Recommendations from the Medical Education Editor

Abstract

Access to curated sources of ongoing educational and professional development material is critical when so many potential sources exist, and their quality can vary. To address this need, Respirology has maintained a collection of published articles of specific ongoing educational value since 2016, located prominently on the Asian Pacific Society of Respirology (APSR) website. 1 In this column, we will explore the most recent selections, discuss their findings and consider how they can contribute to the ongoing education of busy clinicians.

Recommendations from The Medical Education Editor

“…This quarterly editorial discussing Respirology articles of continuing educational value is the fourth in a series and the final covering publications from 2022. Previous editions have covered topics as diverse as chronic cough and laryngeal dysfunction, care needs of patients with obstructive lung diseases, progression of fibrotic hypersensitivity pneumonitis, 1 interaction of comorbidities and COPD, direct and indirect costs of a systemic sclerosis diagnosis, 2 follow‐up after COVID‐19 infection, and machine learning for diagnosing idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis 3 . In this editorial, we consider two articles published in the October and November 2022 issues of Respirology . Fitzgerald DB, Muruganandan S, Peddle‐McIntyre CJ, Lee YCG, Singh B. Ipsilateral and contralateral hemidiaphragm dynamics in symptomatic pleural effusion: the 2nd PLeural Effusion And Symptom Evaluation (PLEASE‐2) Study.…”

“…Previous editions have covered topics as diverse as chronic cough and laryngeal dysfunction, care needs of patients with obstructive lung diseases, progression of fibrotic hypersensitivity pneumonitis, 1 interaction of comorbidities and COPD, direct and indirect costs of a systemic sclerosis diagnosis, 2 follow-up after COVID-19 infection, and machine learning for diagnosing idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. 3 In this editorial, we consider two articles published in the October and November 2022 issues of Respirology.…”