Approach to Airway Clearance in Patients with Non-CF Bronchiectasis (NCFBE) [Podcast 3]

Program / Course Description

A podcast with Shoshana Zha, MD and Jeff Tarnow, RCP, RRT from University of California, San Francisco discussing airway clearance therapy for patients with bronchiectasis

Target Audience

Pulmonologists, radiologists, general practitioners who treat patients with bronchiectasis

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, the learners should be able to:

  • Manage bronchiectasis, including exacerbations, to minimize progression

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Course summary
Publication Date: 
02/24/2025
Credit Expires: 
09/30/2026
Rating: 
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Faculty

B. Shoshana Zha, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Sleep Medicine
Director, Bronchiectasis and Pulmonary NTM Clinical Program
University of California-San Francisco
San Francisco, California 

Disclosures:
Insmed, Inc.  |  Advisory Meeting
Insmed, Inc.  |  Site investigator to enroll for clinical trial
COPD Foundation  |  Site investigator to enroll participants for Bronchiectasis Research Registry 


Jeff Tarnow, RCP, RRT
Respiratory Therapist
UCSF Health
San Francisco, CA 

Disclosures:
Nothing to disclose


Planning Committee 

 

Asha Anandaiah, MD
Program Director, MGH/BIDMC/Harvard Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA 

Disclosures:
Nothing to disclose  


Mark L. Metersky, MD
Professor, University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Director, UCONN Center for Bronchiectasis Care
Farmington, Connecticut 

Disclosures:
Boehringer Ingelheim  |  Consultant
Tactile Systems Technology Inc  |  Consultant
AN2  |  Data And Safety Monitoring
Renovion  |  Data And Safety Monitoring
Insmed, Inc  |  Consultant
 

B. Shoshana Zha, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Sleep Medicine
Director, Bronchiectasis and Pulmonary NTM Clinical Program
University of California-San Francisco
San Francisco, California 

Disclosures:
Insmed, Inc.  |  Advisory Meeting
Insmed, Inc.  |  Site investigator to enroll for clinical trial
COPD Foundation  |  Site investigator to enroll participants for Bronchiectasis Research Registry 

 

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