Massachusetts Thoracic Society
L. Jack Faling Best Cases of the Year
2024
Well done to Dr. Mariah Evarts (Boston Medical Center), Dr. Jenny Shih (Brigham and Women's Hospital), and Dr. Anthony El Khoury (Baystate Medical Center) for their excellent case presentations! Thank you to our faculty discussants, Dr. Scott Schissel, Dr. Christine Reardon, and Dr. Ben Medoff for their participation as well.
Stay tuned for the 2025 agenda.
2024 Chadwick Medal Recipient
The Massachusetts Thoracic Society is pleased to announce the recipient of the 2024 Henry D. Chadwick Medal, to be awarded at the 77th Annual Meeting on April 4, 2024.
Robert Brown, MD
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Clinician, Investigator, and Educator
Program for 2024
7:50-8:00am: Welcome Remarks
8:00am: Artificial Intelligence and Its Potential Impact on Pulmonary Practice
Arjun Raj Manrai, PhD,
Harvard Medical School, Deputy Editor of NEJM AI
8:40am: L. Jack Faling Best Cases of the Year
Mariah Evarts, MD, Boston Medical Center
Jenny Shih, MD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Anthony El Khoury, MD, Baystate Medical Center
9:20am: Biological Mechanisms Underlying Interstitial Lung Disease
Rachel Knipe, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
10:00am: Break
10:10am: Effects of Climate Change on Pulmonary Health
Mary Rice, MD, MPH
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
10:50am: Reflections from the Critical Care Unit
Daniela Lamas, MD
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
11:30am: Durable Medical Equipment Panel: How Policies Affect Home Oxygen and Other Devices, and What Can We Do About It?
Katherine Dudley, MD, MPH
Massachusetts General Hospital
Christopher Worsham, MD, MPH
Massachusetts General Hospital
12:10pm: Lunch provided
1:10pm: Disaster Preparedness
Paul Biddinger, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital, Chief Preparedness and Continuity Officer, Mass General Brigham
1:50pm: Update in Interventional Pulmonary Medicine
Mihir Parikh, MD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
2:30pm: Break
2:40pm: Henry D. Chadwick Medal Presentation
Robert Brown, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
3:00pm: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion in Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
Elizabeth Klings, MD
Boston Medical Center
3:40pm: Q & A Session, Closing Remarks
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the American Thoracic Society and the Massachusetts Thoracic Society. The American Thoracic Society is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The American Thoracic Society designates this live activity for a maximum of 7 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.
Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.