Interviews from the national conference that gathers specialists committed to fighting respiratory diseases, in a national and global context of progressive worsening of the conditions that favor these pathologies. Conditions fortunately balanced by the rapid advances in research and pulmonary clinics and by the availability of new classes of drugs.

The ERS International Congress 2023 is the largest European event in the field of respiratory medicine and offers a platform for sharing new research, innovative ideas and best practices in the field of bronchopulmonology. Numerous topics were covered, from critical respiratory care to cellular biology and immunopathology of the airways, from the latest developments in pharmacological research to the developments of nosocomial and home ventilator treatments.

The Universities of Bologna and Paris have formalized the over twenty-year collaboration with specialists from the University of California and Michigan with the establishment of the new Association

International conference event full of thematic ideas. Much attention has been paid to COPD and in particular to studies relating to two combinations of long-acting bronchodilator drugs. The topic of the role of eosinophils in relation to the use of steroids also continues to be much debated, while new data on invasive techniques for surgical reduction of volumes and studies on the use of long-term antibiotics have attracted interest.

The ERS International Congress is the largest respiratory meeting in the world that brings together professionals from all areas of respiratory medicine. The event boasts an outstanding scientific and educational programme to address the needs of researchers, clinicians, general practitioners and allied health professionals. The Congress covers key topics in respiratory medicine, including TB, lung cancer, pneumonia, cystic fibrosis, COPD, and asthma.