

ATS Breathe Easy
American Thoracic Society
Conversations in Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine by the American Thoracic Society
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Sep 23, 2020 • 37min
Critical Perspective: Corticosteroids for Moderate or Severe ARDS due to COVID-19 (the CoDEX Trial)
More Information: ATS COVID-19 Resource Center

Sep 22, 2020 • 57min
Common Sleep Problems in Adults for the Non-Sleep Provider: RLS & OSA
Moderators: Kevin Smith, PhD and David Ingram, MDSupplemental Material

Sep 15, 2020 • 27min
Climate change and chronic respiratory disease
Guest: Dr Mona Sarfaty (Executive Director, Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health, Center for Climate Change Communication, George Mason University)Host: Dr Claire Nolan (PR Assembly Web Director, Harefield Respiratory Research Group, UK)Health Benefits of Air Pollution Reduction

Sep 9, 2020 • 25min
Critical Perspective: ARDS update from ATS 2020 Virtual with Dr. Charlotte Summers
More Information: ATS COVID-19 Resource Center

Sep 8, 2020 • 20min
Ask the Scientist Series - Snapshot into the Career and Lives of Respiratory Scientists from Around the World Ep.1 (2/2)
Guests: Dr. Christopher Harris (Neonatal Respiratory Clinician/Scientists)King's College Hospital, London@drcmharrisHost:Ms. Lakshanie Wickramasinghe(Immunologist, PhD student)Central Clinical School, Monash University, Australia @LakshanieW

Sep 1, 2020 • 15min
Ask the Scientist Series - Snapshot into the Career and Lives of Respiratory Scientists from Around the World Ep.1 (1/2)
Guests: Dr. Christopher Harris (Neonatal Respiratory Clinician/Scientists)King's College Hospital, London@drcmharrisHost:Ms. Lakshanie Wickramasinghe(Immunologist, PhD student)Central Clinical School, Monash University, Australia @LakshanieW

Aug 25, 2020 • 22min
How (Geographic) Migration Affects Research Careers Series
Guest: Dr Emily Nakada

Aug 18, 2020 • 60min
Critical Perspective: Interview with Dr. Michael Pinsky, Recipient of the 2020 ATS Assembly of Critical Care Lifetime Achievement Award
In this “Breathe Easy Critical Perspective” podcast, Dr. Dominique Pepper interviews Dr. Michael Pinsky. They discuss heart-lung interactions, functional hemodynamics, machine learning, and Dr. Pinsky's career path over the last 4 decades. Dr. Pinsky is the recipient of the 2020 ATS Assembly of Critical Care Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr. Pinsky is also a Professor of Critical Care Medicine, Bioengineering, Cardiovascular Diseases, Anesthesiology & Clinical & Translational Diseases at the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Aug 14, 2020 • 24min
Integrative therapy in respiratory disease: mindfulness practice during COVID-19 - Part 2
Resources mentioned during this podcastAppsInsight TimerHeadspace10% HappierWebsitesUCSD Center for MindfulnessMindful.orgMindful Healthcare CollectiveGuestNi-Cheng Liang, MDHostNina Bracken, MSN, ACNP-BCMore Information: ATS COVID-19 Resource Center

Aug 11, 2020 • 30min
Breathe Easy Pediatrics Presents: Tidal Volume Episode 2 – Cystic Fibrosis Exacerbations
Contact Information:Tidal Volume Email:TidalVolumeATSPeds@gmail.com Twitter Accounts:Ryan Thomas, MD@MSUPedsPulmATS Peds:@ATSPedsSelected References:Clinical ImpactSanders DB, Bittner RC, Rosenfeld M, Redding GJ, Goss CH. Pulmonary exacerbations are associated with subsequent FEV1 decline in both adults and children with cystic fibrosis. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2011;46(4):393. Waters V, Stanojevic S, Atenafu EG, Lu A, Yau Y, Tullis E, Ratjen F. Effect of pulmonary exacerbations on long-term lung function decline in cystic fibrosis. Eur Respir J. 2012 Jul;40(1):61-6.Liou TG, Adler FR, Fitzsimmons SC, et al. Predictive 5-year survivorship model of cystic fibrosis. Am J Epidemiol 2001; 153: 345–352Sanders DB, Bittner RC, Rosenfeld M, Hoffman LR, Redding GJ, Goss CH. Failure to recover to baseline pulmonary function after cystic fibrosis pulmonary exacerbation. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2010;182(5):627.CausesAsner S et al. Role of respiratory viruses in pulmonary exacerbations in children with cystic fibrosis. J Cyst Fibros. 2012;11(5):433. Zemanick ET, Wagner BD, Harris JK, et al. Pulmonary exacerbations in cystic fibrosis with negative bacterial cultures. Pediatr Pulmonol 2010; 45: 569–577Regelmann WE, Elliott GR, Warwick WJ, et al. Reduction of sputum Pseudomonas aeruginosa density by antibiotics improves lung function in cystic fibrosis more than do bronchodilators and chest physiotherapy alone. Am Rev Respir Dis 1990; 141: 914–921.AntimicrobialsSzaff M, Høiby N. Antibiotic treatment of Staphylococcus aureus infection in cystic brosis. Acta Paediatr Scand 1982; 71: 821–826.Pressler T, Szaff M, Høiby N. Antibiotic treatment of Haemophilus inuenzae and Haemophilus parainuenzae infections in patients with cystic fibrosis. Acta Paediatr Scand 1984; 73: 541–547.Rayner RJ, Hiller EJ, Ispahani P, et al. Haemophilus infection in cystic brosis. Arch Dis Child 1990; 65: 255–258.Briggs EC, Nguyen T, Wall MA, et al. Oral antimicrobial use in outpatient cystic fibrosis pulmonary exacerbation management: a single-center experience. Clin Respir J 2012; 6: 56–64.Johnson C, Butler SM, Konstan MW, et al. Factors influencing outcomes in cystic fibrosis: a center-based analysis. Chest 2003; 123: 20–27.Clinical Practice Guidelines for Cystic Fibrosis Committee. 1997. Clinical practice guidelines for cystic fibrosis. Bethesda,MD: the Foundation; 1997Treatment DurationCystic Fibrosis Trust. Antibiotic treatment for cystic fibrosis. Report of the UK Cystic Fibrosis Trust Antibiotic Working Group. 3rd Edn. London, Cystic Fibrosis Trust, 2009.Collaco JM, Green DM, Cutting GR, et al. Location and duration of treatment of cystic fibrosis respiratory exacerbations do not affect outcomes. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2010; 182: 1137–1143.Waters V, Stanojevic S, Klingel M, Chiang J, Sonneveld N, Kukkar R, Tullis E, Ratjen F. Prolongation of antibiotic treatment for cystic fibrosis pulmonary exacerbations. J Cyst Fibros. 2015 Nov;14(6):770-6. VanDevanter DR, Flume PA, Morris N, Konstan MW. Probability of IV antibiotic retreatment within thirty days is associated with duration and location of IV antibiotic treatment for pulmonary exacerbation in cystic fibrosis. J Cyst Fibros. 2016 Nov;15(6):783-790. SM Brown, IM Balfour-Lynn. Duration of intravenous antibiotic treatment for respiratory exacerbations in children with cystic fibrosis Arch Dis Child, 95 (7) (2010), p. p568


