2021 ANNUAL NORTHERN CALIFORNIA VIRTUAL EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE PROGRAM

Friday, January 22, 2021

COVID-19: PRESENT IS PROLOGUE

8:00 a.m. – 8:10 a.m.
Welcome and Pretest
George Su, MD, University of California, San Francisco
Michelle Cao, DO, Stanford University

8:10 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Keynote Speaker - Health Disparities During COVID-19 Pandemic
Asha Devereaux, MD
Sharp Healthcare

9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
Current and Prospective Therapy for SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Shanthi Kappagoda, MD
Stanford University

9:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Break

10:00 a.m. – 10:50 a.m.
Critical Care Management of COVID-19: Ventilator Protocols
Justin Phillips, RRT, UC San Francisco, Zuckerberg
Krystal Craddock, RRT, University of California, Davis

10:50 a.m. – 11:40 a.m.
Noninvasive Ventilation and High Flow Oxygen: Controversies and Best Practices
Nicholas Hill, MD
Tufts University School of Medicine

11:40 a.m. – 12:40 p.m.
Addressing Aerosol Generating Procedures During COVID-19: PF Lab, Sleep Lab, Pulmonary Rehab
Panelists
Indira Gurubhagavatula, MD University of Pennsylvania
Aimee Kizziar RRT, University of California, Davis Krystal Craddock RRT, University of California, Davis

12:40 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch Break

1:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
Telemedicine during COVID-19 and Beyond
Dennis Hwang, MD
Kaiser Permanente, Fontana, California

2:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Establishing Post COVID-19 Care Models
Lekshmi Santhosh, MD
University of California, San Francisco

3:00 p.m. – 3:10 p.m.
Closing and Post Test
George Su, MD, University of California, San Francisco Michelle Cao, DO, Stanford University

NON-CME EVENTS

4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Career Development Discussion
COVID-19 in 2021 – Perspectives From Leaders in Pulmonary/Critical Care/Sleep Medicine on the Future, Career Development, Burn-Out
Moderators: Michelle Cao and George Su

Panelists
Dean Sheppard, MD
University of California, San Francisco Mark Nicolls, MD
Stanford University
Jess Mandel, MD
University of California, San Diego Zea Borok, MD
University of Southern California

Note: Each Presentation Includes A 10-15 Minute Q & A Session.

Saturday, January 23, 2021

ADVANCES IN LUNG CANCER DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC STRATEGIES

8:00 a.m. – 8:10 a.m.
Welcome and Pretest
Michelle Cao, DO Stanford University

8:10 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Advances in Diagnostics and Staging
Harmeet Bedi, MD Stanford University

9:00 a.m. – 9:50 a.m.
Molecular Testing and Targeted Therapies
Millie Das, MD
Palo Alto VA Health Care

9:50 a.m. – 10:10 a.m.
Break

10:10 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Palliation Therapy (Stents, Laser Therapy, PleurX)
George Cheng, MD, PhD
University of California, San Diego

11:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m.
Management of Hemorrhagic Complications
Yaron Gesthalter, MD
University of California, San Francisco

11:50 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Closing and Post Test
Michelle Cao, DO Stanford University

Note: Each Presentation Includes A 10-15 Minute Q & A Session.

Sunday, January 24, 2021

UPDATE ON SLEEP DISORDERS

8:00 a.m. – 8:10 a.m.
Welcome and Pretest
Michelle Cao, DO
Stanford University

8:10 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Advances in Pharmacotherapy for Disorders of Hypersomnia
Chad Ruoff, MD
Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ

9:00 a.m. – 9:50 a.m.
Insomnias: All I Want is a Good Night’s Sleep
Sonia Ancoli-Israel, PhD
Emeritus Professor, Department of Psychiatry
University of California, San Diego

9:50 a.m. – 10:10 a.m.
Break

ENVIRONMENTAL TOBACCO SMOKING/VAPING/CLIMATE CHANGE

10:10 a.m. – 10:50 a.m.
Air Pollution and Effects on Obstructive Airway Diseases
Neeta Thakur, MD
University of California, San Francisco

10:50 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Update on Climate Crisis
Jose Joseph-Vempilly, MD
University of California San Francisco at Fresno

11:30 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.
Vaping and COVID-19
Laura Crotty Alexander, MD
University of California, San Diego

12:10 p.m. – 12:20 p.m.
Closing and Post Test
Michelle Cao, DO
Stanford University

Note: Each Presentation Includes A 10-15 Minute Q & A Session.