Health impacts from wildland fires: is it the same as air pollution from other sources? - Vienna 2024

Breathing through the Blaze: evidence update and strategies for respiratory physicians and patients facing climate induced wildfire air pollution

Chair(s): Zorana Andersen, Kevin R. Cromar

Session type: Wednesday special session

Health impacts from wildland fires: is it the same as air pollution from other sources?

Cathryn Tonne

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Current and future air pollution impacts from wildland fires in Europe

Mikhail Sofiev

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Health impacts from wildland fires: is it the same as air pollution from other sources?

Cathryn Tonne

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Brainstorming session: What are the immediate research opportunities available to better assess health impacts from wildland fire pollution?

Yuming Guo

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Policy Discussion: Should ERS have a position on prescribed burning and its potential impacts on health?

Barbara Hoffmann

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International perspective on how to incorporate health impacts from wildland fires into climate policy and health systems decision-making

Jason Sacks

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Discussion and Q&A

Session aims

to provide an evidence update and discuss strategies for respiratory physicians and patients facing climate induced wildfire air pollution

The ERS Congress 2024, Vienna