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Session will review the latest on recognizing and treating sepsis
“We are making important advances in terms of understanding the ways we treat patients with sepsis,” says Matthew Churpek, MD, MPH, PhD, who will open a panel discussion on Sepsis: Most Recent Advances on Monday, October 19.
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Dr. Fauci headlines COVID-19-focused Opening Session at CHEST 2020
Anthony S. Fauci, MD, delivered an overview of the public health and scientific challenges of COVID-19 during his keynote address on Sunday, October 18, in addition to saluting all of the CHEST members who have worked tirelessly during the pandemic and remain dedicated to patient care.
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Telehealth care expansion seen during pandemic likely to endure, panelists say
For many years, telehealth was an underutilized option for health-care delivery, but that changed abruptly with the arrival of SARS-CoV-2. Now telemedicine is here to stay, according to panelists in a CHEST 2020 session on Sunday, October 18.
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Panelists to discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic is providing important lessons about disaster preparedness
In a CHEST 2020 session, When the Theoretical Becomes Real: Lessons From a Pandemic, a panel of experts will discuss the fundamentals of pandemic preparation and how the reality of COVID-19 has tested those tenets amid a real-world pandemic.
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Guidelines drive NSCLC diagnosis and staging, but what works and what doesn’t?
A Guideline-driven Approach to the Challengers of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Staging on Monday, October 19, will assess what works well in lung cancer and what needs more work. Jason Akulian, MD, MPH, will co-chair the session.
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CHEST Foundation awards grants to scholars, young investigators, community service volunteers, and communities impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic
Each year, the CHEST Foundation offers grants to worthy research candidates, generous community service volunteers, distinguished scholars, and this year, communities impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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CHEST 2020 Awards
View this year’s CHEST award winners.
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VIDEO: #CHEST2020 Highlights – Day 1
Each morning of #CHEST2020, Aneesa Das, MD, FCCP, and Chris Carroll, MD, FCCP, will preview highlights of the day. Tune in for can’t-miss sessions and a little fun, starting with what’s in store for today.
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Interactive panel session to highlight ‘other’ voices in discussion on bias, discrimination
A CHEST 2020 session, Being Me: Understanding ‘Otherness’ and Issues of Diversity, will feature a diverse panel of speakers, including Nneka Sederstrom, PhD, MPH, MA, FCCP, who will share their experiences facing discrimination and microaggressions.
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PETAL Network session will provide update on ARDS and COVID-19 trials
“Our third update on the PETAL Network to the CHEST attendees will provide the most current information available on completed and ongoing high-impact trials with potential to change clinical practice in ARDS and COVID-19 during the next 1 to 2 years,” says R. Duncan Hite, MD, FCCP.
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VIDEO: ‘Press start’ on new CHEST Games!
It’s time to get gaming! Christina Lorenzo, MS, CHEST Game-Based Learning Manager, shares more about the new (and now live!) CHEST Player Hub, powered by The Training Arcade®, live games, and the Virtual Escape Room at CHEST 2020.
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CHEST 2020 Poster Spotlight: Childhood-onset ILD
CHEST 2020 features thousands of abstracts and case reports on cutting-edge research. Giuliana Cerro Chiang, MD, provides a glimpse into the research that went into her poster exploring childhood-onset ILD.