American Thoracic Society's Webinar on Fibrosis

I received the attached e-mail yesterday from the Coalition for Pulmonary Fibrosis regarding their Webinar next week. These are always so interesting and well worth your time. I have a met a few of these outstanding doctors who will be discussing the latest research on fibrosis. The information to join the Webinar is below. The Coalition for Pulmonary Fibrosis (CPF) is pleased to invite you to a free webinar on September 26th entitled The Future of Pulmonary Fibrosis Research: Fibrosis Across Organs. Reserve your Webinar space now at: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/631142241  (note: do not reply to this email to register - click on the link provided).   It is part of PF Week at the ATS (Sept. 23-29) - and also in tandem with National PF Awareness Month happening the entire month of September.  This patient-education web event is presented by the American Thoracic Society (ATS) in partnership with the CPF and features Dr. James Kiley and Dr. Jerry Eu from the National Institutes of Health's National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.  Dr. Kiley is the director of the Lung Division and Dr. Eu is in charge of PF-specific research within the Lung Division. It will also feature PF expert physician and researcher, Dr. Greg Cosgrove, a pulmonologist at National Jewish Health in Denver.

You'll want to invite your family, friends and caregiver(s) to join this free event, too!

What?  Join us for a Webinar on September 26
 

The Future of Pulmonary Fibrosis Research: Fibrosis Across Organs
 
When?

Date:
 Wednesday, September 26, 2012
 Time:
 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

Space is limited.
Reserve your Webinar space now at: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/631142241

System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server

Mac®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.5 or newer

Mobile attendees
Required: iPhone®, iPad®, Android™ phone or Android tablet

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

See below for information on registering for the webinar.

Here is the URL to register for the event: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/631142241

 

Important information for attendees:

 

Once you register, you will get automated emailed information on how to join the webinar. For your reference, see details below.

 

1.      After registering, each attendee will get a web link to use to access the webinar the day of. Each link is unique to individual registrants and should not be shared.

2.      Attendees will automatically connected with the Voice-over-Internet-Protocol (VoIP), which simply means you will be able to hear the talk and speak (if you have computer microphones and headsets) through your computers speakers.

3.      All attendees will have a second option to listen, which is the old fashion “dial in to a toll free number on your telephone” way. This dial in information will also be on the confirmation email sent to you when you signed up. 

4.      Once logged in on the day of, attendees will see a screen showing the  PowerPoint presentation, i.e. they will be seeing the ATS desktop.

5.      After the presentation portion, webinar attendees may ask questions in two ways:

a.      By clicking the little “raise hand” icon and wait to be acknowledged by the Admin for the webinar

b.      By clicking the “question” icon and typing a message into the chat box that pops up. The message goes to the Admin who will relay the question to the presenter(s).

6.      The entire presentation will be recorded and made available on the ATS website within about a week of the event at www.thoracic.org