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Three key points: AGA comments on vision for continued board certification
Reforming MOC is a priority for AGA so our comments were extensive. Here are three key points we made.
Recertification shouldn’t burden physicians
In an era of epidemic physician burnout threatening access to care from reductions in the physician workforce, we seek a recertification pathway that is not unnecessarily burdensome, while maintaining relevance to the practice of a matured, experienced clinician.
Requirements should be relevant to practice
Requirements need to be relevant to practice and able to be adopted by our physicians with minimal additional investment in an already overburdened practice environment. Physicians have a narrowly defined practice and that assessments and certification should be “tailored to a diplomate’s area of practice.” However, it is necessary that physicians have knowledge outside of a narrow subspecialty, and thus the specialty societies should help the Boards identify what constitutes the key “core knowledge, judgment and skills” for the specialty. It is AGA’s view that this knowledge should be much less detailed than the expectations for initial board certification.
Certification ≠ credential
The issue of continuous certification being misappropriated as an employment credential is not acceptable. AGA calls on the commission to make it unequivocally clear that board certification should not be used in any way as a requirement for hospital credentialing.
MOC is a hot topic on the AGA Community. We’re listening.
Reforming MOC is a priority for AGA so our comments were extensive. Here are three key points we made.
Recertification shouldn’t burden physicians
In an era of epidemic physician burnout threatening access to care from reductions in the physician workforce, we seek a recertification pathway that is not unnecessarily burdensome, while maintaining relevance to the practice of a matured, experienced clinician.
Requirements should be relevant to practice
Requirements need to be relevant to practice and able to be adopted by our physicians with minimal additional investment in an already overburdened practice environment. Physicians have a narrowly defined practice and that assessments and certification should be “tailored to a diplomate’s area of practice.” However, it is necessary that physicians have knowledge outside of a narrow subspecialty, and thus the specialty societies should help the Boards identify what constitutes the key “core knowledge, judgment and skills” for the specialty. It is AGA’s view that this knowledge should be much less detailed than the expectations for initial board certification.
Certification ≠ credential
The issue of continuous certification being misappropriated as an employment credential is not acceptable. AGA calls on the commission to make it unequivocally clear that board certification should not be used in any way as a requirement for hospital credentialing.
MOC is a hot topic on the AGA Community. We’re listening.
Reforming MOC is a priority for AGA so our comments were extensive. Here are three key points we made.
Recertification shouldn’t burden physicians
In an era of epidemic physician burnout threatening access to care from reductions in the physician workforce, we seek a recertification pathway that is not unnecessarily burdensome, while maintaining relevance to the practice of a matured, experienced clinician.
Requirements should be relevant to practice
Requirements need to be relevant to practice and able to be adopted by our physicians with minimal additional investment in an already overburdened practice environment. Physicians have a narrowly defined practice and that assessments and certification should be “tailored to a diplomate’s area of practice.” However, it is necessary that physicians have knowledge outside of a narrow subspecialty, and thus the specialty societies should help the Boards identify what constitutes the key “core knowledge, judgment and skills” for the specialty. It is AGA’s view that this knowledge should be much less detailed than the expectations for initial board certification.
Certification ≠ credential
The issue of continuous certification being misappropriated as an employment credential is not acceptable. AGA calls on the commission to make it unequivocally clear that board certification should not be used in any way as a requirement for hospital credentialing.
MOC is a hot topic on the AGA Community. We’re listening.
Getting Started on SVSConnect
Complete your profile, post your first message, upload a resource or find another member – getting started has never been easier on SVSConnect. New “easy” buttons on the home page will help guide users as they begin activity on the online community. After getting started, you’ll be able to join discussions on hot topics, including carotid surveillance imaging or office based labs. Log in with your SVS credentials to begin. If you encounter sign-in difficulties, email [email protected] or call 312-334-2300.
Complete your profile, post your first message, upload a resource or find another member – getting started has never been easier on SVSConnect. New “easy” buttons on the home page will help guide users as they begin activity on the online community. After getting started, you’ll be able to join discussions on hot topics, including carotid surveillance imaging or office based labs. Log in with your SVS credentials to begin. If you encounter sign-in difficulties, email [email protected] or call 312-334-2300.
