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What’s best for early treatment of sepsis care?
Early treatment of sepsis remains a debate among health-care professionals. Four presenters in Antibiotics and Fluids: Controversies in Sepsis Care attempted to sway listeners and other panelists their way by presenting data and research on two critical aspects of early treatment.
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Petty lecturer shared patient-centered studies that improve outcomes
Mary T. Hart, MS, RRT, AE-C, FAARC, FCCP, delivered the Thomas L. Petty, MD, Master FCCP Endowed Memorial Lecture at CHEST 2020.
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Contestants argued critical care controversies in this year’s Pardon the Interruption session
Four contestants went head-to-head on various critical care topics in a session full of playful banter and controversies.
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Rosenow lecturer addresses evolving therapies in ANCA-associated vasculitides
Joseph P. Lynch, III, MD, FCCP, described the various antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitides and their evolving treatments during his Edward C. Rosenow III, MD, Master FCCP/Master Teacher Honor Lecture.
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Understanding other cultures and welcoming diversity improves patient care and outcomes
Panelists addressed the importance of diversity and understanding other cultures, prejudices, and discrimination in health care and ways to overcome it during Prejudice and Discrimination in Health Care.
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Substances can negatively affect sleep, session suggests
From cannabis to OTC sleep aids and opioids, common substances can have a profound impact on sleep, seldom for the better, according to a panel of experts during the session Sleep Disorders – Sleep and Substances: From Caffeine to Marijuana.
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Personalize dyspnea treatment for best results
“Dyspnea is a subjective experience that is different for every patient,” said Denis O’Donnell, MD, MBBCh, FCCP, in his Distinguished Scientist Honor Lecture in Cardiopulmonary Physiology.
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How to navigate the ICU communications tightrope
How Do You Say It? The Communication Tightrope in the ICU addressed how to communicate effectively in the ICU where the environment is often stressful.
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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.