The Bronchiectasis & NTM Association established a network of specialized care centers with unique skills in the diagnosis and management of patients with bronchiectasis (BE) and/or infection with nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM). The mission of the network is to reduce the time to diagnosis and support high-quality care for patients affected by these conditions. This was intended to address the rising incidence and prevalence of people with BE and/or NTM infection. As part of this care center network, there is development of standards of care based upon consensus agreement of experts. This position paper addresses the structure of a care center including the members of a multidisciplinary core team, essential partners for more common complications of disease, and the necessary supportive staff to provide comprehensive care for patients with BE and/or NTM infection. Through review of the literature and expert consensus, this is intended to guide the development and improvement of care centers.
- Structure of a Bronchiectasis and NTM Care Center: a Position Statement by the Bronchiectasis & NTM Association
- Patrick Flume - Medical University of South CarolinaWendy Bullington - Medical University of South CarolinaLily Christon - Medical University of South CarolinaEva Crawford - National Heart Lung and Blood InstituteAlyssa Ditner - Brocade (United States)Karen Ellis - University of North Carolina Medical CenterChristina Fiske - Vanderbilt University Medical CenterKim Foil - Medical University of South CarolinaChristina Hunt - Brocade (United States)Elisa Ignatius - Johns Hopkins UniversityMorgan Jones - University of North Carolina Medical CenterShannon Kasperbauer - National Jewish HealthMary Kitlowski - Early Warning (United States)Michelle MacDonald - National Jewish HealthMeghan Marmor - Stanford UniversityMolly Martel - New York UniversityMaria G. Tupayachi Ortiz - University of MiamiJohn Torrence - Brocade (United States)
- Chest, Vol.169(5)
- Elsevier Inc; AMSTERDAM
- 9
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the National Institutes of Health: UM1TR005294
Financial/Nonfinancial Disclosures The authors have reported to CHEST the following: P. F. is supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under award No. UM1TR005294. None declared (W. B., L. C., E. C., A. D., K. E., C. F., K. F., C. H., E. I., M. J., S. K., M. K., M. MacDonald, M. Marmor, M. Martel, M. G. T. O., J. T.) .
- Miller School of Medicine; UMMG Dept of Medicine - Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine
- English
- Journal article
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