[Highlights of the 58th Congress of the Spanish Society of Pulmonology and Thoracic Surgery (SEPAR)].
David Peña-Otero, Andrés Tenes, María Dolores Martínez Pitarch, Teresa García-Barredo Restegui, Esperanza Salcedo Lobera, Marta Bascuas Arribas, Carmen Fernández-Arias, Ester Zamarrón de Lucas, Miguel Ángel Sánchez de Toro
Abstract
Open AccessThe 58th SEPAR Congress, held in Bilbao, June 2025, consolidated its position as a scientific benchmark and forum for interdisciplinary dialogue for the international respiratory community. New clinical guidelines, advances in respiratory care, cutting-edge technologies, e-health, accessibility to artificial intelligence applied to early diagnosis and telemonitoring, the ecosystemic approach, and equity applied to respiratory diseases were critically and constructively addressed.Under the same theme, "Breathing Together",' the 8th SEPAR Patient Forum was held simultaneously, with active participation from the public, providing a transdisciplinary perspective and enabling their integration into healthcare management.This article summarizes the most relevant aspects presented in 9 areas, in alphabetical order: asthma; pulmonary circulation; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; respiratory nursing; respiratory physiotherapy; interventional pulmonology, lung function, and transplantation; pediatric pulmonology; thoracic oncology; tuberculosis, and respiratory infections.