World Village organisations at the ERS International Congress 2016

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Country/Region National societies Acronym
Argentina Asociación Argentina de Medicina Respiratoria AAMR
Austria Austrian Society for Pneumology ÖGP
Brazil Associação Brasileira de Fisioterapia Cardiorrespiratória e Fisioterapia em Terapia Intensiva ASSOBRAFIR
Brazil Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia SBPT
Bulgaria Bulgarian Respiratory Society BRS
Canada Canadian Thoracic Society CTS
Chile Sociedad Chilena de Enfermedades Respiratorias SERCHILE
China Chinese Association of Chest Physicians CACP 
China Chinese Thoracic Society CTS 
Croatia Croation Respiratory Society CRS
Czech Republic Czech Pneumological and Phthisiologial Society CPFS
Egypt Egyptian Society of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis ESCDT 
Estonia Estonian Respiratory Society  EKS
Finland Suomen keuhkolääkäriyhdistys / Finnish respiratory society SKLY
France Societe de Pneumologie de Langue Francaise  SPLF
Germany Deutsche Gesellschaft für Pulmonologie DGP
Germany German Center for Lung Research DZL
Hungary Hungarian Respiratory Society HRS 
India Indian Chest Society  ICS 
Iran National Research Institute for Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases  NRITLD 
Ireland Irish Thoracic Society  ITS 
Israel Israeli Society of Pulmonary Medicine  ISP 
Italy Federazione Italiana della Pneumologia FIP
Italy Società Italiana per le Malattie Respiratorie Infantili SIMRI 
Japan Japanese Respiratory Society  JRS
Kazakhstan Kazahk Respiratory Society  KRS 
Kyrgystan Kyrgz Thoracic Society  KTS 
Latvia Latvian Society of Lung Physicians LSLP 
Netherlands Longfonds n/a
Poland Polish Respiratory Society PTChP
Portugal Sociedade Portuguesa de Pneumologia SPP
Romania Romanian Society of Pneumology  SRP
Russia Russian Respiratory Society/Russian Society of Phthisiatricians RRS/RSF
Saudi Arabia Saudi Thoracic Society STS
Serbia Serbian Respiratory Society  SRS 
Serbia Respiratory Society of Serbia RSS 
South Africa South African Thoracic Society SATS
South Korea Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases  KATRD 
Spain Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica SEPAR
Sweden Swedish Respiratory Society SLMF 
Switzerland Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Pneumologie  SGP
Tunisia Tunisian Society of Respiratory Diseases and Allergology  STRMA 
Turkey Turkish Thoracic Society  TTS 
Turkey Turkish Respiratory Society TRS
UK British Thoracic Society  BTS
UK British Association for Lung Research BALR 
UK Association for Respiratory Technology and Physiology  ARTP 

 

International societies
International Societyfor Aerosols in Medicine (ISAM)
World Immunopathology Organisation
Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS)
International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung disease (The Union)

 

European societies
European COPD Coalition (ECC)
European Lung Foundation (ELF)
Healthy Lungs for Life (HLFL)

 

Regional societies
Asia Pacific Society of Respirology (APSR)
American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST)
American Thoracic Society (ATS)
Association Latino Americana de Torax (ALAT)
EuroAsian Respiratory Society (EARS)
Pan African Thoracic Society

 

EU projects
Airway Disease Predicting Outcomes through Patient Specific Computational Modelling (AirPROM)
EUREST-PLUS
ERN-LUNG
PREPARE
PROACTIVE
Unbiased Biomarkers for the Prediction of Respiratory Disease Outcomes (U-BIOPRED)

 

