REVIVE 2026: Mastering the Art and Science of Resuscitation is a hybrid conference designed to enhance the skills of healthcare providers managing cardiac arrest and shock. Hosted by the Center for Resuscitation Science (CRS) at Penn Medicine, REVIVE is the keystone CRS’s educational mission and will become a key pillar in advancing resuscitation science. The program features concise, evidence-based lectures and hands-on workshops focused on critical decision-making, emerging technologies, and c...

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....

Supported by the Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, this symposium will include recent initiatives in bariatric surgery care, specifically highlighting research and care in Pennsylvania. Presentations will include recent surgical innovations, pharmacotherapy initiatives, and allied health supporting care of the patient undergoing bariatric surgery.

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.

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...

Conference aims to provide educational content related to Care Cardiac & ECHO QI events. Major themes include performance improvement science, feedback about and implementation of best practices. We will review current departmental data and leverage the conference to amplify learning systems on transformation to a high reliability organization.

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 ...