Jane is currently working as a Respiratory Nurse Consultant, at St George’s NHS Trust, London and is also the PCRS research lead.
Jane has worked across many respiratory healthcare settings, including primary care and within Higher Educational Institutions. Jane completed her PhD in 2022 on the barriers and enablers to pulmonary rehabilitation for patients with COPD from primary care.
Her clinical interests relate to COPD, specifically improving health outcomes for those living with COPD and supporting health care professionals that care for this population.

Jane is also particularly interested in empowering others and mobilising evidence into practice, she supports these passions through her clinical employment, PCRS affiliation and is also on the BTS PR advisory committee.

Helen Ashdown is a GP in Oxford and a clinical researcher and tutor at the University of Oxford, where she has both a clinical and research interest in respiratory medicine. She has carried out projects in childhood respiratory infection, sarcoidosis and whooping cough. She is particularly interested in primary care diagnosis, especially near-patient testing, and is currently investigating whether we can use blood eosinophils and fraction of exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) to better target which patients with COPD will most benefit from inhaled steroids. She teaches evidence-based medicine and research methods to medical students and GP trainees. Outside of work, she enjoys climbing mountains and running.

Andy has over 20 years’ experience of academic research and his main research interest are respiratory epidemiology and primary care. He is a Senior Epidemiologist at Observational & Pragmatic Research Institute (OPRI UK). Prior to joining OPRI he worked at University of Birmingham (2011-2021) conducting national and international respiratory research studies, and before that he conducted various primary care research studies at University of Exeter (2003-2011) where he completed his PhD.