The main ERS Congress 2026 will be in Barcelona, Spain, from September 5–9, 2026, at the Fira Gran Via convention center. The theme is “United for Better Breathing,” focusing on collaboration between patients, clinicians, and researchers.
Theme: United for better breathing: partnership between patients, clinicians and researchers​
Priority topics for 2026
– Co-creating care: patients as equal partners (Empowering patients to actively shape their care through shared decision-making and
mutual respect)​
– Listening first: identifying and acting on unmet needs (Prioritising patient voices to uncover real-world challenges and guide meaningful change)​
– Discovering together: advancing science through collaborative research (uniting patients, clinicians, and researchers to promote a
pipeline of research from discovery to improved respiratory health)​