Addressing the Global Challenges of COPD and Asthma: A Shared Vision from GOLD and GINA There are global challenges regarding the prevention, diagnosis, and management of COPD and asthma. GOLD and GINA commit to work together to address them @atscommunity.bsky.social #medsky 🔗 tinyurl.com/2hs2umna

Celebrate diversity at the #ATS2026 Diversity Forum! Connect with leaders and peers, share your experiences, and help build a more inclusive future. ATS thanks Genentech for their generous support of the Diversity Forum. Discover more: www.atsconferencenews.org/ats-diversit...

Are you an early-career investigator? Our Clinical Faculty Scholars Program offers mentorship, grant-writing support, and guidance to help you secure career development awards. Deadline to apply is March 20! @cudeptofmedicine.bsky.social, @cupaccm.bsky.social

Next at #APCCMPD26: an update from the 2025 @accpchest.bsky.social & APCCMPD Medical Educator Diversity Scholar Fellowship Award. Hearing from Arnulfo Duarte, DO and mentors Tristan Huie, MD and Anna Neumeier, MD about their ongoing work and impact. #PCCM #PCCMMedEd #MedEd

Tristan Huie, MD @tristanhuie.bsky.social has been elected to serve as VP of the Association of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Program Directors, Board of Directors (@apccmpd.bsky.social) . We thank Dr. Huie for his commitment to advancing PCCM education, this appointment reflects that.

We are proud to share that Claudia Staab-Weijnitz, PhD, ATSF @staabweijnitz.bsky.social was announced as an ATS fellow for 2026. This distinction recognizes the dedication, contributions, and accomplishments to the fields of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine. Congratulations! 🎉

One week left to register for our journal club on characteristics of responders and short- and medium-term effects of a behavioural intervention to increase physical activity in moderate-to-severe asthma. 3/12/2026 at 4pm EST. Register on ATS website.

Exciting work from a team of collaborators at UCSF, U of MD, and CU Anschutz. Congratulations, everyone. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

We are proud to share that Mark Mikkelsen, MD, MSCE, Associate Chief Medical Officer for Critical Care, has been awarded the "Medical Staff Leadership Award" as part of the 2026 University of Colorado Hospital Medical Staff Awards. Congratulations on this deserved recognition!

We are looking forward to it!

Our next research seminar this Friday will feature Ellen L. Burnham, MD, MSc, and Susan Ingram, PhD, presenting on delirium in patients with respiratory failure and the endocannabinoid system. Find more information here: https://adobe.ly/4r1SS6x

ATS President and our own Dr. Petrache gives some insight into the international collaborations fostered by ATS. Looking forward to seeing everyone in May!

Our Division Head, @ferholguinmd.bsky.social , took some time to chat with the Department of Medicine about managing asthma. Check it out below. Thank you, Dr. Holguin, for all you do for our patients!

Are you an early career investigator? Our Clinical Faculty Scholars Program offers mentorship, grant-writing support, and guidance to help you secure career development awards. Apply today! buff.ly/cC9sx2v @cupaccm.bsky.social, @cudeptofmedicine.bsky.social, @hdaylum.bsky.social

Join us for the 9th Annual Comprehensive Lung & Breathing Summit, March 11–13, 2026, at The Broadmoor Resort, Colorado Springs. Three days of cutting-edge expert sessions, and networking. Registration link below! events.uchealth.org/en/3h6gkGp7/...

The level at which Emma Farrell stepped up this year cannot be overstated. It’s been a tough year for grant management, and we’re grateful to have her. Emma rose as a leader when we needed it most. Thank you, Emma—and thank you to our amazing grants team!

Welcome to our Pulmonary & Critical Care Fellows; and to our Sleep Medicine Fellows. We are excited to add these terrific groups of fellows to our Division!

☃️ 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

Happening now! discussion with Rubin Tuder, MD!👇

Welcome to CU Anschutz - Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine!

We’re proud to share our own Sarah Jolley, MD, is featured in an article published by Nature Communications (@natcomms.nature.com) on long COVID trajectories. Thank you to Dr. Jolley & her co-authors for their important contributions to our understanding long COVID. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Our latest newsletter is out! Learn about how the CCTSI supports #cysticfibrosis research, our current pilot grant #funding opportunities, and upcoming programs and events. 👉 buff.ly/5UMbG59 @cudeptofmedicine.bsky.social, @cupaccm.bsky.social, @kmess44.bsky.social

The Public Advisory Roundtable (PAR) held their fall planning meeting, with honorary guest William J. Martin II, MD. During the meeting, the group discussed updates, outlined talks, and planned for PAR's 25th anniversary, which will be held in May 2026. Learn more: site.thoracic.org/advocacy-pat...

Research at @childrenscolo.bsky.social shows that ETI therapy significantly reduces airway and blood inflammation for people with #CysticFibrosis through 2.5 years of therapy. Learn how these advances are transforming lives! @childrensresearch.bsky.social, @kmess44.bsky.social, @cupaccm.bsky.social

Nominations are still open for the Elizabeth A. Rich, MD, Award. The award recognizes an outstanding woman who has made contributions in pulmonary, critical care, & sleep medicine, and will be presented at the #ATS2026 Women’s Forum. Nominations close Nov. 24: site.thoracic.org/membership/a...

