September 2017 Arizona thoracic society notes

• Main Author: Robbins RA
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Arizona Thoracic Society 2017-09-01
• Series: Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care
• Subjects: nivolumab; ipilimumab; sarcoidosis; drug-induced; foreign body; aspiration; pill; coccidioidomycosis; erythema nodosum; bronchiectasis
• Online Access: http://www.swjpcc.com/arizona-ats-notes/2017/9/30/september-2017-arizona-thoracic-society-notes.html

No abstract available. Article truncated at 150 words. The September 2017 Arizona Thoracic Society meeting was held on Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at the HonorHealth Rehabilitation Hospital beginning at 6:30 PM. This was a dinner meeting with case presentations. There were 16 in attendance representing the pulmonary, critical care, sleep, and radiology communities. There was a discussion of the Tobacco 21 bill which had been introduced the last session in the Arizona State Legislature. Since it seems likely that the bill will be reintroduced, the Arizona Thoracic Society will support the bill in the future. Dr. Rick Robbins announced that the SWJPCC has applied to be included in PubMed. In addition, Dr. Robbins was assigned the task of tracking down the campaign contributions to congressional members from the tobacco PAC before the next election. There were 7 case presentations: 1. Ashley L. Garrett, MD, pulmonary fellow at Mayo, presented an elderly man with insulin-dependent diabetes who felt he …