These Travel Awards have been funded by the American Thoracic Society

Markos Kashiouris, MD
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Abstract Title: Association Between The First Central Venous Pressure Time Acquisition And Mortality In Patients With Severe Sepsis And Septic Shock

Faraaz Ali Shah, MD
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Abstract Title: Trajectories Of Physical Disability And Cognitive Decline And The Risk Of Severe Sepsis Hospitalizations In Older Adults: The Cardiovascular Health Study

John K. Bohman, MD
Mayo Clinic
Abstract Title: Airway Pepsin Levels In Intubated Surgical Patients

Hildy Schell-Chaple, RN, MS
University of California, San Francisco
Abstract Title: Body Temperature And Mortality In Patients With Acute Lung Injury/Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Leslie P. Scheunemann, MD MPH
University of Pittsburgh
Abstract Title: How Do Clinicians Elicit Patients' Values From Surrogate Decision-Makers In The ICU: A Pilot Study

Rachel Schuster, M.D.
University of Pittsburgh
Abstract Title: Prevalence And Associated Factors Of Clinician-Surrogate Conflict In The ICU

These Travel Awards have been provided by Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. - A member of the American Thoracic Society Corporate Member Program

Elizabeth C. Parsons, MD, MSc
Harborview Medical Center
Abstract Title: Severe Insomnia Symptoms Are Associated With Impaired Physical Function Status Among Six-month Survivors Of Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation

David Wallace, MD, MPH, RDMS
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Abstract Title: Nighttime Intensivist Staffing And Mortality In Critically Ill Patients

These Travel Awards have been provided by Genentech - A member of the American Thoracic Society Corporate Member Program

Sarah E. Prebil, MD
Emory University
Abstract Title: The Safety Of Bronchoscopy In Critically Ill Patients

Lisa K. Vande Vusse, M.D.
University of Washington
Abstract Title: Matched Or Minor-Mismatched Platelet Transfusion And Risk Of Idiopathic Pneumonia Syndrome After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

These Travel Awards have been provided by Gilead Sciences, Inc. - A member of the American Thoracic Society Corporate Member Program

Rachael Maria Maciasz, BSc
University of Pittsburgh
Abstract Title: Predictors Of Doubt In Physicians’ Prognostications Among Surrogate Decision-Makers

Lieuwe D.J. Bos, BM
Academic Medical Center
Abstract Title: Exhaled Breath Analysis Discriminates Phenotypes Of Acute Lung Injury

These Travel Awards have been provided by InterMune, Inc. - A member of the American Thoracic Society Corporate Member Program

Marc Palagallo, DO
University of Iowa
Abstract Title: Genotype-Phenotype Studies On The Role Of CD177 In Sepsis

John P. Reilly, MD
University of Pennsylvania
Abstract Title: Early Hypotension, Severity Of Thoracic Trauma, And Blood Transfusion Are Associated With An Early Onset Endophenotype Of Acute Lung Injury After Major Trauma

These Travel Awards have been provided by Pfizer, Inc. - A member of the American Thoracic Society Corporate Member Program

Jason E. Wagner, MD
The Univerrsity of Pennsylvania
Abstract Title: ICU Capacity Strain On The Day Of ICU Discharge: Implications For Bed Rationing And Bouncebacks

Alexandra Smart, MD
University of Colorado Denver
Abstract Title: Understanding The Re-Consent Process For Critical Care Research: Results Of An Observational Study And National Survey

This Travel Award has been provided by Philips Respsironics, Inc. - A member of the American Thoracic Society Corporate Member Program

Dhamodaran Palaniappan, MD
Brigham & Women's Hospital
Abstract Title: Routine Post-Procedural Chest Radiographs Are Dispensable After Internal Jugular Central Venous Catheter Placement

These Travel Awards have been provided by Teva Respiratory - A member of the American Thoracic Society Corporate Member Program

Kevin M. Fischer, MD, MPH
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Abstract Title: A Prediction Model For Survival And Function In Patients Receiving Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation

Bronwen Connolly, MSc
Kings College Hospital
Abstract Title: Difficulties Of Patient Recruitment To A Post Critical Illness Rehabilitation Programme

These Travel Awards have been provided by United Therapeutics Corporation - A member of the American Thoracic Society Corporate Member Program

Bilal M. Ansari, BM BCH
National Centre for Biomedical Engineering Science
Abstract Title: Human Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Conditioned Medium May Be Protective In Stretch-Induced Pulmonary Epithelial Injury

Caroline M. Quill, MD
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Abstract Title: Do Patient-Level Factors Account For Within-ICU Variability In Decisions To Limit Life-Sustaining Therapy (DLST)?

These Travel Awards have been provided by Varian Medical Systems – A member of the American Thoracic Society Corporate Member Program

Jordan A. Kempker, MD
Emory University
Abstract Title: Seasonality And Outcomes According To Vitamin D Nutriture In An Adult Intensive Care Unit

Patrudu S. Makena, PhD
University of Tennessee Heath Science Center
Abstract Title: Regulation Of ERK-1,2 By Apoptosis Signal Regulating Kinase-1 (ASK-1) Is Required For Ventilator Induced-Apoptosis And Lung Injury

This Travel Award has been provided by ATS Public Advisory Roundtable member - ARDS Foundation

Michelle Biehl, MD
Mayo Clinic
Abstract Title: Long-Term Quality-Of-Life Of ARDS Survivors Compared To Patients At Risk Who Did Not Develop ARDS - A Population-Based Prospective Cohort Study