Who Should Attend?

One of the great strengths of the ATS International Conference is that it’s multidisciplinary. Beyond the Society’s three pillars – pulmonary, critical care and sleep – clinicians and researchers in many other fields attend the conference, enriching the conversation and leading to insights that ultimately improve patient care.

There are many other specialties that are well represented at the ATS International Conference and sessions of particular interest within these specialties. Among these specialties are Allergy/Immunology; Behavioral Science; Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery; Environmental & Occupational Health; Hospitalists; Infectious Disease; Nursing; Pediatric Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep; Thoracic Surgery; and Physiology. Many allied health professionals, including nurses and respiratory therapists, attend the conference.

Return mid-January to review individual session details, including session topics and speakers.

Allergy/Immunology

A88	Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease In Non-Smokers: The Trojan Horse In A Global Troy
A91	Therapeutic Strategies In Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Debates Between Bench And Bedside: A Pro-Con Debate
B7	Drug And Companion Diagnostic Discovery And Development For Respiratory Disease
C2	Controversies In Connective Tissue Disorders-Interstitial Lung Disease: A Pro-Con Debate
C8	Autophagy: Friend Or Foe In Lung Disease?
C10	The NIH Lung Repair And Regeneration Consortium (LRRC): An Update
C90	Obesity, Adipokines, And Lung Diseases
D7	Genomic Insights In Obstructive Airways Diseases
D86	Immune Dysregulation In Pulmonary Fibrosis
L17	Genetics of Childhood Asthma: Where Are We? Where Are We Going?
PG23	Building Blocks Of Quality Improvement: Practical Tools For The Clinician*
	*Postgraduate Course

Behavioral Science

A82	Clinical Challenges In Lung Cancer: Practicing With Limited Evidence
A89	Beyond The EPR 3/GINA Guidelines: Incorporating The Results Of Recent Pediatric Asthma Trials Into Clinical Care
B1	Clinical Year In Review 2
B87	The Affordable Care Act: Implications For Clinical Practice And Research
C3	Case Based Learning In Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Management
D85	Developmental Origins Of Asthma And Allergies: Environment, Modifiers, And Mediators
L8	Subpopulations And Intermediate Outcome Measures In Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (SPIROMICS)
PG22	Building Effective Teams And Implementing Change: Things We Need To Know And Should Have Learned A Long Time Ago*
PG23	Building Blocks of Quality Improvement: Practical Tools for the Clinician*
	*Postgraduate Course

Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery

B6	Influence Of Estrogens On The Pulmonary Circulation And Right Ventricle: From Bench To Bedside
B91	Cardiopulmonary Interactions And Pulmonary Vascular Changes In Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: History, Molecular Basis, Imaging, And Potential Therapies
C5	Late Breaking Results Of Cardiovascular Randomized Controlled Trials In Obstructive Sleep Apnea
C88	Arterial Stiffening In Pulmonary Hypertension And Other Lung Diseases: Causes And Consequences
D87	Pulmonary Hypertension With Left Heart Disease: Ventricles, Vessels, And Hemodynamics
L7	Hispanic Community Health Study (HCHS): Novel Discoveries Of Sleep Health Disparities And Cardiometabolic Disease
PG8	Under Pressure: The Right Ventricle In Health, Exercise, And Disease*
	*Postgraduate Course

Environmental & Occupational Health

A88	Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease In Non-Smokers: The Trojan Horse In A Global Troy
B85	Science Core: Scientific Breakthroughs Of The Year: Mechanisms Of Tissue Repair
B9	Surveillance, Early Detection, And Prevention of Occupational Lung Diseases
C3	Case Based Learning In Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Management
C87	Sex, Steroids, And Lung: Good, Bad, Ugly?
D6	Links Between Environmental And Occupational Particles In Neoplasia
D8	The Multifunctional Basal Cell: More Than A Progenitor
D12	Smoke: Many Sources And A Global Threat To Lung Health
L3	Update From CDC’S National Asthma Control Program
L12	Using NASA’s Satellite Remote Sensors for the Study of the Environment and Diseases
L15	Environmental Pulmonary Health Research Program: Getting Into Fundamentals
L23	Inner City and Asthma: An Insight to the Disease
L24	Occupational Respiratory Hazards In Healthcare

Hospitalists

B90	Making Care Better: Implementing The New Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Guidelines In Your Clinical Practice
C9	Complex Symptoms And Symptom Clusters: From Patient Assessment To Management
D84	Obesity In Critical Illness: Management, Outcomes, And Novel Pathophysiologic Concepts
PG9	Update In Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Management*
PG10	An Update On The Diagnosis And Management Of Interstitial Lung Disease*
PG14	Pleural Disorders*
PG15	Lung Cancer: State Of The Art In 2013*
PG19	Key Concepts And Advances In Practical Pulmonary Rehabilitation*
PG23	Building Blocks Of Quality Improvement: Practical Tools For The Clinician*
	*Postgraduate Course

