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Enrico Clini received a degree in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Milan in 1987, a specialization in Physiology and Diseases of the Respiratory System from the University of Milan in 1990, and a specialization in Pharmacology from the University of Milan in 1992. Currently, he is a Full Professor MED-10 at the University of Modena-Reggio Emilia with the role of Director at the Respiratory System Diseases Unit of the University Hospital of Modena. His research interests include studies of lung pathophysiology and pulmonary rehabilitation, heart–lung interactions, and senile age. His clinical studies mainly deal with acute and chronic respiratory failure, mechanical ventilation with non-invasive methods either in the hospital or at home, and organization and clinical management within the Intermediate Intensive Respiratory Care Unit. He is a Fellow of the European Respiratory Society (FERS) and the American College of Chest Physicians (FCCP). His publication experience consists of more than 300 papers in international peer-reviewed journals and more than 20 book chapters: his h-index actual score is 55.

Ben Carter joined King’s College London (KCL) in October 2016. Previously, he was based in Cardiff University where he led the Masters in Public Health program and contributed to research for the Centre for Trials research. Before this role, he was a research fellow at the Cancer Research Clinical Trials Unit, Birmingham University. He obtained his BSc in Statistics from Reading University, MSc in Medical Statistics from Southampton University (2001), and PhD from Reading University (2005). Throughout the early part of his career, he worked in the pharmaceutical Industry with GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, and Quintiles. Currently, he is the affiliated lead for the King's Clinical Trials Unit’s Mental Health Statistics Group at KCL’s Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience. He is also the methodological lead and Senior Statistician for 12 studies with collaborators based at KCL, King’s College Hospital, Cardiff University, and Glasgow University.

Jonathan Hewitt is a Clinical Senior Lecturer in Geriatric and Stroke Medicine at Cardiff University and an Honorary Consultant Physician in Aneurin Bevan University Health Board. He is currently the Specialty Lead for Stroke in Wales and Course Director for the MSc in Ageing Health and Disease. He completed his MSc and PhD in Epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. His research interests are in patient-reported outcomes in stroke and surgical disease in older persons. He is the Chairman of the Older Persons Surgical Outcomes Collaborative and the immediate past Chairman of the British Geriatric Society in Wales.