University of Alabama at Birmingham
Pulmonary &
Critical Care
Update 2015
Basic & Translational Research Symposium
Friday, April 10, 2015
8:00 am – 5:30 pm
Pulmonary & Critical Care Update
Saturday, April 11, 2015
8:00 am – 4:00 pm
DoubleTree Hotel • Birmingham, AL
Featured Annual Lectures
BASIC AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUM
James P. Kiley, PhD
Director, Division of Lung Diseases
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Bethesda, MD
BRANSCOMB-BRIGGS ANNUAL LECTURE
Register online
www.uab.edu/pulmonaryupdate
For more information: 205-934-6890
George Washko, MD
Associate Physician, Brigham & Women’s Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical
School
Boston, MA
Sponsored by University of Alabama School of Medicine
6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™
BASIC & TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM
FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2015
Heritage I, 8:00 am – 5:30 pm
FACULTY
J. Edwin Blalock, PhD
8:00-8:10 am
Introduction/Welcome
Professor, Division of
Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical
Victor J. Thannickal, MD
Care Medicine, UAB
8:10-8:40 am
Exosomal Transfer of a COPD Phenotype From Patients to Mice
Troy D. Randall, PhD
J. Edwin Blalock, PhD
Professor, Division
8:40-9:10 am
Functional Characterization of Resident Memory B Cells in the Lung
of Immunology &
Troy D. Randall, PhD
Rheumatology, UAB
9:10-9:40 am
AMPK Regulation During Inflammation and Lung Injury
Jaroslaw Zmijewski,
Jaroslaw Zmijewski, PhD
PhD
9:40-10:10 am
Assessing Bioenergetic Health in Human Subjects; Implications for Infectious Diseases Associate Professor, Division
of Pulmonary, Allergy &
Victor Darley-Usmar, PhD
Critical Care Medicine, UAB
10:10-10:30 am
Break
Victor Darley-Usmar,
10:30-11:00 am
Therapeutic Targeting of the Myofibroblast in Fibrotic Lung Disease
PhD
Veena Antony, MD
Endowed Professor of
11:00 am-12:00 pm NHLBI Division of Lung Diseases: Update on Research Priorities
Mitochondrial Medicine &
Pathology, UAB
Keynote Speaker: James P. Kiley, PhD, NHLBI
12:00-1:00 pm
Lunch
Veena Antony, MD
1:00-1:30 pm
Using Genetics and Other Biomarkers to Advance Personalized Medicine in
Professor, Division of
Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Care Medicine, UAB
S. Louis Bridges Jr., MD, PhD
S. Louis Bridges Jr.,
1:30-2:00 pm
Autoimmunity in Chronic Lung Disease: Hiding in Plain Sight
MD, PhD
Steven R. Duncan, MD
Professor, Division of Clinical
2:00-2:30 pm
Immunoprotection vs. Immunopathogenesis After Lung Fungal ExposureImmunology & Rheumatology,
UAB
Chad Steele, PhD
2:30-2:45 pm
Break
Steven R. Duncan, MD
Professor, Division of
2:45-3:15 pm
Aging, Gender and Metabolism
Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical
Steven N. Austad, PhD
Care Medicine, UAB
3:15-3:45 pm
Chronic Bronchitis - A Mild Form of Cystic Fibrosis?
Steven M. Rowe, MD, MSPH
Chad Steele, PhD
Professor, Division of
3:45- 5:30 pm
Poster Session
Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical
5:30-7:00 pm
Research Round Table Meeting
Care Medicine, UAB
with James P. Kiley, PhD
(Pulmonary Division Faculty and Fellows Only)
7:00-9:00 pm
Roasting & Fellows Dinner
Steven N. Austad, PhD
Department Chair, Biology of
Aging and the Evolution of
Life Histories, Department of
Biology, UAB
Steven M. Rowe, MD,
MSPH
Professor, Division of
Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical
Care Medicine, UAB
FEATURED ANNUAL
LECTURES
Basic and Translational
Scientific Symposium
James P. Kiley, PhD
Director, Division of Lung
Diseases
National Heart, Lung and
Blood Institute
Bethesda, MD
MODERATOR
Victor J. Thannickal, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director, Division of
Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical
Care Medicine, UAB
PULMONARY & CRITICAL CARE UPDATE
Saturday, April 11, 2015
Heritage I, 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
8:00-8:10 am
8:10-8:40 am
8:40-9:10 am
9:10-9:40 am
9:40-10:10 am
10:10-10:30 am
10:30-11:00 am
11:00 am-12:00 pm
Introduction/Welcome
Victor J. Thannickal, MD
Cystic Fibrosis: A New Dawn
Steven M. Rowe, MD, MSPH
Molecular Targeted Therapy in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer--2015 Therapeutic Landscape
Francisco Robert, MD
New Therapies for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Joao A. de Andrade, MD
A New Solution for the Old Problem of COPD Readmissions
Mark T. Dransfield, MD and J. Michael Wells, MD
Break
Interventions for Advanced Emphysema
Surya P. Bhatt, MD
Keynote Lecture: COPD Imaging
George Washko, MD (Brigham & Women’s Hospital)
12:00-1:00 pm
Lunch
1:00-1:30 pm
Managing Severe ARDS and Refractory Hypoxemia
William S. Stigler, MD
1:30-2:00 pm
Contemporary Uses of ECMO in Patients with Pulmonary Disorders
Enrique Diaz-Guzman, MD
