October 16, 2022 from 11:30 am – 1:00 pm CDT
This educational activity is supported by an educational grant from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals.
Program Description
Join Us for a Free CME Lunch Satellite Symposium
Sunday, October 16, 2022
11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. (CT): Registration and Lunch
12 to 1 p.m. (CT): Educational Program
Omni Nashville Hotel
Legends Ballroom D
250 Rep. John Lewis Way South, Nashville, TN 37203
Most patients with severe eosinophilic or allergic asthma treated with a biologic experience some degree of clinical improvement. Yet it is increasingly evident that many of these patients have unmet needs, including a need for more effective treatments to prevent asthma exacerbations. Newly approved and emerging therapies that target the epithelial alarmins represent an important opportunity to improve outcomes for patients with a broad range of asthma phenotypes.
This CME satellite symposium will unravel the complexity of severe asthma treatment by providing expert insights into the new paradigm of treatments, providing case examples, and offering a clinical reference aid to illuminate treatment options. Topics include the role of the epithelium in severe asthma, the downstream effect on alarmins, airway hyperresponsiveness, and matching phenotypes to therapeutic approaches for improved patient care.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Describe the role of the airway epithelium in asthma.
- Define the epithelial alarmins and their impact on T2 and non-T2 airway inflammation, remodeling, and hyperresponsiveness in severe asthma.
- Evaluate the results of clinical trials of current and emerging therapies that target the epithelial alarmins in severe asthma.
- Match clinical characteristics and phenotypes to treatment targets.
Accreditation and Designation Statements:
National Jewish Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
National Jewish Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Speakers
Ronald Balkissoon, MD, MSc, DIH, FRCPC
National Jewish Health
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Department of Medicine
Denver, CO
Flavia Cecilia Lega Hoyte, MD
National Jewish Health and University of Colorado
Division of Allergy and Immunology
Associate Professor of Medicine, Fellowship Training Program Director
Denver, CO
Monica Kraft, MD
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Mount Sinai Health System
Samuel Bronfman Department of Medicine
System Chair
New York, NY
Resources
If interested in attending, please visit njhealth.org/SevereAsthmaNashville to RSVP. Advanced registration is not required for this complimentary CME symposium. Please arrive early, as seating may be limited.
For questions, please call the Office of Professional Education at National Jewish Health at 303.398.1000 or 800.844.2305, or email [email protected].
This symposium is not supported, endorsed, or accredited by the American College of Chest Physicians.