ATS is one of seven specialty societies to be awarded a grant from the Council of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS) and CDC to increase COVID-19, influenza, and routine vaccination rates among high-risk adult patients nationally. In support of this initiative, ATS 2024 will feature multiple opportunities to discuss strategies to increase vaccine adoption, including a…

On Tuesday, May 21, ATS 2024 San Diego will host “Caring for the Healers” to discuss the determinants of health care workforce well-being, identify groups at an increased risk for mental health issues, and share strategic interventions to help health care workers struggling with burnout. Session co-chair Meshell Johnson, MD, previewed this topic with ATS…

A 2013 European Respiratory Society and American Thoracic Society paper asserted that further research and treatment options for severe or therapy-resistant asthma were “increasingly recognized as a major unmet need.” To continue the dialogue and advance this critical work, ATS 2024 will host “Emerging Strategies in Severe Asthma in 2024 and Beyond” on Tuesday, May…

Fatima Rodriguez, MD, MPH, and Matthew Decamp, MD, PhD, presented Sunday’s Fran Comi Keynote Lecture at the ATS 2024 International Conference, discussing the exciting potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in health care and the biases to avoid while utilizing the technology.

“Breaking News: Clinical Trial Results in Pulmonary Medicine” will feature recent breakthroughs in treating and managing pulmonary diseases on Monday, May 20. The leaders of three large phase two and phase three trials will present the results of their research for the first time in a public forum. International Conference Committee Chair-Elect Jennifer Taylor-Cousar, MD,…

David S. Wilkes, MD, was recognized as the 2024 recipient of the Edward Livingston Trudeau Medal, the highest honor bestowed by the ATS, during the Respiratory Health Awards on Sunday. Dr. Wilkes sat with ATS Conference News before Sunday’s ceremony to discuss his accomplished career and offer insights for others that helped lead to his…

In her book, The Autumn Ghost: How the Battle Against a Polio Epidemic Revolutionized Modern Medical Care, Hannah Wunsch, MD, MSc, traced the origins of mechanical ventilation and the ICU back to a polio epidemic in 1952. Dr. Wunsch will recount this gripping story of historic innovation in medicine during Monday’s Keynote Series session.

The Monday, May 20, session of the Nursing Year in Review will explore the ongoing challenges and opportunities for implementation science — promoting the uptake of best practices based on knowledge gained from clinical and translational research — in critical care, pulmonary, and sleep medicine.

The first session of the Adult Critical Care Clinical Core Curriculum begins on Tuesday, May 21, emphasizing cardiac considerations in critical care. Tuesday’s presentations will discuss managing unstable arrhythmias in the ICU, pulmonary embolisms, right ventricular failure, and the use of vasopressors for hemodynamic support.