Complete your profile, post your first message, upload a resource or find another member – getting started has never been easier on SVSConnect. New “easy” buttons on the home page will help guide users as they begin activity on the online community. After getting started, you’ll be able to join discussions on hot topics, including carotid surveillance imaging or office based labs. Log in with your SVS credentials to begin. If you encounter sign-in difficulties, email [email protected] or call 312-334-2300.
Donate to the SVS Gala
Our “Vascular Spectacular” VAM Gala will be held Friday, June 14, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Md., site of our Vascular Annual Meeting. The event will be highlighted by both live and silent auctions. Anyone can participate in the Silent Auction, with bidding all done online. Tickets are $250 each, $150 of which is a tax-deductible donation. All proceeds will directly benefit the SVS Foundation and enable us to make greater progress in the fight against vascular diseases and improving patient care. For more information, contact SVS Development Manager Linda Maraba at 312-334-2352 or [email protected].
Our “Vascular Spectacular” VAM Gala will be held Friday, June 14, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Md., site of our Vascular Annual Meeting. The event will be highlighted by both live and silent auctions. Anyone can participate in the Silent Auction, with bidding all done online. Tickets are $250 each, $150 of which is a tax-deductible donation. All proceeds will directly benefit the SVS Foundation and enable us to make greater progress in the fight against vascular diseases and improving patient care. For more information, contact SVS Development Manager Linda Maraba at 312-334-2352 or [email protected].
Our “Vascular Spectacular” VAM Gala will be held Friday, June 14, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Md., site of our Vascular Annual Meeting. The event will be highlighted by both live and silent auctions. Anyone can participate in the Silent Auction, with bidding all done online. Tickets are $250 each, $150 of which is a tax-deductible donation. All proceeds will directly benefit the SVS Foundation and enable us to make greater progress in the fight against vascular diseases and improving patient care. For more information, contact SVS Development Manager Linda Maraba at 312-334-2352 or [email protected].
Updated Patient Fliers Available Now
The SVS Foundation has announced that its patient fliers project is completed, and fliers are now available free to members. Nine vascular topics are addressed in updated fliers, including Carotid Artery Disease, Diabetes, Peripheral Arterial Disease, and more. These were redesigned to be useful in a patient waiting room, or to hand to a patient during an office visit. They are available in both English and Spanish, and can be found on the SVS website here.
The SVS Foundation has announced that its patient fliers project is completed, and fliers are now available free to members. Nine vascular topics are addressed in updated fliers, including Carotid Artery Disease, Diabetes, Peripheral Arterial Disease, and more. These were redesigned to be useful in a patient waiting room, or to hand to a patient during an office visit. They are available in both English and Spanish, and can be found on the SVS website here.
The SVS Foundation has announced that its patient fliers project is completed, and fliers are now available free to members. Nine vascular topics are addressed in updated fliers, including Carotid Artery Disease, Diabetes, Peripheral Arterial Disease, and more. These were redesigned to be useful in a patient waiting room, or to hand to a patient during an office visit. They are available in both English and Spanish, and can be found on the SVS website here.
Meet the CHEST President-Designate
Steven Q. Simpson, MD, FCCP, is a pulmonologist and intensivist with an extensive background in sepsis and in critical care quality improvement. Dr. Simpson acts as a CHEST Regent-at-Large of the Board of Regents, board liaison for the Guidelines Oversight Committee, sits on numerous board task forces and subcommittees and is a member of the CHEST SEEK Critical Care Medicine Editorial Board. He will serve as CHEST President for the 2020-2021 term.
Dr. Simpson is Professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Kansas. He is also senior advisor to the Solving Sepsis initiative of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) of the US Department of Health and Human Services. He has conducted research in all areas of severe sepsis, including molecular and cellular mechanisms, translational, quality improvement, and computer modeling studies. He was a founder in 2005 of the Midwest Critical Care Collaborative, a multidisciplinary and interprofessional collaborative effort to improve the quality of critical care services throughout the Midwest. In 2007, he initiated the Kansas Sepsis Project, a statewide program to improve severe sepsis care and outcomes via continuing education both in sepsis and in quality improvement principles and via interprofessional collaborations. Dr. Simpson is an author of the 2016 and 2020 updates of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines. He is a member of the board of directors and Chief Medical Officer of Sepsis Alliance, a nationwide patient information and advocacy organization.
