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M Patricia Rivera, ATS 2018 – ATS Assembly on Thoracic Oncology

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Published Online: Jun 7th 2018

M Patricia Rivera (University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, NC, US) is Chair of the ATS Assembly on Thoracic Oncology. Here she discusses the mission and scope of her Assembly, significant recent developments in her field and activities at ATS 2018 that have been of greatest interest.

Questions

1. Tell us a little about the Assembly on Thoracic Oncology (0:11)
2. What have been the most significant recent developments in your field? (1:02)
3. What activities/presentations at ATS 2018 are of greatest interest to your assembly? (3:52)

Speaker disclosure: M Patricia Rivera has nothing to disclose in relation to this video interview.

 

Filmed at the American Thoracic Society (ATS) International Conference 2018, San Diego, CA, US, May 2018.

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