News From CHEST Physician®

In May 2015, CHEST will transition from the current membership categories to a new structure that puts you in control of the value and benefits you derive. Currently, members belong to categories corresponding to title and stage of career. Under the new structure, you decide your membership level based on how you want to engage with CHEST. The new structure will provide a rich array of benefits and value in three member categories:

Basic Membership

Annual dues: $295

Benefits

• Online access to the journal CHEST

• Discounts for courses and products

• Free access to clinical practice guidelines

• CHEST Career Connection access

• Opportunity to join CHEST NetWorks

• Access to the e-Community portal

Enhanced Membership

Annual dues: $395

• All the benefits of Basic Membership

• Print access to the journal CHEST

• Opportunity to become/remain an FCCP

• Leadership opportunities

• Invitation to networking events

Premium Membership

Annual dues: $495

• All the benefits of Enhanced Membership

• Enhanced discounts

• Advanced access to course registration

• Advanced access to hotel reservations

• Invitation to VIP events

This new structure will take effect May 2015. The good news is you won’t have to do anything. You will be placed into the category that best aligns with your current level of engagement. Discounts on dues will be available for all clinicians-in-training, nonphysician/nondoctoral clinicians, retired clinicians, and chest physicians who live outside the United States or Canada. If you decide you want more from membership, you can always upgrade to a higher category by calling CHEST Customer Support.Learn more about how this new membership structure will make your tomorrow greater than today by allowing you to collaborate more, engage more, and achieve more at chestnet.org/tomorrow.

In May 2015, CHEST will transition from the current membership categories to a new structure that puts you in control of the value and benefits you derive. Currently, members belong to categories corresponding to title and stage of career. Under the new structure, you decide your membership level based on how you want to engage with CHEST. The new structure will provide a rich array of benefits and value in three member categories:

Basic Membership

Annual dues: $295

Benefits

• Online access to the journal CHEST

• Discounts for courses and products

• Free access to clinical practice guidelines

• CHEST Career Connection access

• Opportunity to join CHEST NetWorks

• Access to the e-Community portal

Enhanced Membership

Annual dues: $395

• All the benefits of Basic Membership

• Print access to the journal CHEST

• Opportunity to become/remain an FCCP

• Leadership opportunities

• Invitation to networking events

Premium Membership

Annual dues: $495

• All the benefits of Enhanced Membership

• Enhanced discounts

• Advanced access to course registration

• Advanced access to hotel reservations

• Invitation to VIP events

This new structure will take effect May 2015. The good news is you won’t have to do anything. You will be placed into the category that best aligns with your current level of engagement. Discounts on dues will be available for all clinicians-in-training, nonphysician/nondoctoral clinicians, retired clinicians, and chest physicians who live outside the United States or Canada. If you decide you want more from membership, you can always upgrade to a higher category by calling CHEST Customer Support.Learn more about how this new membership structure will make your tomorrow greater than today by allowing you to collaborate more, engage more, and achieve more at chestnet.org/tomorrow.

In May 2015, CHEST will transition from the current membership categories to a new structure that puts you in control of the value and benefits you derive. Currently, members belong to categories corresponding to title and stage of career. Under the new structure, you decide your membership level based on how you want to engage with CHEST. The new structure will provide a rich array of benefits and value in three member categories:

Basic Membership

Annual dues: $295

Benefits

• Online access to the journal CHEST

• Discounts for courses and products

• Free access to clinical practice guidelines

• CHEST Career Connection access

• Opportunity to join CHEST NetWorks

• Access to the e-Community portal

Enhanced Membership

Annual dues: $395

• All the benefits of Basic Membership

• Print access to the journal CHEST

• Opportunity to become/remain an FCCP

• Leadership opportunities

• Invitation to networking events

Premium Membership

Annual dues: $495

• All the benefits of Enhanced Membership

• Enhanced discounts

• Advanced access to course registration

• Advanced access to hotel reservations

• Invitation to VIP events

This new structure will take effect May 2015. The good news is you won’t have to do anything. You will be placed into the category that best aligns with your current level of engagement. Discounts on dues will be available for all clinicians-in-training, nonphysician/nondoctoral clinicians, retired clinicians, and chest physicians who live outside the United States or Canada. If you decide you want more from membership, you can always upgrade to a higher category by calling CHEST Customer Support.Learn more about how this new membership structure will make your tomorrow greater than today by allowing you to collaborate more, engage more, and achieve more at chestnet.org/tomorrow.

Are you a clinical trials investigator with unused capacity? Would you like to refer patients to participate in ground-breaking clinical trials?

The CHEST Clinical Trials Registry is a free service that connects physicians to information about clinical trials in respiratory disease conducted by participating pharmaceutical companies.

Ongoing groundbreaking research could have a measurable impact on patient care, but a lack of clinical trial participants is significantly slowing research and threatening the development of new treatments. Recruiting and retaining trial participants are the greatest challenges to developing the next generation of treatment options.

Participation in clinical trials provides an opportunity to advance and accelerate medical research and contribute to an improved health outlook for future generations. Use our registry to get immediate information on how you can be involved in a clinical trial. Access chestnet.org/Guidelines-and-Resources/Clinical-Trials/Clinical-Trials-Registry for information.

Are you a clinical trials investigator with unused capacity? Would you like to refer patients to participate in ground-breaking clinical trials?

The CHEST Clinical Trials Registry is a free service that connects physicians to information about clinical trials in respiratory disease conducted by participating pharmaceutical companies.

Ongoing groundbreaking research could have a measurable impact on patient care, but a lack of clinical trial participants is significantly slowing research and threatening the development of new treatments. Recruiting and retaining trial participants are the greatest challenges to developing the next generation of treatment options.

Participation in clinical trials provides an opportunity to advance and accelerate medical research and contribute to an improved health outlook for future generations. Use our registry to get immediate information on how you can be involved in a clinical trial. Access chestnet.org/Guidelines-and-Resources/Clinical-Trials/Clinical-Trials-Registry for information.

Are you a clinical trials investigator with unused capacity? Would you like to refer patients to participate in ground-breaking clinical trials?

The CHEST Clinical Trials Registry is a free service that connects physicians to information about clinical trials in respiratory disease conducted by participating pharmaceutical companies.

Ongoing groundbreaking research could have a measurable impact on patient care, but a lack of clinical trial participants is significantly slowing research and threatening the development of new treatments. Recruiting and retaining trial participants are the greatest challenges to developing the next generation of treatment options.

Participation in clinical trials provides an opportunity to advance and accelerate medical research and contribute to an improved health outlook for future generations. Use our registry to get immediate information on how you can be involved in a clinical trial. Access chestnet.org/Guidelines-and-Resources/Clinical-Trials/Clinical-Trials-Registry for information.

CHEST is pleased to announce updates to our membership, coming this May, that will make CHEST membership more relevant to today’s practicing chest medicine professionals. We’re expanding our membership philosophy to ensure that every members’ tomorrow is greater than today. How? Membership will soon be open to other clinicians on the chest medicine care team to reflect the growing emphasis on collaborative care. These changes are designed to allow our members to do more ...

Collaborate More

In response to emerging, team-based health care models, CHEST is opening up membership to the entire chest medicine team, including clinicians-in-training, and making collaborative care a priority focus. We believe these changes will allow our members to be more successful at delivering high-quality, collaborative patient care.

Engage More

The new membership model will let you choose the benefits and the degree to which you want to engage with CHEST. Instead of membership levels based on your title, age, and stage of career, you’ll be able to select the level you want, based on the resources and benefits you want to access. This gives you the power to decide what CHEST membership means for you.

Achieve More

We’re streamlining our technology systems to make it easier to access the wealth of information and resources CHEST offers. For example, you’ll have a single log-in for almost all transactions with CHEST (there’s still a separate log-in for the journal, CHEST). With simpler navigation and a more intuitive interface, CHEST makes it easier for you to learn more, do more, and achieve more.

CHEST membership is dedicated to making your tomorrow better than today. Watch for more information at chestnet.org/tomorrow.

CHEST is pleased to announce updates to our membership, coming this May, that will make CHEST membership more relevant to today’s practicing chest medicine professionals. We’re expanding our membership philosophy to ensure that every members’ tomorrow is greater than today. How? Membership will soon be open to other clinicians on the chest medicine care team to reflect the growing emphasis on collaborative care. These changes are designed to allow our members to do more ...

