2016 Patient Symposium
The ILD Programs at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Rhode Island Hospital, and St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, are proud to host an IPF symposium connecting the multidsciplinary care team and patients:
FACING IPF TOGETHER
A Case-Based Team Approach
Saturday, October 1, 2016
The symposium is jointly provided by the France Foundation and the Pumonary Fibrosis Foundation.
Breakfast and lunch will be provided complimentary for attendees.
AGENDA
8:30am - 9:00am
Registration and Breakfast
9:00am - 10:45am
IPF Diagnosis and Treatment with Case Review
10:45am - 11:00am
Break
11:00am - 11:15am
The Patient Journey
11:15am - 11:30am
What's on the Horizon:
Potential Therapies in Clinical Trials
11:30am - 1:00pm
Breakout Sessions
Problem Based Learning Cases for Clinicians
Patient/Caregiver Workshop
FACULTY
Andrew Tager, MD (Chair)
Director, Interstitial Lung Disease Program
Divison of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachussets
Kevin R. Flaherty, MD (Co-Chair)
Professor of Medicine
University of Michigan Health System
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Peter LaCamera, MD
Chief, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Director, Interstitial Lung Disease Program
St. Elizabeth's Medical Center
Boston, Massachussets
Barry Shea, MD
Director, Interstitial Lung Disease Program
Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Rhode Island Hospital
Providence, Rhode Island
Joseph Zibrak, MD
Director, Interstitial Lung Disease Program
Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, Massachussets
Featuring a Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Ambassador
This 2016 PILOT Regional Symposium is supported by an educational grant from Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Genentech.