The Honor and Memorial Lectures at CHEST 2024 recognize individuals who are advancing chest medicine, mentorship, training, and more.
Ahead of the annual meeting, the chest medicine community nominates these honorees to deliver lectures on topics including critical care, interventional medicine, mechanical ventilation, medical education, and COPD. Lectures are spread out over all four days of the meeting program, giving attendees the opportunity to hear each of the honorees’ unique perspectives.
Sunday, October 6
Thomas L. Petty, MD, Master FCCP Endowed Memorial Lecture
James D. Crapo, MD, FCCP
Understanding Novel Pathways in the Pathogenesis of COPD and Opportunities to Develop New, Effective Therapies
9:45 am – 10:45 am ET | Room 204AB
This award honors Thomas L. Petty, MD, Master FCCP, who trained hundreds of physicians in COPD, oxygen therapy, and spirometry. This award is conferred to a CHEST Fellow (FCCP) known for their work in advancing the understanding of COPD pathogenesis and/or treatment and for exceptional mentoring and clinical instruction skills.
The lecture is supported by CHEST and generous gifts from our members.
Murray Kornfeld Presidential Honor Lecture
Ryan C. Maves, MD, FCCP
Vaccines for Respiratory Infections: Past, Present, and Future
11 am – 12 pm ET | Room 204AB
This lecture was established in memory of Murray Kornfeld, founder of the Federation of American Sanatoria, which later became CHEST. This award is conferred by the CHEST President to a leader in pulmonary and critical care medicine based upon their exceptional expertise.
The lecture is supported by CHEST and generous gifts from our members.
Monday, October 7
Pasquale Ciaglia Memorial Lecture In Interventional Medicine
J. Francis Turner Jr., MD, FCCP
Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
8 am – 9 am ET | Room 203
This award honors a CHEST member and FCCP who is well known for their work in international medicine, such as clinical state-of-the art innovations, economic impact, invention, interventional critical care, research opportunities, and/or a host of other interesting facets of interventional medicine.
The lecture is supported by CHEST and generous gifts from our members.
Canadian Thoracic Society Honorary Lecture
Meyer S. Balter, MD, FCCP
How One Becomes a Sarcoidologist: A Tale of Serendipity, Community, and Mentorship
9:15 am – 10:15 am ET | Room 258C
The Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS) Scientific Program is held in conjunction with the CHEST Annual Meeting. The program features lectures and debates delivered by leading Canadian experts in respiratory medicine and research, as well as highlights up-and-coming faculty. The program features the CTS Honorary Lecture, which is awarded to recognize exemplary leadership in respiratory research and education in Canada.
Roger C. Bone Memorial Lecture In Critical Care
Laura Evans, MD, FCCP
Protocolized or Personalized Care for Sepsis: Is There Really a Conflict?
11 am – 12 pm ET | Room 203
Established in 1997 to honor Roger C. Bone, MD, Master FCCP, a leader in critical care, sepsis, and sepsis research. Dr. Bone empowered physicians to communicate with patients and families about end-of-life issues and had significant achievements with CHEST. This award is conferred to an FCCP and world-renowned visionary in pulmonary and critical care medicine who is accomplished as an academician, clinician, and author.
The lecture is supported by CHEST and generous gifts from our members.
Edward C. Rosenow III, MD, Master FCCP/Master Teacher Endowed Honor Lecture
Clayton T. Cowl, MD, FCCP
Navigating the Administrative Aspects of Pulmonary Disease: Evaluating Patients When Compensation Is in Question
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm ET | Room 204AB
This endowment, established in 2004, gives special recognition to Dr. Edward C. Rosenow, who has promoted the development and training of hundreds of chest physicians during his three decades at the Mayo Clinic. It acknowledges his role of mentoring pulmonary and critical care physicians into CHEST leadership roles, where he has fostered the development of physicians-in-training to improve patient care.
The lecture is supported by CHEST and generous gifts from our members.
Tuesday, October 8
Richard S. Irwin, MD, Master FCCP Honor Lecture
Danielle K. McCamey, DNP, ACNP-BC, FCCP
Breathing New Life Into Patient-Centered Care: A Shift to Advance Health Equity Through Human Equity
8 am – 9 am ET | Room 210C
This lecture honors Richard S. Irwin, MD, Master FCCP, and his lifelong contributions in pulmonary and critical care medicine. Dr. Irwin’s work in research, practice, and as Editor in Chief of the journal CHEST® emphasized patient-focused care for more than 50 years, promoting tenets like shared decision-making and accounting for patient values and preferences in clinical care. It is awarded to a clinician or health care provider who has advanced patient-focused care within the chest medicine community.
The lecture is supported by CHEST and generous gifts from our members.
Wednesday, October 9
Mark J. Rosen, MD, Master FCCP Endowed Memorial Lecture
Sandhya Khurana, MD, FCCP
Breathing Easier: The Evolution and Future of Asthma Care
8 am – 9 am ET | Room 204AB
The Mark J. Rosen, MD, Master FCCP Endowed Memorial Lecture recognizes a CHEST educator who embodies the educational and leadership passion of Dr. Mark Rosen. This lecture, given in his memory, acknowledges his service as a clinician educator, faculty, mentor, and leader in the pulmonary and critical care medicine community nationally and internationally. Dr. Rosen’s distinguished career in pulmonary and critical care medicine spanned more than four decades, marked by his deep commitment to fostering leaders, medical education, medical training programs, patient care, and promoting international education.
The lecture is supported by CHEST and generous gifts from our members.
Margaret Pfrommer Endowed Memorial Lecture In Home-Based Mechanical Ventilation
David J. Birnkrant, MD, FCCP
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Then and Now: Lessons from Respiratory Medicine
9:15 am – 10:15 am ET | Room 204AB
This award, established in 1999 by Dr. Eveline Faure and Dr. Allen I. Goldberg, honors their lifelong colleague and friend, Margaret Pfrommer, a polio survivor and patient advocate. It is awarded to a clinician or ventilator-dependent professional or advocate who has advanced mechanical ventilation and fostered partnerships between physicians and patients.
The lecture is jointly supported by CHEST and the International Ventilator Users Network of Post-Polio Health International.
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