ATS 2012 SESSIONS
ATS 2012 • San Francisco will offer the latest information on clinical, basic and translational science in pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine. The program will be presented in the following formats:
Postgraduate Courses: full-day courses held on Friday and Saturday. Seating is limited and pre-registration is required.
Scientific Symposia: educational sessions covering clinical, basic and translational science and behavioral issues.
Clinical Topics in Pulmonary Medicine Track: a comprehensive program for the practicing physician.
Year in Review Track: a daily series which offers a review of the past year’s literature on clinical and research topics.
Critical Care Track: a conference-long track covering all aspects of critical care medicine.
Sunrise Seminars: informal, one-hour breakfast sessions. Seating is limited and pre-registration is required.
Meet the Professor Seminars: informal, one-hour lunch sessions. Seating is limited and pre-registration is required.
Thematic Seminar Series: multi-part sessions in the Sunrise Seminar and Meet the Professor Seminar format. Seating is limited and pre-registration is required. Registrants must attend all parts.
Workshops: lunchtime programs held each day. Seating is limited and pre-registration is required.
Abstract Sessions: oral and poster presentations of original scientific research and unique and interesting case reports.
SESSION LOCATION
Sessions will be held at the Moscone Center.
WEBCASTS AND AUDIO RECORDINGS OF SESSIONS
Postgraduate courses and most scientific symposia will be captured for release by ATS as Webcasts and audio downloads. Full Conference registrants will have access to most Webcasts (excluding Postgraduate courses) as a registration benefit.
CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION CREDIT
Accreditation Statement
The American Thoracic Society is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. ATS takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this CME activity.
CME Credit
Most of the major symposia, postgraduate courses, workshops and seminars are eligible for Category 1 CME Credits. Final designation of eligible credits toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award will be available on the conference website in January and in the Final Program.
The ATS is unable to offer CME credits for those sessions that include presentations made by industry-employed speakers if the topic of their presentation relates to a product or business line of their employer. Sessions that will not offer CME credit due to this ACCME requirement are indicated within the Advance Program.
For more information, please contact the ATS at elarsson@thoracic.org.
SEARCHABLE CONFERENCE PROGRAM
The 2012 conference sessions, speakers and abstracts will be available in a searchable format, which will allow the preparation of personal program itineraries.
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
The scientific and educational program is developed by the ATS membership under the direction of the International Conference Committee. The postgraduate courses are selected by the ATS Education Committee in conjunction with the International Conference Committee.
The members of the International Conference Committee are:
David H. Au, MD, Chair, 2011-2013
Indu A. Ayappa, PhD
Jason H.T. Bates, PhD, DSc
Leigh Ann P. Callahan, MD
Kristina A. Crothers, MD
Robin R. Deterding, MD
DorAnne M. Donesky, PhD, RN
Christine M. Garvey, FNP, MSN
Wanda M. Gibson-Scipio, PhD, FNP
Philip I. Harber, MD, MPH
Elizabeth O. Harrington, PhD
Maritta S. Jaakkola, MD, PhD
Nizar N. Jarjour, MD
Joseph M. Keane, MD
Carolyn M. Kercsmar, MD
James R. Klinger, MD
Martin R.J. Kolb, MD
Gregory S. Martin, MD, MSc
Bethany B. Moore, PhD
Michael D.L. Morgan, MD
Susheel P. Patil, MD, PhD
Irina Petrache, MD
Kristin A. Riekert, PhD
Sanjay Sethi, MD
B. Taylor Thompson, MD
J. Daryl Thornton, MD, MPH
Gregory Tino, MD
