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  1. A Global Respiratory Perspective on the COVID-19 Pandemic: Commentary and Action Proposals

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, June 2020, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr Teresa To, Ms Sian Williams

  2. Assessing spirituality: is there a beneficial role in the management of COPD?

    Article • npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, May 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ms Sian Williams

  3. Asthma: moving toward a global children's charter

    Article • The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, April 2019, Elsevier

    Ms Sian Williams, Adnan Custovic

  4. COPD’s early origins in low-and-middle income countries: what are the implications of a false start?

    Article • npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, March 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ms Sian Williams

  5. COPD and household air pollution more common at high altitude

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, February 2019, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Evelyn Brakema, Ms Sian Williams

  6. EPOS2020: development strategy and goals for the latest European Position Paper on Rhinosinusitis

    Article • Rhinology Journal, February 2019, Rhinology

    Ms Sian Williams, Professor Carl Philpott

  7. RESPIRE: The National Institute for Health Research's (NIHR) Global Respiratory Health Unit

    Article • Journal of Global Health, December 2018, Edinburgh University Global Health Society

    Ms Sian Williams

  8. Setting research priorities for global respiratory medicine within the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Global Health Research Unit in Respiratory Health (RESPIRE)

    Article • Journal of Global Health, December 2018, Edinburgh University Global Health Society

    Ms Sian Williams

  9. Lung Function of Children at Three Sites of Varying Ambient Air Pollution Levels in Uganda: A Cross Sectional Comparative Study

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, November 2018, MDPI AG

    Ms Sian Williams

  10. MASK 2017: ARIA digitally-enabled, integrated, person-centred care for rhinitis and asthma multimorbidity using real-world-evidence

    Article • Clinical and Translational Allergy, October 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Rute Almeida, Ms Sian Williams, Dr Giorgio Ciprandi, Adnan Custovic

  11. Response

    Article • Clinical Medicine, June 2018, Royal College of Physicians

    Ms Sian Williams

  12. Barriers to influenza vaccination in healthcare workers

    Article • BMJ, March 2018, BMJ

    Ms Sian Williams

  13. Fostering the exchange of real world data across different countries to answer primary care research questions: an UNLOCK study from the IPCRG

    Article • npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, March 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ms Sian Williams

  14. From research to evidence-informed decision making: a systematic approach

    Article • Journal of Public Health, March 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Ms Sian Williams

  15. LETTER TO THE EDITOR

    Article • Holistic Nursing Practice, January 2018, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Ms Sian Williams

  16. Healthcare worker influenza vaccination and sickness absence – an ecological study

    Article • Clinical Medicine, December 2017, Royal College of Physicians

    Ms Sian Williams

  17. Validation of the MASK-rhinitis visual analogue scale on smartphone screens to assess allergic rhinitis control

    Article • Clinical & Experimental Allergy, October 2017, Wiley

    Professor Luciana Kase Tanno, Professor Joao A Fonseca, Ms Sian Williams, Adnan Custovic

  18. Erratum: Treating tobacco dependence: guidance for primary care on life-saving interventions. Position statement of the IPCRG

    Article • npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, September 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ms Sian Williams

  19. Transfer of innovation on allergic rhinitis and asthma multimorbidity in the elderly (MACVIA-ARIA) - EIP on AHA Twinning Reference Site (GARD research demonstration project)

    Article • Allergy, August 2017, Wiley

    Ms Sian Williams, Adnan Custovic

  20. Treating tobacco dependence: guidance for primary care on life-saving interventions. Position statement of the IPCRG

    Article • npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, June 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ms Sian Williams

  21. National guidelines for smoking cessation in primary care: a literature review and evidence analysis

    Article • npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ms Sian Williams

  22. Fostering the exchange of real-life data across different countries to answer primary care research questions: a protocol for an UNLOCK study from the IPCRG

    Article • npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, September 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ms Sian Williams

  23. Socio-economic factors, gender and smoking as determinants of COPD in a low-income country of sub-Saharan Africa: FRESH AIR Uganda

    Article • npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, September 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ms Sian Williams

  24. Implementation of ‘matrix support’ (collaborative care) to reduce asthma and COPD referrals and improve primary care management in Brazil: a pilot observational study

    Article • npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, August 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ms Sian Williams

  25. FRESH AIR: an implementation research project funded through Horizon 2020 exploring the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of chronic respiratory diseases in low-resource settings

    Article • npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, June 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ms Sian Williams

  26. We must join forces in the battle against COPD

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, October 2015, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Ms Sian Williams

  27. Influenza vaccination for NHS staff: attitudes and uptake

    Article • BMJ Open Respiratory Research, May 2015, BMJ

    Ms Sian Williams

  28. Impact of a COPD Discharge Care Bundle on Readmissions following Admission with Acute Exacerbation: Interrupted Time Series Analysis

    Article • PLoS ONE, February 2015, PLOS

    Ms Sian Williams

  29. Prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and associated risk factors in Uganda (FRESH AIR Uganda): a prospective cross-sectional observational study

    Article • The Lancet Global Health, January 2015, Elsevier

    Ms Sian Williams

  30. Erratum: Building capacity to improve respiratory care: the education strategy of the International Primary Care Respiratory Group 2014–2020

    Article • npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, October 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ms Sian Williams

  31. Building capacity to improve respiratory care: the education strategy of the International Primary Care Respiratory Group 2014–2020

    Article • npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, September 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ms Sian Williams

  32. Effecting change in primary care management of respiratory conditions: a global scoping exercise and literature review of educational interventions to inform the IPCRG's E-Quality initiative

    Article • Primary Care Respiratory Journal, August 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ms Sian Williams

  33. 6th World Conference of the IPCRG — Breathing New Life 25th-28th April 2012, Edinburgh

    Article • Primary Care Respiratory Journal, March 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ms Sian Williams

  34. Prioritising the respiratory research needs of primary care: the International Primary Care Respiratory Group (IPCRG) e-Delphi exercise

    Article • Primary Care Respiratory Journal, January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ms Sian Williams

  35. Non-communicable diseases and their importance in low and middle income countries

    Article • Primary Care Respiratory Journal, August 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ms Sian Williams

  36. From awareness to involvement? A qualitative study of respiratory patients’ awareness of health service change

    Article • Health Expectations, October 2010, Wiley

    Ms Sian Williams

  37. The International Primary Care Respiratory Group (IPCRG) Research Needs Statement 2010

    Article • Primary Care Respiratory Journal, May 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ms Sian Williams

  38. From support to boundary: A qualitative study of the border between self-care and professional care

    Article • Patient Education and Counseling, April 2010, Elsevier

    Ms Sian Williams

  39. Spirometry in primary care case-identification, diagnosis and management of COPD

    Article • Primary Care Respiratory Journal, August 2009, Nature

    Professor David Price, Ms Sian Williams

  40. IPCRG Consensus statement: Tackling the smoking epidemic — practical guidance for primary care

    Article • Primary Care Respiratory Journal, September 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ms Sian Williams

  41. Systems for the management of primary care respiratory disease throughout the world

    Article • Primary Care Respiratory Journal, March 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ms Sian Williams

  42. The impact of the UK General Practice Airways Group (GPIAG) — an international perspective

    Article • Primary Care Respiratory Journal, May 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ms Sian Williams

  43. Can asthma control be improved by understanding the patient's perspective?

    Article • BMC Pulmonary Medicine, May 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor David Price, Ms Sian Williams

  44. Can a GP be a generalist and a specialist? Stakeholders views on a respiratory General Practitioner with a special interest service in the UK

    Article • BMC Health Services Research, May 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Ms Sian Williams