Have lunch while listening to the latest clinical updates from supporting companies related to pulmonary, critical care or sleep medicine. Daily Industry Theaters and Mini-Theaters are available today in the Exhibit Hall. All include a complimentary boxed lunch provided by ATS (while quantities last).

12 to 12: 45 p.m.
ATS Industry Theater 2 (Beginning of aisle 70)
(International Attendees Only)
Reaching and Treating Small Airways: The Latest Evidence
This lecture will illustrate to the audience the most updated evidence in the detection of small airway impairment in clinical practice. Furthermore, data related to recent trials that assess the efficacy of small particle formulations that are able to reach and treat small airways will be presented.
Speakers: Nicola Scichilone, MD, Professor, University of Palermo, Italy, and Peter Barnes, MD, Professor of Thoracic Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute, Head of Respiratory Medicine at Imperial College, and Honorary Consultant Physician at Royal Brompton Hospital, London
Company: Chiesi Farmaceutici SpA

12 to 12: 45 p.m.
ATS Industry Theater 3 (Behind Global Community)
It’s Time to Lead Change
Optiflow is one of the most exciting developments in respiratory medicine since the introduction of noninvasive ventilation nearly 20 years ago. Evolving clinical research suggests that Optiflow is more effective than traditional oxygen therapy and may in fact sanction an extended role in respiratory care.
Speakers: Peter C. Gay, MD (Co-chair), Professor and Consultant in Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Rochester, Minn. He is a past president of the National Association for Medical Direction of Respiratory Care and is the recipient of the Sepracor Achievement Award for Excellence in Pulmonary Disease Management. Laurent Brochard, MD (Co-chair), Professor of Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital of Geneva. He is currently Deputy Editor for the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. He has also served on the Executive or Scientific Boards of several international societies, including the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine and the American Thoracic Society. Jean-Damien Ricard, MD, Professor of Intensive Care Medicine, Paris 7 – Denis Diderot University. He works in the Medical ICU of Louis Mourier Teaching Hospital, Colombes, just outside Paris. He is a member of the editorial board of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. Salvatore M. Maggiore, MD, PhD, Professor of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome. He works in the ICU of the Gemelli Teaching Hospital in Rome. He is currently Deputy Editor of Intensive Care Medicine and Chair of the Editorial & Publishing Committee of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine. Steve G. Peters, MD, Professor and Consultant in both Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Rochester, Minn.  He has served as Governor of the American College of Chest Physicians in Minnesota. He is a past President of the National Association for Medical Direction for Respiratory Care.
Company: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare