September 2022 Program

EASTERN PULMONARY CONFERENCE  2022 

Thursday, September 8, 2022  

4:25 – 4:30 PM         Introduction and conference objectives         

          Sidney Braman, MD  

4:30 – 5:00 PM         The obese asthma phenotype: Pathogenesis and management                  

          Rey Panettieri, MD   

5:00 – 5:30 PM         Corticosteroid-related comorbidities in severe asthma                

           Sandhya Khurana, MD

5:30 – 6:00 PM         Biologics for asthma: What steps to take when there is no benefit? 

          Nick Hanania, MD  

6:00 – 6:15 PM         Panel Discussion: Q & A  

Friday, Sept 9, 2022  

7:45 – 8:15 AM         Exacerbation-prone asthma: Predictive biomarkers of exacerbations                

          Mario Castro, MD          

8:15 – 9:00 AM         PBL: Status asthmaticus: Pathogenesis and current management: A case-based discussion 

          Presenter: Sidney Braman, MD 

          Discussant: Kay Guntupalli, MD   

9:00 – 9:30 AM         Role of viral infection in asthma exacerbations 

          Mario Castro, MD  

9:30 – 9:40 AM         Panel Discussion: Q & A  

9:40 – 10:30 AM      Breakout Session – PBL:  Asthma    

          Mario Castro, MD,  Rey Panettieri, MD, 

          Nick Hanania, MD Sandhya Khurana, MD                

10:30 – 11:15 AM   Coffee Break: Visit exhibits and posters   

11:15 – 11:45 AM   Fractional exhaled nitric oxide to guide the treatment of asthma and 

                  chronic cough

          Sandhya Khurana, MD  

11:45 – 12:15 PM   Critical illness in pregnancy     

          Kay Guntupalli, MD   

12:15 – 12:25 PM    Panel Discussion: Q & A  

1:25-1:55 PM              2022 ATS/ERS/JRS/ALAT guideline on  progressive pulmonary  

                 fibrosis (PPF) : New definition criteria and treatment recommendations  

          Ganesh Raghu, MD    

1:55-2:00 PM             Panel Discussion: Q & A  

2:00 – 2:25 PM          Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: Diagnosis and  

                    therapeutic approach 

          Franck Rahaghi, MD  

2:25 – 2:30 PM          Panel Discussion: Q & A   

2:30 – 2:55 PM          Rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease: Current 

               concepts.      

          Marilyn Glassberg, MD  

2:55-3:00 PM            Panel Discussion: Q & A  

Saturday, September 10, 2020  

7:45 – 8:10 AM        Usual interstitial pneumonia in transbronchial lung biopsy: A genomic  

               classifier by machine learning  

          Ganesh Raghu, MD   

8:10 – 8:15 AM        Panel Discussion: Q & A      

8:15 – 8:40 AM        Interstitial lung abnormalities detected incidentally on CT: A position 

               paper from the Fleischner Society    

          Charles Powell, MD  

8:40-8:45 AM          Panel Discussion: Q & A  

8:45-9:35 AM          Breakout Session - PBL:  Interstitial lung disease: The inflammatory  

                myopathies       

          Maria Padilla, MD, Ganesh Raghu, MD,         

          Franck Rahaghi, MD, Marilyn Glassberg, MD    

9:35-10:25 AM       Breakout Session – PBL: A 60-year-old man referred to you for evaluation   

               of  COPD    

          William Corrao, MD, Rey Panettieri, MD,                

          Gerard Criner, MD, Nick Hanania, MD  

10:25 – 11:15 AM  Coffee Break: Visit exhibits and posters  

11:15 – 11:45 AM  Hospitalizations in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis 

          Marilyn Glassberg, MD           

11:45 – 12:15 AM Lung volume reduction for COPD

          Gerard Criner, MD 

12:15 – 12:25PM  Panel Discussion: Q & A           

1:25-2:00 PM          Lung cancer: Case-based discussion: Stage IV lung cancer work up and 

               treatment              

          Charles Powell, MD,                

          Momen Wahidi, MD             

2:00-2:30 PM          Radiation-Induced lung Injury: Assessment and management.   

          Nick Hanania, MD  

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

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Fellows' Symposium:  3:00 - 5:00 PM  **NOT FOR CME

     Welcome Remarks:   Anas Hadeh, MD 

     Leadership/ Resiliency:   Lawrence Mohr , MD  

     General Approach to Interstitial Lung Disease ILD:   Nitin Bhatt, MD  

     Tips For Success In Fellowship:  Anas Hadeh, MD  

     Research Awards Distribution:  Anas Hadeh, MD  

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Sunday, Sept 11, 2022  

8:15 – 8:45 AM       Long-Covid: What have we learned?   

          Maria Padilla, MD  

8:45 - 9:15 AM         Transbronchial cryobiopsy: Current status  

          Momen Wahidi, MD  

9:15-9:45 AM           Oxygen therapy: A practical and evidence-based approach    

         Sidney Braman, MD

9:45-10:00 AM        Panel Discussion: Q & A 

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Academic CME Program

10:00 - 10:10 AM         Welcome and Introductions - Sidney Braman, MD

10:10 - 10:50 AM         Advances in the Diagnosis and Management of Patients with Non- 

                                                          Tuberculin Mycobacterial Lung Disease: The Role of Amikacin-    

                                                          Based Inhalation Therapeutics - Anne O'Donnell, MD

10:50 - 11:40 AM          Advances in the Diagnosis and Management of Patients with Non-

                                                          Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis (NCFBE): The Role of Dipeptidyl  

                                                           Peptidase 1 (DPP1) Inhibitor Therapeutics -  Gregory Tino, MD 

11:40 - 12:00 AM           Interactive Panel Discussion - Sidney Braman, MD

***Supported by an independent educational grant from Insmed

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