2025 ANNUAL EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE EVENT INFORMATION
Thursday March 12, 2026
Non-CME Program
10:00 am – 11:00 am: Brunch with presentation -Location: TBD, Sponsored by: TBD
Topic: TBD
Speaker: TBD
COPD Medical Management, Pathogenesis, and Epidemiology
CME Program
Location:
11:00 am - 11:45 am – The Immunology of Obstructive Lung Disease
Frank Sciurba, MD (University of Pittsburgh) – This speaker will discuss the immunology of COPD and discuss novel approaches to anti-inflammatory medications and biologic therapy in COPD.
11:45 am - 12:10 pm – Diagnosis and Case Finding in COPD
Lauren Eggert, MD (UC San Francisco) – This speaker will discuss the diagnosis of COPD and new approaches for case finding using screening questionnaires, spirometry, and peak expiratory flow.
12:10 pm - 12:35 pm – Epidemiology of COPD
Laura Myers, MD (Kaiser) – This speaker will discuss the global, US, and California burden of COPD, the regional variability of COPD, and how COPD prevalence varies by social determinants of health.
12:35 pm – 1:00 pm – Update on the treatment algorithm of COPD from the 2025 GOLD Report
Anil Ghimire, MD (UCSF Fresno) – This speaker will discuss the updated 2025 GOLD Report on COPD and how to approach therapy in this population with the current available modalities.
1:00 pm - 1:10 pm - Question and Answer
Lunch: 1:10 - 2:10 pm
Non-Medication Based Management in COPD
2:10 pm – 2:35 pm – Oxygen and Non-Invasive Ventilation in COPD
Solmaz Ehteshami-Afsha, MD (Stanford) – This speaker will discuss the benefits of oxygen supplementation in COPD and the nuances of non-invasive ventilation in patients with COPD.
2:35 pm – 3:00 pm – Endobronchial valves in COPD
Madhav Chopra, MD (University of Arizona – Tucson) – This speaker will discuss when to use endobronchial valves in COPD and the benefits and limitations of endobronchial valves.
3:00 pm – 3:25 pm – Pulmonary Rehabilitation for COPD
Richard Casaburi, MD PhD (Harbor-UCLA) – This speaker will discuss how pulmonary rehabilitation can improve outcomes in patients with COPD, and how virtual pulmonary rehabilitation programs can benefit patients with COPD.
3:25 pm – 3:50 pm - Heterogeneity in COPD from diagnosis to ventilation
Igor Barjaktarevic, MD PhD (UC Los Angeles) – This speaker will discuss the various phenotypes of COPD and how this impacts ventilation. They will also cover how to measure and treat ventilation heterogeneity in COPD.
3:50 pm – 4:00 pm – Question and Answer
Coffee Break with exhibitors: 4:00 pm – 4:30 pm
In the Weeds of COPD
4:30 pm – 4:55 pm – Genetics in COPD
Russell Buhr, MD PhD (UC Los Angeles) – This speaker will discuss various genetic factors associated with COPD, including Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency, and how clinical management differs in those with genetic-associated COPD.
4:55 pm – 5:20 pm – Pulmonary Hypertension from COPD
Yuri Matusov, MD (Cedars-Sinai) – This speaker will discuss how patients with COPD can develop Pulmonary Hypertension the management of PH-COPD, and upcoming trials focused on PH-COPD.
5:20 pm – 5:45 pm – Lung Transplant for COPD
Julia Maheshwari, MD (UC San Francisco) – This speaker will discuss the referral criteria for lung transplantation in patients with COPD, and how transplantation can improve quality of life for patients with COPD.
5:45 pm – 6:10 pm – Population Health Approach to COPD
Brooks Kuhn, MD (UC Davis) - This speaker will discuss how health system approaches can improve care for patients with COPD.
