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.”

The ATS Public Advisory Roundtable hosted the Patients & Experts Forum, “Personalized Medicine in Pulmonary Care – What it Means to be the Patient,” on Saturday at ATS 2025 San Francisco, featuring multiple experts and a patient perspective provided by Erica Courtenay-Mann.

The final Critical Care Core Curriculum session at ATS 2025 San Francisco will be held on Monday, May 19. This year’s curriculum is focused on optimizing care transitions in or out of the intensive care unit. Co-Chairs Edward Kilb, MD, and Javier Diaz-Mendoza, MD, previewed Monday’s session.

On Monday, May 19, early-stage investigators who submitted innovative, translational, human-focused research proposals will be awarded $15,000 in cumulative prizes during the annual BEAR Cage competition finals. The competition will be hosted in the International Participants Center inside the Moscone Center.

The ATS Journals portfolio conveniently curates timely research, updates, and insights to provide respiratory health specialists with significant news across numerous fields. Attendees of the ATS 2025 International Conference will have the opportunity to hear from the ATS Journals’ staff several times in San Francisco, including multiple sessions on Monday, May 19.

Kimberly Manning, MD, FACP, FAAP, delivered the keynote lecture at the Opening Ceremony of the ATS 2025 International Conference, sharing lessons she has learned about the critical role of human connection in medicine and the importance of “breathing regular.”

Eric Alton, FMedSci, will lead Monday’s Keynote at the ATS 2025 International Conference by delving into the breakthroughs and challenges of targeted gene therapy for cystic fibrosis and exploring subsequent applications for other respiratory diseases.