ATS 2018: Full Registration Now Open

Full registration is now open for the ATS 2018 International Conference, May 18‒­23, in San Diego! ATS 2018 marks our 114th conference, and will feature 500+ sessions and more than 6,000 abstracts and case reports. Reserve your spot in Postgraduate Courses, Meet the Professor and Sunrise Seminars, the Thematic Seminar Series, Workshops, Assembly Dinners and Receptions, and the 10th Annual ATS Foundation Research Program Benefit. You also can preview titles, topics, and speakers of Major Symposia, seminars, Year-in-Review sessions, the Basic Science Core, Adult and Pediatric Clinical Core Curricula, and special networking events in the Advance Program. Register now!

Thank You for Participating in the 2017 ATS Assembly Challenge!

The ATS Foundation would like to thank all assemblies for their outreach efforts and generosity during the 2017 ATS Assembly Challenge. The Assembly on Allergy Immunology & Inflammation raised the most dollars with $96,351; Nursing had the highest member participation with 18.64 percent; Critical Care had the highest number of first-time givers in December with 13 new donors. The assemblies will receive special recognition at ATS 2018 in San Diego, California.

Many members made gifts supporting the Research Program and other core programs in the final days of 2017. There was tremendous energy around the challenge this year, with assembly chairs crafting special messages geared specifically to their assemblies. Most assembly chairs sent two or more personal emails to their members during the challenge. Thank you for your enthusiastic support! And thank you for all that you do for the ATS, the Foundation, and respiratory health worldwide. Read more about highlights from the challenge.

Deadline Approaching: Assembly Leadership Elections

Voting for assembly leaders is open through Feb. 1. Cast your votes. 

Members of the Society's 14 assemblies can vote online instead of in person at their membership meetings at the ATS International Conference. Don't miss this opportunity! Also, be sure to join colleagues and follow the Assemblies on Twitter!

Recently Released

• Podcast: Overview of Active Learning Modalities: Insights from Adina Kalet Part 2 (SoME)
• Podcast: ATS 2017 – Highlights of the assembly on Pulmonary Rehabilitation
• Podcast: Clinical Ethics in Critical Care: Surrogate Decision Makers
• Podcast: Fellow Chat: Transitioning from a Fellow to an Attending
• Podcast: Critical Perspective: Optimal fluid choice and titration in the ICU with Dr. Simon Finfer
• Press Brief: 01-12-18 – Asthma Costs the U.S. Economy More than $80B Per Year

Round Up

• AII Journal Club: "Increased internalization of complement inhibitor CD59 may contribute to endothelial inflammation in obstructive sleep apnea" at noon ET, Thursday, Feb. 1
• PEDS Journal Club: "Single-Dose Gene-Replacement Therapy for Spinal Muscular Atrophy"
  at 1 p.m. ET, Friday, Feb. 2