Issue 4 2023
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Clinical Year in Review 4 to Review Papers in Lung Transplant, Health Disparities, Bronchiectasis, Medical Education
The ATS International Conference will wrap up its final Year in Review session on Wednesday morning, with experts sharing highlights from research papers in their field. Deepshikha Ashana, MD, MBA, MS, will discuss health equity. Race correction in spirometry and global medical oxygen security are two hot topics in pulmonary medicine right now.
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Pulmonary Core Curriculum Sessions to Review Vital Topics for Treating Patients with Asthma
Josalyn Cho, MD, and Garth Garrison, MD, will co-chair the Pulmonary Core Curriculum, focusing on the diagnosis and management of asthma in various populations, as well as the impact the environment has on asthma. The two-part series will be presented in back-to-back Wednesday sessions.
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Pediatric Core Curriculum to Conclude with Best Practices for ILD and Pulmonary Hypertension in Infants
Experts will discuss the importance of recognizing early symptoms of two rare conditions—interstitial lung disease and pulmonary hypertension in infants—in the third session of this series led by Pediatric Core Curriculum Chair Jane Gross, MD, PhD.
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Scientific Session to Examine Potential of Subtyping to Improve Critical Care Trial Outcomes
A panel of experts, including Charles Corey Hardin, MD, PhD, ATSF, will discuss techniques for phenotyping patients with common critical care syndromes to help researchers assemble clinical trial cohorts likely to experience similar treatment effects due to similar biology.
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Scientists to Explain One Health Approach to Confronting Emerging Challenges
The One Health concept is a holistic approach to health that encompasses the interplay of all living beings and the world around them. “Health is different for each human or animal, but in the end, there is one health,” said session Chair Muge Akpinar, MD, MPH, ATSF.
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Claim CME/MOC for ATS 2023 Learning
Attendees seeking to earn Continuing Medical Education credits and Maintenance of Certification points at the ATS conference will have several options to choose from, spanning six days throughout the conference.
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Amberson Lecturer Details the Slow Discovery of Plasticity in Alveolar Epithelial Cells
It has long been known that AT2 cells in the alveolar epithelium can serve as progenitors for AT1 cells following lung injury, but AT1 cells were thought to be terminally differentiated. “The reality is more complex,” said Zea Borok, MD, ATSF, who was recognized as this year’s J. Burns Amberson Lecture honoree by ATS President…
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ATS Experts Discuss the Effects of Climate Change on Health in Monday Keynote
The ATS brought together a panel of experts to discuss a range of climate change topics, from social justice to local-level influence as health care professionals. “We need to be courageous,” said Mary B. Rice, MD, MPH.
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Stop by the Exhibit Hall and the Best of Show Booths
Conference attendees are encouraged to visit winners of the Best of Show exhibit booths. Wrapping up its final day on Tuesday, the Exhibit Hall will be open 10:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. ET in Halls A-B of the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
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Plenary Session to Confront Realities of Medical Misinformation on Health Care
Patients are making personal health decisions in an environment rife with inaccurate information. Best-selling author and co-founder of the ScienceUpFirst initiative Timothy Caulfield will discuss the ramifications of those who believe medical misinformation and spread it.