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Agenda

April 17, 2026
All times in Eastern Time

8:00 – 8:10 AM

Welcome & Opening Remarks from the Chairs
Dr. Taliercio, Dr. Jacono, Dr. Shatat

8:10 – 8:15 AM

Announcements and Housekeeping
Umur Hatipoğlu & Amy Attaway

Session 1: Rethinking COPD Phenotypes

8:15 – 8:40 AM

Jessica Bon: COPD, extrapulmonary complications, and where do we go from here

8:40 – 9:05 AM

Russ Bowler: Accelerated aging in large COPD consortia

9:05 – 9:30 AM

Brooks Kuhn: Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency in the Next Decade: Emerging Paradigms

9:30 – 10:00 AM

Panel Discussion: How we phenotype patients beyond GOLD stages
Panelists: Jessica Bon, Russ Bowler, Brooks Kuhn

10:00 – 10:15 AM

Morning Break – Visit Exhibits

Session 2: Environmental & Behavioral Influences

10:15 – 10:40 AM

Maeve Macmurdo: Air Pollution and COPD

10:40 – 11:05 AM

Joanne McKell: Smoking Cessation from the VA Perspective

11:05 – 11:30 AM

Mirna Ayache: COPD & SDOH – Metro Health Perspective

11:30 – 11:55 AM

Vick Tejwani: Biologic Therapy for COPD

11:55 – 1:00 PM

Lunch Break & Visit Exhibits

Session 3: Therapeutic Strategies

1:00 – 1:25 PM

Andy Lewis: Inhaler Therapy for COPD

1:25 – 1:50 PM

Amy Attaway: Screening for Sarcopenia

1:50 – 2:15 PM

Umur Hatipoğlu: Noninvasive Ventilation for COPD

2:15 – 2:45 PM

Andrew Rich & Danielle Wisen: Interdisciplinary COPD Care

2:45 – 3:00 PM

Afternoon Break – Visit Exhibits

3:00 – 3:30 PM

See Wei Low & Sameer Avasarala: Endobronchial Valve Therapy

3:30 – 3:55 PM

Sid Murthy: Lung Volume Reduction Surgery

3:55 – 4:20 PM

Jason Turowski: Lung Transplantation for the Management of Advanced Lung Disease due to COPD

4:20 – 4:30 PM

Umur Hatipoğlu: Wrap–Up & Final Remarks

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Note - Schedule may change based on availability of Precision Medicine speakers