Interview with Andrew Bush, MA, MD, FRCP, FRCPCH

How has your book evolved since the previous edition? How has Kendig and Wilmott’s Disorders of the Respiratory Tract in Children evolved since the first edition?

There has been a complete re-write, nearly 90 new authors have joined us and more than 10% of the chapters are new. The major scientific advances since the previous edition have been highlighted. Since the 1st edition, we have become truly international, with most of the editorial team being from outside North America, and a true focus on global paediatric pulmonology.

What is the most exciting aspect of the new edition? What chapter or topic covered in the new edition are you most excited about?

The documentation of the huge benefits of the basic science that have brought us game-changing medications in cystic fibrosis and other respiratory diseases.

Who will find the greatest value from this book and why? Has the audience changed since the book was first published?

The book is a valuable resource for all trainees in the field, and most if not all specialists will learn from it, as well as allied health professionals, who have also contributed to the book. It is now a truly International volume, and should be valuable to paediatric pulmonologists across the world.

What new ideas, practices, or procedures would you like to highlight for Kendig and Wilmott’s Disorders of the Respiratory Tract in Children, 10th Edition?

Personal highlights are big data and imaging; the crucial topic of patient related outcomes; the ever-expanding group of technology dependent children; the new biologicals in cystic fibrosis and asthma; and the expanding spectrum of interstitial lung disease.

What problem do you hope the future generation of your specialty will be able to solve? 

Keeping children away from vapes. The global inequity of access to medications, whereby so many children are denied therapeutic benefit. Ensuring vaccination, education, good nutrition and housing to all children, and an end of death from preventable causes. At the other end of the spectrum, the basic science of respiratory disease, including non-Type 2 asthma and many other respiratory conditions so new therapies can be introduced.

Is there anything else about the book you’d like to say?

Check out my beautiful grand daughter on the cover!

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