Schedule
This program is among the highest-rated Harvard Medical School CME courses.
All schedule times are in Eastern Time.
Please note that program changes/substitutions may be made without notice.
Monday, April 26, 2027
Monday Morning Sessions
Moderator: Dr. Kathryn Hibbert
Welcome
Course Directors
7:45-8:00 am
Breaking News in Pulmonary Medicine
Dr. Benjamin Medoff
8:00-8:40 am
Cystic Fibrosis: Understanding CFTR and New Treatment
8:40-9:20 am
Beyond Cystic Fibrosis: Diagnosis and Management of Non-CF Bronchiectasis
Dr. Laura Brenner
9:20-10:00 am
Break
10:00-10:10 am
Lung Transplantation 2027: Referral, Patient Selection, Lung Allocation, and COVID
Dr. Brian Keller
10:10-10:50 am
Exercise and Cardiopulmonary Disorders: Indications and Interpretation
Dr. C. Corey Hardin
10:50-11:30 am
Q&A with Speakers
Drs. Benjamin Medoff, Laura Brenner, Brian Keller, and C. Corey Hardin
11:30 am-12:10 pm
Break
12:10-1:00 pm
Monday Afternoon Sessions
Moderator: Dr. Angela Frank
Pulmonary Pathology: Interstitial Lung Disease
Dr. Lida Hariri
1:00-1:40 pm
Looking Deeper: Patterns and Insights from Chest Radiology
Dr. Amita Sharma
1:40-2:20 pm
Evolving Concepts in the Diagnosis and Management of Connective Tissue Disease-Associated ILD
Dr. Barry Shea
2:20-3:00 pm
Break
3:00-3:10 pm
Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis: Pigeons, Farmers, and Hot Tubs, Oh My!
Dr. Sydney Montesi
3:10-3:50 pm
Treatment Challenges of Pulmonary Sarcoidosis
Dr. Robert Hallowell
3:50-4:30 pm
Diagnosis and Management of IPF: When, Why, and How to Use the Newest Drugs
Dr. Grace Peloquin
4:30-5:10 pm
Q&A with Speakers
Drs. Lida Hariri, Amita Sharma, Barry Shea, Sydney Montesi, Robert Hallowell, and Grace Peloquin
5:10-6:00 pm
Tuesday, April 27, 2027
Tuesday Morning Sessions
Moderator: Dr. Kathryn Hibbert
Sedation, Analgesia, and Early Mobility: The State of the Art in 2027
Dr. Crystal North
8:00-8:40 am
Newer, Better, Faster, Stronger: Noninvasive Respiratory Support for Acute Respiratory Failure
Carolyn La Vita, MHA, RRT
8:40-9:20 am
ECMO Support for Respiratory Failure
Dr. Jerome Crowley
9:20-10:00 am
Break
10:00-10:10 am
ARDS: State-of-the-Art Strategies to Protect the Lung
Dr. Jehan Alladina
10:10-10:50 am
After the ICU: Post-ICU Care Syndrome and Recovery
Dr. George Alba
10:50-11:30 am
Q&A with Speakers
Drs. Crystal North, Jerome Crowley, Jehan Alladina, George Alba, and Carolyn La Vita, MHA, RRT
11:30 am-12:10 pm
Break
12:10-1:00 pm
Tuesday Afternoon Sessions
Moderator: Dr. Kathryn Hibbert
From Ancient Egypt to Balanced Crystalloids: Medicine's Attempts to Manage Sepsis
Dr. Eric Schmidt
1:00-1:40 pm
Fluid Responsiveness
Dr. David Ziehr
1:40-2:20 pm
Vasopressors in Septic Shock: Old Friends and New
Dr. Jason Griffith
2:20-3:00 pm
Break
3:00-3:10 pm
Approach to Empiric Antibiotics in the ICU
Dr. Alyssa Letourneau
3:10-3:50 pm
Approach to the Immunocompromised Critically Ill Patient
Dr. Lisa Bebell
3:50-4:30 pm
Renal Replacement Therapy in the ICU: What and When to Start (or Not)
Dr. Andrew Allegretti
4:30-5:10 pm
Q&A with Speakers
Drs. Eric Schmidt, David Ziehr, Jason Griffith, Alyssa Letourneau, Lisa Bebell, and Andrew Allegretti
5:10-6:00 pm
Wednesday, April 28, 2027
Wednesday Morning Sessions
Moderator: Dr. Miranda Theodore
Common Neurologic Issues in the ICU
Dr. Sahar Zafar
8:00-8:40 am
TTM and Neuroprognostication After Cardiac Arrest
Dr. David Greer
8:40-9:20 am
Surgical Emergencies in the Medical ICU
Dr. Noelle Saillant
9:20-10:00 am
Break
10:00-10:10 am