During his tenure at the University of New Mexico, he contributed to the discovery of a particular form of sepsis, the hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, and published numerous papers on the clinical description, the hemodynamic description, and the approach to supportive care for patients with the syndrome, including extracorporeal hemodynamic and oxygenation support. Dr. Simpson has authored over 180 scientific articles, book chapters, editorials, abstracts and electronic media publications. He was awarded the 2009 Eli Lilly Distinguished Scholar in Critical Care Medicine Award of the American College of Chest Physicians and the 2013 Roger C. Bone Memorial Lecture in Critical Care Medicine, which recognizes career contributions to the field. He has also been recognized as a Distinguished CHEST Educator in 2017 and 2018.
Steven Q. Simpson, MD, FCCP, is a pulmonologist and intensivist with an extensive background in sepsis and in critical care quality improvement. Dr. Simpson acts as a CHEST Regent-at-Large of the Board of Regents, board liaison for the Guidelines Oversight Committee, sits on numerous board task forces and subcommittees and is a member of the CHEST SEEK Critical Care Medicine Editorial Board. He will serve as CHEST President for the 2020-2021 term.
Dr. Simpson is Professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Kansas. He is also senior advisor to the Solving Sepsis initiative of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) of the US Department of Health and Human Services. He has conducted research in all areas of severe sepsis, including molecular and cellular mechanisms, translational, quality improvement, and computer modeling studies. He was a founder in 2005 of the Midwest Critical Care Collaborative, a multidisciplinary and interprofessional collaborative effort to improve the quality of critical care services throughout the Midwest. In 2007, he initiated the Kansas Sepsis Project, a statewide program to improve severe sepsis care and outcomes via continuing education both in sepsis and in quality improvement principles and via interprofessional collaborations. Dr. Simpson is an author of the 2016 and 2020 updates of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines. He is a member of the board of directors and Chief Medical Officer of Sepsis Alliance, a nationwide patient information and advocacy organization.
During his tenure at the University of New Mexico, he contributed to the discovery of a particular form of sepsis, the hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, and published numerous papers on the clinical description, the hemodynamic description, and the approach to supportive care for patients with the syndrome, including extracorporeal hemodynamic and oxygenation support. Dr. Simpson has authored over 180 scientific articles, book chapters, editorials, abstracts and electronic media publications. He was awarded the 2009 Eli Lilly Distinguished Scholar in Critical Care Medicine Award of the American College of Chest Physicians and the 2013 Roger C. Bone Memorial Lecture in Critical Care Medicine, which recognizes career contributions to the field. He has also been recognized as a Distinguished CHEST Educator in 2017 and 2018.
Steven Q. Simpson, MD, FCCP, is a pulmonologist and intensivist with an extensive background in sepsis and in critical care quality improvement. Dr. Simpson acts as a CHEST Regent-at-Large of the Board of Regents, board liaison for the Guidelines Oversight Committee, sits on numerous board task forces and subcommittees and is a member of the CHEST SEEK Critical Care Medicine Editorial Board. He will serve as CHEST President for the 2020-2021 term.
Dr. Simpson is Professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Kansas. He is also senior advisor to the Solving Sepsis initiative of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) of the US Department of Health and Human Services. He has conducted research in all areas of severe sepsis, including molecular and cellular mechanisms, translational, quality improvement, and computer modeling studies. He was a founder in 2005 of the Midwest Critical Care Collaborative, a multidisciplinary and interprofessional collaborative effort to improve the quality of critical care services throughout the Midwest. In 2007, he initiated the Kansas Sepsis Project, a statewide program to improve severe sepsis care and outcomes via continuing education both in sepsis and in quality improvement principles and via interprofessional collaborations. Dr. Simpson is an author of the 2016 and 2020 updates of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines. He is a member of the board of directors and Chief Medical Officer of Sepsis Alliance, a nationwide patient information and advocacy organization.
