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CHEST 2026 may have just ended, but we are already preparing for CHEST 2027 in Vancouver. Help us shape the curriculum by submitting topic ideas from areas you’re passionate about and topics affecting your practice. Submissions are due Tuesday, December 1, at 2 pm CT.
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Following a comprehensive discovery initiative examining the needs of advanced practice providers in pulmonary medicine, CHEST is planning to move forward with development of a pulmonary-focused education and certification program for nurse practitioners and physician assistants/associates.
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Hear from the seven early career clinicians who were named CHEST Network Rising Stars, honoring their growth within CHEST as well as contributions in clinical care, education, research, or other scholarly activity.
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The pulmonary vascular load in patients with lung disease has a component driven by hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction and a structural component driven by remodeling, vessel loss, or thrombotic obstruction. In a new CHEST Physician® article, members of the Pulmonary Physiology and Rehabilitation Section discuss three situations that illustrate the pulmonary vasculature’s physiologic response to hypoxia: chronic lung disease, high-altitude pulmonary hypertension, and pulmonary arterial hypertension in patients living at high altitude.
As radiography detects more lung nodules, more clinicians are likely counseling patients regarding consideration of nodule biopsies. In a new CHEST Physician article, members of the Pleural Disease Section discuss acknowledging patient fears about tumor dissemination through tissue sampling or resection while also reassuring them that while tumor dissemination during biopsy is biologically plausible, the clinical risk is exceedingly low.
Air pollution exposure is associated with incident diabetes and adverse glycemic biomarkers. Pulmonary clinicians can help patients assess their exposure and provide practical counseling. In a new CHEST Physician article, members of the Occupational and Environmental Health Section discuss findings from the American Lung Association’s State of the Air 2026 report that underscore the important context for evidence linking air pollution to dysglycemia and diabetes.
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