Collaborate More

In response to emerging, team-based health care models, CHEST is opening up membership to the entire chest medicine team, including clinicians-in-training, and making collaborative care a priority focus. We believe these changes will allow our members to be more successful at delivering high-quality, collaborative patient care.

Engage More

The new membership model will let you choose the benefits and the degree to which you want to engage with CHEST. Instead of membership levels based on your title, age, and stage of career, you’ll be able to select the level you want, based on the resources and benefits you want to access. This gives you the power to decide what CHEST membership means for you.

Achieve More

We’re streamlining our technology systems to make it easier to access the wealth of information and resources CHEST offers. For example, you’ll have a single log-in for almost all transactions with CHEST (there’s still a separate log-in for the journal, CHEST). With simpler navigation and a more intuitive interface, CHEST makes it easier for you to learn more, do more, and achieve more.

CHEST membership is dedicated to making your tomorrow better than today. Watch for more information at chestnet.org/tomorrow.

CHEST is pleased to announce updates to our membership, coming this May, that will make CHEST membership more relevant to today’s practicing chest medicine professionals. We’re expanding our membership philosophy to ensure that every members’ tomorrow is greater than today. How? Membership will soon be open to other clinicians on the chest medicine care team to reflect the growing emphasis on collaborative care. These changes are designed to allow our members to do more ...

Collaborate More

In response to emerging, team-based health care models, CHEST is opening up membership to the entire chest medicine team, including clinicians-in-training, and making collaborative care a priority focus. We believe these changes will allow our members to be more successful at delivering high-quality, collaborative patient care.

Engage More

The new membership model will let you choose the benefits and the degree to which you want to engage with CHEST. Instead of membership levels based on your title, age, and stage of career, you’ll be able to select the level you want, based on the resources and benefits you want to access. This gives you the power to decide what CHEST membership means for you.

Achieve More

We’re streamlining our technology systems to make it easier to access the wealth of information and resources CHEST offers. For example, you’ll have a single log-in for almost all transactions with CHEST (there’s still a separate log-in for the journal, CHEST). With simpler navigation and a more intuitive interface, CHEST makes it easier for you to learn more, do more, and achieve more.

CHEST membership is dedicated to making your tomorrow better than today. Watch for more information at chestnet.org/tomorrow.

Producing evidence-based guidelines that are used around the world takes a rigorous, well-established process and dedicated volunteers who are experts in pulmonology, critical care, and sleep medicine. Volunteers dedicate countless hours to reviewing the literature, formulating recommendations, and drafting the supporting text around the recommendations. Panelists for guidelines have the opportunity to contribute to the practice of evidence-based medicine in their field of expertise, learn how to develop an evidence-based guideline, work with other experts in their field, and be an author on a paper in a top-tier medical journal. Find out more about the process for selecting panelists, their role on our guidelines, and the training and experience needed to serve on a guideline panel.

The Guidelines Oversight Committee (GOC) chooses a guideline topic and an Executive Committee is formed. The Executive Committee – made up of a Chair, Vice Chair, GOC Liaison, CHEST Project Manager, and CHEST Methodologist – develops the clinical questions for the guideline using the PICO format. PICO questions define the population, intervention, comparator, and outcome that will ultimately inform the guideline recommendations. The Executive Committee nominates individuals who have the expertise needed to address a clinical question. The nominees submit a curriculum vitae, statement of interest, and conflicts of interest disclosure form. The materials are reviewed by the Professional Standards Committee that recommends nominees to the GOC, and the GOC then appoints the guideline panel.

CHEST guideline panelists commit to being active participants in meetings and to contributing to the development of a guideline for up to 3 years. Panelists assist with refining clinical questions and providing feedback on search strategies and study selection criteria. After a guideline methodologist conducts the searches, the panelists review the studies for inclusion. Based on the evidence shown, panelists draft the guideline recommendations and supporting text. All panelists participate in drafting and grading recommendations and drafting the manuscript. After a guideline is submitted to the journal CHEST, the panelists assist with promotional strategies.

Guideline panels comprise individuals from a variety of specialties and areas of expertise. Panelists are not chosen based on previous guideline experience but on their expertise. After selection of a guideline panel is completed, the project manager and methodologist send the panelists materials to provide an overview of the guideline development process. Panelists attend an orientation webinar to review the guideline development process and are provided materials on formatting recommendations and journal requirements. Panelists also learn the importance of conducting systematic reviews to inform their recommendations, which is the key to developing an evidence-based guideline.

If you are interested in participating on a CHEST guideline panel, consider attending our course, Guidelines Methodology, March 12-13, at our headquarters in Glenview, Illinois. The course will provide participants with a skill set for developing evidence-based guidelines and consensus statements. This is a great opportunity for clinicians, interested in working on guidelines, to get a better understanding of what it takes to develop an evidence-based guideline. Learn more at chestnet.org/live-learning.

Producing evidence-based guidelines that are used around the world takes a rigorous, well-established process and dedicated volunteers who are experts in pulmonology, critical care, and sleep medicine. Volunteers dedicate countless hours to reviewing the literature, formulating recommendations, and drafting the supporting text around the recommendations. Panelists for guidelines have the opportunity to contribute to the practice of evidence-based medicine in their field of expertise, learn how to develop an evidence-based guideline, work with other experts in their field, and be an author on a paper in a top-tier medical journal. Find out more about the process for selecting panelists, their role on our guidelines, and the training and experience needed to serve on a guideline panel.

The Guidelines Oversight Committee (GOC) chooses a guideline topic and an Executive Committee is formed. The Executive Committee – made up of a Chair, Vice Chair, GOC Liaison, CHEST Project Manager, and CHEST Methodologist – develops the clinical questions for the guideline using the PICO format. PICO questions define the population, intervention, comparator, and outcome that will ultimately inform the guideline recommendations. The Executive Committee nominates individuals who have the expertise needed to address a clinical question. The nominees submit a curriculum vitae, statement of interest, and conflicts of interest disclosure form. The materials are reviewed by the Professional Standards Committee that recommends nominees to the GOC, and the GOC then appoints the guideline panel.

CHEST guideline panelists commit to being active participants in meetings and to contributing to the development of a guideline for up to 3 years. Panelists assist with refining clinical questions and providing feedback on search strategies and study selection criteria. After a guideline methodologist conducts the searches, the panelists review the studies for inclusion. Based on the evidence shown, panelists draft the guideline recommendations and supporting text. All panelists participate in drafting and grading recommendations and drafting the manuscript. After a guideline is submitted to the journal CHEST, the panelists assist with promotional strategies.

Guideline panels comprise individuals from a variety of specialties and areas of expertise. Panelists are not chosen based on previous guideline experience but on their expertise. After selection of a guideline panel is completed, the project manager and methodologist send the panelists materials to provide an overview of the guideline development process. Panelists attend an orientation webinar to review the guideline development process and are provided materials on formatting recommendations and journal requirements. Panelists also learn the importance of conducting systematic reviews to inform their recommendations, which is the key to developing an evidence-based guideline.

If you are interested in participating on a CHEST guideline panel, consider attending our course, Guidelines Methodology, March 12-13, at our headquarters in Glenview, Illinois. The course will provide participants with a skill set for developing evidence-based guidelines and consensus statements. This is a great opportunity for clinicians, interested in working on guidelines, to get a better understanding of what it takes to develop an evidence-based guideline. Learn more at chestnet.org/live-learning.

Producing evidence-based guidelines that are used around the world takes a rigorous, well-established process and dedicated volunteers who are experts in pulmonology, critical care, and sleep medicine. Volunteers dedicate countless hours to reviewing the literature, formulating recommendations, and drafting the supporting text around the recommendations. Panelists for guidelines have the opportunity to contribute to the practice of evidence-based medicine in their field of expertise, learn how to develop an evidence-based guideline, work with other experts in their field, and be an author on a paper in a top-tier medical journal. Find out more about the process for selecting panelists, their role on our guidelines, and the training and experience needed to serve on a guideline panel.

The Guidelines Oversight Committee (GOC) chooses a guideline topic and an Executive Committee is formed. The Executive Committee – made up of a Chair, Vice Chair, GOC Liaison, CHEST Project Manager, and CHEST Methodologist – develops the clinical questions for the guideline using the PICO format. PICO questions define the population, intervention, comparator, and outcome that will ultimately inform the guideline recommendations. The Executive Committee nominates individuals who have the expertise needed to address a clinical question. The nominees submit a curriculum vitae, statement of interest, and conflicts of interest disclosure form. The materials are reviewed by the Professional Standards Committee that recommends nominees to the GOC, and the GOC then appoints the guideline panel.

