American College of Chest Physicians
































American College of Chest Physicians
Abbreviation CHEST 2015-Present

ACCP 1935-2014
Formation 1935
Type Nonprofit
Headquarters Glenview, Illinois, United States
Membership
19,000
Website chestnet.org

The American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST), founded in 1935[1], is a nonprofit organization focused on advancing best patient outcomes through innovative chest medicine education, clinical research, and team-based care. With more than 19,000 members representing 100+ countries around the world, the CHEST mission is to champion the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of chest diseases through education, communication, and research. This includes connecting health-care professionals to the latest clinical research and a wide array of evidence-based guidelines through CHEST's flagship publications, the journal CHEST while also serving as a total education resource for clinicians through year-round meetings, books, mobile appes, and live courses in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine[2].


CHEST is the first medical association with a clinical simulation program accredited by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare. CHEST provides hands-on training through innovative simulation education[2].


CHEST has a charitable foundation, the CHEST Foundation, which supports lung health advancements through clinical research grants, community service projects, and patient education resources[3][2].



History


In 1935, Murray Kornfeld was a young man recuperating from tuberculosis when he conceived of CHEST’s mission: education, medical and lay, in tuberculosis and diseases of the chest.[1]   


He envisioned a society of professionals with the knowledge and zeal to teach thoracic medicine to each other and their peers and to create a journal devoted to diseases of the chest. To achieve that goal, Murray Kornfeld crisscrossed America and the world with his wife, sharing knowledge gleaned from his sanatorium days with thousands, one community at a time, and sold advertising to support his fledgling monthly journal.[1]


The first education event for the new society was held August 9 to 10, 1935, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and attracted 38 registrants. Problems dealing with sanatoriums in the United States were discussed, and the keynote presenter, from London, England, presented the social and economic problems of tuberculosis in the United Kingdom. By 1937, the society had grown to become the American College of Chest Physicians, holding annual meetings as part of its educational focus, which, by 1945, expanded to include postgraduate courses offered throughout the year.[1]


From the first meeting in 1935 to today, the CHEST Annual Meeting now attracts thousands of chest medicine professionals from around the world for clinical education in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine.[4][1] The event, held each fall, offers an innovative and diverse program that leverages state-of-the-art technology, case-based interactive discussions with topic experts, and a variety of hands-on and simulation-based learning activities for the entire chest medicine team.[4][1]


Additional year-round clinical education is offered at a variety of locations worldwide, from live learning sessions at the Innovation, Simulation, and Training Center located at CHEST Global Headquarters in Glenview, Illinois, to CHEST Congress (previously known as CHEST World Congress) events held at locations like Madrid, Shanghai, and Bangkok. [5][1]



References





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  2. ^ abc "Home - American College of Chest Physicians". www.chestnet.org. Retrieved 2019-01-10.


  3. ^ "About the CHEST Foundation". CHEST Foundation. Retrieved 2019-01-10.


  4. ^ ab "Home | CHEST Annual Meeting". Retrieved 2019-01-10.


  5. ^ "CHEST Congress 2019, Bangkok". CHEST Congress 2019. Retrieved 2019-01-10.




External links



  • Official website


  • American College of Chest Physicians; American Thoracic Society (September 2013), "Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question", Choosing Wisely: an initiative of the ABIM Foundation, American College of Chest Physicians and American Thoracic Society, retrieved 6 January 2013




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