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More than 35,000 clinicians, scientists and allied health professionals from over 160 countries are part of the ERS community
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The ERS Environment and Health Committee coordinates the European Respiratory Society’s (ERS) activities in advocating for environmental health, to promote clean air and protect human health.
Environmental policy is a core EU activity and the committee is an active partner in forming policies at the EU level. The committee supports lower thresholds of acceptable levels of air pollution, stricter enforcement of existing EU legislation, advocates for exposure limits to occupational air pollution at the European level and notes the need for further research to fully understand the impact of particular factors on human health.
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| Company | Purpose of Payment | Amount of funds received* |
|---|---|---|
| various universities | Reviews, PhD defences | A |
| various teaching institutions | lectures outside my home university | A |
| Company | Purpose and Nature of Benefit | Amount of funds received* |
|---|---|---|
| ERS | various conferences in my function as advocacy chair | C |
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| Company | Nature of Support | Amount of funds received* |
|---|---|---|
| DFG | Research grant | D |
| BMBF | Research grant | D |
| German Environment Agency | Research grant | D |
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No. I declare that I have not been full or part time employee of, paid consultant or advisor to /received a grant from the tobacco industry at any time after 1.1.2000, for any project or programme.
| A | B | C | D |
|---|---|---|---|
| less than € 1'000 | € 1001 - € 5'000 | € 5'001 - € 20'000 | more than € 20'000 |
Epidemiology and environment
Dimitris is a cystic fibrosis patient and advocate as well as Vice President of the Greek Patient Association, and founder of Patients Hub.
He won the European Lung Foundation (ELF) Award in 2021 for his efforts to ensure equal access to innovative treatments and health services for all.
ERS Executive Director is an observer.