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Authorities in the field, including internationally renowned pulmonologist Gerard Criner, MD, board member for the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD), an author of the GOLD guidelines and Director of the Temple Lung Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania presented at the following sessions:

Chair and Professor, Thoracic Medicine & Surgery
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Director, Temple Lung Center

B2 - ENDOBRONCHIAL VALVE TREATMENT IN PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED EMPHYSEMA: ITS TIME HAS COME
Monday, May 20
9:15 - 11:15 AM

D83 - NEW ADVANCES IN THE BRONCHOSCOPIC DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF LUNG CANCER
Wednesday, May 22
1:30 - 3:30 PM

Assistant Professor, Thoracic Medicine and Surgery
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

SS305 - THE ROLE OF SEX AND GENDER IN LUNG DISEASE
Wednesday, May 22
6:45 - 7:45 AM

Assistant Professor, Thoracic Medicine and Surgery
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Director, Sarcoidosis Program, Temple University Hospital

SS203 - HIGH RISK PULMONARY SARCOIDOSIS: EVALUATION, MANAGEMENT AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS
Tuesday, May 21
6:45 - 7:45 AM

Assistant Professor, Thoracic Medicine and Surgery
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

B82 - PRO/CON: THE CONUNDRUM OF MANAGING ACUTE PULMONARY EMBOLISM
Monday, May 20
2:15 - 4:15 PM

Assistant Professor, Thoracic Medicine and Surgery
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

D83 - NEW ADVANCES IN THE BRONCHOSCOPIC DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF LUNG CANCER
Wednesday, May 22
1:30 - 3:30 PM

A4740 / P568 - Post Lung Transplant Bronchial Stenosis: Disease Patterns, Interventions and Outcomes 
S. R. Ocheltree, G. A. Fernandez Romero, M. Kousha, O. A. O'Corragain, C. Dass, H. Zhao, N. Shigemura, Y. Toyoda, F. C. Cordova, G. J. Criner, M. Weir

A4742 / P570 - Sarcoidosis Outcomes on the Lung Transplantation Wait List in the Lung Allocation Score Era
A. Gangemi, C. N. Myers, J. C. Brown, M. Butler-LeBair, E. A. Narewski, J. Galli, K. V. Shenoy, F. C. Cordova, N. Marchetti, G. J. Criner, R. Gupta, A. J. Mamary

A2442 / 208 - Feasibility of Bedside Ultrasound to Determine Efficacy of Lung Volume Reduction by Endobronchial Valve Therapy
A. J. Gangemi, M. Kousha, J. Thomas, L. H. Criner, M. Gordon, F. C. Cordova, V. Kim, K. V. Shenoy, J. M. Travaline, N. Marchetti, P. B. Desai, G. J. Criner

A5844 - Incidence and Outcome of Airway Disease Post Lung Transplants: A Single Center Study
S. R. Ocheltree, G. A. Fernandez Romero, M. Kousha, O. A. O'Corragain, C. A. Dass, H. Zhao, N. Shigemura, Y. Toyoda, F. C. Cordova, G. J. Criner, M. Weir 

A5977 / 115 - Effect of Graft Side Perfusion Mismatch on Outcomes in Single Lung Transplant
D. Baumgarten, H. Zhao, Y. Toyoda, N. Shigemura, K. V. Shenoy, F. C. Cordova, G. J. Criner, A. J. Mamary 

A7149 / 123 - Predictors and Pathology of Acute Exacerbation of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Y. Dotan, W. B. Shapiro, A. Aneja, Z. Hauqing, C. A. Dass, K. Shenoy, F. C. Cordova, G. J. Criner, A. J. Mamary

A3275 / P463 - Determining Eligibility of Patients for a Telemedicine Based Program Post COPD Hospitalization Discharge
G. A. Fernandez, A. Criner, A. Rastogi, S. P. Duffy, G. J. Criner

A3276 / P464 - A COPD Symptom Reporting Telemedicine System Reduces COPD and All Cause Healthcare Utilization
G. A. Fernandez, M. R. Jacobs

A3287 / P475 - Feasibility of Using Home Humidified High Flow Nasal Cannula- Oxygen Therapy (HHFNC-O2) After Recent Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD) Requiring Hospitalization
A. Pandya, G. J. Criner, H. Criner, J. Thomas, M. R. Jacobs

A3309 / P498 - InforMing the PAthway of COPD Treatment (IMPACT Study)-Single Inhaler Triple Therapy (Fluticasone Furoate/Umeclidinium/Vilanterol) Versus Fluticasone Furoate/Vilanterol and Umeclidinium/Vilanterol in Patients with COPD: Results Based on an Analysis of the North American Region
G.J. Criner

