NetWorks and ACCP e-Community

Overview/ACCP e-Community

ACCP NetWorks are special interest groups within the ACCP that focus on particular areas of chest medicine. By joining any of the NetWorks, you can connect with other professionals who have similar interests and help plan educational sessions; take on leadership roles; participate in the development of policies, opinions, and position statements affecting your field; and more. NetWork membership is open to all ACCP members, and we encourage you to become involved. ACCP members can join multiple NetWorks or change their NetWork affiliation at any time by indicating their NetWork preferences within their ACCP Profile.

Benefits of the ACCP e-Community

The ACCP e-Community offers a private, secure platform for members to connect and share with other members virtually. Through the e-Community's simple, user-friendly format, members can:

Share resources; such as slide sets, photos, videos, and links to journal articles.
Discuss clinical issues related to specific disease topics, practice management, or research interests.
Collaborate with members around the world on presentations, research articles, case studies, and more.
Search for members by institution, specialty, or clinical interests.
Subscribe to content alerts and RSS feeds by topic.
Create and comment on simple polling questions.

Join the ACCP e-Community in Three Easy Steps

All ACCP members have the opportunity to join the ACCP e-Community as part of their ACCP membership. To join, ACCP members will need to:

Join at least one of the ACCP Networks. ACCP members who join at least one ACCP NetWork, including those currently involved in the NetWorks, will be automatically enrolled in the ACCP e-Community. ACCP members can join multiple NetWorks or change their NetWork affiliation at any time by indicating their NetWork preferences within their ACCP profile.
Respond to the e-Community e-mail invitation. After joining a NetWork, ACCP members will receive an e-mail in approximately 1 week inviting them to participate in the ACCP e-Community. The e-mail will include information on how to access the e-Community website and how to log in to the e-Community.
Start participating. Once members receive their e-mail invitation and log in to the e-Community, they can immediately upload their profile photo, set their personal preferences, and participate in discussions.

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Handbook and FAQ

H A N D B O O K

NetWorks Handbook

Q. What are NetWorks?

H A N D B O O K
NetWorks Handbook

A. NetWorks are interdisciplinary, focused-interest groups providing the opportunity for your personal and professional alliance with the ACCP.

Q. Why should I join a NetWork?

A. NetWorks provide you with the opportunity to become involved on a local, national, and international level, supplying forums for advocacy, leadership, communication, and education. They also foster personal and professional development and afford leadership growth opportunities within the ACCP.

Q. What are the main goals of NetWorks?

A. The main goals of NetWorks are to promote interdisciplinary, multispecialty interaction, serve as a resource of expertise in specific areas, enhance member participation and commitment to the College, and integrate clinical problem-oriented and unique interest-based groups within ACCP and the greater chest medicine community.

Q. What do NetWorks do?

A. NetWorks generate educational programs and products, address advocacy issues, and help shape public policy and guidelines, as well as serve as a source for expertise on selected topics. They are the gateway to involvement in the ACCP.

Q. How are NetWorks structured?

A. The structure of each NetWork includes a steering committee, ACCP staff liaison, and general membership.

Q. How are NetWorks represented within the ACCP?

A. Each NetWork has a 10-member steering committee with Chair and Vice-Chair. The Chairs of each NetWork comprise the Council of NetWorks. The Chair of the Council of NetWorks is the designated representative to the ACCP Board of Regents.

Q. How do NetWorks function?

A. NetWorks function through conference calls, face-to-face meetings, and electronically, with a focus on expanding Internet communications. NetWorks meet face-to-face once a year at the ACCP annual meeting. Continued interaction is very important to the function of NetWorks. Throughout the year, active ongoing communication and information dissemination is accomplished through individual NetWork Web sites, electronic communication, and personal interaction.

Q. When and how can I join a NetWork?

A. Join any time! ACCP members can join NetWorks or change their NetWork affiliation by indicating their NetWork preferences within their ACCP profile.

