Table 1

National, European and Global patient organisations represented at the ERS International Congress

Patient organisationRegion
ALAMBRA, Brazilian LAM AssociationBrazil
Allergy & Asthma NetworkUSA
Alpha-1 PlusBelgium
Amici contro la Sarcoidosi Italia ONLUS (ACSI)Italy
ApneuverenigingThe Netherlands
ARB-TBRomania
Asociación Española de Afectados de Cáncer de Pulmón (AEACAP)Spain
Asociación Nacional de Enfermos de Sarcoidosis (ANES)Spain
Asthma & AllergieFrance
Asthma Society of IrelandIreland
Asthma UKUK
British Lung Foundation (BLF)UK
Canadian Pulmonary Fibrosis FoundationCanada
ChILD UKUK
Cystic Fibrosis EuropeEurope
DSV Deutsche SarkoidoseverinigungGermany
European Association of Patients Organisations of Sarcoidosis and other Granulomatous Disorders (EPOS)Europe
European Federation of Allergy, Asthma and COPD Patients Associations (EFA)Europe
European LAM FederationEurope
Federasma e AllergieItaly
Foundation for Sarcoidosis ResearchUSA
French Federation of Associations of Patients with Respiratory Insufficiency or Handicap (FFAAIR)France
Global Allergy and Asthma Patient Platform (GAAPP)Worldwide
Global Alpha 1Worldwide
Global COPDWorldwide
Irish Lung Fibrosis Association (ILFA)Ireland
Irish Sleep Apnoea Trust (ISAT)Ireland
Japanese Federation of Patient Organisations for Respiratory DiseasesJapan
June Hancock Mesothelioma FundUK
LongfondsThe Netherlands
Lovexair FoundationSpain
Lung Cancer Europe (LuCE)Europe
LungenunionAustria
NTM Info and ResearchUSA
PHA UKUK
Pulmonary Hypertension Latin SocietyLatin America and the Caribbean
Sarcoidosis Association SwiterlandSwitzerland
Spanish Federation of Patient Associations of Allergy and Respiratory Diseases (FENAER)Spain
Stowarzyszenie Walki z Rakiem PłucaPoland
Take That TBGermany
Vereniging Apnoea Patiënten (VAPA)Belgium
Voorzitter SBNThe Netherlands