ATS Pediatric Pulmonary Reading List
ATS TRAINING COMMITTEE
Members of the Working Group:
Mai ElMallah
Sharon McGrath-Morrow
Chantal Spencer
Douglas Bush
Lisa Ulrich
Edith Zemanick
Mission Statement
The mission of the ATS training committee’s pediatric pulmonary training list is to provide pediatric pulmonary trainees with a list of peer-reviewed articles that encompass important and relevant topics in the field of pediatric pulmonology that are up to date, comprehensive and pertinent to the practice of pediatric pulmonology.
Goals:
- To provide a list of noteworthy and relevant pediatric pulmonary publications that will enhance the clinical care provided by trainees.
- To provide a central location for pediatric pulmonary articles for the incoming and established pediatric pulmonary fellow.
- Introduce pediatric pulmonary trainees with articles important to “well-read” pediatric pulmonologist.
Annual maintenance of the pediatric reading list:
To collaborate with an expert panel of pediatric pulmonologists and a reading list subcommittee in the pediatric assembly:
Role of the expert panel and subcommittee: To update the ATS Pediatric Reading list annually with:
- Clinical studies that are shaping the debate over the current standard of care
- Landmark articles of historical significance
- A select number of highly influential practice guidelines
- Limited number of review articles meeting at least one of the following criteria:
- Prominent Pulmonary topic lacking landmark articles or large clinical trials
Topics:
- Acute respiratory distress syndrome
- Aerodigestive Disorders
- Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
- Asthma
- Bronchiectasis
- Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
- Pediatric Bronchoscopy
- Chronic Cough
- Ciliary Dyskinesia
- Congenital Airway Lesions
- Congenital Cardiac Lesions
- Congenital Hypoventilation
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Devices for Aerosol Delivery
- Diaphragmatic Pacers
- Eosinophilic Lung Disease
- Exercise Induced Bronchoconstriction
- Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
- Interstitial lung disease
- Lung Development
- Lung Transplantation
- Negative Pressure Ventilation
- Neuromuscular Disorders
- Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Apnea of Prematurity and ALTE (BRUE)
- Pectus Excavatum
- Pediatric Polysomnography
- Pleural Effusions
- Pneumonia
- Post Bone Marrow Transplant Lung disease
- Primary and Secondary Immunodeficiency
- Pulmonary Function Testing in Infants and Children
- Pulmonary Hemorrhage in infants and children- genetic and autoimmune
- Pulmonary Hypertension
- Pulse oximetry
- RSV
- Spinal Cord Injuries and Respiratory Failure
- Tracheostomy Tubes and Positive Pressure Ventilation
- Vasculitides
- Wheezing
