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New ERS Satellites event announced on the topic of precision medicine in COPD and ILD: FREE to register

The latest in the ERS Satellites event series is taking place on February 21, 2019 and will focus on the popular topic of precision medicine, with a specific focus on COPD and ILD. Bringing together experts in the respective fields, this one-day event offers free attendance in London, Lisbon, Athens and Warsaw, or you can join online free of charge from anywhere in the world.

The ERS Satellites event series is part of a new and important initiative for ERS, which aims to provide high-quality education in both accessible and affordable formats.

Visit the event webpage for more information or to register: www.ersnet.org/satellites

ERS Monograph: Tuberculosis Edited by Giovanni Battista Migliori, Graham Bothamley, Raquel Duarte and Adrian Rendon

With over 10.4 million new tuberculosis cases and 1.7 million deaths, TB is a global health priority. Multidrug-resistant TB is of particular concern to both clinicians and national TB programmes: in 2016, there were 600 000 new rifampicin-resistant cases and 490 000 confirmed multidrug-resistant TB cases. Despite extensive investigation over the years, there is still a great deal to learn about the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of TB. This ERS Monograph brings together chapters from global TB experts and begins with a patient's perspective that sets the tone. The following chapters cover: the history of TB; epidemiology; strategies for control and elimination; clinical and laboratory diagnosis; imaging; treatment and drugs; TB in children and different patient populations; comorbidities; clinical cases; and much more.