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Congress & Events

The ERS Congress 2026

Early-bird registration is now available for the ERS Congress 2026 (5–9 September in Barcelona, Spain, and online) – the world's largest respiratory meeting. Join us for five days of the very latest updates across the broad spectrum of respiratory medicine and science.

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Access the latest guidelines

View official ERS guidelines, statements and technical standards on a wide range of respiratory topics, alongside ERS endorsed documents.

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Latest news

Visit our news page to stay up to date on all the latest developments, opportunities and initiatives from ERS.

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Respiratory News Live – May 2026

Register your free place at the next instalment of Respiratory News Live, which will take place online on 19 May, 2026 (18:30–19:00 CEST).

Event host Prof. James Chalmers will present the very latest updates from across the broad spectrum of respiratory medicine and science, including key findings presented at the ATS International Conference 2026 in Orlando, Florida, US.

Attendance is free, but registration in advance is required.

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Respiratory sleep certified training programme - register now

Registrations for the newly updated Respiratory sleep certified training programme are now open. This two-part programme aims to train healthcare professionals at post-specialty or postgraduate level in respiratory sleep medicine.

The programme should be completed within two years and participants must successfully complete part one to progress to part two.

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Join the ERS community

More than 35,000 respiratory clinicians, scientists and allied healthcare professionals from over 160 countries make up the ERS membership. Our members can join distinct assemblies and groups based on specialist areas of interest, which allows them to tailor their membership to their professional needs.

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Education

Continuing Professional Development

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ERS Task Forces - develop guidelines, statements and technical standards

Would you like to develop a guideline, statement or technical standard? ERS members can submit short guideline and statement documents at any time.

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Fellowships - boost your research career

Boost your research career. ERS fellowships offer funding and support for research projects that address unmet needs in respiratory science and medicine.

See all fellowships


Education

Learning resources

Our online learning resources are now available on the ERS Respiratory Channel. Access a back catalogue plus all the latest short videos, ERS Interactive Education videos and case reports to test your knowledge and collect CME credits in your own time.

Short video: Time to breathe (What respiratory physicians should know about parasominas)

17 min

Science & Research

Your area of expertise

European Lung Foundation

In partnership with ERS, the European Lung Foundation (ELF) brings patients and the public together with healthcare professionals to improve lung health and advance diagnosis treatment and care.

Visit the ELF website

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