The Respiratory Effectiveness Group (REG) is an investigator-led, global not-for-profit respiratory medicine research and think-tank initiative that has been set up in recognition of the potential value of real-life research and the need to harness real-life evidence to inform meaningful practice guidelines, drug licensing and prescribing decisions.
Through our network international experts in real-life respiratory research working at guideline bodies, research organisations, in primary care practice and in collaboration with pharmaceutical and medical companies, work to raise the profile of real-life research and to lead by example and establish a position of credibility from which to engage in advocacy activities including education to raise awareness and strengthen the value, quality and penetration of real-life study data.
Our focused Working Groups made up of REG collaborators (researchers, clinicians, general practitioners and allied health professionals):
- Conduct database research projects as well as prospective pragmatic trials for publication in peer-reviewed journals.
- Provide ethical review and registration of real-life research study protocols
- Evaluate mechanisms for integrating real-life research appropriately into clinical practice guidelines
- Engage licensing authorities to ensure real-life research is appropriately incorporated into drug licensing and post-marketing appraisal processes and into national and international health strategies
- Communicate best practice standards and provide examples of excellence in real-life research.
Each year REG holds its annual scientific meeting (Summit) which brings together experts to discuss the latest in their fields of respiratory research. The sessions include robust and informative discussions and debate on the latest thinking on treatment strategies and the needs to move the field forward, to better understand how to improve patient outcomes. The meeting provides an excellent opportunity for networking with some of the world’s leading experts in the respiratory field. In conjunction with the Summit, all the REG Working Groups meet to discuss their specific groups work and research agenda and its progress.
Find out more about our The REG Board and our REG supporters and REG Team.