6 p.m.
(Shuttle leaves Hyatt Regency at 5:15 p.m.)
Science Care
19301 E. 23rd Ave., Aurora, CO 80011
Innovations in Bedside Tracheostomy
Join us at Science Care’s state-of-the-art medical training facility only minutes from the Colorado Convention Center in Aurora, Colorado, for an INTENSIVE HANDS-ON educational training program focusing on innovations in percutaneous dilational tracheostomy. You will work with expert faculty to verify your clinical skills on cadaveric tissue and gain pearls of wisdom by participating in a course that has been associated with improved patient outcomes. A shuttle will be provided to and from the course for your convenience.
An additional registration fee is required for this program. Call (602) 288-0048.
Speakers: David Riker, MD, FCCP, Interventional Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine Assistant; Clinical Professor of Medicine Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of California, San Diego; Alberto de Hoyos, MD, FCCP, FACS, Assistant Professor in Thoracic Surgery and Medicine, Northwestern Memorial Hospital; and Syed Shahryar, MD, DABSM, Director ICU, St. Lukes Hospital, Arizona Pulmonary and Critical Care Specialists
Organizer: ScienceCare
Educational Grant Support: Cook Medical and Karl Storz Endoscopy America, Inc.
6:30 to 9:00 p.m.
Grand Hyatt Denver: Grand Ballroom
Post-Intubation Pulmonary Complications: VAP and Beyond
This evidence-based symposium will update clinicians on the incidence of VAP and other post-intubation pulmonary complications, and the impact on economic and patient outcomes. VAP will be distinguished from other infectious pneumonia by the types of microorganisms responsible, antibiotics used in treatment, methods of diagnosis, prognosis and effective preventive measures. Prevention of VAP is a multidisciplinary effort in which physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, infection control practitioners, and administrators play a vital role.
Speakers: Marin H. Kollef, MD, FACP, FCCP, Professor of Medicine, Virginia E. and Sam J. Golman Chair in Respiratory Intensive Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO; Eric A. Toschlog, MD, FACS, Associate Professor, Director, Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma & Surgical Critical Care, The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Greenville, NC; and Marcos Restrepo, MD, MS, FACCP,Associate Director of Medical Intensive Care Unit, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, Aude L. Murphy Division; Assistant Professor, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine, San Antonio, TX
Organizer: Covidien
6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Denver Sheraton: Majestic Ballroom
Challenges in the Screening and Diagnosis of Pulmonary Hypertension: Practical Interventions to Improve Patient Prognosis
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a complex disease with many subtypes, etiologies and comorbidities. Diagnosis can be challenging and may involve a complicated diagnostic pathway. However, the seriousness of PH demands accurate and timely diagnosis. The purpose of this symposium is to describe PH diagnosis challenges and suggest practical clinical solutions.
Chair: Vallerie V. McLaughlin, MD, FACC, Professor, Internal Medicine; Director, Pulmonary Hypertension Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Speakers: Raymond L. Benza, MD, Professor of Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine; James Magovern Chair for Cardiovascular Research; Director and Section Head, Advanced Heart Failure, Transplantation, Mechanical Circulatory Support and Pulmonary Hypertension; The Gerald McGinnis Cardiovascular Institute, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA; Robert P. Frantz, MD, Director, Mayo Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic; Director, Cardiovascular Studies Unit; Associate Professor of Medicine; Consultant, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases and Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN; and Ioana R. Preston, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine; Co-Director, Pulmonary Hypertension Center; Director, Pulmonary Function Laboratory, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA
Organizer: Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals
6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Denver Sheraton: Grand Ballroom 1
The Changing Paradigm of Nosocomial Pneumonia: The Debate Continues
Since publication of the American Thoracic Society (ATS)/Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) guidelines for nosocomial pneumonia, significant literature has offered opportunity to refine the approach to the detection and management of nosocomial pneumonia. This symposium provides an overview of current guidelines and literature, emphasizing opportunities to improve prevention, detection, management and outcome measurement, supporting further improvements in institution pathways.
Speakers: Michael S. Niederman, MD, Chairman, Department of Medicine, Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, NY, and Professor of Medicine and Vice-Chairman, Department of Medicine, SUNY at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY; Donald E. Craven, MD, Chairman, Center for Infectious Diseases & Prevention, Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Burlington, MA, and Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA; and Richard Wunderink, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, and Medical Director, Medical ICU, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
Organizer: Pfizer, Inc.
6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Grand Hyatt Denver: Imperial Ballroom
Critical Elements in the Management of Sedation and Delirium
This symposium will review the challenges and best practices for assessing and monitoring patients in the ICU requiring ventilator support. Quantitative measures of sedation, pain, agitation and delirium can help guide patient management. Current practice will be discussed in light of guidelines, and a clinical case will illustrate the lessons.
Speakers: E. Wesley Ely, MD, MPH (Chair), Professor of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; and John P. Kress, MD, Associate Professor, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Organizer: The France Foundation
Educational Grant Support: Hospira
6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Denver Sheraton: Plaza Ballroom ABC
Turning the Page in Therapy: Clinical Considerations in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Turning the Page in Therapy: Clinical Considerations in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension is an ATS dinner symposium on Sunday, May 15 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Sheraton Downtown. Leading experts will discuss a historical perspective of PAH and clinical considerations of this complex patient population. The non-CME symposium will feature interactive patient case and panel discussions.
Speakers: Ronald Oudiz, MD, LA Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA; Victor Tapson, MD, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Hunter Champion, MD, PhD, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA; and Paul Watkins, MD, Director, The Hamner-UNC Institute for Drug Safety Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Organizer: Gilead Sciences, Inc.