This program will address practical challenges in breast imaging, offering strategies to enhance image interpretation and exploring emerging technologies that support personalized or precision imaging in both screening and diagnostic settings. The course will highlight advanced imaging modalities beyond traditional mammography, including supplemental screening with ultrasound, contrast-enhanced mammography, and abbreviated breast MRI, along with the growing role of artificial intelligence in bre...

The 14th University of Pennsylvania Inflammatory Bowel Disease Symposium will highlight the advances in the treatment of IBD. Lectures by nationally and internationally recognized experts will be followed by interactive case presentations and panel discussions. A wide array of topics will be discussed including pharmacologic therapies and surgical interventions and optimal use of imaging and endoscopy. Participants will receive a comprehensive overview of the latest available research and clinic...

The first International Conference on Research in Williams Syndrome will take place on September 29-30, 2025 at the STUDY at University City (20 S. 33rd St, Philadelphia, PA), hosted by the Armellino Center of Excellence for Williams Syndrome (ACE-WS). ACE-WS is a comprehensive program for clinical care, research, and education for individuals with Williams syndrome across the lifespan. ACE-WS is a joint program between the University of Pennsylvania and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia....

CVD is the leading cause of death in the US. Hypertension and diabetes are among the foremost risk factors for the development of CVD, stroke, peripheral artery disease, and heart attack. This program will provide an overview of recent advances that target the underlying pathophysiology of cardiovascular disease. The focus of the program will be on the new therapeutic strategies for hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and CKD.

Glomerular disease is associated with morbidity and mortality in patients of all ages and is a common cause of end stage kidney disease. These include those that commonly present with nephrotic syndrome (minimal change disease, FSGS and membranous nephropathy), the nephritic syndrome (vasculitis, lupus nephritis and IgA nephropathy), among others. Treatment often utilizes immunosuppressive regimens such as high dose corticosteroids, alkylating agents, calcineurin inhibitors, biologics and anti...

The 2025 Penn Kidney Transplant Symposium will provide an overview of kidney transplantation and instruction on the kidney transplant referral and evaluation processes as well as more advanced concepts such as living donor kidney transplantation, managing mental health issues in kidney transplantation, improving access to kidney transplantation for complex patients and an overview of exciting clinical trials in kidney transplantation at Penn that can benefit kidney transplant patients.

This is the 32nd year for the State of the Art Arrhythmia Symposium. Using a combination of case presentations with audience participation, didactic presentations, and question and answer sessions, our goal is to educate the participants in state of the art information on invasive and non-invasive electrophysiologic and electrocardiographic tools used in the current diagnosis, evaluation and treatment of cardiac rhythm disorders. The program is taught by members of the faculty and staff from the...

The goal of the Pulmonary and Critical Care Summer Lecture Series is to provide a didactic series for fellows, faculty and staff (including Advanced Practice nurses and respiratory therapists) on topics in pulmonary and critical care medicine. These topics will broadly include basic science topics, pulmonary physiology, clinical management, patient safety and quality improvement, and professionalism. The program leadership will continually assess the needs of the fellows, faculty and staff throu...

The primary goal of this series is to provide ongoing educational updates and reviews to our physicians, nurses, and other professional staff on our team to ensure that we are all current with the best practices of immune effector cell (IEC) transplantation. This series will promote application of the best possible and most up to date therapies and will ensure standardization across our group and minimize variations in care. Many of the meetings are led by an expert on a specific topic relevant ...

The list of course topics and subtopics was adapted from the ABPN’s description of the board and recertification examinations. The time allotted for each topic is based upon the approximate distribution of the subject matter as given by the ABPN. Our course will provide an excellent review of board exam and recertification topics primarily through case-based learning and help the learner identify areas that require further study. The learner can then review and prepare further in these areas pri...