Tackling COPD: A European Parliament roundtable on 1 July, themed 'Serious as a COPD attack: Why Europe must act on COPD', saw MEP Nikos Papandreou host a crucial event with the European Commission, healthcare professionals, patient Tackling COPD: A European Parliament roundtable on 1 July, themed 'Serious as a COPD attack: Why Europe must act on COPD', saw MEP Nikos Papandreou host a crucial event with the European Commission, healthcare professionals, patient organisations, and industry representatives to address chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the EU. This roundtable, supported by GSK, focused on the urgent need for earlier diagnosis, integrated care, and preventing COPD. Speakers highlighted the significant underdiagnosis, fragmented care pathways, and inequalities in standards of care across EU Member States. Key speakers included: • MEP Nikos Papandreou (Socialists & Democrats, Greece) • Dr Sarah-Taïssir Bencharif (Moderator) • Dr Georg Kneer (European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patients’ Associations - EFA) • Dr Richard Russell (King’s College London) • Prof Stelios Loukides (Hellenic Thoracic Society) • Petronille Bogaert (European Commission's DG SANTE) • Rav Seeruthun (VP, Region Europe Medical Head at GSK) They called for a European Plan for Lung Health, national lung health checks, sustained investment in prevention, and tackling misinformation to reduce the burden of COPD in EU Member States. Learn how we can get ahead of COPD together! #COPD; #EuropeanParliament; #PublicHealth; #LungHealth; #RespiratoryHealth; #EUHealth; #GSK; #PatientAdvocacy; #ChronicDisease; #SeriousasCOPD; #ChronicObstructivePulmonaryDisease; #PulmonaryDisease; #ChronicDisease; #BreathingProblems; #LungDisease

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