Find out how Kathy Ramos, MD, MS, first got her start in the pulmonology field … and a few other fun facts about her in this attendee profile.

Mauricio Danckers, MD, FCCP, starting his sixth year in practice, is the ICU medical director at Aventura Hospital and Medical Center. As his responsibilities evolve the longer he practices, the stronger the passion for his job grows.

Andrew D. Mihalek, MD, will chair a session titled “Opening the Black Box and Discovering Gray: Diseases Associated With Group 5 Pulmonary Hypertension” on Monday.

Don’t miss CHEST’s new FISH Bowl (Furthering Innovation and Science for Health) competition—a “kinder, gentler, yet still competitive and cutting-edge”—version of Shark Tank™.

The session “Optimizing Your Practice With an Advanced Practice Provider,” Monday afternoon aims to help pulmonology practices get the most benefit from the addition of an advanced practice provider. Read more from session chair Corinne Young, FNPC, MSN, FCCP.

Angel Coz Yataco, MD, FCCP, and his co-presenters will argue for and against some of the controversies in Monday’s session “Managing Sepsis: Controversies in the First 3 Hours,” which will debate fluid resuscitation levels and when to administer broad spectrum antibiotics.

In this session preview, chair Nina Patel, MD, shares the topics four experts will review about the latest in antifibrotic therapy during Monday’s session “Update in IPF Treatment.”

Local New Orleanian Matthew Lammi MD, MSCR, shares his favorite places for live music in the Big Easy.

We have world-renowned faculty from the United States and Canada who can provide a broad perspective on why different strategies may work or fail,” says Monday session chair Neil Freedman, MD, FCCP, about “Reducing COPD Readmissions in the US and Canada: Successful Strategies and Barriers to Success.