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 - 12:00 PM         Welcome and Introductions - Sidney Braman, MD

Update on Best Practices for the Prompt and Personalized Management of Patients with 

COPD Exacerbations

          William Corrao, MD

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

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 

Interactive Panel Discussion - Sidney Braman, MD and faculty

***Supported by independent educational grants from GSK and Insmed

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