ITALY

The Consulta della Pneumologia was founded in 2017 and is coordinated by SIP-IRS and AIPO ITS/ETS, bringing together the most influential scientific societies, patient associations, and  national organizations across Italy. Since joining the IRC in 2023, the coalition has acted as a  strategic institutional hub. 

Its purpose is to provide a united, authoritative voice for the 6.1 million people affected by  respiratory diseases in Italy – a burden that contributes to 146,000 deaths annually and an  estimated societal economic cost of €80.2 billion. 

The coalition in numbers:

• 15 patient associations and 8 scientific societies 
• 17,000 registered members across the network
• 54,000 active digital users on our platforms 
• 6 major projects completed in 2025 with 6 corporate partners
• Prevention of respiratory diseases
• Access to care and actions to reduce inequalities
• Prioritisation of research, data and information
• Improvement of healthcare and healthcare delivery

Key activities and milestones include:

• RESPIRA – a health advocacy initiative to develop health policies ensuring better access to treatments and services for patients
• REMARE INSIEME – a spirometry roadshow providing free diagnostic spirometry to the public
• Webinars – gathering proposals on respiratory health themes, addressed to patients
• Digital campaign – building the coalition’s community through a dedicated website and social channels
• Promoting respiratory health through prevention programmes
• Sharing ideas and projects in the field of respiratory diseases
• Improving patient care

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1. Institutional advocacy (RESPIRA): Targeting politicians and health authorities to reform  the Italian National Health System through evidence-based Policy Papers.
2. Proactive screening (REMaRe INSIEME): Targeting the general population through a  mobile outreach program providing free diagnostic spirometry in public squares. 
3. Health literacy (webinar series): A cycle of free digital workshops translating clinical  research into accessible knowledge for patients and caregivers.

A.N.I.Ma.S.S.- Associazione Nazionale Italiana Malati Sindrome di Sjogren. AAIITO – Associazione Allergologi Immunologi Italiani Territoriali e Ospedalieri AIB – Associazione Italiana Bronchiettasie 

AIPO/ITS -Associazione Italiana Pneumologi Ospedalieri /ItalianThoracicSociety AISLA – Associazione Italiana Sclerosi Laterale Amiotrofica 

ALIBERF – Associazione liberi dal fumo 

ALOR – Associazione Lodigiana di Ossigenoterapia Riabilitativa 

AMAR – Associazione di Volontariato per le Malattie Respiratorie 

A-MaReD – Associazione per la prevenzione e lo studio delle malattie respiratorie da droga e del  disagio giovanile 

AMMP – Associazione Morgagni Malattie Polmonari 

AMOR – Associazione Malati in Ossigeno-ventiloterapia e Riabilitazione ODV ARIR – Associazione Riabilitatori Insufficienza Respiratoria 

Associazione Nazionale Alfa1-At 

Associazione Pazienti BPCO e altre patologie respiratorie 

LIFC LOMBARDIA – Lega Italiana Fibrosi Cistica Lombardia ODV 

RespiRAREin Puglia – Malattie Rare Polmonari 

SIAAIC – Società Italiana di Allergologia, Asma Ed Immunologia Clinica 

SICP – Società Italiana Cure Palliative 

SIMRI -Società Italiana per le Malattie Respiratorie Infantili 

SIP/IRS –Società Italiana di Pneumologia / ItalianRespiratorySociety 

SITAB -Società Italiana di Tabaccologia 

UILDM -Unione Italiana Lotta alla Distrofia Muscolare 

WALCE – Women Against Lung Cancer in Europe

Members of Patient Associations: Nuccia Gatta (Alfa1-AT), Salvatore D’Antonio (BPCO), Pasquale  Pio D’Antuono (Respirare in Puglia), Matteo Buccioli (AMMP). 

Members of Scientific Societies: Salvatore Cardellicchio (SITAB), Marco Dottorini (AIPO-ITS/ETS),  Stefano Centanni (SIP/IRS).