One of the best-attended sessions at ATS 2009 was one that addressed the emerging influenza A (H1N1) virus.
March 2010
Symposium to Focus on Smoking Regulation, Cessation
Smoking regulation and tobacco control are not merely domestic issues, said Mary Ellen Wewers, Ph.D, M.P.H., chair of the ATS Tobacco Control Committee. “The ATS is also involved in how we can take a comprehensive approach by partnering with nations around the globe in addressing tobacco dependence,” she said.
President’s Symposium to Focus on Comparative Effectiveness Research
This year’s President’s Symposium will focus on comparative effectiveness research (CER), an area that has received considerable interest from Congress, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), said ATS President J. Randall Curtis, M.D., M.P.H.
ICU Physician to Give Keynote at Opening Ceremony
Bennett deBoisblanc, M.D., who was medical director of the ICU at Charity Hospital in New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005, will deliver the inaugural keynote address at the opening ceremony, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 15.
Foundation to Honor Healthcare Heroes, Heroines of Katrina
Healthcare professionals who tended to the medical needs of the New Orleans community in the wake of Hurricane Katrina will be recognized by the Foundation for the ATS at its second annual dinner benefitting the Society’s Research Program on Saturday, May 15, at 7 p.m.
“Early Bird” Registrants Save Money, Secure Choice Rooms
Take advantage of the discounted “early bird” rate by registering now for the American Thoracic Society’s 2010 International Conference.
ATS 2010 Returns to “New” Orleans with Many Firsts for Attendees
“Novel” and “late-breaking” are just two of the adjectives used by Marc Moss, M.D., to describe the American Thoracic Society’s 2010 International Conference in New Orleans, the premier educational venue for clinicians and scientists in the fields of pulmonary, critical care and sleep.