Thank you to the organisers and speakers at the COPD UK 2025 conference! What an inspiring and thought provoking couple of days 🫁

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50% of COPD patients are classed as moderate and within this group, they are 7 times more likely to die from a cardiovascular cause vs a respiratory cause.
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Thank you to everyone who attended the #COPDVoices launch at Parliament today! 🗣️ Great opportunity to highlight the needs, challenges and reality of people living with COPD and their carers. Special thanks to @thomassue.bsky.social for organising 🎉

Such a privilege to work with and for such inspirational patients and team

Such a privilege to work with and for such inspirational patients and team

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What a powerful and humbling day today launching the #COPDVoices campaign. Patients and carers have spoken and we need to listen. Time to focus on getting early diagnosis, equitable access and management right. It’s a matter of life and breath.

#COPDvoices the patients and carers have spoken. It’s our duty to listen. @monabafadhel.bsky.social @nikkismallcombe.bsky.social @thomassue.bsky.social

What a great turn out and a fantastic day of interactions with @nikkismallcombe.bsky.social at the Houses of Parliament today launching the “COPD voices report” led by @monabafadhel.bsky.social
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Thrilled to launch “COPD Voices: A Matter of Life and Breath” today, highlighting the lived experience of people living with COPD and their carers. #COPDVoices 🫁

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As someone working in COPD research, I’m thrilled to be part of the the launch of COPD Voices: A Matter of Life & Breath.
Behind every stat, like “a COPD exacerbation every 20 seconds in the UK” is a real person, a real story.
It’s time to listen and push for change.
#COPDVoices #TimeForChange

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🚨 1 person is hospitalised every 3 minutes from COPD
🚨1 in 2 patients are readmitted or die within 90 days of a COPD exacerbation
🚨COPD is the 2nd most common cause of emergency admission
🚨In the UK someone has a COPD exacerbation every 20 seconds

It’s time for change

A big day today with the launch of the “COPD Voices: A matter of life & breath” detailing the lived experiences of people w COPD 🫁

Thank you to my wonderful colleagues and @pintofscience.uk for a fab evening respiratory science 🫁🧫🧪

And we finished with Jordan telling us about the bad gatekeeper that is PTCH1 in senescence and COPD

Followed by the wonderful @chrismwasuku.bsky.social talking about the negative effect oestrogen depletion has in COPD and her love of the fibroblast ! 🔬

First up Alembert talked us through the effect oestrogen has in asthma 🫁

Excited to attend my first @pintofscience.uk 🤓 🧪 🧫 #mykindofpint #pint25

Thank you !

Please can we add @monabafadhel.bsky.social who has newly joined Bluesky! 🫁

@nikkismallcombe.bsky.social demonstrated the medical education opportunities in Respiratory

Loved the final quotation “Your legacy isn't just in breaking glass ceilings, but in how tenderly you gather the pieces to build windows for those who follow”

Thank you so much to the London Respiratory Trainees Women’s Network for organising 🫁

A great talk on leadership & imposter syndrome this evening by Dr Prina Ruparelia. Excellent points on focussing on strengths & celebrating successes. ⭐️ thank you so much.

Join Professor Mona Bafadhel to learn more about the future of COPD management in the latest instalment of RESP webinars.
These free sessions are suitable for all respiratory professionals across the multi disciplinary team.

Book your space 👉 brit-thoracic.uk/RESPMay25

Very pleased to have started my new role as a Clinical Research Fellow in COPD at King’s College London! So excited for this next chapter and nice to be back at GKT 🫁 #respisbest #COPD #PhDlife

Puffers are red
Bloaters are blue
Check target sats
When prescribing O2

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