Add to Calendar Interstitial Lung Diseases: Optimizing Diagnosis and Management in 2024 4/19/2024 7:30:00 AM 4/19/2024 4:30:00 PM America/New_York For More Details: https://upenn.cloud-cme.com/LungDiseases2024 Description: The conference materials have been printed and shipped onsite. All registrations after 10:00 am will be considered as walk-ins.This conference seeks to use a combination of didactics as well as cases presented by multidisciplinary experts who will actively involve the healthcare team in improving their diagnostic and management of patients with ILD. Virtual + Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine, Rubinstein Auditorium false MM/DD/YYYY


Date & Location
Friday, April 19, 2024, 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM, Virtual + Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine, Rubinstein Auditorium, Philadephia, PA

Course Overview

The conference materials have been printed and shipped onsite. All registrations after 10:00 am will be considered as walk-ins.

This conference seeks to use a combination of didactics as well as cases presented by multidisciplinary experts who will actively involve the healthcare team in improving their diagnostic and management of patients with ILD.


Target Audience
Specialties - INTERNAL MEDICINE, INTERNAL MEDICINE - Critical Care Medicine, INTERNAL MEDICINE - Pulmonary Disease, INTERNAL MEDICINE - Rheumatology, INTERNAL MEDICINE - Transplant Hepatology, RADIOLOGY

Learning Objectives

After completing this activity, participants should be able to:


  1. Develop an initial approach to diagnostic evaluation of patients with ILD
  2. Apply recent guidelines for the diagnosis of interstitial lung diseases to real world patients
  3. Describe the medical treatment of patients with ILD, including therapy initiation, monitoring, modification
  4. Discuss options for patients with more advanced ILD, including lung transplantation and palliative care

Registration
LIVE AND VIRTUAL PRESENTATIONS
Interstitial Lung Diseases: Optimizing Diagnosis and Management in 2024 will be held Friday, April 19, 2024 by in-person or live-stream (virtual) attendance. The live and virtual presentations will follow the scheduled agenda in real time (EST).
 
IN-PERSON MEETING LOCATION
Arthur H. Rubenstein Auditorium at the Smilow Center for Translational Research
3400 Civic Center Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
 
Directions to Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine/Smilow Center for Translational Research:
The Arthur H. Rubenstein Auditorium at the Smilow Center for Translational Research is located on floor 1 of the Perelman Center for Academic Research, 3400 Civic Center Blvd., Philadelphia, PA. We strongly recommend you use GPS for exact directions to and from your starting point or if you prefer, take public transportation to and from campus, please visit http://www.upenn.edu/services/transportation for options.
 
Parking: 3600 Civic Center Parking Garage is open to those attending the conference.
Parking is $20 per day. Parking fees will not be validated or reimbursed.
 
The fees to attend in-person and virtually are as follows: $75 for physicians and industry attendees, $50 for nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists, nurses and other healthcare professionals, and $25 for residents, fellows, students and Penn Medicine employees, faculty and staff.
 
Registration includes access to view the presentations online for one year. Walk-ins are discouraged. Please be sure to register in advance.
 
IN-PERSON ATTENDEES
All pre-registered, in-person attendees will receive access to the conference, a conference handout, continental breakfast, lunch and breaks.
 
VIRTUAL ATTENDEES
All pre-registered virtual attendees will receive an email that includes a link to the live stream with instructions to sign-in and join the virtual conference 24 hours preceding the conference, as well as a handout as a downloadable PDF.
 
Need to Register by Mail?
Please note: mailed registrations may take more than 5-10 business days before they are received because we continue to experience longer delays in receiving mail. We encourage all attendees to register online. See the registration form for mailing instructions. All registrations will be confirmed by email as long as your registration is received no later than April 17, 2024.
 
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Accreditation
Designation of Credit:
Physicians: Penn Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 
ABIM MOC: Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 7.0 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
 
ABS MOC: Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn 7.0 credits toward the CME and Self-Assessment requirements of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
 
Nurses: This program provides 7.0 NCPD hours.
 
Pharmacists: This knowledge-based activity is approved for 7.0 ACPE contact hours of continuing pharmacy education credit.
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Physician Assistants: AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. PAs may receive a maximum of 7.0 Category 1 credits for completing this activity.

Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (7.00 hours), ABIM MOC Part 2 (7.00 hours), ABS CC (7.00 hours), ABS CC SAM (7.00 hours), ACPE (7.00 hours), NCPD Hours (ANCC) (7.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance / Participation (7.00 hours)

Additional Information
CANCELLATION POLICY
In order to process refunds for course withdrawals, cancellations must be received in writing by April 5, 2024 (subject to a service charge equivalent to 10% of the registration fee, but no less than $25.00). No refunds will be issued thereafter. The University reserves the right to cancel or postpone any course due to unforeseen circumstances.
 
In the event of cancellation or postponement, the University will refund registration fees but is not responsible for related costs or expenses to participants, including cancellation fees assessed by hotels, airlines, and travel agencies.