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November 30, 2011
CHEST 2011 Network e-presentations

All presentations are in pdf format.
To download a presentation, please click on the NetWork name.

September 20, 2011
Bioengineering Lungs for Transplantation

Lung transplantation, at one time, seemed like science fiction, but innovations in surgical technique and immunosuppression made it clinical reality. Limited supply of donor lungs and the vagaries of immunosuppression still limit its success.

April 19, 2011
Azithromycin in Lung Transplantation

Rates of chronic rejection following lung transplantation approach 45% at 5 years and reduce the 5-year survival to about 50%. The most common clinical surrogate of chronic rejection is bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS), which is defined as an irreversible loss in the FEV1 of 20% or greater.

December 29, 2010
Mini-Session Slide Kits from CHEST 2010

Take advantage of these mini-session slide kits, originally developed for use in the self-study library at CHEST 2010. Each mini-session features an executive summary, a 5-minute PowerPoint presentation on the topic, and references to cited literature.

December 20, 2010
NetWork Special Presentations from CHEST 2010

All presentations are in read-only PDF format. Printing is restricted. To download a presentation to your computer, click on the presentation title.

March 09, 2010
NetWork Special Presentations from CHEST 2009
All presentations are in read-only PDF format. Printing is restricted. To download a presentation to your computer, click on the presentation title.
November 01, 2008
NetWork Special Presentations from CHEST 2008
All presentations are in read-only PDF format. Printing is restricted. To download a presentation to your computer, click on the presentation title.
July 24, 2007
Lung Transplant Considerations for the Community Pulmonologist
Developed by the Transplant NetWork of the American College of Chest Physicians.
January 01, 2006
A Guide to Lung Transplantation

Every cell in your body requires oxygen to do its job.