RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 European Lung Foundation: from local to global
JF Breathe
JO Breathe
FD European Respiratory Society
SP 236
OP 242
DO 10.1183/20734735.013016
VO 12
IS 3
A1 Pippa Powell
A1 Sîan Williams
A1 Dan Smyth
YR 2016
UL http://breathe.ersjournals.com/content/12/3/236.abstract
AB Key pointsAlthough there are many patient organisations in Europe, this is not the case in all countries across the globe.Access to care is one of the main global issues highlighted by the European Lung Foundation International Patient Advisory Committee.The European Respiratory Society/European Lung Foundation Healthy Lungs for Life campaign can be used locally or globally to raise awareness of the risk factors for lung disease.Implementation science is a method that can be used to assess the feasibility of using research findings in routine healthcare in clinical settings in different parts of the world.Educational aims To show how patient- and public-focussed initiatives and activities can be adapted and modified to be effective in local, national and international settings, and to provide specific examples of these from the European Lung Foundation.Read about ELF’s local to global actions in this edition of Breathe http://ow.ly/SQ3d301Py5q