One more inspiring initiative from Deutsche Atemwegsliga! Don't miss the chance to be heard!

This time German organization 'Deutsche Atemwegsliga' carries out a competition of ideas. There is a strong need of awareness about lung diseases, that is why the aim of this competition is to collect brilliant ideas regarding just one theme - what would make you attend an event dedicated to lungs and lungs diseases?
All ideas are welcome!
Give a hint to organize an interesting meeting, an action or a presentation!
How to attract young people and promote lung health for young public?
Share your ideas with Deutsche Atemwegsliga, the remuneration will follow :)
Deadline: 15 February
Here is a link to their site where you can find more information referring to the action:

IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON RESPIRATORY HEALTHCARE

Dear Respiratory Friends,

We are happy to invite you to participate in our Survey: Impact of Social Media on Respiratory Healthcare!

Your input will help us to review role of social media in respiratory healthcare and guide the development of it in near future

Please fill out our questionnaire: 

Thank you very much!

The results of our survey will be published  as soon as possible online and also at scientific journals! 

New Anti-Smoking Campaign: Real life against Smoking

New Anti-smoking campaign was launched: the main idea of campaign is real life stories of the people who are suffering from loosing their relatives from non-communicable diseases which were caused by smoking. “One in Two” campaign is focusing on the fact that one in every two smokers will die from a tobacco-related disease. 

Schoolgirl Margaret O’Brien told her mothers story who died from lung cancer.

Here is a story of Pauline Bell from Wexford, whose husband George died at 48 from a heart attack.

Gerry Collins from Wicklow, who describes his experience with cancer.

Happy RESPIRATORY New Year 2012!!!

Happy RESPIRATORY New Year 2012!!!

Merry Christmas and Happy New 2012 Year!!!

We wish you a wonderful Christmas and Holidays time and Happy New Year!!! We would like to extend our gratitude to all our fans and supporters for your continuing support and help in 2011!
We are sure that 2012 will be successful year for the Respiratory Decade all over the world!

Respiratory Decade Team

Happy Birthday Respiratory Decade!!!

17 December 2011 is one year of Respiratory Decade!!!
We want to thank all our Respiratory supporters and friends!
What we realized in this our first year?
We made visible our initiative all over the world: we are having more than 3000 of vizualisations per month from more than 130 countries!
Alexandru CORLATEANU contributed to the GOLD 2011 guidelines and launched great international study - BOLD (Burden of Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases) in Moldova.
We organized promotion of many respiratory diseases via Special Days: World Asthma Day, World COPD Day, etc.
We launched Respublic and Lunguage!
But we are ready for new Respiratory results and victories!
Breathe with us!!!

World Spirometry Day 2012: Join the race for healthy lungs!

We are happy to present World Spirometry Day 2012!!!

Respiratory Decade will participate actively in promotion and organization of this Global event!  World Spirometry Day is a very important Day for all persons with respiratory conditions and for doctors! Its one more chance to make visible all Respiratory Non-Communicable Diseases!

World Spirometry Day (WSD) will take place again on 27 June, 2012 - the Olympic year.

The campaign will focus on sport and the lungs, and resources will be provided for all those organising testing events related to the Olympic theme. Testing will not be limited to this day alone and participants are encouraged to capitalise on the Olympics and hold events on the run up to the games on July 27 and beyond.

Lung champions is a campaign which is promoted by European Lung Foundation. You can nominate Lung Champions who can help raise awareness of the importance of activity and sport for lung health. Lung Champions can be young athletes with cystic fibrosis, a COPD patient taking part in a pulmonary rehabilitation programme or an Olympian with asthma.

Please use Lung champion nomination form for your  Lung Champions!

We want to remind you about success of First World Spirometry Day 2010! It was inspired by Professor Nikos SIAFAKAS President of European Respiratory Society:  “Increased awareness about lung health is vital, and by taking a simple and painless test that only takes a few minutes to perform, everybody can find out about the state of his lungs” .