“Rare Lung Diseases: Opportunities and Threats" – Prof Gerry McElvaney | RCSI MyHealth Lecture

In this talk, Professor Gerry McElvaney, Professor of Medicine at RCSI and Consultant Respiratory Physician at Beaumont Hospital, discusses why rare lung diseases, such as Cystic Fibrosis, Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency and COPD, are so prevalent in Ireland. He also explains how drugs, used to treat such illnesses, work and why they are so expensive. This lecture was part of the RCSI MyHealth public lecture, entitled “Why Does Lung Disease Have Ireland Fighting For Breath?”, on Wednesday 12th April 2017 in the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland on St Stephen’s Green, Dublin