Health Policy and Advocacy Conference 2021

This two-evening health policy and advocacy conference will provide an outstanding overview of current issues related to pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine. Presentation topics include:

• perspectives on how health policy will likely change with the new administration; and
• an overview of health care disparities in the management of sleep disorders and approaches to improve outcomes for at-risk groups

Updates to relevant topics that affect our patients and practices will be covered, including:

• coding and reimbursement;
• changes in oxygen access, delivery, technology, and patient education;
• multisociety efforts to improve access to home mechanical ventilation, noninvasive ventilation, and other PAP therapies for OSA and complex patients; and
• the current and future roles of telemedicine in the management of pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine.

Presentations will be interactive and delivered in several formats, including expert panel discussions, multidisciplinary roundtable discussions, and interactive didactic lectures.

Both live sessions will be recorded, so if you are unable to attend either of them, the recordings will be made available in our learning management system for all registered learners for three months.

Target Audience

Target audience: physicians, nurses, pharmacists, respiratory therapists, and nonphysicians who work in the areas of pulmonary medicine, critical care, and sleep medicine.

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this conference, the participant should be able to:

• Understand how health policy and patient advocacy will change with the new administration.
• Explain the changes in coding and reimbursement related to pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine.
• Identify barriers in the delivery of PAP, home mechanical ventilation, and oxygen therapy and what CHEST and other societies are doing to change the landscape.
• Recognize how telemedicine can improve health-related outcomes.
• Explain why health disparities exist in the management of sleep disorders and how providers can improve outcomes for at-risk patients.
• Summarize how CHEST is expanding its role in advocacy and health policy.
• Explain why health disparities exist in the management of obstructive sleep apnea and how providers can improve outcomes for at-risk patients.
• Summarize how CHEST is expanding its role in advocacy and health policy.

Registration Available Online here

Course Dates and Times

Tuesday, March 23, 2021, 5 pm to 7 pm CT

• Welcome and Introduction
• Health Policy and the New Administration: What Can We Expect
• Oxygen Access Round Table: Where Do We Stand
• Update in Coding in Reimbursement in Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
• Questions and Wrap-up

Thursday, March 25, 2021, 5 pm to 7 pm CT

• Welcome and Introduction
• Disparities in Sleep Medicine
• The Expanding Role of Telemedicine in the Management of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
• Dealing with Denial: Prescription for PAP and Home Mechanical Ventilation for Complex Patients: A Panel Discussion
• Questions and Wrap-Up

Topics Include:

• Tobacco and Vaping
• Pulmonary Rehab
• Non-Invasive Ventilation Competitive Bidding
• Oxygen Access and Education