ASK THE HEMATOPATHOLOGISTS – Drs. Lynch and Foucar walk through their diagnostic approach to monocytosis. MINI REVIEW – Dr. David Garcia provides an update of ACCP Guidelines for the management of venous thromboembolism. PRESIDENT’S COLUMN – ASH President Dr. Charles Abrams reports on the ASH Executive Committee Spring retreat. PROGRAM GENEALOGIES – Dr. Rainer Storb chronicles the history of th...

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I was involved with Dr E. C. Rosenow III, then president of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), in creating the honor of Master Clinician, which was bestowed on Dr Friedrich Wegener in Boston, Massachusetts, in October 1989. I believe it is understandable I would be concerned over the withdrawal of the honor 1 on the basis of unfounded and egregious charges made against Wegener in ...

Abstract Background There is a growing body of evidence showing substantial underuse appropriate venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis in patients at risk. In the present study, our goal was to assess current practices use rate VTE among hospitalized Jordan and Lebanon. Methods A cross-sectional, multicenter, observational study conducted on 40 centers across Lebanon Jordan. We included who ...

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The author has reported to the ACCP that no significant conflicts of interest exist with any companies/organizations whose products or services may be discussed in this article. Reproduction of this article is prohibited without written permission from the American College of Chest Physicians (www.chestjournal. org/misc/reprints.shtml). Correspondence to: Nancy A. Collop, MD, FCCP, Johns Hopkin...

The authors have reported to the ACCP that no significant conflicts of interest exist with any companies/organizations whose products or services may be discussed in this article. Reproduction of this article is prohibited without written permission from the American College of Chest Physicians (www.chestjournal. org/site/misc/reprints.xhtml). Correspondence to: Emilio Bouza, MD, PhD, Hospital ...