Steering Committees

Executive Committee of the Council of NetWorks

ACCP Staff Liaison: Jennifer Pitts, MA, CCMEP

Chair
Jay Peters, MD, FCCP

Vice Chair
Burton Lesnick, MD, FCCP

Members
Douglas Arenberg, MD, FCCP
Kenneth Casey, MD, FCCP
Thomas Fuhrman, MD, FCCP
Denis Hadjiliadis, MD, FCCP
Nicola Hanania, MBBS, FCCP
James Klinger, MD, FCCP
Daniel Ouellette, MD, FCCP
Steven Simpson, MD, FCCP

Council of NetWorks

ACCP Staff Liaison: Jennifer Pitts, MA, CCMEP

Chair
Jay Peters, MD, FCCP

Vice Chair
Burton Lesnick, MD, FCCP

Members
Douglas Arenberg, MD, FCCP
Kenneth Casey, MD, FCCP
Jun Chiong, MD, MPH, FCCP
Stephen Frankel, MD, FCCP
Thomas Fuhrman, MD, FCCP
Donna Gardner, MSHP, RRT
Denis Hadjiliadis, MHS, MD, FCCP
Nicola Hanania, MBBS, FCCP
Yun-Chin Tony Huang, MD, FCCP
James Klinger, MD, FCCP
Angeline Lazarus, MBBS, FCCP
Noah Lechtzin, MD, FCCP
Walfredo Leon, MD, FCCP
Michael McCormick, RRT
Janet Myers, MD, FCCP
Daniel Ouellette, MD, FCCP
Daniel Ray, MD, FCCP
Frank Sciurba, MD, FCCP
Glenn Tillotson, PhD, FCCP
Steven Simpson, MD, FCCP
Momen Wahidi, MD, FCCP
Marya Zilberberg, MD, FCCP

Airways Disorders

ACCP Staff Liaison: Beth Corey

Chair
Nicola Hanania, MBBS, FCCP
Liaison: CHEST 2012 Scientific Program Committee

Vice-Chair
Rubin Cohen, MD, FCCP

Steering Committee
Hubert Chen, MD, FCCP
Arthur Gelb, MD, FCCP
Shaheen Islam, MBBS, FCCP
Shirley Fong Jones, MD, FCCP
Sandhyra Khurana, MBBS, FCCP
Michael Morris, MD, FCCP
Linus Santo Tomas, MD, FCCP
Linda Rogers, MD, FCCP

Consultant
Mario Cazzola, MD, FCCP

Ex Officio Member
Jay Peters, MD, FCCP

Allied Health

ACCP Staff Liaison: Beth Corey

Chair
Donna Gardner, MSHP, RRT
Liaison: CHEST 2012 Scientific Program Committee

Vice-Chair
Bob demers, RRT

Steering Committee
Kathleen Coles, RRT
Mary Kathleen Gilley, MS
Mart Hart, RRT
Diane McCabe, RRT
Nicholas Moore, MS
Michael Prewitt, PhD, FCCP
David Unkle, APRN
Janice Wojcik, ACNP

Ex Officio Member
Caryn Pope, BSN

Cardiovascular Medicine and Surgery

ACCP Staff Liaison: Maggie Bochnak

Chair
Jun Chiong, MD, MPH, FCCP
Liaison: CHEST 2012 Scientific Program Committee

Vice-Chair
G. Hossein Almassi, MD, FCCP

Steering Committee
Jean Buithieu, MD, FCCP
Roberto Carbone, MD, FCCP
Hitoshi Hirose, MD, FCCP
Jason Jurva, MD, FCCP
Garvan Kane, MD, PhD, FCCP
Shankar Sundaram, MD, FCCP
Anthony Tortolani, MD, FCCP
Krishnaswami Vijayaraghavan, MBBS, FCCP

Consultants
Richard Dart, MD, FCCP
Suhail Allaqaband, MBBS, FCCP

Ex Officio Member
Thomas Behrenbeck, MD, PhD, FCCP

Chest Infections

ACCP Staff Liaison: Maggie Bochnak

Chair
Glenn Tillotson, PhD, FCCP
Liaison: CHEST 2012 Scientific Program Committee

Vice-Chair
Michael Niederman, MD, FCCP

Steering Committee
Denis Hadjiliadis, MD, MHS, FCCP
Tony Hodges, MD, FCCP
Manish Joshi, MBBS, FCCP
Antara Mallampalli, MD, FCCP
Paul Richman, MD, FCCP
Christian Sandrock, MD, FCCP
Ayman Soubani. MBBS, FCCP
Richard Winn, MD, FCCP

Ex Officio Member
Kelly Wood, MD, FCCP

Clinical Pulmonary Medicine

ACCP Staff Liaison: Beth Corey

Chair
Daniel Ouellette, MD, FCCP
Liaison: CHEST 2012 Scientific Program Committee