CHEST guideline panelists commit to being active participants in meetings and to contributing to the development of a guideline for up to 3 years. Panelists assist with refining clinical questions and providing feedback on search strategies and study selection criteria. After a guideline methodologist conducts the searches, the panelists review the studies for inclusion. Based on the evidence shown, panelists draft the guideline recommendations and supporting text. All panelists participate in drafting and grading recommendations and drafting the manuscript. After a guideline is submitted to the journal CHEST, the panelists assist with promotional strategies.

Guideline panels comprise individuals from a variety of specialties and areas of expertise. Panelists are not chosen based on previous guideline experience but on their expertise. After selection of a guideline panel is completed, the project manager and methodologist send the panelists materials to provide an overview of the guideline development process. Panelists attend an orientation webinar to review the guideline development process and are provided materials on formatting recommendations and journal requirements. Panelists also learn the importance of conducting systematic reviews to inform their recommendations, which is the key to developing an evidence-based guideline.

If you are interested in participating on a CHEST guideline panel, consider attending our course, Guidelines Methodology, March 12-13, at our headquarters in Glenview, Illinois. The course will provide participants with a skill set for developing evidence-based guidelines and consensus statements. This is a great opportunity for clinicians, interested in working on guidelines, to get a better understanding of what it takes to develop an evidence-based guideline. Learn more at chestnet.org/live-learning.

As you may know, American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) rolled out new Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program requirements in January 2014 for all ABIM Board Certified physicians. In addition to publicly reporting your certification status, ABIM has also begun to report whether or not you are meeting MOC requirements.

CHEST wants to help members meet the new MOC requirements with options that are relevant to your practice.

Currently, we offer seven assessment and improvement modules (AIM) that can earn you Medical Knowledge points in ABIM’s MOC program:

CHEST: AIM Pulmonary Module 1

CHEST: AIM Pulmonary Module 2

CHEST: AIM Critical Care Module 1

CHEST: AIM Critical Care Module 2

CHEST: AIM Critical Care Module 3

CHEST: AIM Sleep Module 1

CHEST: AIM Sleep Module 2

Access chestnet.org/Education/Advanced-Clinical-Training/MOC-PIMs for information.

The new MOC requirements are outlined below; however, ABIM recommends you review your requirements and deadlines on your customized MOC Status Report at abim.org. To be reported as meeting MOC requirements, you must:

√Be enrolled in the MOC program (your MOC Status Report will tell you if you are already enrolled)

√Earn MOC points:

• Earn some MOC points every 2 years, by completing any MOC activity.

• Every 5 years, you must earn 100 MOC points (with a minimum of 20 in Practice Assessment and 20 in Medical Knowledge). Points earned every 2 years will also count toward your 5-year requirement.

√Every 5 years, you must also complete the Patient Safety and Patient Voice requirements.

√Pass an MOC exam 10 years from when it was last passed.

Remember to visit your MOC Status Report for more details on how the changes impact you.

As you may know, American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) rolled out new Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program requirements in January 2014 for all ABIM Board Certified physicians. In addition to publicly reporting your certification status, ABIM has also begun to report whether or not you are meeting MOC requirements.

CHEST wants to help members meet the new MOC requirements with options that are relevant to your practice.

Currently, we offer seven assessment and improvement modules (AIM) that can earn you Medical Knowledge points in ABIM’s MOC program:

CHEST: AIM Pulmonary Module 1

CHEST: AIM Pulmonary Module 2

CHEST: AIM Critical Care Module 1

CHEST: AIM Critical Care Module 2

CHEST: AIM Critical Care Module 3

CHEST: AIM Sleep Module 1

CHEST: AIM Sleep Module 2

Access chestnet.org/Education/Advanced-Clinical-Training/MOC-PIMs for information.

The new MOC requirements are outlined below; however, ABIM recommends you review your requirements and deadlines on your customized MOC Status Report at abim.org. To be reported as meeting MOC requirements, you must:

√Be enrolled in the MOC program (your MOC Status Report will tell you if you are already enrolled)

√Earn MOC points:

• Earn some MOC points every 2 years, by completing any MOC activity.

• Every 5 years, you must earn 100 MOC points (with a minimum of 20 in Practice Assessment and 20 in Medical Knowledge). Points earned every 2 years will also count toward your 5-year requirement.

√Every 5 years, you must also complete the Patient Safety and Patient Voice requirements.

√Pass an MOC exam 10 years from when it was last passed.

Remember to visit your MOC Status Report for more details on how the changes impact you.

As you may know, American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) rolled out new Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program requirements in January 2014 for all ABIM Board Certified physicians. In addition to publicly reporting your certification status, ABIM has also begun to report whether or not you are meeting MOC requirements.

CHEST wants to help members meet the new MOC requirements with options that are relevant to your practice.

Currently, we offer seven assessment and improvement modules (AIM) that can earn you Medical Knowledge points in ABIM’s MOC program:

CHEST: AIM Pulmonary Module 1

CHEST: AIM Pulmonary Module 2

CHEST: AIM Critical Care Module 1

CHEST: AIM Critical Care Module 2

CHEST: AIM Critical Care Module 3

CHEST: AIM Sleep Module 1

CHEST: AIM Sleep Module 2

Access chestnet.org/Education/Advanced-Clinical-Training/MOC-PIMs for information.

The new MOC requirements are outlined below; however, ABIM recommends you review your requirements and deadlines on your customized MOC Status Report at abim.org. To be reported as meeting MOC requirements, you must:

√Be enrolled in the MOC program (your MOC Status Report will tell you if you are already enrolled)

√Earn MOC points:

• Earn some MOC points every 2 years, by completing any MOC activity.

• Every 5 years, you must earn 100 MOC points (with a minimum of 20 in Practice Assessment and 20 in Medical Knowledge). Points earned every 2 years will also count toward your 5-year requirement.

√Every 5 years, you must also complete the Patient Safety and Patient Voice requirements.

√Pass an MOC exam 10 years from when it was last passed.

Remember to visit your MOC Status Report for more details on how the changes impact you.

CHEST in Turkey

In October 2014, a collaboration between CHEST and the Turkish Respiratory Society (TRS) culminated in the first CHEST-TRS Pulmonary Board Review Course in Çesme, Turkey. The program was organized by Semra Bila<scaps>ç</scaps>eroglu, MD, FCCP, Governor-at-Large of the CHEST Council of Global Governors. With the participation of 16 faculty from Turkey, Greece, Egypt, and the United States, the 2-day course was designed to review major clinical topics in the curriculum of the Turkish Board of Respiratory Disease. The program included lecture-based and interactive sessions on physiology, COPD, lung cancer, bronchology, infections, venous thromboembolism, pulmonary hypertension, diffuse lung diseases, and pleural disease.

The CHEST-TRS Board Review expands on a model started in Greece with a collaboration of CHEST with the Hellenic Thoracic Society (HTS) that led to CHEST-HTS Board Review Courses in Athens in 2009 and 2012. After the success of these courses in Greece and Turkey, we intend for CHEST to collaborate with other regional and national societies to conduct Board Review courses in chest medicine in other countries.

Figure: CHEST-TRS Pulmonary Board Review Course

Faculty, from left:

Dr. Panagiotis K. Behrakis, PhD, FCCP

President – European Network of Smoking and Tobacco Prevention

Past Chair, CHEST Council of Global Governors

Dr. Mark J. Rosen, Master FCCP

Hofstra University, Hempstead, N.Y.

Medical Director and Past President, CHEST

Dr. Elif Küpeli, FCCP

Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey

Dr. Semra Bilaçeroglu, FCCP

Izmir Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey

CHEST Global Governor-at-Large

Dr. Rex Yung, FCCP

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore

Dr. Mustafa Özhan,

Ege University, Izmir, Turkey

CHEST in Turkey

In October 2014, a collaboration between CHEST and the Turkish Respiratory Society (TRS) culminated in the first CHEST-TRS Pulmonary Board Review Course in Çesme, Turkey. The program was organized by Semra Bila<scaps>ç</scaps>eroglu, MD, FCCP, Governor-at-Large of the CHEST Council of Global Governors. With the participation of 16 faculty from Turkey, Greece, Egypt, and the United States, the 2-day course was designed to review major clinical topics in the curriculum of the Turkish Board of Respiratory Disease. The program included lecture-based and interactive sessions on physiology, COPD, lung cancer, bronchology, infections, venous thromboembolism, pulmonary hypertension, diffuse lung diseases, and pleural disease.

