Meeting Coverage 2026
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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…
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Legal Scholar to Analyze the Supreme Court’s Influence on Health Care During Monday Keynote
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Read more: Legal Scholar to Analyze the Supreme Court’s Influence on Health Care During Monday KeynoteStephen Vladeck, JD, a legal scholar, author, and professor of law at Georgetown University Law Center, will deliver Monday’s Keynote Series lecture at ATS 2026 Orlando about the U.S. Supreme Court’s impact on health care, with critical lessons for medical professionals, from 8–8:45 a.m.
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Nursing Year in Review Focuses on Navigating Care Transitions Across Care Settings and Life Stages
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Read more: Nursing Year in Review Focuses on Navigating Care Transitions Across Care Settings and Life StagesNurses play a critical multifaceted role in helping patients and their families navigate care transitions. Session Chair Deena Kelly Costa, PhD, RN, FAAN, said this year’s “Nursing Year in Review – Navigating Care Transitions in Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep,” from 2:15–3:45 p.m. on Monday, will spotlight recent evidence and the role of nurses as…
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Critical Care Core Curriculum Concludes with Deep Dive in Mechanical Ventilation
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Read more: Critical Care Core Curriculum Concludes with Deep Dive in Mechanical VentilationThe second Adult Critical Care Core Curriculum session at ATS 2026 Orlando will focus on the latest guidance from clinical trials and studies on mechanical ventilation from 2:15–3:45 p.m. on Monday. Co-Chairs Edward Kilb, MD, ATSF, and Javier Diaz-Mendoza, MD, ATSF, shared that the series will conclude with an analysis of key components of the…
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Sleep Core Curriculum Series Considers Sleep Disorders During Pregnancy, AI, and Transportation
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Read more: Sleep Core Curriculum Series Considers Sleep Disorders During Pregnancy, AI, and TransportationThe Adult Sleep Clinical Core Curriculum will run from 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. on Monday, exploring the effects of sleep disorders paired with other conditions. The final session will tackle the impact of pregnancy, artificial intelligence, and transportation in sleep medicine, explained series Co-Chairs Michelle Zeidler, MD, and Katherine Dudley, MD, MPH.