SHARP National Leads Forum at ERS

The National Leads of the 28 SHARP-federated European countries committed altogether, convened at the ERS congress in Vienna, discussing the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) of clinical centres throughout Europe, to improve the care of people living with severe asthma.

Summary of the results from the survey circulated to National leads and Clinicians about SWOTS, Clinical care, and Data collection, among SHARP countries:

Take home message from the clinical care and data collection part of the survey:

• FAP registries unique, powerful,but needs to improve patient centeredness (PROs)
• Need for harmonisation => development of a SHARP Protocol

Next actions and goals:

• Write an article “Assessment of the current European care for Severe Asthma. A SHARP perspective“
• Build and elicit a strategic plan to work together for the next 5 to 10 years
• Improve awareness and have concrete plans to be understandable by others (other consortium, pharma, clinicians, patients outside of SHARP)
• Harmonization of SA care throughout Europe: guaranteeing equal access and chances should be our motor.