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May 20, 2012
An ethical imperative - ACCP takes the lead.

I had not heard of Max Clara (1899-1966) until about 2 years ago when Richard Irwin, MD, Master FCCP informed me that this anatomist shared a nefarious reputation with the likes of Hans Conrad Reiter and Friedrich Wegener.

May 08, 2012
Mission to China

In last week’s blog, Darcy Marciniuk wrote a moving account about a colleague’s son. I had the opportunity to participate in the same trip to China.

April 04, 2012
Mentoring Can Be a Roundtrip Team Exercise

ACCP President Suhail Raoof, MBBS, FCCP, related a very impactful story about one of his mentoring experiences. I will now share one of my ongoing mentoring experiences with the names of the innocent removed!

March 29, 2012
ACCP Comes to Your City

I want to update you on some happenings in the College that are about to take place. First the [very] boring news. The ACCP Regents will be holding their next Board meeting in New York City this May.

March 22, 2012
CHEST 2012 Offers Opportunities for All Health-care Professionals

I invite everyone to be part of the CHEST 2012 program by submitting an abstract of original investigative work or a case report for presentation. There are submission opportunities for domestic and international health-care professionals at all career levels.

March 09, 2012
Six Steps to Furthering Health-care Leadership

The ACCP spring leadership meetings, including the Board of Regents meeting and The CHEST Foundation meeting, occurred March 2 through March 5. Supporting the commitment of Suhail Raoof, MBBS, FCCP, to strengthening the leadership skills of the ACCP, a joint leadership meeting focused on providing further leadership training.

February 24, 2012
The Changing Health-care Landscape

I work as division chief in an academic practice at a 650-bed community hospital that serves as a major teaching facility in Brooklyn, New York. The full-time, salaried pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine attending physicians interact with their colleagues in private practice on a daily basis.

February 16, 2012
Antithrombotic Guidelines: Beyond the Recommendations

Following a 3-year gestational period, the ninth edition of the ACCP antithrombotic guidelines (AT9) has been published, and to great fanfare. While major news media are publicizing the new recommendations, there are important advances in these guidelines beyond the recommendations themselves.

February 02, 2012
The ACCP Receives Accreditation With Commendation: "What’s the Big Deal?"

Earlier this month, the ACCP formally received “Accreditation With Commendation” from the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME). The achievement grants full accreditation to the ACCP until 2017 and places the organization in the very highest (and some may say “exclusive”) tier of all continuing medical education providers.

January 20, 2012
Help The ACCP Expand Its International Education Opportunities

The ACCP is the largest international organization for chest medicine specialists in the world. Over the past few years, the rate of international membership growth has outpaced that of domestic membership. As a result, we have an ever-increasing opportunity and responsibility to expand our programs and outreach beyond North America.

January 04, 2012
Your New Year Resolution List: Where to Start?

If you are reading this blog, you have successfully navigated the holiday season into yet another new year. Now begins the often-dreaded development of your New Year’s resolution list. This can be fun, painful, enlightening, embarrassing, any combination of these, and more!

December 06, 2011
Holiday Shopping

It’s that time of the year again when we start thinking about the holiday season. It is a special time to spend with family and friends, a time to be grateful for all that we have, and a time to assist those who aren’t as fortunate. It’s also that time of the year when we begin to worry about gifts.

October 11, 2011
Ready for the Presidential Challenge

I have been involved with the college since 1998. Starting with the young leaders course, I realized how much I enjoy working for the college and what a great organization it is. I decided I would like to contribute to its future. As time went by, I worked my way up the leadership ladder, until my selection as president designate in October 2009.

August 05, 2011
ACCP Activities Abound

Do you want to know what is new at the ACCP? We have just completed a very productive meeting of the Board of Regents of the ACCP and Board of Trustees of The CHEST Foundation. So much is happening that I thought it would be timely to provide an update on major areas of progress and accomplishments at the College.

August 02, 2011
Physician Organizations Issue New Clinical Recommendations for Diagnosing and Treating COPD
COPD is the third leading cause of death in the United States and the fourth leading cause of death worldwide.
June 24, 2011
CHEST Journal and ACCP-SEEK iPhone and iPad Apps Get Rave Reviews

The ACCP has been working to deliver different types of content to you on your iOS mobile device. A leading independent app review site just gave some very positive reviews of two of our mobile apps, and we're working to provide you with more medical education content for your mobile device. Read on for more details!

May 16, 2011
Evidence-Based Guidelines – A Prominent Jewel in Our Crown
Anticipated with as much enthusiasm, and embargoed with as many safeguards as the winners of the Academy Awards, are the ACCP guidelines. Dr. David Gutterman details the importance and processes of ACCP evidence-based guideline development within ACCP.
March 10, 2011
What Is In a Name? Consequences of Expansion and Diversification
ACCP President Dr. David Gutterman discusses how ACCP has grown and changed over the years, and how our name may -- or may not -- reflect those changes.
January 24, 2011
Say Aloha to CHEST 2011 in Honolulu
The CHEST 2011 program committee just met in frigid Chicago to plan out the best meeting they can. Find out what happens when the program committee braintrust fights brain-freeze in mid-January!
August 04, 2010
Not-for-profit Medical Societies, Clay Shirky, Cognitive Surplus, Social Media, and lolcats: Strange Bedfellows

How can one blog post possibly bring together non-for-profit medical societies, education, social media, Clay Shirky, cognitive surplus, and lolcats? Read on to find out.