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In this regular PCRU feature we explore cases of rarer lung conditions and their presentation.

The following article includes a selection of some of the scientific and best practice abstracts presented at the 2018 PCRS National Primary Care Respiratory Conference. Originally published in the Winter 2018 edition of the Primary Care Respiratory Update.

A report from the annual PCRS research workshop for respiratory researchers on 27th September 2018 by Dr Helen Ashdown, GP and PCRS Research Lead. Originally published in the Winter 2018 edition of the Primary Care Respiratory Update.

Fran Robinson reports on the PCRS National Respiratory Conference 2018 "Building confidence in a changing world" held at the Telford International Centre on 28/29 September. Originally published in the Winter 2018 edition of the Primary Care Respiratory Update.

Fran Robinson interviews Dr Noel Baxter, Dr Binita Kane, Dr Georges Ng Man Kwong and Dr Jørgen Vestbo, to discuss their experience of setting up and running multidisciplinary respiratory virtual clinics.

Bronwen Thompson discusses the respiratory long-term plan for England with Professor Mike Morgan, National Clinical Director for Respiratory Disease at NHS England.

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Q: My patient smokes cigarettes and has a BMI of 43, they drink 45 units of alcohol a week and their physical activity is limited. What should I do first or is it better to tackle all together?

PCRS believe that it is the responsibility of every healthcare professional to treat tobacco dependency systematically and effectively. PCRS advocate that people wishing to quit using tobacco should be offered the most effective but also the least harmful methods first to support a quit attempt.

Dr Roy Robertson is a Professor of Addiction Medicine at the Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informatics at the University of Edinburgh. He has spent much of his career on the frontline of Edinburgh’s heroin problem working as a GP on the Muirhouse estate.

In the third in our series of snapshot case vignettes aimed at illustrating self-management opportunities Dr Iain Small brings you the case of Gerald. Three healthcare professionals have provided their feedback on the case. How would you respond?

Developed by the PCRS Service Development Committee, the Respiratory Service Framework (RSF) helps those looking to design a patient focussed respiratory service working across all sectors of out of hospital care to see the ideal components for a given population of patients.

In this article from Primary Care Respiratory Update, Spring 2018, Fran Robinson, discusses the use of rescue packs with Dr John Hurst, Honorary Consultant at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust and Reader in Respiratory Medicine at University College (UCL) London.

In this article from the Spring 2018 issue of Primary Care Respiratory Update, Dr Noel Baxter discusses how to influence change.