The CHEST-TRS Board Review expands on a model started in Greece with a collaboration of CHEST with the Hellenic Thoracic Society (HTS) that led to CHEST-HTS Board Review Courses in Athens in 2009 and 2012. After the success of these courses in Greece and Turkey, we intend for CHEST to collaborate with other regional and national societies to conduct Board Review courses in chest medicine in other countries.

Figure: CHEST-TRS Pulmonary Board Review Course

Faculty, from left:

Dr. Panagiotis K. Behrakis, PhD, FCCP

President – European Network of Smoking and Tobacco Prevention

Past Chair, CHEST Council of Global Governors

Dr. Mark J. Rosen, Master FCCP

Hofstra University, Hempstead, N.Y.

Medical Director and Past President, CHEST

Dr. Elif Küpeli, FCCP

Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey

Dr. Semra Bilaçeroglu, FCCP

Izmir Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey

CHEST Global Governor-at-Large

Dr. Rex Yung, FCCP

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore

Dr. Mustafa Özhan,

Ege University, Izmir, Turkey

CHEST in Turkey

In October 2014, a collaboration between CHEST and the Turkish Respiratory Society (TRS) culminated in the first CHEST-TRS Pulmonary Board Review Course in Çesme, Turkey. The program was organized by Semra Bila<scaps>ç</scaps>eroglu, MD, FCCP, Governor-at-Large of the CHEST Council of Global Governors. With the participation of 16 faculty from Turkey, Greece, Egypt, and the United States, the 2-day course was designed to review major clinical topics in the curriculum of the Turkish Board of Respiratory Disease. The program included lecture-based and interactive sessions on physiology, COPD, lung cancer, bronchology, infections, venous thromboembolism, pulmonary hypertension, diffuse lung diseases, and pleural disease.

The CHEST-TRS Board Review expands on a model started in Greece with a collaboration of CHEST with the Hellenic Thoracic Society (HTS) that led to CHEST-HTS Board Review Courses in Athens in 2009 and 2012. After the success of these courses in Greece and Turkey, we intend for CHEST to collaborate with other regional and national societies to conduct Board Review courses in chest medicine in other countries.

Figure: CHEST-TRS Pulmonary Board Review Course

Faculty, from left:

Dr. Panagiotis K. Behrakis, PhD, FCCP

President – European Network of Smoking and Tobacco Prevention

Past Chair, CHEST Council of Global Governors

Dr. Mark J. Rosen, Master FCCP

Hofstra University, Hempstead, N.Y.

Medical Director and Past President, CHEST

Dr. Elif Küpeli, FCCP

Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey

Dr. Semra Bilaçeroglu, FCCP

Izmir Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey

CHEST Global Governor-at-Large

Dr. Rex Yung, FCCP

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore

Dr. Mustafa Özhan,

Ege University, Izmir, Turkey

Where are they now? What have they been up to? CHEST’s Past Presidents each forged the way for the many successes of the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST), leading to enhanced patient care around the globe. Their outstanding leadership and vision are evidenced today in many of CHEST’s current initiatives, and now it is time to check in with these past leaders to look at what’s new in their lives.

This series, and its first segment, was introduced in the CHEST 2014 Daily News in Austin, featuring Dr. Dick Briggs, and will continue on a quarterly basis in the monthly issues of CHEST Physician. Be sure to watch for it.

Dick D. Briggs Jr., MD, Master FCCP

President 1984-1985

I remember my presidency 30 years ago very well. After chairing the outstanding XV World Congress of Chest Diseases in Sydney, Australia, the 51st Annual ACCP Scientific Assembly in New Orleans was absolute chaos because a hurricane was doing figure-eights all week over lower Louisiana! Those of us who did arrive early to the meeting substituted in lectures, on panels, and in discussion groups for many faculty and registrants who simply could not get to NOLA because of closed airports, train stations, and even highways. Those present got the job done, and my presidential address (Hippocrates’ Blessing or Osler’s Warning: Chest 1986;89:582) was published, thanks to Dr. Al Soffer.

I am now Emeritus Professor and Emeritus Eminent Scholar Chair in Pulmonary Diseases at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. My trips to the Kirklin Clinic, which I built, are for my own health care, not to practice medicine. While I teach a bit, attend conferences, occasionally see a live patient, frequently present teleconferences and other programs about health care organization and delivery of COPD [chronic obstructive pulmonary disease] care to patients, I no longer devote 80-hour weeks to medicine as I did in the good old days. I do miss some of that. I am helping to edit a book about Tinsley Harrison. Instead, I run Annie B and Maggie B (my border collies), travel a bit by air, and fly lower in the Carrera 911 S pictured, and spend a lot of time on tennis courts practicing or playing the USTA National Senior Tennis Circuit. 2014 has not been a great year on the courts since I took some time out to trade in my aortic valve for a new one. But I am now in great condition and back on the tour. I looked forward with great anticipation to visiting with all my friends in Austin gathering to enlighten our minds and add body weight with barbecued brisket and Lone Star ale.

Where are they now? What have they been up to? CHEST’s Past Presidents each forged the way for the many successes of the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST), leading to enhanced patient care around the globe. Their outstanding leadership and vision are evidenced today in many of CHEST’s current initiatives, and now it is time to check in with these past leaders to look at what’s new in their lives.

This series, and its first segment, was introduced in the CHEST 2014 Daily News in Austin, featuring Dr. Dick Briggs, and will continue on a quarterly basis in the monthly issues of CHEST Physician. Be sure to watch for it.

Dick D. Briggs Jr., MD, Master FCCP

President 1984-1985

I remember my presidency 30 years ago very well. After chairing the outstanding XV World Congress of Chest Diseases in Sydney, Australia, the 51st Annual ACCP Scientific Assembly in New Orleans was absolute chaos because a hurricane was doing figure-eights all week over lower Louisiana! Those of us who did arrive early to the meeting substituted in lectures, on panels, and in discussion groups for many faculty and registrants who simply could not get to NOLA because of closed airports, train stations, and even highways. Those present got the job done, and my presidential address (Hippocrates’ Blessing or Osler’s Warning: Chest 1986;89:582) was published, thanks to Dr. Al Soffer.

I am now Emeritus Professor and Emeritus Eminent Scholar Chair in Pulmonary Diseases at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. My trips to the Kirklin Clinic, which I built, are for my own health care, not to practice medicine. While I teach a bit, attend conferences, occasionally see a live patient, frequently present teleconferences and other programs about health care organization and delivery of COPD [chronic obstructive pulmonary disease] care to patients, I no longer devote 80-hour weeks to medicine as I did in the good old days. I do miss some of that. I am helping to edit a book about Tinsley Harrison. Instead, I run Annie B and Maggie B (my border collies), travel a bit by air, and fly lower in the Carrera 911 S pictured, and spend a lot of time on tennis courts practicing or playing the USTA National Senior Tennis Circuit. 2014 has not been a great year on the courts since I took some time out to trade in my aortic valve for a new one. But I am now in great condition and back on the tour. I looked forward with great anticipation to visiting with all my friends in Austin gathering to enlighten our minds and add body weight with barbecued brisket and Lone Star ale.

Where are they now? What have they been up to? CHEST’s Past Presidents each forged the way for the many successes of the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST), leading to enhanced patient care around the globe. Their outstanding leadership and vision are evidenced today in many of CHEST’s current initiatives, and now it is time to check in with these past leaders to look at what’s new in their lives.

This series, and its first segment, was introduced in the CHEST 2014 Daily News in Austin, featuring Dr. Dick Briggs, and will continue on a quarterly basis in the monthly issues of CHEST Physician. Be sure to watch for it.

