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ATS Assemblies @ats-assemblies.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Celebrating C. Terri L. Hough, MD, MSc, ATSF, on being honored with the Extraordinary Achievement Award, presented by the Assembly on Critical Care. Congrats on this prestigious award! Learn more: site.thoracic.org/membership/a... @terrihough.bsky.social @atscritcare.bsky.social

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Jack Iwashyna @iwashyna.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

New @annalsats.bsky.social on being a woman in pulmonary and critical care 🩺 My Faustian Bargain: The cost of being superhuman Open Access Marika Orlov doi.org/10.1093/anna... Published: 28 April 2026

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My Faustian Bargain: The cost of being superhuman

Marika Orlov; My Faustian Bargain: The cost of being superhuman, Annals of the American Thoracic Society, , aaoag111, https://doi.org/10.1093/annalsats/aao

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Cathy Gao-Howard MD MS @catgaohow.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

@sccmcriticalcare.bsky.social #sccm2026 AI Deep Dive going strong! What’s actually important? What’s actually helpful? Great discussion and points raised

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Sabrina @hbgmd.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

👀 Check out the 🔥editorial🔥 by @catgaohow.bsky.social on how @BrandonTemte & colleagues use ML the right way… with: ⭐️ interoperability ⭐️ transparency ⭐️ readiness for prospective testing All 🔑 to appropriate implementation! www.chestcc.org/article/S294... #journal_CHESTCritCare

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American Thoracic Society (ATS) @atscommunity.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Join the ATS at the Stand Up for Science rally on tomorrow, Saturday, March 7! We will be standing for science-based policy, biomedical research funding, vaccines, clean air protections, & public health. Find your local Stand Up for Science march and join us: www.standupforscience.net/march7#map

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Sabrina @hbgmd.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

🩸 Transfusions in the ICU - balancing benefits & harms is hard ⚖️ Guidelines were recently released in @journal_CHEST: journal.chestnet.org/article/S001... 📰 Out today, Soghier et al offer practical recs on using this guidance in a #journal_CHESTCritCare HIDI: www.chestcc.org/article/S294...

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Sabrina @hbgmd.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

🤨 Still wondering what to make of Helmet-CPAP? ⛑️ GC Gomes & colleagues consider its effectiveness for COVID ARF in a resource limited setting: www.chestcc.org/article/S294... Read all about it in #journal_CHESTCritCare; all #OpenAccess all the time! @accpchest.bsky.social

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ATS Crit Care Assembly @atscritcare.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

🚀 Excited to host a Fireside Chat with Dr. Michael Howell, @newsfromgoogle.bsky.social Chief Health Officer! We’re diving deep into: 💡 AI & Tech in Medicine 🏥 Transforming Healthcare 🚀 Innovations in Critical Care 📅 Tuesday, Feb 24 | 1 PM EST 🔗 Register: bit.ly/ats_howell_e...

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Nick Ingraham @nick-ingraham.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Thank you CLIF team!! Despite my immense excitement and high expectations.... Everything was still exceeded!! Thank you @wfparker.bsky.social @catgaohow.bsky.social and CLIF family!

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Cathy Gao-Howard MD MS @catgaohow.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

So great to see @nick-ingraham.bsky.social at UC Grand Rounds followed by a CLIF-a-thon! Go team!! Thanks @wfparker.bsky.social for hosting! 🐶❤️

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Jack Iwashyna @iwashyna.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Federation is the most interesting thing in clinical observational studies that I've seen in the last few years It is a fundamentally different way of working together. Great explainer in @annalsats.bsky.social academic.oup.com/annalsats/ad... by brilliant young team

great graphic highlighting decentralized data flows

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ATS Early Career 🫁 @atsearlycareer.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

The Application Portal is open for the ATS 2026 BEAR Cage Competition! The ATS Drug Device Discovery and Development (DDDD) Committee invites you to apply to the 12th Annual BEAR Cage (Building Education to Advance Research) competition by Feb. 9, 2026. Apply now at: ow.ly/n5QN50XWP4a

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ATS Crit Care Assembly @atscritcare.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Questions about navigating your first physician contract? Join Michael Johnson JD and the ECPWG to get your questions answered on 2/3/26 from 1-2p EST. Register here: site.thoracic.org/events/navig...

