International Primary Care Respiratory Group: February 2026 newsletter - plain text

2 March, 2026

Good morning,

We are writing to share an abridged version of the IPCRG newsletter for February 2026:

IPCRG February 2026 newsletter

http://www.ipcrg.org

Dear IPCRG colleague,

It's been a busy month for many as you've prepared abstracts for our World Conference, celebrated the Year of the Horse, or started Ramadan. So, take a few minutes to catch up on what's been happening in Greece, India and China and maybe look back through old photos for our new photo competition celebrating IPCRG's 25th anniversary?

IPCRG

https://www.ipcrg.org/photo-challenge-celebrating-25-years-of-ipcrg-in-p...

Photo challenge: celebrating 25 years of IPCRG in pictures

CONFERENCE

https://ipcrg2026.org/index.php/abstracts/

Tunis 2026: thank you for submitting your abstracts

Registration (https://ipcrg2026.org/index.php/registration/)

Programme (https://ipcrg2026.org/index.php/scientific-programme/)

EDUCATION

https://www.ipcrg.org/freshair4life-helping-adolescents-say-no-to-tobacc...

FRESHAIR4Life: Helping adolescents say no to tobacco in Greek schools

RESEARCH

https://www.ipcrg.org/research/ghrn-publications

GHRN publications update

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7n_JghbWt78

RESPIRE partner video highlights prevention and pulmonary rehabilitation

CHANGE PROGRAMMES

https://touchrespiratory.com/insight/strengthening-primary-care-through-...

Strengthening primary care through the COPD Right Care “Teach the Teacher” programme

EDITOR'S CHOICE

https://www.nature.com/npjpcrm/

A letter intervention to GPs practices to promoting prescription uptake in school-age children with asthma during summer holidays (TRAINS study): a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41667505/)

EVENTS

https://conference.qualityfamilymedicine.eu/

68th EQuiP Conference: 21-23 May

https://estsmeeting.com/

34th European Society of Thoracic Surgeons meeting: 7-9 June

Go to www.ipcrg.org (https://www.ipcrg.org/) to find out more about IPCRG, a charity working locally in primary care and collaborating globally to improve respiratory health so we can achieve our vision of a global population breathing and feeling well through universal access to right care.

With our best wishes,

Amanda Barnard

President IPCRG

Siân Williams

CEO IPCRG

Joe Casson

Project Support

The International Primary Care Respiratory Group is a clinically-led charity registered in Scotland working internationally (SC035056); company limited by guarantee (SC256268) with over 40 member countries. IPCRG is on the Steering Committee of WHO-convened network GARD, is the Respiratory Special Interest Group of WONCA Europe, and collaborates with ERS, FIP, ICRN, EFA and GAAPP. Coordinator of the Global Health Respiratory Network.

HIFA profile: Joe Casson works in Project Support at International Primary Care Respiratory Group (IPCRG), United Kingdom. Professional interests: Respiratory health; Global healthcare; Primary care. projectsupport AT ipcrg.org

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Joe Casson