ATS Patient Voices 4 A publication from the American Thoracic Society Public Advisory Roundtable. AATS publication from Patientthe American Thoracic Society Voices Public Advisory Roundtable. 4 PatientsVoices4-cover-spine.indd 1 10/2/15 10:51 AM ATS Patient Voices is published by the American Thoracic Society Public Advisory Roundtable (ATS PAR). Since 2001, ATS PAR has been a core component of the Society and a mutually beneficial partnership wherein organizations that represent persons affected by respiratory diseases, illnesses requiring critical care, and sleep-related disorders collaborate with the ATS to advance their shared educational, research, patient care, and advocacy goals. The ATS strives to improve health worldwide by advancing research, clinical care, and public health in respiratory disease, critical illness, and sleep disorders. The roots of the ATS reach back to 1905, when a small group of physicians and researchers began sharing information about tuberculosis. Since then, it has grown into an international society with more than 15,000 members. For more information on the ATS Public Advisory Roundtable (ATS PAR), please contact: Mr. Courtney L. White, CAE Director, Patient Outreach and Tobacco Control American Thoracic Society 25 Broadway, 18th Floor New York, NY 10004 patients.thoracic.org/par
[email protected] PatientsVoices4-cover-spine.indd 2 10/2/15 10:51 AM Table of Contents Foreword Atul Malhotra, MD, ATS President 2015–16 Judy Moore and Stephen C. Crane, PhD, MPH, ATS Executive Director i Pulmonary Fibrosis