New: AnnalsATS Selected for the Science Citation Index Expanded
We are pleased to announce that Annals of the American Thoracic Society, our journal focused on clinical practice and the advancement of public health, has been selected by Clarivate Analytics for the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), also known as the Web of Science. AnnalsATS will appear in the Journal Citation Reports with a Journal Impact Factor in June 2018.
AJRCCM Launches Blue Briefing Video Series
The American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine has launched the first installment of Blue Briefing, a video series that will provide quick, informative summaries of some of the most groundbreaking and important articles published in the Journal. In this Blue Briefing, we highlight the comparison of outcomes in patients 65-74 years old from SEER-Medicare and NLST datasets in stage I lung cancer. Take a look.
It’s PCD Week!
Now through Oct. 14 is Lung Disease Week at the ATS, and the Society acknowledges patients with primary ciliary dyskinesia, and their family members. View the following PCD resources, made in collaboration with the Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Foundation, a member of the ATS Public Advisory Roundtable.
- Information for Patients
- Information for Experts
- Webinar: "On the Road to Better Therapies: Understanding Clinical Research in Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD)"
Outstanding Clinician Award
Each year, the ATS honors an exemplary clinician through its Outstanding Clinician Award. Thoracic Society Chapters also may nominate an individual for their chapter OCA award. Learn more about eligibility and the call for nominations. The deadline to apply is Monday, Dec. 4.
According to the 2016 OCA Awardee Jay Shames, MD, of the Louisiana Thoracic Society:
"I believe it is a privilege to practice medicine and to have the opportunity to be of service to others. The doctor patient relationship is a bond of trust that is so very special and unique. Dr. Francis Weld Peabody expressed it nicely in his classic 1925 essay on the care of the patient. His message endures today as a guideline – I quote, 'Time, sympathy, and understanding must be lavishly dispensed, but the reward is found in that personal bond which forms the greatest satisfaction of the practice of medicine. One of the essential qualities of the clinician is interest in humanity, for the secret of care of the patient is in caring for the patient.'"
Apply Today to ATS Fellows Program
The new Fellows program is still accepting applications. 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. This program is open to individuals who have been members for five or more years.
We invite you to apply!
