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September 07, 2011
CHEST 2012

October 20-25, 2012, Atlanta, GA

March 01, 2011
Smoking Cessation Higher With Varenicline Compared With Placebo In Patients With COPD

New research shows that patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have higher smoking cessation rates with varenicline compared with placebo.

June 16, 2010
Smoking Quit Rate Rose With Longer Therapy

An intensive smoking-cessation program helped 33% of 202 patients in drug treatment quit smoking, an intent-to-treat analysis found.

April 14, 2010
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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 01, 2010
2010: The Year of the Lung
2010: The Year of the Lung (YOL) is a global initiative instituted by the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS), a collaboration of the world’s leading professional respiratory organizations, including the American College of Chest Physicians.
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
December 21, 2009
Sleep Board 08 DVD/Pulmonary 07/Crit Care 07 Compilation CD
November 20, 2009
ACCP-SEEK

 ACCP-SEEK is designed to stimulate and challenge consumers' clinical thought processes regarding recall, interpretation, and problem-solving skills.

March 02, 2009
Smokeless Tobacco: Health Effects

 Tobacco, which is usually smoked, has well-documented detrimental effects on health.

April 15, 2008
More Than Brief Intervention: Updating Smoking Cessation Treatment for Pulmonary Patients

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.

May 01, 2007
Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Joint ACCP/AACVPR Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines Background: Pulmonary rehabilitation has become a standard of care for patients with chronic lung diseases. This document provides a systematic, evidence-based review of the pulmonary rehabilitation literature that updates the 1997 guidelines published by the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) and the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation.

January 01, 2006
Cough Management

The impact of cough on health is substantial. It can (1) be an important defense mechanism that helps clear excessive secretions and foreign material from the airways; (2) be an important factor in the spread of infection; and (3) present as one of the most common symptoms for which patients seek medical attention and spend health-care dollars.1

January 01, 2006
Lung Lessons: A Presenter's Guide
The CHEST Foundation developed the "Lung Lessonssm: A Presenter's Guide" DVD to encourage and inform ACCP members and Ambassadors Group members on how to present important tobacco prevention information and impart good lung health practices to elementary-age schoolchildren.
January 01, 2006
Make the Choice: Tobacco or Health? Speakers Kit
The Make the Choice: Tobacco or Health? speakers kit was created by the Women’s Health NetWork of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) and The CHEST Foundation as a way to help health-care professionals and community members persuade women, teens, and adolescents to say no to tobacco.