Top respiratory scientist named in Australia Day Honours
Professor Bruce Thompson has been one of the biggest names in respiratory medicine over the past few years, amid a pandemic, bushfires and a national crisis in dust diseases and air pollution. The clinical scientist is now being recognised for his contribution to the specialty, having been made a Member of...
E-cigarettes: Threat or promise?
Join a panel of expert respiratory physicians as they share their knowledge and views on the different approaches to tobacco control in Australia and the UK and debate the place of e-cigarettes in smoking cessation. Hosted by Associate Professor Natasha Smallwood. Consultant Respiratory Physician, Dept of Respiratory and...
Lung screening a ‘teachable moment’ for smoking cessation
The process of undergoing lung cancer screening can itself act as a catalyst for smoking cessation in heavy smokers, novel Australian data suggests. The finding follows a five-year screening trial in which a third of baseline current smokers had quit by three years with “minimal intervention” other than annual screening, the...
Nurses take on sedation duties under new guidance
Nurses have been given the green light to perform procedural sedation of patients using propofol provided they work under a strict set of guidelines released by the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists. It follows a declaration by the college...
Nurses have been given the green light to perform procedural sedation of patients using propofol provided they work under a...
Meet the specialists named in the 2023 Australia Day Honours
Nearly two dozen specialists have been recognised for their achievements in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list, with names across all ranks of the Order of Australia. The 2023 list also included a COVID-19 Honour Roll, with 77 Australians recognised for their...
Nearly two dozen specialists have been recognised for their achievements in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list, with names across all...
Mast cells may hold the answer to ICS response in COPD
Th2 high and mast cell gene signatures have been identified as potential predictors of a response to corticosteroid treatment in patients with COPD. An international team of researchers sought to determine whether gene expression signatures found in asthma patients...
Th2 high and mast cell gene signatures have been identified as potential predictors of a response to corticosteroid treatment...