Lung Summit:
Update in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
June 25-26, 2009
InterContinental Hotel & Bank of America Conference Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Description
This course, conducted by the Cleveland Clinic’s Respiratory Institute, provides the practicing physician with an update on clinically relevant topics in the fields of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
The course focuses on:
- obstructive lung diseases,
- interstitial and inflammatory lung diseases,
- lung cancer, and
- controversies and evolving management strategies in intensive care medicine.
During the two-day course, didactic lecture sessions will be enhanced by directed questions and answers, and participants will be provided an opportunity to interact with faculty and other practicing pulmonologists, internists, family practitioners, and intensivists.
Target Audience
Pulmonologists, general internists, family practice physicians, intensivists, and other allied health practitioners who deal with areas of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine will find this course valuable in their clinical practice.
Objectives
After completing this learning activity, the participant will be able to do the following:
- Identify advances in the areas of airway-centered lung diseases, diffuse parenchymal lung disorders, pleural space disorders, and critical care medicine
- Discuss controversies and evolving management strategies in these fields
- Evaluate diagnostic and therapeutic algorithms in these fields with evidence-based presentations from clinical and translational data
Co-Directors
| Anita J. Reddy, MD Respiratory Institute Cleveland Clinic |
Joseph G. Parambil, MD Respiratory Institute Cleveland Clinic |
Organizing Committee
| Daniel M. Laskowski Senior Principal Research Engineer Respiratory Institute & Department of Pathobiology Cleveland Clinic |
Herbert P. Wiedemann, MD, MBA Chair, Respiratory Institute Cleveland Clinic |
Guest Faculty
| Thomas M. File, Jr., MD Professor, Internal Medicine Head, Infectious Disease Section Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine Rootstown, OH Chief, Infectious Disease Service and Director, HIV Research Summa Health System Akron, OH |
Sally E. Wenzel, MD Director, Asthma and Allergic Diseases Center Professor of Medicine University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Pittsburgh, PA |
Cleveland Clinic Faculty
Loutfi S. Aboussouan, MD Rendell W. Ashton, MD Seth R. Bauer, PharmD, BCPS Jeffrey T. Chapman, MD Thomas R. Gildea, MD Jorge A. Guzman, MD Gustavo Heresi, MD Simon Lam, PharmD, BCPS |
Michael S. Machuzak, MD Peter J. Mazzone, MD, MPH Moulay Meziane, MD Omar A. Minai, MD Sudish Murthy, MD, PhD Madhu V. Sasidhar, MD James K. Stoller, MD, MS |
Agenda
Thursday, June 25, 2009 | Friday, June 26, 2009
Location
InterContinental Hotel & Bank of America Conference Center
9801 Carnegie Avenue,
Cleveland, Ohio 44106
216.707.4100 or 877.707.8999
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Hotel Accommodations
A block of rooms has been reserved at the InterContinental Hotel until 5:00 pm EDT, May 26, 2009. To make your reservations, contact the Hotel Reservations Department at 216-707-4100 or 1-877-707-8999. Please identify yourself as being with the Cleveland Clinic Lung Summit, (online code FA2) for a special rate of $189 single/double plus tax. The hotel and conference center is located on the campus of The Cleveland Clinic.
Ground Transportation/Parking
Taxi service is available from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport to the InterContinental Hotel and Bank of America Conference Center. As an alternative, take the rapid transit train from the airport to the Terminal Tower in downtown Cleveland and from there take a taxi to the InterContinental Hotel and Bank of America
Parking is available in the 100th Street Visitor’s Parking Garage for a charge of $10 per day. Valet parking is available at the hotel for an additional charge.
Additional Information
For further information about the course, contact UNITECH Communications® at:
Local: 216-448-0770
Toll Free: 800-238-6750
For emergency phone calls during the course, call 216-707-4100 and ask for the Cleveland Clinic Registration Desk.
For questions about registering online, call 216-448-0777 or email CMEregistration@ccf.org.
Faculty Disclosure
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education has implemented a policy to comply with the current Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education Standards for Commercial Support requiring resolution of all faculty conflicts of interest. Faculty declaring a relevant commercial interest will be identified in the activity syllabus.
Americans with Disabilities Act
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education fully intends to comply with the legal requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you need assistance, please notify UNITECH Communications® at 216-448-0770 at least two weeks prior to the activity.
Accreditation
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education designates this educational activity for a maximum of 16.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Participants claiming CME credit from this activity may submit the credit hours to the American Osteopathic Association Council on Continuing Medical Education for Category 2 credit.
The Ohio Board of Nursing will accept at face value the number of contact hours awarded for an educational activity that has been approved for CE by a nationally accredited system of CE approval. Therefore, the 16.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ will be accepted for nursing credits.
Registration & Cancellation
Pre-registrations are accepted by fax or online until 4:00 pm EDT June 23, 2009. To register after this date, you must do so on-site.
In case of cancellation, a full refund will be made if canceled by June 8, 2009. After June 8, 2009, a $50 cancellation fee will be deducted from your refund. Written notification of your cancellation is required to process your refund.
NO REFUNDS WILL BE ISSUED AFTER JULY 31, 2009
Online Registration/Fees
Registration fee includes attendance to sessions, syllabus, continental breakfasts, coffee breaks, lunches, and reception.
| Category | Full Course | Per Day |
|---|---|---|
| Physician | $475.00 | $272.50 |
| Comprecare Affiliate | $308.75 | $177.13 |
| Cleveland Clinic Alumni | $285.00 | $163.50 |
| Resident / Fellow / Nurse / Non-Physician | $225.00 | $147.50 |
| CCHS Physician | $380.00 | $218.00 |
| CCHS Employee / Resident / Fellow / Nurse / Non-Physician | $180.00 | $118.00 |
| CCF Physician | $225.00 | $112.50 |
| CCF Employee / Resident / Fellow / Nurse / Non-Physician | $150.00 | $75.00 |
