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As a CHEST member, you’re part of a strong network of clinicians representing every profession and experience level in chest medicine. With us, you can develop personal and professional connections, cultivate your leadership skills, advocate for policies that improve access to health, and advance your career.

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CMS decision positively impacts the future of home ventilation coverage

New federal guidelines for coverage on noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in the home for patients with COPD have been released. A CHEST-initiated COPD technical expert group submitted recommendations to the government in 2020 regarding these guidelines.

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Advance your skills as a medical educator

Learn how to effectively deliver engaging, learner-centered education on a framework of adult learning theories and medical education principles. Sign up for the free CHEST 2025 Educator Development Course happening Saturday, October 18, in Chicago.

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CHEST supports Supreme Court ruling affirming continued coverage of preventive care services

CHEST commends the US Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision in Kennedy v Braidwood Management, Inc, which upholds a key provision of the Affordable Care Act that private insurers must continue covering preventive services without cost-sharing.

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In our navigational bronchoscopy ERA

In a new CHEST Physician® article, members of the Interventional Procedures Section discuss the importance of the VERITAS trial, which represents a turning point for interventional pulmonology, ushering in an era of high-quality comparative effectiveness trials poised to transform our approach to technology evaluation, implementation, and, ultimately, patient care.

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Aspergillus in bronchiectasis: An expanding spectrum of disease and diagnostic challenge

Recent findings underscore the need to integrate Aspergillus serologies into routine bronchiectasis care and adopt a phenotype-driven, personalized approach to fungal surveillance and treatment. In a CHEST Physician® article, members of the Chest Infections Section discuss recent Aspergillus research from the journal CHEST®.

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Airway pressure release ventilation: Should it be used in the early stages of ARDS?

Airway pressure release ventilation (APRV) has traditionally been viewed as a salvage therapy for patients with ARDS, but recent literature suggests that it can provide better overall lung recruitment with less sedation and more ventilator-free days. In a CHEST Physician® article, members of the Mechanical Ventilation and Airways Management Section discuss studies that used APRV in ARDS management.

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Advance your career. Become an FCCP.

When you become an FCCP (Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians), you play an active role in advancing the field of chest medicine while enjoying the prestige of being associated with a distinctive group of chest medicine professionals.


“I have found being an FCCP to be rewarding on a personal level, as well as a professional level. It has provided me with connections to colleagues nationally and internationally, and it has opened the door to leadership opportunities.”

– Thomas Van der Kloot, MD, FCCP


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