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and Public Health, University of
Wisconsin-Madison.
" There is a genuine yearning
amongst the community to get
back together, " Ms. Collishaw said.
" This is a very tight community.
They've all trained with each other.
They've all been mentors and
mentees to each other. Everybody
knows everybody. It's a big family,
and they've missed each other. "
International Conference
Committee Chair Andrew J.
Halayko, PhD, ATSF, agreed.
" The most exciting thing is that
we will be back face to face, " he
said. " It's been three years that
we have not been able to do that. "
Attendees will notice a change
to scheduling at ATS 2022. Sessions
that have traditionally been 120
minutes will be 90 minutes this
year to allow for networking and
to accommodate cleaning requirements
linked to COVID-19.
" I look forward to the sessions
and the time in between the
sessions being really conducive
to facilitating networking, seeing
colleagues, and having that
interaction that is so difficult to
measure but is hugely impactful
with respect to research and
bringing new thoughts and innovation
into clinical practice and
research in pulmonary medicine, "
said Dr. Halayko, professor and
Canada Research Chair in Lung
Pathobiology and Treatment
Physiology and Pathophysiology,
University of Manitoba, and
Biology of Breathing Group,
Children's Hospital Research
Institute of Manitoba.
The scientific program will be
as engaging as ever, including an
expanded lineup of late-breaking
abstracts.
" We have maintained the
integrity of what people have
come to know and love about
this conference, " Dr. Halayko said.
" What they'll see will be very
much what they are familiar with
for the conference. "
you could imagine is covered at
some point, " Dr. Halayko said.
A Nursing Year in Review and
I look forward to
the sessions and
the time in between
the sessions being
really conducive
to facilitating
networking,
seeing colleagues,
and having that
interaction that
is so difficult to
measure but is hugely
impactful with respect
to research and
bringing new thoughts
and innovation into
clinical practice and
research in pulmonary
medicine. "
Pediatric Year in Review will
provide overviews of significant
developments from the past year
in those areas as well.
The Clinical Trials Symposium
will return for a third year, but
this will be the first year it will be
held in person.
" This is a very exciting session, "
Dr. Halayko said. " These are clinical
trials - phase 3 and large phase 2
- of breakthroughs in clinical care
in pulmonary, critical care, and
sleep medicine. It's become exceedingly
prestigious. It's become
a highlight of the conference. "
COVID-19 will be a recurring
theme, going beyond the pathophysiology
of the disease to examine
the impact of the pandemic
on the health system and trial
data on emerging therapies.
" We have a strong complement
of COVID-19 sessions ranging from
health disparities and vaccine
equity right through the latest advances
in critical care medicine in
severe disease, " Dr. Halayko said.
One of the featured talks in the
Keynote Series will share real-life
stories of how COVID-19 has affected
health care professionals
and patients through an interactive
presentation.
" I think it's the perfect way to
Andrew J. Halayko, PhD, ATSF,
International Committee Chair
The daily Clinical Year in Review
is a notable favorite among
attendees.
" The room gets packed because
everybody wants to know what
happened this year. Every disease
do this because COVID-19 has
affected us in such a big way with
respect to burnout - and I'm not
just talking about physicians, " Dr.
Halayko said. " I'm talking about
nurses, other health professionals,
respiratory therapists. People
are leaving the profession because
they can't take it. "
Multiple presenters will discuss
the effects of the environment,
specifically air quality linked to
climate change, on lung health.
" The effects of climate change
are broader than we initially think
about, " Dr. Halayko said. " It's not
just getting warmer. Diesel pollutants
and fossil fuel-burning pollution
changes the chemical nature
in the atmosphere for the worse.
It's not necessarily that it creates
more pollution, but it makes more
dangerous pollution. "
Another Keynote Series speaker,
Michael C. Fiore, MD, MPH, MBA,
director of the Center for Tobacco
and Intervention at the University
of Wisconsin School of Medicine
and Public Health, will discuss
tobacco use and lung health, including
the latest federal tobacco
guidelines, and other sessions will
address vaping and lung health.
A new approach to programming
for basic scientists includes
the Science and Innovation
Breakthroughs of the Year session,
which is linked to midday
events hosted by the Science and
Innovation Center in the Exhibit
Hall around the theme of senescence
and aging in lung disease.
" They support a lot of networking,
feature new speakers, and
they give an opportunity for people
to meet some of the eminent
scientists that we are bringing
in, " Dr. Halayko said. " That complements
the basic science core
curriculum that we have been
featuring for a decade now. "
The Program at a Glance on Page
30 offers a preliminary schedule
of educational opportunities and
other activities, including the
Keynote Series, Meet the Expert
Seminars, Poster Sessions, Core
Curriculum, the Exhibit Hall,
Postgraduate Courses, Medical
Education Seminars, and more.
Some activities require preregistration
and an additional fee.
ATS 2022 registration is available
at conference.thoracic.org.
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