2019 Program and Faculty

Thursday, September 12, 2019

4:25 – 4:30           Introduction and conference objectives

                                           Sidney Braman, MD

4:30 – 5:05           Macrolides for asthma?

                                           Richard Martin, MD  

5:05 – 5:40           Choosing wisely in critical care 

                                           Curtis Sessler, MD 

5:40 – 6:15           Th1 Inflammation - how and why granulomas are formed

                                           Marc Judson, MD

6:15 – 6:30            Panel Discussion: Q & A

Friday, September 13, 2019

7:45 – 8:15            Liberation from mechanical ventilation: An update

                                          Curtis Sessler, MD 

8:15 – 8:45            Monitoring outside the ICU 

                                          James Lamberti, MD

8:45 – 9:30            Breakout Session: Problem-based learning: Uncontrolled asthma

                                          Richard Martin, MD, Sidney Braman, MD,

                                          Mario Castro, MD, Russell Settipane, MD   

9:30 – 10:15        Coffee Break: Visit exhibits and posters                       

10:15 – 10:55     Pro/Con: The severe asthma patient with eosinophilic phenotype should always be 

                                     treated with  Anti-Interleukin-5 therapies

                                          Mario Castro, MD

                                          Richard Martin, MD    

10:55 – 11:00     Panel Discussion: Q & A

11:00 – 11:25     Clinical implication of asthma endotypes and phenotypes 

                                          Mario Castro, MD 

11:25 – 11:30      Panel Discussion: Q & A

11:30 – 11:55      High altitude: Clinical consequences         

                                           Lawrence Mohr Jr., MD

11:55 – 12:00      Panel Discussion: Q & A    

1:00 – 1:30            Sarcoidosis: Update 

                                           Marc Judson, MD    

1:30 – 2:30            Pulmonary Vasculitis - Case presentations 

                                           Maria Padilla, MD, Marilyn Glassberg, MD, Mary Salvatore, MD

2:30 – 2:45            Panel Discussion: Q & A 

Saturday, September 14, 2019

7:45 – 8:15            Radiographic signs of airway diseases 

                                           Mary Salvatore, MD

8:15 – 8:45            “NSIP” How do you diagnose it and treat it? 

                                           Maria Padilla, MD

8:45 – 8:55            Panel Discussion: Q & A

8:55 – 9:45            Breakout Session: Problem-based learning: COPD: When to escalate  and 

                                      de-escalate  therapy

                                           Sidney Braman, MD, William Corrao, MD,  

                                           Robert Wise, MD, Barry Make, MD 

9:45 – 10:30         Coffee Break: Visit with exhibits and posters

10:30 – 11:00      COPD: Does eosinophilia drive therapy?

                                            Barry Make, MD

11:00 – 11:30      Asthma COPD overlap: A clinical entity?

                                            Robert Wise, MD     

11:30 – 12:20      Pro/Con: Changing the definition of COPD: Back to “GOLD 0”?

                                             Barry Make, MD

                                             Robert Wise, MD 

12:20 – 12:25       Panel Discussion: Q & A

1:25 – 1:55             Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: What have we learned about pathogensis and

                                       treatment 

                                             Marilyn Glassberg, MD

1:55 – 2:00             Panel Discussion: Q & A  

2:00 – 2:35             Real life studies in pulmonary medicine: Do they add insight beyond randomized    

                                        control trials?

                                             Rey Panettieri,MD

2:35 – 2:45             Panel Discussion: Q & A  

Sunday, September 15, 2019

8:15 – 8:45              High Flow O2 devices – uses and misuses 

                                              Neil MacIntyre, MD  

8:45 – 9:25              Pro/Con: Should spontaneous efforts that result in high tidal volumes in mechanically  

                                        ventilated patients be pharmacologically suppressed? 

                                              Neil MacIntyre, MD 

                                              James Lamberti, MD

9:25 – 9:30               Panel Discussion: Q & A   

9:30 – 10:15            TBD

Non-CME Programming

Thursday, September 12, 2019:  

3:30 – 4:15pm  Product Theater (Not for CME)

6:35 – 7:20pm Product Theater (Not for CME)

Friday, September 13, 2019:  

6:55 – 7:40am Product Theater (Not for CME)

12:05 – 12:50pm  Product Theater (Not for CME)

Saturday, September 14, 2019: 

6:55 – 7:40am  Product Theater (Not for CME)

12:30 – 1:15pm  Product Theater (Not for CME)

Sunday, Septeber 15, 2019: 

7:25 - 8:10am  Product Theater (Not for CME)