The Irish Thoracic Society – Allen & Hanbury’s Research Fellowship in Respirator Medicine was awarded to Dr Trevor Nicholson, St Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin. Click here to read more
Prize winners at the Irish Thoracic Society Annual Scientific Meeting 2009
The prize winners at the 2009 Irish Thoracic Society Annual Scientific Meeting: Poster Awards Oral Presentation Award Anail Award
Launch of the Irish Thoracic Society Educational Masters
The Irish Thoracic Society is pleased to introduce the ITS Educational Masters, a series of ‘State of the Art’ Powerpoint presentations on a comprehensive programme of education in respiratory medicine and healthcare.
‘Palliative Care for All: Integrating Palliative Care in Disease Management Frameworks’ Report
Launch of the Report of the joint HSE/IHF Extending Access Study ‘Palliative Care for All: Integrating Palliative Care in Disease Management Frameworks. Click here for press release Click here for final report
World COPD Day – 19th November 2008
The Irish Thoracic Society calls for the implementation of the National COPD Framework To mark World COPD Day, today 19th November, the Irish Thoracic Society is highlighting the serious impact of COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) on Irish lives and on the health system and is calling for urgent action to address this. Press Release […]
Awards for Best Poster and Best Oral Presentations 2008
Irish Thoracic Society Annual Scientific Meeting Award Winners 2008: Best Poster Awards – kindly sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline Ireland Best Oral Presentations Awards – kindly sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim
Interstitial Lung Disease Guidelines 2008
Published by the British Thoracic Society in collaboration with the Irish Thoracic Society and the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand.
Draft Guidelines for Consultation – Tuberculosis and Legionnaires’ Disease 2008
The National TB Advisory Committee has published Draft Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis in Ireland, available through the Health Protection Surveillance Centre. The Legionella Sub-committee of the Scientific Advisory Committee has published Draft Guidelines on the Management of Legionnaires’ Disease in Ireland, also available through the Health Protection Surveillance Centre. Read more
RTE’s Nationwide to highlight Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD )
The Irish Thoracic Society joined forces with RTE’s Nationwide this Ash Wednesday to highlight Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD ) , a serious condition for many Irish people that causes a quarter of all respiratory-related deaths in Ireland each year.
The ITS launches report on scale and cost of respiratory disease 2008
Launch of INHALE 2nd Edition (Ireland Needs Healthier Airways and Lungs – The Evidence) Report Reveals the Scale and Cost of Respiratory Disease in Ireland. Press Release The Irish Thoracic Society (ITS) is calling for a respiratory strategy to tackle the rising health and economic burden of lung disease, as revealed by a report launched today, 26th February, by Mr […]