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JOURNAL CHEST^®

Climate Change and Inhaler Selection in Patients With Respiratory Disease

Use of Quantitative CT Imaging to Identify Bronchial Thermoplasty Responders

Implementing Antiinflammatory Reliever Strategies in Asthma

ICS/Beta2-Agonist Reliever Therapy in Adolescents and Adults With Asthma

Clinic vs Home Spirometry for Monitoring Lung Function in Patients With Asthma

Are We Ready for Asthma Remission as a Clinical Outcome?

Redefining the Role of Bronchoscopy in the Workup of Severe Uncontrolled Asthma in the Era of Biologics

CHEST^® PULMONARY

Mobile Health for Asthma

CHEST JOURNAL PODCAST

Asthma-COPD Overlap: What are the important questions?
Don Sin, MD, and Dominique Pepper, MD (moderator)

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GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT

How many patients with severe asthma treated with biologic therapy achieve clinical remission and what predicts response?

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Asthma resources to enhance patient care

Clinician education and in-person training

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E-LEARNING

CHEST Curriculum Pathway for Asthma

Access the best of CHEST's asthma learning resources.

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INFOGRAPHIC

Asthma Across a Woman's Lifespan

Explore infographics on FDA-approved biologics for pediatric asthma, effects of asthma during pregnancy, and lung function decline during menopause.

WEBINAR

Complexities of Asthma Treatment: Strategies for Enhanced Management

Gain insights and practical approaches for enhanced patient care in asthma management.

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CHEST's Critical Skills for Critical Care course

SIMULATION

Critical Skills for Critical Care: A State-of-the-Art Update and Procedures for ICU Providers

Train together as an interprofessional critical care team and learn state-of-the-art techniques relevant to every provider, April 17-19.

SIMULATION

Critical Care Mechanical Ventilation: Mastering Today, Envisioning Tomorrow

Stay up-to-date on the continually evolving field of mechanical ventilation, July 24-26.

PROGRAMS & TRAINING

First 5 Minutes^®

Build a connection with your patients in the first 5 minutes of your interactions to help improve their long-term health outcomes.

Patient education assets

Targeting TSLP in patients with severe asthma

Discover the importance of targeting TSLP in the three types of severe asthma and learn about optimal available treatments and best practices for designing treatment plans to ultimately improve patient outcomes.

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Supported by an educational grant from Amgen, Inc and AstraZeneca.

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CHEST Networks are specialty-focused communities that provide forums for leadership, education, and advocacy. The Airways Disorders Network educates clinicians about airways disorders, including asthma, COPD, emphysema, bronchiectasis, chronic bronchitis, pediatric medicine, and diseases of large and small airways.

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Asthma news and notes

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ASTHMA AND COPD SECTION

Emerging role of biologics in COPD: A new direction
Type 2 inflammation has been recognized as an important phenotypic pathway in asthma, but its role in COPD has been much less clear.

BRONCHIECTASIS SECTION

Eradicating uncertainty: A review of Pseudomonas aeruginosa eradication in bronchiectasis
Patients who received combined therapy—both systemic and inhaled therapies—had a higher eradication rate at 48%.

PEDIATRIC CHEST MEDICINE SECTION

Transitioning from pediatric to adult care
Both pediatric and adult providers have a role in helping patients transition safely and smoothly from pediatric to adult care.

CHEST ADVOCATES

Tackling the Massive Threat of Climate Change
Hear from Stephanie Maximous, MD, MS, on how clinicians can take an active role in matters of environmental justice.

CHEST DAILY NEWS

Experts take sides in controversies on asthma-COPD overlap and treatable traits
Experts debated best treatment strategies for patients with overlapping symptoms.

PULMONARY PERSPECTIVES^®

Managing severe asthma exacerbations in the ED: We need answers beyond albuterol
Severe asthma exacerbations are understudied and sometimes require treatments beyond the basics.

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