Drawing on her experience aboard the International Space Station, former NASA astronaut and retired U.S. Air Force colonel Catherine Grace “Cady” Coleman, PhD, will provide guidance on how to return to normalcy following two years of managing feelings of isolation and challenges to maintaining connections due to COVID-19.

The Keynote Series will address timely topics in respiratory medicine with special presentations from Rana L. Awdish, MD, MS; Megan M. Hosey, PhD; Mary Berlik Rice, MD, MPH; U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry; and Michael C. Fiore, MD, MPH, MBA.

John Huston, MD; Miho Jeong, PharmD, PhD; and Maged Hassan Fayed, PhD, will compete for a grand prize of $10,000 in a live pitch session where they will showcase their innovative ideas for a panel of judges comprised of veterans of translational science in the areas of academia, industry, and government.

IPC programming is designed to illuminate common disease themes from different regional perspectives around the world, focusing on the social and cultural challenges, and local solutions, related to each topic.

The two journal sessions each focus on a different specialty. The Sunday morning discussion will highlight pulmonary research and the afternoon discussion will highlight critical care research released in the months leading up to the International Conference.

With increased mindfulness among the Executive Committee and Board of Directors about sustainability, the ATS has taken several measures to minimize the carbon footprint of the International conference. This year’s conference venue boasts its own sustainability initiatives.

Conference attendees will be able to earn more than 16 Maintenance of Certification points from Core Curriculum and Clinical Year in Review sessions. More than 200 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ are offered for physicians.