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ForwardG.P.N. - Advanced Lung Disease: New Insights in Advanced Lung Diseases and Transplantation - 2023 - FREE (NO CE CREDIT)
November 6, 2023
NOTE - CE CREDIT IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE FREE SESSION. LEARNERS WISHING TO RECEIVE CE CREDIT MUST REGISTER FOR THE CE CREDIT OFFERING OF THIS ACTIVITY.
In-Person and Virtual attendance options available
• STATE-OF-THE-ART LECTURE: Surgical Advances in Lung Transplantation in the 21st Century
• Impact of the Respiratory Microbiome on Acute and Chronic Lung Diseases, and Potential Strategies
• The Role of Genetic Testing in Pulmonary Fibrosis
• TRM Cells in Acute Cellular Rejection
• Evolving Landscape of CF Therapy and its Impact on Lung Transplant
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, the participant should be able to:
- Describe surgical advances in lung transplantation in the 21st Century
- Explain the impact of the respiratory microbiome on acute and chronic lung diseases with potential strategies for Therapeutic Targeting
- Interpret the role of genetic testing in pulmonary fibrosis
- Discuss the evolving landscape of Cystic Fibrosis Therapy and its impact on lung transplant
| TIME | PRESENTATION | SPEAKER(S) |
| 12:00 PM | Registration | |
| 1:00 PM | Leadership Welcome | Michael L. Garcia, JD |
| 1:15 PM | Symposium Introduction from Scientific Planning Chair | Howard J. Huang, MD |
| 1:30 PM | State of the Art Lecture Xenogenic Cross-Circulation for Supporting Donor Lungs Ex-Vivo | Ciara M. Shaver, MD, PhD |
| 2:15 PM | OrganEx Perfusion System and Cellular Recovery | David Andrijevic, MD |
| 2:45 PM | Lung Tissue Engineering | Joan E. Nichols, MA, PhD |
| 3:15 PM | Question and Answer Discussion | |
| 3:30 PM | Break | |
| 3:45 PM | Recent Advances and Future Developments for Increasing Utilization of DCD Donors Using NRP and Ex-Vivo Perfusion | Abbas Ardehali, MD |
| 4:15 PM | New ISHLT Consensus Statement on Reproductive Health After Thoracic Transplantation | Deborah J. Levine, MD, MS, FCCP |
| 4:45 PM | Question and Answer Discussion | |
| 5:00 PM | Adjourn | |
LIVE & LIVESTREAM
6670 Bertner Avenue
John F. Bookout Auditorium, 2nd Floor
HOUSTON 77030
United States
LIVE (in-person attendance) will be held in the Houston Methodist Research Institute, 6670 Bertner Avenue, Houston, Texas 77030).
LIVESTREAM information will be provided to registered learners.
| SCIENTIFIC PLANNING CHAIR |
| Howard J. Huang, MD |
| Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Academic Institute Associate Clinical Member, Research Institute Houston Methodist |
| GUEST SPEAKERS |
| David Andrijevic, MD |
| Associate Research Scientist Neuroscience Yale School of Medicine |
| Abbas Ardehali, MD, FACS |
| Professor of Surgery and Medicine Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery William E. Connor Endowed Chair in Cardiothoracic Transplantation Director, UCLA Heart, Lung, and Heart-Lung Transplant Programs David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA |
| Deborah J. Levine, MD, MS, FCCP |
| Medical Director, Lung Transplant Program Director, Pulmonary Hypertension Center University Health System UT Health San Antonio San Antonio, TX |
| Ciara M. Shaver, MD, PhD |
| Assistant Professor of Medicine Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN |
| HOUSTON METHODIST SPEAKERS |
| R. Mark Ghobrial, MD, PhD, FACS, FRCS (Ed) |
| J.C. Walter Jr. Presidential Distinguished Chair Director, J.C. Walter Jr. Transplant Center Director, Transplantation Research Chief, Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery Professor of Surgery Houston Methodist |
| Joan Nichols, MA, PhD |
| Dr. and Mrs. Alan L. Kaplan Centennial Professor in Cellular Therapeutics and Organ Bioengineering, Department of Surgery Professor of Immunology in Surgery, Academic Institute Full Member, Research Institute Immunobiology & Transplant Science Center J.C. Walter Jr. Transplant Center Houston Methodist |
Available Credit
- 3.25 Attendance