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.

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 ...

Discuss cardiovascular surgery diseases, diagnostic techniques, and treatments. This activity plans to discuss the latest advancements and evidenced based practice in various topics related to cardiac surgery patient population. It will enhance the learners knowledge of interpreting diagnostic tests, managing complex patients, and discussing different treatment modalities.

This course provides an overview of key ethical principles and regulatory frameworks for the conduct of research with human subjects. It is intended for researchers and those involved in research oversight. Course topics include:Historical evolution of the present system of research oversight in the United States.Foundational documents, including the Nuremberg Code and Belmont Report.The 8 core principles of ethical human research.Relevant regulations in the United States, including the revised ...

The Penn Metastatic Breast Collaboration will discuss disease biology and treatment toxicity management of patients engaged in standard of care therapy as well as those enrolled in metastatic breast clinical trials, reviewing eligibility criteria and enhancing access, compliance, and procedures to metastatic breast cancer clinical trials in an effort to increase knowledge of current & innovative therapies to treat metastatic breast malignancies for the care teams.