Overview
This full-day conference is designed for healthcare providers interested in the latest pediatric treatments related to several complex pediatric pulmonary diseases as as some of the more common dilemmas. For this installment, we present lectures on systic fibrosis, promary ciliary dyskinesia, sleep medicine, management of children on chronic vent support, pulmonary disease with muscular weakness, severe asthma, chronic clearance therapies and newborn guidelines for cystic fibrosis.
Date, Time & Location
October 11, 2018
Fountain Blue Banquets and Conference Center
2300 Mannheim Road Des Plaines Illinois 60018
847.298.3636
Objectives
- Review updates in the diagnostic and therapeutic approach to cystic fibrosis
- Discuss the symptomatic prfile of a patient with primary ciliary dyskinesia and review the pros and cons of various diagnostic approaches
- Discuss the complex needs of children and adolescents who require chronic non-invasive and traditional vent support and changes/advances in support modalities
- Offer support and management tips for the child with sleep apnea
- Review sleep disordered breathing and its clinical implications and complications
- Review the high-risk asthmsa population and tretment challenges and approaches to optimizing care
| Time | Topic |
Speaker
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| 8:10-8:15 a.m. | Welcome Remarks | Course Director: Mary Nevin, MD |
| 8:15-8:45 a.m. | CF Update-New Therapies | Terri Laguna, MD |
| 8:45-9:15 a.m. | Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia | Terri Laguna, MD |
| 9:15-9:45 a.m. | Sleep Medicine in Children | Tanvi Mukundan, MD |
| 9:45-10:15 a.m. | Chronic Ventilator Management | Rajinder Arora, MD |
| 10:15-10:30 a.m. | Break | |
| 10:30- 11 a.m. | Severe Asthma & Complications | Avani Shah, MD |
| 11 - 11:30 a.m. | Muscular Weakness & Pulmonary Disease | Sara Zak, MD |
| 11:30 - Noon |
You Ask, We Answer |
All Faculty |
| Noon- 1 p.m. | Lunch with Faculty | |
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1 -2 p.m. and 2:15-3:15 p.m. |
Breakout Session 1 (please pick one; you will have the opportunity to attend 2 sessions) 15 minutes break in between to allow for switiching
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| a. Airway Clearnace Therapies |
Cathy O'Malley, RRT & Joanne Salazar, RRT, CPFT |
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| b. Severe Asthma & Complications | Avani Shah, MD & Mary Nevin, MD | |
| c. CF Newborn Screening Update |
Adrienne Savant, MD & Stacy Bichl, APN
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Credit & Accreditation Statements
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Accreditation Statement: The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Credit Designation Statement: The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. |
Disclosure
Lurie Children's CME Leadership & Staff: Dr. Mary Nevin, Course Director; Claudia Cooper,CME Manager; FSM's CME Leadership & Staff: Clara J. Schroedl, CME Medical Director; Sheryl Corey, CME Manager; Senior Program Administrator, Jennifer Banys; Senior Program Coordinator, Allison McCollum; Administrative Assistant, Rhea Alexis Banks have nothing to disclose.