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Session includes invitee/speaker with CF. Others with CF encouraged to participate virtually.
Session includes invitee/speaker with CF. Others with CF encouraged to participate virtually.

Full Schedule

Full Schedule

  • Saturday, September 28, 2024
  • 7:00 AM - 2:30 PM ET
    Registration Open
  • 7:15 AM - 8:30 AM ET
    Breakfast
  • 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM ET
    W30--Polymicrobial Interactions in CF
    Chair: Catherine R. Armbruster, PhD MPH – Carnegie Mellon University
    Chair: Kenneth C. Malcolm, PhD (he/him/his) – National Jewish Health
    IMI
  • 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM ET
    W31--Progress Overcoming Premature Stop Codons in CFTR
    Chair: David M. Bedwell – Departments of Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham, AL
    Chair: Michelle L. Hastings, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Michigan
    PTAC/CFTR
  • 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM ET
    W32--Airway Differentiation, Pathogenesis, & Repair
    Chair: Margarida Amaral – FCUL-Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisboa
    Chair: Vibha Lama, MD MS – Emory University, Atlanta, GA
    Chair: Gianni Carraro, PhD – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    APPTTPTAC/CFTR
  • 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM ET
    DG19--East Meets West – Complementary Therapies in CF
  • 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM ET
    DG20--Navigating ETI Mental Health Changes for Children Under 12
  • 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM ET
    DG21--Watch Your Step!: Navigating CFTR Modulator Potholes
  • 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM ET
    DG22--Promoting Airway Clearance: Where are we now?
  • 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM ET
    DG23--Pancreatic Prowess: Navigating CF, Liver Wellness, & Nutritional Implications
  • 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM ET
    DG24--Aging with Grace
  • 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM ET
    DG25--RC Updates & Special Topics
  • 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM ET
    Overview of the Current State & Needs of the U.S. CF Physician Workforce
  • 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM ET
    CC01--Sweating it Out- What do Sweat Tests Really Tell Us?
    Chair: Greg McClelland, PA-C, AE-C – Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas
    Chair: Catherine Enochs, BSN, RN (she/her/hers) – University of Michigan Health
    NRS
  • 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM ET
    CC02--Compelling Cases: Collaboration Between Nutrition & GI
    Chair: Bekah Sommer, MS, RD (she/her/hers) – Indiana University Health
    Chair: Rosara Bass, MD MS (she/her/hers) – Nationwide Children's Hospital
    NTR
  • 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM ET
    CC03--Advanced QI

    Chair: Anna K. Saulitis, AM, LCSW – Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

    Chair: Lauren Mitchell, PT, DPT – Johns Hopkins Hospital & Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