2:00-2:30 pm
Selection of Candidates for Lung Transplantation in 2015
Keith M. Wille, MD, MSPH
2:30-2:40 pm
Break
2:40-3:00 pm
Refractory Asthma
Jennifer L. Trevor, MD
3:00-3:30 pm
Pulmonary Hypertension: Updates on New Therapies
Salpy V. Pamboukian, MD, MSPH
3:30-4:00 pm
Pulmonary Fungal Infections: What’s New
John W. Baddley, MD, MSPH
FELLOWSHIP REUNION
DINNER & ROAST
Friday, April 10, 2015
7:00–9:00 pm Fellowship Reunion Dinner
DoubleTree Hotel, Heritage I
ROAST AND TOAST TRIBUTE TO:
J. Allen D. Cooper, Jr., MD
Dr. Allen Cooper completed
his undergraduate studies
at Northwestern University.
He completed his medical
degree at Duke University
in 1978. His postgraduate
training included an
internship at the University
of Washington, a residency
at the University of Virginia, and a fellowship in pulmonary/
critical care medicine at Yale University. He joined the
Yale faculty in 1985 and had risen to the rank of Assistant
Professor of Medicine prior to coming to the University of
Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Cooper joined the Division of
Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Medicine in 1988, where
he rose to the rank of Professor of Medicine. He served as
Director of the Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Medicine
Fellowship Training Program from 1998-2013. He is Chief
of the Pulmonary Section, and Medical Director, Respiratory
Therapy, Department of Veterans Affairs, Birmingham VAMC.
FACULTY
Steven M. Rowe, MD, MSPH
Professor, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy &
Critical Care Medicine, UAB
Francisco Robert, MD
Professor, Division of Hematology &
Oncology, UAB
Joao A. de Andrade, MD
Associate Professor, Division of
Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care
Medicine, UAB
Mark T. Dransfield, MD
Associate Professor, Division of
Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care
Medicine, UAB
J. Michael Wells, MD
Assistant Professor, Division of
Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care
Medicine, UAB
Surya P. Bhatt, MD
Assistant Professor, Division of
Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care
Medicine, UAB
William S. Stigler, MD
Assistant Professor, Division of
Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care
Medicine, UAB
Enrique Diaz-Guzman, MD
Associate Professor, Division of
Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care
Medicine, UAB
Keith M. Wille, MD, MSPH
Associate Professor, Division of
Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care
Medicine, UAB
Jennifer L. Trevor, MD
Assistant Professor, Division of
Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care
Medicine, UAB
Salpy V. Pamboukian, MD, MSPH
Associate Professor, Division of
Cardiovascular Disease, UAB
John W. Baddley, MD, MSPH
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
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Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases,
UAB
Branscomb-Briggs Annual
Lecture
George Washko, MD
Associate Physician, Brigham & Women’s
Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard
Medical School
Brigham & Women’s Hospital
Boston, MA
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The University of Alabama School
of Medicine is accredited by the
Accreditation Council for Continuing
Medical Education (ACCME) to provide
continuing medical education for
physicians.
BASIC & TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH
SYMPOSIUM
Friday, April 10, 2015
PULMONARY & CRITICAL CARE UPDATE
Saturday, April 11, 2015
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After participating in this CME
activity, participants should be
able to:
• Understand the risk
factors, pathogenesis and
management of COPD,
asthma, ARDS and pulmonary
hypertension
• Understand the molecular
basis for targeted therapies for
cystic fibrosis and non-small
cell lung cancer
• Appreciate the newest
modalities for diagnostic
approach and imaging of
COPD
TARGET AUDIENCE: This activity is designed for pulmonary
and critical care physicians, primary care physicians, fellows,
nurses, and respiratory therapists wanting to increase their
knowledge in pulmonary and critical care medicine.
• Learn about the newest
treatments and techniques
(ECMO, transplant) for
advanced lung diseases such
as COPD and IPF
The University of Alabama School of
Medicine designates this live activity for
a maximum of 6.25 AMA PRA Category 1
credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only
the credit commensurate with the extent
of their participation in the activity.
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can excel and achieve work/life balance
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applications from individuals with
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