World Spirometry Day is taking place on October 14th as part of the Year of the Lung campaign to raise awareness of lung disease. Over 100,000 spirometry tests were performed at 490 events in multiple countries to test lung health. Abnormal results were found in 19-29% of tests depending on the continent. The event generated widespread press coverage and involvement from celebrities and politicians to encourage regular lung screening.

2. World Spirometry Day is taking place as
part of the Year of the Lung, a 2010
campaign to highlight the hundreds of
millions of people who unnecessarily
struggle for life and breath every day
due to lung diseases.

4. With new data revealing 23 Europeans
die each hour from a preventable lung
condition, the European Respiratory
Society (ERS) is calling on people all
over the world to get their lungs tested
on the first ever World Spirometry Day –
14th October.

5. "Increased awareness
about lung health is
vital, and by taking a
simple and painless
test that only takes a
few minutes to ERS President 2009-2010
perform, everybody Nikolaos M. Siafakas at the
can find out about the 20th Annual Congress of the
European Respiratory Society,
state of his lungs" Barcelona, Spain

6. “By choosing to ignore your
lung health, smokers and
those at risk of lung disease
drastically increase their
chances of a painful and
debilitating later life. On
World Spirometry Day, we
European Respiratory Society
want to show the public how
President 2010-2011 they can easily regain control
Professor Marc Decramer of their lung health by taking
a few minutes out of their
daily routine for a simple and
painless spirometry test”

7. Cristiano Ronaldo is the image
of the European campaign for
awareness and prevention of
respiratory diseases, which
starts next October 14th - World
Spirometry Day. With the topic
«Everyone has a goal in life.
«I support this cause so Breathing is the only way to
that everyone
understands the
achieve it», the campaign also
importance of evaluate points out the Year of the Lung.
the health of the lungs
regularly»

8. Everyone has a goal in life.
Breathing is the only way to
achieve it

9. Presidents of Respiratory Societies are continuing
Year of the Lung Campaign
on Barcelona European Respiratory Society
Congress, 18 September 2010

10. World Spirometry Day is taking place as
part of the Year of the Lung, a 2010
campaign to highlight the hundreds of
millions of people who unnecessarily
struggle for life and breath every day
due to lung diseases.

11. • In Moldova in 2009 were registered
officially 477 224 cases of respiratory
diseases…
• In Moldova in 2009 mortality from
respiratory causes was 64.7 on 100
000 of general population…

12. What can we do
really for our
patients????

13. FREE PUBLIC LUNG
HEALTH TESTS HELP
RESIDENTS OF MOLDOVA
MAKE EVERY BREATH
COUNT

14. Organizers of World
Spirometry Day in Moldova
1. Alexandru Corlateanu, MD, PhD, National
Delegate of European Respiratory Society
for Republic of Moldova
2. Mihaela Coliba, European Respiratory
Society
3. Victoria Slutu, European Respiratory
Society
4. Denis Iatco, GSK Moldova

15. “We show the
world that
pulmonologists
all over the
world can work ERS President 2009-2010
Nikolaos M. Siafakas at the
together for 20th Annual Congress of the
European Respiratory Society,
figthing respirat Barcelona, Spain
ory diseases"

16. World Spirometry Day
October 14, 2010
First ever global
lung function testing event

17. Results
Final 102,487 tests from 490 events*
*as reported – some events had multiple sessions and some over several days

18. Truly Global: Chile

19. India

20. Bulgaria

21. Korea

22. Moldova

23. Crete

24. Graph to show the total number of spirometry tests achieved
per continent on World Spirometry Day, October 14, 2010
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25. Graph to show the number of events and countries per continent that took
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26. Abnormal results
Continent No. of tests No. of events No. of countries % Abnormality
Africa 12 1 1 25
Asia 5,200 30 11 29
Australasia 8,637 24 2 28
Europe 69,063 300 32 19.6
N. America 5,857 49 7 18
S. America 13,718 86 11 19

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Spirometry Day in European Countries
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Turkey
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28. Press coverage
• >200 pieces of WSD coverage collected worldwide
• Releases post-event in medical press to ask for support of
further testing by GPs and nurses
• Twitter campaign run
(followers up by 1/3; 100 re-tweets; 22 health awareness lists)
• >600 photos collected on flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thekkinkattil/

29. Press examples
UK
• Live spirometry testing on UK daytime TV and national paper
(program doctor been trying for 21 years to get COPD on).
Italy
• A press conference at Italian parliament was held with Massimiliano
Rosolino, a very well known Italian Olympic swimmer. In addition, an
advertorial was in the Corriere della Sera e Repubblica.
Moldova
• Testing was performed in central Moldova and the national TV
station filmed a report, which was aired on the evening news.

30. Russia

31. Poland

32. Slovakia

33. Famous faces: Ronaldo in Portugal

34. The Mayor of Oslo

35. Lord Howe at UK Department of Health

37. Lung Champions
As part of the WSD 2012 campaign, various people
with lung diseases have been recognised as 'Lung
Champions' as a result of their personal
achievements in sport and activity.

38. • Norwegian rower, Olaf Tufte will compete in his 5th
Olympic Games at London 2012. Few rowers have
competed in 5 Olympics, and even fewer have
competed four times in the single sculls race during
the Olympics.
• Olaf’s achievements put him at the pinnacle of the
sport and place him in the small group of the sport’s
most-admired athletes. He has reached the top of his
game, despite having asthma.

39. Lung Run
• Show your support for WSD and for
lung health by beating ERS President
Klaus Rabe and ELF Chair Monica
Fletcher, along with their
Forum of International Society (FIRS)
colleagues, across the finish line.

40. Lung Run
• When?
• 07:00 Sunday, September 2, 2012
• Where?
• Wiener Prater public park – 5 minutes
from the Reed Messe Wien

41. Your ideas about World
Spirometry Day 2012 in Moldova!!
Any feedback is welcome!!!!

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