Basel, Switzerland June 7-9
Join leaders in CHEST medicine for a program designed by clinicians for clinicians.
The Joint Congress organized by CHEST and the Swiss Society of Pneumology will be held from June 7-9 in Basel, Switzerland. The program has been designed by more than 140 faculty members from both the United States and Europe, and it aims to provide a robust overview of all aspects of respiratory medicine through interactive sessions, plenary discussions, critical appraisals on controversial topics, and a review of the last year of published works.
The Joint Congress also provides the opportunity to take part in hands-on simulation in areas such as lung function techniques including body plethysmography, N2 washout techniques, and respiratory physiotherapy. Another hands-on opportunity is the interventional pneumology CHEST experience course, which will be held from 8:00 AM-11:00 AM on June 7 and 8 on site. This course will provide an overview of conventional and EBUS-guided TBNA, an anatomy identification of airway nodes, management of airway bleeding, and management of pneumothorax. This course is ideal for clinicians and health-care professionals with specialties in pulmonary, critical care, and intensive care medicine, as well as thoracic surgery.
The program at the Joint CHEST-SGP Congress aims to improve the patient care abilities of every attendee, as well as provide an ideal environment for networking with leaders in your field.
The call for abstracts remains open until January 24, 2017. The abstract topic areas are:
- Airway disease
- Interstitial lung disease
- Sleep/Breathing
- Lung cancer
- Epidemiology/Rehabilitation
- Interventional pneumology
- Pulmonary hypertension
- Basic science
- Thoracic surgery
- Pediatrics
All abstracts must be submitted via the Joint Congress abstracts web portal www.chest-sgp-switzerland2017.org.
CHEST recognizes the value of international outreach, and this Joint Congress advances that initiative. CHEST aims to standardize the patient care across borders and to encourage international collaboration to build the future of chest medicine. To further this mission, an application has been made to the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) for CME accreditation of this event. Additionally, an application has been made to the European Board for Accreditation in Pneumology (EBAP) to provide quality assurance and CME for the event.
For more information or to register, visit the CHEST Joint Congress website www.chest-sgp-switzerland2017.org. Early registration ends on March 16, 2017.