International Congresses Milan 2023

The ERS International Congress 2023, Milan

This annual event brings together the world's respiratory experts to showcase all the latest advances in respiratory medicine and science.

The ERS
Congress 2024

7-11 September, 2024 | Vienna, Austria
Delegates can access session replays on the official congress platform.

Chair(s): Hilary Pinnock, Nicolas Roche

Session type: Pro-Con debate

Johann Christian Virchow

Session content


No, there is no clinical utility in saying someone has ‘mild’ asthma

Johann Christian Virchow

Replay

Slides



to discuss and consider what mild asthma represents and how to address it; to discuss how international guidelines, the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) and the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) address the definitions of asthma control, asthma severity and future risks; to discuss the reality and perspective of mild asthma; to answer the question of whether the term ‘mild’ asthma has clinical utility or whether alternative terms are needed.