15 September, 2025
With hundreds of sessions covering every aspect of respiratory science and medicine, this year’s European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress, offers something for everyone.
For attendees eager to contribute to scientific debate, sharpen their clinical reasoning, or improve knowledge of practical skills, here are four interactive sessions to attend at this year’s Congress:
1. Lungs on fire: pulmonary vascular diseases?
Sunday 28 September, 2025; 10:15–11:45 CEST; Auditorium
Join a panel of experts to solve real cases in a lively, step-by-step discussion. Led by two discussants, this interactive session features cases submitted by respiratory health professionals, with no prior knowledge given to the panel. Audience participation is encouraged to explore diagnostic and treatment options.
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You can also check out the congress programme to discover other Lungs on fire sessions taking place throughout this year’s ERS Congress.
2. Save the world! Vote for the solution to a major respiratory threat
Monday 29 September; 09:00–09:45 CEST; Studio
In this session, four speakers pitch for a pot of money to fund the solution to a global threat to respiratory health. Once all the pitches are completed, the audience will be asked to vote for their favourite solution.
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3. Live endoscopy
Tuesday 30 September, 2025; 08:30–11:45 CEST; Auditorium
Welcoming back the hugely popular live endoscopy sessions to this year’s Congress. There are two sessions available: Diagnosing, staging and treatment of early stage lung cancer (08:30–10:00 CEST) and COPD, lung nodules and pleural disease (10:15–11:45 CEST).
Led by Prof. Jouke Annema (Amsterdam University Medical Center), the two sessions will offer real-time insight into some of respiratory medicine’s most important clinical procedures. This year also marks the tenth anniversary of the first live endoscopy session at the ERS Congress.
4. Science Slam
Tuesday 30 September, 2025; 15:45–17:00 CEST; Elicium 1
Five scientists will present their research in an entertaining way for a non-specialist audience. The audience will elect, by means of electronic voting, the 2025 Science Slam winner. The session is also linked to the Networking Excellence Training (NEXT) Programme, with the presenters chosen from the top ten submissions.
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The ERS Congress 2025 will take place from 27 September to 1 October in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and online. The official theme for this year is ‘Respiratory health around the globe’. Register your place now.