Forum of International Respiratory Societies

The Forum of International Respiratory Societies is a respiratory health advocacy organization which consists of the following organizations:

• The Asociacion Latinoamericana del Thorax
• The American College of Chest Physicians
• The American Thoracic Society
• The Asian Pacific Society of Respirology
• The European Respiratory Society
• The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, and
• The Pan African Thoracic Society.

The Forum was established in 2002^[1] and has more than 70,000 members worldwide.^[2] It is based in Lausanne, Switzerland.^[3] In 2010, the Forum dubbed the year 2010 the "Year of the Lung".^[4]

References

1. Global Surveillance, Prevention and Control of Chronic Respiratory Diseases: A Comprehensive Approach, page 133
2. Preidt, Robert (10 July 2014). "Lung Groups: Governments Should Limit or Ban Use of E-Cigarettes". US News & World Report. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
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