James Beck, MD, ATSF, will serve as president of the ATS for the 2019-2020 term. He is professor of medicine in the Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care at the University of Colorado in Denver and vice chair for Veterans Affairs in the University of Colorado’s Department of Medicine. He is also chief of medicine for the VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System.

Adrienne Campbell-Washburn, PhD, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), won $10,000 in the fifth annual ATS BEAR Cage competition for her invention of a functional lung MRI.

If a rising tide lifts all ships, the discussion at Monday’s Women’s Forum indicates the ATS fleet is striving to get stronger in years to come.The luncheon presentation focused on developing meaningful mentor-mentee relationships.

The ATS is the only medical society in respiratory medicine that maintains a Washington, D.C., government relations office. Through this office, the Society advocates on behalf of patients, members, and the profession.

People truly have strong feelings about the proper diagnosis and management of difficult-to-treat and severe asthma in children, according to Heather Hoch, MD, assistant professor of pediatrics-pulmonary medicine at the University of Colorado in Aurora.

When the sun goes down, the ICU patient experience changes. New shifts begin, sleep disturbances are common, and an end to visiting hours can all affect a patient’s overnight experience.