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Redefining Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Care: Updates in Targeted and Perioperative Therapy
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Gerard A. Silvestri MD, MS, Master FCCP Guest: Mariam Alexander, MD, PhD Guest: Jessica S. Donington, MD, MSCR The 2025 E...
Clinical Updates in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: From Surveillance to Treatment
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Gerard A. Silvestri MD, MS, Master FCCP Guest: Adam H. Fox, MD, MSc Guest: Anurag Singh, MD, PhD From updated surveillanc...
Next Steps in COPD Care: Exploring Biologics for Frequent Exacerbators
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Host: Diego Maselli, MD, FCCP Guest: Stephanie Christenson, MD Despite triple inhaled therapy, many patients with chronic obstructiv...
New Frontiers in COPD and Emphysema: Personalized Therapies and Minimally Invasive Options
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Moderator: Amit Bobby Mahajan, MD, FCCP, DAABIP Guest: Jonathan Kurman, MD Guest: Surya Bhatt, MD New strategies like advanced p...
Optimizing Treatment Pathways in NSCLC: The Role of the Multidisciplinary Team
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Moderator: Gerard A. Silvestri MD, MS, Master FCCP Guest: Jessica S. Donington, MD, MSCR Guest: Mariam Alexander, MD, PhD Guest: Anura...
Evolving Strategies in Resectable NSCLC: Insights from ASCO and ASTRO 2025
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Moderator: Gerard A. Silvestri MD, MS, Master FCCP Guest: Jessica S. Donington, MD, MSCR Guest: Mariam Alexander, MD, PhD Guest: Anura...
Managing Refractory Chronic Cough: Strategies for Accurate Diagnosis and Effective Care
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Host: Michael Ghobrial, MD Guest: Anju T Peters, MD, MSCI, FAAAAI Guest: Michael Blaiss, MD Refractory chronic cough can persist...
Advancing Care for Refractory Chronic Cough: Diagnostics and Emerging Therapies
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Host: Michael Ghobrial, MD Guest: Anju T Peters, MD, MSCI, FAAAAI Guest: Michael S. Blaiss, MD , FACAAI, FAAAAI Refractory chron...
Strengthening Patient Trust in ILD Care: Strategies from the First 5 Minutes Framework
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Moderator: Susan Corbridge, PhD, APRN, ACNP-BC, FAANP, FCCP, FAAN Guest: Bradford Bemiss, MD MSCR Guest: Debasree Banerjee, MD, MS, FCCP ...
Diagnosing and Staging Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Key Updates and Evolving Strategies
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Host: Gerard A. Silvestri MD, MS, Master FCCP Guest: Jeffrey B. Velotta, MD, FACS Guest: Anne Gonzalez, MD, M.Sc. For patients w...
Optimizing NSCLC Care: Advances in Lung Biopsy and Biomarker Testing
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Host: Gerard A. Silvestri MD, MS, Master FCCP Guest: Fabien Maldonado, MD, FCCP Guest: Adam H. Fox, MD, MSc Cutting-edge biopsy ...
Evolving Strategies in Limited-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer Management
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Host: Gerard A. Silvestri MD, MS, Master FCCP Guest: Anurag Singh, MD Guest: Adam H. Fox, MD, MSc Guest: Mariam Alexander, MD, PhD ...
Understanding Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer: Advancements and Ongoing Challenges
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Host: Gerard A. Silvestri MD, MS, Master FCCP Guest: Anurag Singh, MD Guest: Adam H. Fox, MD, MSc Guest: Mariam Alexander, MD, PhD ...
Targeting IL-5 in Severe Asthma: The Role of Biologic Therapies
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Host: Diego Maselli, MD Guest: Monica Kraft, MD, FCCP Guest: Anju T Peters, MD, MSCI, FAAAAI IL-5 is a key driver of Type 2 infl...
Addressing Gaps in COPD Management: Insights for Pulmonary and Primary Care
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Host: Nathan Falk, MD, MBA, FAAFP Guest: Megan Conroy, MD, MA(Ed), FCCP Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) o...
