CHEST SEEK Pulmonary Medicine Writers
The content in the following module was written or revised by members of the CHEST SEEK Pulmonary Medicine Editorial Boards. Those writers include the following.
Andrew R. Berman, MD, MHA, FCCP
John D. Buckley, MD, MPH, FCCP
Subani Chandra, MD, FCCP
Clayton T. Cowl, MD, MS, FCCP, FACOEM
Jose De Cardenas, MD, FCCP
Jesse B. Hall, MD, FCCP (Editor in Chief [2023, 2025] Deputy Editor [2019, 2021])
David Furfaro, MD
Nader Kamangar, MD, MS, FCCP
Michael J. Kavanaugh, MD
Holly Keyt, MD, FCCP
John P. Kress, MD, FCCP
Stephanie M. Levine, MD, FCCP
Neil R. MacIntyre, MD, FCCP
Jess Mandel, MD (Deputy Editor [2023, 2025])
Darcy D. Marciniuk, MD, Master FCCP, FCAHS, FRCPC (Editor in Chief [2019, 2021])
Peter J. Mazzone, MD, MPH, FCCP
Babak Mokhlesi, MD, MSc, FCCP
Mangala Narasimhan, DO, FCCP
Marcos I. Restrepo, MD, MSc, PhD, FCCP
Christian E. Sandrock, MD, MPH, FCCP
Richard M. Schwartzstein, MD, FCCP
Daniel R. Seifer, MD
Mary E. Strek, MD, FCCP
Goals
- Provide a self-assessment program for practicing specialists in pulmonary, critical care, sleep, and pediatric pulmonary medicine designed to reinforce training and experience, disseminate new knowledge in the fields, and identify areas of strength and weaknesses within specific areas of disease and/or procedural knowledge.
- Assist the practicing specialist and physician-in-training in preparing for certification and recertification examinations sponsored by the medical specialty board.
Objectives
By completing the questions and reviewing the rationales, participants should be able to:
1. Evaluate real-life patient cases, diagnoses, and treatments.
2. Apply research findings and recommended guidlines to diagnosis and treatment of patients.
3. Differentiate between proper and improper management of patient cases.
4. Using scientific research and recommendations, identify solutions to real-world clinical problems.
The pulmonary medicine content was validated on August 11, 2025, and is accredited until August 10, 2028. In accordance with the policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the content in this library is subject to regular validation review for relevancy and accuracy. As a result, library content can be modified, deleted, or retired by CHEST at any time to reflect new developments in medical science. The accreditation duration of content is established by the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) in accordance with the ACCME’s policies.
CHEST is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
CHEST designates the enduring material found in the Pulmonary Medicine Collection for a maximum of 105.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Successful completion of the CME activities found in the Pulmonary Medicine Collection, which include participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 105.25 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program.
It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
The disclosures from content found in the modules are the following.
The following CHEST SEEK Pulmonary Medicine Editorial Board members had disclosed to CHEST relevant financial relationship(s) with commercial interest(s):
Andrew R. Berman, MD, MHA, FCCP
Consultant fee: ANI Pharmaceuticals Inc
Jose De Cardenas, MD, FCCP
Consultant fee: Intuitive
David Furfaro, MD
Consultant fee: Actelion Pharmaceuticals, InflaRx Pharmaceuticals
Neil R. MacIntyre, MD, FCCP
Consultant fee: Hillrom, Inspirx Pharmaceuticals, Ventec
Darcy D. Marciniuk, MD, Master FCCP, FCAHS, FRCPC
Research investigator relationship: Syneos Health, Pearl Therapeutics, Boehringer Ingelheim, McGill University Research Institute, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Parexel, Lung Association of Saskatchewan, University of Saskatchewan
Peter J. Mazzone, MD, MPH, FCCP
Research support: Veracyte, DELFI, Nucleix, Biodesix, Adela, Exact Sciences
Christian E. Sandrock, MD, MPH, FCCP
Honoraria and speaker bureau: Allergan
Mary E. Strek, MD, FCCP
PI and medical writing assistance relationship: Boehringer-Ingelheim, Galapagos
Endpoint adjudication committee member relationship: Fibrogen
The following CHEST SEEK Pulmonary Medicine Editorial Board members had indicated to CHEST no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.
John D. Buckley, MD, MPH, FCCP
Subani Chandra, MD, FCCP
Clayton T. Cowl, MD, MS, FCCP, FACOEM
Jesse B. Hall, MD, FCCP
Nader Kamangar, MD, MS, FCCP
Michael J. Kavanaugh, MD
Holly Keyt, MD, FCCP
John P. Kress, MD, FCCP
Stephanie M. Levine, MD, FCCP
Jess Mandel, MD
Babak Mokhlesi, MD, MSc, FCCP
Mangala Narasimhan, DO, FCCP
Marcos I. Restrepo, MD, MSc, PhD, FCCP
Richard Schwartzstein, MD, FCCP
Daniel R. Seifer, MD
CHEST Staff
The following staff members had indicated no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.
Conrad Allen
Morgan Bashford
Kaitlyn Chisholm Dada, MA, MFA
Claudia Egresits
Carolyn M. Jones
Martha Zaborowski Pascale, CPM
Richard Schuch, EdD
Jenny Szabo, CAE
Kara Victorsen