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ATS 2024 CONFERENCE NEWS
ATS Honors Innovation through Respiratory Health Awards
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aily award presentations during the ATS 2024 International Conference
will recognize exemplary contributions to respiratory health and
elevate the influential work of this year's honorees.
The Opening Ceremony at 4:30 p.m. PT on Saturday, May 18,
will include the presentation of the Jo Rae Wright Award for
Outstanding Service, the Public Service Award, the World Lung Health Award,
and the J. Randall Curtis Humanism Award, as well as recognition of the latest
class of ATS Fellows and ATS Research Program awardees.
On Sunday, May 19, the Awards Ceremony will feature the J. Burns
Amberson Lecture, the Edward Livingston Trudeau Medal, and the
Distinguished Achievement Award at 4:30 p.m.
The four recipients of the Recognition Award for Scientific Accomplishments
will be the featured speakers at a dedicated session at 2:15 p.m. Monday, May 20.
The Outstanding Educator Award, the Outstanding Clinician Award, and the
Research Innovation and Translation Achievement Award will be given during
the Plenary Session at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, May 21.
Recipients are selected with an emphasis on efforts that have the potential
to eliminate health disparities.
JO RAE WRIGHT AWARD FOR
OUTSTANDING SCIENCE
The Jo Rae Wright Award for
Outstanding Science is a tribute
to the work of early career
respiratory health professionals.
Aimed at tomorrow's leaders in
science, the award recognizes
the demonstrated potential for
significant achievement and
contributions among those who
are beyond postdoctoral fellowship
but not above the `rank` of assistant
professor or the equivalent.
PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD
The Public Service Award is
presented in recognition of
contributions to public and
population health equity related
to lung diseases, sleep health, or
critical care.
WORLD LUNG HEALTH AWARD
The World Lung Health Award
honors contributions to improving
world lung health in the area of
translational or implementation
research, delivery of health care,
continuing education or care of
patients with lung disease, or
related political advocacy with a
special emphasis on efforts that
have the potential to eliminate
gender, racial, ethnic, or economic
health disparities.
J. RANDALL CURTIS
HUMANISM AWARD
Named for a past president of the
ATS, the J. Randall Curtis Humanism
Award celebrates individuals
who are exemplars of humanism
in health care by recognizing
work that reflects the ideals of
compassion, humanism, and
mentorship espoused by Dr. Curtis.
Honorees demonstrate professional
and personal skills, and engage
in professional and academic
activities that reflect exceptional
mentoring skills; compassionate
delivery of patient care;
competence in scientific endeavors;
respect for patients, families, and
colleagues; the values of diversity,
equity, and inclusion in their daily
work and life; effective, empathic
communication and listening skills;
and service to their community.
J. BURNS AMBERSON LECTURE
Named for James Burns Amberson,
an international authority on
chest disease and tuberculosis,
this lecture recognizes major
international lifetime contributions
to clinical or basic research that
have advanced the fundamental
understanding of basic,
translational, or clinical approaches
to respiratory disease, critical
illness, or sleep disorders.
EDWARD LIVINGSTON
TRUDEAU MEDAL
The Edward Livingston Trudeau Medal
recognizes major contributions to the
prevention, diagnosis, and treatment
of lung disease, critical illness, or
sleep disorders through leadership
in research, education, or clinical
care, and acknowledges exemplary
professionalism, collegiality, and
citizenship in the ATS community. The
Trudeau Medal is the highest honor
bestowed by the ATS and is given in
honor of Edward Livingston Trudeau,
a founder and the first president of
the American Lung Association.
DISTINGUISHED
ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Distinguished Achievement
Award recognizes outstanding
contribution to the advancement
of the ATS mission through a
single major accomplishment or
a cumulative impact on the field.
Awardees have substantially
contributed to the prevention,
diagnosis, and treatment of lung
disease, critical illness, or sleep
disorders through leadership in
research, education, or clinical care.
RECOGNITION AWARD
FOR SCIENTIFIC
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
The Recognition Award for
Scientific Accomplishments
honors up to four individuals each
year for outstanding scientific
research contributions in basic
or clinical arenas to enhance the
understanding, prevention, and
treatment of respiratory disease,
critical illness, or sleep disorders.
OUTSTANDING
EDUCATOR AWARD
The Outstanding Educator Award
recognizes lifetime achievements
and excellence in clinical or research
education and mentoring in the
fields of pulmonary, critical care, or
sleep medicine.
OUTSTANDING CLINICIAN
AWARD
The Outstanding Clinician Award
recognizes a pulmonary, critical
care, or sleep clinician who has
made substantial contributions
to the clinical care of patients
with lung disease on a local or
national level. Awardees spend
75 percent or more of their time
providing direct patient care.
Honorees also must be recognized
by patients and families as a
caring and dedicated health care
provider and by peers as having
made substantial contributions to
the clinical care of patients with
respiratory disease.
RESEARCH INNOVATION
AND TRANSLATION
ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Research Innovation
and Translation Achievement
Award recognizes outstanding
contributions to the advancement
of respiratory research focused
on specific innovations to
improve health by advancing
practice, policy, and health care
delivery. Awardees may represent
academia, industry, nonprofits,
or government. Individual
accomplishments are recognized
along with the recipient's role
as a leader pursuing science
through collaborative approaches
- both interdisciplinary and
inter-institutional.
RESEARCH AND
FELLOWSHIP AWARDS
This year marks the 20th
anniversary of the ATS Research
Program. The program's mission
is to bolster new investigators
as they launch their independent
research careers and bring
innovative solutions to patient
care. Since 2004, the ATS Research
Program has invested $24.8 million
in research grants to early career
investigators.
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