Highlights of the ERS Congress from the allied Respiratory Professionals’ Assembly

ciTechCare has another published article in “ERS International Congress 2020 virtual: highlights from the Allied Respiratory Professionals’ Assembly”, this time co-authored by Joana Cruz, a researcher at ciTechCare and teacher at the School of Health Sciences, Polytechnic of Leiria. This article is part of the work developed by the researcher in her new position as representative of the “Early Career Members (under-40) of Assembly 9-Allied Respiratory Professionals” of the European Respiratory Society (ERS), a position she will assume during the next 3 years. This article summarizes some sessions (co)organized by Assembly 9 at the ERS virtual Congress, which took place from 7-9 September 2020. Among them, 2 oral communication sessions, 3 symposia and 1 expert view. The content of the sessions was mainly targeted at allied respiratory professionals (including respiratory function technologists and scientists, physiotherapists and nurses – who make up the majority of Assembly 9 members). The article is intended for all those who participated in the sessions, but also for those who were unable to attend.

Read full article HERE.