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Submit your case reports and abstracts that highlight emerging scientific and clinical advancements happening in the critical care, pulmonary, and sleep fields. Submissions are due Monday, March 25, at 2 pm CT.
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CHEST is looking for members to join the Health Equity Task Force. The task force will help develop a comprehensive understanding of the impact that health disparities have on the practice of chest medicine. Apply by Wednesday, March 27, to join and help complete a health disparities environmental scan in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine.
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Chien-Ching Li, PhD, MPH, is working to reduce the health disparity in lung cancer among Chinese American women with assistance of a CHEST-funded research grant. Dr. Li and his team will create and provide targeted and translated materials on secondhand smoke to this community.
Smoking cessation services are an integral component of lung cancer screening programs, but racial and ethnic disparities prevent them from being beneficial for everyone. Thoracic Oncology and Chest Procedures Network member, Stella Ogake, MD, FCCP, highlights the need for culturally tailored smoking cessation programs that consider nuances specific to each community in a recent CHEST Physician® article.
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Angela L. Birdwell, DO, MA, and Nehan Sher, MD, of the Critical Care Network's Palliative and End-of-Life Care Section, discuss the importance of a thoughtful approach to end-of-life care in the ICU. Learn why teams should consider establishing protocol-based withdrawal of artificial life support.
If you’re as passionate about pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine as we are, you’re probably bursting with ideas on how we can advance those fields. Maybe you want to create a new practice tool or a different educational approach, or perhaps you want to create a patient resource. Let us know what you’re thinking, and we’ll see if we can get it off the ground together.
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Using cadaveric models, increase your proficiency with bronchoscopy-guided percutaneous tracheostomy, chest tube placement, and more, April 5
Learn how to initiate extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) after cannulation, placement of distal perfusion cannula, and suture techniques, April 13
Gain hands-on experience with cadavers as you learn how to successfully perform bronchoscopic lung volume reduction (BLVR) and manage persistent air leaks, April 4
When you become an FCCP (Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians), you play an active role in advancing the field of chest medicine while enjoying the prestige of being associated with a distinctive group of chest medicine professionals.
“For me, obtaining FCCP was quite an honor and very important for career development—promotion, being asked to give talks, write papers, and more.”
– Carolyn M. D'Ambrosio, MD, MS, FCCP
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