We are delighted to be able to inform you of the MTWC for Fibrosing Lung Disease lecture series seminar talk taking place on Tuesday 19th November 2024. The talk will be given by Associate Professor, Kerry Johannson, University of Calgary
Talk details as follows:-
Talk Title: Impact of the Environment on Pulmonary Fibrosis
Date: Tuesday 19th November 2024
Talk Time: 16:00 – 17:00 UK time
Location: Hybrid: Paul Wood Lecture Theatre, Guy Scadding Building, Cale Street SW3 6LY & MS Teams Online
This event can be attended in person or online – for those attending in person there will also be a small reception event following the talk until 6pm – please confirm your in person attendance via this registration form https://forms.office.com/e/g6nCL6iTaj
Short Bio:
Dr. Kerri A. Johannson MD MPH FRCPC ATSF is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences, and member of the Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases at the University of Calgary, Calgary AB, Canada. She is Research Director for the Interstitial Lung Disease program and Director of the ILD post-graduate training program at the University of Calgary. Dr. Johannson’s research program is focused on understanding the relationships between inhalational exposures and ILDs, and how the environment and social determinants of health impact patient-related outcomes.
Talk Summary:
In this session, Dr. Johannson will present data on the relationships between inhaled environmental and occupational exposures and the development and progression of interstitial lung diseases (ILD). Dr. Johannson will convey the importance of characterising how the environment affects patients with ILD, to better understand disease pathobiology, using epidemiologic and mechanistic data. Dr. Johannson will also discuss social determinants of health as important factors affecting patient outcomes.
During the seminar, if you are attending online, it will be important to:
1. Mute your microphone
2. Turn off the camera
Questions will be taken from those attending in person but if you would like to send a question through before the event please do send to admin.mtwc@imperial.ac.uk
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