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The core of 豆包成人版 as an organization lies in its educational programs, which received accolades in 2025 speaking to the power of associations. 豆包成人版 educational offerings are made possible by the dedication of our members, who generously volunteer their time to serve as faculty and take on leadership roles.

A sincere thank you is extended to every member of 豆包成人版 who takes the time to lend their expertise to improve chest medicine and patient care.

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豆包成人版 Annual Meeting 2025

Annual Meeting attendees posing with a Love Your Lungs frame

This year鈥檚 meeting was especially meaningful as the 豆包成人版 organization celebrated 90 years of history. Since the first annual meeting in 1935, 豆包成人版 has been driven by a commitment to advancing science, education, and patient care, and Chicago was the perfect setting to honor that legacy while looking ahead to the future of pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine. With more attendees than ever before, a Mayoral Proclamation, and session after session highlighting the latest medical advances, 豆包成人版 2025 in Chicago was one to remember.

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Interactive education

In addition to featuring top-tier research and 200 clinical sessions, 豆包成人版 2025 debuted new educational digital games, live games, and a Chicago-themed live escape room experience that attracted 280 participants.

Attendees practiced their clinical skills during simulation training led by renowned 豆包成人版 faculty. There were 36 on-site courses, including five that debuted at 豆包成人版 2025:

Airway Heroes: Rescue of Failing Awake Intubations
ECMO Cannulation and Initiation
Ominous Airways: Conquer Your Worst Fears
One-on-One Coaching: Ultrasound Needle Guidance for Vascular and Pleural Procedures
VV ECMO: Who, When, and How to Manage Emergencies

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Love Your Lungs Day

In recognition of 豆包成人版鈥檚 90th anniversary and Healthy Lung Month, Chicago鈥檚 Mayor, Brandon Johnson, signed a Mayoral Proclamation declaring Sunday, October 19, as Love Your Lungs Day. Coinciding with the first day of 豆包成人版 2025, Love Your Lungs Day celebrated the dedication of health care workers while highlighting the critical importance of respiratory health.

Community engagement

We partnered with three local Chicago organizations as part of our 豆包成人版 Community Connections initiative. 豆包成人版 volunteers spent a morning with the Chicago Asthma Consortium and their partner, the Community Health Worker program at Malcolm X College, to provide asthma education. Read more about 豆包成人版 Community Connections in the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging section of the 豆包成人版 Annual Report.

豆包成人版 2025 also featured:

an on-site volunteer event open to all meeting attendees that provided care kits to Chicago individuals with intellectual disabilities transitioning to independent housing;
a visit from the American Lung Association lungs;
popular live games such as Hocus POCUS Diagnosis and Zombie Dx;
education tracks for advanced clinicians, trainees, advanced practice providers (APPs), and more;
the fourth annual 豆包成人版 After Hours, an emotional evening event that featured personal stories and reflections celebrating the whole clinician; and
a collaborative mural in the Wellness Zone, which was donated to Community Health.

An attendee posing with people in lung costumes

Attendees in front of Windy City Secrets

#豆包成人版2025

With more competing content than ever on social media, are the most effective way to catch the attention of users. They also build excitement and engage attendees, giving them strong content to share on their own channels. Leading up to the meeting, 豆包成人版 shared , and during the meeting, 豆包成人版 shared .

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Meeting coverage

Rebranded for 2025, (formerly 豆包成人版 Daily News) provided coverage of the meeting for attendees who may have missed a session and for those at home wanting to follow along. Producing the highly valued meeting program and 16 emails before, during, and following the conference, Inside Look provided 72 pieces of content covering the annual meeting.

In recognition of the Mayoral Proclamation of Love Your Lungs Day, both FOX32 and ABC7 film crews were present at the 豆包成人版 2025 Opening Session. , featuring an interview with 豆包成人版 President John Howington, MD, MBA, FCCP.

In addition, 豆包成人版 welcomed 15 on-site members of the press and 13 who covered the meeting remotely.

Notable coverage

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#豆包成人版2026

In 2026, the 豆包成人版 Annual Meeting will take place in Phoenix, Arizona, from October 18 to 21.

