AMERICAN THORACIC SOCIETY INC
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Program 1 [2020]
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE - PROVIDES ORIGINAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE. ANNUALLY, THE ORGANIZATION HOLDS THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE CONFERENCE OFFERING PROGRAMS FOR PHYSICIANS, SCIENTISTS AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS ON TOPICS IN AREAS OF PULMONARY, RESPIRATORY, SLEEP, ENVIRONMENTAL/OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE. THIS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE FEATURES SIX DAYS OF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR A CRITICAL EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION BETWEEN PULMONARY AND CRITICAL CARE SLEEP SPECIALISTS AROUND THE WORLD. PRESENTATIONS OF ORIGINAL RESEARCH IN ALL RESPIRATORY FIELDS ARE REPRESENTED AND SPECIAL TRACKS IN CLINICAL MEDICINE AND CRITICAL CARE OFFER A FOCUSED PROGRAM FOR CLINICIANS AND OTHERS.AS WITH SO MANY OTHER EVENTS, ATS 2020 WAS CANCELLED IN MARCH. ATS 2020 VIRTUAL, OUR INAUGURAL ONLINE CONFERENCE OFFERING, WAS HELD THE WEEK OF AUGUST 5-10. GIVEN THAT SO MANY OF OUR MEMBERS AND REGULAR ATTENDEES WERE SERVING ON THE FRONT LINES IN THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID, AND RESEARCH LABS WERE CLOSED FOR MUCH OF THE YEAR, IT IS NOT SURPRISING THAT PARTICIPATION WAS LOWER THAN IN PREVIOUS YEARS. THE CONFERENCE HAD NEARLY 6,500 ATTENDEES, 2,300 ABSTRACTS, 250+ PRESENTATIONS AND 53 EXHIBITORS. THE ATS ALSO HOSTED 14 VIRTUAL ASSEMBLY MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS THAT REACHED 3,750 AND 24 VIRTUAL MINI-SYMPOSIA WHICH REACHED 1,800 LIVE ATTENDEES.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$6.9MProgram 2 [2020]
EDUCATIONAL PUBLICATIONS - TO PUBLISH EDUCATIONAL JOURNALS ON RESPIRATORY DISEASES.1) AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE (AJRCCM) - THIS OFFICIAL INTERNATIONAL, FLAGSHIP JOURNAL OF THE ORGANIZATION IS PUBLISHED TWICE MONTHLY AND FOCUSES ON HUMAN BIOLOGY AND DISEASE AS WELL AS STUDIES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND TREATMENT OF DISEASES THAT AFFECT THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM AND CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS. THE JOURNAL PUBLISHES HIGH-QUALITY, ORIGINAL PAPERS, REVIEWS, AND CLINICAL TRIALS IN RESPIRATORY, CRITICAL CARE, AND SLEEP MEDICINE TO FOSTER ADVANCES IN TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH AND CLINICAL PRACTICE. IMPACT FACTOR: 17.4522) AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (AJRCMB) - AN OFFICIAL INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THE ORGANIZATION, THIS MONTHLY PUBLICATION FOCUSES ON CELLULAR, BIOCHEMICAL, MOLECULAR, DEVELOPMENTAL GENETIC AND IMMUNOLOGIC STUDIES OF LUNG CELLS AND MOLECULES. THE JOURNAL PUBLISHES PAPERS THAT REPORT SIGNIFICANT AND ORIGINAL OBSERVATIONS IN THE AREA OF RESPIRATORY AND LUNG CELL BIOLOGY, INCLUDING CELLULAR, BIOCHEMICAL, MOLECULAR, DEVELOPMENTAL, GENETIC, AND IMMUNOLOGIC STUDIES IN HEALTH AND IN ACUTE AND CHRONIC DISORDERS RELATED TO THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM AND SLEEP. IMPACT FACTOR: 5.3733) THE ANNALS OF THE AMERICAN THORACIC SOCIETY IS AN OFFICIAL INTERNATIONAL, MONTHLY JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN THORACIC SOCIETY. ANNALSATS DELIVERS UP-TO-DATE AND AUTHORITATIVE COVERAGE OF ADULT AND PEDIATRIC PULMONARY AND RESPIRATORY SLEEP MEDICINE AND ADULT MEDICAL CRITICAL CARE. THE SCOPE OF THE JOURNAL ENCOMPASSES CONTENT THAT IS APPLICABLE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE, THE FORMATIVE AND CONTINUING EDUCATION OF CLINICAL SPECIALISTS, AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH. IMPACT FACTOR: 4.8364) IN 2020, THE ATS LAUNCHED ATS SCHOLAR, A PEER-REVIEWED, ONLINE-ONLY, OPEN-ACCESS, EDUCATION-THEMED JOURNAL FOCUSING ON MEDICAL EDUCATION, CLINICAL EDUCATION, EDUCATION RESEARCH, AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT. THE JOURNAL PUBLISHES PEER-REVIEWED HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION MANUSCRIPTS RELEVANT TO THE FIELDS OF PULMONARY, CRITICAL CARE AND SLEEP MEDICINE, INCLUDING THOSE RELATED TO THE TEACHING OF COMMON CLINICAL TOPICS, THE TRAINING OF HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND SCIENTISTS, AND EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH.ALWAYS A KEY CHANNEL FOR DISSEMINATION OF THE LATEST IN RESEARCH AND CLINICAL CARE, THE SOCIETY'S JOURNALS PLAY A KEY ROLE IN THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19. THE TOTAL IMPACT IS AS FOLLOWS:- ADDITIONAL COVID MANUSCRIPTS RECEIVED (INCLUDES ALL 4 JOURNALS): 2,400+- JOURNAL DOWNLOADS/VIEWS = 1.5 MILLION- PODCAST DOWNLOADS = APPROXIMATELY 70,000- VIDEO VIEWS = 50,000GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$5MProgram 3 [2020]
EDUCATION - TO PROVIDE EDUCATION FOR PULMONARY SUBSPECIALISTS, SCIENTISTS, ADVANCE PRACTICE NURSES AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES ARE ALSO PROVIDED IN A VARIETY OF TEACHING MODALITIES, INCLUDING LIVE EVENTS, JOURNAL CLUBS, PODCASTS, AND ONLINE LEARNING.SPECIAL AREAS OF FOCUS FOR 2020 INCLUDED:COVID-19 RESPONSE: THE ATS EDUCATION AND ASSEMBLY TEAMS ORGANIZED AND HOSTED OVER 60 UNIQUE WEBINARS RELATED TO COVID-19 FROM MARCH 22 DECEMBER 15, 2020 WHICH ULTIMATELY REACHED NEARLY 35,000 PARTICIPANTS. EARLY CAREER PROFESSIONAL (ECP) PROGRAMS: IN 2020, ALL ECP INITIATIVES TRANSITIONED TO VIRTUAL FORMATS UTILIZING FLIPPED CLASSROOM EDUCATIONAL MODELS AS WELL AS BREAKOUTS AND CASE-BASED LEARNING. THE EDUCATION TEAM HOSTED OVER 300 STUDENTS, RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS WITH WORKSHOPS, VIDEOS AND BREAKOUT SESSIONS. 2020 ATS CLINICAL CORE CURRICULUM SERIES: THIS STANDALONE SERIES FEATURED 4 SEPARATE MODULES IN PULMONARY, CRITICAL CARE, SLEEP MEDICINE AND PEDIATRICS AND WAS ACCREDITED FOR CME CREDITS AND MOC POINTS. ASSEMBLY-BASED ELEARNING ACTIVITIES INCLUDED NEARLY 450 MENTORING PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS, 85 CASE-BASED QUICK HITS REACHING MORE THAN 37,000 LEARNERS, EARLY CAREER NETWORKING EVENTS FOR 800+ PARTICIPANTS, PLUS APPROXIMATELY 70 JOURNAL CLUBS WITH 11,000 PARTICIPANTS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$4M
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