Vice-Chair
Guy W. Soo Hoo, MD, FCCP

Steering Committee
Marc Feinstein, MD, FCCP
Octavian Ioachimescu, MD, FCCP
Vipin Malik, MD, FCCP
Majid Mughal, MBBS, FCCP
Linus Santo Tomas, MD, FCCP
Satyendra Sharma, MBBS, FCCP
Richard Winn, MD, FCCP
Karen Wood, MD, FCCP

Ex Officio Member
Jeff Schnader, MD, FCCP

Clinical Research

ACCP Staff Liaison: Maggie Bochnak

Chair
Marya Zilberberg, MD, FCCP
Liaison: CHEST 2012 Scientific Program Committee

Vice-Chair
Roslyn Schneider, MD, FCCP

Steering Committee
Smita Asvin Desai, DO, FCCP
Jeffrey Edelson, MD, FCCP
Gemzel Hernandez Martinez, MD, FCCP
Rebecca Persinger, PhD, FCCP
Douglas Schlichting, RN

Ex Officio Member
Mark Forshag, MD, FCCP

Critical Care

ACCP Staff Liaison: Maggie Bochnak

Chair
Steven Simpson, MD, FCCP
Liaison: CHEST 2012 Scientific Program Committee

Vice-Chair
John McIlwaine, DO, FCCP

Steering Committee
MAJ David Bell, MC, USA, FCCP
Thomas Fuhrman, MD, FCCP
James Geiling, MD, FCCP
Robert Hyzy, MD, FCCP
Carl Kaplan, MD, FCCP
Craig Lilly, MD, FCCP
Stephen Pastores, MD, FCCP
Jean-Louis Vincent, MD, PhD, FCCP

Consultant
Keith Stein, MD, FCCP

Ex Officio Member
LTC Alexander Niven, MC, USA, FCCP

Cultural Diversity in Medicine

ACCP Staff Liaison: Maggie Bochnak

Chair
Walfredo Leon, MD, FCCP
Liaison: CHEST 2012 Scientific Program Committee

Vice-Chair

Steering Committee
V. Theodore Barnett, MD, FCCP
Gordon Downie, MD, FCCP
Samir Fahmy, MD, FCCP
Ahmed Khan, MBBS, FCCP
Peter Marshall, MD
Alan Roth, RRT
Kelly Wood, MD, FCCP
Shankar Sundaram, MD, FCCP

Ex Officio Member
Liziamma George, MBBS, FCCP

Disaster Response

ACCP Staff Liaison: Beth Corey

Chair
Angeline Lazarus, MBBS, FCCP
Liaison: CHEST 2012 Scientific Program Committee

Vice-Chair
Sai Praveen Haranath, MBBS, FCCP

Steering Committee
Andrew Berman, MD, FCCP
Michael Christian, MD
Dawn Hernandez, MD, FCCP
Thomas Kaleekal, MD, FCCP
LTC Mohammad Naeem, MC, USA, FCCP
Alan Roth, RRT
Alexander Shalshin, MD, FCCP
Kelly Wood, MD, FCCP

Consultant
John S. Parker, MD, FCCP

Ex Officio Member
Dennis Amundson, DO, FCCP

Home Care

ACCP Staff Liaison: Maggie Bochnak

Chair
Noah Lechtzin, MD, FCCP
Liaison: CHEST 2012 Scientific Program Committee

Vice-Chair
Lisa Wolfe, MD, FCCP

Steering Committee
Louis Boitano, RRT
Norma Braun, MD, FCCP
Angela King, RRT
Lourdes Laraya-Cuasay, MD, FCCP
COL Ronald Poropatich, MC, USA, FCCP
Barbara Rogers
Rita Troini, RRT
Vijay Subramanian, MD, FCCP

Consultants
Allen Goldberg, MD, Master FCCP
Judith Fischer, MSLS

Ex Officio Member
Peter Gay, MD, FCCP

Interstitial and Diffuse Lung Disease

ACCP Staff Liaison: Maggie Bochnak

Chair
Stephen Frankel, MD, FCCP
Liaison: CHEST 2012 Scientific Program Committee

Vice-Chair
Sonye Danoff, MD, PhD, FCCP

Steering Committee
Joao de Andrade, MD, FCCP
Kevin Flaherty, MD, FCCP
Jeffrey Horowitz, MD, FCCP
Maryl Kreider, MD, FCCP
Mary Beth Scholand, MD, FCCP
Jeffrey Swigris, DO
Timothy Whelan, MD, FCCP
Eric White, MD, FCCP

