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Register Now! ATS 2018 San Diego May 18-23

You can now register for ATS 2018 in San Diego! Early registration is your opportunity to take advantage of the conference’s greatest savings offer — when you register by March 21, you can save up to $160! Additionally, you’ll have your choice of one of 46 hotels in the ATS block, offered at a significantly discounted rate. From General Sessions to Scientific Symposia and Core Curriculum Sessions, the conference will present a wide scope of robust learning opportunities led by world-renowned experts that will help you enhance your patient care. You’ll also have the chance to experience the latest offerings in technology and innovation in our Exhibit Hall, the site of numerous new product launches. For a flavor of the type of learning and experiences you can look forward to at the ATS International Conference, check out highlights from last year:

• ATS 2017 Pulmonary and Critical Care Highlights

• ATS 2017 Sleep Highlights

We continue to expand our conference program, so be sure to check the conference website periodically for the latest program updates.

ATS 2018 Opportunities for Students, Residents & Fellows

Networking, cutting-edge science, and innovation are just a few reasons you should attend the ATS 2018 International Conference, May 18‒23 in San Diego, California. Special programs for early career professionals are now open for registration and accepting applications!

The Resident Boot Camp is a two-day course for third- and fourth-year internal medicine and pediatric residents (as well as chief residents and hospitalists) who have matched into an adult or pediatric pulmonary and critical care fellowship program for July 2018. Learn more about the course and apply today.
Deadline: Feb. 15, 2018

The Fellows Track Symposium provides pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine fellows (adult and pediatric) who are enrolled in an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education-accredited, U.S. training program with an orientation to the sessions most relevant to them at ATS 2018. Engage in a variety of faculty presentations throughout the two-day course, as well as a dinner symposium. Learn more and apply today.
Deadline: March 1, 2018

The 2018 Student Scholars Program is a unique opportunity for a select group of 50-75 motivated medical students, graduate students, and nursing students to attend ATS 2018. Students will benefit from one-on-one mentoring, which will help them get the most out of the ATS International Conference, and will be exposed to cutting edge science, professional education, and focused career development as part of the highly successful Student Scholars Program! Learn more about the course and apply today.
Deadline: March 19, 2018.

AII Journal Club

Join the Assembly on Allergy, Immunology Journal Club Webinar at 4 p.m. ET, Wednesday, Dec. 20, which will feature the following two publications. Reserve your seat today.

• "Preexisting Type 2 Immune Activation Protects Against the Development of Sepsis," by Paulette Krishack, Philip Verhoef, and colleagues, which appeared in the November issue of the American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology.

• "Asthma is Associated With a Lower Risk of Sepsis and Sepsis-Related Mortality," by Joe Zein, Serpil Erzurum, and colleagues which appeared in the Sept. 15 issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Last Call: ATS 2018 AJRCCM Papers

You have until Friday, Dec. 15 to submit your manuscript for a special edition of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, which will be published and distributed at the ATS 2018 International Conference. Submissions for the special edition will also be considered for acceptance and publication in regular issues of AJRCCM. Begin your submission.

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