The European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress an annual event that brings together the world's respiratory experts to showcase the latest advances in respiratory medicine and science will take place in Barcelona, Spain

Registration and information on the conference website

The theme for ERS Congress 2026 is:

United for better breathing: partnership between patients, clinicians and researchers​

• Co-creating care: patients as equal partners (Empowering patients to actively shape their care through shared decision-making and mutual respect)​

• Listening first: identifying and acting on unmet needs (Prioritising patient voices to uncover real-world challenges and guide meaningful change)​

• Discovering together: advancing science through collaborative research (uniting patients, clinicians, and researchers to promote a pipeline of research from discovery to improved respiratory health)​

PCD Related content

A useful guide to PCD related content can be find in BEAT-PCD Newsletter 13.

Patient perspectives: ERS Congress 2026

Patient perspectives will be at the heart of the ERS Congress 2026. European Lung Foundation (ELF) will provide support to the ERS assemblies and session organisers to:

• Understand how to include patient and carer perspectives in their sessions

• Ensure the programme addresses the topics which are important to people living with a lung disease

How patient voices can shape the ERS Congress 2026

The European Lung Foundation (ELF) recently held a webinar on how patient voices can shape the ERS Congress 2026. To watch the event recording, visit the ELF website.