29/05/2026
The afternoon programme of Day 1 continued with sessions focused on chronic respiratory disease, drug allergy, environmental health, and life-course epidemiology, with contributions from leading international experts.
Session 3: Keynote Lecture 1 – COPD, chaired by Dr Dermot Ryan, featured Prof Wisia Wedzicha, who delivered a lecture on COPD exacerbations, prevention strategies, and the role of biologics, followed by discussion and Q&A.
This was followed by Session 4: EAACI session, chaired by Prof Maria Torres, with presentations by Prof Maria Torres on diagnostic certainty in drug allergy, Prof Adnan Čustović on environmental control in primary asthma prevention, and Prof Ingrid Terreehorst on cross-reactivity in beta-lactam allergy and its clinical implications.
The day concluded with Session 5: Life-course Epidemiology, chaired by Prof Neil Pearce, where Prof Deborah Lawlor reflected on how exposures across different stages of life, from gestation to older age, shape long-term health outcomes.
𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐬: Hamza Duraković