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Sabrina @hbgmd.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Amazing things happen when 3️⃣2️⃣ ICU frailty experts get together! ✔️ out the new ✳️Special Feature✳️ in #journal_CHESTCritCare outlining their consensus on research priorities for the field: www.chestcc.org/article/S294... #OpenAccess @accpchest.bsky.social

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ATS Crit Care Assembly @atscritcare.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

How low can you go? The 65 Trial compares a Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP) target of 60-65 to usual care in adults 65 years or older as Aryan Shiari, MD, explains in this edition of #CriticalCareLitBits youtube.com/shorts/8usyn...

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LitBits: The 65 Trial

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American Thoracic Society (ATS) @atscommunity.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Today, join expert Ashley Losier, MD, for an interactive talk, "Ask the Expert: Practical Approaches to #Bronchiectasis Recognition and Care" at 1 p.m. ET on Jan. 28 🗓️This program was produced in collaboration with Insmed Incorporated. Register now: atsedplus.thoracic.org/content/ask-...

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Sabrina @hbgmd.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

🎯 The precise relationship between ARF, delirium, & long term morbidity has been confusing… 😵‍💫 Just out in #journal_CHESTCritCare, H Ferguson, A Sanjuan, et al help us better understand it 👍: www.chestcc.org/article/S294... #OpenAccess as always. @accpchest.bsky.social

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Cathy Gao-Howard MD MS @catgaohow.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Only 6%? Lower than expected, I think people are still hesitant to disclose and be judged for using LLMs to help write

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ATS Crit Care Assembly @atscritcare.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Kathryn Connell from the University of Pennsylvania on being selected as the ATS CC Assembly's Early Career Highlight for January 2026! See the link below to learn more about her work on nurse continuity and mortality in the ICU: craftprd1.blob.core.windows.net/documents/me...

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ATS Crit Care Assembly @atscritcare.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

ATS Assembly Mentoring Programs are open for mentors and mentees. Early to mid-career professionals are paired with senior members for personalized mentoring, in person or virtual. Meet at ATS 2026 in Orlando. Learn more and sign up: site.thoracic.org/membership/a... @atsearlycareer.bsky.social

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American Thoracic Society | ATS Mentoring Program

The American Thoracic Society is the world's leading medical society dedicated to accelerating the advancement of global respiratory health through…

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ATS Early Career 🫁 @atsearlycareer.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

🚨 Registration has been extended until January 12, 2026! 🚨 Apply now for ATS 2026 Early Career Programs: Fellows Track Symposium Resident Boot Camp New Faculty Boot Camp ow.ly/RJrQ50XmIKT #ATS2026 #EarlyCareer #MedicalEducation

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ATS BSHR Assembly @ats-bshsr.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Why does ICU big data sometimes fail at the bedside? Join the ATS CCA Early Career Professionals Winter 2026 Virtual Grand Rounds on Jan 13 (2–3pm ET) for talks on ICU data, from bedside documentation to big data. @khills-dunlap.bsky.social @chadhoc.bsky.social site.thoracic.org/events/cca-e...

