When a respiratory patient moves from in-patient to home-based care, support is required from the breadth of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure that the transition is smooth and patient focused. 

Join us as we chat with Pearlene Antoine-Pitterson about the importance of a diverse and co-ordinated care plan, and the challenges faced when weaning patients with complex ventilation. 

Pearlene Antoine-Pitterson is a Respiratory Physiotherapist and Chair of the BTS Critical Care, Respiratory Failure and Mechanical Ventilation Advisory Group.  

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Recorded in October 2024

In this episode, we speak with Professor Onn Min Kon about the evolving landscape of tuberculosis (TB) in the UK. As an expert in respiratory medicine, he shares insights including the key challenges, recent developments and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and social inequalities on TB care.

The views expressed by guests on this podcast are their own, and do not necessarily represent those of their employer or of Respiratory Futures or the British Thoracic Society.

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In this episode of the Respiratory Futures Podcast, Dr Martin Allen, British Thoracic Society Trustee and national respiratory lead for GIRFT - Getting it Right First Time, joins Professor Robin Condliffe to discuss the importance of coding and tariffs in respiratory care.

Dr Allen shares his journey into respiratory medicine, what fuels his passion for the specialty, and his current priorities as BTS lead for coding in respiratory care. He explains key concepts such as coding activity and National Tariffs/Best Practice Tariffs, shedding light on how it impacts the wider healthcare system.

This episode highlights why accurate coding is vital for ensuring respiratory services receive appropriate resources and how clinicians can engage with coding to enhance their practice.

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In this episode Dr Laura-Jane Smith, BTS Sustainability lead, and Consultant Respiratory Physician at King’s College Hospital discusses the impacts of climate change on respiratory health and what steps respiratory clinicians can take to overcome barriers to sustainability.

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Join us for an enlightening conversation with Dr Haval Balata as we explore the goals and workings of the Targeted Lung Health Check pilots. 

Dr Balata discusses why screening is critical, highlighting its role in prevention over treatment, the barriers to implementation, and the alarming rates of lung cancer in the UK. 

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In this Episode, host Dr Charlie Addy speaks to four incredible guests in person at the Winter Meeting.

You will hear a summary of the Winter Meeting with outgoing chair Professor James Chalmers and a look to the future with new President Professor Nick Maskell. We also covered the multi-disciplinary team in science and research with Aleksandra Gawlik-Lipinski and welcomed the new chair of the Science and Research committee Professor Mona Bafadhel who spoke of her plans for next year’s meeting.

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In this Episode, host Dr Charlie Addy speaks to Dr Gareth Walters and Dr Ruth Wiggans on occupational lung health, why it is important, what our current healthcare looks like, and the recent developments and research in the field.

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In this Episode, host Dr Charlie Addy speaks to Professor Wei Shen Lim and Dr Kay Roy on the important of vaccination against respiratory illnesses.

Professor Lim and Dr Roy expand on the recently launched Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccination programme in England, and how we can work towards improving vaccine awareness amongst our hospitals and patients. 

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In this Episode, host Dr Charlie Addy speaks to Dr Hitasha Rupani about Asthma.

Dr Rupani talks about her role working in asthma, some of the challenges currently facing patients with asthma and where she hopes the future of respiratory medicine will head in regards to asthma care, including the use of biologics.

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In this Episode, host Professor Robin Condliffe speaks to Professor Andy Fisher about lung transplantation.

Lung transplantation is an option for a specific group of patients in the UK for whom other treatments may not be suitable. Learn about what lung transplant procedures involve, the benefits and risk for patients, and recent developments taking place in lung transplantation guidance, research and practice.

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