Pulmonary DiseaseCME/CE Physicians - up to 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™; Nurses - 1.2 ANCC continuing education contact hours (0.3 contact hours in the area of pharmacology)
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New Data in the Pathophysiology of COPD Jill Ohar, MD
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Improving Outcomes in COPD James F. Donohue, MD
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Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Steven D. Nathan, MD
Critical CareCME/CE Physicians - up to 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™; Nurses - 1.2 ANCC continuing education contact hours (0.0 contact hours in the area of pharmacology)
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New Developments in Sepsis Gregory S. Martin, MD, MSc
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Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: Latest Advances Andrew F. Shorr, MD, MPH
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NIH/ARDS Network Fluid Management Trial (The FACTT Study) Neil R. Maclntyre, MD
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