Review of the European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress 2023статья из журнала
Аннотация: 2023.This year's congress kicked off with a live performance of jazz, and with the Congress Chairs 2023, Marisa Bonsignore and Sergio Harari, welcoming the attendees to the hybrid congress.After 3 years without an opening ceremony, Bonsignore expressed her pleasure to be with the attendees at the beginning of the congress.Harari continued by listing the wonderful work that Milan has done, and will do, to help the environment.The city is currently reforesting, with plans to plant more than 3 million trees by 2030.These efforts are all to keep air pollution down, which was one of the main themes of the congress, along with climate change and sustainable development.Bonsignore continued by stating that the congress will look at environmental issues related to respiratory problems, and she awarded Francesco Forastiere, Imperial College London, UK, the ERS Congress Chair Award, for his dedication in studying the effects of air pollution on the respiratory system.ERS President, Carlos Robalo Cordeiro, was then welcomed to the stage, where he expressed his solidarity with the Moroccan people after being hit by a terrible earthquake."Welcome back to an opening session of the ERS International Congress," Cordeiro said, before stating his pleasure at sharing the ERS's ongoing initiatives, as well as their new commitment to reducing their emissions, and being in line with the United Nation's (UN) Sustainable Development Goals.Cordeiro emphasised the congress themes, and how, along with the charity myclimate, the ERS have identified means to offset congress CO 2 emissions by 425,000 tonnes.After the pandemic, the ERS have updated their strategy by anticipating the future, evaluating performance, identifying areas of improvement, and refining the vision and purpose of the ERS.
Год издания: 2023
Авторы: EMJ EMJ
Издательство: European Medical Journal
Источник: EMJ Respiratory
Ключевые слова: Delphi Technique in Research, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research, Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
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Страницы: 10–21