COPD Care: Partnership Between Primary Care and Pulmonary Providers
16 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Host: Megan Conroy, MD, MA(Ed), FCCP Guest: Nathan Falk, MD, MBA, FAAFP Primary care providers can play a pivotal role in a patient’...
Applying the First 5 Minutes Concept to COPD Care
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Host: Angela Birdwell, DO, MA, FCCP Guest: Antonio Anzueto, MD Guest: Susan Corbridge, PhD, APRN, ACNP-BC, FAANP, FCCP, FAAN Alt...
The Vicious Vortex: Key Mechanisms of Bronchiectasis
08 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Host: Ashwin Basavaraj, MD Guest: Christopher Lippincott, MD, MPH Bronchiectasis is a complex syndrome that can lead to an interconn...
Exploring Approaches to Management for Bronchiectasis
08 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Ashwin Basavaraj, MD Host: Christopher Lippincott, MD, MPH From airway clearance techniques and mucoactive therapy—what can...
Exploring COPD Exacerbations Through the Lens of a Patient Case
24 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Host: Stephanie Christenson, MD Guest: Ron Balkissoon, MD, MSc, DIH, FRCPC What do we need to know about the pathophysiology and bur...
Recognizing & Addressing the Burden of COPD Exacerbations
29 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Host: Stephanie Christenson, MD Guest: Ron Balkissoon, MD, MSc, DIH, FRCPC What is a COPD exacerbation, and what puts our patients a...
Diagnosing Pneumonia: A Look at Key Obstacles & New Testing Modalities
29 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Host: Randy Young, MD Guest: Tufik Assad, MD, MSCI What are the factors that make diagnosing pneumonia challenging, and how might em...
Key Diagnostic Barriers & Guideline Updates for Pneumonia
29 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Host: Randy Young, MD Guest: Daniel Jay Feinstein, MD, FACP, MS, ACRP-PI Diagnosing pneumonia can be challenging, but the CAP guidel...
Emerging Clinical Data on Endobronchial Valves for COPD
31 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Host: Frank C. Sciurba, MD, FCCP Guest: Emily L. Yee, MD What do we need to know about using endobronchial valves in patients with s...
Perspectives on the NTM Guidelines for MAC Lung Disease
30 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Host: Doreen Addrizzo-Harris, MD Guest: Ashwin Basavaraj, MD From evaluating diagnostic criteria to nonpharmacologic therapy, what d...
Therapeutic Challenges in NTM/MAC Lung Disease: One Patient’s Journey from Diagnosis to Treatment
30 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Host: Ashwin Basavaraj, MD Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) and bronchiectasis are challenging diseases that require a multidisciplinar...
Bridging Specialties™: Timely Diagnosis for ILD Patients
13 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Host: David Schulman, MD, MPH, FCCP Guest: Andrew H. Limper, MD Guest: Timothy A. Hernandez, MD There are many barriers to reach...
Investigating Inflammatory Mediators in Chronic Rhinosinusitis
29 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Host: Peter Howarth BSc, (Hons), MBBS, DM, FRCP Guest: Kathleen M. Buchheit, MD Guest: Philippe Gevaert, MD, PhD Do cytokines pl...
Investigating T2 Inflammation in Severe Asthma & COPD
31 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Host: Peter Howarth BSc, (Hons), MBBS, DM, FRCP Guest: Ian Pavord, MA, DM, FRCP, FERS, FMedSci Guest: Geoffrey Chupp, MD Type 2 ...
Optimizing Delivery with LAMAs: A Look at Key Considerations & Clinical Data
24 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Host: Muhammad Adrish MD, MBA, FCCP, FCCM Guest: Navitha Ramesh, MD, FCCP Inhalers are one of the most common methods of delivery fo...
Navigating Nebulized LAMAs for COPD Patients
31 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Host: Megan Conroy, MD, MA(Ed), FCCP Guest: Farrukh Abbas, MD On average, more than two-thirds of patients with chronic obstructive ...
Closing the Gaps in Care: A Look at Diagnostic Challenges for Severe Asthma
30 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Host: Tom Corbridge, MD, FCCP Guest: Michael E. Wechsler, MD, MMSc Severe asthma is an uncontrolled disease that can be difficult to...
