Exhibit: 2020 Rhode Island Thoracic Society Annual Meeting

November 2, 2020

The  virtual Rhode Island Thoracic Society Annual Meeting 2020 will address new approaches to identifying asthma phentoypes and predictors of treatment response. 

Target Audience

Pulmonary/Critical Care and Primary Care Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurses, Respiratory Therapists, Residents, Fellows, and Medical Students.

Learning Objectives

  • Critically examine current applications of “omics” to asthma research
  • Review recently developed “omics” biomarkers of asthma
  • Understand upcoming applications of “omics” to the diagnosis and management of asthma

Sponsored By

Brown Investigators in Respiratory Diseases and Cardiopulmonary Vascular Biology COBRE

Registration

There is no fee to participate, but registration is required.

Please notify the Brown CME Office in writing at least two weeks prior to the conference to request reasonable accommodations. 

Additional Information

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 1.00 Attendance
    Participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance stating this program is designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. This credit is accepted by the AAPA and AANP.
Course opens: 
09/24/2020
Course expires: 
08/08/2021
Event starts: 
11/02/2020 - 5:30pm EST
Event ends: 
11/02/2020 - 7:30pm EST
Cost:
$250.00
Rating: 
0
5:30–6:30 pm

Rhode Island Thoracic Society Business Meeting*

Opening Remarks
Andrew E. Foderaro, MD 

Fellows Talks
Katherine Cox, MD
Nicholas J. Nassikas, MD
Yevgeniy Vayntrub, MD
Mark Slootsky, MD, MBA

Update on Advocacy and Disparities
Samuel K. Evans, MD & Debasree Banerjee, MD, MS

RITS Award
Andrew E. Foderaro, MD

*Note this section is not accredited.

6:30–7:15Omics and Precision Medicine in Asthma
Juan C. Celedón, MD, DrPH, ATSF
7:15–7:30 Question & Answer Session
7:30 pmAdjourn

Guest Speaker

Juan C. Celedón, MD, DrPH, ATSF
Niels K. Jerne Professor of Pediatrics
Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology and Human Genetics
University of Pittsburgh
Division Chief, Pulmonary Medicine
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA
President, American Thoracic Society

Planning Committee

Andrew E. Foderaro, MD — Course Director
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator
Associate Program Director, Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep
Rhode Island Hospital and The Miriam Hospital | Providence, RI

Debasree Banerjee, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Associate Director, Adult Cystic Fibrosis Clinic
Rhode Island & The Miriam Hospitals | Providence, RI

Sharon I. Rounds, MD
Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs
Professor of Medicine
Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Warren Alpert Medical School
Providence VA Medical Center | Providence, RI

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and the Rhode Island Thoracic Society. The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation

Physicians: The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 
Physician Assistants & Nurse Practitioners: Participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance stating this program is designated for 1.0 hours AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. This credit is accepted by the AAPA and AANP. 

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 1.00 Attendance
    Participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance stating this program is designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. This credit is accepted by the AAPA and AANP.

Price

Cost:
$250.00
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