European Respiratory Society

European Respiratory Society
Abbreviation ERS
Formation 1990
Headquarters Lausanne (Switzerland)
President
Jørgen Vestbo (until September 2016)
Website ersnet.org

The European Respiratory Society, or ERS, is a non-profit organization with offices in Lausanne, Brussels and Sheffield. It was founded in 1990 in the field of respiratory medicine. The organization was formed with the merger of the Societas Europaea Physiologiae Clinicae Respoiratoriae (founded in 1966) and the European Society of Pneumology (founded 1981). The organization's membership is made up of medical professionals and scientists working in the area of respiratory medicine.[1]

Activities

The ERS publishes academic journals and monograph as well as hosting events aimed at educating health professionals, including a large annual congress. The organization's stated goal is to "alleviate suffering from respiratory disease and promote lung health through research, sharing of knowledge and through medical and public education."

Publications

The ERS publishes a range of journals, books and one-off projects.

In addition to these publications, the ERS publishes the European Lung White Book - a survey of the impact of respiratory disease across Europe, and has published the one-off booklets Air Quality and Health and the European Respiratory Roadmap as well as the European COPD Audit Report and a report on global respiratory health, published on behalf of the Forum of International Respiratory Societies.

See also

References

  1. "Who we are -". Ersnet.org. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
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