Education
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Connect with the CHEST community at the annual meeting
CHEST Networks, Sections, and Interest Groups will bring attendees together and support personal and professional growth, said Mauricio Danckers, MD, FCCP.
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Expand your knowledge and skills with premeeting courses
Interactive educational courses during unopposed time before the meeting will offer immersive instruction on specific topics and clinical procedures, said Hans Lee, MD, MEHP, FCCP.
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CHEST to offer first-of-its-kind certification for APPs in critical care
For APPs in the critical care setting, this certification exam will be a valuable way to validate their knowledge and competence in the ICU.
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APPs and POCUS: Overcoming credentialing challenges
Advanced practice providers (APPs) play an integral role in the care and management of patients both in the ICU and across the spectrum of health care. Due to reduced residency hours and the coming physician shortage, APPs are playing, and will continue to play, a greater role in the care and management of critically ill…
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Bringing trainee wellness to the forefront: Researching the impact of reflection in medical training
Before the spread of COVID-19, and increasingly during the pandemic, Ilana Krumm, MD, noticed a burgeoning focus on wellness for trainees and how to combat burnout in the medical space. But Dr. Krumm also noticed that most of the existing programs focused on the individual level, rather than the system level. The onus was on…
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The emergence of postgraduate training programs for APPs in pulmonary and critical care
Postgraduate training for advanced practice providers (APPs) has existed in one form or another since the genesis of the allied professions. They are typically referred to as residencies, fellowships, postgraduate programs, and transition-to-practice. The desire and necessity for these programs has increased in the past decade with workforce changes; namely the increasing number of nurse…
