Pulmonary fibrosis warrior to kick off ATS Breathe Easy podcast relaunch
On Feb. 4, the American Thoracic Society will relaunch the series with Teresa Bares and a compelling discussion on this rare lung disease.
video: Former CNN news anchor Patti Tripathi joins the ATS in promoting its relaunch of the ATS Breathe Easy podcast. Ms. Tripathi will host ATS Breathe Easy: The Latest.
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NEW YORK, NY – Feb. 3, 2025 - Tuesday, Feb. 4 will mark the relaunch of the ATS Breathe Easy Podcast. The American Thoracic Society is breathing new life into its podcast series, which kicked off in 2016 and saw a resurgence during the COVID-19 pandemic. After a brief pause, the podcast is introducing new hosts and a new format for episodes dropping on the first Tuesday of each month.
Leading the charge with “ATS Breathe Easy: The Latest” is Patti Tripathi, former CNN headline news anchor and the first Indian-American on television news. Ms. Tripathi will share the latest in breaking news before diving into conversations with experts, advocates and patients about pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine.
The first episode of the relaunch will feature self-proclaimed pulmonary fibrosis warrior and medical research advocate Teresa Barnes. Ms. Barnes is also former chair of the ATS Public Advisory Roundtable (PAR), which integrates the patient perspective into ATS programs and activities. She is former vice president of outreach and program support for the Coalition for Pulmonary Fibrosis and co-founder of fluidIQ, a public benefit company that offers solutions based on a proprietary fluidics’ technology platform.
Other topics in February are:
- Asthma and Biologics in Children with former ATS President Monica Kraft, MD - the Murray M. Rosenberg Professor and System Chair, Department of Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai - and De De Gardner, DrPH, chief research officer of the Asthma and Allergy Network and a member of PAR
- AI and the ATS Journals with ATS Scholar editor Nitin Seam, MD, ATSF, associate chief, senior research physician and fellowship director of the NIH Critical Care Medicine Department
- Vaccine Uptake in Adults with guests Rob Stansbury, MD, ATSF - professor in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, as well as vaccine project lead at West Virginia University – and Dona Upson, MD, professor of medicine, pulmonary, critical care and sleep at the University of New Mexico. Dr. Upson is also on the ATS Vaccine Initiative Advisory Council.
Several ATS members with expertise across the lung disease spectrum will share hosting duties. They are Amy Attaway, MD, MS; Eddie Qian, MD; and Dominique Pepper, MD, PhD, ATSF.
Join us for a new episode each Tuesday. For more ATS podcasts and the most up-to-date information on pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine, tune in to the ATS Journals podcasts each Thursday. Check out our assemblies playlists on YouTube for more specialized topics on research and treatment.
ATS Breathe Easy is available wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also find us on YouTube. We invite our listeners to share their feedback and to like and share the episodes with colleagues and patients.