It was great to give a plenary session talk on the last day of the ARTP conference! I presented work from my team on the #epidemiology of small airways obstruction and #COPD. Most of the work has been conducted by #PhD students I have and had the pleasure to supervise.

I've had a great time working with amazing people in Durban (SA). We've:
- discussed preliminary results of CHEST Africa,
- listened to people with #asthma talk about their experience of living with a disease that still causes stigma in Africa, and
- brainstormed ideas for future projects.

Become a member of the European Respiratory Society (ERS) and the Epidemiology group of Assembly 6.
www.ersnet.org/the-society/...

If you are a member of the European Respiratory Society with an interest in #epidemiology, consider joining group 6.1 👇

Outstanding talk by @drpetercook.bsky.social on fungi as triggers of inflammatory lung disease!
#BTSWinter2024

Book suggestion to read on World #COPD Day: "Small lungs and obstructed airways: Reassessing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease"
www.sciencedirect.com/book/9780443...

On now: Justie Mak presenting her PhD work on sickness absence on the London Underground
#BTSWinter2023

Great talk about silicosis and tuberculosis in small-scale miners by @phowlett.bsky.social at #BTSWinter2023

Had great fun presenting today at the Portuguese Pulmonology Society meeting in the company of amazing researchers!

Rare sighting: Red cage fungus in London

Last week, spent a few days in Karachi (Pakistan) talking about my work in COPD epidemiology and the findings of the multinational BOLD study. More importantly, met amazing people doing excellent public health research with huge impact.

In addition to your suggestions, I've included also these textbooks ⬇️

#episky I'm updating a reading list on epidemiology and study design for graduate students. I'm looking for recently published textbooks. What do you recommend?

The other part of the time was spent supporting the awesome PhD students I am very lucky to supervise
#TeamAmaral

I had a great time at the #ERSCongress #ERS2023 in Milan, where I spent most of the time meeting amazing collaborators and talking about new projects in respiratory #epidemiology.

Looks like a 🐞 but don't think it is. Is it? What could this bug be? #insects

Jellyfish and Portuguese man o' war are amazing animals with a potent sting. Not very pleasant to encounter them in the water though.

Sunrise – a great shot of energy to start the day!