American Thoracic Society/ American College of Chest Physicians

Pulmonary disease manpower survey. Report of the Joint Committee, American Thoracic Society, American College of Chest Physicians.

Components necessary for high-quality lung cancer screening: American College of Chest Physicians and American Thoracic Society Policy Statement.

Lung cancer screening with a low-dose chest CT scan can result in more benefit than harm when performed in settings committed to developing and maintaining high-quality programs. This project aimed to identify the components of screening that should be a part of all lung cancer screening programs. To do so, committees with expertise in lung cancer screening were assembled by the Thoracic Oncolo...

Home Diagnosis of Sleep Apnea: A Systematic Review of the Literature* An Evidence Review Cosponsored by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, the American College of Chest Physicians, and the American Thoracic Society

Abbreviations: AASM American Academy of Sleep Medicine; ACCP American College of Chest Physicians; AHI apnea-hypopnea index; AHRQ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; ATS American Thoracic Society; CPAP continuous positive airway pressure; EMG electromyogram; ERC Evidence Review Committee; LR likelihood ratio; RDI respiratory disturbance index; REM rapid eye movement; ROC receiver operat...

Conventional ventilation vs protective strategies for thoracic surgery: the results may be too good to be true.

Correspondence Correspondence to: Burke A. Cunha, MD, Infectious Disease Division, Winthrop-University Hospital, 259 First St, Mineola, NY 11501 © 2011 American College of Chest Physicians. Reproduction of this article is prohibited without written permission from the American College of Chest Physicians ( http :// www . chestpubs . org / site / misc / reprints . xhtml ). DOI: 10.1378/chest.11-...

ABSTRACTS: Diagnosis And Management Of Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Clinical Practice Guideline Update From The American College Of Physicians, American College Of Chest Physicians, American Thoracic Society, And European Respiratory Society

S: Diagnosis And Management Of Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Clinical Practice Guideline Update From The American College Of Physicians, American College Of Chest Physicians, American Thoracic Society, And European Respiratory Society. Qaseem A, Wilt TJ, Weinberger SE, Hanania NA, Criner G, van der Molen T et al Ann Intern Med. 2011; 155(3):179-91 DESCRIPTION: This guideline i...

An official American Thoracic Society/American College of Chest Physicians policy statement: the Choosing Wisely top five list in adult pulmonary medicine.

The American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation's Choosing Wisely campaign aims to curb health-care costs and improve patient care by soliciting lists from medical societies of the top five tests or treatments in their specialty that are used too frequently and inappropriately. The American Thoracic Society (ATS) and American College of Chest Physicians created a joint task force, which prod...