Ex Officio Member
Imre Noth, MD, FCCP

Interventional Chest/Diagnostic Procedures

ACCP Staff Liaison: Beth Corey

Chair
Momen Wahidi, MD, FCCP
Liaison: CHEST 2012 Scientific Program Committee

Vice-Chair
David Feller-Kopman, MD, FCCP

Steering Committee
Mohit Chawla, MD
David Finley, MD
Pyng Lee, MD, FCCP
Michael Machuzak, MD, FCCP
David Mason, MD, FCCP
R. Wesley Shepherd, MD, FCCP
Douglas Wood, MD, FCCP
Kazuhiro Yasufuku, MD, FCCP

Consultants
Neri Cohen, MD, FCCP
Armin Ernst, MD, FCCP

Ex Officio Member
Sudish Murthy, MD, FCCP

Occupational and Environmental Health

ACCP Staff Liaison: Beth Corey

Chair
Yun-Chin Tony Huang, MD, FCCP
Liaison: CHEST 2012 Scientific Program Committee

Vice-Chair
David Prezant, MD, FCCP

Steering Committee
Richard Evans, MD, FCCP
Sai Praveen Haranath, MBBS, FCCP
Thomas Kennedy, MD, FCCP
Lawrence Mohr Jr., MD, FCCP
Arnold Schwartz, MD, FCCP
Akshay Sood, MD, FCCP
Anthony Szema, MD, FCCP
Daya Upadhyay, MD

Ex Officio Member
Daniel Gerardi, MD, FCCP

Palliative and End-of-Life Care

ACCP Staff Liaison: Beth Corey

Chair
Daniel Ray, MD, FCCP
Liaison: CHEST 2012 Scientific Program Committee

Vice-Chair
Dee Ford, MD, FCCP

Steering Committee
Fidel Davila, MD, FCCP
Alpa Desai, MD
Paul Jodka, MD, FCCP
Michelle Milic, MD, FCCP
Nneka Mokwunye, PhD
Harvey Reich, MD, FCCP

Ex Officio Member
Paul Kvale, MD, FCCP

Pediatric Chest Medicine

ACCP Staff Liaison: Maggie Bochnak

Chair
Burton Lesnick, MD, FCCP
Liaison: CHEST 2012 Scientific Program Committee

Vice-Chair
Christopher Carroll, MD, FCCP

Steering Committee
John Alfred Carr, MD, FCCP
Mary Cataletto, MD, FCCP
Dean Edell, MD, FCCP
Jacob Hen Jr., MD, FCCP
Anastassios Koumbourlis, MD, FCCP
Louay Nassri, MD, FCCP
Jon Roberts, MD, FCCP
Heather Schlott, MD

Ex Officio Member
Howard Panitch, MD, FCCP

Practice Operations

ACCP Staff Liaison: Maggie Bochnak

Chair
Michael McCormick, RRT
Liaison: CHEST 2012 Scientific Program Committee

Vice-Chair
Michael Nelson, MD, FCCP

Steering Committee
Sam Birnbaum, CMPE
Chad Case, MD, FCCP
Stuart Garay, MD, FCCP
Anitra Graves, MD, FCCP
Dan Schuller, MD, FCCP
Aleksander Shalshin, MD, FCCP
Francisco Soto, MD, FCCP
Adrian Scipione, JD

Consultant
Kim French, MHSA, CAPPM

Pulmonary Physiology, Function, and Rehabilitation

ACCP Staff Liaison: Beth Corey

Chair
Frank Sciurba, MD, FCCP
Liaison: CHEST 2012 Scientific Program Committee

Vice-Chair
Jeffrey Cary, MD, FCCP

Steering Committee
Francesco de Blasio, MD, FCCP
Paul Enright, MD
Mario Kinsella, MB, FCCP
James Lamberti, MD, FCCP
Michelle Milic, MD, FCCP
Xavier Soler, MD
William Stringer, MD, FCCP
Alexander Sy, MD, FCCP

Ex Officio Member
Steve Salzman, MD, FCCP

Pulmonary Vascular Disease

ACCP Staff Liaison: Beth Corey

Chair
James Klinger, MD, FCCP
Liaison: CHEST 2012 Scientific Program Committee

Vice-Chair
Victor Test, MD, FCCP

Steering Committee
Sonja Bartolome, MD, FCCP
Richard Channick, MD, FCCP
Deborah Levine, MD, FCCP
Stephen Mathai, MD
Ronald Oudiz, MD, FCCP
Zeenat Safdar, MBBS, FCCP
Arunabh Talwar MBBS, FCCP
Timothy Williamson, MD, FCCP

