March 14, 2025 - EXHIBITORS ONLY - 31st Advances in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine - Hybrid Conference
Course Overview
Inova’s Advances in Pulmonary and Critical Care Conference is a full day comprehensive event that offers top-quality education and the opportunity to virtually connect with expert faculty. This event will include discussions covering the latest in pulmonary and critical care medicine and directly focus on updates pertaining to pleural effusion, pulmonary fibrosis, and sepsis. In addition, this conference will provide an update on acute management of severe asthma in the ICU.
Course Format - Hybrid Registration Options are Now Available!
While we are now offering a virtual option to registration, we highly encourage you to attend in person, as it greatly enhances the overall collegial experience for everyone. Speakers truly appreciate engaging with an in-person audience, especially after traveling from across the country to join us. Additionally, attending in person offers a valuable opportunity to reconnect with colleagues you may not have seen in years and to have direct conversations with nationally renowned speakers following their lectures.
Join Us In-Person for a Richer Experience!
Target Audience
This symposium is intended for physicians in the following medical specialties:
- Pulmonary Medicine
- Critical Care
- Emergency Medicine
- Infectious Disease
- Internal Medicine
- Family Practice
- Thoracic Surgery
It may also be of interest to:
- Respiratory Care Practitioners
- Physician Assistants
- Nurses, Registered Nurses and Nurse Practitioners
- Allied Health Care Professionals Interested in Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine
Learning Objectives
7:30 – 7:50 a.m. - Registration Check-In & Breakfast with Exhibitors
7:50 – 8:00 a.m. - Opening Remarks - Eric Libre, MD, FACP, FCCP & Hussain Dhanani, MD
8:00 – 8:50 a.m. - Update on Pleural Effusion Diagnosis and Management - David J. Feller-Kopman, MD
8:50 – 9:40 a.m. - Update on the Management of Sepsis - Jess Mandel, MD, MACP, ATSF, FRCP
9:40 – 10:00 a.m. - Break with Exhibitors
10:00 – 10:50 a.m. - Update on PH Diagnosis and Management - Vallerie McLaughlin, MD
10:50 – 11:40 a.m. - Update on Acute and Chronic Management of Pulmonary Emboli - Victor Tapson, MD
11:40 – 11:55 a.m. - Inova Neurocritical Care Team
11:55 – 12:45 p.m. - Lunch with Exhibitors
12:45 – 1:35 p.m. - Approach to Pulmonary Fibrosis - Tejaswini Kulkarni, MD, MPH
1:35 – 2:25 p.m. - Acute Management of Massive Hemoptysis and Airway/Pulmonary Hemorrhage in the ICU - Eric Flenaugh, MD
2:25 – 3:15 p.m. - Update on Non-Invasive Mechanical Ventilation - Keith Lamb, MD
3:15 – 4:05 p.m. - Acute Management of Severe Asthma in the ICU - Emily Damuth, MD
4:05 p.m. - Closing Remarks - Eric Libre, MD, FACP, FCCP & Hussain Dhanani, MD
This event is hybrid and can be attended in-person or virtually but we highly encourage you to attend in person, as it greatly enhances the overall collegial experience for everyone! All attendees will receive access to the recorded session after the event.
Conference Requests:
Conference dress is business casual and we ask that you bring a sweater or jacket for your personal comfort during the meeting should the room be too cold for your comfort. If you have a dietary need or request, please email [email protected] no later than March 7, 2025.
Persons with disabilities who may need auxiliary aids or services should send a request to [email protected] so that appropriate arrangements can be made in advance. Requests should be make no later than March 7, 2025.
Travel
Non-Inova Employee Parking:
In order to help alleviate the overcrowding of parking at Inova Fairfax Hospital (IFMC) for all patients and visiting families, we ask that attendees park across the street at Inova Center for Personalized Health Conference Center (ICPH) and shuttle over to Inova Physicians Conference Center (PCC). Attendees can park in any surface lot at ICPH.
