Celebrate the achievements of four expert researchers during the Recognition Awards for Scientific Accomplishments from 2 to 4 p.m. today in Hall 114 (100 Level) Pennsylvania Convention Center.
2013 Daily Conference News
Don’t Miss: Clinical Year in Review
Expert presenters will continue to examine the latest advances in disparate areas during the “Clinical Year in Review” sessions, which begin at 8:45 a.m. today, 8:15 a.m. Tuesday, and 8:45 a.m. Wednesday in the Grand Ballroom (above the Grand Hall) Pennsylvania Convention Center.
Sessions to Feature Research and Clinical Trials
Learn the latest findings from several studies and organizations. All sessions are from noon to 1 p.m.
FTS Delivers Wide Range of Expertise
On Friday and Saturday, ATS fellows listened and asked questions during 17 faculty presentations on clinical issues related to the diagnosis and treatment of a variety of pulmonary, critical care, and sleep disorders, including sepsis, COPD, lung cancer, asthma, and pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Gibbons Addresses State of NHLBI
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Director Gary H. Gibbons, MD, provided an important outlook on the state of affairs at the $3 billion institution—the third largest at the National Institutes of Health—as well as his vision of collaboration with the Society during the President’s Symposium yesterday.
Symposium Addresses Occupational Lung Diseases
Occupational lung diseases have long challenged physicians, but expert speakers in Monday morning’s symposium on “Surveillance, Early Detection, and Prevention of Occupational Lung Diseases” will give ATS International Conference participants an in-depth look at a wide range of conditions and disease. The program will be from 8:15 to 10:45 a.m. in Grand Ballroom E (Level 5) Philadelphia Marriott Downtown.
Working Group Meets on Fibrosis
To build on the momentum of previous meetings regarding fibrosis research, representatives from academia, industry, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the National Institutes of Health, and patient advocacy groups took part in the Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology Assembly Working Group on Lung Fibrosis at ATS 2013 on Sunday afternoon.
Foundation Event Recognizes Gerard Turino
With the theme song from the film “Rocky” as an introduction, the Foundation of the ATS kicked off its Fifth Annual ATS Foundation Research Program Benefit on Saturday evening.
JAMA, NEJM Editors Lead Forums on Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care
Editors from two of medicine’s most respected journals—the Journal of the American Medical Association and the New England Journal of Medicine—will share their insights during two ATS International Conference forums.
Q&A: ATS President Monica Kraft, MD
Q: When you became president last year, you said one of your goals was to initiate an Implementation Medicine Task Force. What’s the charge of this task force?
A: Many members and I feel that it’s important for the Society to have a better understanding of how its science and guidelines translate to patient care.