December 7, 2011
- REGISTER NOW FOR SOTA 2012
- NEW 'SLEEP FRAGMENT' POSTED
- ELECT A NEW ATS OFFICER
- CHAPTERS SCHEDULE EDUCATIONAL MEETINGS
REGISTER NOW FOR SOTA 2012
Registration for the 17th Annual State of the Art Course on pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine is now open. SOTA 2012 will take place from March 1 to 4 at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas, Texas.
Prized by national and international attendees for its comprehensive review of the latest clinical and scientific advances, SOTA includes 30 lecture sessions and offers up to 30 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits to the learner. Its small size encourages interaction with attendees and with the faculty, many of whom participate in Meet the Professor break-out sessions.
As one SOTA 2011 attendee from the UK put it: “It has been a truly inspiring experience." Thanks to the organising team for organising and executing such a knowledge-charged event.
To learn more about SOTA 2012, including selected lecture topics, course information, registration fees and hotel accommodations, please click here.
To register online, please go to: http://www.thoracic.org/go/sota-reg
ATS members who register by January 20, 2012, will save 20 percent on registration fees.
Questions?
For course information, please contact Barbara Horner at bhorner@thoracic.org or 212.315.8693.
For course registration, please contact Elizabeth Guzman at eguzman@thoracic.org or 212. 315.8627. Previous SOTA attendees should also contact Liz for a discount code.
Prized by national and international attendees for its comprehensive review of the latest clinical and scientific advances, SOTA includes 30 lecture sessions and offers up to 30 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits to the learner. Its small size encourages interaction with attendees and with the faculty, many of whom participate in Meet the Professor break-out sessions.
As one SOTA 2011 attendee from the UK put it: “It has been a truly inspiring experience." Thanks to the organising team for organising and executing such a knowledge-charged event.
To learn more about SOTA 2012, including selected lecture topics, course information, registration fees and hotel accommodations, please click here.
To register online, please go to: http://www.thoracic.org/go/sota-reg
ATS members who register by January 20, 2012, will save 20 percent on registration fees.
Questions?
For course information, please contact Barbara Horner at bhorner@thoracic.org or 212.315.8693.
For course registration, please contact Elizabeth Guzman at eguzman@thoracic.org or 212. 315.8627. Previous SOTA attendees should also contact Liz for a discount code.
NEW 'SLEEP FRAGMENT' POSTED
Answer questions related to the interpretation of the polysomnography of a 67-year-old man who was referred for a sleep study in the framework of a research protocol. He suffered from COPD with a FEV1 of 66% predicted, FEV1/FVC of 67% and a residual volume of 135% predicted. Wakefulness daytime room air arterial blood gases at rest showed a PaO2 of 75 mmHg and a PaCO2 of 35 mmHg. His BMI was 30.5 kg/m2. To test your knowledge of the case submitted by ATS members from Belgium and France, please click here.
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ELECT A NEW ATS OFFICER
Go online and read statements by Atul Malhotra, MD, and Mitchell M. Levy, MD, and watch a video each has made in support of his candidacy. The winner of this year’s election will serve as Secretary-Treasurer in 2012-13 and as ATS President in 2015-16.
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CHAPTERS SCHEDULE EDUCATIONAL MEETINGS
The following chapters have schedule educational programs in the coming months:
Tri-State Thoracic Society (AL, LA, MS)
Jan. 13-14, 2012
New Orleans, LA
Washington State Thoracic Society
Jan. 20-22, 2012
Leavenworth, WA
California Thoracic Society
Jan. 27-28, 2012
Carmel, CA
New York State Thoracic Society
Jan. 27-28, 2012
New York, NY
New Mexico Thoracic Society
Feb. 11, 2012
Albuquerque, NM
Oregon Thoracic Society
Feb. 16-19, 2012
Sunriver, OR
Metropolitan D.C. Thoracic Society
April 18, 2012
Falls Church, VA
Michigan Thoracic Society
April 27, 2012
Novi, MI
Tri-State Thoracic Society (AL, LA, MS)
Jan. 13-14, 2012
New Orleans, LA
Washington State Thoracic Society
Jan. 20-22, 2012
Leavenworth, WA
California Thoracic Society
Jan. 27-28, 2012
Carmel, CA
New York State Thoracic Society
Jan. 27-28, 2012
New York, NY
New Mexico Thoracic Society
Feb. 11, 2012
Albuquerque, NM
Oregon Thoracic Society
Feb. 16-19, 2012
Sunriver, OR
Metropolitan D.C. Thoracic Society
April 18, 2012
Falls Church, VA
Michigan Thoracic Society
April 27, 2012
Novi, MI
