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Covid-19 and COPD: A Personal Reflection
Authors Russell R
Received 23 March 2020
Accepted for publication 23 March 2020
Published 24 April 2020 Volume 2020:15 Pages 883—884
DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S255101
Checked for plagiarism Yes
Richard Russell
Respiratory Medicine, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Correspondence: Richard Russell Email richard.russell@ndm.ox.ac.uk
As China seems to be emerging from their COVID epidemic and the rest of the world is plunged headlong into their own perhaps I can be forgiven by the readers of this journal for a moment or two of reflection and even self-indulgence. It is a huge privilege to be the editor of the International Journal of COPD and this enables me to keep abreast of all current COPD research. Loyal readers will know that we accept a catholic spread of research and are very much patient-focused. As editor, I have maintained as a principle that the research we published must be potentially translatable. I am also a committed front-line clinician and clinical researcher. And so, with these three perspectives, I have been able to reflect on the current COVID-19 crisis and what this means to our patients, our colleagues and our families.
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