Adam Lewis (He/Him)

Our new paper on the physiology of singing and 'Singing for Lung Health' as a therapy in COPD is out: bmjopenrespres.bmj.com/content/8/1/e0…

🔔 Survey alert- used bubble pep in your practice? Please complete this survey - aiming to explore physiotherapists' practices, perceptions & challenges with Bubble PEP in the UK, @ES_Physio1 forms.office.com/Pages/Response…

Any chronic respiratory physio’s out there looking for a development post? Great opportunity to work @RoyalPapworth with fab colleagues covering in and outpatients #respisbest @TheACPRC @PHYILD @PhysioResSoc jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/joba…

Thanks to all who have assisted with this project. I am still keen to involve some physios from smaller CF sites to share experiences of digital healthcare, particularly how digital health technologies impact on physiotherapy care now and in the future @acpcf @AcpcfR @ECFSPhySIG

Get up to £200 to attend @TheACPRC Conference!!! The bursary form is really simple: acprc.org.uk/annual-confere…

Dr @chloebloom discussed her research into antidiabetic medication & asthma attacks on the @JAMAInternalMed podcast 📻 Two studies found that metformin was associated with a lower rate of asthma attacks, which was further reduced with the use of GLP1. 🎧 edhub.ama-assn.org/jn-learning/au…

Top ten research priorities for breathlessness research: UK James Lind Alliance priority setting partnership thelancet.com/journals/lanre… @BTSrespiratory @EuroRespSoc @atscommunity #RespEd

Had a great time presenting @BTSrespiratory alongside @harrybrossiter and @kyletsp . Thanks @REvans_Breathe and @Mattarmstrong95 for your support. See a summary here: Musical interventions an adjunct to pulmonary rehabilitation: thelimbic.com/uk/respiratory… @thelimbicrespUK

The more you walk, the more you walk... "The overall learning effect was correlated with distance walked at walk 1. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12851620/"

Additional improvements on a 3rd field-based walking test pre-PR. "165 patients improved ≥42 meters on 6MWT3, which did not have this improvement on 6MWT2." doi.org/10.1016/j.rmed….

Great talk from a former colleague and very much a current friend @SamHarry_lung on lower limb sensorimotor function & balance in COPD which is impaired compared to health controls. Good discussion about clinical implications and next steps for interventions in PR. #BTSWinter2024

#respisbest #winterBTS2024 🌟 top 10 research priorities for #breathlessness 🌟 Great to be part of the @asthmalunguk session yesterday with @CC_Reilly & @DrErikaK 🌟 see 👇 🌟 optimism for patient centred research 😊 1/2 @NIHRresearch @LindAlliance thelancet.com/journals/lanre…

👇Honoured to present the top 10 research priorities for breathlessness research today at #BTS2024 alongside @REvans_Breathe @DrErikaK … amazing turn out in the room and lots of support and interesting questions - thank you! @asthmalunguk @LindAlliance @CSI_KCL @KCH_Research

The ACPRC is committed to making our conferences as accessible as possible to all our members. We have a limited budget of up to £200 per person to support #ACPRC25 conference registration/travel/ accommodation.

Fantastic reminder of the power of music for motivation and improving breathlessness in lung health by @apl104 at #BTSrespiratory

Which individuals with #COPD might respond to biologic therapies. Possibly those on triple therapy & still exacerbating (2.2-2.3/year), mMRC >= 2, BEC >= 300 cells/uL, current or former smoker, SGRQ definition of bronchitis. #BTSWinter2024

Submission date is looming for #ACPRC25 Deadline 2/12/24 so get writing! Find out more on lightning talks, member's symposium and abstracts on our website acprc.org.uk/annual-confere…

#ACPRC25 update! Draft programme is live on our website - check it out and book your place! There's so much for everyone! acprc.org.uk/annual-confere…

🚨 Job Opportunity 🚨 We're hiring a Professor/Associate Professor in Allied Health (Physiotherapy/OT) at the @unisouthampton Lead innovative research & education in our Active Living Research Group. Deadline: Jan 20th 2025 | Interviews: Feb jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?r…

One week left to write your abstract (400 words) or lightning talk (250 words) for the @TheACPRC conference in April in Edinburgh. Structured or unstructured submissions possible: acprc.org.uk/annual-confere… Get writing and submit your fantastic work! Be great to see you there!

Impact of omitting annual reviews for COPD on patient reported care quality- outcomes from the Asthma+Lung COPD patient passport. #WorldCOPDday bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/4/e… @asthmalunguk @ThoraxBMJ @BMJOpen_Resp @BTSrespiratory