Conference Programme
The UK's leading respiratory conference for clinicians working primary, community and integrated care
Learn from the experts. Be inspired. Take back best practice.
The conference has been instigated and organised by PCRS. We are grateful to sponsors - AstraZeneca and Chiesi Ltd - and exhibitors who have contributed funding towards this event in return for exhibition space. Neither sponsors or exhibitors have had any input into the agenda or the selection of speakers with the exception of any sponsored satellite symposia which are clearly indicated. View the full list of sponsors. The conference social programme - dinner, drinks and disco - is not covered by sponsorship or exhibition fees.
Refreshments and Exhibition
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Opening Address from PCRS Executive Chair
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Darush Attar-Zadeh (Speaker) |
Is the future bright for respiratory primary care?
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“ May you live in interesting times” and oft quoted subtle curse is never more apt than now, as we live in extremely interesting times. Given the current turbulence in all aspects of life and healthcare Professor Russell believes that we in the Respiratory Community have a unique opportunity to grow in influence and presence in order to improve outcomes for our seldom heard and discriminated against patients, he will unpack why and how |
Darush Attar-Zadeh (Chair) |
Managing tobacco and vape dependency
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Be a Quit Catalyst: tackle tobacco’s deadly toll and strip the shine off nicotine’s new glamorised forms (vapes and pouches) |
Darush Attar-Zadeh (Speaker) |
Research abstracts: Health inequalities and promoting uptake
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You heard it first at PCRS 2025! This session features five abstract presentations from researchers summarising their cutting-edge research findings, with opportunity to ask questions, around a theme of health inequalities and promoting uptake. |
Sarah Elkin (Co-chair) |
The Lifecycle of Women's Health and Its Impact on Respiratory Disease
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Mona Bafadhel (Co-chair) |
Taking the idea, sharing and implementing locally
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An introduction to abstract writing for healthcare professionals working in primary care who want to communicate the results of their ideas and innovations to a wider audience |
Stephen Gaduzo (Chair) |
Diagnostic and testing respiratory services - understanding the challenges and searching for the solutions
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A presentation exploring the challenges and solutions for delivering community respiratory diagnostics, highlighting local need, capacity gaps, and the case for investment. |
Carol Stonham (Facilitator) |
Refreshments and Exhibition
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Moving from treatment to prevention - how do we achieve it?
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This session explores how primary care can shift from treatment to prevention—examining challenges, opportunities, innovative examples, and practical first steps for health boards and frontline teams to make prevention a reality within today’s healthcare structures |
Leslie Borrill (Speaker) |
How can HealthTech solve the biggest challenges in chronic respiratory disease? Have your say!
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What are the biggest needs in chronic respiratory disease? How could HealthTech help? What does the perfect respiratory diagnostic test look like? Come to have YOUR say and contribute to ongoing research prioritisation projects. |
Helen Ashdown (Facilitator) |
Vaccination - starting with me!
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The primary care sentinel network has monitored over 30 infectious diseases weekly since 1967, most are respiratory infections. Its data shows the association between the seasonal spike in respiratory infections and winter pressures on the NHS; vaccination including of the primary care workforce has the potential to reduce these pressures |
Simon de Lusignan (Speaker) |
In their shoes…learning from the patients/carers
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What patient's wish you knew: Patient's experiences and takes home messages in a relaxed discussion format hosted by Nicola Standring-Brown |
Aaron Foulds (Speaker) |
What’s your Personality Colour? Why it is important to know your colour and your teams colours
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It takes all sorts to make a team. Understanding personality types and learning styles can help us work better together, recognising and getting the best out of people who think and act differently to us. |
Stephen Gaduzo (Speaker) |
The road to asthma excellence: the journey so far
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This is a promotional symposium sponsored and organised by AstraZeneca, intended for UK HCPs only. Prescribing information will be available in the meeting. 
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Helena Cummings (Speaker) |
Lunch and Exhibition
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Annual General Meeting
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Presentations will be made to the Conference Abstract Winners and join us to learn more about the work of the PCRS this past year. |
Paul Stephenson (Speaker) |
CLARITY: Evolving COPD Care: Leveraging real-world evidence to combat clinical inertia
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This is a promotional symposium, organised and funded by GSK, for UK HCPs & ORDMs only 
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Fiona Mosgrove (Chair) |
Top Tips in Performing and Interpreting Spirometry: Ask the Experts
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This session aims to provide tips in performing quality assured spirometry, how to identify and correct commons errors and how to interpret results |
Claire Francis (Speaker) |
Research abstracts: Novel interventions in respiratory care - feasibility and implementation
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You heard it first at PCRS 2025! This session features five abstract presentations from researchers summarising their cutting-edge research findings, with opportunity to ask questions, around a theme of novel interventions in respiratory care, their feasibility and implementation. |
William McConnell (Co-chair) |
The Holistic Care of People with COPD
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The Holistic Care of People with COPD – focus on risks and co-morbidities, and how social care and third sector can support health in people with COPD using an integrated approach |
Frances Barrett (Speaker) |
Tackling Health Inequalities and Supporting People with Long Term Respiratory Conditions
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A session exploring how Cornwall is supporting people with long-term respiratory conditions through multi-agency joined-up care, community action, and real-world solutions that make a difference |
Leslie Borrill (Chair) |
When life throws you a curve ball
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In this session, Katherine will share personal experiences of adapting to unexpected challenges, offering practical insights to help healthcare professionals embrace change and thrive amid uncertainty |
Clare Cook (Chair) |
Refreshments and Exhibition
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Influencing your local health board and how to do it
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Establishing a proactive, streamlined one-stop respiratory service within your ICB and How disease-specific clinical templates improved remote respiratory care, team consistency, and patient safety during and after COVID-19 |
Sarah Elkin (Chair) |
Service Development Poster Walk Around
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Helena Cummings (Co-chair) |
Research Poster Walk Around
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You heard it first at PCRS 2025! First a fast-paced run-through of the research abstract posters with a one-minute pitch from presenters, followed by the opportunity for you to explore at a more leisurely pace and speak to the researchers directly about their work. |
Gillian Doe (Co-chair) |
Stopping the same old story in adolescent asthma deaths
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Objectives: reflect on important documents relating to asthma deaths in children and adolescents, consider things we can do in our practice to reduce the risk of deaths, and discuss wider approaches to addressing societal and socioeconomic reasons why adolescents die from asthma |
Lisa Cummings (Chair) |
COPD - Is it worthwhile getting the diagnosis early?
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A discussion about the value or otherwise of diagnosing COPD early, including screening, case- finding and what do we actually mean by COPD? |
Anne-Marie Cole (Chair) |
Conference Dinner
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Drinks, music and networking
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Conference DelegateEverything about the conference was excellent - it is simply the best, most practical and relevant conference I attend each year.
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Rates start at just £155 for PCRS Members, plus the opportunity of a £100 bursary towards travel and accommodation
Submissions of Scientific Research, Best Practice and Service Development Abstracts to the PCRS Conference are open until the 30th June 2025.
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