Infectious Disease

A7	Hospital Readmissions: The Next Challenge In Pulmonary Medicine Practice
A90	When Conventional Drugs Aren’t Enough: Enhancing The Immune System In Pulmonary Infections
B88	Advances In Tuberculosis Vaccine Development: The Role Of Pulmonary Immune Responses
D11	New Insights Into Ventilator Associated Complications: What Is Happening With The Infections?
D88	Biomarker Discovery For Tuberculosis: Moving From The Bench To Clinical Applications
L5	TB Systems Biology: Studying Mechanisms Of Latency And Reactivation
PG16	Lung Innate Immunity: The Frontlines Of Host Defense*
PG23	Building Blocks Of Quality Improvement: Practical Tools For The Clinician*
WS5	Diagnosis And Management Of Pneumonia In The Immunocompromised Host+
WS7	Case Based Approach To Diagnosing And Treating Patients With Non-Tuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Infections+
	Postgraduate Course +Workshop*

Nursing

A81	Nursing Year In Review
A89	Beyond The EPR 3/GINA Guidelines: Incorporating The Results Of Recent Pediatric Asthma Trials Into Clinical Care
C9	Complex Symptoms And Symptom Clusters: From Patient Assessment To Management
D4	Psychological Distress In ICU Healthcare Providers And The Families Of Our Patients
D84	Obesity In Critical Illness: Management, Outcomes, And Novel Pathophysiologic Concepts
L3	Update From CDC’S National Asthma Control Program
PG2	ICU Monitoring*
PG9	Update In Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Management*
WN1	Respiratory Nursing Skills Update+
	Postgraduate Course +Workshop*

Pediatric Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep

A89	Beyond The EPR 3/GINA Guidelines: Incorporating The Results Of Recent Pediatric Asthma Trials Into Clinical Care
B11	Managing Difficult Infections In Cystic Fibrosis
B83	Pediatric Clinical Chest Rounds
C7	Progress In Pediatric Tuberculosis: A Global Perspective
C81	Pediatric Year In Review
C87	Sex, Steroids, And Lung: Good, Bad, Ugly?
C89	The Research Funding Crisis: Finding Funding During Tough Times
D5	Rationale And Models For Multidisciplinary Care Of Children With Complex Chronic Disorders
D8	The Multifunctional Basal Cell: More Than A Progenitor
D12	Smoke: Many Sources And A Global Threat To Lung Health
D85	Developmental Origins Of Asthma And Allergies: Environment, Modifiers, And Mediators
L17	Genetics Of Childhood Asthma: Where Are We? Where Are We Going?
L23	Inner City and Asthma: An Insight to the Disease
PG4	Pulmonary Care Of Children With Neuromuscular Disease*
PG7	Pediatric Respiratory Physiology: What’s Right And When It Goes Wrong*
PG17	The Cellular Foundation Of Pediatric Respiratory Disease*
WS6	Extubation Readiness Parameters In Pediatric Patients+
	Postgraduate Course +Workshop*

Thoracic Surgery

A82	Clinical Challenges In Lung Cancer: Practicing With Limited Evidence
B3	Next Generation Treatments For Lung Disease: Gene Therapy And Transplantable Scaffolds
C82	Lung Cancer Screening: Moving Forward, And Looking Forward
CC6	Clinical Core Curriculum: Critical Care: Surgical/Trauma/Transplantation; Hematologic/Oncologic Disorders; Gastrointestinal Disorders
PG12	Evolving Concepts In Lung Transplantation*
PG13	Update In Thoracic Imaging*
PG15	Lung Cancer: State Of The Art In 2013*
WS3	Lung Cancer Tumor Board: How Do Experts Manage Difficult Cases?+
WS6	Extubation Readiness Parameters In Pediatric Patients+
	Postgraduate Course +Workshop*

Physiology

A85	Science Core: Methods To Study Lung Injury And Repair
B5	Science Core: Exciting Technological Advances For Understanding The Extracellular Matrix
B6	Influence Of Estrogens On The Pulmonary Circulation And Right Ventricle: From Bench To Bedside
B8	Emerging Concepts Driving Airway Hyperresponsiveness In Asthma
B10	Controversies In Sleep Apnea Pathophysiology: An Expert Debate
B85	Science Core: Scientific Breakthroughs Of The Year: Mechanisms Of Tissue Repair
PG5	Modeling Human Lung Disease: A Toolbox For Meaningful Measurements*
PG7	Pediatric Respiratory Physiology: What’s Right And When It Goes Wrong*
PG8	Under Pressure: The Right Ventricle In Health, Exercise, And Disease*
PG13	Update In Thoracic Imaging*
PG16	Lung Innate Immunity: The Frontlines Of Host Defense*
PG17	The Cellular Foundation Of Pediatric Respiratory Disease*
PG20	Respiratory Physiology Master Class*
	*Postgraduate Course