TY - JOUR T1 - Do we need tailored training and development plans for European Union respiratory nurses? JF - Breathe JO - Breathe DO - 10.1183/20734735.0010-2020 VL - 16 IS - 2 SP - 200010 AU - Silvia Arranz Alonso AU - Helle Marie Christensen AU - David Díaz- Pérez AU - Georgia Narsavage AU - José Miguel Padilha AU - Juan Carlos Quijano-Campos AU - Andreja Sajnic AU - Caroline Stridsman AU - Helmut Täubl AU - Ann-Britt Zakrisson AU - Marco Clari Y1 - 2020/06/01 UR - http://breathe.ersjournals.com/content/16/2/200010.abstract N2 - Respiratory diseases inflict a massive health burden worldwide, affecting >1 billion people. COPD, asthma, acute lower respiratory tract infections, tuberculosis and lung cancer are among the most common causes of severe illness and death globally [1]. Respiratory nurses are key members of the pulmonary healthcare team caring for people in acute settings, as well as in primary care, providing a wide range of interventions from ventilation to palliative care. Their specialised roles deliver both autonomous and prescribed interventions [2–6].Nurses are critical players in healthcare and should be the next profession to standardise levels of education, preparing them for an active partnership with other healthcare professionals prepared to tackle the chronic disease problem in Europe https://bit.ly/3bMR76bThe authors want to thank the ERS Nurses Group 09.03 for contributing to the advancement of European respiratory nurses. In addition, Dr Luciani helped in providing writing support. We want to thank Prof. Mario Režić for his editorial support to complete this paper. ER -