Dick D. Briggs Jr., MD, Master FCCP

President 1984-1985

I remember my presidency 30 years ago very well. After chairing the outstanding XV World Congress of Chest Diseases in Sydney, Australia, the 51st Annual ACCP Scientific Assembly in New Orleans was absolute chaos because a hurricane was doing figure-eights all week over lower Louisiana! Those of us who did arrive early to the meeting substituted in lectures, on panels, and in discussion groups for many faculty and registrants who simply could not get to NOLA because of closed airports, train stations, and even highways. Those present got the job done, and my presidential address (Hippocrates’ Blessing or Osler’s Warning: Chest 1986;89:582) was published, thanks to Dr. Al Soffer.

I am now Emeritus Professor and Emeritus Eminent Scholar Chair in Pulmonary Diseases at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. My trips to the Kirklin Clinic, which I built, are for my own health care, not to practice medicine. While I teach a bit, attend conferences, occasionally see a live patient, frequently present teleconferences and other programs about health care organization and delivery of COPD [chronic obstructive pulmonary disease] care to patients, I no longer devote 80-hour weeks to medicine as I did in the good old days. I do miss some of that. I am helping to edit a book about Tinsley Harrison. Instead, I run Annie B and Maggie B (my border collies), travel a bit by air, and fly lower in the Carrera 911 S pictured, and spend a lot of time on tennis courts practicing or playing the USTA National Senior Tennis Circuit. 2014 has not been a great year on the courts since I took some time out to trade in my aortic valve for a new one. But I am now in great condition and back on the tour. I looked forward with great anticipation to visiting with all my friends in Austin gathering to enlighten our minds and add body weight with barbecued brisket and Lone Star ale.

Editor in Chief

Dr. Vera A. De Palo, MBA, FCCP, is the new Editor in Chief of CHEST Physician. She is the Chief Medical Officer at Signature Healthcare in Brockton, Massachusetts. Signature Healthcare, in affiliation with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center of Boston, is a not-for-profit teaching hospital that serves the greater Brockton area and its surrounding communities. Dr. De Palo is also an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, in Providence, R.I. Her clinical practice experience is in pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine. Dr. De Palo has served the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) in numerous leadership roles, including serving on the Board of Regents and on the Executive Committee of the Board of Regents during her term as the Chair of the Council of Governors and as a Trustee of the CHEST Foundation. Through the years, she has been a member of the Nominating Committee, the Government Relations Committee, the Chairperson of the Credentials and Membership Committees, and served as the College’s Governor for Rhode Island. Dr. De Palo has been a member of the CHEST Foundation’s Pro Bono Committee and Humanitarian Awards Review Committee. She has participated in and had leadership roles with many other national societies and local health-care groups, including the American Thoracic Society and the Society of Critical Care Medicine. Her current interests include quality and safety in health care – specifically in critical care, health care reform, and systems transformation.

Deputy Editor

Dr. David Schulman, FCCP, is the new Deputy Editor of CHEST Physician. He is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta; he also serves as Associate Division Director for Education for Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine and Director of the Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Training Program. Dr. Schulman serves CHEST as Vice Chair of the ACCP Council of NetWorks and has served as member of the CHEST Scientific Program Committee for 4 years. His academic interests lie in developing novel educational curricula and in identifying optimal management strategies for patients with mild sleep-disordered breathing.

New Section Editors

Critical Care Commentary

Dr. Lee E. Morrow, FCCP, is Professor of Medicine and Professor Pharmacy at Creighton University as well as the Pulmonary & Critical Care Fellowship Program Director in Omaha, Nebraska. He joined the American College of Chest Physicians in 1999 and previously served as the Governor for Nebraska Chapter ACCP. Dr. Morrow’s research interests focus on nosocomial infections and have previously been recognized by the College with two Alfred Soffer Research Awards, a Young Investigator Award, and an ACCP-ASP Geriatric Grant.

Sleep Strategies

Dr. Jeremy Weingarten, FCCP, is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at Weill-Cornell Medical College, New York, Chief of the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine at New York Methodist Hospital (NYM), and Medical Director of the Center for Sleep Disorders at NYM in Brooklyn, New York. He is a current member of the Sleep NetWork Steering Committee at ACCP. His clinical and research interests are in sleep medicine, pulmonary physiology, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

New Editorial Advisory Board Members

Dr. Hossein Almassi, FCCP, is Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee.

He joined the American College of Chest Physicians in 1987 and served as the Governor for Wisconsin for two terms and was a member of the Critical Care Council, Scientific Presentation and Awards Committee, Scientific Program Committee, Chair of the Credentials Committee, and Vice Chair and Chair of the Cardiovascular Medicine and Surgery NetWork. His clinical and research interests are in multicenter trials in patients’ outcome, atrial fibrillation, and critical care in cardiac surgery.

Dr. Jacques P. Fontaine, FCCP, is an Associate Professor at the University of South Florida, in Tampa. He works as a thoracic surgeon in the Departments of Thoracic and GI Oncology at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa.

He is the Director of the Mesothelioma Treatment & Research Center. He has also been very active in developing the robotic surgery program at the Moffitt Cancer Center. His interests include robotic surgery, lung cancer screening, mesothelioma, thymoma, and resident education.

Octavian C. Ioachimescu, MD, PhD, FCCP, is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Emory University, in Atlanta, Georgia; staff physician, Medical Director of the Sleep Medicine Center and Sleep Medicine Section Chief at the Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC), and the site director of the Emory University Sleep Medicine Fellowship.

He is the incoming President of Georgia Association of Sleep Professionals (GASP) and the current Chair of the ACCP Clinical Pulmonary Medicine Steering Committee. He is very passionate about medical education in the fields of pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine, and was recently inducted into the Emory University Academy of Medical Educators. His main research interests are in the areas of airway disorders, pulmonary physiology and obstructive sleep apnea. Dr. Ioachimescu is the editor of the first online textbook of Sleep Medicine, entitled “Contemporary Sleep Medicine.” He is also the VAMC Sleep Medicine Center Medical Director and Sleep Section Chief).

Dr. Jason M. Lazar, FCCP, is Professor of Medicine at the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, New York, where he serves as the Director of Noninvasive Cardiology and Director of Cardiovascular Training Program. He joined CHEST in 1990 and has served as Chair of the Cardiovascular NetWork and more recently as New York State Governor. Dr. Lazar’s clinical interests include pulmonary hypertension in multisystem disease and multimodality imaging of cardiovascular disease. His research interests include ventriculoarterial coupling, cardiovascular manifestations of HIV and rheumatologic disorders, and assessment of microvascular and macrovascular function.

Dr. Michael E. Nelson, FCCP, works in Shawnee Mission, Kansas, where he practices pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine. He has been a member of the ACCP since 1989 and has served in many positions, which include the Governor for the state of Kansas, the Practice Management Committee, the CHEST Regulations and Reimbursement Committee, the steering committee of the Private Practice and Practice Operations NetWorks, and the Board of Trustees of the CHEST Foundation. He is the ACCP alternate adviser to the AMA CPT editorial panel. Dr. Nelson’s interests include pulmonary physiology, obstructive lung disease, and practice management.

Editor in Chief

Dr. Vera A. De Palo, MBA, FCCP, is the new Editor in Chief of CHEST Physician. She is the Chief Medical Officer at Signature Healthcare in Brockton, Massachusetts. Signature Healthcare, in affiliation with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center of Boston, is a not-for-profit teaching hospital that serves the greater Brockton area and its surrounding communities. Dr. De Palo is also an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, in Providence, R.I. Her clinical practice experience is in pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine. Dr. De Palo has served the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) in numerous leadership roles, including serving on the Board of Regents and on the Executive Committee of the Board of Regents during her term as the Chair of the Council of Governors and as a Trustee of the CHEST Foundation. Through the years, she has been a member of the Nominating Committee, the Government Relations Committee, the Chairperson of the Credentials and Membership Committees, and served as the College’s Governor for Rhode Island. Dr. De Palo has been a member of the CHEST Foundation’s Pro Bono Committee and Humanitarian Awards Review Committee. She has participated in and had leadership roles with many other national societies and local health-care groups, including the American Thoracic Society and the Society of Critical Care Medicine. Her current interests include quality and safety in health care – specifically in critical care, health care reform, and systems transformation.

Deputy Editor

Dr. David Schulman, FCCP, is the new Deputy Editor of CHEST Physician. He is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta; he also serves as Associate Division Director for Education for Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine and Director of the Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Training Program. Dr. Schulman serves CHEST as Vice Chair of the ACCP Council of NetWorks and has served as member of the CHEST Scientific Program Committee for 4 years. His academic interests lie in developing novel educational curricula and in identifying optimal management strategies for patients with mild sleep-disordered breathing.

