The American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) invites journalists from around the world to attend CHEST 2007, the 73rd annual international scientific assembly, held October 20-25, in Chicago, IL. CHEST 2007 is the only medical meeting focusing on clinical chest medicine, including pulmonology, critical care, cardiology, and sleep medicine. For details on the keynote address, session topics, special events, or Chicago tourism, check out the CHEST 2007 Advance Program.

Exclusive Offerings for Registered Journalists:

• Complimentary registration to CHEST 2007, which includes access to general sessions, honor lectures, and special events, such as press conferences, simulated medical procedures, and literature reviews of the hottest pulmonary/critical care studies from the past year.

• Advance review of over 900 new, cutting-edge clinical research abstracts and case reports in the areas of pulmonology, critical care, sleep medicine, and cardiology.

• Special access to the ACCP Simulation Center, the worlds largest-of-its-kind, featuring 9 individual simulation areas, including disaster management, pediatric asthma, polysomnography, and more. Access to over 150 panel discussions on sleep disorders, pandemic illness, disaster medicine, health-care disparities, lung cancer, COPD, obesity, and more.

• Preview of ACCP evidence-based guidelines on lung cancer, antithrombotic therapy, work-related asthma, pulmonary rehabilitation, and pulmonary arterial hypertension.

• Advance look at the latest products, technology advances, and information delivery systems featured in the exhibit hall with more than 150 exhibitors.

• One-on-one interviews with international authorities in all areas of pulmonology, critical care, sleep medicine, cardiology, infectious disease, disaster medicine, and quality improvement.

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