May 16, 2011

Complete your Discovery Zone Cards

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.

Take ATS 2011 Home with You

Attendees at the 2011 ATS International Conference will have the opportunity to take home educational programming from the meeting for free in the form of Webcasts, or at a reduced rate as DVD-ROMs, both of which provide full audio and slides, synchronized and searchable.

Symposium to Focus on the Business of Practicing Medicine

As part of its efforts to serve as a professional resource for clinicians in private, academic and industry settings, the Society is hosting a different kind of symposium at ATS 2011.

Rich Award Recipient Enjoys the Ride

Serpil Erzurum, MD, has made great strides in researching oxidative and nitric oxide mediated mechanisms. A highly successful leader, she is a professor of medicine and chair of the Department of Pathobiology in the Lerner Research Institute at the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.

U.S. Healthcare Reform & What it Means for You

Pay-for-performance, patient-centered medical homes, cost containment and the relationship between health insurance status and critical care outcomes are among the topics that will be discussed during the timely scientific symposium D82 “Implications of U.S. Healthcare Reform for Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine,” sponsored by the ATS Health Policy Committee.

The Latest in Sleep Comes to ATS

Getting enough undisturbed sleep is essential to good health. The good news is that disturbed sleep does not have to be permanent for either adult or pediatric patients.

Sessions to Focus on Global Lung Health

Monday morning’s President’s Symposium and a Tuesday morning session, “Global Health and Pulmonary Medicine: Voices from the Field,” will highlight global initiatives and strategies aimed at reducing the burden of lung diseases.

Late-Breaking Clinical Trials to be Presented at Special Session

Results from C91 “Late-Breaking Clinical Trials” on Tuesday afternoon, May 17, will bring new light to clinical problems and potential treatments.

2011 Fellows Track Symposium Launches at ATS 2011

More than 125 fellows from U.S. pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine training programs attended the launch of the 2011 ATS Fellows Track Symposium (FTS), which took place on Friday and Saturday at the Hyatt Regency Denver.

ATS, Denver Have Long History

For more than 100 years, Denver has attracted leading clinicians and researchers in the fields of pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine, and the city has been the backdrop of many scientific and clinical advances.

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