The annual American Thoracic Society (ATS) meeting, which begins May 18 in San Francisco, may be one of the largest gatherings of pulmonary, critical care, and sleep specialists in the world (more than 13,000 are expected this year). But several of the tracks directly affect primary care physicians: COPD, asthma, and sleep apnea. We’ve gone through the 5,800 abstracts and culled several we think will interest you.
Click on the links below to read about the topics:
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD) at ATS
CAT testing and smokers
CAT and exacerbations
Screening for COPD
Dyspnea in COPD
Fatigue
Sleep Apnea at ATS
Cardiometabolic disorders and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
OSA treatment in the primary care setting
OSA and COPD
Asthma at ATS
Early introduction of solid food and asthma risk
Obesity and asthma
Inhaler techniques
You can find all the abstracts at the ATS meeting web site.
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