Christopher Chesley, MD, is the 2021 ATS Fellowship in Health Equality Award Winner
Christopher Chesley, MD, of the University of Pennsylvania has been named the 2021 ATS Fellowship in Health Equality Award winner for his project “Determining disparities in care quality for patients with acute respiratory failure and sepsis: the role of hospital-wide capacity strain.”
As a recipient of the Fellowship, Dr. Chesley will receive $25,000 to support his project for one year. In addition, he will be appointed to the ATS Health Equality and Diversity Committee.
Apply Now! ATS Fellow Program
Individuals who have been an ATS member for five or more of the past 10 years are eligible to apply to become an ATS Fellow. Applications are submitted via an online application. You may view your application, make edits, or upload a new document at any time until the deadline for submission.
The ATS Fellow designation is a mark of distinction, conferring recognition on members for their accomplishments, dedication and contributions to the Society as well as to the fields of pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine. Learn more and apply now!
The new ATS Fellows will be announced this fall and recognized at ATS 2022.
Deadline: July 31, 2021
ATS 2022 Call for Input!
We are now accepting proposals for conference programming in all areas of respiratory, critical care, and sleep medicine with a clinical, basic science, and/or translational focus. You can submit your proposal online in any of the following types:
- Postgraduate Course (Didactic)
- Postgraduate Course (Skills-Based)
- Scientific Symposium
- Meet the Experts
See the full submission criteria.
Deadline: 5 p.m. ET, June 30, 2021
Upcoming Events
Guideline Methodology Training Program Information Session Today!
The American Thoracic Society has a guideline methodology training program for interested members. Join us!
Please contact Kevin C. Wilson, MD with questions.
When: 12 p.m. ET, June 9, 2021
Register now!
Industry Innovations, “Data Driven Approaches to Identify Progression and Optimize Outcomes in Interstitial Lung Disease”
In this webinar we will focus on research and care programs which use patient data to optimize management of ILD. How is registry data helping us characterize ILD? Can models help predict ILD disease progression? How do virtual care pathways enable improved ILD patient monitoring and management? Join us as we discuss the key learnings from research and clinical experience in these fields.
When: 2 p.m. ET, June 23, 2021
Register now!
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Assembly Virtual Programming
Join the ATS Assemblies for virtual summer programming:
- ATS Webinar on NAVIGATOR
- When: 4 p.m. ET, June 10, 2021
- ATS Clinical Problems (CP) Assembly ECWG Virtual Panel
- When: 4 p.m. ET, June 10, 2021
- PINE Series: Pneumonia
- When: 4 p.m. ET, June 16, 2021
- ATS AII Journal Club, “Circuits Between Infected Macrophages and T cells in SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonia”
- When: 11 a.m. ET, June 18, 2021
- RCMB Mentoring Panel via Zoom
- When: 12 p.m. ET, June 22, 2021
ATS Coding and Billing Quarterly
The June issue of the ATS Coding and Billing Quarterly (CBQ) newsletter is now available! This issue covers several topics including coding guidance on how to report treating patients with long haul COVID-19 symptoms; state-based coverage for smoking cessation programs; and member Q&A on PFT interpretation, COVID-19 chart review and medical decision making. Read now!
We would also like to announce that Alan Plummer MD, inaugural editor of the ATS Coding and Billing Quarterly is stepping down after 13 years of service. The concept of the ATS CBQ was developed by the ATS Clinical Practice Committee, approved by the ATS and published initially in 2007. Since that time, it has been nourished by the Advisory Board Members, ATS Clinical Practice Committee members and ATS staff. The ATS members and staff who write and produce the ATS Coding and Billing Newsletter hope the newsletter meets ATS member needs on proper coding, billing and regulatory compliance issues in pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine.
The ATS is pleased to announce that ATS member Katina Nicolacakis, MD, from the Cleveland Clinic and long-time member of the Clinical Practice Committee has agreed to serve as the new editor of the ATS Coding and Billing Quarterly.
