CHEST

“This meeting offers pulmonary and critical care practitioners a great opportunity to be updated on the latest state-of-the-art diagnostic and therapeutic advances for a wide variety of topics.”

Kenneth W. Landis, MD, FCCP

Inglewood, CA

CHEST Attendee

“CHEST is an excellent conference that provides diverse topics for all pulmonary professionals. The cost is very reasonable.”

Susan C. Golleher, RN

Redondo Beach, CA

CHEST Attendee

“CHEST is not to be missed if you spend time caring for patients!”

Craig A. Piquette, MD, FCCP

Omaha, NE

CHEST Attendee

“CHEST presents an open and honest, evidence-based forum for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary disease.”

Allen J. Gilson, MD, FCCP

Frederick, MD

CHEST Attendee

“This was the best-organized large medical meeting I have attended.”

Francis L. Ervin, MD, FCCP

Maple Ridge, BC, Canada

CHEST Attendee

“Great conference! It is worth attending as frequently as possible to update your practice habits and increase your knowledge base in many areas in a short span of time.”

Elizabeth Boger Foreman, MD

Crozet, VA

CHEST Attendee

“This has been the best-organized, large-scale convention that I have ever attended. Because of the pertinent content, I was able to squeeze a lot out of this time for my educational dollar.”

Cindy D. Powell, MD, FCCP

Atlanta, GA

CHEST Attendee

“CHEST is a friendly and fun learning experience.”

Betsy Thomason, RT

Park Ridge, NJ

CHEST Attendee

“CHEST offers well-organized and thoughtful presentations on the state-of-the-art management of pulmonary and critical care specialties.”

Steven P. Bennett, MD, FCCP

Gig Harbor, WA

CHEST Attendee

“All subject matter and faculty were informative, up-to-date, and even futuristic.”

Alan Roth, RRT

Modesto, CA

CHEST Attendee

Overview of CHEST

Dear Colleague:

I am pleased to share this overview of CHEST . Under the stewardship of Doreen Addrizzo-Harris, MD, FCCP, Chair, and her program committee, an exceptional clinical education program has been developed. There will be a diverse assembly of approximately 300 general sessions, as well as hands-on simulation, case- and problem-based presentations, small-group interactive discussions, and more.

In addition to the education program, you can take advantage of several special events. The headlining event is The OneBreath Evening at the Georgia Aquariumj, where you can take an exciting, aquatic trip with your colleagues and friends to the world’s largest aquarium and show your support for the OneBreath initiative.

Our annual meeting continues to grow to meet your education needs. In addition to what you have experienced at prior meetings, you will encounter new experiences at CHEST .

Daily opening sessions will feature renowned speakers to start your days with insightful presentations. Emmanuel Gobillot will speak on leadership, Marilyn Tam will present on diversity, and Aneesh Chopra will discuss health-care reform and its implications in medicine.
A “pulmonary practitioner concentration” is being offered Sunday, so busy practitioners can attend focused sessions on the weekend.
Special sessions on chest infections will be delivered in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Clinical Care-Focused Tracks, offered on Thursday, will highlight the newly published antithrombotic guidelines (9th edition), bronchiectasis, COPD and asthma, critical care medicine, thoracic oncology, and interventional bronchology. These sessions will bring you up to date with the recent literature.
More of the popular Problem-Based Learning sessions will be offered. Some sessions covering radiologic cases will be available as an app, so you can continue a self-study experience through systematic interpretations of chest radiographs and CT scans and critical care radiology.
Other sessions will focus on radiology to add depth to the robust program. Sessions will highlight clinical-radiologic algorithms on the diagnosis of disease entities, such as multiple pulmonary nodules, bronchiolar diseases, pleural diseases, lung cancers, and others.
The ACCP Simulation Center will offer half-day comprehensive simulation sessions in airway management, bronchoscopy, mechanical ventilation, and ultrasonography.
There will be a special focus on leadership development and education, with symposia set up to enhance learning in these areas.
Poster presentations will showcase original science and research during unopposed times. An electronic presentation format will allow you constant access to select studies.
The Clinical Resource Center will showcase diagnostic and treatment solutions, and the Centers of Excellence, a dedicated area for showcasing programs and practices that advance outcomes, will exhibit practices that have made the selected programs exceptional.
Outside of the meeting, there are many medical institution and general community outreach opportunities being planned.

Join us at CHEST ! The host city of Atlanta offers many attractions, from the World of Coca-Cola, to a peep inside the CNN Studios, to hours of viewing in the world's largest aquarium, to the fascinating works at the High Museum of Art and the highly acclaimed Stone Mountain Park. Atlanta showers its visitors with its unique and distinctive southern hospitality and charm. Come and experience it for yourself.

Suhail Raoof, MBBS, FCCP
ACCP President

Overview of CHEST

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