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Note from the NetWork Chair

In my July 2020 update, I remarked how quaint the February 2020 update seemed. But now, looking back over the last year, it’s amazing how long ago July 2020 seems! As clinicians, as a NetWork, and as an organization, I am so proud of how we have rallied over the past year.

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We’ve faced the largest public health crisis in a century, and despite great hardships, we’ve risen to the challenge. Many lives have been saved as a result of your efforts. We have also learned a tremendous amount about the practice of critical care. These innovations will last long after the pandemic is in our rearview window.  

We have dramatically expanded our digital presence over the last year. CHEST and the Critical Care NetWork have produced a large array of peer-reviewed, free, open access medical education. Led by the CHEST COVID-19 Task Force, members of the Critical Care NetWork, the Disaster Response and Global Health NetWork, the Chest Infections NetWork, and the Education Committee have produced weekly webinars, educational supplements, first-person perspectives, infographics, and the newly launched COVID in Focus: Perspectives on the Literature reviews of clinical topics. The commitment by the CHEST organization for these efforts has been unprecedented. And as always, the support from the CHEST staff has been outstanding!  

But we have also lost a great deal. At this writing, more than a half-million people have died of COVID-19 in the United States, many more have been sickened, and many suffer long-term consequences of these infections. We have lost friends, family, and medical colleagues. As a way to honor those colleagues we lost due to COVID-19, CHEST launched a CHEST Remembers initiative. This site serves as a place to share our memories and celebrate their dedication to their work, family, and friends. If you would like to have someone remembered, you are invited to submit a memorial

Finally, after a year of this pandemic, we’re all mentally, physically, and emotionally exhausted. But with more and more people getting vaccinated each day, we are starting to see the light at the end of this tunnel. I hope to see you all in person at CHEST 2021 in Orlando this October. But in the interim, please stay safe, and be gentle with yourselves and your families. 

Chris Carroll, MD 
Chair, Critical Care NetWork 

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NetWork CHEST Physician article  

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Check out our NetWork’s latest article,Awake proning in COVID-19,” by steering committee members, Viren Kaul, MD, and Kathryn Pendleton, MD, in the latest CHEST Physician® issue. 


Upcoming NetWork calls 

As a NetWork member, you're welcome to join your NetWork Steering Committee calls. If interested in joining an upcoming call, please contact Maggie Kosinski mkosinski@chestnet.org and she will be happy to share access information. 

  • Friday, May 7, at 12 pm CT 
  • Friday, September 10, at 12 pm CT
Board Review 2021

COVID-19 resources 

Have you seen the new infographics on basic critical care topics? CHEST is producing a series of introductory educational graphics on shock, ARDS, acute kidney injury, blood gas analysis, delirium, and many other topics. They’re great for “airdropping” to new learners on rounds! And if you want to help create some of this peer-reviewed content, please reach out to Dr. Chris Carroll.  

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Learn more: Read the latest article published in COVID in Focus: Perspectives on the Literature by the Critical Care NetWork, “Timing of Intubation in Patients With COVID-19". 


NetWork hashtag 

Join the conversation: Have an idea or suggestion? See a good article link you want to share? Tweet with the hashtag, #CHESTCritCare, and follow our NetWork Twitter account, @CHESTCritCare


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