CHEST Program Highlights
New and Enhanced Program Features
More Education Opportunities
General sessions for CHEST 2010 will begin Sunday, October 31—1 day sooner for an additional day of learning opportunities.
International Tracks
International-specific tracks, to be featured Sunday, October 31, will be developed by renowned faculty from around the world to offer a global perspective of chest medicine and support the charge of ACCP President Kalpalatha K. Guntupalli, MD, FCCP: Care Locally. Reach Globally.
In-depth Topic Focus
Intense study in select clinical areas will be featured on Thursday, November 4. A series of sessions for each topic area will be offered. The education level will advance with each session, so you continually increase your knowledge and skill level as you progress through the track.
Back by Demand
- Popular CHEST sessions will make up the core learning experience, including the keynote address, literature reviews, board review programs, problem-based learning sessions, postgraduate courses, and hundreds of general education sessions.
- The ACCP Simulation Center will offer a hands-on, clinical environment for practicing your cognitive, technical, and behavioral skills.
- Grand round poster presentations will highlight original science and research. Unopposed viewing times will allow you to question the researchers while an e-poster format will provide access to posters via the Internet.
- The Clinical Resource Center, formerly the exhibit hall, will again showcase diagnostic and treatment solutions with hands-on opportunities and special presentations featured at many booths.
2010: The Year of the Lung
2010: The Year of the Lung is a collaborative global initiative of the world’s leading professional respiratory organizations, including the ACCP. During CHEST 2010, a special “Year of the Lung Session of the Day” will highlight prevention and intervention strategies for tobacco prevention and cessation, COPD, and lung cancer. Watch for other related activities during CHEST 2010.
Learning Objectives
- Review current clinical topics related to chest medicine used in daily practice.
- Learn relevant clinical information from sessions attended.
- Apply clinical recommendations from ACCP evidence-based guidelines to improve patient care.
- Analyze information from original investigative research sessions, including abstract slide presentations, poster presentations, and case reports.
- Become skilled in practice standards of care by participating in patient-simulated exercises.
