What is the composition of the Expert Panel for the ABC Approach?
The panel for the ABC Approach was appointed and approved by CHEST's Professional Standards Committee. Panelists were nominated by the chair based on their expertise relative to potential guideline questions. All panel nominees were reviewed for their potential conflicts of interest (COIs) by CHEST's Professional Standards Committee. After review, nominees who were found to have no substantial COIs were approved, whereas nominees with potential intellectual and financial COIs that were manageable were approved with management.