Chairs: Prof. Dr Ricardo Fernandes (Lisbon, Portugal), Dr Tahira Hussain (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Speakers: Dr Berber Kapitein (Amsterdam, Netherlands), Dr Erol Gaillard (Leicester, United Kingdom)

Fees: Free for ERS members / €10 for non-members
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Overview

Many triggers of asthma and recurrent respiratory symptoms originate in the indoor living environment, yet these environmental factors are often overlooked in routine clinical assessments. Clinicians need practical knowledge on how to identify, evaluate, and address indoor exposures to improve diagnosis, guide management, and prevent exacerbations

Educational aims

This webinar provides clinically relevant insights into how everyday housing and school indoor air quality influence respiratory health in children. With increasing recognition of the exposome's role in chronic respiratory diseases, understanding indoor environmental triggers is essential for improving diagnosis, management, and prevention. The webinar will be organised as part of the newly established ERS Clinical Research Collaboration EXPLAIN-IT (Work Package 3B), which focuses on the exposome in chronic respiratory disease. This event will help health care providers to integrate environmental assessment into paediatric respiratory care and better understand how the indoor living environment shapes disease onset and progression.

Topics:

• Major indoor triggers of childhood asthma related to housing
• Methods for assessing home environments
• Clinical experiences linking poor housing to acute severe asthma
• Strategies for clinicians to guide families and advocate for healthier living condition

Format

One-hour webinar structured as follows:

• Opening remarks - Introduction by Chairs (4 min)
• Presentation 1: 1. How indoor conditions may drive acute severe asthma in children: insights from clinical practice - Berber Kapitein (20 min)
• Presentation 2: 2. Assessing the indoor environment in children with asthma - Erol Gaillard (20 min)
• Panel discussion and Q&A session - moderated by Chairs (15 min)
• Wrap-up (1 min)

Learning outcomes

Following this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Identify key indoor environmental factors that contribute to respiratory symptoms and acute asthma episodes in children.
• Apply practical methods to assess and address housing-related exposures with families in clinical practice.
• Advocate for healthier living environments by guiding families, collaborating with community partners, and promoting policies that reduce harmful exposures in children's homes.

CME credit

An application for accreditation of this webinar has been made to the European Board for Accreditation in Pneumology (EBAP) for 1 CME credit per 1-hour attendance. If accredited, the CME credit will be granted upon attendance of at least 60 minutes during the live webinar only.

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