Discussion and Q&A - Vienna 2024 - ERS Respiratory Channel

Race and ethnicity in pulmonary function testing

Chair(s): Ioannis Vogiatzis, Rachel Ong-Salvador

Session type: Hot topics

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The purpose of ethnic or racial classification in pulmonary function testing

Julie Lloyd

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Pulmonary function testing: race-specific vs race-neutral vs no reference equations

Nirav Bhakta

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Race and ethnic classification in paediatric pulmonary function testing

Sanja Stanojevic

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The future of reference equations: thinking outside the box

Bruce Thompson

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Session aims

To address the issue regarding the use of race-specific equations in pulmonary function testing and its relevance in the present multiracial generation we are living in; to provide a comprehensive overview of the impact of ethnic or racial misclassification when interpreting pulmonary function test results, and the consequence of this misinterpretation, both for the adult and paediatric population; to provide new insights on how the issue of race or ethnic classification can be addressed; to explore other possibilities for defining normal pulmonary function test results.

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