Rhode Island Thoracic Society annual meeting
Registration: https://cme-learning.brown.edu/RITS-20 (Registration Link)
Program Description
The virtual Rhode Island Thoracic Society Annual Meeting 2020 will address new approaches to identifying asthma phentoypes and predictors of treatment response.
Target Audience
Pulmonary/Critical Care and Primary Care Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurses, Respiratory Therapists, Residents, Fellows, and Medical Students.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Critically examine current applications of “omics” to asthma research
- Review recently developed “omics” biomarkers of asthma
- Understand upcoming applications of “omics” to the diagnosis & management of asthma
Program
5:30–6:30pm Rhode Island Thoracic Society Business Meeting
6:30–7:15 Omics and Precision Medicine in Asthma
Juan C. Celedón, MD, DrPH, ATSF
Niels K. Jerne Professor of Pediatrics
Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology and Human Genetics
University of Pittsburgh
Division Chief, Pulmonary Medicine
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA
President, American Thoracic Society
7:15–7:30 Question and Answer Session
7:30pm Adjourn