1. European Respiratory Society
Shaping the Future of Respiratory Medicine Leonardo M. Fabbri
ERS President

2. About Us
Founded in 1990
More than 9,000 members from over 100 countries
Scientists, doctors and allied respiratory professionals
Organised in 11 Scientific Assemblies
Annual Congress gathering over 17,000 participants

3. Our Role
Provide a forum for the presentation of research findings and knowledge exchange
Educate doctors, scientists and allied health professionals in all aspects of respiratory medicine
Establish guidelines to ensure application of the highest standards of diagnosis and treatment
Encourage and support implementation of political and regulatory action
Facilitate access to medical information for patients

4. ERS Assemblies 1. Clinical (Members 2094)
2. Respiratory Intensive Care (Members 450)
3. Cell and Molecular Biology (Members 319)
4. Clinical Physiology and Integrative Biology (Members 703)
5. Inflammatory Airway Diseases and Clinical Allergy (Members 807)
6. Occupation and Epidemiology (Members 429)
7. Pediatrics (Members 885)
8. Thoracic Surgery (Members 133)
9. Allied Respiratory Professionals (Members 339)
10. Respiratory Infections (Members 484)
11. Thoracic Oncology Section (Members 259) 4

5. Our Activities
Annual Congress: Europe’s largest scientific gathering in respiratory medicine
Task forces addressing specific lung health problems in Europe (Guidelines)
Scientific Research Seminars
Annual Lung Science Conference
Over 20 Postgraduate Courses organised every year
Fellowships & Grants
E-learning centre providing valuable educational aids

6. Measuring Success: Congress Attendance

7. ERS School Breathe Educational journal launched in 2004
Approved as an official publication
of the ERS in February 2006
New School Director appointed in
2006 as Breathe Editor
Current circulation > 15,500 copies

8. education.org

9. ERS School Online live web lectures
Two online
courses
Weekly web
lectures and
Journal club
for ERS
members
ERS Live

10. Publications European Respiratory Journal European Lung White Book
Breathe –Continuing Medical Education for Respiratory Professionals
ERS Monograph Series
European Respiratory Review
ERS Newsletter

11. : ERJ Impact Factor 5.076 (28% increase)

12. ERS Offices
ERS Headquarters 4, Ave Sainte-Luce CH-1003 Lausanne Switzerland Tel: Fax:
ERS Journals Ltd Suite 2.4, Hutton’s Building 146 West Street Sheffield, S1 4ES UK Tel: Fax:
ERS Brussels Office 39-41, Rue d’Arlon BE Brussels Belgium Tel: Fax:

13. Mission of L. M. Fabbri 1. Strengthen the Pillars of ERS
Science, Education, Advocacy
Aim: improve patients’ care and people health
2. Complex Chronic Comorbidities
3. ERS-Other Scientific Societies
Other specialties, National, International, Focus Groups
4. Pipeline (eg young members)
5. Exploit Web Technology 13

14. ERS vs OTHER SOCIETIES
EAACI, ESICM, ESMO, ESTS, ESMID, EMBO, ESCI, fleischner
RESEARCH
1.1. Collaborative Projects
1.2. Annual Meeting
1.3. Monothematic Meetings
1.4. Research Seminars
2. EDUCATION/CME
2. Post-Graduate Courses
2.1. Developing Countires
2.2. ERS LIve Series
3. PUBLICATIONS
3.1. Series in the ERJ
3.2. Series in their Journals
3.2. ERMonographs
4. ADVOCACY 14

15. ERS vs National Societies
2 months free trial membership (
Junior memberships (< 35 years)
Translation of educational material to National Societies
Post-Graduate Seminars/Workshops at the National Meeting 15

16. ERS vs National Societies
ERS stand at the National Annual Meeting
ERS live seminars (6 PM CET, every Wednesday)
ERS WEB platform for ERS Live in national language
ERS Delegate in the National Executive Committee
Montly WEB conferences of all ERS National Delegates 16

17. Membership Strategy
Increase in membership from 2001 to Fastest-growing membership categories
Full Membership: Countries with a GNP < $10,000
Associate Memberships from outside of Europe
2005 57
135
2006
301
323
2007
408
521

18. Countries down Country 2005 2006 2007 2007-2006 % RUSSIA 491 455 374
-81
-22%
TURKEY
520
480
403
-77
-19%
JAPAN
127
175
107
-68
-64%
GERMANY
185
284
217
-67
-31%
SERBIA
235
222
166
-56
-34%
ROMANIA
180
227
191
-36
BULGARIA 42 54 27
-27
-100%
IRAN
129
116 91
-25
-27%
MACEDONIA 69 81 57
-24
-42%
UKRAINE
104
137
114
-23
-20%
GREECE
162
167
148
-19
-13%
POLAND
176
147
ITALY
307
274
258
-16
-6%
ISRAEL 19 21 8
-13
-163%

19. ERS vs Italy vs UIP Need for only on 1 Italian Society as ERS Partner
Clarify the 2000 Florence Congress VAT pendings
Clarify the Sarcoidosis issue
Declaration of conflicts of interest (Tobacco, Pharmaceutical, Meetings, Publications, etc)
Code of conduct of Officers of National Societies 19

20. European Respiratory Society
Shaping the Future of Respiratory Medicine Leonardo M. Fabbri
ERS President