New Section Editors

Critical Care Commentary

Dr. Lee E. Morrow, FCCP, is Professor of Medicine and Professor Pharmacy at Creighton University as well as the Pulmonary & Critical Care Fellowship Program Director in Omaha, Nebraska. He joined the American College of Chest Physicians in 1999 and previously served as the Governor for Nebraska Chapter ACCP. Dr. Morrow’s research interests focus on nosocomial infections and have previously been recognized by the College with two Alfred Soffer Research Awards, a Young Investigator Award, and an ACCP-ASP Geriatric Grant.

Sleep Strategies

Dr. Jeremy Weingarten, FCCP, is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at Weill-Cornell Medical College, New York, Chief of the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine at New York Methodist Hospital (NYM), and Medical Director of the Center for Sleep Disorders at NYM in Brooklyn, New York. He is a current member of the Sleep NetWork Steering Committee at ACCP. His clinical and research interests are in sleep medicine, pulmonary physiology, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

New Editorial Advisory Board Members

Dr. Hossein Almassi, FCCP, is Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee.

He joined the American College of Chest Physicians in 1987 and served as the Governor for Wisconsin for two terms and was a member of the Critical Care Council, Scientific Presentation and Awards Committee, Scientific Program Committee, Chair of the Credentials Committee, and Vice Chair and Chair of the Cardiovascular Medicine and Surgery NetWork. His clinical and research interests are in multicenter trials in patients’ outcome, atrial fibrillation, and critical care in cardiac surgery.

Dr. Jacques P. Fontaine, FCCP, is an Associate Professor at the University of South Florida, in Tampa. He works as a thoracic surgeon in the Departments of Thoracic and GI Oncology at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa.

He is the Director of the Mesothelioma Treatment & Research Center. He has also been very active in developing the robotic surgery program at the Moffitt Cancer Center. His interests include robotic surgery, lung cancer screening, mesothelioma, thymoma, and resident education.

Octavian C. Ioachimescu, MD, PhD, FCCP, is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Emory University, in Atlanta, Georgia; staff physician, Medical Director of the Sleep Medicine Center and Sleep Medicine Section Chief at the Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC), and the site director of the Emory University Sleep Medicine Fellowship.

He is the incoming President of Georgia Association of Sleep Professionals (GASP) and the current Chair of the ACCP Clinical Pulmonary Medicine Steering Committee. He is very passionate about medical education in the fields of pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine, and was recently inducted into the Emory University Academy of Medical Educators. His main research interests are in the areas of airway disorders, pulmonary physiology and obstructive sleep apnea. Dr. Ioachimescu is the editor of the first online textbook of Sleep Medicine, entitled “Contemporary Sleep Medicine.” He is also the VAMC Sleep Medicine Center Medical Director and Sleep Section Chief).

Dr. Jason M. Lazar, FCCP, is Professor of Medicine at the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, New York, where he serves as the Director of Noninvasive Cardiology and Director of Cardiovascular Training Program. He joined CHEST in 1990 and has served as Chair of the Cardiovascular NetWork and more recently as New York State Governor. Dr. Lazar’s clinical interests include pulmonary hypertension in multisystem disease and multimodality imaging of cardiovascular disease. His research interests include ventriculoarterial coupling, cardiovascular manifestations of HIV and rheumatologic disorders, and assessment of microvascular and macrovascular function.

Dr. Michael E. Nelson, FCCP, works in Shawnee Mission, Kansas, where he practices pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine. He has been a member of the ACCP since 1989 and has served in many positions, which include the Governor for the state of Kansas, the Practice Management Committee, the CHEST Regulations and Reimbursement Committee, the steering committee of the Private Practice and Practice Operations NetWorks, and the Board of Trustees of the CHEST Foundation. He is the ACCP alternate adviser to the AMA CPT editorial panel. Dr. Nelson’s interests include pulmonary physiology, obstructive lung disease, and practice management.

Editor in Chief

Dr. Vera A. De Palo, MBA, FCCP, is the new Editor in Chief of CHEST Physician. She is the Chief Medical Officer at Signature Healthcare in Brockton, Massachusetts. Signature Healthcare, in affiliation with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center of Boston, is a not-for-profit teaching hospital that serves the greater Brockton area and its surrounding communities. Dr. De Palo is also an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, in Providence, R.I. Her clinical practice experience is in pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine. Dr. De Palo has served the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) in numerous leadership roles, including serving on the Board of Regents and on the Executive Committee of the Board of Regents during her term as the Chair of the Council of Governors and as a Trustee of the CHEST Foundation. Through the years, she has been a member of the Nominating Committee, the Government Relations Committee, the Chairperson of the Credentials and Membership Committees, and served as the College’s Governor for Rhode Island. Dr. De Palo has been a member of the CHEST Foundation’s Pro Bono Committee and Humanitarian Awards Review Committee. She has participated in and had leadership roles with many other national societies and local health-care groups, including the American Thoracic Society and the Society of Critical Care Medicine. Her current interests include quality and safety in health care – specifically in critical care, health care reform, and systems transformation.

Deputy Editor

Dr. David Schulman, FCCP, is the new Deputy Editor of CHEST Physician. He is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta; he also serves as Associate Division Director for Education for Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine and Director of the Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Training Program. Dr. Schulman serves CHEST as Vice Chair of the ACCP Council of NetWorks and has served as member of the CHEST Scientific Program Committee for 4 years. His academic interests lie in developing novel educational curricula and in identifying optimal management strategies for patients with mild sleep-disordered breathing.

New Section Editors

Critical Care Commentary

Dr. Lee E. Morrow, FCCP, is Professor of Medicine and Professor Pharmacy at Creighton University as well as the Pulmonary & Critical Care Fellowship Program Director in Omaha, Nebraska. He joined the American College of Chest Physicians in 1999 and previously served as the Governor for Nebraska Chapter ACCP. Dr. Morrow’s research interests focus on nosocomial infections and have previously been recognized by the College with two Alfred Soffer Research Awards, a Young Investigator Award, and an ACCP-ASP Geriatric Grant.

Sleep Strategies

Dr. Jeremy Weingarten, FCCP, is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at Weill-Cornell Medical College, New York, Chief of the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine at New York Methodist Hospital (NYM), and Medical Director of the Center for Sleep Disorders at NYM in Brooklyn, New York. He is a current member of the Sleep NetWork Steering Committee at ACCP. His clinical and research interests are in sleep medicine, pulmonary physiology, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

New Editorial Advisory Board Members

Dr. Hossein Almassi, FCCP, is Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee.

He joined the American College of Chest Physicians in 1987 and served as the Governor for Wisconsin for two terms and was a member of the Critical Care Council, Scientific Presentation and Awards Committee, Scientific Program Committee, Chair of the Credentials Committee, and Vice Chair and Chair of the Cardiovascular Medicine and Surgery NetWork. His clinical and research interests are in multicenter trials in patients’ outcome, atrial fibrillation, and critical care in cardiac surgery.

Dr. Jacques P. Fontaine, FCCP, is an Associate Professor at the University of South Florida, in Tampa. He works as a thoracic surgeon in the Departments of Thoracic and GI Oncology at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa.

He is the Director of the Mesothelioma Treatment & Research Center. He has also been very active in developing the robotic surgery program at the Moffitt Cancer Center. His interests include robotic surgery, lung cancer screening, mesothelioma, thymoma, and resident education.

Octavian C. Ioachimescu, MD, PhD, FCCP, is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Emory University, in Atlanta, Georgia; staff physician, Medical Director of the Sleep Medicine Center and Sleep Medicine Section Chief at the Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC), and the site director of the Emory University Sleep Medicine Fellowship.

He is the incoming President of Georgia Association of Sleep Professionals (GASP) and the current Chair of the ACCP Clinical Pulmonary Medicine Steering Committee. He is very passionate about medical education in the fields of pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine, and was recently inducted into the Emory University Academy of Medical Educators. His main research interests are in the areas of airway disorders, pulmonary physiology and obstructive sleep apnea. Dr. Ioachimescu is the editor of the first online textbook of Sleep Medicine, entitled “Contemporary Sleep Medicine.” He is also the VAMC Sleep Medicine Center Medical Director and Sleep Section Chief).

