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 their extraordinary contributions to and achievements in lung disease research, treatment and prevention.
May 17, 2010
Two More Days to get your Discovery Zone Cards Completed
Once you’ve visited the participating booths and answered the questions on the back of the card correctly, drop the card in the Discovery Zone bins at the front of the Exhibit Hall.
ATS to Publish Breathing in America: Diseases, Progress, and Hope
As part of Year of the Lung, the American Thoracic Society is publishing a book on respiratory diseases and how they affect persons in the United States and their families.
Conference to Feature Sessions on Research Efforts, Clinical Trials
Learn the latest findings of the CONCERT Consortium and the NIEHS Exposure Biology Program, and get updates from the NHLBI about its clinical research programs in asthma and emerging trends in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis during these clinical trial sessions, which will take place today from noon to 1 p.m.
ATS PAR Symposium to Address Cells in Lung injury and Repair
As part of its 2010 symposium, the ATS Public Advisory Roundtable (ATS PAR) will focus on lung biology to demonstrate the importance of translational research in improving the diagnosis and treatment of respiratory diseases, critical illnesses and sleep disorders.
Baseball Player to Offer Patient Perspective After Mother’s Death
Major League Baseball player Ryan Spilborghs will be a patient speaker during “Keeping the Immunosuppressed Well: TB and not TB,” today, when he will reflect on his experience with lung disease after the death of his mother.
Sign the “Year of the Lung” Declaration Today!
Outside the La Nouvelle Orleans Ballroom on the second level of the Morial Convention Center
Research Dinner Looks to a Bright Future for Pulmonary Science & New Orleans
Celebrating the future of pulmonary and critical care research and a city enjoying its rebirth were at the heart of the 2010 Research Dinner for the Foundation of the ATS on Saturday night.
Lesson from Katrina: Disaster Can Bring Out Our Humanity
The American Thoracic Society celebrated its roots and paid homage to its host city on Saturday afternoon with the inaugural ATS International Conference Opening Ceremony, which featured a moving keynote address that examined the reactions of humans when Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans.