Raed A. Dweik, MD, MBA, ATSF, attended his first ATS International Conference as a fellow in Boston in 1994 and hasn’t missed one since. During Tuesday’s Plenary Session at ATS 2025 San Francisco, he will receive the presidential gavel from Irina Petrache, MD, ATSF. Dr. Dweik spoke with ATS Conference News about his vision for…

The Pediatric Core Curriculum will host its third and final session at ATS 2025 San Francisco on Wednesday, May 21, concluding the series’ exploration of current and emerging pediatric pulmonary testing methods. The closing day’s presentations will delve into vital considerations for ventilator diagnostics in the home and inpatient settings.

New ATS guidelines on treatment for community-acquired pneumonia will be revealed during the session, “ATS Guidelines: Controversies in the Management of CAP and ARDS,” on Tuesday, May 20. Session Co-Chair Ann L. Jennerich, MD, MS, ATSF, shared that the session would also include conversations about using neuromuscular blocking agents for acute respiratory distress syndrome.

On Tuesday, May 20, experts will debate whether clinical trials should reconsider standard practice and begin grouping bronchiectasis patients with and without cystic fibrosis during the Chair’s Symposium. Session Chairs Raksha Jain, MD, MSci, ATSF, and Jennifer Taylor-Cousar, MD, MSCS, ATSF, outlined considerations for the debate.

“Technological Advancements in Pediatric Pulmonology: Remote Data and Decision Support,” on Wednesday, May 21, will examine new technologies in pediatric pulmonology and how they might apply to other areas of respiratory health care, according to Sze Man Tse, MD, MPH, session co-chair.

Experts and leaders in the field of obstructive sleep apnea will convene on Wednesday, May 21, for the session, “Strategies to Improve Patient-Centeredness and Diversity in Clinical Trials of OSA Care.” Panelists will also discuss engaging patients and communities in trial design and completion.

The Clinical Year in Review series continues on Tuesday, May 20, and Wednesday, May 21. Sara Auld, MD, MSc, ATSF, series co-chair, shared that the final two sessions will cover a wide range of clinical research, including data on bronchiectasis and pulmonary vascular disease.

The Fran Comi Keynote Lecture at ATS 2025 San Francisco explored caring for unhoused individuals and challenged the medical community to advocate for effective housing policies for this patient population.

Terri Laguna, MD, MSCS, ATSF, the featured speaker at the ATS Diversity Forum during the ATS 2025 International Conference, delivered a message that is as simple as it is profound: “The greatest thing you can be is yourself, and you can only be yourself.”