Throughout 2020, the ATS Public Advisory Roundtable (PAR) will be hosting its ninth annual “Lung Disease Week at the ATS” series, a society-wide initiative that recognizes the many rare lung disorders for which ATS PAR member organizations provide support and guidance to patients and their families. For a series of one week periods, ATS PAR brings patient issues to the front and center of the Society’s agenda. Working with its PAR partners, the ATS develops, aggregates, and hosts links to disease-specific content on its web site.
Feb 2-8—Primary Ciliary DyskinesiaPAR Partner — Michele Manion |
Feb 16-22—Tuberous Sclerosis ComplexPAR Partner —Kari Rosbeck (Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance) |
Mar 8-14—Sleep DisordersPAR Partner — Kathy Page (Alliance of Sleep Apnea Partners) |
Mar 22-28—SclerodermaPAR Partner — Kerri Connolly (Scleroderma Foundation) |
Apr 12-18—SarcoidosisATS Leader — Michelle Sharp, MD/Michelle Eakin, PhD |
Jun 7-13—Cystic Fibrosis*PAR Partner — Siri Vaeth (Cystic Fibrosis Research, Inc) |
Jun 21-27—COPDPAR Partner — Sara Latham (COPD Foundation) |
Jul 12-18—LAMPAR Partner — Mary Harbaugh (LAM Foundation) |
Aug 16-22—ARDS/Critical CareATS Leader — Renee Stapleton, MD |
Sep 6-12—Lung TransplantPAR Partner — Jeff Goldstein (Lung Transplant Foundation) |
Sep 20-26—Pulmonary FibrosisPAR Partner — Jennifer Mefford (Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation) |
Oct 4-10—Hermansky Pudlak Syndrome*PAR Partner — Donna Appell (HPS Network) |
Oct 18-24—Asthma/AllergyPAR Partner — Tonya Winders (Allergy and Asthma Network) |
Nov 8-14— Pulmonary Hypertension*PAR Partner — Marie Rand (PH Aware) |
Dec 6-12—PneumoniaATS Leader — Rachel Thomson, MBBS |
* Will also include an in-the-field patient education day event
For more information on Lung Disease Week at the ATS, please contact Courtney L. White, CAE, Director of Patient Outreach & Tobacco Control at cwhite@thoracic.org or (212) 315-8640.
