Emily Ward

Junior physician in the NHS - General Medicine and Resp | Happiest on Horseback | @sclf_ alumni | #zerowaste | #bekind | All views my own

[Emily Ward @draw_e87]

Brilliant short talk on compassion in healthcare. @dorothy_DAprof made me think of you.

“Compassion is actually inherent, provided the environment is conducive to people being allowed to care”

https://t.co/K4CcoPB01m

[Lena Group Respiratory Hub 🫁 @Lena_Group4Resp]

Struggling with daily symptoms of bronchiectasis?
We know it’s not easy.
But you are not alone.
Join the Association & Patient Programme at #WBConf26: a space to connect, learn, and share with others who understand.
🔗 https://t.co/SXjQgzvHp1

[ATS Blue Journal @ATSBlueEditor]

Back to the mucus: introduction to an AJRCCM special section on airway mucus
@atscommunity

🔗 https://t.co/4xpErAk5f0

[Furkan Ufuk @drfurkanufuk]

New paper out!

Radiologic patterns of ILD — a pictorial review aligned with the 2025 ERS/ATS classification.

Highlights CT features of key ILD entities and the updated framework for pattern recognition in clinical practice.

https://t.co/8dbKlVvHfF

[ERS publications @ERSpublications]

European Respiratory Journal: Fan-to-face therapy is a simple, feasible, low-cost, low-resource nonpharmacological approach to reduce exertional breathlessness during exercise training in adults with chronic lung disease https://t.co/G8S2OLdGiO

[British Association for Lung Research (BALR) @BALRcommunity]

Visit us at the BALR stand at #RTI2026 in Glasgow to hear about Studentship funding, our next meeting, and play our BALR lucky dip!

Exited to learn more about cutting-edge research across #RespiratoryInfections and #AirwayDiseases over the next three days!

[Emily Ward @draw_e87]

@fabcoach @dundeeuni GPs are brilliant but most won’t be specialised in respiratory medicine as well. You need ideally a specialist clinician and team help.

[Emily Ward @draw_e87]

Amazing overview of GREAT2 looking at pseudomonas treatment in #bronchiectasis with GRemubamab ErAdication by the fantastic Daniela @dundeeuni presented at #rti2026

[Emily Ward @draw_e87]

@Nimsay1988uk @ProfJDChalmers @LSTMnews Not officially but likely many overlaps. If you look on my one tweet earlier there is a link to a paper written on post TB lung disease and a guideline from Brazil.

[Emily Ward @draw_e87]

Post TB lung disease is causing a huge burden of symptoms. Perhaps decades on for many. So many avenues to explore. Great talk from Dr Naomi Walker @LSTMnews

As Dr Mazur said “we can’t look forward without looking back”

time to re-look at post TB surgery trials? #rti2026

[Emily Ward @draw_e87]

Immunosuppression essential in patients post organ transplantation but obviously huge risk of infection. Often atypical.

A great reminder of balancing infection versus rejection by Dr Fraser.

Useful infection timeline graphic here.
#rti2026

https://t.co/cEcjQtuV78

[Emily Ward @draw_e87]

Beautiful overview of the patient journey after TB by Rebecca Nightingale @LSTMnews at #rti2026
Who authored this clinical statement.

https://t.co/Dp2RzeChtK

Guidelines from Brazil here https://t.co/V4CgG7p5hr

[Emily Ward @draw_e87]

Anti viral treatments need to be started early in disease. But those hospitalised are late on in disease.

We need point of care testing in the community with early treatment access. #rti2026
#primarycare

[Emily Ward @draw_e87]

As one of the leading causes of pneumonia infants hospitalised with illness RSV prevention is essential.

Fantastic overview of the vaccine by Natalie Mazur at #rti2026 https://t.co/3pAL6RX5d7

Follow how the 🌎 uptake is changing here.
https://t.co/tpuOFBO60G

[Emily Ward @draw_e87]

Brilliant review of NTM trials from Charles Daley. So encouraging to see the mice models of using ORC -13661 to stop Ototoxicity in patients treated with amino glycosides. And a discussion on those trials that were stopped and why. #collaboration #rti2026

[Emily Ward @draw_e87]

Whoop team Dundee!

[James D Chalmers @ProfJDChalmers]

The brilliant Dundee team in action at #rti2026
Thank you to all of our incredible colleagues for pushing forward respiratory infection science @dundeeuni

[Emily Ward @draw_e87]

Fascinating the think that vaccine uptake changes chronic disease outlook.

#rsv vaccine uptake highest in Scotland with huge array of benefits to patients.

[Emily Ward @draw_e87]

Vaccinating our patients is the quickest and biggest gain.

“A vaccine that is in the fridge is doing nothing”

So important we remember our role in helping patients understand vaccines and increase uptake. #rti2026

[Emily Ward @draw_e87]

De-escalation of treatment is a fluid decision” a brilliant overview of their paper from Prof Raquel Duarte & reminder that NTM treatment needs an MDT approach with patient patient input essential.

https://t.co/9mY9otxGtH

[Emily Ward @draw_e87]

Going beyond the guidelines- fantastic talk- including managing side effects with ginger (https://t.co/vYTrbjdVDh ) nocturnal azithromycin & boosting health through diet.

Collaboration is essential in difficult to treat infections.

Thanks Lucy Morgan for the secrets! #rti2026