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September 29, 2011
Ben Goldacre on Battling Bad Science [Video]

Ben Goldacre, a physician and journalist who debunks bad science, gives a nice talk on TED.com about how scientific evidence and data can be misused and distorted.

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.
December 22, 2010
CHEST journal launches free iPhone/iPad app; home page gets facelift

CHEST journal just launched a free full-text, full-featured app for the iPhone and iPad. And we just added some features to the CHEST journal home page. Read on for more info!

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.

June 01, 2010
What Smartphone is Right for Physicians?

There are many smartphones on the market and each has its pros and cons. Read on for some info on how to choose the one that's right for you.

April 14, 2010
Links Links Links

Sometimes it's good just to point out good stuff that you might be interested in reading. Here's a list of links to some recent articles from various sources. Enjoy! For more stuff like this, join me on Twitter.

March 08, 2010
CHEST 2010
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February 23, 2010
ACCP-SEEK App for iPhone/iPod Touch Updated With Pulmonary and Critical Care Content

Have you been waiting for the ACCP-SEEK app to include pulmonary and critical care questions? Well, the new version is now available in iTunes and contains 400 more questions!

January 15, 2010
Biostatistics and Epidemiology for the Clinician

Volume 24, Lesson 2

Take advantage of this unique educational program offered by the ACCP. Each month, a distinguished editorial board of expert clinicians will provide two lessons, featuring timely, concise, diagnostic information on current pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine issues. Earn up to 24.0 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™. One (1) credit will be awarded for each completed lesson.

December 23, 2009
Physician Quick Ref Guide- Parapneumonic Effusions
December 22, 2009
Book: 75th CHEST Commemorative Edition
December 22, 2009
Coding for Chest Medicine 2010
December 21, 2009
ACCP SEEK Vol 18: Critical Care Med 2008
December 21, 2009
ACCP SEEK Volume 16: Critical Care Medicine 2006
December 21, 2009
ACCP SEEK Volume 17: Pulmonary Med 2007
December 21, 2009
ACCP SEEK Volume 19: Pulmonary Medicine 2009
December 21, 2009
ACCP-SEEK Sleep Medicine First Edition 2008
December 21, 2009
Best of SEEK CD ROM - Critical Care 2005
December 21, 2009
Best of SEEK CD ROM - Pulmonary 2005
November 25, 2009
American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care and Pulmonary SEP Module

Learn more and register.

March 01, 2009
Effectiveness of CME Educational Guidelines

In 2005, the Education Committee and the Health and Science Policy Committee of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) recognized the need to assess the ACCP medical education curriculum. During this assessment process, a proposal was made to evaluate the literature to determine what continuing medical education (CME) tools and techniques are most effective in improving our physician members' knowledge and skills. It quickly became clear that there was much more to be learned from this effort and that its potential impact could benefit not only the ACCP membership but also the medical education community as a whole.

June 01, 2008
Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic Therapy: 8th Edition

Since publication of the seventh American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) supplement on antithrombotic and thrombolytic therapy, the results of clinical trials have provided important new information on the management of thromboembolic disorders, and the science of developing recommendations has advanced. In the accompanying supplement, we provide the new and updated recommendations and review several important changes that we have made in our guideline development process.

June 01, 2008
Reflecting on Eight Editions of the American College of Chest Physicians Antithrombotic Guidelines

The American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) guidelines addressing antithrombotic therapy, first published in 1986,1 have been updated about every 3 years.

September 01, 2007
Diagnosis and Management of Lung Cancer Executive Summary: ACCP Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines (2nd Edition)

In the 19th century, lung cancer was an unusual tumor; so much so that single case reports of the rare cancer were published in the scientific literature of the day. Things have changed. Other than skin cancer, lung cancer is now the most common cancer and is the most frequent cause of death from cancer in both men and women.

June 01, 2007
Medical Therapy for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

A consensus panel convened by the American College of Chest Physicians developed guidelines for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) that were published in 2004. Subsequently, several important clinical trials have been published, and new treatments have received regulatory approval.