Scientific Programme

The programme is aimed at all healthcare professionals who work in primary care, within family medicine or the community with a respiratory interest who would like to: 
  • Test out their research ideas and methodology  
  • Report on an implementation science project  
  • Present data on the impact of a clinical study 
  • Learn more about colleagues’ research 
  • Identify the unanswered questions in respiratory 
  • Network to share ideas and set up research collaborations 
  • Learn more about primary care research 
  • Gain research skills by attending the Research School 
SCOPE: Diagnosis and management of chronic and infectious respiratory diseases, respiratory symptoms such as cough, wheeze and breathlessness, multi-morbidity including mental health problems, tobacco and vaping dependence, organisation and care in low, middle and high income countries. 

Programme Overview


(subject to change)

Thursday 10th April 2025


Time
 Aula Amphitheatre UI2 UI3
09.00 - 13.55    FRESHAIR4Life annual meeting  
14.00 - 18.00    FRESHAIR4Life annual meeting Private Meetings & Preparations  
18.00 - 19.00  Coffee Break

Friday 11th April 2025


Time
 Aula Amphitheatre UI7 UI2 UI3
08.00 – 08.55  Registration Research Leadership Team meeting  Registration 
09.00 –10.35  Welcome Address & Opening Plenary 
    • Welcome address 
    • Introduction from the Romanian hosts
    • Focus on primary care research questions around multimorbidity
    • TBA: COPD and heart disease
    • TBA: Asthma and allergic rhinitis
     
10.40 -10.50  Coffee Break
10.55- 12.00  Oral Presentations Session 1:
Asthma (1)		 Conversation Café 1:
Integrating multiple perspectives in primary care		 Conversation Café 2:
Service development, evaluation and prevention services (1)		  
12.05 – 13.15  Lunch Break  Device Workshop 1
13.15 – 14.30  Oral Presentations Session 2:
COPD		 Oral Presentations Session 3: Diagnosis approaches in primary care Conversation café 3:
Detection and screening tools in primary care		  
 14.35 – 15.50   Oral Presentations Session 4: Spirometry in primary care Oral Presentations Session 5: Asthma (2) Conversation Café 4:
Research ideas (1)		  
 15.55 – 16.25   Coffee Break
  Device Workshop 2
16.30 – 17.45  Oral Presentations Session 6: Infection, and health tools in primary care Oral Presentations Session 7: Asthma (3) Conversation Café 5:
Research ideas (2)		  
17.50 – 18.40  Private Meetings
19.00   Networking Event

Saturday 12th April 2025


Time
 Aula Amphitheatre UI7 UI2 UI3
08.30 – 08.55  Coffee Break
09.00 – 10.15  Oral Presentations Session 8:
Pulmonary Rehabilitation in primary care		 Conversation Café 6:
The value of tools in practice		 Conversation Café 7:
Research ideas (3)
10.20 – 10.55  Coffee Break
  Device Workshop 3
11.00 – 12.15  Oral Presentations Session 9:
Allergy		 Conversation Café 8:
New methods and approaches in primary care research		 Conversation Café 9:
Service development, evaluation and prevention services (2)
12.20 – 13.20 

Closing Plenary & Awards

  • Where are we now on IPCRG Research prioritisation
  • Best Abstract Award
  • Launch of 13th IPCRG World Conference, 2026
  • Closing Address
         
13.20 – 14.00  Lunch Break
14.00 – 19.00  13.45 – 18.00
Research school session: In person session
(Provisional date/time)
 Spirometry simplified course