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Brush up on respiratory-related sleep disorders for the Pulmonary Board Exam
A session Tuesday morning with Swetha Gogineni, MD, will focus on three discrete clinical areas—normal sleep, central sleep apnea, and obstructive sleep apnea and obesity hypoventilation syndrome.
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Update on managing malignant pleural effusions
Sujith Cherian, MD, FCCP, leads a panel discussion Tuesday morning on management strategies for patients with malignant pleural effusions, including new combination techniques for management and factors dictating the choice of one technique over the other.
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Compare your decisions with the experts during Clinical Case Puzzlers sessions
An annual meeting favorite, the Clinical Case Puzzlers sessions feature difficult patient cases presented to a panel of master clinicians, pathologists, and radiologists who then dissect the case, share their strategies for understanding it, and arrive at a diagnosis.
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Dr. Haynes emphasizes empathy, motivation, and perseverance in Keynote Address
Empathy and empathic communication is not just important for patients, but for the physicians, nurses, and the entire health care team who care for them, said Demondes Haynes, MD, FCCP.
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Panelists urge global standards of care to meet needs in under-resourced countries
On Sunday, an international panel of physicians talked about the needs and challenges of providing critical care services in low-resource settings around the globe.
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COVID-19 pandemic launches new wave of burnout in the ICU
Presenters explored how burnout among health care providers was deeply exacerbated by the pandemic, the ways it further burdens the entire health care universe, and what can be done about it.
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Ventilator liberation poses challenges in the ICU
Authors of the CHEST/ATS Guideline on Liberation From Mechanical Ventilation in Critically Ill Adults in 2017 will review and update attendees on the use of several strategies that have been shown to facilitate ventilator liberation in a session this afternoon.
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VIDEO: Get involved with the CHEST Foundation
CHEST Foundation President Ian Nathanson, MD, FCCP, and Board of Trustees Member Carolyn M. D’Ambrosio, MD, FCCP, preview some of the Foundation’s efforts during CHEST 2021.
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CHEST members pitch the future of medical education in Air Tank grant challenge
The Air Tank grant challenge, which is awarding its first funds during CHEST 2021, grew out of a need for improved digital learning formats during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Discuss professional challenges with peers who understand
CHEST 2021 Conversation Starters offer opportunities for small groups to gather in virtual breakout rooms to discuss professional challenges.
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Panel to discuss ‘controversial’ recommendations in new VTE and lung cancer screening guidelines
Authors of CHEST’s newly developed clinical practice guidelines on venous thromboembolism (VTE) therapy and lung cancer screening will discuss the rationale behind some recommendations that might be considered controversial.
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Presidential Honor Lecture: Addressing the drivers of burnout in the ICU
The ICU is among the settings with the highest rates of burnout among health care workers. On Monday morning, Curtis N. Sessler, MD, Master FCCP, will deliver the Presidential Honor Lecture about the importance of mitigating that longstanding problem.