2016 Patient Symposium

Saturday, October 1, 2016 - 8:30am to 1:00pm EST

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

1:00pm 
Adjourn

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.