Terri A. Laguna, MD, MSci, will co-chair this session exploring the differences between adult and pediatric sleep patients, the status of the pediatric pulmonology workforce, the effects of COVID-19 on children, and disparities in pediatric respiratory disease.

Anthony S. Fauci, MD, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, will provide a retrospective look at the lessons learned since the first case of HIV/AIDS was reported in the early 1980s in this session on the evolution of HIV care and the global impact of pulmonary complications…

The burning of fossil fuels results in hundreds of thousands of premature deaths and numerous respiratory illnesses annually. Mary Berlik Rice, MD, MPH, and John Kerry, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, will address how medical professionals, governments, and private businesses can confront this crisis.

The second of four Clinical Year in Review sessions will highlight chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma. “It is focused on the most important, most relevant advances in diagnostics and therapeutics in lung disease,” said session co-chair Jose L. Gomez, MD, MS.

An advocate of health equality in respiratory health, Patricia Finn, MD, a past president of the Society and a past recipient of the ATS Elizabeth A. Rich Award, announced at the Women’s Forum each year, will deliver the keynote address at this year’s forum.

Here’s what conference participants can expect Monday, May 16, from the Exhibit Hall, the Mentoring Meeting Spot, the ATS Center, Meet the Experts sessions, and Outside Organization sessions.

This year’s J. Burns Amberson Lecture honoree, Naftali Kaminski, MD, ATSF, will outline how, as a researcher, he navigated the path from early insights into molecular and gene networks in pulmonary fibrosis to today’s cutting-edge analysis of what happens at a cellular level.

Exemplary contributions to the field of respiratory health were recognized with daily award presentations during the International Conference. The recognition began with the Awards Ceremony featuring the J. Burns Amberson Lecture, the Edward Livingston Trudeau Medal, and the Distinguished Achievement Awards.

This new ATS global research award recognizes mid-career investigators in low- and middle-income countries for their clinical and research commitment. Juliana C. Ferreira, MD, PhD, ATSF, is an associate professor at the University of São Paulo Medical School, Brazil.

The Exhibit Hall will be open 10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. PT daily in the Lower Level of Moscone South. Engage with industry leaders at exhibitor booths, Industry Theaters, Guru Bars, and more. Recharge and network with fellow conference attendees at the Coffee & Connection Booths and The Fun Zone.