This podcast was initiated, funded and approved by GSK and is intended for healthcare professionals only.
Episode 1: Unmasking the Unrelenting Cough: Refractory Chronic Cough Through Patient and Practitioner Eyes.
In this first podcast, we explore the challenges of recognising Refractory Chronic Cough (RCC) from both patient and practitioner perspectives. Learn about the common diagnostic challenges and hear real-life experiences that highlight the importance of achieving diagnosis and how healthcare professionals can better support those living with RCC.
Speakers
Anju Peters1
Ludger Klimek2,3
Mandy Beadnell4
1. Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
2. University of Mainz, Germany
3. Center for Rhinology and Allergology, Wiesbaden, Germany
4. Patient advocate for Refractory Chronic Cough.
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- Dicpinigaitis PV. Prevalence of stress urinary incontinence in women presenting for evaluation of chronic cough. ERJ Open Res. 2021;7:00012–2021
- Chung KF, McGarvey L, Song WJ, Chang AB, Lai K, Canning BJ, Birring SS, Smith JA, Mazzone SB. Cough hypersensitivity and chronic cough. Nat Rev Dis Primers. 2022 Jun 30;8(1):45. doi: 10.1038/s41572-022-00370-w
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- Stolz D, Smith JA, Beadnell M. The significance and psychosocial burden of refractory chronic cough: interview with two key opinion leaders and a patient. EMJ Respir 2025;13[Suppl 1]:2–11. doi: 10.33590/emjrespir/KDKB1418
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