2026
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Scientific Symposium Spotlights Understudied Aspects of Health Disparities and Social Determinants of Health
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Read more: Scientific Symposium Spotlights Understudied Aspects of Health Disparities and Social Determinants of HealthAt 9:15 a.m. on Tuesday, the symposium, “Global Disparities and Social Determinants: Innovative Interventions for Lung Health,” will spotlight best practices for race-neutral spirometry evaluations, analyze the effects of climate change on certain neighborhoods, and more. Session Chair Dawn L. Demeo, MD, MPH, previewed the symposium with ATS Conference News.
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Final Clinical Year in Review Sessions Distill Impactful Data Into Pragmatic Strategies
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Read more: Final Clinical Year in Review Sessions Distill Impactful Data Into Pragmatic StrategiesThis year’s Clinical Year in Review presentations will cover precision approaches that incorporate biologics, endotypes risk scores, and optimal treat-to-target strategies. Ayodeji Adegunsoye, MD, PhD, MSc, series co-chair, said the aim is to empower clinicians with critical, timely information that positively affects patients’ disease trajectory. The final sessions will be held from 9:15–10:45 a.m. on…
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Claim Your CME and MOC Conference Credits at ATS 2026 Orlando
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Read more: Claim Your CME and MOC Conference Credits at ATS 2026 OrlandoThe ATS 2026 International Conference offers six days of learning with multiple opportunities — Scientific Symposia, Clinical Year in Review sessions, Core Curriculum Symposia, and more — to earn Continuing Medical Education credits and Maintenance of Certification points. Read how to claim yours.
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A Call to Action: Rebuilding Trust in Vaccines Amid Uncertainty
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Read more: A Call to Action: Rebuilding Trust in Vaccines Amid UncertaintyDemetre Daskalakis, MD, MPH, chief medical officer of Callen-Lorde Community Health Center, offered an overview of the landscape and uncertain future of vaccine adoption in the United States during Sunday morning’s Keynote Series at the ATS 2026 International Conference. His lecture traced major milestones in immunization while urging health care leaders to defend science-driven decision…
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Diversity Forum Considers the Importance and Challenges of Resilience in Times of Challenge
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Read more: Diversity Forum Considers the Importance and Challenges of Resilience in Times of ChallengeJennifer L. Taylor, MD, MSCS, ATSF, blended personal narrative, research evidence, and professional insight during Sunday’s Diversity Forum to highlight the challenges faced by minoritized groups in health care and the importance of a sustained commitment to equity.
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PAR Forum Spotlights the Patient Voice in Lung Health Research
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Read more: PAR Forum Spotlights the Patient Voice in Lung Health ResearchSpeakers emphasized the crucial role of patient advocacy in shaping lung health research and policy at the ATS Public Advisory Roundtable Patients & Experts Forum on Saturday morning. The forum focused on drug repurposing and complementary therapies, uniting clinicians, researchers, and patient advocates.
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Three Early-Stage Investigators Compete for $10,000 Prize During BEAR Cage Finals
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Read more: Three Early-Stage Investigators Compete for $10,000 Prize During BEAR Cage FinalsThe BEAR Cage Competition finals will be held from 1:30–3:30 p.m. on Monday at ATS 2026 Orlando. Finalists Xiang Gao, PhD, Emily Mitchell, MD, and Keziyah Yisrael-Gayle, PhD, will pitch their highly innovative research proposals to a panel of translational science experts and audience members to earn the competition’s $10,000 grand prize.
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ATS Journals Sessions Highlight Some of the Year’s Most Impactful Papers
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Read more: ATS Journals Sessions Highlight Some of the Year’s Most Impactful PapersAuthors of some of the most impactful recent papers in pulmonary and critical care medicine will present their findings during two Scientific Symposium sessions, from 11:15 a.m.–1:15 p.m. and 2:15–4:15 p.m. on Monday. Session Chair Andrew Bush, MD, ATSF, noted that the sessions are designed to inspire new papers that meet the ATS journals’ high…
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Pulmonary Clinical Core Curriculum to Focus on Advances in Pulmonary Hypertension
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Read more: Pulmonary Clinical Core Curriculum to Focus on Advances in Pulmonary HypertensionPulmonary Clinical Core Curriculum Co-Chairs Erin Camac, DO, ATSF, and Josalyn Cho, MD, ATSF, previewed this year’s series, which will delve into pulmonary hypertension — an area of practice that has been rapidly evolving. The two sessions are scheduled from 2:15–3:45 p.m. on Tuesday and 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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Opening Ceremony Speaker Explores Health Care’s “Giant Leap” with Artificial Intelligence
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Read more: Opening Ceremony Speaker Explores Health Care’s “Giant Leap” with Artificial IntelligenceRobert Wachter, MD, led Sunday’s Opening Ceremony of the ATS 2026 International Conference with an examination of how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming health care. Drawing on insights from his book, A Giant Leap: How AI is Transforming Healthcare, Dr. Wachter emphasized that while AI is not without flaws, its trajectory could be overwhelmingly positive…