AIRWAYS-ICPs (European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing) from concept to implementation. Issue 4 (April 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bousquet, Jean; Barbara, Cristina; Bateman, Eric; Bel, Elisabeth; Bewick, Mike; Chavannes, Niels H.; Cruz, Alvaro A.; Haahtela, Tari; Hellings, Peter W.; Khaltaev, Nikolai; Lodrup Carlsen, Karin; Muraro, Antonella; Cordeiro, Carlos Robalo; Rosado-Pinto, Jose; Samolinski, Boleslaw; Strandberg, Timo; Valiulis, Arunas; Yorgancioglu, Arzu; Zuberbier, Torsten
• Is Part Of: European respiratory journal. Volume 47:Issue 4(2016)
• Page Start: 1028
• Page End: 1033
• Publication Date: 2016-04
• Subjects: Respiratory organs -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Respiration -- Periodicals; 616.2
• DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01856-2015
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0903-1936

Abstract

Chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) are major non-communicable diseases (NCDs) [1, 2] that induce a significant burden. Asthma often occurs along the life cycle from early childhood, affecting 30 million children and adults under 45 years of age in Europe [3]. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has an estimated annual death rate of over 3 million people globally [1, 2]. The annual direct and indirect costs in the 28 European Union (EU) countries due to COPD or asthma are estimated at 48 billion euros and 34 billion euros respectively [3]. Rhinitis occurs in over 100 million people in Europe, and indirect costs are enormous [4]. Asthma is a common risk factor for COPD [5, 6]. CRDs impact ageing and should be prevented, recognised and managed across the life cycle to promote active and healthy ageing (AHA). There is an urgent need to act globally. AIRWAYS-ICPs is a European Union initiative on multi-sectoral care pathways for chronic respiratory diseases http://ow.ly/Yndtw