The 9th Annual Comprehensive Lung and Breathing Summit
9TH ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE LUNG AND BREATHING SUMMIT
(Approved for 16.5 CME credit hours.)
Please join us for the 9th Annual Comprehensive Lung and Breathing Summit, March 11 - 13, 2026. Our schedule of events will include multiple days of informative, educational and experiential presentations and discussions and a meet-and-greet social on Wednesday evening.
Learning Objectives will include:
· Identify updated diagnostic and staging techniques for lung cancer
· Identify personalized medicine approaches in asthma management
· Implement advanced strategies for evaluating and managing dyspnea
· Identify novel therapeutic directions for interstitial lung disease and pulmonary hypertension
· Identify best practices for airway management, ventilator strategies, and the PADIS bundle
Full details on this year's agenda can be viewed under the Sessions tab.
Room Rates will be charged separately at $239 per night (plus a resort fee) for conference attendees. Additional information will be provided after registration.
The University of Colorado School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Colorado School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 16.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 16.5 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
Refunds will not be provided after Tuesday, February 24, 2026.
Plenary 1: Dyspnea — Evaluation and Treatment
· Neuromuscular Causes of Dyspnea Presenter: Amen Sergew, MD* · Rheumatologic Causes of Dyspnea Presenter: Melissa Griffith, MD* · Subglottic Stenosis: What and How Presenter: Matthew Clary, MD* · Chasing Down Dyspnea: CPET and Beyond Presenter: Lindsay “Shelley” Forbes, MD* · Panel Discussion: Q&A
9:10 AM -
11:00 AM
Lindsay "Shelley" Forbes, MD, Matthew Clary, MD, Melissa Griffith, MD, Amen Sergew, MD
Plenary 2: Thoracic and Head and Neck Malignancy
· From Nodule to Diagnosis: Updates in Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Staging Presenter: Nina Thomas, MD* · Surgical Management of Low Stage Lung Cancer Presenter: Joshua A. Watson, MD · Management of the Trachea in Head and Neck Malignancies Presenter: Brian Cervenka, MD* · Actionable Mutations in Lung Cancer: What We Need to Know and Why Presenter: Tejas Patil, MD* Panel Discussion: Q&A
12:00 PM -
1:50 PM
Tejas Patil, MD, Brian Cervenka, MD, Joshua A. Watson, MD, Nina Thomas, MD
Plenary 3: Asthma/Allergy/Sinus Disease
· Personalized Medicine in Asthma: Biomarkers and Biologics Presenter: Anne Fuhlbrigge, MD* · Surgical Intervention for Sinus Disease: Who, When and How Presenter: Anne Getz, MD* · Immunodeficiencies and Respiratory Disease Presenter: Tho Troung, MD* · Clinical Remission in Asthma Presenter: Meghan Althoff, MD* Panel Discussion: Q&A
2:05 PM -
3:55 PM
Meghan Althoff, MD, Tho Troung, MD, Anne Getz, MD, Anne Fuhlbrigge, MD
Plenary 4: Advanced Lung Disease
· Novel Therapeutic Directions in Interstitial Lung Disease Presenter: Michael Root, MD* · Bronchiectasis Updates Presenter: Kara Calhoun, MD* · Pulmonary Complications of Chemotherapy Presenter: Daniel Gergen, MD* · New Directions in Pulmonary Hypertension Presenter: Bryan Park, MD* · Panel Discussion: Q&A
6:55 AM -
8:45 AM
Bryan Park, MD, Daniel Gergen, MD, Kara Calhoun, MD, Michael Root, MD
Breakout Sessions:
