THE EUROPEAN Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress is the world’s largest gathering of respiratory professionals, with over 300 speakers and more than 500 chairs. This year’s congress was planned to take place in Barcelona, Spain; however, for the second year running, the ERS congress occurred virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With guidelines advising against large gatherings and many respiratory professionals being frontline workers, this was the best option, and the silver lining of the virtual congress is that all sessions can be replayed by attendees until December this year.

THE EUROPEAN Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2021 successfully brought together clinicians and researchers from across the globe…