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Antibiotic pharmacokinetics in infected pleural effusions David Arnold thorax.bmj.com/content/early/…

Delighted that EXTRA-Meso feasibility has reached halfway of its target recruitment, ahead of schedule. Great effort by the #mesothelioma teams in Glasgow & Manchester. Matthew Evison @kevingblyth @MacRaeCarolyn Macmillan Scottish Mesothelioma Network Mesothelioma UK #prehab

ERJ: Using combination dry powder inhalers cuts the carbon footprint of asthma care by ∼95% and improves disease control. In real-world use, the benefits for patients and planet can be far greater and there are other opportunities to reduce emissions. bit.ly/4aZMcxN

Our Director's Fund is supporting 3 new projects looking at predicting postoperative complications, empowering young people in their #Digital lives + improving pleural #Mesothelioma prediction. Congratulations Richard Armstrong, Lucy Biddle + Geri Lynch! News tinyurl.com/ye27de34

We have argued against using single station vs multi station N2 as a defining factor for resectability of #lungcancer for many years & this study provides supporting evidence for this. Huge collaborative effort 👏👏 British Thoracic Society (BTS) SCTS UK BTOG IASLC jtocrr.org/article/S2666-…

BTOG 2025 is a little earlier than 2024 so abstract submission will close mid-December 2024. Just a reminder to start thinking about your abstract submission/s for #BTOG25 and to get your data ready! Abstracts open in September. #lungcancer #LCSM

Congrats Alice Milne for presenting her poster on attitudes to a national lung cancer screening programme ERS congress today. Lots of work to do to overcome stigma, and increase uptake in NHS England’s TLHC programme. SWAG Cancer Alliance (CA) Lung Cancer Screening Feed Samantha Quaife

Well done George Nava Great presentation sharing NIHR Bristol Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) Bristol Academic Respiratory Unit data on respiratory tract aerosol emissions from diverse clinical populations. Suggests modest increased aerosol generation with acute illness, chronic lung disease and higher BMI #ERScongress2024

Giles shares how AI is being used in respiratory medicine, what the future of AI may look like, and discusses his PhD work on how AI can be used in the prognostication and disease monitoring of fibrotic interstitial lung disease. Read more: tinyurl.com/2z2j9ssh

To commemorate #Mesothelioma Awareness Day on 26/09, we will be sharing some of the best research on pleural malignancies from Thorax over the last 2 years Here is a meta-analysis on the diagnostic sensitivity of pleural fluid cytology in malignant pleural effusions

Dr Giles Dixon & Dr Shaney Barratt North Bristol NHS Trust have begun PREDICT-ILD, looking at a new molecular imaging marker which could help to detect interstitial lung disease progression sooner. Working with University of Exeter Serac Healthcare bit.ly/3XUqAyX Bristol Academic Respiratory Unit

Detecting cancer early through a screening programme could save your life. But a false result can lead to further tests and potentially unnecessary treatment. Our new project with Cambridge University and National Institute for Health and Care Research wants to hear your views. Take part 👉 bit.ly/3XZpTDb

BTS has published an updated version of its Position Statement on Tobacco and Vaping. This document reinstates the Society’s views on tobacco and vaping and demonstrates how the Society applies these principles. Access the Statement here: tinyurl.com/54ekscw3

The draft BTS Training Standards for Pleural Procedures document is now open for public consultation. The draft document and consultation form are available on the BTS website here: tinyurl.com/42ywruef #Respiratory #Pleural

Alex Dipper presenting results of the TACTIC RCT - no difference in LOS or VAS-D (co-primary outcomes) in poudrage vs combination poudrage+IPC at LAT but protocol adherence was an issue #BTSWinter2024

Fantastic to listen to ⁦Nick maskell⁩’s incoming ⁦British Thoracic Society (BTS)⁩ presidential lecture “trials, training and tyres”. Thankfully the focus is on his research story, without too many Lycra-clad photos! ⁦UK Pleural Society⁩ #BTS2024

#BTSWinter2024 Calling all UK clinicians involved in the care of patients with #mesothelioma Please complete this survey on access and use of ancillary diagnostic tests (MTAP/p-16 FiSH/BAP-1) Help us understand variation in the UK docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Inspired by all the bluesky handles British Thoracic Society (BTS) #BTSWinter2024, we've made the switch. Follow us @bristolaru.bsky.social or join us in moving to a better place. Occasional posts will occur here, but likely to tail off... #RespIsBest UK Pleural Society NIHR Bristol Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) North Bristol NHS Trust

So proud of our fellows Geri, Jodie and Adele presenting their posters at #BTOG25, spanning attitudes to screening, value of the SRM & ki67 as a prognostic discriminator in #meso. Special praise to Lucy who won a rosette for her abstract reporting false + and - in screening.

Congrats to PREDICT-Meso Member Geri Lynch & the ASSESS-Meso team on their paper in Lung Cancer- Serum mesothelin as a response biomarker in pleural mesothelioma Highlight: serial serum mesothelin is a reliable response biomarker in PM. Click to read more: lungcancerjournal.info/article/S0169-…