LECTURE HALL
Nov. 6-8, 2025 | Simmons College, MADay 1 (Thursday, Nov.7, 2024): Pulmonary Medicine
07:30 AM – 09:00 AM On-site Only
09:25 A.M. – 12:35 P.M. EST
On-Site only:
07:30 -08:00 Continental breakfast
08:00 -08:05 Welcome/introduction B. Levy & G. Weinhouse
08:05 -09:00 Live Lung Ultrasound Workshop with Demonstration L. Palmer
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Welcome & Introduction – Live and Live-streamed:
09:25 -09:30 Welcome and introduction B. Levy & G. Weinhouse
Obstructive Lung Diseases:
09:30–10:05 Impact of biologicals in asthma and disparities in access to care A. Akenroye
10:05–10:40 COPD among non-smokers C. Hersh
10:40–10:50 Break
10:50–11:25 AI-assisted clinical reasoning: To Err is Human R. Abdulnour
11:25–12:00 Introduction to Pulmonary Genetics and Genomics B. Raby
12:00–12:35 State of the Art prevention and Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism-a moving target S. Goldhaber
12:45 – 01:45 P.M.
02:00 – 05:05 p.m.
2:00–2:35 Pulmonary pathology for the boards B. Padera
2:35–3:10 Chest Imaging Pearls A. Hunsaker
3:10–3:45 ILD: what’s new in diagnostics and treatment G. Hunninghake
3:45–3:55 Break
3:55–4:30 The approach to the patient with PA hypertension A. Waxman
4:30–5:05 Non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary infection D. Solomon
Day 2 (Friday, Nov.8,2024): Pulmonary Medicine
07:30 AM – 09:00 AM On-site Only
09:30 A.M. – 12:35 P.M.
On-Site only:
07:30 -08:00 Continental breakfast
08:00 -09:00 Echocardiogram Workshop with Demonstration L. Palmer
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Lung Cancer:
9:30–10:05 Lung Cancer screening and approach to the lung nodule A. Ramaswamy
10:05–10:40 Lung Cancer: State of the Art treatment D. Kwiatkowski
10:40–11:15 Surgical treatment for lung cancer M. Pommerening
11:15–11:25 Break
11:25–12:00 Pre-Operative Pulmonary Assessment G. Weinhouse
12:00–12:35 State of the Art in Management of Challenging Pleural Effusion M. Shafiq
12:35 – 01:45 P.M.
BREAK / STUDY HALL
On-Site only:
12:45 -01:45 Meet-the-Professor Lunch: The next pandemic: Are we prepared? M. Klompas
02:00 – 05:05 p.m.
Dinner at 07:30 PM On-site Only
Critical Care Medine
Cardiac critical care:
2:00 – 2:35 Current treatment of Cardiogenic Shock B. Bergmark
2:35 – 3:10 Life-Threatening Cardiac Arrhythmias in the ICU T. Tadros
3:10 – 3:20 Break
3:20 – 3:55 Critical Care issues in sickle cell anemia M. Achebe
3:55 – 4:30 Palliative Care in the ICU K. Walker
4:30 – 5:05 New sedation strategies J . Devlin
On-Site Only:
7:30 PM Dinner with Special Guest: Managing a large medical staff and helping avoid burnout S. Schissel
Day 3 (Saturday, Nov.9, 2024): Critical Care Medicine
07:30 AM – 09:25 AM On-site Only
09:30 A.M. – 12:35 P.M.
On-Site only:
07:30 -08:00 Continental breakfast
08:00 -09:25 Interactive Discussion: Best Medical ICU Cases from the Brigham 2024 A. Massaro et al.
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Respiratory Failure and Sepsis:
9:30–10:05 Update:ARDS and respiratory failure A. Massaro
10:05–10:40 Sepsis 2024 C. Rhee
10:40–10:50 Break
10:50–11:25 Mechanical circulatory support in the ICU R. Seethala
Extrathoracic Critical Care:
11:25– 12:00 Vasopressors: How to choose and deliver J. Degrado
12:00–12:35 Renal Replacement Therapy: Choices and Outcomes G. McMahon
12:35 – 01:45 P.M.
BREAK / STUDY HALL
On-Site only:
12:45 -01:45 Meet-the-Professor Lunch: Pro/Con: AI in critical care: The greatest thing since sliced bread R. Abdulnour & J. Drazen