Program Description
Young physicians present interesting cases to a multidisciplinary panel to demonstrate a collaborative team approach to diagnosing and managing challenging cases. Enhance your medical knowledge, and diagnostic and management skills as you work through the following case studies with a team of physician presenters and master clinicians:
CASE 1. 68-year-old female with remote history of breast cancer presented with cough and fevers; treated for community-acquired pneumonia.
CASE 2. 33-year-old female with intermittent atypical chest pain, left-sided, non-pleuritic, non-exertional, five episodes in the past five months.
CASE 3. 83-year-old female with history of mild COPD, prior COVID infection, and other conditions presents for evaluation for shortness of breath on exertion for the past 10 months.
CASE 4. 17-year-old female, previously healthy, presents with shortness of breath that started six weeks prior to admission; she developed a dry cough three weeks prior to admission, and developed a low-grade fever, headaches, and worsening dyspnea a week prior to admission.
The presentations included in this educational module were originally presented at the 2022 ATS International Conference.
Target Audience
Clinicians (physicians, nurses, fellows, residents), researchers, administrators, and policymakers: anyone involved in the delivery of care and the science of patients with chronic pulmonary conditions.
Learning Objectives
After successfully completing this module, learners will be able to:
- Enhance medical knowledge as well as diagnostic and management skills.
- Discuss and debate treamtent/management approaches to different pathologies.
- Explain clinical reasoning used to reach a differential diagnosis based on a multidisciplinary team model.
Course summary
1.50 Participation
1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
Credit Expires: February 16, 2024
Format: Interactive Clinical Cases
| Name | Title | Institution | Role | Relationship |
| ATS International Conference Committee | International Conference Committee | Various | Planner | See Planner Disclosure Summary: https://bit.ly/coisummary |
| ATS Education Committee | Education Committee | Various | Planner | See Planner Disclosure Summary: https://bit.ly/coisummary |
| Manoj J. Mammen, MD, MS, ATSF | Associate Professor of Medicine | University of Rochester | Chair | No relevant financial relationships to disclose |
| Jennifer Trevor, MD | Associate Professor | University of Alabama | Chair | AstraZeneca: Advisory Committee for non-promotional |
| Alison G. Wilcox, MD | Professor of Clinical Radiology | USC, Los Angeles, CA | Radiologic Findings | No relevant financial relationships to disclose |
| Jeffrey L. Myers, MD | Director, Michigan Medicine Laboratories, Department of Pathology | Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI | Pathologic Findings | No relevant financial relationships to disclose |
| Sharon I. S. Rounds, MD, ATSF | Professor of Medicine and of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine | Providence VA Med Ctr, Providence, RI | Master Clinician | No relevant financial relationships to disclose |
| John H. Hansen-Flaschen, MD, ATSF | Emeritus Professor of Medicine | Univ of PA, Philadelphia, PA | Master Clinician | Revalesio Corporation: Consultant |
| Paul C. Stillwell, MD | Senior Instructor | Childrens Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO | Master Clinician | No relevant financial relationships to disclose |
| Theresa S. Yang, MD | Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician | Southern California Permanente Medical Group | Case Presenter | No relevant financial relationships to disclose |
| Mikiyas Desta, MD | Senior Resident | Weill Cornell Medicine | Case Presenter | No relevant financial relationships to disclose |
| Hana Rajevac, MD | Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellow | Lahey Hospital & Medical Center | Case Presenter | No relevant financial relationships to disclose |
| Jessica Reyes-Angel, MD | Pediatric Pulmonology Fellow | UPMC Children´s Hospital of Pittsburgh | Case Presenter | No relevant financial relationships to disclose |
ACCREDITATION STATEMENT
The American Thoracic Society is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
| Credit Type | Credit/Points | Credit Designation Statement |
| AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ | 1.50 | The American Thoracic Society designates this Interactive Clinical Cases for a maximum of 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. |
DISCLOSURE DECLARATIONS
It is the policy of the ATS to ensure independence, balance, objectivity, scientific rigor, and integrity in all of its continuing education activities. As an accredited CME provider, the ATS requires that its planners, reviewers and presenters comply with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. The ATS also requires specific disclosure of relationships with companies and organizations associated with tobacco or cannabis and prohibits or limits participation of faculty in official ATS activities, including CME, if any tobacco industry relationship or some types of cannabis industry relationships are present. To see the most recent policies regarding potential conflicts of interest as well as the mechanisms to resolve such conflicts, press the COI Policy link below.
This educational activity may include discussion of unapproved uses of a drug, product, or device. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.
INSTRUCTIONS TO RECEIVE CREDIT
To earn credit for this course, follow these instructions:
- Launch and complete the module by:
- Viewing the data for all cases.
- Answering questions about each case. The module specifies the number of questions you need to answer correctly to pass and earn credit.
- Reading the rationales for the correct answer to each question.
- If you exit the module before completing it, then when you re-start the module, press Resume. The Resume button bookmarks your progress and saves your answers from the previous session.
- Complete the course evaluation.
- Once you complete the modules and the evaluation, the system will grant you credit.
- To view your transcript and print your certificate, go to the My Learning drop-down list. Then select Transcript.