· Breakout Session 1: COPD – COPD Epidemiology: Shifting Trends Presenter: Bill Vandivier, MD* – BLVR: Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction Presenter: Raymond Parrish, MD* – Pulmonary Rehabilitation in COPD Presenter: Peter Dunbar, MD* – COPD: Working New Therapies into Old Guidelines Presenter: Trevor Steinbach, MD* – Panel Discussion: Q&A · Breakout Session 2: Sleep – Not CPAP and Not Surgery: Other Treatment Alternatives for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Presenter: Ann Cartwright, MPAS* – Changes in Upper Airway Stimulation Therapy: An Expanding Frontier Presenter: Amy Schell, MD* – Sleep in Chronic Lung Disease Presenter: Rachel Quaney, MD* – Trends in Commercial Sleep Devices: Wearables, Wellness Therapies and the Patient Presenter: Jessica Camacho, MD* – Panel Discussion: Q&A
9:00 AM -
10:50 AM
Jessica Camacho, MD, Rachel Quaney, MD, Amy Schell, MD, Anne Cartwright, MPAS, Trevor Steinbach, MD, Peter Dunbar, MD, Raymond Parrish, MD, Bill Vandivier, MD
Plenary 5: Transplant, Infection and More
· Sarcoidosis Updates Presenter: Natalie Held, MD* · DCD Organ Donation: Donor Alliance and the Docs Presenter: Dan Lebovitz, MD · When to Refer for Lung Transplant Presenter: Fred McLafferty, MD* · Management of Pleural Infections Presenter: Peter Moore, MD* · Panel Discussion: Q&A
12:10 PM -
2:00 PM
Peter Moore, MD, Fred McLafferty, MD, Daniel Lebovitz, MD, Natalie Held, MD
Plenary 6: Complex Airway and Pulmonary Embolism
· Posterior Glottic Stenosis Presenter: Ioan Lina, MD* · New Directions in Interventional Pulmonology Presenter: Anthony Lanfranco, MD* · Post PE Syndrome Presenter: Peter Hountras, MD* · Surgical Management of Chronic Thromboembolic Disease Presenter: Jordan Hoffman, MD* · Panel Discussion: Q&A
2:15 PM -
4:05 PM
Jordan Hoffman, MD, Peter Hountras, MD, Anthony Lanfranco, MD, Ioan Lina, MD
Breakout Sessions:
· Breakout Session 3: Difficult Case Conference Presenter: Elizabeth Loy, MD, PhD* – Case Presentations and Discussion · Breakout Session 4: Critical Care Updates – Fluids in the ICU: How Much and What Kind Presenter: Jean Hoffman, MD* – Shock Update Presenter: Jennifer Taylor, MD – ECMO in the ICU Presenter: Aqsa Shakoor, MD – Invasive Fungal Rhinosinusitis Presenter: Todd Kingdom, MD* – Corticosteroids in the ICU: Sepsis/CAP/ARDS — Pro/Con Debate Presenters: Neil Aggarwal, MD*, and Arun Kannappan, MD*
7:00 AM -
8:50 AM
Arun Kannappan, MD, Neil Aggarwal, MD, Todd Kingdom, MD, Aqsa Shakoor, MD, Jennifer Taylor, MD, Jean Hoffman, MD, Elizabeth Loy, MD
Plenary 7: Critical Care: State of the Art
· Best Practices for Airway and Peri-Intubation Management Presenter: Jason Brainard, MD* · Advances in Ventilator Management in Acute Respiratory Failure Presenter: Gwenyth Day, MD* · PADIS (Pain, Agitation/Sedation, Delirium, Immobility and Sleep Disruption) Guidelines Update Presenter: Mark Mikkelsen, MD, MSCE* · Post ICU Care: What to Expect and What to Do Presenter: Sarah Jolley, MD* · Round Table
9:05 AM -
11:05 AM
Sarah Jolley, MD, Mark Mikkelsen, MD, Gwenyth Day, MD, Jason Brainard, MD
Welcome and Opening Statements
9:00 AM -
9:10 AM
Todd Bull, MD
Wrap Up
11:05 AM -
11:15 AM
Todd Bull, MD
Lindsay "Shelley" Forbes, MD
Matthew Clary, MD
Melissa Griffith, MD
Amen Sergew, MD
Tejas Patil, MD
Brian Cervenka, MD
Joshua A. Watson, MD
Nina Thomas, MD
Meghan Althoff, MD
Tho Troung, MD
Anne Getz, MD
Anne Fuhlbrigge, MD
Bryan Park, MD
Daniel Gergen, MD
Kara Calhoun, MD
Michael Root, MD
Jessica Camacho, MD
Rachel Quaney, MD
Amy Schell, MD
Anne Cartwright, MPAS
Trevor Steinbach, MD
Peter Dunbar, MD
Raymond Parrish, MD
Bill Vandivier, MD
Peter Moore, MD
Fred McLafferty, MD
Daniel Lebovitz, MD
Natalie Held, MD
Jordan Hoffman, MD
Peter Hountras, MD
Anthony Lanfranco, MD
Ioan Lina, MD
Arun Kannappan, MD
Neil Aggarwal, MD
Todd Kingdom, MD
Aqsa Shakoor, MD
Jennifer Taylor, MD
Jean Hoffman, MD
Elizabeth Loy, MD
Sarah Jolley, MD
Mark Mikkelsen, MD
Gwenyth Day, MD
Jason Brainard, MD
Todd Bull, MD
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