Taking place on 18 October, 2023, this ERS Vision Live panel discussion will focus on climate change and what clinicians need to know for their patients.
The expert panellists will discuss key areas, including:
This event is free to access but registration is required.
Carlos is the Head of the Pulmonology Department at the Coimbra University Hospital and Dean of Coimbra Medical School where he is Full Professor of Pulmonology.
Carlos just completed his year as ERS president and is the current ERS Past President for 2023/2024. His main field of interest is Interstitial Lung Disease and Obstructive Airways Diseases having published more than 130 papers in impact factor journals. He has also been peer reviewer of 16 national and international journals and Board member of 8 national and international journals.
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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 |
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| less than € 1'000 | € 1001 - € 5'000 | € 5'001 - € 20'000 | more than € 20'000 |
Prof. Barbara Hoffmann is ERS Advocacy Council Chair (2023-2026) and has chaired the ERS Environment and Health Committee.
Since 2011, Barbara has been Professor of Environmental Epidemiology at the Heinrich-Heine-University of Düsseldorf, Germany. Her research focuses on the investigation of acute and chronic cardiopulmonary, metabolic and neurological health effects of air pollution and noise.
Barbara is also a founding member and past Chair of the ISEE Europe Chapter.
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| Company | Purpose of Payment | Amount of funds received* |
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| 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* |
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| ERS | various conferences in my function as advocacy chair | C |
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| Company | Nature of Support | Amount of funds received* |
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| 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 |
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| less than € 1'000 | € 1001 - € 5'000 | € 5'001 - € 20'000 | more than € 20'000 |
Alex is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Michigan, U.S.A.
Since joining the faculty at Michigan, Dr Rabin has been engaged in research and advocacy related to climate change and respiratory health. He is focused on reducing the environmental harms of health care delivery and on mobilizing health professionals to advocate on behalf of vulnerable populations.
Dr Rabin's work on inhaler device-related greenhouse gas emissions is supported by a grant from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and his recent writing has been published in the New England Journal of Medicine and in The New York Times.
Dr Fátima Franco is a cardiologist and Head of the Heart Failure Programme at Coimbra University Hospital in Portugal.
Fátima's professional experience focuses on the impact of air pollution and climate change on cardiovascular health. She is dedicated to understanding and addressing a broad spectrum of heart failure cases with a special commitment to heart transplants. She is also an advocate for proactive measures to address environmental risk for cardiovascular health.
Maya is the Head of the Division of Health Systems Policy and Administration at the School of Public Health at the University of Haifa in Israel. She studies health aspects of resilience to climate change across governance levels and across sectors, through mixed methods and interdisciplinary research.