NEW: ATS Fellows Program

The American Thoracic Society is pleased to announce the launch the ATS Fellows program! The ATS Fellow designation is a mark of distinction that recognizes the accomplishments, dedication, and contributions of ATS members to the Society and the fields of pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine. The program is open to those who have been an ATS member for five or more of the past 10 years.

Stay tuned to the ATS Fellows web page for updates. To be notified once the Call for applications has opened, email us at MemberValue@thoracic.org.

Answer the ATS 2018 Call for Abstracts and Case Reports

Have you submitted your scientific abstracts and case reports for ATS 2018? Don’t miss the opportunity to showcase your work in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine to more than 16,000 of the world’s leading researchers and clinicians who will gather in San Diego for ATS 2018, May 18‒23. Check out the conference website for complete submission details. Deadline: Wednesday, Nov. 1, 5 p.m. EDT

Podcast Releases: Blue Journal

Be sure to catch the following podcast episodes for the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

• “Joblessness and Lost Earnings After ARDS in a 1-Year National Multicenter Study”
  Trish Kritek, MD, discusses the study results with authors Biren Kamdar, MD, MBA, MHS; and Dale Needham, MD, PhD.
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• “Randomized Trial of Liposomal Amikacin for Inhalation in Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease”
  John Fleetham, MD, sits down with Kenneth Olivier, MD, MPH, to discuss the findings of his paper published in the AJRCCM this past March. 
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Did you know that the ATS Journals American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biologyand Annals of the American Thoracic Society also have podcasts?

Press Releases: Respiratory Research and Advocacy

Don’t miss key scientific research from ATS Journals, as well as updates on our government advocacy efforts!

• 08-11-17 – Opioid Crisis Impacts ICUs with More Admissions, Deaths
• 08-11-17 – Automated Algorithm of Overnight Blood Oxygen Levels Reliably Diagnoses OSA in Children
• 08-10-17 – DOT Decision to Withdraw Sleep Apnea Screening Puts Us All At Risk: ATS
• 08-03-17 – ATS, ALA and APHA Respond to EPA’s Reversal of Delay of Lifesaving Clean Air Protections