ACCP Links of Interest
Center of Excellence for Learning and Teaching
A practical source of information related to diseases of the chest. Teaching resources including ACCP continuing medical education research highlights and the PDA resource center are available on this Web page.
Online Education
Various types of educational opportunities for medical professionals ranging from simple examination based upon an article review to interactive classes are available on this Web page. Items include recently published PCCU articles, a virtual symposium webcast on IPF, and the Pulmonary Artery Catheter Education Project (PACEP).
CHEST
The Cardiopulmonary and Critical Care Journal.
Patient Education Guides
Patient education guides (e.g. asthma, flexible bronchoscopy, COPD, IPF, lung cancer, cough, tobacco cessation, pulmonary rehabilitation, lung health for elementary school students) which can be used by physicians and patients are available on this Web page.
Health and Science Policy (HSP) Committee
Information regarding the development of an evidence based clinical practice guideline as well as a guideline proposal application are available on this Web page.
Evidence-based Clinical Practice Guideline
A listing (including direct links) of the current evidence based guidelines of the ACCP.
Consensus Statements
A listing (including direct links) of the current consensus statements of the ACCP.
Practice Management
Updates on various issues regarding practice management (e.g. pulmonary function testing reimbursement, educational coding manual, and time-sensitive HIPAA information) are available on this Web page.
ACCP Grassroots Advocacy
Advocacy information (e.g. position papers, tobacco issues) and links to Congressional office contacts are available on this page (CapWiz).
ACCP Critical Care Institute
A center of excellence within the ACCP that is responsible for the development, distribution, and evaluation of critical care programs and products. With the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses as its founding partner, the ACCP- CCI houses the latest critical care education programs, research initiatives, and resources to support members, other health-care providers, patients, and families. Various links to clinical practice guidelines (e.g. weaning from mechanical ventilation, ventilator associated pneumonia, antithrombotic and thrombolytic therapy), Critical Care Family Assistance Program Replication Toolkit, E-EPEC training program, and "Best of PCCU" are available at this Web page.
ACCP Sleep Institute
The ACCP-SI will serve as a center of excellence, merging all programs and resources into a central organizational unit and provide the ACCP an opportunity to become a strong voice in the future of sleep medicine. Various links to PCCU sleep related articles, patient advocacy groups (e.g. National Sleep Foundation, American Sleep Apnea Association, and Restless Leg Syndrome Foundation), and "Best Presentations from Sleep Medicine Course 2005" are available at this Web page.
ACCP Member Resources
Access is available to a wealth of online member benefits.
The CHEST Foundation
The philanthropic arm of the ACCP. Information regarding programs for smoking cessation are available on this Web page. Several speakers kits including Women and Girls, Tobacco, and Lung Cancer; "Evils of Tobacco" for the Indian Subcontinent, Healthy Lungs for African Americans, and the Diagnosis and Management of Lung Cancer are available. Several are available for Spanish speaking audiences.
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