Organised by the Lovexair Foundation, this free online event brings together more than 40 international speakers.
Dr. Maria Neira, Director of the Department of Public Health and Environment of the World Health Organization, will be the guest of honor and will lead the opening session.
Aware of the global challenges regarding the impact of climate change and environmental pollution on air quality and our respiratory health, the Lovexair Foundation, a non-profit organization with a global presence, organizes the 3rd Ibero-American Summit of Respiratory Patients: Leaders of the future in Clean Air, Social and Digital Health, in virtual mode, on December 1, 2 and 3, 2021.
This event, which will feature the participation of international speakers such as Dr. María Neira, from the World Health Organization, aims to empower and strengthen networks of patients, caregivers and respiratory health professionals, through learning, exchange of experiences and good practices in health care, as well as fostering and creating online communities in safe digital environments to face common challenges, present and future.
“At this 3rd Ibero-American Summit we facilitate the exchange of reliable information and provide a digital environment for people: patients, citizens and professionals who need to maintain closeness in their dialogue to take positive steps together, in the care of their health and well-being,” explains Shane Fitch, President of the Lovexair Foundation.
“The future is ours: we just have to be part of it, those who want to improve the quality of life of communities. People, professionals, patients, family members and the companies and institutions that are involved in supporting us in this era of digital and environmental transformation,” he concludes.
This meeting, open to all people interested in learning more about respiratory health and new trends in digital health, consists of 15 sessions in which various topics will be addressed on the challenges in caring for air quality, innovation in diagnosis and treatment of respiratory pathologies, and new care models for better support and monitoring of people with a chronic condition.
These meetings aim to provide tools and new perspectives to improve training and management in respiratory health in this new socio-health context. The 3rd Summit is an opportunity to unify the voices of patients from Ibero-American countries and work together for their rights, access to treatment and improved care.
These meetings will be held in Spanish, with simultaneous translation for the talks in English.
Respiratory health, an avoidable public health problem
According to data from the World Health Organization, 4 million people die prematurely from chronic respiratory diseases worldwide. At least 2.000 billion people are exposed to toxic smoke indoors, 1.000 billion inhale polluting air outdoors, and 1.000 billion are exposed to tobacco smoke.
Although the numbers are staggering, respiratory health is not always at the top of countries' public health agendas. Fortunately, most respiratory diseases can be prevented by improving air quality and avoiding certain risk factors, such as smoking and exposure to occupational, household, and environmental pollutants.
Respiratory health in figures:
• About 65 million people suffer from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and 3 million die every year from this cause.
• About 334 million people suffer from asthma, the most common chronic disease of childhood, affecting 14% of all children worldwide.
• The pneumonia it kills millions of people annually and is one of the leading causes of death among children under 5 years of age.
• More than 10 million people develop tuberculosis and 1,4 million die each year, making it the most common lethal infectious disease.
• El lung cancer it kills 1,6 million people each year and is the deadliest cancer.
Source: The global impact of respiratory disease, WHO, 2017 (2nd edition).
3rd Ibero-American Summit of Respiratory Patients
Reports and registration: https://www.lovexair.com/pages/3-cumbre-iberoamericana-de-pacientes-respiratorios
Last updated on 26 November, 2021