The Accreditation Commission for Health Care Inc launched two new home healthcare-based specialty credentials that will be awarded to ACHC-accredited organizations that have excelled in providing high-quality, patient-centered care.
The new toolkit, shared on Rare Disease Day, aims to help clinicians shorten the time to diagnosis for pulmonary fibrosis and other interstitial lung diseases.
ATS, ALA, and Chest will provide $420,000 to sponsor a scholar in pulmonary and critical care medicine in the prestigious Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program. Applications are accepted until March 16, 2022.
The American Lung Association has launched the Pertussis Educational Campaign to help educate adults living with asthma about the potential dangers of pertussis.
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The American Thoracic Society (ATS) has completed a major rebrand which includes a new logo design and an updated mission statement.
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The American Dental Association has been awarded a three-year, $3.5 million grant to create a cell atlas of the nose, mouth and airways from birth through adolescence.
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Northwestern University’s Deborah Winter, PhD, has been awarded a $50,000 ATS/Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Research Fellowship in Sarcoidosis.
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NIAID director Dr. Anthony Fauci will deliver opening remarks at the ATS 2021 (virtual) International Conference, May 14-19, 2021.
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The Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS) is calling for urgent equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines in all countries.
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Monaghan Medical Corp has received the American Association of Respiratory Care’s (AARC) Zenith Award for the sixth consecutive year.
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During the virtual ERS 2020 conference, the European Lung Foundation issued its annual ELF Award...
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A joint statement from the ATS, ALA, Chest, and COPD Foundation emphasizes the importance of wearing masks and face coverings to prevent transmission of COVID-19.
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The American Association for Respiratory Care has canceled its AARC Congress 2020 live event scheduled for Nov 14-17, 2020.
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An expert panel report has been issued for the use of tracheostomy during the COVID-19 pandemic while minimizing the risk of infection to healthcare workers.
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ATS has called for a moratorium on the use of tear gas and other chemical agents by law enforcementduring protests as they likely compromise lung health and promote the spread of COVID-19.
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