Dr. Jason M. Lazar, FCCP, is Professor of Medicine at the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, New York, where he serves as the Director of Noninvasive Cardiology and Director of Cardiovascular Training Program. He joined CHEST in 1990 and has served as Chair of the Cardiovascular NetWork and more recently as New York State Governor. Dr. Lazar’s clinical interests include pulmonary hypertension in multisystem disease and multimodality imaging of cardiovascular disease. His research interests include ventriculoarterial coupling, cardiovascular manifestations of HIV and rheumatologic disorders, and assessment of microvascular and macrovascular function.

Dr. Michael E. Nelson, FCCP, works in Shawnee Mission, Kansas, where he practices pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine. He has been a member of the ACCP since 1989 and has served in many positions, which include the Governor for the state of Kansas, the Practice Management Committee, the CHEST Regulations and Reimbursement Committee, the steering committee of the Private Practice and Practice Operations NetWorks, and the Board of Trustees of the CHEST Foundation. He is the ACCP alternate adviser to the AMA CPT editorial panel. Dr. Nelson’s interests include pulmonary physiology, obstructive lung disease, and practice management.

The “Online First” section of the journal CHEST has published Components for High Quality Lung Cancer Screening: American College of Chest Physicians and American Thoracic Society Policy Statement. The effort, led by lung cancer experts from the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST), Gerard Silvestri, MD, FCCP, Peter Mazzone, MD, FCCP, and Frank Detterbeck, MD, FCCP, in collaboration with the American Thoracic Society (ATS), American Cancer Society, and American College of Radiology, aims to provide the framework and background to establish safe and effective lung cancer screening programs. The policy statement was presented to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and was received positively.

The statement outlines nine components required for a safe and effective lung cancer screening program. Components include recommended population for lung cancer screening, screening frequency and duration, specification of CT scanning, nodule identification, reporting, management of algorithms, smoking cessation, patient and provider education, and data collection.

On November 10, CMS released a preliminary decision to cover lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) for eligible patients. The decision was welcomed by a number of professional societies, including CHEST and ATS.

Dr. Silvestri noted, “We recently released a policy statement, which articulates what was special about these institutions and provides a roadmap for bringing best practices to patients at risk. We’re very eager to see the benefits of this important technology brought in a thoughtful way to people at risk throughout the United States. We feel this statement positively impacted the decision made today to cover screening in eligible patients.”

Components for High Quality Lung Cancer Screening: American College of Chest Physicians and American Thoracic Society Policy Statement can be viewed free of charge in the Online First section of CHEST at http://journal.publications.chestnet.org.

The “Online First” section of the journal CHEST has published Components for High Quality Lung Cancer Screening: American College of Chest Physicians and American Thoracic Society Policy Statement. The effort, led by lung cancer experts from the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST), Gerard Silvestri, MD, FCCP, Peter Mazzone, MD, FCCP, and Frank Detterbeck, MD, FCCP, in collaboration with the American Thoracic Society (ATS), American Cancer Society, and American College of Radiology, aims to provide the framework and background to establish safe and effective lung cancer screening programs. The policy statement was presented to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and was received positively.

The statement outlines nine components required for a safe and effective lung cancer screening program. Components include recommended population for lung cancer screening, screening frequency and duration, specification of CT scanning, nodule identification, reporting, management of algorithms, smoking cessation, patient and provider education, and data collection.

On November 10, CMS released a preliminary decision to cover lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) for eligible patients. The decision was welcomed by a number of professional societies, including CHEST and ATS.

Dr. Silvestri noted, “We recently released a policy statement, which articulates what was special about these institutions and provides a roadmap for bringing best practices to patients at risk. We’re very eager to see the benefits of this important technology brought in a thoughtful way to people at risk throughout the United States. We feel this statement positively impacted the decision made today to cover screening in eligible patients.”

Components for High Quality Lung Cancer Screening: American College of Chest Physicians and American Thoracic Society Policy Statement can be viewed free of charge in the Online First section of CHEST at http://journal.publications.chestnet.org.

The “Online First” section of the journal CHEST has published Components for High Quality Lung Cancer Screening: American College of Chest Physicians and American Thoracic Society Policy Statement. The effort, led by lung cancer experts from the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST), Gerard Silvestri, MD, FCCP, Peter Mazzone, MD, FCCP, and Frank Detterbeck, MD, FCCP, in collaboration with the American Thoracic Society (ATS), American Cancer Society, and American College of Radiology, aims to provide the framework and background to establish safe and effective lung cancer screening programs. The policy statement was presented to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and was received positively.

The statement outlines nine components required for a safe and effective lung cancer screening program. Components include recommended population for lung cancer screening, screening frequency and duration, specification of CT scanning, nodule identification, reporting, management of algorithms, smoking cessation, patient and provider education, and data collection.

On November 10, CMS released a preliminary decision to cover lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) for eligible patients. The decision was welcomed by a number of professional societies, including CHEST and ATS.

Dr. Silvestri noted, “We recently released a policy statement, which articulates what was special about these institutions and provides a roadmap for bringing best practices to patients at risk. We’re very eager to see the benefits of this important technology brought in a thoughtful way to people at risk throughout the United States. We feel this statement positively impacted the decision made today to cover screening in eligible patients.”

Components for High Quality Lung Cancer Screening: American College of Chest Physicians and American Thoracic Society Policy Statement can be viewed free of charge in the Online First section of CHEST at http://journal.publications.chestnet.org.

The NAMDRC meeting and educational conference is a most informative, productive, and fun professional gathering. The 38th annual meeting awaits you in Scottsdale, Arizona, March 12-14, 2015. The NAMDRC conference is unique in several important ways. The educational venue is small enough to allow personal interactions with world-class experts. It is tailor-made to enhance your clinical acumen, improve the productivity of your practice, and inform you of regulatory and legislative issues that have direct effects on your patients’ access to care and on your practice’s bottom line. The conference’s setting is magnificent, and there are plenty of opportunities for you and your guest to have fun at the meeting and to enjoy the beauty of this premier destination in the Southwest (at a time of year when you might enjoy a little thawing). Finally, it is a great chance to see the NAMDRC organization in action. NAMDRC, the National Association for the Medical Direction of Respiratory Care, interests extend far beyond respiratory care departments. Formed by the American College of Chest Physicians, the American Thoracic Society, and the American Society of Anesthesiologists in the mid-1970s, NAMDRC is an agile group of thought leaders from academic and private practice who can respond quickly to legislative and regulatory matters unique to pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine. For over 3 decades, it has earned a reputation for insightful and decisive leadership and has represented our profession through proactive, direct contact with health policymakers on Capitol Hill and at federal regulatory agencies. The origin of our actions and the heart of our organization is the practicing physician.

Our educational conference is eclectic and all the sessions are plenary. Expert speakers interact personally with the audience, and we encourage real-time audience participation through the conference’s audience response system. The program is productive enough to offer up to 13.5 AMA PRA Category 1 credits™ but concise enough to be done by midday. You and your guest will have the afternoon and evening to enjoy the beauty of the Scottsdale/Phoenix area at your leisure.

Another unique feature of the NAMDRC conference is the absence of an exhibit hall. NAMDRC’s corporate partners actually support that aspect of the conference, since it affords them the opportunity to mingle with registrants in a more casual setting. Without the sales atmosphere (and expense) associated with an exhibit hall, partners tell NAMDRC that our approach is unique simply because that casual atmosphere has fostered many long-term relationships for both physicians attending the conference and corporate representatives.

The program itself is filled with nationally recognized speakers committed to NAMDRC’s educational goals. The topics include clinical updates, practice management advice, and health policy issues important to pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine. This year’s theme is on individualization of patient care: the characteristics among patients with similar disorders that might warrant different approaches to diagnosis or therapies. Examples include the following:

• COPD Phenotypes

Robert Benzo, MD, Director Mindful Breathing Laboratory, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

• Patients in Whom CPAP and Bi-Level Devices Might Reduce Hospital Readmissions

Sairam Parthasarathy, MD, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ

• The Financial Implications of the Affordable Care Act – LUNCHEON

Don Moran, President, The Moran Company, Arlington, VA

• Selection of Respiratory Failure Patients for Acute Application of ECMO, ECCOR, etc.

