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Breathe Online Journal Club, March 7, 2017

The next Breathe Online Journal Club will take place on Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at 17:00 GMT. The article to be discussed is: Yohannes AM, Raue PJ, Kanellopoulos D, et al. Predictors of all-cause mortality in patients with severe COPD and major depression admitted to a rehabilitation hospital. Chest 2016; 149: 467-473.

The article will be presented by Vincent Fan (Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Dept of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA), and the discussion panel will include the first author of the paper, Abebaw Mengistu Yohannes (Dept of Health Professions, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK), and Samantha Harrison (Dept of Respiratory Medicine, West Park Healthcare Centre, and Canada Dept of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada).

The discussion will be moderated by Frits Franssen (Horn, the Netherlands) and Breathe Chief Editor, Renata L. Riha (Edinburgh, UK).

To register for the journal club, go to https://goo.gl/forms/rcR5jtg2sqkttph12

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ERS Monograph 75: Anti-infectives and the Lung Edited by Stefano Aliberti, James D. Chalmers and Mathias W. Pletz

Pulmonary infections are a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Adequate and timely treatment of these infections is therefore of vital importance, especially when considering the emerging problem of antimicrobial resistance. This Monograph provides a comprehensive up-to-date overview of the use of anti-infectives in lung diseases, with chapters covering community- and hospital-acquired pneumonia, exacerbations of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacteria pulmonary disease, pleural infections, and fungal diseases. Other chapters address antibiotic stewardship in the community and hospital settings, and the use of antibiotics in specific patient groups (e.g. critically ill and paediatric patients). Mechanisms of action and resistance, diagnostic approaches, therapeutic options (e.g. combination therapy, dosing and routes of administration), and the development of new drugs are also discussed.

Announcing the next European Respiratory Journal Chief Editor

ERS is pleased to announce that it has appointed Professor Martin Kolb as the next European Respiratory Journal (ERJ) Chief Editor. Martin brings a wealth of experience to the role, including: international experience in clinical and preclinical research; extensive international collaborations; and strong editorial experience, having been an author or co-author of over 150 articles and serving on the editorial boards of a number of prestigious journals such as Respirology, Thorax, PLoS One, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, and the ERJ itself.