The 2021 Cotton Conference
Building a Vision for the Future of Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine
This will be a virtual conference hosted via Zoom.
Provided by:
University of Colorado
The Breathing Institute
Pediatric Pulmonary & Sleep Medicine
About Cotton Conference
The Cotton Conference is named after Ernie Cotton, founder of the Section of Pediatric Pulmonary & Sleep Medicine at the University of Colorado. The Cotton Conference has been held consecutively for the past 30 years.
Special Thanks
Event Chair:
Stacey Martiniano, MD, MSCS
Event Co-Chairs:
Christopher Baker, MD
Emily DeBoer, MD, MSCS
Andrew Liu, MD
Stanley Szefler, MD
Event Coordinator:
Emily Mitchell, MA
(Emily.Mitchell2@childrenscolorado.org)
Target Audience
Target audience members include physicians, advanced practice providers, and researchers in the field of pediatric pulmonary & sleep medicine.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this conference, participants should be able to:
- Determine the need for an organized team approach in the management of complex patients to improve clinical interventions and patient outcomes
- Review new practices for monitoring cystic fibrosis patients after implementation of new therapies, and identify novel considerations for cystic fibrosis patients in the future
- Explain and evaluate all aspects of vaping including the basic science of vaping, the effect of vaping when combined with COVID and other health effects, and how the tobacco industry has capitalized on this new technology
- Assess racial and healthcare disparities, and aspects of social determinants of health in relation to asthma patient management and primary care
March 4, 2021
Session 1: Collaboration in Clinical Practice
12:00pm | Conference Kick Off and Welcome | Robin Deterding, MD |
12:15pm | Aerodigestive as a New Paradigm for Pulmonary Care | Emily DeBoer, MD, MSCS |
12:35pm | Importance of a Pulmonologist in Neonatal & Critical Care | Steven Abman, MD |
12:55pm | Importance of a Pulmonologist in Cardiac Care | Deborah Liptzin, MD, MS |
1:15pm | Joint Pulmonary/NICU Patient Case | Taylor Curry, MD |
1:35-1:55pm | Joint Pulmonary/Cardiology Patient Case | Annemarie Wolfe, MD |
2:15-3:00pm | Break with the Exhibitors |
Session 2: The Changing Landscape of Cystic Fibrosis
3:10pm | Introduction to Session 2: CF | Scott Sagel, MD, PhD |
3:20pm | Current Treatments in CF: Where We Are and How Did We Get Here? | Edith Zemanick, MD, MSCS |
3:40pm | Inflammatory Pathways and its Relation to Fungal Disease | Spencer Poore, MD |
4:00pm | Detection of Bacterial Pathogens Using Home Oropharyngeal Swab | Patricia Lenhart-Pendergrass, MD, PhD |
4:20-5:00pm | Keynote: Cystic Fibrosis in 2030: A (Potential) Future of CF | John P. Clancy, MD |
Friday Afternoon, March 5, 2021
Session 3: Vaping: The Colorado Solution
12:00pm | Vision for Vaping in Colorado | Robin Deterding, MD |
12:15pm | Vaping Referrals for Cessation | Amanda Messinger, MD, MS & |
12:35pm | The Basic Science of Vaping | Heidi Nick, PhD |
12:55pm | The Intersection of Vaping & COVID | Daniel Hinds, MD |
1:15pm | Keynote: Tobacco Industry Innovation & Harm | Jon Samet, MD, MS |
1:45-2:20pm | Keynote: The Spectrum of Vaping-Related Health Effects | Ilona Jaspers, PhD |
2:20-3:00pm | Afternoon Break |
Session 4: Social Determinants of Health & Clinical Outcomes of Asthma
3:00pm | Introduction to Session 4: Asthma | Stanley Szefler, MD |
3:10pm | Disparities Elimination Through Coordinated Interventions to Prevent & | Stanley Szefler, MD |
3:30pm | Social Determinants of Health Assessment and Management in a | Mfonobong Udoko, MD |
3:50pm | Disparities & COVID – Impact on Primary Care Practices, Patients, & | Andrea Nederveld, MD, MPH |
4:20-5:00pm | Keynote: Racial Disparities in COVID & Asthma: Causes & Consequences | LeRoy Graham, MD |
5:00pm | Evaluation & Adjourn |
This two-day course will be held virtually via Zoom. Further information regarding links to access the course, breakout rooms and the Question/answer sessions will be provided within one week of the course dates.
Keynote Speakers:
- John P. Clancy, MD, Professor-Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine. Vice President of Clinical Research-Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, University of Cincinnati
- LeRoy Graham, MD, Founder- Asthma & Allergy Network of America, Founder & Medical Director: Not One More Life
- Ilona Jaspers, PhD, Professor-Environmental Services and Engineering and Pediatrics. Director-Curriculum in Toxicology and Deputy Director-Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma and Lung Biology, University of North Carolina
- Jonathan M. Samet, MD, MS, Professor-Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Dean-School of Public Health, Colorado School of Public Health
Guest Speakers:
- Deborah Liptzin, MD, MS, Associate Clinical Professor, University of Colorado, University of Montana, University of Washington
- Andrea Nederveld, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Director-Partners Engaged in Achieving Change in Health Network, University of Colorado
- Paula Riggs, MD, Professor-Department of Psychiatry, Director-Division of Substance Dependence, University of Colorado
Medical
Children’s Hospital Colorado is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Children’s Hospital Colorado designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 8.25 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Attendance
A certificate of attendance will be provided upon completion of this course.
Available Credit
- 8.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 8.25 Attendance