The ATS International Conference theme—”Where Today’s Science Meets Tomorrow’s Care”—sets the tone for the largest gathering of pulmonary, critical care, and sleep clinicians and researchers in the United States. These six words illustrate how planners have developed vital programming that translates science into patient care.
May 19, 2013
Calendar of Special Events
Today
6:45 to 7:45 a.m.
PCC1-Pediatric Core Curriculum: Asthma
Room 103 B-C (100 Level) Pennsylvania Convention Center
ATS Assemblies and Sections Meet at ATS 2013
The Society’s assemblies and sections will hold their annual Membership Meetings today and Monday. All members and other interested parties are encouraged to attend these meetings.
Sessions to Feature Research and Clinical Trials
Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute; U.S. Critical Illness and Injury Trials Group; Kaiser Permanente; American Lung Association; Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholars Program; Department of Veterans Affairs; ATS Program of Research; Asthma Clinical Research Centers;
Nine 2013 Award Recipients to Be Honored at Ceremony this Afternoon
As the premier gathering of clinicians and scientists committed to advancing pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine, the ATS International Conference is an important venue for recognizing individuals who are leaders in these fields for the extraordinary contributions to and achievements in lung disease research, treatment, and prevention.
Q&A: ATS Executive Director Stephen C. Crane
Q: Medical societies have come a long way from their origins as guilds seeking to control and enhance their area of practice. How has the ATS distinguished itself in this respect?
A: Historically, one role of the ATS and other medical societies was to disseminate knowledge through journals and conferences to their members.
Exhibit Hall Opens Today
The ATS Exhibit Hall is your resource to engage with more than 190 manufacturers and organizations. Learn about the latest therapies, medical devices, publications, and research services when the Exhibit Hall opens its doors with complimentary coffee at 10:30 a.m. today in Hall A-B (200 Level) Pennsylvania Convention Center.
NHLBI Director to Connect with ATS 2013 Attendees
ATS 2013 attendees have the unique opportunity to gain firsthand insight from National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Director Gary H. Gibbons, MD, during the President’s Symposium and Diversity Forum today and at a presentation at the Science and Innovation Center and Women’s Forum on Monday.
ATS 2013: Getting What You Came For
With more than 400 sessions, 800 speakers, and 5,300 original research abstracts and case reports being presented and the educational offerings for clinicians and scientists greater than ever before, the ATS 2013 International Conference offers unprecedented access to brilliant minds and discoveries in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine.