Vilnius Declaration on chronic respiratory diseases: multisectoral care pathways embedding guided self-management, mHealth and air pollution in chronic respiratory diseases
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Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Background
Over 1 billion people suffer from chronic respiratory diseases such as asthma, COPD, rhinitis and rhinosinusitis. They cause an enormous burden and are considered as major non-communicable diseases. Many patients are still uncontrolled and the cost of inaction is unacceptable. A meeting was held in Vilnius, Lithuania (March 23, 2018) under the patronage of the Ministry of Health and several scientific societies to propose multisectoral care pathways embedding guided self-management, mHealth and air pollution in selected chronic respiratory diseases (rhinitis, chronic rhinosinusitis, asthma and COPD). The meeting resulted in the Vilnius Declaration that was developed by the participants of the EU Summit on chronic respiratory diseases under the leadership of Euforea.
Conclusion
The Vilnius Declaration represents an important step for the fight against air pollution in chronic respiratory diseases globally and has a clear strategic relevance with regard to the EU Health Strategy as it will bring added value to the existing public health knowledge.
Over 1 billion people suffer from chronic respiratory diseases such as asthma, COPD, rhinitis and rhinosinusitis. They cause an enormous burden and are considered as major non-communicable diseases. Many patients are still uncontrolled and the cost of inaction is unacceptable. A meeting was held in Vilnius, Lithuania (March 23, 2018) under the patronage of the Ministry of Health and several scientific societies to propose multisectoral care pathways embedding guided self-management, mHealth and air pollution in selected chronic respiratory diseases (rhinitis, chronic rhinosinusitis, asthma and COPD). The meeting resulted in the Vilnius Declaration that was developed by the participants of the EU Summit on chronic respiratory diseases under the leadership of Euforea.
Conclusion
The Vilnius Declaration represents an important step for the fight against air pollution in chronic respiratory diseases globally and has a clear strategic relevance with regard to the EU Health Strategy as it will bring added value to the existing public health knowledge.
Date Issued
2019-01-28
Date Acceptance
2019-01-04
Citation
Clinical and Translational Allergy, 2019, 9 (1)
ISSN
2045-7022
Publisher
BioMed Central
Journal / Book Title
Clinical and Translational Allergy
Volume
9
Issue
1
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Subjects
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Allergy
Air pollution
Asthma
Chronic respiratory diseases
Guidelines
Integrated care pathways
mHealth
Rhinitis
Vilnius Declaration
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY-DISEASE
ALLERGY PROGRAM 2008-2018
CLIMATE-CHANGE
DECISION-MAKING
ASTHMA
RHINITIS
HEALTH
IMPACT
VALIDATION
PREVENTION
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
7
Date Publish Online
2019-01-28