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In keeping with CHEST’s commitment to advocating for our patients, we recently hosted a 2-day Health Policy and Advocacy Conference. This event aimed to carry on the tradition of the annual spring meeting held by the National Association for the Medical Direction of Respiratory Care (NAMDRC), which CHEST acquired last year.
In working with my Co-Chair, Katie Sarmiento, MD, MPH, we tried to stay true to what was so valuable from meetings past: convening stakeholders to discuss issues through their particular lens. While there were differences – this year, we gathered around a virtual table – the diversity of perspectives remained intact, bridging the landscape from clinical practice, the patients and caregivers we serve, the businesses that serve the field, and the decision-makers who must be swayed to create the change we desire.
At the same time, we wanted to take the opportunity to do what CHEST does best: provide best-in-class education. We tried to shape a program that would help the entirety of CHEST membership and our partner organizations understand the key components of why and how we advocate, and we dedicated a large portion of the program to exploring our priority issues, such as oxygen access and home mechanical ventilation. Finally, we aimed to address issues that simply cannot be ignored, including health care disparities and the impact of telemedicine on how we practice.
Today, you can access videos from the conference for free through the online CHEST store at Chestnet.org via the e-Learning Library. In the next few issues of CHEST Physician, you will find reporting and deep dives on some of the key sessions covered at the conference. Ahead at CHEST 2021 in October, there will be opportunities to join in the dialogue through formal sessions and networking opportunities. With thanks to my co-chair, all the faculty, and staff who supported this event, I hope you will listen, read along, and, most importantly, consider lending your lens and perspective to this continuing dialogue.
In keeping with CHEST’s commitment to advocating for our patients, we recently hosted a 2-day Health Policy and Advocacy Conference. This event aimed to carry on the tradition of the annual spring meeting held by the National Association for the Medical Direction of Respiratory Care (NAMDRC), which CHEST acquired last year.
In working with my Co-Chair, Katie Sarmiento, MD, MPH, we tried to stay true to what was so valuable from meetings past: convening stakeholders to discuss issues through their particular lens. While there were differences – this year, we gathered around a virtual table – the diversity of perspectives remained intact, bridging the landscape from clinical practice, the patients and caregivers we serve, the businesses that serve the field, and the decision-makers who must be swayed to create the change we desire.
At the same time, we wanted to take the opportunity to do what CHEST does best: provide best-in-class education. We tried to shape a program that would help the entirety of CHEST membership and our partner organizations understand the key components of why and how we advocate, and we dedicated a large portion of the program to exploring our priority issues, such as oxygen access and home mechanical ventilation. Finally, we aimed to address issues that simply cannot be ignored, including health care disparities and the impact of telemedicine on how we practice.
Today, you can access videos from the conference for free through the online CHEST store at Chestnet.org via the e-Learning Library. In the next few issues of CHEST Physician, you will find reporting and deep dives on some of the key sessions covered at the conference. Ahead at CHEST 2021 in October, there will be opportunities to join in the dialogue through formal sessions and networking opportunities. With thanks to my co-chair, all the faculty, and staff who supported this event, I hope you will listen, read along, and, most importantly, consider lending your lens and perspective to this continuing dialogue.
In keeping with CHEST’s commitment to advocating for our patients, we recently hosted a 2-day Health Policy and Advocacy Conference. This event aimed to carry on the tradition of the annual spring meeting held by the National Association for the Medical Direction of Respiratory Care (NAMDRC), which CHEST acquired last year.
In working with my Co-Chair, Katie Sarmiento, MD, MPH, we tried to stay true to what was so valuable from meetings past: convening stakeholders to discuss issues through their particular lens. While there were differences – this year, we gathered around a virtual table – the diversity of perspectives remained intact, bridging the landscape from clinical practice, the patients and caregivers we serve, the businesses that serve the field, and the decision-makers who must be swayed to create the change we desire.
At the same time, we wanted to take the opportunity to do what CHEST does best: provide best-in-class education. We tried to shape a program that would help the entirety of CHEST membership and our partner organizations understand the key components of why and how we advocate, and we dedicated a large portion of the program to exploring our priority issues, such as oxygen access and home mechanical ventilation. Finally, we aimed to address issues that simply cannot be ignored, including health care disparities and the impact of telemedicine on how we practice.
Today, you can access videos from the conference for free through the online CHEST store at Chestnet.org via the e-Learning Library. In the next few issues of CHEST Physician, you will find reporting and deep dives on some of the key sessions covered at the conference. Ahead at CHEST 2021 in October, there will be opportunities to join in the dialogue through formal sessions and networking opportunities. With thanks to my co-chair, all the faculty, and staff who supported this event, I hope you will listen, read along, and, most importantly, consider lending your lens and perspective to this continuing dialogue.