During his tenure at the University of New Mexico, he contributed to the discovery of a particular form of sepsis, the hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, and published numerous papers on the clinical description, the hemodynamic description, and the approach to supportive care for patients with the syndrome, including extracorporeal hemodynamic and oxygenation support. Dr. Simpson has authored over 180 scientific articles, book chapters, editorials, abstracts and electronic media publications. He was awarded the 2009 Eli Lilly Distinguished Scholar in Critical Care Medicine Award of the American College of Chest Physicians and the 2013 Roger C. Bone Memorial Lecture in Critical Care Medicine, which recognizes career contributions to the field. He has also been recognized as a Distinguished CHEST Educator in 2017 and 2018.
Visual abstracts enhance journal readers’ experience
Physicians’ time is decreasingly their own, and, yet, keeping abreast of clinical literature is increasingly more important. The journal CHEST has introduced a new feature aimed at easing that task and broadening the reach of journal content: visual abstracts.
At the direction of CHEST Editor in Chief Richard Irwin, MD, Master FCCP, Dr. Carroll assembled a team to help carry out an ambitious multimedia strategy (see box). Dr. Irwin charged the Web and Multimedia editorial team with not only extending the reach of journal content but also enhancing readers’ engagement with and understanding of it.
“Our first project was the development of visual abstracts, a type of infographics used to distill the key points of a research abstract into an easily digested graphic form,” says Dr. Carroll, who also is research director of pediatric critical care at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, Hartford, and a professor of pediatrics at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington.
The first visual abstracts were posted to accompany two articles in the July 2018 issue of CHEST. With the exception of August 2018, every issue since has been enhanced with infographics. Insert infographic here (A full gallery of all the visual abstracts so far is available at https://journal.chestnet.org/infographics.) The visual abstracts are available through a number of vehicles: the journal’s website (https://journal.chestnet.org/), the journal’s mobile app (https://journal.chestnet.org/content/mobileaccessinstructions), and social media platforms such as Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/accpchest/) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/accpchest).
“Our goal with the infographics is to promote the exciting research CHEST publishes and to get readers to click through and read the entire article,” says Dr. Carroll. “So far, we’re happy with our results—and we’re looking forward to even greater reach in 2019.”
CHEST Web and Multimedia Section
Editor
Christopher Carroll, MD, MS
Assistant Editors
Yonatan Y. Greenstein, MD, FCCP, Newark, NJ
Roozehra Khan, DO, FCCP, Los Angeles, CA
Dominique J. Pepper, MD, MBChB, MHSc, Bethesda, MD.
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Physicians’ time is decreasingly their own, and, yet, keeping abreast of clinical literature is increasingly more important. The journal CHEST has introduced a new feature aimed at easing that task and broadening the reach of journal content: visual abstracts.
At the direction of CHEST Editor in Chief Richard Irwin, MD, Master FCCP, Dr. Carroll assembled a team to help carry out an ambitious multimedia strategy (see box). Dr. Irwin charged the Web and Multimedia editorial team with not only extending the reach of journal content but also enhancing readers’ engagement with and understanding of it.
“Our first project was the development of visual abstracts, a type of infographics used to distill the key points of a research abstract into an easily digested graphic form,” says Dr. Carroll, who also is research director of pediatric critical care at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, Hartford, and a professor of pediatrics at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington.
The first visual abstracts were posted to accompany two articles in the July 2018 issue of CHEST. With the exception of August 2018, every issue since has been enhanced with infographics. Insert infographic here (A full gallery of all the visual abstracts so far is available at https://journal.chestnet.org/infographics.) The visual abstracts are available through a number of vehicles: the journal’s website (https://journal.chestnet.org/), the journal’s mobile app (https://journal.chestnet.org/content/mobileaccessinstructions), and social media platforms such as Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/accpchest/) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/accpchest).
“Our goal with the infographics is to promote the exciting research CHEST publishes and to get readers to click through and read the entire article,” says Dr. Carroll. “So far, we’re happy with our results—and we’re looking forward to even greater reach in 2019.”
CHEST Web and Multimedia Section
Editor
Christopher Carroll, MD, MS
Assistant Editors
Yonatan Y. Greenstein, MD, FCCP, Newark, NJ
Roozehra Khan, DO, FCCP, Los Angeles, CA
Dominique J. Pepper, MD, MBChB, MHSc, Bethesda, MD.
