Respiratory Care
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Get informed and involved with smoking cessation strategies, advocacy
Sessions will equip attendees with the latest information about the health consequences of e-cigarettes and cannabis. Because the landscape has evolved so much recently, misconceptions are common—even among clinicians, said Evan Stepp, MD, FCCP.
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For the neuromuscular disease community, ventilation coverage victory doesn’t carry over
Patient advocate Spero Koulouras said he believes CMS home ventilation coverage criteria for patients with disorders such as ALS are still ambiguous enough that private insurers have interpreted them to deny and delay coverage.
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Advanced practice respiratory therapist: The new advanced practice provider
The rise of the advanced practice respiratory therapist marks a pivotal advancement in respiratory care, addressing the growing need for specialized providers in health care.
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Supporting vaccinations in the name of public health
CHEST supports the fundamental responsibility of a public health system to seek out and apply evidence-based medicine in the development of sound policies essential to preventing illness.
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Navigating new ACR/CHEST guidelines for screening, monitoring, and treatment of SARD-ILD
Authors Jose R. Castellanos, MD; Anthony J. Esposito, MD; and Caroline Zhao, MD, discuss key strategies, including early screening with pulmonary function tests and high-resolution chest tomography, cautious glucocorticoid use, and personalized steroid-sparing treatment.
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“A physician’s secret weapon”: Why the world needs more RTs
CHEST and the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) are continuing their longstanding partnership to raise awareness about the More RTs initiative, which addresses the alarming shortage of respiratory therapists […]