Ex Officio Member
Francisco Soto, MD, FCCP

Respiratory Care

ACCP Staff Liaison: Maggie Bochnak

Chair
Thomas Fuhrman, MD, FCCP
Liaison: CHEST 2012 Scientific Program Committee

Vice-Chair
Robert Aranson, MD, FCCP

Steering Committee
David Bowton, MD, FCCP
Timothy Buckley, RRT
Douglas Masini, RRT
Kevin M. O’Neil, MD, FCCP
Theodore Oslick, MD, FCCP
Herbert Patrick, MD, FCCP
Marcos Restrepo, MD, FCCP
David Vines, RRT

Ex Officio Member
Carl Kaplan, MD, FCCP

Sleep Medicine

ACCP Staff Liaison: Beth Corey

Chair
Kenneth Casey, MD, FCCP
Liaison: CHEST 2012 Scientific Program Committee

Vice-Chair
David Schulman, MD, FCCP

Steering Committee
Dennis Auckley, MD, FCCP
Lee Brooks, MD, FCCP
Steven Feinsilver, MD, FCCP
Neil Freedman, MD, FCCP
LTC William Frey, MC, USA, FCCP
Laura Herpel, MD, FCCP
Ulysses Magalang, MD, FCCP
Francoise Roux, MD, FCCP
Paul A. Selecky, MD, FCCP

Ex Officio Members
Barbara Phillips, MD, FCCP
Teofilo Lee-Chiong, MD, FCCP

Thoracic Oncology

ACCP Staff Liaison: Beth Corey

Chair
Douglas Arenberg, MD, FCCP
Liaison: CHEST 2012 Scientific Program Committee

Vice-Chair
Peter Mazzone, MD, FCCP

Steering Committee
David Cooke, MD, FCCP
David Feller-Kopman, MD, FCCP
John Handy, MD, FCCP
Loren Harris, MD, FCCP
Michael Jantz, MD, FCCP
Walter Scott, MD, FCCP
Lynn Tanoue, MD, FCCP
Anil Vachani, MD, FCCP

Consultants
Frank Detterbeck, MD, FCCP
Gerard Silvestri, MD, FCCP

Ex Officio Member
John Howington, MD, FCCP

Transplant

ACCP Staff Liaison: Maggie Bochnak

Chair
Denis Hadjiliadis, MD, FCCP
Liaison: CHEST 2012 Scientific Program Committee

Vice-Chair
Deborah Levine, MD, FCCP

Steering Committee
Andrew Chang, MD, FCCP
Daniel Dilling, MD, FCCP
Jeffrey Edelman, MD, FCCP
James Lee, MD
James Maloney, MD, FCCP
David Nunley, MD, FCCP
Rajat Walia, MBBS, FCCP
David Zaas, MD, FCCP

Consultant
Roberto Carbone, MD, FCCP

Ex Officio Member
Selim Arcasoy, MD, FCCP

Women’s Health

ACCP Staff Liaison: Maggie Bochnak

Chair
Janet Myers, MD, FCCP
Liaison: CHEST 2012 Scientific Program Committee

Vice-Chair
Pratibha Kaul, MBBS, FCCP

Steering Committee
Ioana Amzuta, MD, FCCP
Ghada Bourjeily, MD, FCCP
MeiLan Han, MD
Tilottama Majumdar, MD, FCCP
Tamara Simpson, MD
Daya Upadhyay, MD
Suryakanta Velamuri, MBBS, FCCP
Tracey Wood, MD, FCCP

Consultant
Diane Stover, MD, FCCP

NetWorks and ACCP e-Community

Overview/ACCP e-Community

Benefits of the ACCP e-Community

Join the ACCP e-Community in Three Easy Steps

Handbook and FAQ

H A N D B O O K NetWorks Handbook Q. What are NetWorks?

Q. Why should I join a NetWork?

Q. What are the main goals of NetWorks?

Q. What do NetWorks do?

Q. How are NetWorks structured?

Q. How are NetWorks represented within the ACCP?

Q. How do NetWorks function?

Q. When and how can I join a NetWork?

Steering Committees

H A N D B O O K

NetWorks Handbook

Q. What are NetWorks?