Issue 2
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Pediatric Year in Review Will Address Key Issues Impacting Children with Sleep and Breathing Disorders
Terri A. Laguna, MD, MSci, will co-chair this session exploring the differences between adult and pediatric sleep patients, the status of the pediatric pulmonology workforce, the effects of COVID-19 on children, and disparities in pediatric respiratory disease.
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Dr. Fauci to Open President’s Symposium on 40 Years of HIV, from Testing to Treatment
Anthony S. Fauci, MD, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, will provide a retrospective look at the lessons learned since the first case of HIV/AIDS was reported in the early 1980s in this session on the evolution of HIV care and the global impact of pulmonary complications of HIV.
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Keynote Speakers to Highlight Health Effects of Climate Crisis and Strategies for the Future
The burning of fossil fuels results in hundreds of thousands of premature deaths and numerous respiratory illnesses annually. Mary Berlik Rice, MD, MPH, and John Kerry, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, will address how medical professionals, governments, and private businesses can confront this crisis.
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Monday’s Clinical Year in Review to Focus on Pulmonary Topics and Disparities in Health Care
The second of four Clinical Year in Review sessions will highlight chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma. “It is focused on the most important, most relevant advances in diagnostics and therapeutics in lung disease,” said session co-chair Jose L. Gomez, MD, MS.
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Former ATS President to Discuss Juggling Work and Family at Women’s Forum
An advocate of health equality in respiratory health, Patricia Finn, MD, a past president of the Society and a past recipient of the ATS Elizabeth A. Rich Award, announced at the Women’s Forum each year, will deliver the keynote address at this year’s forum.
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Looking Ahead to Monday at the International Conference
Here’s what conference participants can expect Monday, May 16, from the Exhibit Hall, the Mentoring Meeting Spot, the ATS Center, Meet the Experts sessions, and Outside Organization sessions.
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Amberson Lecturer Will Highlight the Journey in Pursuit of Curing Human Pulmonary Fibrosis
This year’s J. Burns Amberson Lecture honoree, Naftali Kaminski, MD, ATSF, will outline how, as a researcher, he navigated the path from early insights into molecular and gene networks in pulmonary fibrosis to today’s cutting-edge analysis of what happens at a cellular level.
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Meet the 2022 Respiratory Health Award Honorees
Exemplary contributions to the field of respiratory health were recognized with daily award presentations during the International Conference. The recognition began with the Awards Ceremony featuring the J. Burns Amberson Lecture, the Edward Livingston Trudeau Medal, and the Distinguished Achievement Awards.
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Dr. Juliana C. Ferreira Receives Inaugural Philip Hopewell Prize
This new ATS global research award recognizes mid-career investigators in low- and middle-income countries for their clinical and research commitment. Juliana C. Ferreira, MD, PhD, ATSF, is an associate professor at the University of São Paulo Medical School, Brazil.
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Now Open: ATS 2022 Exhibit Hall
The Exhibit Hall will be open 10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. PT daily in the Lower Level of Moscone South. Engage with industry leaders at exhibitor booths, Industry Theaters, Guru Bars, and more. Recharge and network with fellow conference attendees at the Coffee & Connection Booths and The Fun Zone.
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International Scholars Poster Colloquium Showcases Young Investigators from Around the World
The ATS 2022 International Scholars Poster Colloquium included 24 abstract presentations from young investigators representing 15 countries and 12 global assemblies. Among the presenters were Ogochukwu Ekete of Nigeria, Vivienne Kahlmann of the Netherlands, and Louis Bouchant of France.
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Public Advisory Roundtable Explores Paths to Improved Lung Health
Darrell N. Kotton, MD, and other panelists discussed regenerative medicine, a single-cell atlas of lung development, the scope of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the importance of patient-reported outcomes in clinical trials, and CFTR modulator therapy.
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Nursing Year in Review to Focus on Palliative Care for All Age Groups
There has been a growing recognition of the importance of palliative care from neonates through the entire lifespan. That recognition has translated into important expansions in the science and understanding of symptom relief for patients and their caregivers, said Lea Ann Matura, PhD, RN, co-chair of this Sunday session.
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ATS Shows Support for San Francisco with Mural
The ATS commissioned a mural by local artist Hershey B. Bautista depicting the San Francisco skyline and two hands forming a heart to be ready in time for the start of the International Conference. The colorful painting, on the side of the Parc 55 hotel, serves as a message of hope, happiness, and support for this year’s host city.
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