Patient-focused sessions are highlighted in orange; however, patient and family registrants may attend any session during that time.
* person impacted by COPD (patient, family member, or caregiver)
8:30-9:30am
Patient Registration & Refreshments & Exhibits
9:30-10:25am
COPD 101: What is COPD and Why am I Short of Breath?
*Edna Shattuck and *Grace Anne Dorney Koppel
Major Clinical Trials Update: Session Co-Chairs: Mark Dransfield and Ravi Kalhan
Predictive Analytics: Session Co-Chairs: Jean Wright and Paul Simonelli
10:30am-12:00pm
COPD Care Delivery 2017: National COPD Action Plan, Perspectives from a patient, physician, respiratory therapist,
registered nurse, and the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Dr. MeiLan Han and *Grace Ann Dorney Koppel
Facilitator: *Ted Koppel
12:00-1:30pm
Lunch Break & Exhibits
1:30-2:25pm
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute - What has it Delivered?
Dr. Jerry Krishnan and *Edna Shattuck
Asthma, COPD, ACOS-Does it Matter? Or is it all about Symptom Control? Session Co-Chairs: Jill Ohar and Stephanie Christenson
Environmental Factors: Session Co-Chairs: William Checkley and Michael Taylor
2:30-3:25pm
Surveillance in COPD- Screening vs Case Finding? A look at specific research studies and where we need to go from here
Dr. Byron Thomashow and *Karen Deitemeyer
Genetic Factors and Update on Alpha-1: Session Chair: Rob Stockley
Exacerbations: Fernando Martinez and Carlos Martinez
3:30-5:00pm
COPD 2017- A Changing Therapeutic Paradigm? Longer-acting medications, Esinophils,
Pulmonary Rehab, Oxygen, Bronchiectasis, GOLD guidelines
Dr. Barbara Yawn, Dr. Robert Wise
Facilitator: *Ted Koppel