February 2013 Arizona Thoracic Society notes

No abstract available. Article truncated at 150 words. A dinner meeting was held on Wednesday, 2/27/2013 at Scottsdale Shea beginning at 6:30 PM. There were 27 in attendance representing the pulmonary, critical care, sleep, infectious disease, nursing, pathology and radiology communities.Dr. George Parides congratulated on Allen Thomas on being named ATS 2013 Clinician of the Year. Lewis Wesselius announced the ALA 2013 Fight for Air Walk. This will be at the Scottsdale Civic Center on April 27, 2013. To participate or sponsor a walker contact Lonie Padilla at lpadilla@lungarizona.org or 602-429-0007. Rick Robbins, editor of the Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care, announced Tim Kuberski has been named an associate editor. A discussion was held regarding other states in the Southwest to partner with the Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care. Seven cases were presented: 1. Elijah Poulos, pulmonary fellow from the VA, presented a follow-up to a patient presented with optic neuritis, a positive …