Session Coverage
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Imaging panel discusses pace, direction of practical AI applications
Amit Gupta, MD, MRMD, CIIP, spoke about the growing application of AI imagery in early-stage lung cancer detection.
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Experts evaluate treatment of PAH in the sotatercept era
Zeenat Safdar, MD, FCCP, reviewed recent clinical trial data on the use of the activin-signaling inhibitor sotatercept in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).
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Clinician leaders share business world lessons for health care teams
CHEST President-Elect Neil Freedman, MD, FCCP, discussed how traditional business administration skills translate to leadership and professional growth in health care.
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Multidisciplinary panel highlights considerations for GLP-1 agonist use in OSA
Chitra Lal, MD, FCCP, discussed the current indications and coverage criteria for use of tirzepatide for treatment of OSA, as well as possible roles for other GLP-1 agonists.
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Experts preview ongoing work on guidelines for hemodynamic monitoring in septic shock
H. Bryant Nguyen, MD, MS, MBA, explored the case for retaining central venous pressure as a tool in assessing fluids in the treatment of sepsis.
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Panelists address local approaches for clean air and climate action
Stephanie Lovinsky-Desir, MD, MS, presented on the health effects and mitigation of pollutant exposures at or near schools.
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Sarcoidosis experts review decisions from diagnosis to transplant
Hakim Azfar Ali, MD, MPH, FCCP, discussed indications and timing for lung transplantation referral in patients with sarcoidosis.
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Clinicians share advice for working with vulnerable patient populations
Laura J. Spece, MD, MSc, spoke about specific respiratory health concerns for US military veterans during a session that also focused on optimizing care for patients who are transgender, patients shifting from pediatric to adult care, and patients with limited language proficiency.
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Clinician educators tackle career development questions in medical education
Geneva Tatem, MD, FCCP, addressed the question of whether a higher education degree would benefit most clinician educators.
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Specialists review sex-specific variables affecting women with OSA
Ashesha Mechineni, MD, explained some of the embedded subtleties in OSA presentation and diagnostic parameters among women.
