Search

With the summer holidays fast approaching, many will be planning trips abroad and booking flights for warm and sunny destinations. However, flying can be a very challenging way to travel for many people with respiratory disease.Joining Katherine to discuss all things air travel and respiratory disease was Professor Robina Coker who established the BTS Air Travel Working Party and chaired the Clinical Statement on Air Travel and Lung Disease which was published in Thorax in 2022.

For our next In Conversation Katherine was joined by Dr Richard Russell, a man of many respiratory interested hats!As we know, in many cases patients are still not being prescribed the right medications, and unless we make change now, this same conversation will continue to be had for years to come.Both Katherine and Richard share an immense passion about how patients should be cared for, and during this In Conversation they will break the inhaler inertia and talk about how we can move away from the outdated respiratory care that continues to be provided.

As we move from Winter into the beauty of Spring, as the trees start to produce their pollen, we begin to see an increase in patients with symptoms of Allergic Rhinitis.To help us understand this inflammatory disorder, we had Dr Glenis Scadding join us for our March 2025 In Conversation.

Are you curious about how research can fit into your everyday clinical practice? In the this In Conversation with the Chair, Katherine chats with Dr Jane Watson, who shares insights on how healthcare professionals can integrate research into their routine, from simple steps to bigger initiatives.

It is time for our final PCRS in Conversation webinar of 2024. To mark the occasion we have special guest Katya Miles, aka The Working Well Doctor, to chat to Katherine and share with you all how to work well, and support your wellbeing.Katya is a former GP and Occupational Health Doctor whose full focus is now Leadership & Resilience Training, Career Coaching and Retreats - and together with Katherine they will share their experiences and their guidance as to how you can thrive.

This webinar, chaired by Katherine Hickman (our PCRS Executive Chair), introduced the new PCRS/AZ COPD risk slider in November 2024 to mark World COPD Day. Katherine, along with guest speakers Darush Attar-Zadeh (Pharmacist) and Steve Holmes (GP) introduces the new COPD risk slider and provides a demonstration on how it can be used effectively within a consultation. The new COPD risk slider supports healthcare professionals and pharmacists to:

After a short break the In Conversation webinar series is back and for October we were joined by Professor Tom Wilkinson, who is the National Respiratory Audit Programme (NRAP) Clinical Lead (among many other things including Professor of Respiratory Medicine at University of Southampton).The National Respiratory Audit Programme (NRAP) for England and Wales aims to improve the quality of care, services, and clinical outcomes for people with respiratory disease (including Asthma and COPD).

Chaired by Katherine Hickman (our PCRS Executive Chair), this webinar focusses on smoking, movement for health and COPD exacerbations with guest speakers Darush Attar-Zadeh, Steve Holmes and Alicia Piwko. They discuss:

In June's In Conversation webinar we are joined by Dr Llinos Jones, who is a Consultant Respiratory Physician with a specialist interest in asthma and Clinical Lead for Physician Associates at Mid Yorkshire NHS Trust.Llinos is passionate about tackling health Inequalities and has created a number of fantastic multilingual resources in order to support asthma patients. During this webinar Llinos talks about how we can improve our patients care and understanding by overcoming cultural and language barriers.Some useful handouts courtesy of Llinos: