For our next In Conversation Katherine was joined by Dr Richard Russell, a man of many respiratory interested hats!

Joining us on Wednesday 21st May, 19:30-20:00, for our next In Conversation is Dr Richard Russell, a man of many respiratory interested hats!

In November 2024 NICE, in collaboration the British Thoracic Society (BTS) and the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN), released guidance NG245.

In this podcast Fiona Mosgrove (PCRS Education lead) and Tom Fardon (Consultant Physician) discuss asthma biologics and how they can support effective severe asthma care.

Are you struggling to persuade your Integrated Care Board (ICB) to fund FeNO testing? With the new BTS/NICE/SIGN asthma guideline recommending FeNO for asthma diagnostic testing, this can create quite a challenging for primary care providers.

Join Dr Sanjeev Rana and Dr Katherine Hickman on Wednesday 30th April from 19:00 for a focused, practical session offering clear, evidence-based guidance on when to use FeNO testing to support asthma diagnosis.

Childhood asthma is the most common chronic disease in childhood, with a prevalence of 10.2% in 2018. However, there is evidence of over-and under diagnosis in about 30% in mixed populations of adults and children and young people (CYP).

The Primary Care Respiratory Society (PCRS) and Asthma + Lung UK call for urgent action to address the growing number of online pharmacies selling salbutamol inhalers without appropriate medical oversight.

In this podcast Executive Chair, Dr Katherine Hickman and Beverley Bostock (Nurse Practitioner and PCRS Executive Committee Member) explore accountability and responsibility.

The webinar will be held on Friday 9 May 2025 at 19:00 for 45 minutes. Chaired by Katherine Hickman (our PCRS Executive Chair), she and guest speakers, Deborah Leese and Marieke Strange, will focus on:

This year's Respiratory Leadership Programme commences with a workshop in June focusing on unlocking the skills to turn ideas into action to drive real change. A follow up workshop in November will support you to embed your learning.

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.

In this episode of the PCRS Podcast our Executive Chair, Dr Katherine Hickman, is joined by Dr Llinos Jones, Consultant Respiratory Physician with a specialist interest in asthma.

Antibiotics are crucial for managing infectious diseases and preventing complications like pneumonia or sepsis. However, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a growing global health threat, contributing to over 3 million deaths annually.

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.