Global Voices shares real-world reflections from people affected by lung conditions, highlighting experiences across patients, caregivers, clinicians and researchers in lung health.
Submit your experienceThis year, the campaign evolves to reflect the 2026 ERS Congress theme, “United for better breathing: partnership between patients, clinicians and researchers.” We are inviting stories that showcase partnership in action and demonstrate how patients and professionals work together to improve care, advance research and strengthen understanding of lung health.
Global Voices brings together short reflections from across the respiratory community. We are inviting contributions that capture experiences of patient-professional partnership in lung health, from both lived experience and professional perspectives.
We welcome contributions from:
Your photo or video contribution can help us show what partnership in lung health looks like.
We are looking for examples of teamwork in care, research, advocacy, service improvement, education, policy and community support.
For patients, this could be a reflection on working alongside healthcare professionals or researchers. For professionals, this could be a project, initiative or experience that demonstrates the value of involving patients in lung health.
A photo and short description are all that is needed. Submissions are open throughout July and August, with selected stories featured as part of the Global Voices campaign at ERS Congress 2026 and beyond.
If you would like to share a video, we are looking for reflections responding to prompts such as:
In 2025, Global Voices brought together hundreds of people from over 30 countries, sharing reflections and images about life with lung conditions. The campaign was featured across ELF and ERS channels and showcased at the ERS Congress 2025, helping to highlight the realities of respiratory health worldwide.
Read moreYou can now submit your reflection as a photo or short video! We welcome both images and video stories that show what patient–professional partnership in lung health means to you.
Accepted file types:
File size: Up to 50MB per upload
How to submit:
Your contribution will help bring real-world voices into the heart of the Congress conversation. Submit now and help us show how better breathing is achieved through partnership.
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