Clinical Care-Focused Tracks

Thursday, November 4

Intensive study will be offered in four clinical areas on Thursday, November 4, so you can immerse yourself in focused clinical education. Follow one track or attend sessions in multiple tracks to customize an education plan more specific to your needs. Look for these sessions:

Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

7:30 am - 8:30 am
Left- and Right-Sided Heart Dysfunction in the Setting of Pulmonary Hypertension
Chair: Vallerie V. McLaughlin, MD, FCCP, Ann Arbor, MI

8:35 am - 9:35 am
Diagnostic Tools for the Assessment of Pulmonary Hypertension: What Every Pulmonologist Needs To Know
Chair: Vallerie V. McLaughlin, MD, FCCP, Ann Arbor, MI

9:55 am - 10:55 am
PAH Update: Classification 2010 and Nonidiopathic Causes of PAH
Chair: Francisco J. Soto, MD, FCCP, Sheboygan, WI

11:00 am - 12:00 pm
PAH Therapy: Evolving Combination Treatments and Targets
Chair: Francisco J. Soto, MD, FCCP, Sheboygan, WI

Interventional and Bronchoscopy Procedures

7:30 am - 8:30 am
Advanced Diagnostic Pulmonary Procedures: Endobronchial Ultrasound, Transbronchial Needle Aspiration, and Navigational Bronchoscopy—Pro/Con Debate
Chair: Rex C. Yung, MD, FCCP, Baltimore, MD

8:35 am - 9:35 am
Using Clinical Practice Data To Improve Outcomes and Benchmarks in Bronchoscopy
Chair: David E. Ost, MD, FCCP, Houston, TX

9:55 am - 10:55 am
State of the Art: Diagnosis and Staging of Mediastinal Disease
Chair: Atul C. Mehta, MBBS, FCCP, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Early Detection of Lung Cancer: Is There a True Divining Rod?
Chair: Stephen C. T. Lam, MD, FCCP, Vancouver, BC, Canada

COPD

7:30 am - 8:30 am
What’s New in COPD?
Chair: Denis E. O’Donnell, MD, FCCP, Kingston, ON, Canada

8:35 am - 9:35 am
What’s Next in COPD?
Chair: Nicola A. Hanania, MBBS, FCCP, Houston, TX

9:55 am - 10:55 am
Pulmonary Rehabilitation in COPD: Today and Tomorrow
Chair: Steve H. Salzman, MD, FCCP, New York, NY

Advanced Ultrasonography

7:30 am - 8:30 am
Advanced Critical Care Echocardiography: Principles and Practice of Doppler Measurements
Chair: Paul H. Mayo, MD, FCCP, New Rochelle, NY

8:35 am - 9:35 am
Assessment of Preload Sensitivity: Is the Patient Volume-Responsive?
Chair: Paul H. Mayo, MD, FCCP, New Rochelle, NY

9:55 am - 10:55 am
The Assessment of Ventricular Function
Chair: Olivier L. Axler, MD, FCCP, Noumea, France

11:00 am - 12:00 pm
How To Assess Hemodynamic Function: Hands-on Scanning Session
Chair: Paul H. Mayo, MD, FCCP, New Rochelle, NY