Welcome to Asthma Week at the ATS
Visit the American Thoracic Society website for resources that will help guide patients and their families, support health care providers in their efforts for treatment, and advance research.
This Lung Disease Week is presented in collaboration with ATS Public Advisory Roundtable Partner, the Allergy & Asthma Network.
Quick Hits
Images in various forms, including radiographs, ultrasounds, waveforms, and several other graphic representations, are a key part of pulmonary and critical care medicine. The Assembly on Clinical Problems is pleased to provide brief, image-based cases with key clinical questions. See the latest in the Quick Hits series, “Sudden onset chest pain in a teenage boy,” and submit your response online.
New CDC Resource
Antibiotic Use in the United States, 2017: Progress and Opportunities is a new publication which highlights the progress the United States has made toward optimal prescribing and use of antibiotics in human health, and identifies opportunities for improvement. Additionally, it includes information about the current status of antibiotic use in health care settings, and highlights programs and resources to support stewardship.
Back to School Shopping That Supports Respiratory Research
Shopping for school supplies? Support respiratory research every time you shop through AmazonSmile. When you make the ATS Foundation your preferred charity, AmazonSmile will donate a percentage of your purchases to the ATS Foundation. There’s no cost to you or the Foundation, and you’ll help develop tomorrow’s therapies, treatments, and cures. When you shop, Amazon gives.
