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#CHESTChat: Driving Innovation in Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine

October 15, 2019 - Join us for our #CHESTChat on Monday, October 21. We'll discuss driving Innovation in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine.

October 2019 Twitter #CHESTChat: Be in the Know: CHEST 2019

September 24, 2019 - In the October 2019 Twitter #CHESTChat, we’ll discuss tips to get ready for CHEST 2019, anticipated sessions, not to be missed activities, and what first-time attendees need to know.

August 2019 Twitter #CHESTChat: Leveraging Simulation for Medical Education

August 09, 2019 - In this Twitter #CHESTChat, we’ll discuss the benefits, barriers, and more associated with simulation in medical education.

The Big Leap: The Transition From Trainee to Early-Career Faculty

July 26, 2019 - This post is part of Our Life as a Fellow blog post series. This series includes “fellow life lessons” from current trainees in leadership with CHEST.

Accepting Feedback While Still Loving Yourself

July 11, 2019 - This post is part of Our Life as a Fellow blog post series. This series includes “fellow life lessons” from current trainees in leadership with CHEST.

Fellows as Leaders Inside and Outside the ICU

July 10, 2019 - This post is part of Our Life as a Fellow blog post series. This series includes “fellow life lessons” from current trainees in leadership with CHEST.

How to Carve out a Career as an Educator During Fellowship

July 09, 2019 - This post is part of Our Life as a Fellow blog post series. This series includes “fellow life lessons” from current trainees in leadership with CHEST.

CHEST Clinical PerspectivesTM Explores the Emerging Field of Precision Medicine

July 08, 2019 - Chris Troksa shares the results of a recent study that explores the emerging field of precision medicine and the barriers to adoption by pulmonologists.

Hot in Journal CHEST® June 2019

June 28, 2019 - Each month, we ask our Social Media Co-Editors of CHEST, to weigh in on the hot topics in CHEST. It's June, so let's hear from Dr. Boka as he outlines his highlights.

Becoming a Mentor to Others

June 13, 2019 - Melissa MacDonald, MD shares how becoming a mentor is a role she has stepped into as she develops in fellowship, and shares tips on the best qualities she's learned from her own mentors.

Power of the Speaking Valve

June 12, 2019 - Monica V. Marks, MA, CCC-SLP, and Viren Kaul, MD, describe what a speaking valve is and the benefits for how it is used.

What Happens When You Order a Clinical Swallow Examination (CSE)

June 11, 2019 - Monica V. Marks, MA, CCC-SLP and Viren Kaul, MD discuss what happens when a clinical swallow examination (CSE) is ordered for patients in the intensive care unit.

Becoming a Parent During Training

June 05, 2019 - Dr. Stephen Doyle shares his experience of becoming a parent during his clinical training and tips on how to balance parenthood and your work schedule. This post is a part of our Life as a Fellow blog post series.

Tobacco Through the Ages: From Chewing to Juuling and Marijuana

May 31, 2019 - For World No Tobacco Day, Chidinma Chima-Melton, MD, FCCP and Nancy Stewart, DO, MS give an overview of the changes of tobacco through the years.

Cystic Fibrosis: An Adult Pulmonary Disease

May 29, 2019 - May is Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month and Dr. Shahid Sheikh explains what CF is and how it affects the growing number of adult patients with the disease.

Fellowship: It’s Lonely at the Top

May 23, 2019 - Meredith Greer, MD, shares advice on how not to feel alone during fellowship. This post is a part of our Life as a Fellow blog post series.

It Starts With Turquoise

May 16, 2019 - Dr. Mariam Louis breaks down what Turquoise Takeover means for National Women's Lung Health Week—let us stand together and start with turquoise. It is time that we bring it to the forefront.

Hot in CHEST May 2019

May 06, 2019 - Each month, we ask our Social Media Co-Editors of CHEST, to weigh in on the hot topics in CHEST. It's May, so let's hear from one of our co-editors, Dr. Kaul, as he outlines his highlights.

Clean Air

May 01, 2019 - This Air Quality Awareness Week, Douglas E. Masini, RRT, EdD, FCCP poses a thoughtful question: When discussing clean air, how many people consider the composition of quality air, what is in the air that we breathe today, and the healthful (or hurtful) components of the air?

Air Quality Awareness Week (AQAW) Index

April 29, 2019 - AQAW is sponsored by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Weather Service and will be held April 29 to May 3, 2019. The theme for this year is “Check the Air Quality Index (AQI) & Get Outside.” Utilize the AQI to determine your level of outdoor activity.

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