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Physicians’ time is decreasingly their own, and, yet, keeping abreast of clinical literature is increasingly more important. The journal CHEST has introduced a new feature aimed at easing that task and broadening the reach of journal content: visual abstracts.
At the direction of CHEST Editor in Chief Richard Irwin, MD, Master FCCP, Dr. Carroll assembled a team to help carry out an ambitious multimedia strategy (see box). Dr. Irwin charged the Web and Multimedia editorial team with not only extending the reach of journal content but also enhancing readers’ engagement with and understanding of it.
“Our first project was the development of visual abstracts, a type of infographics used to distill the key points of a research abstract into an easily digested graphic form,” says Dr. Carroll, who also is research director of pediatric critical care at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, Hartford, and a professor of pediatrics at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington.
The first visual abstracts were posted to accompany two articles in the July 2018 issue of CHEST. With the exception of August 2018, every issue since has been enhanced with infographics. Insert infographic here (A full gallery of all the visual abstracts so far is available at https://journal.chestnet.org/infographics.) The visual abstracts are available through a number of vehicles: the journal’s website (https://journal.chestnet.org/), the journal’s mobile app (https://journal.chestnet.org/content/mobileaccessinstructions), and social media platforms such as Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/accpchest/) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/accpchest).
“Our goal with the infographics is to promote the exciting research CHEST publishes and to get readers to click through and read the entire article,” says Dr. Carroll. “So far, we’re happy with our results—and we’re looking forward to even greater reach in 2019.”
CHEST Web and Multimedia Section
Editor
Christopher Carroll, MD, MS
Assistant Editors
Yonatan Y. Greenstein, MD, FCCP, Newark, NJ
Roozehra Khan, DO, FCCP, Los Angeles, CA
Dominique J. Pepper, MD, MBChB, MHSc, Bethesda, MD.
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Secure a CHEST Foundation Research Award
In anticipation of the 2019 CHEST Foundation grants cycle, opening in late February, CHEST Foundation staff sat down with 2017 CHEST Foundation Community Service grant winner, Sharon Armstead, RRT, Director of Clinical Education & Clinical Assistant Professor for the Department of Respiratory Care at Texas State University, to learn more about her project supporting respiratory asthma clinics in Guyana.
Ms. Armstead’s program takes respiratory care students from her institution on a study abroad trip to Guyana with aims to educate Guyanese student populations about asthma and teach them self-management skills. Additionally, she and her students work alongside clinicians at Georgetown Public Hospital to host a mobile asthma clinic that provides asthma screenings and education for Guyanese students, the first of its kind at Texas State University.
This passion for supporting clinics in Guyana stems from a deeply personal place. “Guyana is my country of birth. I left when I was 14. I came back many years later realizing that I can give back to the county that gave me so much.” Ms. Armstead shared.
“The CHEST Foundation grant opened doors for me that had never been opened before. Members of the community were very open to hearing what we had to say and receptive to the changes we suggested they make in their daily lives. The financial portion of the award allowed me to purchase additional spirometers for the asthma clinic, allowing for a whole new level of outpatient testing and outreach in the community.”
In addition to the impact she and her students have in Georgetown, Ms. Armstead says opportunity provided to her students was life-changing for them. “To watch my students communicate with people in a different country really helps build their confidence as future clinicians.” Her study program received a significant growth in attendance over the past few years. “When we first started doing this study abroad in Guyana, I only had 2 students interested… We took 14 respiratory care students to Guyana in 2017. It’s really elevated this study abroad program at my institution.”
The CHEST Foundation’s grants cycle opens in late February. Visit our grants page to view the RFPs for our 2019 offerings and see a step-by-step walkthrough of how simple it is to apply for funding! Be a champion of lung health, and secure your research award today!
In anticipation of the 2019 CHEST Foundation grants cycle, opening in late February, CHEST Foundation staff sat down with 2017 CHEST Foundation Community Service grant winner, Sharon Armstead, RRT, Director of Clinical Education & Clinical Assistant Professor for the Department of Respiratory Care at Texas State University, to learn more about her project supporting respiratory asthma clinics in Guyana.