J. Christopher Farmer, MD, FCCP, Professor of Medicine and Chair of Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ

• Coding Update 2015

Alan Plummer, MD, FCCP{, Professor of Medicine, Emory University Medical Center, Atlanta, GA

• Legislative & Regulatory Issues

Phillip Porte, Executive Director, NAMDRC, Vienna VA

Please visit the NAMDRC website to download the program at www.namdrc.org/pubs/NAMDRC_2015_BROCHURE.pdf. The brochure will give you conference and membership information, as well as hotel rates and more. Physicians who join NAMDRC after July 1, 2014, and have never attended a NAMDRC conference, enjoy complimentary conference registration, up to a $425 value. For additional information, contact NAMDRC at 703/752-4359.

Dr. Morris is Professor of Medicine and Clinical Service Chief, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine,University of California, San Diego School of Medicine; and NAMDRC President-Elect and Program Chairperson. Mr. Porte is NAMDRC Executive Director.

The NAMDRC meeting and educational conference is a most informative, productive, and fun professional gathering. The 38th annual meeting awaits you in Scottsdale, Arizona, March 12-14, 2015. The NAMDRC conference is unique in several important ways. The educational venue is small enough to allow personal interactions with world-class experts. It is tailor-made to enhance your clinical acumen, improve the productivity of your practice, and inform you of regulatory and legislative issues that have direct effects on your patients’ access to care and on your practice’s bottom line. The conference’s setting is magnificent, and there are plenty of opportunities for you and your guest to have fun at the meeting and to enjoy the beauty of this premier destination in the Southwest (at a time of year when you might enjoy a little thawing). Finally, it is a great chance to see the NAMDRC organization in action. NAMDRC, the National Association for the Medical Direction of Respiratory Care, interests extend far beyond respiratory care departments. Formed by the American College of Chest Physicians, the American Thoracic Society, and the American Society of Anesthesiologists in the mid-1970s, NAMDRC is an agile group of thought leaders from academic and private practice who can respond quickly to legislative and regulatory matters unique to pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine. For over 3 decades, it has earned a reputation for insightful and decisive leadership and has represented our profession through proactive, direct contact with health policymakers on Capitol Hill and at federal regulatory agencies. The origin of our actions and the heart of our organization is the practicing physician.

Our educational conference is eclectic and all the sessions are plenary. Expert speakers interact personally with the audience, and we encourage real-time audience participation through the conference’s audience response system. The program is productive enough to offer up to 13.5 AMA PRA Category 1 credits™ but concise enough to be done by midday. You and your guest will have the afternoon and evening to enjoy the beauty of the Scottsdale/Phoenix area at your leisure.

Another unique feature of the NAMDRC conference is the absence of an exhibit hall. NAMDRC’s corporate partners actually support that aspect of the conference, since it affords them the opportunity to mingle with registrants in a more casual setting. Without the sales atmosphere (and expense) associated with an exhibit hall, partners tell NAMDRC that our approach is unique simply because that casual atmosphere has fostered many long-term relationships for both physicians attending the conference and corporate representatives.

The program itself is filled with nationally recognized speakers committed to NAMDRC’s educational goals. The topics include clinical updates, practice management advice, and health policy issues important to pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine. This year’s theme is on individualization of patient care: the characteristics among patients with similar disorders that might warrant different approaches to diagnosis or therapies. Examples include the following:

• COPD Phenotypes

Robert Benzo, MD, Director Mindful Breathing Laboratory, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

• Patients in Whom CPAP and Bi-Level Devices Might Reduce Hospital Readmissions

Sairam Parthasarathy, MD, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ

• The Financial Implications of the Affordable Care Act – LUNCHEON

Don Moran, President, The Moran Company, Arlington, VA

• Selection of Respiratory Failure Patients for Acute Application of ECMO, ECCOR, etc.

J. Christopher Farmer, MD, FCCP, Professor of Medicine and Chair of Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ

• Coding Update 2015

Alan Plummer, MD, FCCP{, Professor of Medicine, Emory University Medical Center, Atlanta, GA

• Legislative & Regulatory Issues

Phillip Porte, Executive Director, NAMDRC, Vienna VA

Please visit the NAMDRC website to download the program at www.namdrc.org/pubs/NAMDRC_2015_BROCHURE.pdf. The brochure will give you conference and membership information, as well as hotel rates and more. Physicians who join NAMDRC after July 1, 2014, and have never attended a NAMDRC conference, enjoy complimentary conference registration, up to a $425 value. For additional information, contact NAMDRC at 703/752-4359.

Dr. Morris is Professor of Medicine and Clinical Service Chief, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine,University of California, San Diego School of Medicine; and NAMDRC President-Elect and Program Chairperson. Mr. Porte is NAMDRC Executive Director.

The NAMDRC meeting and educational conference is a most informative, productive, and fun professional gathering. The 38th annual meeting awaits you in Scottsdale, Arizona, March 12-14, 2015. The NAMDRC conference is unique in several important ways. The educational venue is small enough to allow personal interactions with world-class experts. It is tailor-made to enhance your clinical acumen, improve the productivity of your practice, and inform you of regulatory and legislative issues that have direct effects on your patients’ access to care and on your practice’s bottom line. The conference’s setting is magnificent, and there are plenty of opportunities for you and your guest to have fun at the meeting and to enjoy the beauty of this premier destination in the Southwest (at a time of year when you might enjoy a little thawing). Finally, it is a great chance to see the NAMDRC organization in action. NAMDRC, the National Association for the Medical Direction of Respiratory Care, interests extend far beyond respiratory care departments. Formed by the American College of Chest Physicians, the American Thoracic Society, and the American Society of Anesthesiologists in the mid-1970s, NAMDRC is an agile group of thought leaders from academic and private practice who can respond quickly to legislative and regulatory matters unique to pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine. For over 3 decades, it has earned a reputation for insightful and decisive leadership and has represented our profession through proactive, direct contact with health policymakers on Capitol Hill and at federal regulatory agencies. The origin of our actions and the heart of our organization is the practicing physician.

Our educational conference is eclectic and all the sessions are plenary. Expert speakers interact personally with the audience, and we encourage real-time audience participation through the conference’s audience response system. The program is productive enough to offer up to 13.5 AMA PRA Category 1 credits™ but concise enough to be done by midday. You and your guest will have the afternoon and evening to enjoy the beauty of the Scottsdale/Phoenix area at your leisure.

Another unique feature of the NAMDRC conference is the absence of an exhibit hall. NAMDRC’s corporate partners actually support that aspect of the conference, since it affords them the opportunity to mingle with registrants in a more casual setting. Without the sales atmosphere (and expense) associated with an exhibit hall, partners tell NAMDRC that our approach is unique simply because that casual atmosphere has fostered many long-term relationships for both physicians attending the conference and corporate representatives.

The program itself is filled with nationally recognized speakers committed to NAMDRC’s educational goals. The topics include clinical updates, practice management advice, and health policy issues important to pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine. This year’s theme is on individualization of patient care: the characteristics among patients with similar disorders that might warrant different approaches to diagnosis or therapies. Examples include the following:

• COPD Phenotypes

Robert Benzo, MD, Director Mindful Breathing Laboratory, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

• Patients in Whom CPAP and Bi-Level Devices Might Reduce Hospital Readmissions

Sairam Parthasarathy, MD, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ

• The Financial Implications of the Affordable Care Act – LUNCHEON

Don Moran, President, The Moran Company, Arlington, VA

• Selection of Respiratory Failure Patients for Acute Application of ECMO, ECCOR, etc.

J. Christopher Farmer, MD, FCCP, Professor of Medicine and Chair of Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ

• Coding Update 2015

Alan Plummer, MD, FCCP{, Professor of Medicine, Emory University Medical Center, Atlanta, GA

• Legislative & Regulatory Issues

Phillip Porte, Executive Director, NAMDRC, Vienna VA

Please visit the NAMDRC website to download the program at www.namdrc.org/pubs/NAMDRC_2015_BROCHURE.pdf. The brochure will give you conference and membership information, as well as hotel rates and more. Physicians who join NAMDRC after July 1, 2014, and have never attended a NAMDRC conference, enjoy complimentary conference registration, up to a $425 value. For additional information, contact NAMDRC at 703/752-4359.

Dr. Morris is Professor of Medicine and Clinical Service Chief, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine,University of California, San Diego School of Medicine; and NAMDRC President-Elect and Program Chairperson. Mr. Porte is NAMDRC Executive Director.