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Update on sleep-disordered breathing in congestive heart failure
Because congestive heart failure patients are rarely screened, sleep-disordered breathing is rarely diagnosed or treated. This was addressed in the CHEST 2020 session Presenters in Sleep-Disordered Breathing and Congestive Heart Failure: An Update!
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Do more in the ICU by doing less, session suggests
Routine interventions can harm patients, increase patient pain and discomfort, absorb too many staff hours, and squander scarce resources. These topics were addressed in a critical care discussion of Masterly Inactivity: The Art and Science of Reducing Unnecessary Interventions in the ICU at CHEST 2020.
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Putting the joy back in medicine: proven strategies to reduce burnout
The CHEST 2020 session, Finding Joy in Medicine: Proven Strategies, addressed ways to combat burnout, including team-based care, mindfulness training, stress management, and small group discussions.
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Dramatic improvements made in COPD management, but more work to do
“The pathology of COPD may not have changed much over time, but today we can do a lot to reverse the important disabilities from the patient perspective,” said Darcy Marciniuk, MD, Master FCCP, during his Presidential Honor Lecture.
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Presenter says pulmonary rehabilitation is ‘magic’
Pulmonary rehabilitation isn’t just successful—it is magical, according to Roger S. Goldstein, MBChB, FCCP, during his 2020 Canadian Thoracic Society Honorary Lecture, “The Magic of Rehabilitation.”
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VIDEO: Recapping a memorable #CHEST2020
CHEST 2020 connected attendees from all over the world for a reimagined, memorable experience despite the distance. Relive some of those moments in this recap video and don’t forget meeting attendees have access to content until February 1, 2021!
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Steven Simpson, MD, FCCP, assumes CHEST presidency during CHEST 2020 Closing Session
During the CHEST 2020 Closing Session on Wednesday, October 21, outgoing CHEST President Stephanie Levine, MD, FCCP, thanked CHEST leadership, staff, and members for their support of CHEST and dedication to patient care during what has been a uniquely challenging year and officially passed the mantle of the presidency to Steven Q. Simpson, MD, FCCP.
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CHEST Foundation, Popovich Endowment fight to remove barriers to oxygen treatment
The inaugural Erin Popovich Honorary Lecture examined the financial, bureaucratic, and educational barriers to therapy and the patient-physician partnership needed to overcome those barriers.
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Improved screening, more studies needed to better diagnose and treat sleep disorders in women
Sleep Disorders in Women Across the Lifespan featured a panel of sleep medicine specialists who discussed some of the changes women exhibit in their sleep throughout their lifetimes.
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Understanding of thrombotic complications in COVID-19 patients evolves
The COVID-19 knowledge base has evolved quickly during the pandemic. Help! My Patient Is Clotting: COVID 19-related Coagulopathy reviewed emerging data on the prevalence, nature, and pathophysiology of thrombotic complications related to this novel disease.
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Get involved in a NetWork!
Join any of CHEST’s 22 NetWorks to connect with others who have similar interests; help plan educational sessions; take on leadership roles; and participate in the development of policies, opinions, and position statements.
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VIDEO: #CHEST2020 Highlights – Day 4
It may be the last day of the live meeting, but it’s a day packed full of sessions you don’t want to miss. Aneesa Das, MD, FCCP, and Chris Carroll, MD, FCCP, share the lineup for Wednesday, October 21, and toast to another successful CHEST Annual Meeting. Don’t forget registered attendees have access to content…