Ms. Armstead’s program takes respiratory care students from her institution on a study abroad trip to Guyana with aims to educate Guyanese student populations about asthma and teach them self-management skills. Additionally, she and her students work alongside clinicians at Georgetown Public Hospital to host a mobile asthma clinic that provides asthma screenings and education for Guyanese students, the first of its kind at Texas State University.
This passion for supporting clinics in Guyana stems from a deeply personal place. “Guyana is my country of birth. I left when I was 14. I came back many years later realizing that I can give back to the county that gave me so much.” Ms. Armstead shared.
“The CHEST Foundation grant opened doors for me that had never been opened before. Members of the community were very open to hearing what we had to say and receptive to the changes we suggested they make in their daily lives. The financial portion of the award allowed me to purchase additional spirometers for the asthma clinic, allowing for a whole new level of outpatient testing and outreach in the community.”
In addition to the impact she and her students have in Georgetown, Ms. Armstead says opportunity provided to her students was life-changing for them. “To watch my students communicate with people in a different country really helps build their confidence as future clinicians.” Her study program received a significant growth in attendance over the past few years. “When we first started doing this study abroad in Guyana, I only had 2 students interested… We took 14 respiratory care students to Guyana in 2017. It’s really elevated this study abroad program at my institution.”
The CHEST Foundation’s grants cycle opens in late February. Visit our grants page to view the RFPs for our 2019 offerings and see a step-by-step walkthrough of how simple it is to apply for funding! Be a champion of lung health, and secure your research award today!
In anticipation of the 2019 CHEST Foundation grants cycle, opening in late February, CHEST Foundation staff sat down with 2017 CHEST Foundation Community Service grant winner, Sharon Armstead, RRT, Director of Clinical Education & Clinical Assistant Professor for the Department of Respiratory Care at Texas State University, to learn more about her project supporting respiratory asthma clinics in Guyana.
Ms. Armstead’s program takes respiratory care students from her institution on a study abroad trip to Guyana with aims to educate Guyanese student populations about asthma and teach them self-management skills. Additionally, she and her students work alongside clinicians at Georgetown Public Hospital to host a mobile asthma clinic that provides asthma screenings and education for Guyanese students, the first of its kind at Texas State University.
This passion for supporting clinics in Guyana stems from a deeply personal place. “Guyana is my country of birth. I left when I was 14. I came back many years later realizing that I can give back to the county that gave me so much.” Ms. Armstead shared.
“The CHEST Foundation grant opened doors for me that had never been opened before. Members of the community were very open to hearing what we had to say and receptive to the changes we suggested they make in their daily lives. The financial portion of the award allowed me to purchase additional spirometers for the asthma clinic, allowing for a whole new level of outpatient testing and outreach in the community.”
In addition to the impact she and her students have in Georgetown, Ms. Armstead says opportunity provided to her students was life-changing for them. “To watch my students communicate with people in a different country really helps build their confidence as future clinicians.” Her study program received a significant growth in attendance over the past few years. “When we first started doing this study abroad in Guyana, I only had 2 students interested… We took 14 respiratory care students to Guyana in 2017. It’s really elevated this study abroad program at my institution.”
The CHEST Foundation’s grants cycle opens in late February. Visit our grants page to view the RFPs for our 2019 offerings and see a step-by-step walkthrough of how simple it is to apply for funding! Be a champion of lung health, and secure your research award today!
Greetings, readers!
One year ago, I wrote in these pages with regard to my two main goals for CHEST Physician for 2018, namely allowing more space in our pages for leaders and members to express their views, and improving interactivity between the staff here and our readership to help us better craft a publication that met your needs.
While I think we’ve met the first goal quite well, with a greater number of educational write-ups from our NetWork leadership and high-quality editorials and commentaries from other CHEST dignitaries, we have not yet heard much from the most important resource we have, our readers. So for the coming year, I would welcome you to drop us a line every now and then. See something in our pages that you like, or with which you disagree? Is there something in the news relevant to pulmonary, critical care, or sleep medicine that you think we should have covered but did not? Send us an email at [email protected]
I look forward to closer contact with you over the coming year. Let’s make CHEST Physician even better together!
