On June 10-11, 2024, the China-Canada International Forum on Respiratory Health, along with the Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health-Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health (GIRH-FIRH) Academic Exchange and the Academic Conference of the Joint International Laboratory for Respiratory Health, was successfully held.

This academic feast was under the joint guidance ofGuangzhou Medical University, McMaster University, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, the National Center for Respiratory Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Joint International Laboratory for Respiratory Health, Guangzhou Laboratory, and Bio-Island Laboratory.

During the two-day event, Chinese and international experts held 4 specialized sessions, delivering a total of 20 outstanding keynote presentations. Additionally, 4 productive bilateral discussions were conducted. Canadian experts visited and toured several national platforms, including the State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, the National Center for Respiratory Medicine at the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, and Guangzhou Laboratory. They engaged in in-depth discussions with their Chinese counterparts.

The forum led to a consensus between both sides on various key areas, including future clinical practice, translational medicine, and cultivation and exchangeof young sci-medical talents. This event significantly promoted international collaborative research in the field of respiratory health and injected fresh momentum into the development of platforms for talent cultivation and the advancement of respiratory medicine as a discipline.