The Northeast Pulmonary Teaching Conference

The American Lung Association of Central New York  

Program

            

Thursday  June 10 Faculty
8:00 - 9:00 Newer Approaches to Management of CHF Allan Jaffe, MD
9:00 - 10:00 How and Why to Get Your Female Patients to Stop Smoking Carolyn  Dresler, MD
10:15-11:15 Cardiovascular Risk Factors and their Management in Women Joan Thomas, MD
11:15-12:15 Lung Cancer: A Major Threat to Women's Health Leslie J. Kohman, MD
Advances in the Diagnosis and Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes in Women Allan Jaffe, MD
New Technology Assessment Patrick Dunn, RRT
12:15-1:15 Rhythm Disturbances in Women Ali Almudonga, MD
ECHO Workshop - Part I Anis Obeid, MD
Compassion Fatigue Kathleen S. Kurtz, PhD, CSW
1:30-2:30 Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Women Brian Carlin, MD
ECHO Workshop - Part II Anis Obeid, MD
The Role of IgE Blockers in Lung Disease Sherif El Bayadi, MD
2:30-3:30 Gender Differences in COPD Brian Carlin, MD
3:45-5:00 Interactive Panel Discussion Russ Acevedo, MD,
Brian Carlin, MD,
Paul Selecky, MD,
Joan Thomas, MD
5:00-6:00 Cocktail Party
Friday  June 11 Faculty
8:00-9:00 Sleep in Women Paul Selecky, MD
9:00-10:00 Shortness of Breath with Lung Disease,
Don't Forget the Heart		 Robert Berkowitz, MD
10:15-11:15 Sexuality in Patients with Chronic Lung Disease Paul Selecky, MD
Cardiac Disease and Pregnancy John Folk, MD
9/11 and Asthma: An Update Jim Sexton, MD
11:15-12:15 Critical Illness in Women David Landsberg, MD
Clinical Presentation and Testing Modalities in Cardiovascular Disease in Women Lisa Kozlowski, MD
Newer Pharmacologic Management of COPD Kenneth Chapman, MD
12:15-1:15 Conversations at End-of-Life Connie Jastremski, RN
Spectrum of Pulmonary Hypertension in Women: From Pulmonary Embolic Disease to Pulmonary Hypertension Robert Berkowitz, MD
Self-Hypnosis for the Treatment of Asthma and Chronic
Dyspnea in Childhood		 Ran Anbar, MD
1:30-2:30 The Heartbreak of Tobacco-Related Disease Cicely Tyson (Invited)
2:45-4:00 Interactive Panel Discussion Russ Acevedo, MD,
Jim Longo, MD,
Anis Obeid, MD,
Duncan Wormer, MD

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