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Recognizing racial and gender biases key to addressing lack of representation in medicine
Shahid Sheikh, MD, FCCP, and Anne Coates, MD, FCCP, will help outline the impact of bias on female physicians, physicians from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, and international medical graduates, as well as patients from those demographics.
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CHEST 2022 keynote speaker encourages happiness as a daily habit
Being happy is no accident. It’s an art. Like any art, the more you practice happiness, the better you get, author Neil Pasricha said during the keynote address at Sunday’s Opening Session.
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Connect with CHEST Networks during dedicated sessions at CHEST 2022
At this year’s annual meeting, CHEST is making it easy for members to learn about its special interest groups and how joining can facilitate collaboration with fellow practitioners for the greater good.
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CHEST Changers panel aims to reinspire practitioner advocacy
During a session Tuesday afternoon, Drew Harris, MD, FCCP, and three other physicians will explain how passion projects can fit into busy clinical and personal schedules.
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Timely session to discuss disparities in pulmonary arterial hypertension
Vijay Balasubramanian, MD, FCCP, will chair a panel on Tuesday that will discuss the significance of race/ethnicity, rurality, and social determinants of health on clinical outcomes in patients with PAH.
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Panelists to review handling of respiratory equipment recall
Nancy Collop, MD, Master FCCP, and fellow panelists will discuss lessons learned from recent, ongoing recalls of certain ventilators, BiPAP, and CPAP machines.
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Interactive session will highlight unknowns of critical care ultrasound
Ariel L. Shiloh, MD, FCCP, will chair a case-based session aimed at improving clinicians’ skills in image interpretation and clinical applications of critical care ultrasonography.
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Listening Tour inspires new program designed to address lung health disparities
In a session Sunday, October 16, Nneka Sederstrom, PhD, MPH, MA, FCCP, helped review the challenges facing patients in marginalized communities and how empathetic medicine can help establish trust with providers.
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Sleep experts highlight ways to mitigate fatigue at work
Erin Flynn-Evans, PhD, MPH, joined three other experts in discussing fatigue in the workplace, including effects on shift workers and medical trainees, circadian alignment for travelers, and testing and management for patients.
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Hands-on session will review alternative oxygen delivery modalities
Sean J. Callahan, MD, will chair an innovative session Monday afternoon that will focus on hands-on experience with different types of oxygen delivery devices, beyond the nasal cannula.
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Panel to explore latest trials, treatment guidelines in COVID-19 critical care
Steven Q. Simpson MD, FCCP, will chair a panel Monday on evidence-based updates in strategic areas of interest that impact the entire disease spectrum for COVID-19.
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Session renews focus on familial support for patients in the ICU
Christopher Carroll, MD, FCCP, will chair a Monday afternoon discussion on alleviating the burden to patients in the ICU by engaging families in shared decision-making and collaborative care.