Very important publication about the pivotal importance of child lung health and addressing social determinants, authorship including Professor Anne Chang and experts from across the globe.

The international SEISMIC study, led by Melbourne’s Professor Daniel Steinfort, provides compelling evidence for the routine use of systematic endoscopic mediastinal lymph node staging rather than PET in locally advanced NSCLC.
The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
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The challenge of patient reported outcome measures in ILD is they need to be short and simple to administer while dealing with complex signs/symptoms and impacts of the disease, Professor Anne Holland told #TSANZSRS2024

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Personalised host-directed therapies to manage NTM infections have the advantage of being less likely to induce drug resistance and to help reduce reinfection or relapse. #TSANZSRS2024

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Respiratory patients in Adelaide are reassured by a wrap around rapid access service which is reducing ED presentations and hospital admissions.
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#Asthma in adults, adolescents and children 6–11 years should not be managed with short-acting β2-agonist relievers (SABAs) alone. Inhaled corticosteroid (ICS)-containing therapy reduces the risk of severe exacerbations, and controls symptoms. See ginasthma.org/reports/

Australia gets an F for FAIL when it comes to the health of Indigenous Australians, and a new comparison of #bronchiectasis in the Top End versus the rest of the world confirms that grade.
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Associate Professor Michelle Jongenalis has been honoured with the 2024 TSANZ President Award for her contribution to respiratory health which includes her fight against the “emerging menace” of e-cigarettes. #vaping

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Evidence is building for the value of multidisciplinary PE response teams to help with rapid stratification and optimal management of patients. #TSANZSRS2024
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We talked to Christine Jenkins at the #TSANZSRS2024 who told the meeting about a new resource developed for patients to help overcome the challenges of initiating discussions about breathlessness in the medical consultation. Watch her full discussion

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We spoke to Dr. Jen Taylor-Cousar of Denver, Colorado, at #TSANZSRS2024 about the care of people with cystic fibrosis who are not using CFTR modulators.

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As people with #cysticfibrosis live longer, outdated nutrition advice eg high fat, high calorie diet is increasing non-CF health risks including cardiovascular disease and colorectal cancer. #TSANZSRS2024 was told it's time for a change.
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Short telomere length in ILD is known to be associated with more aggressive disease, but it did not appear to impact outcomes in a Queensland cohort of #lungtransplant patients.
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A panal of experts at #TSANZSRS2024 shared the evidence for #climatechange on respiratory health and what physicians can do to help as individuals, clinicians and collectively as TSANZ
Yuming Guo Guy Marks AO Adrian Lowe Michael J Abramson
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We were on the Gold Coast this week reporting on the news from #TSANZSRS2024 . Watch Professor Kwun Fong as he discusses some of the ‘new kids on the block’ when it comes to blood-based proteomic and genomic biomarkers for lung cancer.

What a full-on busy and interesting meeting. Thanks TSANZ and everyone who pulled #TSANZSRS2024 together. Read and watch our coverage over the next couple of the limbic newsletters, starting tomorrow. Hanging up my lanyard now. 👋 Enjoy the Gala Dinner