Use of Tracheostomy During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Expert guidance that helped ICU teams decide when and how to perform tracheostomy safely for COVID-19 patients during the first wave of the pandemic.
Publications and insights
Peer-reviewed research, international posters, and long-form writing on medical AI.
A working library of Dr. Bencheqroun's academic output and editorial writing. The full peer-reviewed list will be expanded during the WordPress port.
Peer-reviewed publications
Instilling Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the CHEST Journal Community
A journal-wide plan to make who publishes, who reviews, and who is cited in chest medicine more representative of the patients it serves.
Research abstracts and posters
Comparative Evaluation of Machine Translation and AI Tools in International Critical Care Education
Tested how well machine translation and AI tools carry critical care teaching across languages, a first step toward equitable global ICU education.
Mind the Gap: A Global Disconnect Between Approved Antifibrotic Use and Off-label PH Therapies in PH-ILD
Shows how differently clinicians worldwide treat pulmonary hypertension in interstitial lung disease, exposing a gap between approved therapies and real-world practice.
Concomitant Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis and Pneumocystis Pneumonia in Refractory Celiac Disease
A rare pairing of two lung diseases in a patient with profound immune compromise, documented to help clinicians recognize it earlier.
Fatal Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillus Niger Infection in an Immunocompetent Adult
A reminder that a mold usually seen in immunocompromised patients can kill an otherwise healthy adult, and why early suspicion matters.
Award-winning AI work
AIMed25 Best Practitioner, Abstract Competition
Awarded Best Practitioner at AIMed25 for innovation and impact in medical AI.
Expert commentary and thought leadership
Social Media for Physicians: Strong Medicine or Snake Oil?
A practical look at what physicians gain and risk when they use social media professionally.
How Health Care Workers Can Manage Digital Fatigue
Why constant screens and alerts wear clinicians down, and what individuals and organizations can do about it.
Digital Transformation in Healthcare
An interview on how medical practices can adopt AI and digital tools without losing the human side of care.
Panels and professional contributions
CHEST 2020 panel on prejudice, diversity, and culturally responsive care
Understanding other cultures and welcoming diversity improves patient care and outcomes.
CHEST Clinical Perspectives advisory work: a treatable-traits approach to COPD exacerbations
Advisory input on predicting the incidence and severity of COPD exacerbations using treatable traits.
Evaluating therapy escalation for patients with COPD
When and how to step up COPD therapy, explained for practicing clinicians.
CHEST 2019 recap on The Curbsiders podcast
Highlights from the CHEST 2019 annual meeting for internists.
Poster gallery
Conference posters with plain-language summaries and accessible PDF downloads.
Comparative Evaluation of Machine Translation and AI Tools in International Critical Care Education
Tested how well machine translation and AI tools carry critical care teaching across languages.
View the PosterMind the Gap: A Global Disconnect Between Approved Antifibrotic Use and Off-label PH Therapies in PH-ILD
Exposes a gap between approved therapies and real-world practice in pulmonary hypertension due to interstitial lung disease.
View the PosterConcomitant Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis and Pneumocystis Pneumonia in Refractory Celiac Disease
A rare pairing of two lung diseases in a patient with profound immune compromise.
View the PosterFatal Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillus Niger Infection in an Immunocompetent Adult
A mold usually seen in immunocompromised patients killed an otherwise healthy adult.
View the PosterVideo library
Keynotes, interviews, explainers, panels, and short clips.
The End of the AI Honeymoon: Doctors' Operational Shift and New Liabilities
AI is moving from novelty to daily operations in medicine, and clinicians now carry new responsibilities and liabilities for how they use it.
The podcast
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