Raising the Bar in Respiratory Care by EUFOREA

In April 2024, the European Summit “Raising the Bar in Respiratory Care” was organised by EUFOREA at the European Parliament, hosted by Members of the European Parliament Dorien Rookmaker and Mislav Kolakušić. The Summit aimed to respond to the needs of European patients suffering from chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs). Joining forces were European and global organisations in the management of the epidemics of CRD, recognising the weaknesses of current care models and focussing on collaboration to improve care and prevention. Participants from various International and National Societies and Committees shared their vision and action plan to collaborate in enhancing respiratory care. Societies and Committees including:

• European Rhinologic Society (ERS),
• International Rhinologic Society (IRS),
• Belgian Respiratory Society (BeRS),
• Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA),
• Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD),
• Global Alliance against Chronic Respiratory Diseases (GARD),
• European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patients Associations (EFA)
• EUFOREA's Patient Advisory Board (PAB) 

This report summarizes the contributions of the representatives of different European stakeholders in the field of CRDs.