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Timely session to discuss disparities in pulmonary arterial hypertension
Vijay Balasubramanian, MD, FCCP, will chair a panel on Tuesday that will discuss the significance of race/ethnicity, rurality, and social determinants of health on clinical outcomes in patients with PAH.
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Panelists to review handling of respiratory equipment recall
Nancy Collop, MD, Master FCCP, and fellow panelists will discuss lessons learned from recent, ongoing recalls of certain ventilators, BiPAP, and CPAP machines.
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Interactive session will highlight unknowns of critical care ultrasound
Ariel L. Shiloh, MD, FCCP, will chair a case-based session aimed at improving clinicians’ skills in image interpretation and clinical applications of critical care ultrasonography.
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Listening Tour inspires new program designed to address lung health disparities
In a session Sunday, October 16, Nneka Sederstrom, PhD, MPH, MA, FCCP, helped review the challenges facing patients in marginalized communities and how empathetic medicine can help establish trust with providers.
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Sleep experts highlight ways to mitigate fatigue at work
Erin Flynn-Evans, PhD, MPH, joined three other experts in discussing fatigue in the workplace, including effects on shift workers and medical trainees, circadian alignment for travelers, and testing and management for patients.
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Hands-on session will review alternative oxygen delivery modalities
Sean J. Callahan, MD, will chair an innovative session Monday afternoon that will focus on hands-on experience with different types of oxygen delivery devices, beyond the nasal cannula.
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Panel to explore latest trials, treatment guidelines in COVID-19 critical care
Steven Q. Simpson MD, FCCP, will chair a panel Monday on evidence-based updates in strategic areas of interest that impact the entire disease spectrum for COVID-19.
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Session renews focus on familial support for patients in the ICU
Christopher Carroll, MD, FCCP, will chair a Monday afternoon discussion on alleviating the burden to patients in the ICU by engaging families in shared decision-making and collaborative care.
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Experience everything CHEST has to offer in the Exhibit Hall
The Experience CHEST booth will offer additional education to expand your learning, opportunities to contribute to CHEST products and resources, and more.
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Presentations to review management of pulmonary disease during pregnancy
Both pregnancy and pulmonary disorders are common, but the combination can be particularly difficult to manage. Many of the normal physiologic changes seen during pregnancy can have dramatic effects on pulmonary disease and vice versa.
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Panel to explore evolving approaches to post-COVID ILD
Corey Kershaw, MD, FCCP, will moderate a discussion on interstitial lung disease as a major concern for patients who survived COVID-19, particularly those who were hospitalized and now have persistent radiographic and clinical abnormalities.
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Strategies help physicians navigate difficult conversations with colleagues, patients
Demondes Haynes, MD, FCCP, will chair an interactive panel discussion that will demonstrate the importance of effective communication in difficult clinical and workplace situations.