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.
2013 Daily Conference News
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.
Calendar of Special Events
Today
6:45 to 7:45 a.m.
PCC2-Pediatric Clinical Core Curriculum: Interstitial Lung Disease and Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage Syndromes
Lecture Hall 114 (100 Level) Pennsylvania Convention Center
Diversity Forum Promotes Empowerment
During Sunday’s ATS 2013 Diversity Forum, Juan C. Celedón, MD, DrPh, imparted his wisdom in a heartfelt discussion, “A Young Man’s Dream.” He described how his upbringing in Columbia and his relationships with family, friends, and colleagues helped him along his path in life.
ATS 2013 Medical Student Scholars Program
ATS Secretary-Treasurer Atul Malhotra, MD (far right), poses with the ATS 2013 Medical Student Scholars, medical students invited to attend ATS 2013 free of charge from the Temple University School of Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and Thomas Jefferson University—Jefferson Medical College.
ATS PAR Forums Connect Patients with Experts
Patients are at the heart of the Society’s mission, and on Saturday about 200 patients and advocates met with prominent pulmonologists during the annual free ATS Public Advisory Roundtable forums “Meet the Expert” and “Breathing Better with the ATS” at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel. Lunch and oxygen refills were provided.