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Our Mission

ICRA is a new initiative designed to unite leading academics and clinicians ​under one unified banner, to drive advancements in the fields of cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, with an initial focus on individuals with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).

In alignment with this focus, ICRAs initial aim is to optimise clinical care and improve
outcomes of people living with COPD
. 

Our Objectives

In support of this aim, our initial objectives are to:
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  • Conduct original research and quality improvement initiatives in COPD ​
  • Drive education of COPD and optimal COPD management among healthcare practitioners ​
  • Promote advocacy for patients with COPD ​
Our first steps towards achieving these objectives include:
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  • Developing a catalogue of multimorbid COPD data standards through a Delphi exercise ​
  • Encouraging collection of these data variables and contribution of de-identified data to an international registry, which can later be used for ethically approved research ​
  • Defining centres of excellence of COPD care around the globe ​

Our Numbers

40

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Countries Represented

150

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Collaborators
We integrate expertise across multiple disciplines and our collaborators include: ​
Pulmonologists​
59+
Cardiologists
52+

Nurses & Pharmacists

12+

General Practitioners in Primary Care​

3+

Patients & Patient Representative

3+

Scientists, Economists, ​
Biostatisticians & Epidemiologists

5+
Countries Represented by Our Alliance Members
Africa

Egypt

Ghana

Kenya

Uganda

Americas

Argentina

Brazil

Canada

Colombia

Costa Rica

Mexico

Peru

Trinidad and Tobago

United States 

Asia

China

India

Indonesia

Iran

Japan

Jordan

Lebanon

Malaysia

Philippines

Saudi Arabia

Singapore

Taiwan

Türkiye

United Arab Emirates

Vietnam

Europe

Cyprus

France

Germany

Greece

Ireland

Italy

Netherlands

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Serbia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

United Kingdom

Oceania

Australia

New Zealand
 

Africa

Egypt

Ghana

Kenya

Uganda

Americas

Egypt

Ghana

Kenya

Uganda

Uganda

Uganda

Uganda

Uganda

Uganda

Asia

Egypt

Ghana

Kenya

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

Europe

Egypt

Ghana

Kenya

Uganda

Uganda

Uganda

Uganda

Uganda

Uganda

Uganda

Uganda

Uganda

Uganda

Uganda

Uganda

Uganda

Uganda

Uganda

Oceania

Egypt

Ghana

Our Fellows

ICRA has appointed Tobin Joseph of the United Kingdom as its first dedicated Research Fellow  â€‹
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Tobin Joseph, NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow (Cardiology) ​

Tobin Joseph is a National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Academic Clinical Fellow in Cardiology at the Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine at the University of Leeds, while undergoing cardiology specialty training in West Yorkshire, UK. He qualified from University College London (UCL) Medical School, earning a First-Class degree in Medical Sciences with Medical Physics and Bioengineering. He completed the initial stages of internal medicine training at various prestigious institutions in London, including University College London Hospitals (UCLH) and Hammersmith Hospital. His research focuses on applied cardiopulmonary medicine, particularly the management of cardiovascular conditions in patients with primary respiratory pathology. This includes improving the recognition and management of undiagnosed cardiovascular comorbidities in these patients. Tobin has co-authored several research articles, including publications in JACC and the BMJ.

Tobin shall work alongside our co-chairs and alliance members to support the research endeavours of the ICRA initiative. 

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