American Thoracic Society

#FlashbackFriday to our amazing PATS MECOR gathering held in September at Brackenhurst, Kenya! PATS MECOR is the ATS Methods in Epidemiologic, Clinical and Operations Research, in collaboration with Pan African Thoracic Society (PATS). We had 42 students in three levels from 14 African countries supported by 18 faculty members. Special gratitude to A. Sonia Buist, MD, the program founder, for hosting individual mentoring sessions for students! Level 1: Measuring the Burden of Disease Level 2: Advanced Clinical Research Methods Level 3: Further research skills, grant and paper writing

#ThrowbackThursday to #WorldLungDay: “Let’s all take a deep breath! Breathing is something that so many of us take for granted. As members of the American Thoracic Society, we know too well the burden that patients with lung disease face,” shared ATS Board Secretary Michelle Ng Gong, MD, MS, chief, Division of Critical Care Medicine, Montefiore Health System, and professor of medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine. 🌍 🫁

Looking for grant opportunities to support your research in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine? The ATS Research Program is currently offering grant opportunities:https://lnkd.in/eNdFYPug! Partner Grants include: 1. ATS/ALA Commemorative 120th Anniversary Joint Research Award 2. ALA/ATS/CHEST Respiratory Health Equity Research Award 3. ATS/Alpha-1 Foundation Young Investigator Grant in Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency 4. ATS/Chiesi USA, Inc. Research Grant in Obstructive Lung Disease 5. ATS/Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Research Grant in Nasal High Flow 6. ATS/Margaret W. Leigh/PCD Foundation Early Career Investigator Award 7. ATS/Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research Grant 8. ATS Early Career Investigator Award in Pulmonary Vascular Disease Important note: You will be required to pass an eligibility quiz to gain access to the application.

Did you know that in the United States, Black and Latino children with asthma are more likely than white children with asthma to require emergency department visits or hospitalizations because of an asthma exacerbation? Today we published a new report that provides practical frameworks to begin the research necessary to make real progress in treating asthma in Black and Latino children. Journal - Annals of the American Thoracic Society Report - Research Priorities in Pediatric Asthma Morbidity: Addressing the Impacts of Systemic Racism on Children with Asthma in the United States Type - Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report Report Link - https://lnkd.in/eJBFRz_f. “Although many studies show that exposure to determinants of health, such as housing, neighborhood violence, limited access to care, and poor air quality, largely explain these disparities, few studies have evaluated the impact of racism and the resulting creation of racialized structures and systems as the root cause of the different level of exposure to these factors,” said Monica Federico, MD, a co-chair of the committee that authored the report. “We wanted to support this work with guidelines for that research from national and international experts in research and in addressing racism in health.”

NEW offering from ATS Ed : We have a special course for U.S. based health care professionals who care for older adults, “Preventing RSV Module 1: Occurrence and Disease Course of RSV Illness in Adults," https://bit.ly/3ZNx4ky. Faculty: Sarah McQueen, PA-C, family medicine physician associate, Dayspring Health; and Justin R. Ortiz, MD, MS, pulmonary critical care, infectious diseases, professor of medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine. Course includes three modules: Module 1: Occurrence and Disease Course of RSV Illness in Adults Module 2: Relative Risk Assessment: Impact of RSV in the Adult Population Module 3: RSV Vaccination: Talking With Patients About Their Options

#MembershipMonday: Sharing the good news that ATS member Mary Rice, MD, MPH, has been officially appointed to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC): https://lnkd.in/eEnQsczR. Committee members are outside experts who provide EPA input on the standard setting process for criteria pollutants, such as ozone and particulate matter. While CASAC does not actually set exposure levels under the Clean Air Act, it does have significant influence on EPA standard setting process. ATS nominated Dr. Rice, along with other ATS members, for service on CASAC. Dr. Rice is one of several ATS members who have served on CASAC. ATS member Mark Frampton, MD, is rotating off CASAC after serving two terms on the panel.

It’s #MembershipMonday! ATS membership includes these five benefits: 1. Discounted registration for the #ATS2025 International Conference. 2. Access to the ATS Career Center and rich professional resources. 3. Networking opportunities through ATS Assemblies and Sections. 4. Free subscription to the four ATS Journals. 5. Access to ATS-facilitated collaboration and discussions with the ATS Community. Join us today: https://lnkd.in/e2yHF2Mt!

Sharing a resource for those returning to a flooded home: Check for mold! Mold may not always be seen or smelled, and will require testing to detect. Testing should be done by a certified industrial hygienist (CIH). A list of qualified CIH professionals is available on the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) website at: https://lnkd.in/emGwcRK4 or through your local health department. If you do choose to hire a certified industrial hygienist to conduct testing for mold, you may wish to ask the following questions: 1. What services do you provide? 2. What is your timeline from inspection to final report? 3. What fees do you charge? 4. What does your scope of work include or exclude? 5. Which lab do you use and is it AIHA accredited? 6. How many projects of this nature have you performed? There are also home kits available to test for mold, but more research is needed to determine the accuracy of these kits.

More than a century ago, the American Thoracic Society was founded to eradicate #tuberculosis, TB. Today, TB infections remain a worldwide crisis. Learn how we continue our mission, https://lnkd.in/erkgSx2z: → Leading Scientific Discovery. → Transforming Patient Care. → Impacting Global Health. → Advancing Professional Development.

Throwback to when Al and Viola welcomed American Lung Association's Pinky and the Lobe at #ATS2022 🫁 Save the date for #ATS2025 International Conference May 18 - 21 in San Francisco! Pre-Conference will be May 16 and May 17. We anticipate opening early registration mid-December.