Inova Center for Personalized Health Conference Center (ICPH) Address: 8100 Innovation Park Drive, Fairfax, VA.
The Campus Connector Shuttle operates on a loop route between IFMC and ICPH every 20 minutes. Pick-up is located at MAIN ENTRAINCE of 8100.
IFMC Campus Connector Schedule.pdf
Inova Employee Parking:
Inova employees can continue to park in employee parking.
Airports and Ground Transportation
Inova Center for Personalized Health Conference Center (ICPH) is centrally located between Washington Dulles Airport (IAD) and Reagan Airports (DCA). Union Station (in Washington, DC) is located about 30-40 minutes from the campus. Both airports along with Union Station offer onsite ground transportation to Fairfax, VA which is about a 30–40-minute drive. Uber or Lyft are also reliable ground transportation options in the DC metro area.
Hotels
Below are the two hotels that are located closest to the Inova Center for Personalized Health Conference Center (ICPH) and offer us discounted rates.
8296 Glass Alley, Fairfax, VA 22031
Phone: 571-327-2277
Inova/corporate rate code: 8296INOVA
3111 Fairview Park Dr, Falls Church, VA 22042
(703) 849-9400
Program Directors:
Eric Libre, MD, FACP, FCCP
Chief, Pulmonary Section
Inova Fairfax Medical Campus
Hussain M. Dhanani, MD
Director Critical Care Ultrasound
Associate Director Critical Care, Eastern region
Inova Medicine Service Line
System Chair Patient Blood Management
Speaker Disclosure Statement:
Inova Health System’s Office of Continuing Medical Education adheres to ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CME activity, including faculty, program directors, and planners are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities as defined by ACCME. All relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated.
Inova CME Accreditation
The Medical Society of Virginia is a member of the Southern States CME Collaborative, an ACCME Recognized Accreditor. Inova Health System Office of Continuing Medical Education is accredited by the Southern States CME Collaborative to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation
The Inova Office of Continuing Medical Education designates this live educational activity for a maximum of 6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Physicians may claim up to 6.75 credits in Type 1 CME on the Virginia Board of Medicine Continued Competency and Assessment Form required for renewal of an active medical license in Virginia.
ABS CC Statement
Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement(s) of the American Board of Surgery's Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
Nurse Credentialing FAQs
For the purpose of recertification, the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME. For more information visit, https://www.nursingworld.org/certification/faqs/
Exhibitor Fee Summary
Premium In-Person: $3,000
- Prime table location, including a 6' undraped display table with three chairs
- Full access to conference sessions and meals for three exhibit representatives
- Verbal and name recognition the day of the conference with signage, podium mention and on screen during the conference
- Company name recognition on:
- Marketing emails
- Introduction slides, break slides, and closing slides
- Post-event follow-up attendee email
- Exhibitor page on event website
- Post attendee registration list (for those that opt in)
- Highlighted Website Listing - Your company’s sales contact information will be prominently displayed on the event website. This listing will feature:
- Company Name & Sales Contact Person Email Address
Catering Sponsor Add-ons (Optional): Includes company name on buffet table signage.
- Breakfast: $1,000
- Lunch: $1,500
- AM Break: $500
Questions? Email Christina Fontana for more information.
Price
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Virtual or In-person?
Join Us In-Person for a Richer Experience!
Engage with expert speakers, reconnect with colleagues, and enjoy the full collegial atmosphere of the event. Speakers love interacting with an engaged in-person audience, and you’ll have the unique opportunity to meet nationally renowned experts after their sessions. Don’t miss out on the chance to be part of something special—attend in person!
Are you an Inova Employee?
You can register using your cost center! Once you have approval from your department leader, simply enter your cost center in the 'coupon' field during registration (or checkout). If you encounter any issues, please reach out to [email protected] for assistance. Your sponsoring department will be billed for the registration cost after the event.
Refunds
Refunds will be allowed up a to week before the event, March 7, 2025. Refund requests need to be submitted in writing to [email protected].