ERS International Congress 2023: highlights from the Allied Respiratory Professionals Assembly

This article summarises some of the outstanding sessions that were (co)organised by @ERS_Assembly9 (Allied Respiratory Professionals) during #ERSCongress 2023 https://bit.ly/3RdeEF6. This article provides an overview of some of the outstanding sessions presented at the ERS Congress 2023, with the latest scientific data and emerging areas affecting clinical practice of Allied Respiratory Professionals. For those who wish to learn more about the work presented in the oral presentation and poster sessions, you can find the abstracts presented at the ERS Congress at: https://erj.ersjournals.com/ content/62/suppl_67. Support statement: J. Cruz acknowledges the support of the Center for Innovative Care and Health Technology (ciTechCare), funded by Portuguese national funds provided by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (UIDB/05704/2020). H. Demeyer is a post-doctoral research fellow of FWO Flanders. N.S. Diciolla has been granted a pre-doctoral research fellowship by the University of Alcalá (FPI-UAH-20). This article summarises some of the outstanding sessions that were (co)organised by the Allied Respiratory Professionals Assembly during the 2023 European Respiratory Society International Congress. Two sessions from each Assembly group are outlined, covering the following topics: Group 9.01 focuses on respiratory physiology techniques, specifically on predicted values and reference equations, device development and novel applications of cardiopulmonary exercise tests; Group 9.02 presents an overview of the talks given at the mini-symposium on exercise training, physical activity and self-management at home and outlines some of the best abstracts in respiratory physiotherapy; Group 9.03 highlights the nursing role in global respiratory health and presents nursing interventions and outcomes; and Group 9.04 provides an overview of the best abstracts and recent advances in behavioural science and health psychology. This Highlights article provides valuable insight into the latest scientific data and emerging areas affecting the clinical practice of Allied Respiratory Professionals.