{"podcast":{"title":"Reconnect","slug":"reconnect-7031867","podcast_index_feed_id":7031867,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/66e990092865578764366c9b","website_url":"http://alumni.rbht.nhs.uk","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/66e990092865578764366c9b/1727191677563-915af7ab-1657-495c-9927-cbb4421bb13b.jpeg","author":"Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust","episode_count":10,"summary":"Our community at Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals has been advancing heart and lung care for over 100 years. Each member of our team, past and present, has carefully nurtured our world-leading reputation through their commitment and invaluable contributions. Together, we have pushed boundaries of what’s possible in medicine. From developing new minimally invasive heart procedures, to innovative lung treatments that help patients do more of what they love. In our “Reconnect” series, we are proud to share with you stories that inspire and ideas that innovate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reconnect-7031867"},"episode":{"title":"Reconnect with Professor Anita Simonds","slug":"reconnect-with-professor-anita-simonds","published_at":"2025-04-08T11:15:05+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reconnect-7031867/reconnect-with-professor-anita-simonds","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reconnect-7031867","url":"https://shows.acast.com/reconnect/episodes/67f504f7ca986f9311685b0a","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/66e990092865578764366c9b/e/67f504f7ca986f9311685b0a/media.mp3","summary":"Professor Anita Simonds joined the Royal Brompton Hospital in the 1980s as an SHO, and has been associated with it to this date.   She has been instrumental in developing respiratory and sleep medicine at the Royal Brompton, and in turn influencing the care delivered to patients all over the world. Join us as we discuss not only her time at our hospital, but also her crucial role in informing the UK’s clinical response to the COVID-19 pandemic, during her tenure as President of the European Respiratory Society. Professor Simonds has received the Margaret Pfrommer Medal from the American College of Chest Physicians for her contributions to long-term mechanical ventilation, and the British Thoracic Society Medal for her contributions to respiratory medicine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Professor Anita Simonds joined the Royal Brompton Hospital in the 1980s as an SHO, and has been associated with it to this date. She has been instr…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1275,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/reconnect-7031867/episodes/reconnect-with-professor-anita-simonds/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reconnect-7031867/reconnect-with-professor-anita-simonds.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}