On 29 April, the European Respiratory Society (ERS) will be hosting a live webinar led by FAIR project experts to give a final update on the project, which will come to an end in June, 2026.
‘Immunostimulation and precision medicine in severe pneumonia and sepsis’ will take place online on the ERS Respiratory Channel between 13:00 and 14:00 CEST. Registration is open now to anyone interested in hearing more about the outcomes of the six-year long project.
What will the webinar present?
Severe pneumonia and sepsis remain leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, yet therapeutic options beyond antimicrobials are limited. Emerging evidence suggests that host-directed immunostimulatory therapies and precision medicine approaches – stratifying patients based on host response and lung microbiome profiles – hold promise for improving outcomes. Chaired by FAIR Project Coordinator Dr Jean-Claude Sirard , this webinar will address the critical need to translate these cutting-edge concepts into clinical awareness and future practice.
By bringing together experts at the forefront of immunology, microbiomics, and critical care, the session will equip clinicians and researchers with a foundational understanding of how Immunostimulation and phenotypic stratification could transform the management of severe pneumonia and sepsis in the era of precision medicine.
What will be the takeaways of the webinar?
Following this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Define host-directed therapy and appraise the emerging role of Immunostimulation in severe pneumonia.
- Describe the concept of respiratory dysbiosis and explain how host-lung microbiome interactions define distinct “pneumotypes” with different clinical outcomes and therapeutic responses.
- Explain how patients with sepsis can be stratified into distinct phenotypes based on host response characteristics, and how these phenotypes influence response to immunotherapy.
- Evaluate the potential of personalised, non-antimicrobial therapies to complement standard care in severe pneumonia and sepsis.
Find out more about the webinar and register your place on the ERS Respiratory Channel.