Congrats to Stephanie Warnell, from @cupaccm.bsky.social our September Staff Elevation Award recipient! 🌟 Her peers praise her for her teamwork, reliability & uplifting spirit that inspires everyone around her. 👏

Congratulations to Marc Moss, MD! There aren’t enough characters to express what Dr. Moss’s leadership has meant to Critical Care Research, our patients, and the culture of our division. So we’ll simply say: thank you, Dr. Moss — and congratulations on this prestigious, well-deserved distinction.

The next CoPARC Seminar will be held virtually on November 18th from 11 a.m.-12 p.m. MST. Register at this link: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

Our fellows Chris, James, and Jackie had a blast competing in the @accpchest.bsky.social #ChestChallenge2025! The competition even featured a celebrity cameo by the world’s greatest PD, @tristanhuie.bsky.social ⭐️ @cupaccm.bsky.social @jameswykowski.bsky.social @jackiekercheval.bsky.social

We continue to be impressed by the work of our fellows @cupccmfellows.bsky.social, including Jackie Kercheval, MD; featured below. This award is decided by the residents, and it's touching to read some of their quotes. Congratulations to Dr. Kercheval on this well-deserved recognition.

Happy Latinx and Hispanic Heritage Month! The ATS is highlighting some of its Latinx and Hispanic members to spotlight their stories & successes. Adali Martinez, MD, MPH, of UC San Francisco, explains how her heritage plays a role in her advocacy, as she addresses health disparities in medicine.

Our director of CCTSI Resources and Services, Kevin Messacar, MD, PhD, of @cupediatrics.bsky.social, led a study showing how children's #immune responses to common viruses changed during and after #COVID-19 safety measures. #ResearchSky #InfectiousDisease @cudivofid.bsky.social

Amazing work done at Children's Colorado. Congrats on the well deserved recognition! Thank you for all you do for patient care.

Lets go Rapids! And lets go CU Anschutz Gastroenterology and Hepatology! Thank you to the faculty, trainees, and staff for all the hard work you do!

Lets go Broncos! and Lets go fellows at CU Anschutz Endocrinology. Thank you for all you do for patient care!

🍷 #Alcohol use in the U.S. recently hit a record low: just 54% of adults drink. Our K12 Program director, Ellen Burnham, MD, of @cupaccm.bsky.social and @cumedicalschool.bsky.social talks about factors that could be contributing to this shift.

In light of Paul Offit, MD, being fired from the FDA’s advisory committee on vaccines, as well as Florida’s decision to end school vaccine mandates, we are re-releasing this vital episode on the importance of vaccines featuring Dr. Offit and Tina Hartert, MD, MPH. Watch now: youtu.be/MnqHr4EIQFI

"Let’s take a moment to celebrate the contributions of our MICU and Outpatient APPs. Their dedication, clinical expertise, and compassionate care make a profound difference in the lives of patients and in the strength of our healthcare system." - Arun Kannappan, MD & Todd Bull, MD #NationalAPPWeek

Andrea Sikora, PharmD, joins @drugtopics.bsky.social to discuss new ICU guidelines that formally recognize pharmacists as essential care team members. In this podcast, she shares how the guidelines could reshape pharmacy practice across health care. 🎧 Listen here: https://bit.ly/41ORE4e

Our Director/PI of Colorado Pulmonary-Alcohol Research Collaborative (CoPARC) Ellen Burnham, MD spoke to TIME regarding the downtrend in Alc Consumption in the US Colorado Pulmonary-Alcohol Research Collaborative time.com/7309499/alco...

If you want to check out some of Sue Gu, MD, MScPH work here is a great feature from ATS.

Our next virtual CoPARC seminars will feature Ilhem Powers Messaoudi, PhD and Mingxia Gu, MD, PhD. You can register at this link: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

Fernando Holguin, MD, MPH (Division Head) and Fernando (our puppy sound speaker) both were in attendance at the campus block party! Unfortunately, our Fernando puppy speaker does not have a Bsky at the moment. You can however add Dr. Fernando Holguin below! 👇

Terrific time at the annual Cu Anschutz @cuanschutz.bsky.social campus block party. We had a great time sharing what we do here at PACCM! Thank you to our booth volunteers, including our Division Head Dr. Holguin @ferholguinmd.bsky.social who came out to show folks how a bronchoscope works!

Wishing Dr. Jen Taylor-Cousar safe travels back to Colorado! Pleased to hear the committee conference went well and we are excited to see what they bring to ATS 2026! Thank you to all the ICC members!

🌟 Huge congrats to Yen-Rei Yu, MD, PhD, on her abstract presentation: "IL-17 Signaling in Human and Rodent Models of Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH)" 👏 @ats-pc.bsky.social

👏 We're thrilled to congratulate Dr. Claudia Mickael on her compelling abstract presentation: “CD301b⁺ cDC2s, but not Batf3⁺ cDC1s, Mediate Hypoxia-Induced Pulmonary Hypertension via Subset-Specific Activation Programs”. @ats-pc.bsky.social

🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Karina Massad on presenting her impactful abstract: "Determining Distinct Pulmonary Artery Endothelial Cell Phenotypes in PAH and COPD-PH" 👏🫁 @ats-pc.bsky.social

👏Congratulations to Dr. Susan Majka, for the Estelle B. Grover Memorial Lecture: Aging Impacts the Heterogeneity of Adult Pulmonary Vascular Progenitors & Angiogenesis in CLD @ats-pc.bsky.social

🥲What an incredible group of Researchers, Scientists and Clinicians. Our fellowship program continues to shine bright as the CO sun!🌞 @cupccmfellows.bsky.social