CHEST 2025: INSIDE LOOK
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Bronchiectasis and the Vicious Vortex: Transforming Patient Care Through Targeted Interventions
October 19 from 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm CDT
McCormick Place Convention Center, Room N427
Sponsored by National Jewish Health
Supported by an educational grant from Insmed
Program Description
Bronchiectasis is a complex and increasingly prevalent condition often overlooked in clinical practice, with frequent overlap with other respiratory diseases such as COPD and asthma. Persistent airway inflammation, chronic infection, and mucus dysfunction drive disease progression, leading to significant morbidity and healthcare burden. As the clinical burden of bronchiectasis becomes increasingly recognized, there is an urgent need to better understand the underlying mechanisms of neutrophilic inflammation, alongside efforts to improve early diagnosis and explore current and emerging treatment options that target this vicious cycle.
This CME lunch symposium, presented by National Jewish Health, will convene a panel of expert pulmonologists to discuss current challenges and opportunities in the evolving bronchiectasis management landscape, including diagnostic workup, airway clearance, management of exacerbations, and current and emerging therapies. Clinical case scenarios and patient perspectives will highlight challenges in bronchiectasis diagnosis and treatment and provide strategies for improving patient-centered care.
1.0 CME/MOC
This symposium is not supported, endorsed, or accredited by the American College of Chest Physicians.
Moderator
Charles Daley, MD
National Jewish Health
Division of Mycobacterial and Respiratory Infections
Chief and Professor of Medicine
Denver, Colorado
Panelists
Shoshana Zha, MD, PhD
University of California-San Francisco
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Sleep Medicine
Assistant Professor, Medicine
San Francisco, California
Steven E. Lommatzsch, MD
National Jewish Health
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine
Associate Professor of Medicine
Denver, Colorado
