We are pleased to announce Team Galway as the winners of the ITS Respiratory Challenge, kindly supported by Astra Zeneca. Pictured left to right: David Burke, Astra Zeneca, Dr Jacqueline Rendall, President ITS, Team Galway members Dr David Watchorn, Dr Mohammed Ahmed, Dr Breda Cushen and Dr Vincent Brennan with Professor JJ Gilmartin, Quiz Compere.
ITS / A. Menarini Pharmaceuticals ATS Bursary 2017
The Irish Thoracic Society invites applications for a Bursary to attend the American Thoracic Society (ATS) meeting taking place in Washington from the 19th-24 May, kindly supported by A. Menarini Pharmaceuticals. The Bursary is to the value of €5,000 and will be awarded based on an evaluation of abstracts submitted to the ATS. It is […]
ITS GSK Travel Bursaries
The Irish Thoracic Society is pleased to invite applications for two Travel Bursaries to the British Thoracic Society Winter Meeting taking place in London from the 7th – 9th December 2016, kindly supported by GSK. Bursaries will cover travel, accommodation, registration fees and airport transfers to be arranged directly by the ITS for the successful […]
Irish Thoracic Society team crowned 2016 Champions of Respiratory Medicine
Members of the ‘IT’S Inspired’ team: Dr Mohammed Jamal Eldeen, Galway University Hospitals, Dr Robert Smyth, Beaumont Hospital and Dr Breda Cushen, Beaumont Hospital battled it out to become the 2016 Champions of Respiratory Medicine in a rigorous test of knowledge in the form of a high-tech quiz based on respiratory medical cases which […]
ITS GSK ERS Delegates
Winners of the ITS GSK ERS Travel bursaries were Dr Melissa McDonnell, Galway University Hospital, Dr Christina Campbell, St Vincent’s University Hospital and Ms Brenda Deering, Beaumont Hospital Dublin.
ITS A Menarini Pharmaceuticals ATS Travel Bursaries 2016
Dr. Robert Smyth and Dr. Laura Gleeson, both SpR’s in Respiratory Medicine, have been awarded the A.Menarini Pharmaceuticals ATS travel bursaries to the values of €5,000 each. These awards were open to SpR’s on the Specialist Registrar Training Programmes in Respiratory Medicine or Paediatrics with an interest in Respiratory Medicine. Read More
ITS Respiratory Challenge
Winners of the ITS Respiratory Challenge, kindly supported by Astra Zeneca, pictured left to right: Dr Mohammed Ahmed, Dr Deirdre Fitzgerald, Dr Breda Cushen, Dr Kenneth Bolger with Hosts and Quiz Masters Professor Muiris X FitzGerald and Professor JJ Gilmartin.
Asthma Society of Ireland and Irish Thoracic Society Joint Research Bursary
The Asthma Society of Ireland – Irish Thoracic Society Joint Research Bursary 2015, kindly supported by Novartis, was presented to Dr Patrick Mitchell for his research into the role of IL-33 and its receptor and GLP-1 and its receptor on eosinophils in a mild allergic cohort following a bronchial allergen challenge. Pictured are: Ms Niamh […]
Cystic Fibrosis Ireland – Irish Thoracic Society – Gilead Research Fellowship
The recipient of the Cystic Fibrosis Ireland Irish Thoracic Society Gilead Research Fellowship is Dr Suzanne Carter, St Vincent’s University Hospital for her project titled ‘Understanding Acute Pulmonary Exacerbations in Cystic Fibrosis’. Pictured are Mr Philip Watt, CFI, Dr Suzanne Carter, receiving her award, Prof Anthony O’Regan, Irish Thoracic Society, Dr Ed McKone, St Vincent’s […]
Irish Guidelines on Long Term Oxygen Therapy Launched
Irish Guidelines on Long Term Oxygen Therapy (LTOT) developed by The Respiratory Nurses Association of Ireland (ANAIL) in collaboration with the Irish Thoracic Society (ITS) and the Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists (ISCP) were launched at the ITS Annual Scientific Meeting 2015. Read more