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CHEST 2009 PRESS BRIEFING

THE BEST OF CHEST 2009: Monday, November 2
Date: Monday, November 2
Time: 10:00 am - 11:00 am Pacific
Location: Press Briefing Room – Room 21
             San Diego Convention Center
             111 West Harbor Drive
             San Diego, CA 92101

Moderator
Barbara A. Phillips, MD, FCCP
University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Chair, American College of Chest Physicians Sleep Institute

Panelists

  • Marc L. Benton, MD, FCCP, Atlantic Sleep and Pulmonary Associates, Madison, NJ
    Sleep Apnea Therapy Improves Golf Game

  • Shyam Subramanian, MD, FCCP, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
    Teeth Grinding Linked to Sleep Apnea

  • Ammar Alkhazna, MD, University of Missouri, Kansas City, MO
    Race Is Strong Predictor for Restless Legs Syndrome


THE BEST OF CHEST 2009: Tuesday, November 3
Date: Tuesday, November 3
Time: 10:00 am - 11:00 am Pacific
Location: Press Briefing Room – Room 21
             San Diego Convention Center
             111 West Harbor Drive
             San Diego, CA 92101

Moderator
Mark J. Rosen, MD, FCCP
North Shore Hospital and Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY
Past President, American College of Chest Physicians

Panelists

  • Lawrence P. Cahalin, PhD, PT, Northeastern University, Boston, MA
    Statins May Worsen Symptoms in Some Cardiac Patients

  • Danai Khemasuwan, MD, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
    Statins May Help Prevent Blood Clots in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease

  • Hyun Kim, ScD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
    World Trade Center Responders Plagued With Asthma

Editor's Note: For more information about the CHEST 2009 press briefing, please contact Jennifer Stawarz at the ACCP at (847) 498-8306 or jstawarz@chestnet.org.