International Congresses

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.

Chair(s): Hilary Pinnock, Nicolas Roche

Session type: Pro-Con debate

Session content

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.