ERS International Congress, Madrid 2019

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Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2019; 54: Suppl. 63, abstract number.

Vaping-induced lung disease: what the respiratory health-care provider needs to know?

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Chairs: S. Belo Ravara (Covilhã, Portugal), F. Blasi (Milan, Italy), M. Gappa (Düsseldorf, Germany), E. Dagli (Istanbul, Turkey)
Aims: to describe the current on-going epidemic of acute lung disease reported in the US and present the clinical characteristics of patients admitted for severe lung disease requiring admission and reporting use of e-cigarettes; to highlight the findings of current studies examining acute and chronic effects of e-cigarettes and supporting their (lack of) safety; to debate what the respiratory physician might consider before recommending for or against e-cigarettes as smoking cessation add; to explore potential public health consequences of the use of e-cigarettes in different patient populations including children and adolescents; To discuss actions that could be initiated by the respiratory health care community to mitigate future problems related to e-cigarettes

Pulmonary illness related to e-cigarette: a new epidemic in the US? D. Christiani (Boston, United States of America)
Evidence and e-cigarettes: explaining English exceptionalism (video) M. McKee (London, United Kingdom)
E-cigarettes, harm reduction and the ERS’ position J. Vestbo (Manchester (Greater Manchester), United Kingdom)