At CHEST 2021, the Foundation is looking back and telling the story of the trailblazers of the past with hopes to inspire the leaders of the future.

Many of the nearly 2,000 posters will include audio or video of the presenters walking you through these important studies.

The process to evaluate the meeting and claim CME/CE credit or request a Certificate of Attendance (COA) is now open. And, while the live sessions have ended, all registered attendees […]

Advances in bronchoscopy have resulted in an array of new diagnostic and theraputic modalities. On Tuesday, a panel of experts reviewed some of the most notable recent research findings.

While smoking prevalence is declining among both men and women, lung cancer mortality among women is up. A panel on Tuesday explored contributing factors.

A plenary session today chaired by Nicola A. Hanania, MD, MS, FCCP, features presentations by experts who will review current evidence for the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with COPD.

Treatment options for the management of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) have expanded over the last decade, according to Jean M. Elwing, MD, FCCP.

Christine H. Won, MD, MSc, and Kara L. Dupuy-McCauley, MD, lead a panel discussion this afternoon looking at the risks of sleep-related breathing disorders in the perioperative setting.

“The current NCDs for NIV patients with thoracic restrictive disorders, COPD, and hypoventilation syndromes conflict with new literature and don’t reflect the rapidly evolving technology in the field,” said Peter C. Gay, MD, MS, FCCP.

A session Wednesday morning including Margaret Pisani, MD, MPH, FCCP, and Andrea Braun, MD, FCCP, will explore the reasons for gender disparities, strategies to eliminate them, and ways to fight overt discrimination, unconscious bias, and imposter syndrome.

Shahid I. Sheikh, MD, FCCP, will chair a plenary session on Wednesday morning that is designed to help participants understand the rationale behind a few of the updates.

Ritwick Agrawal, MD, FCCP, will chair the session Changing Landscape of Prone Positioning Across Pulmonary Medicine, featuring several investigators from the Awake Prone Position for Early Hypoxemia in COVID-19 trial.