Link to a NetWorkClick on the NetWork name for more information Affiliate: A community NetWork promoting the prevention and treatment of diseases of the chest and fostering excellence in critical care by providing educational and leadership opportunities to affiliate members of the ACCP. Airways Disorders: A clinical NetWork working to educate physicians and patients about airways disorders. Allied Health: A community NetWork promoting the prevention and treatment of diseases of the chest through leadership, education, research, and communication. Cardiovascular Medicine and Surgery: A clinical NetWork of medical and surgical cardiovascular specialists focusing on pathophysiology, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cardiovascular diseases, including those issues related to critically ill patients. Chest Infections: A clinical NetWork serving as the main resource and forum for issues related to pulmonary infections for the ACCP leadership, membership, and outside organizations. This includes the synthesis of new knowledge via NetWork projects and the dissemination of existing knowledge via the annual CHEST meeting, ACCP publications, and other direct communications with ACCP members. Clinical Pulmonary Medicine: A clinical NetWork designed to meet the needs of the generalist pulmonary physician or those members who have a broader focus in pulmonary medicine other than disease-specific. Critical Care: A clinical NetWork dedicated to the enhancement of the scientific knowledge, evidence-based medicine, and clinical practices that further our understanding of the mechanism and management of acute and life-threatening critical illness, as well as the organizational attributes associated with the optimal delivery of critical care services. Cultural Diversity in Medicine: A community NetWork focused on making a difference in the lung health of minorities and children. Disaster Response: A community NetWork delivering timely and relevant disaster medicine education to ACCP members. Home Care: A clinical NetWork made up of members who care for patients in the home or who have special interest in promoting the development of home care as a viable alternative to in-hospital care. Interstitial and Diffuse Lung Disease: A clinical NetWork advocating for patients with IDLDs by educating both health-care providers and patients. Interventional Chest/Diagnostic Procedures: A clinical NetWork focusing on invasive procedures performed by chest physicians. Members in Industry: A clinical research and discussion forum for ACCP members employed by the medical industry (not to include marketing). Occupational and Environmental Health: A clinical NetWork promoting the advancement of patient care and public health in order to reduce the incidence of occupational and environmental lung disease and other conditions attributable to toxic inhalation exposures. Palliative and End-of-Life Care: A clinical NetWork, supported by The CHEST Foundation, focused on education, awareness, and project implementation related to palliative and end-of-life care. Clinical issues range from pain management to cultural diversity in palliative care. Pediatric Chest Medicine: A clinical NetWork focused on advancing the practice of pediatric chest medicine through the enhancement of knowledge and promotion of best practices and optimum care of our patients, pediatric-focused research, and advocacy for pediatric causes. Practice Administration: A community NetWork of physicians, practice administrators, and managers working to advance the art and science of cardiopulmonary medicine, surgery, and critical care in practice management. Private Practice: A community NetWork that develops, promotes, and exchanges ideas among the subspecialties of chest and critical care medicine in the private practice setting. Pulmonary Physiology, Function, and Rehabilitation: A clinical NetWork focusing on increasing the understanding of pulmonary physiology and function and incorporating that knowledge into clinical practice, including pulmonary rehabilitation. Pulmonary Vascular Disease: A clinical NetWork focused on helping the pulmonary vascular disease community, including physicians, allied health-care professionals, and patients to achieve the best possible patient-focused care through advancement of education and research. Respiratory Care: A clinical NetWork working to improve the knowledge and care of patients requiring respiratory care through education, research, and collaboration of health-care providers, patients, and support groups. Sleep Medicine: A clinical NetWork striving to promote sleep medicine as a specialty, provide educational and research opportunities, and raise awareness of issues pertinent to the practice of sleep medicine. Thoracic Oncology: A clinical NetWork advancing the concept of multidisciplinary care of the patient with thoracic cancer. Transplant: A clinical NetWork promoting education and advancement in transplantation medicine to health-care providers and patients by identifying clinical problems in this subspecialty and addressing the dissemination of information. Women's Health: A community NetWork, supported by The CHEST Foundation, working as an interdisciplinary group of members with common interests unique to patient-based and/or member-based issues in women’s health. This NetWork is open to anyone (men or women) interested in women's health issues. |
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