You can view the programme and watch speaker recordings from the conference below.
Patient conference 2022
The 2nd Virtual ELF/EMBARC Bronchiectasis Patient Conference took place on 27 March 2022. You can view recordings from the event below.
The recordings from last year's (2021) conference can also be viewed further down the page
2022 Conference
Session 1: Basics of Bronchiectasis
Duration: 1:32:17
Session 2: Self-management of bronchiectasis
Duration: 1:38:50
Session 3: Diving deeper
Duration: 55:39
Session 4: New treatments
Duration: 49:14
Speakers, chairs and contributors
Medical experts and patient contributors taking part in the Bronchiectasis Patient Conference 2022
Tanja Hedberg, Sweden
Member of ELF Bronchiectasis Patient Advisory Group
Joyce Norwell, UK
Member of ELF Bronchiectasis Patient Advisory Group
Philip Alper, Israel
Member of ELF Bronchiectasis Patient Advisory Group
Barbara Crossley, UK
Member of ELF Bronchiectasis Patient Advisory Group
Professor Stefano Aliberti, Italy
Professor of Respiratory Medicine at the University of Milan, Italy
Dr Josje Altenburg, The Netherlands
Pulmonologist at the Amsterdam University Medical Centres
Professor James Chalmers, UK
British Lung Foundation Chair of Respiratory Research at the University of Dundee, UK, and a consultant respiratory physician
Ellen De Wit, Belgium
Dietician at Vitaz hospital, Belgium
Dr Pieter Goeminne, Belgium
Respiratory physician in A.Z. Nikolaas and Longartsen.be, Saint-Nicholas, Belgium
Clinical Professor Lucy Morgan, Australia
Lung specialist, Sydney, Australia
Constance Takawira, UK
Partnership manager at Medicines Discovery Catapult
Dr Arietta Spinou, UK
Lecturer in Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy Practice and Research at King’s College London, UK
Dr Amelia Shoemark, UK
Researcher at the University of Dundee, Scotland, UK
Professor Francesco Pagnini, Italy
Professor in Clinical Psychology at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy
Sandra Gori, Italy
Member of ELF Bronchiectasis Patient Advisory Group
Maria Soares, Portugal
Member of ELF Bronchiectasis Patient Advisory Group
Anu Kuusisto, Denmark/Finland
Member of ELF Bronchiectasis Patient Advisory Group
Dr Michal Shteinberg, Israel
Head of Bronchiectasis and Adult CF Service, Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
Annette Posthumus, The Netherlands
Member of ELF Bronchiectasis Patient Advisory Group
2021 conference
View the recordings of talks from our 2021 Patient Conference below:
Session 1: Basics of bronchiectasis
Duration: 1:09:14
Session 2: Treatment and self-management
Duration: 1:43:28
Session 3: Latest research
Duration: 55:56
Session 4: Care during COVID-19
Duration: 1:11:23
Partners
Thanks to our partners who have helped to plan these patient conferences. With special thanks to members of the ELF bronchiectasis patient advisory group and members of EMBARC.
