ATS 2017 Highlights: AJRCCM Centenary Session
This session at the American Thoracic Society 2017 International Conference celebrates a century of the ATS journal, the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. Learn more about how the journal has evolved through the years and embraced developments in medical research and publishing. Key papers in respiratory medicine and critical care that have changed medical practice will be discussed, and recently accepted papers will be reviewed.
B92 100 YEARS OF AJRCCM 1917‒2017
Date: Monday, May 22
Time: 2:15–4:15 p.m.
Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 202 A (South Building, Level 2)
Moderators: J.R. Balmes, MD, and R. Hubmayr, MD
For more information, visit the ATS conference website or download the conference app.
JAMA & NEJM Discussions
ATS 2017 offers two sessions, which will provide a forum for attendees to interact with authors and editors about papers published in the New England Journal of Medicine and JAMA. Papers presented will be recent publications selected by the editors to be of significant importance to the field of pulmonary medicine and critical care medicine. The discussion is intended to provide a unique insight into these papers, the selection process, and how the research applies directly to the field of pulmonary medicine.
A2 REPORTS OF RECENTLY PUBLISHED PULMONARY RESEARCH
Date: Sunday, May 21
Time: 9:15–11:15 a.m.
Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 207 A-B (South Building, Level 2)
Moderators: G. T. O’Connor, MD, MS, and J. M. Drazen, MD
A84 REPORTS OF RECENTLY PUBLISHED CRITICAL CARE RESEARCH
Date: Sunday, May 21
Time: 2:15–4:15 p.m.
Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 207 A-B (South Building, Level 2)
Moderators: J. M. Drazen, MD, and P. B. Fontanarosa, MD, MBA
For more information, visit the ATS conference website or download the conference app.
ATS 2017 Nursing CE Credit Available
The ATS recognizes the importance of investing in nursing education. For the past five years, the ATS International Conference has offered opportunities for nurses to earn continuing education credit through selected symposia tailored to nursing. If you are planning to join us in Washington, DC, May 19‒24, and are interested in earning CE credit, check out the list of ATS 2017 accredited sessions.
For Maintenance of Certification information, click here.
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Post a position on the ATS Job Board for 90 days and save 30 percent! Through a posting on the ATS Job Board, you have the option to reach thousands of health care professionals when you advertise to the National Healthcare Career Network. Visit the ATS Job Board for more information. Use promotion code ATSIC30 to take advantage of this offer, valid now through July 31. Questions? Contact us.
Attending ATS 2017? Stop by the job board in the Exhibit Hall to advertise job openings for free! The Exhibit Hall is open Sunday through Tuesday, 10:30 a.m. to 3:35 p.m. Fliers must be no larger than 8 ½” by 11.”
Polls Closing–Vote Today
Voting for Section Leaders is closing soon on the ATS website. Vote here. Members of the Society’s sections can vote for future section leaders online instead of in person at the conference membership meetings. All section members will have the opportunity to vote, even if they are unable to attend their meeting. Help elect your leaders! Vote by Thursday, May 11.