Evaluating Eosinophilic Disorders: A Dive into Diagnosing EGPA & HES
30 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Jared Nathan Silver, MD, PhD Guest: Praveen Akuthota, MD Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis and hypereosinophilic ...
Evaluating Therapy Escalation for Patients with COPD
22 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Host: Charles Turck, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP Guest: Hassan Bencheqroun, MD Evaluating the need for therapy escalation can be challenging...
Evaluating the Role of Steroids in COPD: What We Need to Know
16 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Host: Charles Turck, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP Guest: Deborah Levine, MD, FCCP To better understand whether or not corticosteroids should ...
COPD Treatment Adherence: Single vs. Multiple Inhaler Triple Therapy
29 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Host: Charles Turck, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP Guest: Chitra Lal, MD Dr. Charles Turck is joined by Dr. Chitra Lal, a Professor of Medicin...
Key Considerations for Coadministration: Fighting Against COVID-19 & Other Infectious Diseases
06 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Host: Michael E. Greenberg, MD, MPH Guest: Randy Young, MD Despite widespread eligibility, only half of Americans received their flu...
Tobacco Dependence Treatment: Helping Patients Overcome Addiction
28 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Host: Matthew P. Bars, MS, CTTS, NCTTP Guest: Michael C. Fiore, MD, MPH, MBA Guest: Laura E. Crotty Alexander, MD Dr. Matt Bars ...
Keys to Overcoming Diagnostic Delays in NTM Lung Disease
30 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Host: Timothy Aksamit, MD Guest: Amy Levinger, MSN, FNP-C Guest: David E. Griffith, MD The prevalence of non-tuberculous mycobac...
Meeting the Needs of Uncontrolled Asthma Patients
21 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Host: Xavier Soler, MD, PhD Guest: Nicola A. Hanania, MD, MS, FCCP To help us address the current lack of awareness of uncontrolled ...
Breaking Down the Management of MAC Lung Disease
01 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Host: David E. Griffith, MD Guest: Amy Levinger, MSN, FNP-C Guest: Timothy Aksamit, MD The care team supporting a patient with m...
Latest Treatment Guidelines for Uncontrolled Asthma
24 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Host: Tom Corbridge, MD, FCCP Guest: Matt Hegewald, MD FCCP With uncontrolled asthma placing such a tremendous burden on our patient...
New Considerations for Step-Up Treatments in Asthma Patients
24 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Host: Tom Corbridge, MD, FCCP Guest: Navitha Ramesh, MD, FCCP Now that long-acting muscarinic receptor antagonists (LAMAs) have ente...
NTM Lung Disease: Management Strategies and Importance of Lung Wellness
24 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Host: Megan Carreon, MHA, RRT Guest: Amy Levinger, MSN, FNP-C Guest: Timothy Aksamit, MD There are numerous factors that contrib...
Impacts of Patients Underreporting COPD Exacerbations
22 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Host: Tom Corbridge, MD, FCCP Guest: Gary T. Ferguson, MD, F.C.C.P Listen in as Dr. Tom Corbridge and Dr. Gary Ferguson discuss the ...
What’s New in COPD Care: Updates to the GOLD Guidelines & Other Advances
17 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Host: Nicola A. Hanania, MD, MS, FCCP Guest: Neil J. Freedman, MD Coming from the 2019 annual CHEST conference in New Orleans, Dr. N...
Singling Out Severe Asthma: New Breakthroughs in Treatment
15 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Host: Sandhya Khurana, MD, FCCP Guest: Monica Kraft, MD, FCCP Recorded live at the 2019 annual CHEST conference in New Orleans, Dr. ...
Catching Cystic Fibrosis: Key Diagnostic & Management Updates
15 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Host: Kristina Montemayor, MD Guest: Natalie E. West, MD Guest: Allison Lambert, MD Drs. Natalie West and Allison Lambert join D...
Initiating the Right Interstitial Lung Disease Treatment Approach
15 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Host: Anoop Nambiar, MD Guest: Joshua Mooney, MD, MS At the 2019 CHEST annual conference, Dr. Anoop Nambiar got a chance to catch up...