Overview
This event, held on International Women’s Day, brings together experts to discuss respiratory health in women.
Aim of the event
Health experts, policy makers and healthcare professionals will come together to discuss the factors behind women becoming more susceptible to, and experiencing more severe, respiratory disease.
Chairs
- Arzu Yorgancioğlu, ERS Advocacy Council Chair
- Anita Simonds, ERS Past President
Speakers
- Joanna Chorostowska-Wynimko, ERS Secretary General
- Daiana Stolz, University of Freiburg
- Marleen Sorensen, European Institute of Women’s Health
- Niamh Cullen, European Lung Foundation
Format
- Roundtable discussion
- Q&A
Topics
During the roundtable, speakers will discuss:
- Women and lung cancer
- Does COPD have a gender?
- EU’s role in improving women’s respiratory health
- Patient’s perspective