American Thoracic Society
The roots of the American Thoracic Society reach back to 1905, when a small group of physicians decided that the best way to improve care for tuberculosis patients was to share their experiences and discoveries. Today, the ATS has grown into an international society with more than 15,000 members. In this introductory section, you will find information about the people and programs that make the ATS the world’s leading medical association dedicated to advancing our clinical and scientific understanding of pulmonary diseases, critical illnesses and sleep-related breathing disorders.
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ATS Guidelines Bundle
Last Updated: Aug 15, 2023- Definition, Evaluation and Treatment of Severe Asthma
- Diagnosis and Detection of Sarcoidosis
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Adults with Community-Acquired Pneumonia
- Diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis in Adults
- Diagnosis of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Diagnosis of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia
- Diagnosis, Risk Stratification, And Management Of Pulmonary Hypertension Of Sickle Cell Disease.
- Diagnostic Evaluation of Infants with Recurrent or Persistent Wheezing
- Drug-Susceptible Tuberculosis
- Ethical and Policy Considerations in Organ Donation after Circulatory Determination of Death
- Evaluation and Management of Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome
- Exercise-induced Bronchoconstriction
- Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide for Asthma
- Home Oxygen Therapy for Adults with Chronic Lung Disease
- Home Oxygen Therapy for Children
- Hospital-acquired and Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
- Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis in Adults
- Initiating Pharmacologic Treatment in Tobacco-Dependent Adults
- Liberation from Mechanical Ventilation in Critically Ill Adults
- Long-Term Noninvasive Ventilation in Chronic Stable Hypercapnic Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions
- Managing Conscientious Objections in Intensive Care Medicine
- Mechanical Ventilation in Adult Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Microbiological Laboratory Testing in the Diagnosis of Fungal Infections in Pulmonary and Critical Care Practice
- Noninvasive Ventilation For Acute Respiratory Failure
- Nucleic Acid-Based Testing for Non-Influenza Viral Pathogens
- Pediatric Chronic Home Invasive Ventilation
- Pharmacologic Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Post-Prematurity Respiratory Disease
- Prevention and Management of COPD Exacerbations
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation for Adults with Chronic Respiratory Disease
- Requests for Potentially Inappropriate Treatments In Intensive Care Units
- Role of Weight Management in the Treatment of Adult Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- Routine Lung Function Tests
- Severe Asthma Management
- Sleep Apnea, Sleepiness, and Driving Risk in Noncommercial Drivers
- Treatment of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
- Treatment Of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Treatment of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease
- Tuberculosis Diagnosis Adults and Children

Definition, Evaluation and Treatment of Severe Asthma
Last Updated: Sep 30, 2015
Diagnosis and Detection of Sarcoidosis
Last Updated: Aug 18, 2020
Diagnosis and Treatment of Adults with Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Last Updated: Oct 12, 2014
Diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis in Adults
Last Updated: Mar 8, 2021
Diagnosis of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Last Updated: Nov 13, 2018
Diagnosis of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia
Last Updated: Sep 20, 2018
Diagnosis, Risk Stratification, And Management Of Pulmonary Hypertension Of Sickle Cell Disease.
Last Updated: May 25, 2015
Diagnostic Evaluation of Infants with Recurrent or Persistent Wheezing
Last Updated: Nov 3, 2016
Drug-Susceptible Tuberculosis
Last Updated: Jan 11, 2017
Ethical and Policy Considerations in Organ Donation after Circulatory Determination of Death
Last Updated: Aug 17, 2015
Evaluation and Management of Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome
Last Updated: Jul 31, 2019
Exercise-induced Bronchoconstriction
Last Updated: Mar 22, 2017
Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide for Asthma
Last Updated: Nov 14, 2021
Home Oxygen Therapy for Adults with Chronic Lung Disease
Last Updated: Mar 17, 2021
Home Oxygen Therapy for Children
Last Updated: Feb 18, 2019
Hospital-acquired and Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
Last Updated: Oct 23, 2016
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis in Adults
Last Updated: May 8, 2022
Initiating Pharmacologic Treatment in Tobacco-Dependent Adults
Last Updated: Oct 7, 2020
Liberation from Mechanical Ventilation in Critically Ill Adults
Last Updated: Mar 22, 2018
Long-Term Noninvasive Ventilation in Chronic Stable Hypercapnic Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Last Updated: Dec 21, 2020
Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions
Last Updated: Apr 2, 2019
Managing Conscientious Objections in Intensive Care Medicine
Last Updated: Sep 2, 2015
Mechanical Ventilation in Adult Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Last Updated: Jul 23, 2018

Noninvasive Ventilation For Acute Respiratory Failure
Last Updated: Mar 18, 2018
Nucleic Acid-Based Testing for Non-Influenza Viral Pathogens
Last Updated: Apr 30, 2021
Pediatric Chronic Home Invasive Ventilation
Last Updated: Nov 3, 2016
Pharmacologic Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Last Updated: May 15, 2020
Post-Prematurity Respiratory Disease
Last Updated: Dec 13, 2021
Prevention and Management of COPD Exacerbations
Last Updated: Jan 26, 2018
Pulmonary Rehabilitation for Adults with Chronic Respiratory Disease
Last Updated: Aug 15, 2023
Requests for Potentially Inappropriate Treatments In Intensive Care Units
Last Updated: Sep 2, 2015
Role of Weight Management in the Treatment of Adult Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Last Updated: Dec 16, 2018
Routine Lung Function Tests
Last Updated: Mar 10, 2022
Severe Asthma Management
Last Updated: Jan 31, 2020
Sleep Apnea, Sleepiness, and Driving Risk in Noncommercial Drivers
Last Updated: May 25, 2015
Treatment of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
Last Updated: Jan 27, 2020
Treatment Of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Last Updated: Mar 15, 2016
Treatment of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease
Last Updated: Aug 18, 2020