Among the many topics discussed at the American Thoracic Society 2024 International Conference (ATS 2024), the majority touched on barriers to health equity and access, regardless of the key focus of each talk or study. Experts examined this within the field, emphasizing the importance of enhancing data diversity, modernizing diagnostic tools, and revising regulatory standards to promote equitable health outcomes for diverse populations.
The Center on Health Equity and Access offered novel insights on transgender health and pulmonary medicine with late-breaking data and expert interviews from ATS 2024.
Fatima Rodriguez, MD, MPH, from Stanford University, and Matthew DeCamp, MD, PhD, from the University of Colorado, joined Michael Howell, MD, MPH, of Google, on the stage at ATS 2024 to discuss artificial intelligence (AI) in health care.
The application of artificial intelligence in medicine is anticipated as a highlight of ATS 2024, with sessions exploring its applications in research, radiological interpretation, and pediatric pulmonology.