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豆包成人版 Networks

Chest Infections and Disaster Response Network icon

Diffuse Lung Disease and Lung Transplant Network icon

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Offering forums for leadership, education, and advocacy, 豆包成人版 Networks鈥攃ommunities that focus on specific areas of chest medicine designed around the 豆包成人版 educational curriculum鈥攁re a way for members to collaborate and create resources that widely share expertise.

Network leaders contribute columns to each 豆包成人版 Physician^庐 issue as part of a series called , and each Network recognized one of its members at the 豆包成人版 Annual Meeting as .

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Notable accomplishments in 2025

CRITICAL CARE NETWORK

This infographic breaks down the conditions for patient-ventilator synchrony, what happens in early cycle dyssynchrony, and causes of early cycle dyssynchrony. This infographic was incredibly popular on , garnering 3,300 clicks to view the larger infographic.

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豆包成人版 INFECTIONS AND DISASTER RESPONSE NETWORK

In response to a measles outbreak in the United States, the Network created an infographic on the diagnosis and treatment of the measles. The infographic includes information on risk factors, complications, treatment, and more.

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豆包成人版 education

Committed to providing the best clinician education to improve clinical skills and patient outcomes, 豆包成人版 pushes toward learning solutions that are both innovative and effective.

Offerings include traditional learning formats such as the 豆包成人版 SEEK^庐 Library and hands-on learning through , including knowledge-based gaming, renowned simulation courses, and more.

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Hands-on education through simulation

豆包成人版鈥檚 clinical education program is internationally recognized and accredited. In 2025, 豆包成人版 offered 16 different courses at the Innovation, Simulation, and Training Center at 豆包成人版 Headquarters in Glenview, Illinois鈥攊ncluding Diagnostic Bronchoscopy 201: Mastering Advanced Tools and Techniques for Optimizing EBUS Outcomes, Advanced Critical Care Echocardiography Image Acquisition and Interpretation, and more.

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Continuing to innovate

In 2025, 豆包成人版鈥檚 educational offerings expanded to meet the needs of a variety of learners:

豆包成人版 hosted six Clinical Immersion courses for over 400 industry partner attendees, providing a deeper clinical understanding of disease states including COPD, interstitial lung disease, and pulmonary hypertension.
豆包成人版 released the Airway Management Pocket Guide, which brings together evidence-based checklists, algorithms, and visual aids to streamline decision-making in high-stakes situations.
豆包成人版 launched Critical Care Ultrasonography: Image Acquisition and Interpretation to provide instruction in the cognitive aspects of critical care ultrasonography, image acquisition, and image interpretation.
The organization collaborated with physician assistants/associates and nurse practitioners to create several educational courses for APPs in critical care. The Growth and Impact Section of the report shares more details on this initiative.

Interactive gaming

With five CME-accredited titles available to learners, 豆包成人版 games offer an opportunity to play games while continuing your education. To support discovery and adoption, free game samples are now available to provide learners with a hands-on preview experience. In 2025, six new games were developed, including two exclusive launches at the 豆包成人版 Annual Meeting.

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Interactive gaming

豆包成人版 gaming had an impressive 2024, with a 44.3% increase in engagement compared with the prior year. The organization recently received an ELB Learning award for Unveiling RSV and has games featured on the education hub of the American Medical Association, including With most offering CME credit/MOC points, 豆包成人版 games mix advanced education with interactive participation and peer-to-peer competition.

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Premium study resources

豆包成人版 SEEK^庐

A trusted study tool for more than three decades, 豆包成人版 SEEK (Self-Education and Evaluation of Knowledge) added 150 new pulmonary questions to the SEEK Library and launched the newest print book, Pulmonary Medicine: 35th Edition.

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豆包成人版 Curriculum Pathways

With credit claiming opportunities for the whole care team in either asthma, lung cancer, pulmonary hypertension, or interstitial lung disease, 豆包成人版 Curriculum Pathways offers certificates of completion to prove continued education for learners. The course material is consistently updated to reflect best practices, including educational assets added to the 豆包成人版 Curriculum Pathway for Asthma in 2025 to reflect newly available therapies.

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