5 CHEST Blogs You Loved in 2018
By: Vanessa Claude
January 14, 2019
Throughout 2018, there were many blogs written on a variety of topics, but a few highly resonated with CHEST readers. See which five blogs in 2018 received the most attention:
1. CHEST’s lung cancer screening guideline updates
In January 2018, Dr. Peter Mazzone shared highlights on the newly released updates to the CHEST lung cancer screening guidelines to which he helped contribute. In this update, there were a few noteworthy changes to the core recommendations about who should be screened and more.
Check out the highlights.
2. When a peripheral arterial catheter (a-line) should be indicated in an ICU patient
Co-authors Dr. Margaret Pisani and Dr. Sam Zarbiv took a dive into answering the question of when to place an arterial line in critically ill patients.
Read the blog.
3. Fighting burnout
We like to feature current trainees through a series called, Life as a Fellow. Dr. Gretchen Winter contributed to the 2018 series of blogs by sharing helpful tips on how to fight burnout as a fellow and realizing that burnout is not your fault. Be sure to read both part 1 and 2 of her blog.
Read Dr. Winter’s advice.
4. Finding success with advanced training
Dr. Audra Schwalk was another trainee who helped kick off the 2018 Life as a Fellow series. Read Dr. Schwalk's tips to improve your chances of success in the years leading up to your application for advanced subspecialty training.
Read the blog.
5. Preparing for the board examination
Similar to numbers 3 and 4, our last top blog of the year was written by another one of CHEST’s trainees, Dr. Deepak Chandra. Dr. Chandra shared his advice on how he, and others, can best prepare for the pulmonary medicine board examination.
Read the tips.