David
One year ago, I wrote in these pages with regard to my two main goals for CHEST Physician for 2018, namely allowing more space in our pages for leaders and members to express their views, and improving interactivity between the staff here and our readership to help us better craft a publication that met your needs.
While I think we’ve met the first goal quite well, with a greater number of educational write-ups from our NetWork leadership and high-quality editorials and commentaries from other CHEST dignitaries, we have not yet heard much from the most important resource we have, our readers. So for the coming year, I would welcome you to drop us a line every now and then. See something in our pages that you like, or with which you disagree? Is there something in the news relevant to pulmonary, critical care, or sleep medicine that you think we should have covered but did not? Send us an email at [email protected]
I look forward to closer contact with you over the coming year. Let’s make CHEST Physician even better together!
David
One year ago, I wrote in these pages with regard to my two main goals for CHEST Physician for 2018, namely allowing more space in our pages for leaders and members to express their views, and improving interactivity between the staff here and our readership to help us better craft a publication that met your needs.
While I think we’ve met the first goal quite well, with a greater number of educational write-ups from our NetWork leadership and high-quality editorials and commentaries from other CHEST dignitaries, we have not yet heard much from the most important resource we have, our readers. So for the coming year, I would welcome you to drop us a line every now and then. See something in our pages that you like, or with which you disagree? Is there something in the news relevant to pulmonary, critical care, or sleep medicine that you think we should have covered but did not? Send us an email at [email protected]
I look forward to closer contact with you over the coming year. Let’s make CHEST Physician even better together!
David
Apply for VAM Travel Awards
Applications are due Feb. 27 for travel scholarships to attend the Vascular Annual Meeting. Available is a resident/medical student award and a diversity medical student award. Recipients are eligible to receive complimentary meeting registration plus a travel scholarship. They also get to participate in the Scholarship Program, including the hugely popular simulation training. Students and residents, please apply. And SVS members, urge the students you know to apply, as well.
Applications are due Feb. 27 for travel scholarships to attend the Vascular Annual Meeting. Available is a resident/medical student award and a diversity medical student award. Recipients are eligible to receive complimentary meeting registration plus a travel scholarship. They also get to participate in the Scholarship Program, including the hugely popular simulation training. Students and residents, please apply. And SVS members, urge the students you know to apply, as well.
Applications are due Feb. 27 for travel scholarships to attend the Vascular Annual Meeting. Available is a resident/medical student award and a diversity medical student award. Recipients are eligible to receive complimentary meeting registration plus a travel scholarship. They also get to participate in the Scholarship Program, including the hugely popular simulation training. Students and residents, please apply. And SVS members, urge the students you know to apply, as well.
Newsletters for Our Trainees
The SVS is taking steps to provide more direct resources to our candidate members. To start, we’re sending newsletters that will keep these members, who are vital to our future, up-to-date on topics directly geared towards tomorrow’s vascular surgeons. The biweekly edition offers residents and students current information from the SVS, and the monthly edition addresses issues of importance to vascular trainees. Both newsletters will cover details on upcoming meetings and events — such as the Vascular Annual Meeting and the Vascular Research Initiatives Conference — awards and scholarships, open positions and much more. Subscribe to the newsletters and view past issues here.
The SVS is taking steps to provide more direct resources to our candidate members. To start, we’re sending newsletters that will keep these members, who are vital to our future, up-to-date on topics directly geared towards tomorrow’s vascular surgeons. The biweekly edition offers residents and students current information from the SVS, and the monthly edition addresses issues of importance to vascular trainees. Both newsletters will cover details on upcoming meetings and events — such as the Vascular Annual Meeting and the Vascular Research Initiatives Conference — awards and scholarships, open positions and much more. Subscribe to the newsletters and view past issues here.
The SVS is taking steps to provide more direct resources to our candidate members. To start, we’re sending newsletters that will keep these members, who are vital to our future, up-to-date on topics directly geared towards tomorrow’s vascular surgeons. The biweekly edition offers residents and students current information from the SVS, and the monthly edition addresses issues of importance to vascular trainees. Both newsletters will cover details on upcoming meetings and events — such as the Vascular Annual Meeting and the Vascular Research Initiatives Conference — awards and scholarships, open positions and much more. Subscribe to the newsletters and view past issues here.