ATS 2020 Advance Program

CLINICAL • TRANSLATIONAL WORKSHOP WS7 NOVEL MOLECULAR-BASED DIAGNOSTICS FOR LUNG INFECTIONS: CLINICAL IMPLEMENTATION AND RESEARCH QUESTIONS Registration Fee: $75 (includes box lunch) Attendance is limited. Pre-registration is required. Assemblies on Pulmonary Infections and Tuberculosis; Allergy, Immunology and Inflammation; Behavioral and Health Services Research; Clinical Problems; Critical Care; Nursing; Pediatrics 11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Target Audience Those interested in current and cutting edge diagnostics to identify and characterize various lung infections that affects clinical practice. Clinicians, researchers, educators and trainees of all levels. Objectives At the conclusion of this session, the participant will be able to: • learn about the different new molecular diagnostic platforms for various pulmonary infections; • integrate the use of molecular diagnostics in clinical practice; • improve current approaches for lung infections by identifying key limitations of molecular diagnostics. This workshop is a cutting edge review of currently available and novel molecular diagnostics that are used for identifying and characterizing various microbes that cause lung infections and pneumonia. More and more of these rapid molecular diagnostic tests are used to detect respiratory infections which can improve patient care, minimize unnecessary antibiotics and guide appropriate treatment of pulmonary infections. Speakers are experts in their respective field of infection (virus/bacteria, fungal, non-tuberculous mycobacteria, and TB). They will describe the latest tests in their field to identify the pathogens, provide perspective on their role in clinical practice, implementation strategies, and highlight areas for new development. Chairing: C. Dela Cruz, MD, PhD, ATSF, New Haven, CT K.A. Crothers, MD, Seattle, WA S.E. Evans, MD, ATSF, Houston, TX 11:15 Viral and Bacterial Diagnostics R.G. Wunderink, MD, Chicago, IL 11:35 Fungal Diagnostics C.A. Hage, MD, ATSF, Indianapolis, IN 12:15 Non-Tuberculous Mycobacterial Diagnostics R. Thomson, MBBS, PhD, Greenslopes, Australia 11:55 Tuberculosis Diagnostics D.M. Lewinsohn, MD, PhD, Portland, OR 12:35 Panel Discussion BEHAVIORAL • CLINICAL WORKSHOP WS8 BREATHLESSNESS: NEW INSIGHTS INTO ASSESSMENT, MECHANISMS AND THERAPY Registration Fee: $75 (includes box lunch) Attendance is limited. Pre-registration is required. Assemblies on Pulmonary Rehabilitation; Nursing 11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Target Audience Clinicians including nurses and allied health care professionals, researchers, trainees, and anyone involved in the care of patients with chronic respiratory diseases Objectives At the conclusion of this session, the participant will be able to: • improve the assessment and management of a breathlessness person including the psychological effects; • learn new findings about the mechanisms of sensory perception of breathlessness using neuroimaging; ATS 2020 • Philadelphia, PA WEDNESDAY • MAY 20 133