ATS 2024 Final Program

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TUESDAY • MAY 21

9:20 Recognition and Management of the Acutely Dying Patient 9:35 Epistemic Injustice in Serious Illness 9:55 Symptom Management at the End of Life 10:10 Communication as the Key to Care of the Patient and Family at the End of Life 10:25 Adopting the 3 Wishes Program (3WP) at Your Institution 10:40 Wrap Up, Q&A with Speakers and Audience

followed by a discussion of the main points of the case (typically an expert in the field). This session is one of the most attended by Pediatric Assembly membership. 9:15 Case #1 9:27 Discussant #1 9:37 Case #2 9:50 Discussant #2 10:00 Case #3 10:12 Discussant #3 10:22 Case #4 10:35 Discussant #4 C4 CARE OF THE DYING IN THE ICU: END OF LIFE CARE IN 2024 AND BEYOND Assembly on Critical Care 9:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina Grand Ballroom 2-4 (Lobby Level, North Tower) Target Audience This session is intended for all those that work in an ICU including MDs (both trainees and non-trainees), RNs, APPs, RTs, PTs, Dieticians, social workers and Spiritual Care Providers Objectives At the conclusion of this session, the participant will be able to: • recognize the acutely dying patient in the ICU in order to improve the transition to comfort focused care • improve the dying process for patients and families by adopting initiatives such as the Three Wishes Program • describe epistemic injustice at the end of life and identify strategies to combat injustices This session will focus on recognizing the acutely dying patient in the ICU and providing tangible strategies to care for providers, patients, and families in the current modern era that we live and practice in. The session will focus on dying with dignity in a highly technological society and environment where we have a myriad of interventions to offer and will cover challenging end of life BEHAVIORAL • CLINICAL CRITICAL CARE TRACK

CLINICAL • TRANSLATIONAL SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUM

C5 WHAT’S FAT GOT TO DO WITH IT? NEW EVIDENCE FOR THE INFLUENCE OF OBESITY ON CHRONIC AIRWAYS DISEASE Assemblies on Respiratory Structure and Function; Clinical Problems 9:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina Grand Ballroom 5-6 (Lobby Level, North Tower) Target Audience Clinicians and translational scientists who care for and/or study patients with chronic airways disease, as well as interdisciplinary specialists (e.g. endocrinology, family medicine and general internal medicine) Objectives At the conclusion of this session, the participant will be able to: • gain perspective on the potential altered immune and inflammatory pathways in the airways associated with obesity and metabolic dysregulation • learn new findings about the influence of obesity and metabolic dysregulation on airway structure and physiology, including bronchial hyperresponsiveness, that may contribute to the pathophysiology of chronic airways disease • increase awareness of the clinical implications of obesity, metabolic dysfunction and chronic airways disease, as well as emerging novel therapeutics for difficult-to-treat asthma and COPD among patients with obesity The growing epidemic of obesity across the life-course has amplified the importance of identifying mechanisms by which adiposity and associated metabolic derangements influence

scenarios and health disparities at the end of life. 9:15 Dying in the ICU: Setting the Stage

ATS 2024 Conference Program • San Diego, CA