A3325 / P514 - The IMPACT Trial: Single Inhaler Triple Therapy Fluticasone Furoate/Umeclidinium/Vilanterol versus Fluticasone Furoate/Vilanterol and Umeclidinium/Vilanterol in Patients with COPD: A Pre-Specified Analysis of Safety According to Age
G.J. Criner

A3327 / P516 - Tolerance and Safety of Humidified High-Flow Nasal Cannula Oxygen Therapy in Patients Hospitalized with an Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
A. Pandya, G. Criner, J. So, M. R. Jacobs, J. Thomas, H. Criner; 

A3328 / P517 - Effects on Sleep of Home Humidified High Flow Nasal Cannula- Oxygen Therapy (HHFNC-O2) After Recent Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD) Requiring Hospitalization
A. Pandya, A. Ohri, G. J. Criner, M. Vega Sanchez, H. Criner, M. R. Jacobs, J. Thomas; 

A5631 / 201 - Heterogeneity of Eosinophilic and Type-2 Inflammation in the Subpopulations and Intermediate Outcomes in COPD Study (SPIROMICS)
G.J. Criner

A5649 / 219 - Chronic Bronchitis Is Associated with Longer COPD Exacerbations Compared to Those Without Chronic Bronchitis: An Analysis of the Temple Lung Center COPD Co-Pilot Telemedicine Program
E. Dominguez, H. Zhao, A. Criner, K. Rybicki, M. R. Jacobs, G. J. Criner, V. Kim

A3135 / P293 - Endobronchial Stent Removal Using Argon Plasma Coagulation
M. Zantah, M. Basile, G. J. Criner

A3424 / P1136 - A Single-Center’s Experience with an Insulin Infusion Protocol Targeting 120-160 mg/dl and Associated Incidence of Hypoglycemia
C. Gutierrez, G. A. Fernandez Romero, G. J. Criner

A4744 / P572 - Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Lung Transplant
E. Male, H. Liaquat, N. Agrawal, A. J. Mamary, K. Carney, T. Bronzell-Wynder, G. J. Criner, P. Mulhall

A4767 / P1094 - Dual Antifibrotic Therapy for Fibrotic Lung Diseases in Clinical Practice
G. A. Fernandez, N. Kazzaz, P. Rali, G. J. Criner

A1012 - Percutaneous Temporary Placement of a Phrenic Nerve Stimulator for Diaphragm Pacing (RESCUE 1) US Feasibility Clinical Trial
G.J. Criner

A1113 / 202 - Differences in GOLD 2017 Treatment Group Assignments Between the COPD Assessment Test and Modified Medical Research Council Dyspnea Scale and Their Association with Exacerbations: An Analysis of the SPIROMICS Cohort
S. R. Ocheltree, E. Male, H. Zhao, G. J. Criner, V., Kim

A1120 / 209 - Relationship Between Smoking History and CT Measures of Occult Lung Disease in Smokers with Preserved Spirometry in SPIROMICS
G.J. Criner

A1377 / P1201 - Association Between Sleep Health and Lung Function in Smokers
R. I. Blair, M. Zantah, R. Carter, G. Ma, M. A., A. Gangemi, G. Criner, A. Satti 

A1580 / P144 - BAL and Serum Immunoglobulin G Levels Are Associated with Risk for Exacerbations, Clinical and CT Phenotypes, an Analysis of SPIROMICS
G.J. Criner

A1591 / P155 - COPD Assessment Test (CAT) Score Is Associated with Risk of Future Exacerbation: An Analysis from the IMPACT Trial
G.J. Criner

A7308 / P173 - Clinically Meaningful Reduction in Hyperinflation with Zephyr Endobronchial Valves (Zephyr Valve) Associated with Sustained Longitudinal Improvements in Lung Function, Exercise Tolerance, QoL and Dyspnea
N. Marchetti, G.J. Criner

A1993 / P884 - Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Pulmonary Embolism After Cardiac Arrest and Systemic Thrombolysis: A Systematic Review
J. Scott, R. Vender, S. Pettigrew, S. Roth, P. B. Desai, M. Gordon, N. Marchetti, G. Cohen, R. Bashir, J. Panaro, L. K. Moores, G. J. Criner, P. Rali

A1998 / P889 - Call for Attention: Hypoxia from Acute Pulmonary Embolism
E. Essien, R. Alashram, E. Male, S. Pettigrew, E. Carabelli, R. Gupta, H. Zhao, J. Panaro, G. Cohen, R. Bashir, G. J. Criner, P. Rali; 

