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Each year, the CHEST Foundation offers grants to worthy research candidates, generous community service volunteers, and distinguished scholars. More than 1,000 recipients worldwide have received more than $10 million in support and recognition of outstanding contributions to chest medicine.
In 2018, the Foundation awarded than $500,000 to researchers who were honored during Sunday’s Opening Session.
Robert C. Hyzy, MD, FCCP, director of the Critical Care Medicine Unit at the University of Michigan, was awarded the 2018 Eli Lilly and Company Distinguished Scholar in Critical Care Medicine grant for his research titled “The Use of Electrical Impedance Tomography to Assess Mechanical Ventilation in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.” The grant, sponsored by Eli Lilly, will further Dr. Hyzy’s research into vetting electrical impedance tomography (EIT).
“EIT is essentially a belt that’s worn around a patient’s chest that creates an image through a low, imperceptible electronic current,” Dr. Hyzy said, noting a CAT scanner can also be used to see how air gets into the lungs, but those are not a practical tool in the ICU. “EIT creates some images, and the images change with regard to how air gets into the lungs, particularly when the patient has ARDS. So the idea here, with this generous grant, would be to build a better mousetrap—to explore this technology as a means to see various ways to push air through the lungs. It’s using the images you get to guide the way mechanical ventilation is provided.”
The Foundation’s grants have made a difference in patients’ lives by aiding young investigators. Many of the supported projects have led to breakthroughs in the treatment of chest diseases and patient care. The Foundation encourages members to apply for grants so that chest medicine will continue to improve and evolve.
Congratulations to all of our 2018 CHEST Foundation grant winners!
Watch for the list of all CHEST 2018 winners in the December issue of CHEST Physician.
Each year, the CHEST Foundation offers grants to worthy research candidates, generous community service volunteers, and distinguished scholars. More than 1,000 recipients worldwide have received more than $10 million in support and recognition of outstanding contributions to chest medicine.
In 2018, the Foundation awarded than $500,000 to researchers who were honored during Sunday’s Opening Session.
Robert C. Hyzy, MD, FCCP, director of the Critical Care Medicine Unit at the University of Michigan, was awarded the 2018 Eli Lilly and Company Distinguished Scholar in Critical Care Medicine grant for his research titled “The Use of Electrical Impedance Tomography to Assess Mechanical Ventilation in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.” The grant, sponsored by Eli Lilly, will further Dr. Hyzy’s research into vetting electrical impedance tomography (EIT).
“EIT is essentially a belt that’s worn around a patient’s chest that creates an image through a low, imperceptible electronic current,” Dr. Hyzy said, noting a CAT scanner can also be used to see how air gets into the lungs, but those are not a practical tool in the ICU. “EIT creates some images, and the images change with regard to how air gets into the lungs, particularly when the patient has ARDS. So the idea here, with this generous grant, would be to build a better mousetrap—to explore this technology as a means to see various ways to push air through the lungs. It’s using the images you get to guide the way mechanical ventilation is provided.”
The Foundation’s grants have made a difference in patients’ lives by aiding young investigators. Many of the supported projects have led to breakthroughs in the treatment of chest diseases and patient care. The Foundation encourages members to apply for grants so that chest medicine will continue to improve and evolve.
Congratulations to all of our 2018 CHEST Foundation grant winners!
Watch for the list of all CHEST 2018 winners in the December issue of CHEST Physician.
Each year, the CHEST Foundation offers grants to worthy research candidates, generous community service volunteers, and distinguished scholars. More than 1,000 recipients worldwide have received more than $10 million in support and recognition of outstanding contributions to chest medicine.
In 2018, the Foundation awarded than $500,000 to researchers who were honored during Sunday’s Opening Session.
Robert C. Hyzy, MD, FCCP, director of the Critical Care Medicine Unit at the University of Michigan, was awarded the 2018 Eli Lilly and Company Distinguished Scholar in Critical Care Medicine grant for his research titled “The Use of Electrical Impedance Tomography to Assess Mechanical Ventilation in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.” The grant, sponsored by Eli Lilly, will further Dr. Hyzy’s research into vetting electrical impedance tomography (EIT).
“EIT is essentially a belt that’s worn around a patient’s chest that creates an image through a low, imperceptible electronic current,” Dr. Hyzy said, noting a CAT scanner can also be used to see how air gets into the lungs, but those are not a practical tool in the ICU. “EIT creates some images, and the images change with regard to how air gets into the lungs, particularly when the patient has ARDS. So the idea here, with this generous grant, would be to build a better mousetrap—to explore this technology as a means to see various ways to push air through the lungs. It’s using the images you get to guide the way mechanical ventilation is provided.”
The Foundation’s grants have made a difference in patients’ lives by aiding young investigators. Many of the supported projects have led to breakthroughs in the treatment of chest diseases and patient care. The Foundation encourages members to apply for grants so that chest medicine will continue to improve and evolve.
Congratulations to all of our 2018 CHEST Foundation grant winners!
Watch for the list of all CHEST 2018 winners in the December issue of CHEST Physician.