Asthma Surveillance

The Ontario Asthma Surveillance Information System (OASIS) is a population-based longitudinal surveillance system for asthma.

[CRRN @CanRespirResNet]

Beyond Wheeze Podcast - Dr. Teresa To
This podcast series shares real stories from people living with asthma and other health challenges, along with insights from the experts and advocates working to improve lives. Watch Episode #20 with Dr. Teresa To (https://t.co/mTgb6zWNIi)

[The Lancet @TheLancet]

Among 20 leading risk factors for years of life lost in 2040, reference forecasts point to 3 metabolic risks—high blood pressure, high BMI & high fasting plasma glucose—as top risk variables.

Find out more in a @TheLancetEndo Review: https://t.co/Brwe1jKd37

[EUFOREA @euforea]

#FreeAccess
🫁 During the 2024 Global #CRSwNP Awareness Day, EUFOREA announced the release of its new #patient guide on Chronic Rhinosinusitis. Empower yourself with knowledge and take control of your CRSwNP management journey.

Download your copy today!
https://t.co/YkzqfGtygn

[Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) @ginasthma]

Please share:In children 5 years and younger, asthma is more likely if they have wheezing or coughing with exercise/laughing/crying or outside of respiratory infections, and if they have a history of eczema or allergic rhinitis. See the GINA resources at https://t.co/brZA83tec9

[Asthma Surveillance @OASIS_Ontario]

@GARDbreathe

[MARILYN URRUTIA-PEREIRA @LYNURRUTIA]

Understanding clinical and biological heterogeneity to advance precision medicine in paediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome - The Lancet Respiratory Medicine https://t.co/kbvqS4LNva

[Asthma Surveillance @OASIS_Ontario]

@GARDbreathe

[Nick Hopkinson @COPDdoc]

Lung volume reduction procedures for emphysema make the heart work better. #COPD https://t.co/9DGTf4cdNM @ImperialNHLI @accpchest

[Asthma Surveillance @OASIS_Ontario]

@GARDbreathe

[Christopher Licskai @CLicskai]

900,000 Ontarians live with COPD, accounting for 24% of hospitalizations and 24% of ER visits. Our health system needs innovative solutions to preserve hospital capacity and deliver quality care. Best Care is that solution. 

Read more: https://t.co/VFoacgicfn
#onhealth

[Cdn Lung Association @canlung]

Smoke is smoke, no matter what the source is. When wood burns, Fine Particulate Matter, Carbon Monoxide, and other harmful pollutants are released into the air we breathe. Around 8000 wildfires happen in #Canada every year, learn how to stay safe:

https://t.co/lHJ4nQSVvx

[Samir Gupta @SammyG_MD]

One month in, vaccination for kids <5 in the US has started to plateau, with 544,000 (2.8%) first done vaccinated (compared to a better but still abysmal 18.5% in kids 5-11). It’s time to recognize that we need a whole new approach: https://t.co/j1H16hU99L

[World Health Organization (WHO) @WHO]

Today is #WorldHealthDay!
Environmental factors - including climate change - claim 13 million lives every year.
Stop burning fossil fuels like oil, coal and natural gas for a #HealthierTomorrow

More: https://t.co/BkliqlrN8L

[GARD breathe freely @GARDbreathe]

We call on the wider respiratory community to support humanitarian aid initiatives for Ukrainians wherever possible @atscommunity @EuroRespSoc @EAACI_HQ @euforea @ginasthma @GOLD_COPD @CTS_SCT
https://t.co/1yhJzmRZ46

[CDC @CDCgov]

🌿🌼 Both seasonal allergies and #COVID19 can cause cough, fatigue, and headache, but fever and chills are more common with COVID-19. Use this chart to learn more about similarities and differences between COVID-19 & allergies.

More: https://t.co/qRRPzV357g.

[World Health Organization (WHO) @WHO]

Is Omicron more transmissible? Does it cause more severe disease? What are the symptoms and how can you protect yourself? Dr @mvankerkhove explains in #ScienceIn5 this week ⬇️

[IPCRG @IPCRG]

How record wildfires are harming human health https://t.co/pwwDoSrnqa
Source: G. Chen et al. Lancet Planet. Health 5, E579–E587 (2021). @FRESHAIRTeam @GARDbreathe @BreatheWell_UoB

[World Health Organization (WHO) @WHO]

The Technical Advisory Group on SARS-CoV-2 Virus Evolution met today to review what is known about the #COVID19 variant B.1.1.529.
They advised WHO that it should be designated a Variant of Concern.
WHO has named it Omicron, in line with naming protocols https://t.co/bSbVas9yds

[American Thoracic Society (ATS) @atscommunity]

Pediatric #asthma control during the #COVID19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis: https://t.co/rlfKeWisqF

[WHO/Europe @WHO_Europe]

When you stop smoking, your lungs will benefit in as little as 2 weeks! #CommitToQuit #NoTobacco

[FIRS -Forum of International Respiratory Societies @FIRS_LungsFirst]

BBC News - India #airpollution at 'unbearable levels', Delhi minister says https://t.co/cWtbMJplo4

[American Thoracic Society (ATS) @atscommunity]

November is National #COPDAwarenessMonth. Learn more: https://t.co/ybRAebYX8u #ATSLungFact