  • 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM ET
    CC04--Complex Cases-Explain Yourself!
    Chair: Darcy Chassé – Health Sciences North - NEO Kids
    Chair: Shontae M. Hill, RRT (she/her/hers) – Primary Children's hospital
    PT&RT
  • 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM ET
    CC05--Diagnostic & Counseling Challenges
    Chair: Karen S. Raraigh, MGC, CGC (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins University
    Chair: Michael Smiley, MD (he/him/his) – Department of Pediatrics, Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, Saint Louis University School of Medicine
    CLIN
  • 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM ET
    CC06--Pregnancy in the Modern Era of CF: Questions Old and New
    Chair: Carol Chace, MS (she/her/hers) – Children's National Hospital
    Chair: Andrea H. Roe, MD MPH (she/her/hers) – University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
    SW/PSYCH
  • 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM ET
    Exhibit & Poster Hall Open
  • 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM ET
    TPS06--Pre-Clinical Models of CF Organ Disease
    Chair: Rabindra Tirouvanziam, PhD (he/him/his) – Department of Pediatrics, Emory University
    Chair: Eszter K. Vladar, PhD – University of Colorado School of Medicine
    APPTT
  • 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM ET
    Full Body Restorative Stretch & Relaxation
  • 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM ET
    Coffee Break in the Exhibit Hall
  • 9:40 AM - 9:55 AM ET
    Foot Reflexology
  • 10:05 AM - 10:35 AM ET
    Full Body Restorative Stretch & Relaxation
  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM ET
    S25--Might as Well Jump! Exercise by the Experts
    Chair: Ryan A. Harris, PhD, CEP, FACSM – Georgia Prevention Institute
    Chair: Denee DiPilla George – Children's Hospital Orange County
    PT&RT
  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM ET
    S26--From Just Surviving to Thriving: Unraveling the Complex Tapestry of CF & Aging
    Chair: Stefanie Krick, MD PhD (she/her/hers) – Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
    Chair: Elizabeth Tullis, MD FRCPC – University of Toronto
    CLIN
  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM ET
    S27--Airway Stem Cells: Tools, Targets, & Therapies
    Chair: Viral Shah, MD, PhD – Harvard Medical School
    Chair: Amy L. Ryan, n/a – University of Iowa
    PTAC/CFTR
  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM ET
    S28--Models of CF Airway Infection
    Chair: William H. DePas, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Pittsburgh
    Chair: Barbara C. Kahl, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Münster
    IMI
  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM ET
    S29--It Starts with a Diagnosis, Best Practices for Newborn Screening
    Chair: Susanna A. McColley, MD, FAAP, ATSF (she/her/hers) – Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
    Chair: Marci Sontag, PhD (she/her/hers) – Center for Public Health Innov
    CLIN
  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM ET
    S30--GI Symptoms in CF, Let’s Get to the Bottom of it!
    Chair: Jenifer Burke, Rn, MSN, CPNP (she/her/hers) – Rush University Medical Center
    Chair: Joanne Cullina, APRN-CNS – Northwestern University, Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Chicago, IL, US.
    NRS
  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM ET
    S31--Is the Price Really Right?: Keeping Innovations in CF Care Accessible
    Chair: Ryan C. Perkins, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – Boston Children’s Hospital/Brigham & Women’s Hospital
    Chair: Olivia Dieni, MPH (she/her/hers) – CF Foundation
    HEAC
  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM ET
    W33--Impact of RT Education on Patient Care
    Chair: James A. Reed, RRT, NPS, RPFT – Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health
    Chair: Miranda S. Bradley, RT (she/her/hers) – MHealth Fairview, Minneapolis, MN
    PT&RT
  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM ET
    W34--Doing DEI in the Real World
    Chair: Chandra Gordon, LMSW (she/her/hers) – University of Kansas Health System
    Community Chair: Brandon Wright – Senior Lifestyle
    SW/PSYCH
  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM ET
    W35--Lung Transplantation & Pulmonary Vascular Biology
    Chair: Keven Mara Robinson, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Pittsburgh
    Chair: Don Hayes, Jr., MD (he/him/his) – Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
    APPTT
  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM ET
    W36--Endocrine Screening - What You Need to Know
    Chair: Mary Sachs, MSN, APRN, CNP (she/her/hers) – Children's Minnesota
    NRSCLIN
  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM ET
    W37--Leading the Pack: Nutrition Research
    Chair: Alexandra Wilson (she/her/hers) – National Jewish Health
    Chair: Tara Griffin, MS, RDN, LD, CACFD – University of Minnesota Adult Cystic Fibrosis Center
    NTR
  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM ET
    W38--Epidemiology & Management of Infection in CF
    Chair: Joy E. Gibson, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – Childen's Hospital Los Angeles, University of Southern California
    Chair: Bradley S. Quon – UBC
    IMI
  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM ET
    W36--Endocrine Screening - What You Need to Know
  • 10:40 AM - 10:55 AM ET
    Foot Reflexology
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET
    Poster Removal
  • 12:15 PM - 2:30 PM ET
    Lunch Time
  • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM ET
    US Center & Program Directors' Meeting
  • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM ET
    LL08--Eradication Protocols
  • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM ET
    LL09--Site Collaboration
  • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM ET
    LL10--I've Got 15 Minutes: Show Me a Brief Clinical Intervention
  • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM ET
    LL11--Gut Games
  • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM ET
    LL12--Building Trust in the Care Relationship
  • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM ET
    LL13--What's Up with Mary Jane?
  • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM ET
    LL14--Highs & Lows of GI & Endocrine
  • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM ET
    LL15--Athletes with CF: Pairing Exercise and Nutrition Through the Years
  • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM ET
    Group 1 Roundtables
  • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM ET
    Group 2 Roundtables
  • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM ET
    Group 3 Roundtables
  • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM ET
    Group 4 Roundtables
  • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM ET
    Group 5 Roundtables
  • 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM ET
    PL3--Reproductive Health in Cystic Fibrosis
  • 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM ET
    Closing Event