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American Thoracic Society | CCA Early Career Professionals Virtual…

The American Thoracic Society is the world's leading medical society dedicated to accelerating the advancement of global respiratory health through…

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ATS Crit Care Assembly @atscritcare.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

More isn't always better: Shiv Patel, MD from the Critical Care Assembly discusses the BALANCE trial comparing 7 versus 14 days of antibiotics for bacteremia #CriticalCareLitBits

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ATS Crit Care Assembly @atscritcare.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Join the ATS Critical Care Assembly Early Career Professionals Winter 2026 Virtual Grand Rounds on Jan 13, 2026, 2–3pm ET for a discussion on how ICU data are created, interpreted, and used in clinical care! Register site.thoracic.org/events/cca-e.... @atsearlycareer.bsky.social

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American Thoracic Society | CCA Early Career Professionals Virtual…

The American Thoracic Society is the world's leading medical society dedicated to accelerating the advancement of global respiratory health through…

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Cathy Gao-Howard MD MS @catgaohow.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

Continuing Kindle daily reading Some highlights Listening to Wheel of Time, already onto book 4, epic Hemlock and Silver; never miss a T. Kingfisher, mix of scary yet cozy magic and brave ordinary people Between Two Fires interesting Katabasis journey to the land of the dead magic academia

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ATS Early Career 🫁 @atsearlycareer.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

🚨 Registration is OPEN! 🚨 Apply now for ATS 2026 Early Career Programs: Student Scholars Program Fellows Track Symposium Resident Boot Camp New Faculty Boot Camp Spots fill fast! Apply by Jan 5, 2026 ow.ly/RJrQ50XmIKT #ATS2026 #EarlyCareer #MedicalEducation

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ATS Crit Care Assembly @atscritcare.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Please register for out first fireside chat of the year, "From ICU to Impact: Dr. Wes Ely on Crafting Productive, Resilient Research Team" on Monday, January 12 from 12p-1p EST. site.thoracic.org/events/from-...

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ATS Crit Care Assembly @atscritcare.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Introducing our new video series ATS Critical Care "Lit Bits" -- where we break down the literature, bit by bit. Sepsis treatment starts with a critical choice: fluids or pressors. Shiv Patel, MD, from the Critical Care Assembly discusses this choice in the CLOVERS trial

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Sabrina @hbgmd.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

☃️ Enjoy your end-of-year holidays with a gift 🎁 from #journal_CHESTCritCare… our December issue! www.chestcc.org/current ⭐️ 24 research papers ⭐️ 4 editorials ⭐️ 2 correspondence letters Thanks to our readers, authors, editorial team, & staff, for a great 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣! @accpchest.bsky.social

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JAMA @jama.com · 09/12/2025

Research Summary: Early use of automated closed-loop ventilation did not increase ventilator-free days at day 28 compared with protocolized conventional ventilation. #CCRdownunder ja.ma/48AgJCj

JAMA Research Summary: Effect of Automated Closed-Loop Ventilation vs Protocolized Conventional Ventilation on Ventilator-Free Days in Critically Ill Adults. Closed-loop ventilation: 16.7 days. Conventional ventilation: 16.3 days.

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JAMA @jama.com · 09/12/2025

Editorial: Sinnige et al demonstrate that closed-loop ventilation did not improve ventilator-free days compared to conventional care. Questions remain regarding how best to integrate adaptive ventilation systems into real-world practice. #CCRdownunder ja.ma/4pXyYJb

An editorial from JAMA, published December 8, 2025, titled "Automated Modes to Improve Mechanical Ventilation Outcomes—The Ghost in the Machine" by Michael C. Sklar, MD, MSc; Niall D. Ferguson, MD, MSc.

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American Thoracic Society (ATS) @atscommunity.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

The ATS is accepting applications for the Student Scholars Program, Fellows Track Symposium, Resident Boot Camp, and New Faculty Boot Camp at #ATS2026. Those interested should apply as soon as possible, spots fill up fast! Applications due Jan. 5, 2026: conference.thoracic.org/program/earl...

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Cathy Gao-Howard MD MS @catgaohow.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

An amazing time at the inaugural #CCCF2025 @atscritcare.bsky.social Datathon! Theme was Overuse in the ICU with awesome projects on hyperoxia, over sedation, and central lines staying in too long!

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Jack Iwashyna @iwashyna.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

When we fight, we win “a As of Tuesday, Harvard University had recouped most of the federal research funding it lost when the Trump administration froze its access to grants earlier this year, multiple local news organizations reported.” www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...