Updates in Management of Acute Pancreatitis
Dr. Casey Luckhurst
10:10-10:50 am
Advanced Cardiac Support in the ICU
Dr. David Dudzinski
10:50-11:30 am
Q&A with Speakers
Drs. Sahar Zafar, David Greer, Noelle Saillant, Casey Luckhurst, and David Dudzinski
11:30 am-12:10 pm
Break
12:10-1:00 pm
Wednesday Afternoon Sessions
Moderator: Dr. Miranda Theodore
Breaking Updates in Critical Care
Dr. Kathryn Hibbert
1:00-1:40 pm
Management of the Acutely Hemorrhaging Patient
Dr. Raghu Chivkula
1:40-2:20 pm
Point-of-Care Ultrasound in the Intensive Care Unit
Dr. Jonah Rubin
2:20-3:00 pm
Break
3:00-3:10 pm
Pneumonia (Community and Hospital Acquired): Using the Newest Guidelines to Provide Evidence-Based Care
Dr. Joshua Metlay
3:10-3:50 pm
Prognosis and Uncertainty in the ICU
Dr. Emily Rubin
3:50-4:30 pm
Liver Failure in the Medical ICU: New Approaches and How to Improve Outcomes
Dr. Emily Bethea
4:30-5:10 pm
Q&A with Speakers
Drs. Kathryn Hibbert, Raghu Chivukula, Jonah Rubin, Joshua Metlay, Emily Rubin, and Emily Bethea
5:10-6:00 pm
Thursday, April 29, 2027
Thursday Morning Sessions
Moderator: Dr. Angela Frank
Pleural Disease: 2027 Updates
8:00-8:40 am
Interventional Pulmonology in 2027
Dr. Colleen Keyes
8:40-9:20 am
Interventional Bronchoscopy in COPD: Valves, Coils, and Beyond
Dr. Fayez Kheir
9:20-10:00 am
Break
10:00-10:10 am
Treatment of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Traditional Chemotherapy, Targeted Therapy, and Immunotherapies
Dr. Allison Chang
10:10-10:50 am
COPD in 2027
Dr. Walter O'Donnell
10:50-11:30 am
Q&A with Speakers
Drs. Colleen Keyes, Fayez Kheir, Allison Chang, and Walter O'Donnell
11:30 am-12:10 pm
Break
12:10-1:00 pm
Thursday Afternoon Sessions
Moderator: Dr. Angela Frank
Aspergillus Lung Disease
Dr. Rod Rahimi
1:00-1:40 pm
Asthma
Dr. Miranda Theodore
1:40-2:20 pm
New Therapeutics in Lung Disease: The Age of Immunotherapy
Dr. Benjamin Medoff
2:20-3:00 pm
Break
3:00-3:10 pm
A Strategic Approach to the Management of Pulmonary Nodules
Dr. Angela Frank
3:10-3:50 pm
Tuberculosis in 2027
Dr. Jodian Pinkney
3:50-4:30 pm
Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Disease: Navigating the Labyrinth
Dr. Rocío Hurtado
4:30-5:10 pm
Q&A with Speakers
Drs. Rod Rahimi, Miranda Theodore, Benjamin Medoff, Angela Frank, Jodian Pinkney, and Rocío Hurtado
5:10-6:00 pm
Friday, April 30, 2027
Friday Morning Sessions
Moderator: Dr. Angela Frank
Thrombotic Mechanisms and Antithrombotic Agents: How Do the New Oral Agents Fit in 2027?
Dr. Rachel Rosovsky
8:00-8:40 am
Pulmonary Embolism: An Update
8:40-9:20 am
Pulmonary Hypertension: Categorization and Evaluation
Dr. Josanna Rodriguez-Lopez
9:20-10:00 am
Break
10:00-10:10 am
Pulmonary Hypertension: Management
Dr. Alexandra Wong
10:10-10:50 am
Vasculitis and ANCA
Dr. Rachel Knipe
10:50-11:30 am
Q & A with Speakers
Drs. Rachel Rosovsky, Josanna Rodriguez-Lopez, Alexandra Wong, amd Rachel Knipe
11:30 am-12:10 pm
Break
12:10-1:00 pm
Afternoon Program: Sleep Medicine
Special half-day program moderated by Dr. James Mojica
1:00 - 5:40 pm
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Dr. James Mojica
1:00-1:40 pm
Central Sleep Apnea 2027
Dr. James Mojica
1:40-2:20 pm
Break
2:20-2:30 pm
Sleep Diagnostics
Dr. Katherine Dudley
2:30-3:10 pm
Noninvasive Ventilation
Dr. Katherine Dudley
3:10-3:50 pm
Home Ventilators and Chronic Respiratory Failure
Drs. Thomas Quinn and Kathleen Dudley
3:50-4:30pm
Break
4:30-4:40 pm
Q & A with Speakers
Drs. James Mojica, Katherine Dudley, and Thomas Quinn
4:40-5:40 pm