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CHEST 2020: By the Numbers
Nearly 7,000 registrants from around the world participated in the CHEST Annual Meeting 2020. Over 4 days, attendees had access to more than 250 live and on-demand sessions featuring the most important and up-to-date clinical, basic, and translational science in chest medicine.
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Case studies illustrate differences in interstitial lung disease
The secondary pulmonary lobule is the smallest visible end unit of the lung, making it a key component to understand when reviewing CT imagery.
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Bone Lecture reviews significant advances in sepsis care
Emanuel Rivers, MD, MPH, FCCP, the 2020 presenter of the Roger C. Bone Memorial Lecture in Critical Care paid special tribute to the lecture’s namesake.
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Experts debate uncertainties in COPD treatment
Two sets of experts addressed questions surrounding the use of single and dual bronchodilators as first-line therapy, and the need to measure peak inspiratory flow prior to prescribing a dry powder inhaler in a pro-con debate.
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Know what to do in the ICU regarding neurocritical care
Three presenters during CHEST 2020 highlighted the important factors in recognizing and managing stroke, nonconvulsive status epilepticus, and increased intracranial pressure.
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Battle for home mechanical ventilation reimbursement continues
Peter C. Gay, MD, MS, FCCP, delivered the CHEST 2020 Margaret Pfrommer Endowed Memorial Lecture in Home-based Mechanical Ventilation.
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Sleep disorder patients describe barriers to diagnosis, need for peer support
Sleep disorders disrupt and define patients’ lives. These rare and largely invisible diseases can necessitate adjustments to everything from daily driving habits to career plans.
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Kornfeld Memorial lecturer shares how pneumonia research has shaped his career
Marcos I. Restrepo, MD, MSc, PhD, FCCP, explained how pneumonia can be used as a good model of care, research, and service during his Murray Kornfeld Memorial Founders Lecture.
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Tips for using social media in health care
A panel addressed the ethical and legal perils of social media use in medicine during a CHEST 2020 session. They offered tips for using social media across platforms and things that should be avoided.
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Transition to adult care for mechanical ventilation patients demands planning, resources
Advances in treatment and care mean more ventilator-assisted children are living into adulthood, so more patients than ever are transitioning into adult care.
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Tips for getting a manuscript published, according to editors
The chances of getting your manuscript accepted and published by a journal can go up by avoiding common mistakes and understanding how the evaluation process works, according to editors in a CHEST 2020 session who offered tips for getting a paper published.
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Interventional pulmonary group aims to provide and support multicenter prospective trials
In his CHEST 2020 Pasquale Ciaglia Memorial Lecture in Interventional Medicine, Lonny Yarmus, DO, MBA, FCCP, shared information about the Interventional Pulmonary Outcomes Group, which aims to provide and support multicenter prospective trials in the interventional pulmonary space.