Understanding orangutan respiratory disease syndrome (ORDS) could help conservation efforts to preserve this critically endangered species, according to speakers at Tuesday’s Plenary Session at ATS 2024. Nancy Lung, VMD, MS, and Jennifer Taylor-Cousar, MD, MSCS, ATSF, discussed their collaboration to improve the management of ORDS.

With ATS 2024 Highlights: On Demand, you’ll have access to recordings of the Opening Ceremony, Plenary Session, Keynote Series, Clinical Year in Review, Adult Clinical Core Curriculum, and so much more. The topics will cover ILD, asthma, health equity, and CF, to name just a few.

Many people don’t know about the wide-ranging impacts of the polio epidemic during the 1950s on modern medicine, such as the critical innovation of intensive care units that have become foundational in thoracic medicine. Hannah Wunsch, MD, MSc, described the legacy of polio in medicine and the relatively unknown connections between the disease and the…

Tuesday is the final day to visit the ATS 2024 Exhibit Hall. International Conference attendees are encouraged to visit with industry leaders and more than 260 booths on the show floor, including the winners of the Best of Show exhibitor contest. The Exhibit Hall is open from 10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. PT in the San Diego…

New data for the use of patient-reported outcomes (PRO) in patients with Mycobacterium Avium Complex Lung Disease (MACLD) and two monoclonal antibodies in the treatment of chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) were presented during Monday’s Clinical Trials Symposium at the ATS 2024 International Conference. The symposium highlighted novel trial results with the potential for great…

The Pediatric Clinical Core Curriculum wraps at ATS 2024 in San Diego on Wednesday, May 21. The theme for this year’s program is exploring the pulmonologist’s role in the PICU. The final day’s presentations discuss important considerations regarding the care of patients with tracheostomies.

For respiratory health professionals, caring for patients who are immigrants and possibly undocumented is not a matter of politics. However, there are unique considerations and best practices that providers should apply when treating this patient population. The final Keynote Series session at ATS 2024 will feature a multifaceted panel discussion on immigrant health, moderated by…

Investigators believe their efforts to improve the health of orangutans may also advance approaches to human respiratory disease. During the Plenary Session on Tuesday, May 21, editor-in-chief of the Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, veterinarian Nancy Lung, VMD, MS, and ICC chair-elect Jennifer Taylor-Cousar, MD, MSCS, ATSF, will discuss the research.

The Adult Critical Care Clinical Core Curriculum will wrap up on Wednesday, May 22. The session will feature three presentations highlighting care guidelines for patients with cardiac conditions and best practices for cardiac support devices that intensivists are likely to encounter in the clinical setting but might not be confident operating alone.

The Clinical Year in Review will continue on Tuesday and Wednesday, May 21 and 22. Each session in the four-part series will feature four speakers, highlighting four to six of the most relevant articles in their respective fields of expertise from the previous year.