The Respiratory Futures Podcast

Dr Swapna Mandal and host, Dr Charlotte Addy, discuss the updated DVLA guidance on Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA). 
Dr Swapna Mandal is a Consultant Physician in Sleep and Ventilation and the leading voice on the management of sleep-disordered breathing. 
Discover the latest updates in DVLA regulations surrounding this common respiratory disease and how to support your patients when informing the DVLA of their diagnosis. 
Read the BTS position Statement: brit-thoracic.uk/OSA-PositionStatement 
Explore the DVLA guidance: gov.uk/excessive-sleepiness-and-driving 
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In this episode, we sit down with Professor Kev Dhaliwal, NHS respiratory consultant and lead at LifeArc, Centre for Rare Diseases. He talks with host Professor Robin Condliffe about the centre's patient-led approach to improving treatment and management of rare diseases and makes the case that investment in this area leads to better care across the board.
Discover how a collaborative, innovative ethos is driving forward this life-changing science.
Meet LifeArc.
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Chronic Cough: a cough that lasts eight weeks or longer in adults or four weeks in children; affects 1 in 10 people in the UK. 
Join our host Professor Robin Condliffe as he talks to Speech and Language Therapist Claire Slinger, and Consultant Respiratory Physician, Dr Sean Parker, about the latest developments in Chronic Cough Treatment.
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Women in Respiratory is a community-led initiative here at Respiratory Futures, which focuses on uplifting and supporting Women who work in respiratory care.
For International Women’s Day this year, Professor Robin Condliffe was joined by BTS President, Professor Robina Coker and Consultant Respiratory Physician, Dr Hitasha Rupani.
This insightful episode explores the experiences of women in respiratory care, how they can support each other, and the role men can play.
Explore the movement. 
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Join international Pulmonary Embolism (PE) expert Professor Stavros Konstantinides as he discusses the latest developments in PE and the importance of having a standardised clinical pathway.
Host Dr Charlotte Addy and Professor Konstantinides explore international differences in approaches and the need for eligible patients in treatment trials to generate much-needed research for an evidence-based treatment approach.
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