With more than 300 educational sessions across four days, the CHEST Annual Meeting schedule can appear daunting at first glance. To make the meeting easier to navigate, the CHEST 2026 online program can be sorted by curriculum track to help attendees quickly find sessions that match their interests. Simply navigate to the schedule, click on the “Filter” button, and apply a relevant “Tag.”
Read on for session highlights broken down by curriculum track.
Advanced Track
“We deliberately tried to focus away from superficial, short subtopics, and ideally give presenters more time to dive into the content. Having some sessions with fewer speakers allows them to go deeper into the content—the pathophysiology and the nuance of the research that’s being published to inform the evolution of our practice. We have aimed to ensure that the speakers in these sessions are the well-established clinical and/or research experts in these areas—the individuals writing the articles, developing the guidelines, building the clinical and research horizons.”
Amy Morris, MD, FCCP
CHEST 2026 Scientific Program Committee Chair
TRACK HIGHLIGHTS
The Lure of Immunosuppression and Dual Antifibrotics in ILD: A Pro-Con Debate
Monday, October 19
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
West Building, Room 102A
Asthma for the Experts: Evaluating and Managing Patients Who Don’t Respond to Biologics
Tuesday, October 20
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
North Building, Room 125B
Rewriting OSA Care: How GLP-1 Therapies Are Reshaping Sleep Medicine
Wednesday, October 21
11:15 am – 12:15 pm
North Building, Room 127B
BEYOND THE TRACK
“Those of us who’ve been coming to the annual meeting for some years get even deeper meaning from the social side of the meeting. These are folks who I’ve seen every year for over 15 years now, and I only get to see them once a year so those relationships are really very special. I think the longer you go to the meeting, the more special those become.”
– Dr. Morris
APP Recommendations Track
“Advanced practice providers (APPs) are no longer just a clinical support role but are core clinicians in the ICU. CHEST has moved from simply including APPs in sessions to intentionally developing and recognizing APPs as a specialty. This brings APPs together in the same sessions and gives us a chance to connect with peers and share our knowledge.”
Leeah R. Sloan, PA-C, CCAPP, FCCP
Critical Care APP Steering Committee Co-Chair
TRACK HIGHLIGHTS
Operationalizing POCUS in Practice: A Multidisciplinary Approach Focused on APP Integration
Sunday, October 18
2:45 pm – 3:45 pm
North Building, Room 222B
Deresuscitation in Patients Who Are Critically Ill
Sunday, October 18
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
West Building, Room 101A
BEYOND THE TRACK
“Hopefully, we can continue to grow our network of APPs within CHEST. There are multiple opportunities within the organization to get more involved with presenting, publication, and teaching. At the meeting, there will be networking during the APP Forum Lunch on Sunday from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm. And then there’s also be the APP Mixer, a cocktail reception with live interactive case studies, on Monday from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm.”
– Sloan
Education and Educator Development Track
“There are sessions on diverse education topics, presented by diverse faculty, from different institutions and walks of life. You don’t always get formal training on how to teach, how to give feedback, and how to receive feedback. In each session, you’re going to get different perspectives—because there’s more than one way to accomplish a goal—and you’ll even practice some of the techniques during interactive, small group, and large group parts.”
Saadia A. Faiz, MD, FCCP
Educator Development Subcommittee Chair
TRACK HIGHLIGHTS
Empowering Educators: Real-Time Coaching for Procedural Competency
Sunday, October 18
9:45 am – 11:15 am
North Building, Room 227C
Yes, And: Harnessing Improv to Transform Medical Education
Monday, October 19
9:15 am – 10:15 am
West Building, Room 101A
Publishing Teaching Initiatives: A Practical 5-Step Approach to Education Scholarship
Wednesday, October 21
8:00 am – 9:00 am
North Building, Room 128B
BEYOND THE TRACK
“We are working on building an educator hub—basically, compiling tools that clinical educators or anyone that’s in education can use. We’re hoping to have infographics, short 5- to 10-minute video clips, and other modalities. We hope you’ll start to see that within the next year.”
– Dr. Faiz
Health Equity Track
“Sessions in this track do a really good job highlighting the impact of health disparities on marginalized communities in whatever disease topic is being discussed. The content is extremely rigorous and clinically meaningful. These are not meant to be just hypothetical or theoretical discussions.”
Debasree Banerjee, MD, MS, FCCP
Health Equity Task Force Vice-Chair
TRACK HIGHLIGHTS
Beyond the Monitors: Humanizing Dialogue – A Women in Chest Medicine, Health Equity, and LGBTQ+ at CHEST Collaboration
Sunday, October 18
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
West Building, Room 103A
Uplift or Scale Up? Debating the Best Models for Global Critical Care – A National Medical Association Session
Sunday, October 18
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
North Building, Room 128B
Closing the Gap: Addressing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Asthma
Monday, October 19
8:00 am – 9:00 am
North Building, Room 124A
BEYOND THE TRACK
“CHEST is committed to health equity becoming a more natural part of everything that we do. This track is part and parcel of that mission, but focusing on mitigating health disparities is important in the content of all of the sessions and all the education that we build. It’s useful for every clinician and it impacts every patient.”
– Dr. Banerjee
Trainee Recommendations Track
“The Training and Transitions Committee reviewed the broader meeting program and selected sessions that we believe will be particularly relevant and high-yield for fellows and other trainees. The curated list can help early career physicians identify sessions that fit their interests and level of training, especially those who may be navigating a large conference schedule for the first time.”
Meredith Turetz, MD, FCCP
Training and Transitions Committee Chair
TRACK HIGHLIGHTS
Mechanical Ventilation Waveforms: A Case-Based Approach
Sunday, October 18
9:45 am – 10:45 am
North Building, Room 127B
Bronchoscopy Emergencies for the Pulmonary Intensivist
Sunday, October 18
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
West Building, Room 105C
Case-Based Discussion of Complex Pulmonary Function Patterns
Wednesday, October 21
11:15 am – 12:15 pm
North Building, Room 128B
BEYOND THE TRACK
“The Trainee Work Group, with support from the Training and Transitions Committee, has put together a terrific series of presentations in the dedicated Trainee Lounge. The Lounge gives trainees a place to recharge, grab a light snack, and meet colleagues while also offering practical programming that may not be covered in a traditional fellowship curriculum.”
– Dr. Turetz
Call for Topics Is Open
Feeling inspired by all the great sessions you’ve attended? Help shape the curriculum for CHEST 2027, October 24 to 27 in Vancouver, by submitting topic ideas from areas you’re passionate about, topics affecting your practice, or new technologies you’d like to learn more about. The submission deadline is Tuesday, December 1, at 2 pm CT.
