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PT&RT

Symposium

S10--Your Case: Airway Clearance vs Exercise in the New Era

Thursday, September 26, 2024

2:30 PM – 4:30 PM ET

Location:153 A-C

Chair(s)

Melissa Richmond, MPT

BC Children's Hospital
Jennifer Walzel, PT, DPT, PCS

Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas

In the style of a pro-con debate, leading experts in airway clearance and exercise will “state their case” on why exercise or airway clearance is more beneficial for people with cystic fibrosis.

Learning Objectives:

Describe the changing role and benefits of airway clearance in the cystic fibrosis population in the era of highly effective modulator therapy.
Explain the benefits of exercise in the cystic fibrosis population.
Compare and contrast airway clearance techniques and their effectiveness.

Presentations:

2:30 PM – 4:30 PM ET

S10.1- Team Airway Clearance I
Speaker: Gemma Stanford, BSc (HONS) Physiotherapy, PhD (she/her/hers) – Royal Brompton Hospital, Guys and St Thomas's NHS Foundation Trust
2:30 PM – 4:30 PM ET

S10.2- Team Exercise I
Speaker: Lisa Morrison, BSc – West of Scotland Adult CF Unit, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Glasgow
2:30 PM – 4:30 PM ET

S10.3- Team Airway Clearance II
Speaker: Clare Smith, BScPT (she/her/hers) – University of Calgary
2:30 PM – 4:30 PM ET

S10.4- Team Exercise II
Speaker: Karen M. von Berg, PT, DPT (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins Hospital