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Majority of Harvard’s Research Funding Has Been Restored

As of Tuesday, Harvard University had recouped most of the federal research funding it lost when the Trump administration froze its access to grants earlier this year, multiple local news organization...

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josh farkas 💊 @pulmcrit.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

updated the acute liver failure chapter biggest change is increasing support for early CRRT to remove NH3 (to reduce elevated intracranial pressure) now rec'd for clinically overt encephalopathy (Grade 2-4) if admitting to ICU for ALF & encephalopathy, just dialyze emcrit.org/ibcc/alf/ #EMIMCC

article: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37377263/

IBCC chapter about acute liver failure: https://emcrit.org/ibcc/alf/

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Sabrina @hbgmd.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

👀 Looking for something to read between dinner & dessert? 🍗🥮🍁 ✔️ out 3 new pieces in #journal_CHESTCritCare… 1️⃣ Ed: www.chestcc.org/article/S294... 2️⃣ RL: www.chestcc.org/article/S294... 3️⃣ ATLAS: www.chestcc.org/article/S294... I’m thankful for our readers, authors, editors, & CHEST staff.

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ATS Early Career 🫁 @atsearlycareer.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Are you an in-training or early-career PhD scientist, clinical educator, or clinical scientist aiming for success in academic medicine? If so, apply for admission to the ATS 2026 New Faculty Boot Camp in Orlando, FL! Applications are due 1/5/2026. #ATS_PHD #ATS2026

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ATS Crit Care Assembly @atscritcare.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Ever wonder what it might be like to work in the pharmaceutical industry? Join the CC ECPWG as Dr. Jeff Min discusses his transition from fellowship to clinical development on 12/4: site.thoracic.org/events/from-...

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Ethan Mollick @emollick.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Some pretty eye-opening data on the effect of AI coding. When Cursor added agentic coding in 2024, adopters produced 39% more code merges, with no sign of a decrease in quality (revert rates were the same, bugs dropped) and no sign that the scope of the work shrank. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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Cathy Gao-Howard MD MS @catgaohow.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Some of my favorite types of articles are 'how I do it' pieces - here's a practical approach to diagnosing respiratory long COVID from #journalCHEST journal.chestnet.org/article/S001... @accpchest.bsky.social @chriscarrollmd.com #medsky

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ATS Crit Care Assembly @atscritcare.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Early-career professionals (ECPs) get involved with @atscommunity.bsky.social ! 🌟 The Critical Care ECP Working Group is collecting for their database, take this survey here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Will be used for award nominations, activities, networking, highlights, and more!

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Critical Care Assembly Early Career Professionals Working Group

This Early Career Professionals (ECP) Database is used to identify ATS members engaged in critical care who are also interested in career and professional development, networking, and collaboration. ...

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ATS Crit Care Assembly @atscritcare.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Upcoming Virtual Grand Rounds, “Disparities and Determinants of Critical Care Outcomes,” happening Thursday, November 13 (2:00–3:00 PM EST). Speakers include Dr. Maidah Yaqoob (Cedars Sinai) and Dr. Anica Law (Boston University) Registration link: thoracic.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Cathy Gao-Howard MD MS @catgaohow.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

ICU mortality is high…what’s in a wish? Going outside, keepsakes, humanizing the environment. I’m not crying, you’re crying 😭 @thanhneville.medsky.social @accpchest.bsky.social #chest2025

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Cathy Gao-Howard MD MS @catgaohow.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Come see Vijeeth: 10/21/2025, 11:15 am - 11:23 am; BAL FLUID CELL-FREE MICROBIAL DNA SEQUENCING IMPROVES DIAGNOSTIC YIELD IN IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PNEUMONIA; Updates in Pulmonary Medicine Topics: Late-Breaking Scientific Abstracts South 502!! @accpchest.bsky.social #chest2025 @iaim-nu.bsky.social

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