6:00 pm – 6:10 pm – Question and Answer
Non-CME Program
Conference Meet and Greet Welcome Reception and Presentation
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm: Location: TBD, Sponsored by: TBD
Topic: TBD
Speaker: TBD
Friday March 13, 2026
Non-CME Program
7:00 am – 7:45 am: Breakfast with presentation - Location: TBD, Sponsored by: TBD
Topic: TBD
Speakers: TBD
Advances in Interventional Pulmonary
CME Program
Location:
8:00 am – 8:10 am: Welcome and Introduction
8:10 am – 8:55 am: Keynote Address – Evolution of Bronchoscopy in Diagnosing Lung Nodules
Christine Argento, MD (Johns Hopkins) - This speaker will discuss the recent advances in bronchoscopy from radial EBUS, to electromagnetic navigation, to robot technologies, and how advancement has improved lung nodule diagnosis.
8:55 am – 9:20 am: Implications of the new TNM9 staging for lung cancer
Colleen Channick, MD (UC Los Angeles) - This speaker will discuss the new TNM staging system, how staging is currently performed, and how to approach staging in the patient with suspected lung cancer.
9:20 am – 9:45 am: Management of Central Airway Obstruction
Raed Alalawi, MD (Arizona-Phoenix)- This speaker will discuss how interventional pulmonary practitioners can manage and treat central airway obstruction.
9:45 am – 10:10 am: The Changing Landscape of Pleural Disease Management
Joon Chang, MD (Stanford) - This speaker will discuss advances in management of pleural disease by the interventional pulmonologist including when to use an intrapleural catheter, and when to use.
10:10 am – 10:20 am: Question and Answer
10:20 am – 10:50 am: Break
Remote Monitoring in Lung Disease and Sleep Medicine
10:50 am – 11:15 am: Developing a home spirometry program
Steven Hays, MD (UC San Francisco) - This speaker will discuss how to approach the development of a home spirometry program to monitor lung disease, how to use digital health technologies to integrate results into the EHR.
11:15 am – 11:40 am: Home Non-Invasive Ventilator Monitoring
Christal Hawkins, RRT (UC San Diego) - This speaker will review how to monitor home non-invasive ventilators for compliance and for adequate control of sleep disordered breathing.
11:40 am – 11:55 am: Pro: Virtual Pulmonary Rehabilitation is Ready for Prime Time
Aimee Kizziar, RRT (UC Davis) - This speaker will argue in favor of virtual pulmonary rehabilitation programs.
11:55 am – 12:10 pm: Con: Virtual Pulmonary Rehabilitation is not ready for Prime Time
Christine Garvey, FNP MSN (UC San Francisco) - This speaker will argue against virtual pulmonary rehabilitation programs.
12:10 pm – 12:20 pm: Question and Answer
12:20 pm – 1:00 pm: Awards Ceremony
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm: Lunch
Hands On Session:
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Robotic Bronchoscopy Raed Alalawi, MD (Arizona) & Joon Chang, MD (Stanford) Cough Monitoring Lauren Eggert, MD (UCSF); Endobronchial Ultrasound Pranjal Patel, MD (Stanford); Home NIV Krystle Leung, MD (Stanford)
3:00 pm – 3:20 pm: Break
Approach to Symptom Management in the Pulmonary Patient
3:20 pm – 3:45 pm: Addressing the Unmet Needs of Refractory Chronic Cough
Matthew Drake, MD PhD (Oregon Health Sciences University) - This speaker will discuss the etiology behind refractory chronic cough and the treatment approaches for management.
3:45 pm – 4:10 pm: Frailty in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Jonathan Singer, MD MPH (UC San Francisco) - This speaker will discuss the concept of frailty and how it impacts health in patients with lung disease. The speaker will also discuss how frailty can change as lung disease is treated.
4:10 pm – 4:35 pm: Palliative Care for the Patient with Chronic Lung Disease
Grace Amadi, MD (UC Davis) - This speaker will discuss how palliative care teams can benefit patients with chronic various lung disease including ILD, COPD, and pulmonary hypertension.
4:35 pm – 5:00 pm: Palliative Care for the Patient with Critical Illness
B. Corbett Walsh, MD, MBE (UC Los Angeles) - This speaker will discuss how palliative care teams can benefit the inpatient with advancing lung disease, the importance of advance care planning, and palliative care in the intensive care unit.
