T, Sorger L, Saad HB, ...

Advancing Bronchiectasis Care in Adult Indigenous People – An Australian Rural and Remote Perspective  Heraganahally, S.S., Howarth, T., Chen, W. et al. Advancing Bronchiectasis Care in Adult ...

European Respiratory Society and American Thoracic Society guidelines for the diagnosis of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia This manuscript has recently been accepted for publication in the European ...

The European Respiratory Society guidelines for the management of adult bronchiectasis describe the appropriate investigation and treatment strategies determined by a systematic review of the ...

Symptoms alone could guide bronchiectasis treatment A multinational study of more than 9,000 patients has found that symptoms alone can predict future exacerbations in bronchiectasis, ...

The World Bronchiectasis Conference 2026 is being held in Hannover, Germany from June 24th to June 27th. “We are delighted to invite you to the ...

The PCD Annual Research Meeting is scheduled to take place in Amsterdam on 26th September 2025. This important event is jointly organised by BEAT-PCD (Better ...

World NTM Day is on Monday 4th August Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infections can affect a wide range of individuals, but certain groups are at higher ...

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 ...

The 8th World Bronchiectasis Conference is being held in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia from July 14th – 17th, 2025 at the Advanced Engineering Building at University ...

The 7th World Bronchiectasis Conference is being held in Dundee, Scotland, from July 4th – 6th 2024. The venue for the conference is – University ...

The 7th World Bronchiectasis Conference will be held in Dundee Scotland from July 4th – 6th 2024. Topics will include: Aetiology and Physiopathology (including inflammation, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Improving Aboriginal Childrens Lung Health – developed by the Research Education and Training program in Western Australia, is an electronic training module, endorsed by RACGP, ...