Maintenance Regimen Airway Clearance [Case 3]
Program / Course Description
A expert-led, 10-minute case-based activity focusing on management of 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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Faculty
Wael ElMaraachli, MD
Director, Non-CF Bronchiectasis and NTM Lung Infection Program
Associate Clinical Professor, Medicine
University of California, San Diego
San Diego, California
Disclosures:
Nothing to disclose
Planning Committee
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
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
Disclosure Declaration
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