5:00 pm – 5:10 pm: Question and Answer
Non-CME Program
Women in Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm: Food and beverages will be served - Location: TBD
Forum Leaders:
Saturday March 14, 2026
Non-CME Program
7:00 am – 7:45 am: Breakfast with presentation - Location: TBD, Sponsored by: TBD
Topic: TBD
Speakers: TBD
Advances in Management of the Patient with Sepsis
CME Program
Location:
8:00 am – 8:10 am: Welcome and Introduction
8:10 am – 8:55 am: Keynote Address – Phenotyping and Personalized Medicine in Sepsis
Angela Rogers, MD (Stanford) - This speaker will discuss phenotyping in the patient with sepsis and septic shock and how close we are to precision medicine in managing sepsis.
8:55 am – 9:20 am: Incorporating Artificial Intelligence Decision Making in Identifying Sepsis
Gabriel Wardi, MD (UC San Diego) - This speaker will describe how artificial intelligence can be used to identify the septic patient before they present with end stage symptoms to impact care earlier in the course of illness.
9:20 pm – 9:35 pm: Pro: The Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock Early Management Bundle (SEP-1) Bundle Saves Lives
H. Bryant Nguyen, MD, MS, MBA (Loma Linda) - This speaker will argue the benefits of the SEP-1 Bundle/how it saves lives.
9:35 pm – 9:50 pm: Con: : The Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock Early Management Bundle (SEP-1) Bundle Does Not Save Lives
Natalie Achamallah, MD, MS (Cottage Health) - This speaker will argue the against the SEP-1 Bundle/highlight its limitations.
9:50-10:00 am Question and Answer
10:00 am – 10:30 am: Break
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
10:30 am – 10:55 am: When to refer to an ECMO center and when to deploy ECMO
Nida Qadir, MD (UC Los Angeles) - This speaker will discuss the evidence behind the use of ECMO in patients with respiratory failure and when providers should consider referral to an ECMO center and when centers should use ECMO.
10:55 am – 11:20 am: What about ECMO to go?
Mazen Odish, MD (UC San Diego) - This speaker will discuss the advent of mobile ECMO services, how they can help improve patient care, and the use of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
11:20 am – 11:45 pm: Ventilator Strategies for the patient on ECMO
Abirami Kumaresan, MD (Cedars-Sinai) - This speaker will discuss the how ventilator strategies may differ in the patient on ECMO and how different ECMO configurations impact which ventilator strategy to use.
11:45 pm – 12:10 pm: What you need to know about pediatric ECMO
Peggy Han, MD (Stanford) - This speaker will discuss the utility of ECMO in neonates and children, and the complexities of management in children who needs mechanical support.
12:10 pm – 12:20 pm: Question and Answer
12:20 pm – 1:20 pm: Lunch
Hands-On Session:
1:20 pm – 2:20 pm: Non-Invasive Cardiac Output Monitors Abirami Kumaresan, MD (Cedars-Sinai) ECMO Machines Mazen Odish, MD (UC San Diego) ECMO Placement David Gordon, DNP & Brianna Zuckerman, NP (UC San Francisco) Ventilator Settings and Portable ventilators Joe Van Vleet, RT (UC Los Angeles) & Theresa Cantu, RT (Valley Children’s)
2:20 pm – 2:45 pm: Break
Inpatient and Pulmonary Complications of Cancer Care
2:45 pm – 3:10 pm: Pulmonary Complications of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Husham Sharifi, MD (Stanford) - This speaker will discuss the pulmonary complications that arise after HCT, in particular the development of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome and approaches to management.
3:10 pm – 3:35 pm: Pulmonary Vascular Complications of Malignancy
Naomi Habib, MD (Norton Thoracic Institute)- This speaker will discuss the Pulmonary Vascular Disease complications of malignancy including PA sarcoma, pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy, and medications that can cause PAH.
3:35 pm – 4:00 pm: Drug induced Interstitial Lung Disease and Pneumonitis During Cancer Therapy
Weijia Chua, MD (Stanford) - This speaker will discuss the pulmonary complications of interstitial lung disease and pneumonitis that develop after chemotherapy and targeted immunotherapy
4:00 pm – 4:25 pm: Management of Oncologic Emergencies
Hugh Davis, MD (City of Hope) - The speaker will discuss various oncologic emergencies, how they are recognized, and how they are managed in the acute setting.
4:25 pm – 4:35 pm: Question and Answer
Non-CME Program
Trainee Poster Competition
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm: – Food and beverages will be served