Florida Thoracic Society | An Official Chapter of the ATS

We are an official chapter of the American Thoracic Society with a mission to promote respiratory health within the state of Florida by fostering education, collaboration between health professionals, by performing advocacy on behalf of Florida patients, and to provide career development opportunities for providers of respiratory health within the state.

Our chapter is open to Physicians, Researchers, Advanced Practice Providers, Physicians' Assistants, Pharmacists, Respiratory Therapists, Nurses and all others who are committed to promoting respiratory health within our state.

We are thrilled to announce our Inaugural Annual Conference!

Saturday, November 16, 2024
10 AM - 5 PM | Tampa, FL

Our inaugural meeting will be held on Saturday, November 16 at the Morsani College of Medicine at 560 Channelside Drive in downtown Tampa, Florida.

This activity has been approved for up to 4.5 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. There is no charge for the meeting.

Conference Schedule

10:00 AM - 10:50 AM:	Keynote Address, Naresh Kumar, University of Miami
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM:	Multidisciplinary Panel Discussion 1: The Landscape of Advanced Lung Disease Care in Florida
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM:	Lunch
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM:	Fellow Presentations 1:00 pm - Dr. Evan Wasserman and Dr. Jasmine Edghill: Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) and Pregnancy: A Case Series 1:30 pm - Dr. Ali Al-Tarbsheh: Lymphoid Interstitial Pneumonitis (LIP): A Case-Control Study 2:00 pm - Dr. Dipan Karmali: An Epidemiological Survey of Ugandans with COPD and Sleep Apnea
2:40 PM - 3:50 PM:	Multidisciplinary Panel Discussion 2: Challenges of NTM in Florida Moderator: Dr. Anas Hadeh, MD Panelists: • Dr. Anthony Cannella, MD – Infectious Diseases, USF • Dr. Lisa Domaradzki, MD – Pulmonary, UM • Dr. Carla McWilliams, MD – Infectious Diseases, Cleveland Clinic Florida • Virginia D’Onofrio, RN – Center Coordinator, CCF • Nicole Brown, BS MT (ASCP) – Microbiology, TGH
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM:	Business Meeting and Elections
We are also fortunate to have a dinner that will be sponsored by Insmed, hosted at 5:30 PM at The Battery, a restaurant that is only a few steps from the medical school. There will be space for 30 guests.