26 January, 2026 | Online
18:00-18:30 CET
Register now for the first instalment of ERS Respiratory News Live - a first-of-its-kind monthly live news bulletin. This event will keep medical professionals updated with the very latest and most significant news across the broad spectrum of respiratory medicine and science.
Recurring monthly and chaired by European Respiratory Journal Chief Editor Prof. James Chalmers, Respiratory News Live will present respiratory news from the past month. Bulletins will cover the hottest topics, the newest therapies, breaking news, and the most significant scientific developments. It will also highlight any developments on the horizon.
Each event will also feature a live audience Q&A. Attendance at the event is free, but registration in advance is required.
Target audience:
- Pulmonologists
- Clinicians
- Respiratory researchers
- Basic and translational scientists
- Epidemiologists
- Thoracic surgeons
- Thoracic oncologists
- Respiratory paediatricians
- Allied healthcare professionals
About the event Chair: Prof. James Chalmers
Prof. James Chalmers MBChB, PhD is the Rhodes Chair of Experimental Therapeutics at the University of Oxford, and serves as a clinician-scientist in respiratory medicine, and an honorary consultant.
Prof. Chalmers is also Chief Editor of the European Respiratory Journal. His clinical work focuses on difficult respiratory infections and bronchiectasis, and his research portfolio encompasses immunology, microbiome, mucociliary clearance, and translational experimental medicine in lung disease, including bronchiectasis, COPD and acute respiratory infections.
He has published more than 500 peer-reviewed manuscripts, and chaired major European respiratory guideline panels on topics such as bronchiectasis, COPD, and COVID-19. He also chairs the EMBARC European Bronchiectasis Network, leads international EMBARC studies and trials, and is a lead author on key bronchiectasis publications.