PCRS in Conversation - Air Travel
At the Primary Care Respiratory Society (PCRS), we believe in 'optimal'; respiratory health for all. Our aim is that, together, we can benefit every person with, or at risk of, lung disease.
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.
Tune in to watch what will undoubtedly be a fascinating conversation about how you can best support your patient passengers.
Resources from this webinar:
- The BTS Clinical Statement on Air Travel and Lung Disease
- Asthma and Lung UK Travelling with a lung condition resources
- Timeshifter - The Jet Lag App
**The PCRS membership discount mentioned during this webinar is available to UK resident healthcare professionals who joined the live webinar and remained until the final 2 minutes of the live session. Code valid for 28 days from live webinar.
Exclusively available to those who are not current premium members of PCRS. Discount can only be applied to membership paid annually (not via direct debit).
Speakers
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Katherine Hickman
Katherine qualified from Leeds University in 2000. She originally did a Medicine Rotation acquiring her MRCP before settling into General Practice. She is a GP Partner in Bradford. Katherine is the Respiratory Lead for West Yorkshire ICB, Primary Care Clinical Lead for the National Respiratory Audit Programme (NRAP), and Chair of PCRS. Outside of work she enjoys cooking, baking, yoga, and outdoor swimming and has recently rediscovered her love for singing and joined a choir. -
Robina Coker
Professor Robina Kate Coker BSc (Hons), MB BS, PhD, FRCP
Professor of Practice, Respiratory Medicine, Imperial College London.
In 1999 Professor Coker established the British Thoracic Society (BTS) Air Travel Working Party, which published the first UK recommendations on air travel and lung disease in 2002.
Earlier European and North American guidelines had focused on asthma and COPD; the BTS recommendations were the first to give advice for passengers with a variety of respiratory conditions. They were revised in 2004 and 2011. In 2018 the BTS commissioned a Clinical Statement on Air Travel and Lung Disease. Robina chaired the group, and the Clinical Statement was published in Thorax in 2022. In 2019 she was awarded the Individual Bronze Medal by the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) for her contribution to airline passenger safety, and in 2021 she received the BTS Meritorious Service Award, partly in recognition of her work on air travel and lung disease. In 2022 she served as President of the Harveian Society, London. She is currently President-Elect for the BTS. Robina’s clinical work focuses on sarcoidosis and interstitial lung disease (ILD) and she is a member of the NHS England Specialised Respiratory Clinical Reference Group (CRG).
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