World Village 2017: Participating organisations
Country/Region | National societies | Acronym |
Algeria | Algerian Society of Pneumology | SAPP |
Argentina | Asociación Argentina de Medicina Respiratoria | AAMR |
Australia/New Zealand | Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand | TSANZ |
Austria | Austrian Society for Pneumology | ÖGP |
Belgium | Belgian Thoracic Society | BVP-SBP |
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 Thoracic Society | CTS |
China | Chinese Association of Chest Physicians | CACP |
Croatia | Croation Respiratory Society | CRS |
Czech Republic | Czech Pneumological and Phthisiologial Society | CPFS |
Egypt | Egyptian Society of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis | ESCDT |
Egypt | Egyptian Paediatric Pneumology Society | EPPS |
Estonia | Estonian Respiratory Society | EKS |
France | Société de Pneumologie de Langue Française | SPLF |
Germany | Deutsche Gesellschaft für Pulmonologie | DGP |
Germany | German Center for Lung Research | DZL |
Greece | Hellenic Paediatric Respiratory Society | HPRS |
Greece | Hellenic Thoracic Society | HTS |
Hungary | Hungarian Respiratory Society | MTT |
India | Indian Chest Society | ICS |
Ireland | Irish Thoracic Society | ITS |
Israel | Israeli Society of Pulmonary Medicine | ISP |
Italy | Società Italiana per le Malattie Respiratorie Infantili | SIMRI |
Italy | Societa Italiana di Pneumologia | SIP |
Japan | Japanese Respiratory Society | JRS |
Kyrgystan | Kyrgz Thoracic Society | KTS |
Latvia | Latvian Society of Lung Physicians | LSLP |
Lebanon | Lebanon Respiratory Society | SLP |
Lithuania | Lithuanian Society of Pulmonology and Allergy | LSPA |
Peru | Peruvian Society of Pneumology | SPeN |
Philippines | Philippine College of Chest Physicians | PCCP |
Poland | Polish Respiratory Society | PTChP |
Portugal | Sociedade Portuguesa de Pneumologia | SPP |
Romania | Romanian Society of Pneumology | SRP |
Russia | Russian Respiratory Society | RRS |
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 |
Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka College of Pulmonologists | SLCP |
Sweden | Swedish Respiratory Society | SLMF |
Switzerland | Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Pneumologie | SGP |
Tunisia | Tunisian Society of Respiratory Diseases and Allergology | STMRA |
Turkey | Turkish Thoracic Society | TTS |
Turkey | Turkish Respiratory Society | TRS |
UK | British Thoracic Society | BTS |
UK | Association for Respiratory Technology and Physiology | ARTP |
International societies | Acronym |
International Society for Aerosols in Medicine | ISAM |
Forum of International Respiratory Societies | FIRS |
Regional societies | Acronym |
Asia Pacific Society of Respirology | APSR |
American College of Chest Physicians | CHEST |
American Thoracic Society | ATS |
Association Latino Americana de Torax | ALAT |
Pan African Thoracic Society | PATS |
International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease | The Union |
EU projects |
U-BIOPRED |
EUREST-PLUS |
European societies | Acronym |
European Society of Swallowing Disorders | ESSD |
European Sleep Research Society | ESRS |
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 |
Country | Patient organisations | Acronym |
Austria | Österreichische Lungenunion | ÖLU |
Belgium | Alpha-1 Plus asbl | Alpha-1 Plus asbl |
Czech Republic | Czech Civil Association against Lung Diseases | CCALD |
France | La fédération française des associations et amicales de malades insuffisants ou handicapés respiratoires | FFAIR |
Germany | Deutsche Sarkoidose-Vereinigung e.V. | -- |
Ireland | Asthma Society of Ireland | ASI |
Italy | FederASMA e ALLERGIE | FederASMA |
Italy | Associazione Italiana Pazienti con Apnee del Sonno | AIPAS |
Italy | Associazione Apnoici Italiani | AAI |
Italy | Amici contro la Sarcoidosi Italia | ACSI |
Netherlands | Longfonds | -- |
Netherlands | ApneuVereniging Vlaanderen | APV |
Netherlands | Sarcoïdose Belangenvereniging Nederland | SBN |
Romania | Romanian TB Patients Association | ARB-TB |
Spain | Lovexair Foundation | Lovexair |
Switzerland | Association Suisse contre la Sarcoïdose | SSARV-AScS |
Turkey | Pembe Hanim | -- |
UK | Freshair | -- |
UK | British Lung Foundation | BLF |
UK | June Hancock Mesothelioma Research Fund | JHMRF |
UK | Asthma UK | -- |
Ukraine | Communicable Diseases Intensive Care Association | INCURE |
n/a | European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patient Associations | EFA |
n/a | European Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis & Related Disorders Federation | EU-IPFF |
n/a | European Pulmonary Hypertension Association | PHA Europe |
n/a | Cystic Fibrosis Europe | CF Europe |