Role of serial PET CT in CPA doi.org/10.1093/infdis… A complete metabolic response seen in treatment success but not in treatment failure

MID for 1 minute sit to stand test in CPA A useful test that can be used in outpatient clinic 10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_168_24

The quest is on …..

Just out! An important review on the topic of treatment of bronchiectasis How to treat and when? Disease severity and activity in bronchiectasis: A paradigm shift in bronchiectasis management Led by the brilliant Hayoung Choi e-trd.org/journal/view.p…

Bronchoalveolar lavage is a common procedure done for diagnosing various diseases Which is the best way of obtaining BAL? 10.1097/LBR.0000000000000979

What a great day! The best of the World Bronchiectasis Conference webinar being broadcast to 6 cities across India with highlights from the brilliant Raja Dhar Very proud to bring the highlights of Dundee to colleagues around the world EMBARC Stefano Aliberti

Every time a prominent figure dies and the tributes (rightly) pour in I have the same thought Why don’t we say these lovely things to people when they are alive?

Writing guidelines is one thing, but evaluating their effect in clinical practice is even more difficult. Maybe EQUAL ABPA Score 2024 can be used to measure guideline adherence for managing #ABPA 🫁 @ISHAM_Mycolog Inderpaul Sehgal Rosanne Sprute Ritesh Agarwal pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39462638/

And some with Aspergillus sensitization also

1st stewardship tool for #ABPA = Allergic #bronchopulmonary #aspergillosis #EQUAL #score. Screening/diagnosis, managing & monitoring treatment response. Powered by world leading experts Inderpaul Sehgal Ritesh Agarwal ISHAM ECMM Deutschsprachige Mykologische Gesellschaft e.V. Dani Seidel Rosanne Sprute

Thanks The Lancet Respiratory Medicine for highlighting this work by Merete Long + מיכל שטיינברג Bronchiectasis is entering an exciting new era with anti-inflammatory treatments and a new understanding of the disease Read Rethinking bronchiectasis free in this months LRM! #bronchiectasis

Just published: review of mortality in CPA analysing series from multiple countries. Mortality highest in the first year after diagnosis at 15%, and 32% at 5 years. Early recognition and treatment essential. National Aspergillosis Centre The Lancet Infectious Diseases #cpa thelancet.com/journals/lanin…

Bye Bye BTS British Thoracic Society (BTS) The end of a wonderful BTS winter meeting with a RECORD attendance of 2700! It has been a joy to organise as chair of the Science and Research Committee for the last 3 years Thanks to the amazing BTS staff and colleagues #respisbest #bestjobever

Great effort led by Animesh and team

dx.doi.org/10.1111/myc.70… Presence of Aspergillus sensitization in CPA results in more CPA relapses and is associated with airflow obstruction

Our meta-analysis on the role of low-dose CT for lung cancer screening in TB-endemic countries is now published online in JTO!! Check it out here: jto.org/article/S1556-…. IASLC

Finally a textbook focused entirely on the clinical and basic science aspects of aspergillosis! Can become a reference for clinicians treating patients with #aspergillosis and for those with a specialist interest. Contributions by National Aspergillosis Centre and @MFIG link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…

The new European Respiratory Journal impact factor is 21. Ranked #2 across all resp journals Thank you to the incredible Don Sin , all authors, our outstanding editors and journal staff ♥️ ERS publications ERS IF for selected respiratory journals below