Richard Irwin, MD, Master FCCP, the Editor in Chief for the journal CHEST®, and Chair of UMass Memorial Medical Center’s Department of Critical Care, has observed the way patient-focused care has evolved through the years. He will be speaking on this topic during the Opening Session on Sunday during his keynote address, “My Journey to…

Richard Irwin, MD, Master FCCP, Editor in Chief of CHEST®, will deliver Sunday’s keynote address titled “My Journey to Patient-Focused Care and Lessons Learned Along the Way.” CHEST Daily News caught up with Dr. Irwin for a deeper look into his journey with patient-centered care.

Stop by Experience CHEST (Booth 221) Monday through Wednesday to visit therapy dogs from Therapy Animals of San Antonio.

New this year, CHEST is offering a slice of its normal three-day airway simulation courses at the annual meeting by breaking down the course into several ticketed sessions. Critical Skills for Failed Airway Management is on Sunday.

Michelle N. Gong, MD, is one of several presenters who will be providing a literature update for critical care physicians during the postgraduate course Update in Critical Care Medicine: What Recent Articles May Change Practice and How Much? on Saturday.

Join the CHEST Foundation at one of its many events designed to educate and promote patients’ lung health during CHEST 2018. CHEST Foundation President Lisa K. Moores, MD, FCCP, shares more.

The CHEST Foundation is hosting its second annual Women and Pulmonary Luncheon at CHEST on Sunday, which brings together key opinion leaders and participants to support the advancement of women in the fields of pulmonary, critical care, sleep medicine, and in leadership. Roslyn F. Schneider, MD, MSc, FCCP, the global patient affairs lead at Pfizer,…

You may be familiar with thoracic ultrasonography, but are you aware of its variety of uses? The annual Lung and Pleural Diaphragmatic Ultrasonography for the Pulmonologist and Critical Care Specialist postgraduate course on Saturday will cover both common as well as less common uses of thoracic ultrasonography.

The CHEST 2018 program will deliver current pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine topics presented by world-renowned faculty in a variety of innovative instruction formats. Choose from hands-on simulation, interactive case-based presentations, small-group discussions, and more.

The Sunday case-based interactive discussion session, Challenges in Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Staging, will review lung cancer diagnosis and staging guidelines in the context of specific clinical scenarios. These include the solitary pulmonary nodule, centrally located tumor, advanced lung cancer, and synchronous primary tumors, said Anne V. Gonzalez, MD, FCCP.

Allison E. Wynes, ACNP, FCCP, an acute care nurse practitioner (NP) at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, will lead a discussion on training physician assistants and NPs to care for critically ill patients in the ICU. She will chair the interactive session ICU Ready: Training your new PA/NP to be a Competent Critical…

Discuss hot topics during small group, interactive sessions designed to exercise your critical thinking skills while having one-on-one time with the experts in the field. Additional registration is required. Space is limited to 24 participants per session, so register early.