Final Program

132 SUNDAY • MAY 15
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
ASSEMBLY MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS
The fourteen Assemblies are the primary groups of the American Thoracic
Society. Each Assembly holds an annual Membership Meeting at the
International Conference. All Assembly members and other interested
individuals are invited to attend.
The Assembly Membership Meetings provide an update on the
Assembly’s activities via the Assembly’s Leadership and provide
Assembly members the chance to have input on future directions,
information on how to get involved and networking opportunities. Voting
results for the Assembly’s future leaders will also be announced.
The Assembly Membership Meetings will be held on Monday, May 16,
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., with the exception of the Assemblies on Behavioral
Science and Health Services Research and Pediatrics (see below.)
BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE
AND HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
SAN FRANCISCO MARRIOTT MARQUIS
Yerba Buena Salon 10-12 (Lower B2 Level)
Chairing: K.A. Riekert, PhD, Baltimore, MD
PEDIATRICS
SAN FRANCISCO MARRIOTT MARQUIS
Yerba Buena Salon 8 (Lower B2 Level)
Chairing: J.F. Chmiel, MD, MPH, Cleveland, OH
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
STRATEGIES FOR TB CONTROL: POSTER SESSION
INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL
InterContinental Ballroom B-C (Fifth Floor)
Sponsored by:
U.S. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL
AND PREVENTION STOP TB USA
This public health poster forum will focus on innovative techniques, which
are helping to meet the challenges of TB control, prevention, and
elimination in the United States. Specific topics include: targeted TB
testing and treatment of latent TB infection; conducting/expanding contact
investigations; performing outbreak investigations; improving treatment
adherence; addressing multi-drug-resistant TB; dealing with TB related to
HIV/AIDS; providing TB education; and building TB-related coalitions.
Target Audience:
National, state and local TB program staff, public health professionals
(nurses, physicians, epidemiologists), pulmonary specialists, infectious
disease specialists, TB and HIV clinicians, epidemiologists, TB
consultants, laboratory scientists, and microbiologists.
Chairing: S. Mase, MD, Atlanta, GA
K. Schmit, MD, Atlanta, GA
M. Sage, MPH, Washington, DC
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
SECTION MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS
The Section meetings are open to all ATS members and other interested
individuals. Items to be discussed include the Sections' current projects
and future directions.
GENETICS AND GENOMICS
SAN FRANCISCO MARRIOTT MARQUIS
Yerba Buena Salon 4-6 (Lower B2 Level)
Chairing: M.M. Wurfel, MD, Seattle, WA
C.P. Hersh, MD, MPH, Boston, MA
TERRORISM AND INHALATION DISASTERS
SAN FRANCISCO MARRIOTT MARQUIS
Yerba Buena Salon 1-2 (Lower B2 Level
Chairing: E. Summerhill, MD, Pawtucket, RI
S. Matalon, PhD, Birmingham, AL
ATS 2016 • San Francisco