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National Lung Screening Trial results hold true after 8 years
Hear Nichole T. Tanner, MD, MSCR, FCCP, go into more detail of how far we’ve come in lung cancer screening during “Updates in Lung Cancer Screening: Eight Years Beyond the NLST” on Sunday.
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Session will review tools for assessment and diagnosis of asthma
During the Sunday session “Beyond Spirometry: New Developments in the Diagnosis and Assessment of Severe Asthma,” Diego Maselli, MD, FCCP, and his co-presenters will review the current tools for a practical assessment and diagnosis of asthma and how that translates to clinical practice.
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A day in the life of Megan Conroy, MD
Megan Conroy, MD, is always burning the candle on both ends. As a third-year pulmonary and critical care fellow at The Ohio State University and a graduate student pursuing a master’s in education, it’s a constant change in how to balance her varying schedule.
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Session will provide toolset for integrating both patients’ and doctors’ beliefs into medicine
The session “Cultural Sensitivity in Palliative Care: Integrating Belief Into Medicine” aims to give health-care providers a tool set for interfacing with different cultures in the discussion of death and dying, while at the same time encourage them to identify their own beliefs and how those can influence practice.
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Visit the Wellness Zone
The Wellness Zone will be located in the lobby/foyer space inside the convention center and will be open all day Sunday – Wednesday, except during the Opening Sessions. Attendees can visit the Wellness Zone at any time with no appointment necessary.
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Session will highlight ways to improve sleep apnea therapies
The Sunday session “State of the Art: What Is Next When CPAP Fails Your Patient With OSA” will highlight ways to improve therapy for sleep apnea, says Sunita Kumar, MD, FCCP, chair of the session.
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TIME’S UP Healthcare founding member will call upon the industry to ‘do better’
Arghavan Salles, MD, PhD, a founding member of TIME’S UP Healthcare, will address the different challenges women face in the health-care workplace and initiatives being implemented to “unify national efforts to bring safety, equity, and dignity to our health care workplace”—the mission of the TIME’S UP Healthcare organization—during Monday’s “Women & Pulmonary Luncheon and Networking…
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Gamification turns medical education into fun, interactive learning
Read about what educational and interactive CHEST Games you can play in the Exhibit Hall at this year’s annual meeting.
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Q&A with CHEST 2020 Program Chair
Victor J. Test, MD, FCCP, will take over as CHEST Program Chair for 2020. Read about plans for the 2020 annual meeting in Chicago in this Q&A.