Patient organisations
ACSI
Asthma UK
ARB-TB
COPD Ireland
EARIP
EFA
Federasma
FFAAIR
Hellenic Cystic Fibrosis Association
LAM Action UK
Longfords
Lovexair
Lung Cancer Europe
Polish Federation of Asthma, Allergy and COPD Patients’ Associations
Pulmonary Fibrosis Trust UK
Country Society full name Acronym
Argentina Asociación Argentina de Medicina Respiratoria AAMR
Austria Austrian Society for Pneumology  ÖGP
Brazil Associação Brasileira de Fisioterapia Cardiorrespiratória e Fisioterapia em Terapia Intensiva ASSOBRAFIR
Brazil Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia SBPT
Bulgaria Bulgarian Respiratory Society  BRS
Canada Canadian Thoracic Society CTS
Chile Sociedad Chilena de Enfermedades Respiratorias SERCHILE
China Chinese Association of Chest Physicians CACP
China Chinese Thoracic Society CTS
Croatia Croatian Respiratory Society CRS
Czech Republic Czech Pneumological and Phthisiologial Society CPFS
Egypt Egyptian Society of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis ESCDT
Estonia Estonian Respiratory Society EKS
France Societe de Pneumologie de Langue Francaise  SPLF
Germany Deutsche Gesellschaft für Pulmonologie DGP
Germany German Center for Lung Research     DZL
Hungary Hungarian Respiratory Society HRS
India Indian Chest Society ICS
Iran National Research Institute for Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases NRITLD
Ireland Irish Thoracic Society  ITS
Israel Israeli Society of Pulmonary Medicine ISP
Italy Società Italiana Medicina Respiratoria SIMeR
Italy Società Italiana per le Malattie Respiratorie Infantili SIMRI
Japan Japanese Respiratory Society JRS
Kazakhstan Kazakh Respiratory Society KRS
Kyrgystan Kyrgyz Thoracic Society KTS
Latvia Latvian Society of Lung Physicians LSLP
Portugal Sociedade Portuguesa de Pneumologia SPP
Romania Romanian Society of Pneumology SRP
Russia Russian Respiratory Society/Russian Society of Phthisiatricians RRS/RSF
Saudi Arabia Saudi Thoracic Society STS
Serbia Serbian Respiratory Society SRS
Serbia Respiratory Society of Serbia RSS
South Africa South African Thoraic Society  SATS
South Korea Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases KATRD
Spain Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica SEPAR
Sweden Swedish Respiratory Society SLMF
Switzerland Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Pneumologie  SGP
Tunisia Tunisian Society of Respiratory Diseases and Allergology  STRMA
Turkey Turkish Thoracic Society TTS
United Kingdom  Bristish Thoracic Society BTS
United Kingdom  British Association for Lung Research BALR
United Kingdom  Association for Respiratory Technology and Physiology ARTP
     
n/a International Society for Aerosols in Medicine  ISAM
n/a World Immunopathology Organisation  WIPO
     
Europe European COPD Coalition ECC
Europe European Lung Foundation ELF
Europe Healthy Lungs for Life HLFL
     
Europe Airway Disease Predicting Outcomes through Patient Specific Computational Modelling AirPROM
Europe PROACTIVE PROACTIVE
Europe Unbiased Biomarkers for the Prediction of Respiratory Disease Outcomes U-BIOPRED
Europe EUREST-PLUS EUREST-PLUS
     
Asia Pacific Asia Pacific Society of Respirology APSR
Latin America Association Latino Americana de Torax ALAT
Pan Africa Pan African Thoracic Society PATS
North America American Thoracic Society ATS
North America American College of Chest Physicians  CHEST
n/a Forum of International Respiratory Societies  FIRS
n/a International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease The Union
     
Spain Fundacion Lovexair  Lovexair
Italy ACSI ACSI
UK Asthma UK Asthma UK
UK LAM Action UK LAM Action UK
Poland Polish Federation of Asthma, Allergy and COPD Patients’ Associations POChP
Italy FederASMA e ALLERGIE FederASMA e ALLERGIE
UK Pulmonary Fibrosis Trust UK Pulmonary Fibrosis Trust UK
Ireland COPD Ireland COPD Ireland
Greece Hellenic Cystic Fibrosis Association HCFA
Romania Asociația Română a Bolnavilor de Tuberculoză ARB-TB
France La Fédération française des associations et amicales de malades insuffisants ou handicapés respiratoires FFAAIR
Italy European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patients' Associations EFA
Netherlands Longfonds Longfonds
UK European Asthma Research and Innovation Partnership EARIP
UK Freshair Freshair