The CRE-PF has partnered with Centre for Safe Air to deliver this webinar: Pulmonary fibrosis and air pollution
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a serious and uncurable lung disease with a typical survival range of 2-5 years.
With approximately 2,170 new cases of IPF each year, there is growing interest in understanding the risk factors underlying this devastating condition.
New research indicates that fine particulates (known as PM2.5) in the air we breathe increase the number and severity of acute exacerbations of IPF.
Simply living within 100m of a busy road has been found to significantly increase rates of decline for people living with IPF due to exposure to air pollution.
To understand this important connection, this webinar is co-hosted with the Centre for Research Excellence in Pulmonary Fibrosis and featuring researchers from both centres:
- Professor Tamera Corte is a Consultant Respiratory Physician and Director of Interstitial Lung Disease in the Department of Respiratory Medicine at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. She is also Clinical Professor at the University of Sydney and Chief Investigator at the Centre for Research Excellence in Pulmonary Fibrosis.
- Professor Luke Knibbs is Associate Professor, Epidemiology and Public Health Data Science, at the University of Sydney’s School of Public Health and a Chief Investigator at the Centre for Safe Air.
- Dr Cheng Zhao is a postdoctoral research associate at the Centre of Research Excellence in Pulmonary Fibrosis. Her research interest is in health geography and environmental epidemiology. Under the mentorship of A/Prof Knibbs and Prof Corte, she is investigating the environmental and socio-economic impact on pulmonary fibrosis.
The webinar is Chaired by Dr Sabrina Idrose, postdoctoral researcher at the Centre for Safe Air and the University of Melbourne.
Register now: https://utas.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_d3Vo87IBTaCcoecWLuloKg