A2014 / P905 - The Accuracy of Non-Radiologist at Making Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism (PE)
E. Male, M. Walshon, R. Alashram, M. Zheng, M. Patel, I. Yousef, S. Pettigrew, E. Essien, E. Carabelli, B. Heyman, G. Cohen, J. Panaro, R. Cobb, H. Zhao, R. Bashir, R. Gupta, G. J. Criner, K. Maruti, P. Rali

A2018 / P909 - Lung Parenchymal Abnormalities in Patients with Acute Pulmonary Embolism and Association with Outcomes
R. Alashram, E. Male, S. Pettigrew, E. Essien, E. Carabelli, M. Kumaran, C. Dass, G. Cohen, J. Panaro, R. Cobb, H. Zhao, R. Gupta, R. Bashir, G. J. Criner, P. Rali

A2438 / 204 - Preventing Clinically Important Deterioration (CID) of COPD with Single-inhaler Triple Therapy Fluticasone Furoate/Umeclidinium/Vilanterol: A Prospective Analysis of the IMPACT Trial
G.J. Criner

A2452 / 218 - Impact of Emphysema Heterogeneity on Lung Function in the Setting of Endobronchial Lung Volume Reduction
G.J. Criner

A7344 / 221 - Reduction in the Risk of All-Cause Mortality with Fluticasone Furoate/Umeclidinium/Vilanterol Compared to Umeclidinium/Vilanterol in IMPACT Including Previously Missing or Censored Vital Status Data
G.J. Criner

A2625 - A Dose-Ranging Study (TERRANOVA) of Benralizumab for Moderate to Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
G. J. Criner

A2626 - Benralizumab for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Results of the Phase III GALATHEA Trial
G.J. Criner

A3368 / P182 - Patterns of Exacerbations in Combined Pulmonary Fibrosis and Emphysema versus Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
M. Zantah, Y. Dotan, C. Dass, N. Marchetti, H. Zhao, G. J. Criner

A3878 / P628 - Virtual Bronchoscopy Navigation (VBN) Planning for Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction (BLVR)
J. A. Ramzy, J. Thomas, H. Criner, M. Basile, C. Dass, N. Marchetti, G. J. Criner

A3847 / P597 - Accelerated ATP Hydrolysis in Airway Surface Liquid (ASL) Provides a Mechanism for Mucus Dehydration in Chronic Bronchitis
V. Kim, G.J. Criner

A3999 - Hypogammaglobulinemia as a Predictor of Hospitalizations in COPD: A Meta-Analysis
G.J. Criner

A4040 / 202 - Altered Alveolar Macrophage Expression of Axl and Mertk in COPD: SPIROMICS Immunophenotyping Sub-Study
G.J. Criner

A4610 / P1049 - Autoimmune Serologies Predict Response to Treatment in Patients with Connective Tissue Related Interstitial Lung Disease (CTD-ILD)
J. A. Ramzy, J. Kim, A. Karanam, R. Townsend, S. Codella, R. Gupta, H. Zhao, G. J. Criner, E. A. Narewski

A4611 / P1050 - Effect of Cotreatment with Corticosteroids in Connective Tissue Related Lung Disease (CTD-ILD) Patients on Mycophenolate Mofetil (MMF)
J. A. Ramzy, J. Kim, A. Karanam, R. Townsend, S. Codella, R. Gupta, H. Zhao, G. J. Criner, E. A. Narewski 

A4859 / P852 - The Contribution of Individual and Neighborhood Factors to Racial Differences in COPD-Related Health Outcomes in SPIROMICS
G.J. Criner

A4860 / P853 - Residential Segregation and COPD-Related Health Outcomes in SPIROMICS
G.J. Criner

A5093 / P1171 - Pulmonary Vascular Histopathology in Explanted End-Stage Parenchymal Lung Disease
Y. Dotan, J. I. Stewart, A. Gangemi, A. Aneja, B. Chakraborty, C. Dass, N. Marchetti, G. J. Criner, A. J. Mamary

A5368 / P903 - CSP7 Mitigates TSE Induced Airway Injury and Susceptibility to Develop Emphysema
G. Criner, N. Marchetti, S. Bolla

A5392 / P401 - Caveolin-1-Scaffolding Peptide Attenuates Pulmonary Fibrosis
G. Criner, N. Marchetti, S. Boll

A5567 - Contribution of Anxiety and Depression on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Outcomes
G.J. Criner

A6049 / 703 - Pulmonary Artery Diameter and Association with Echocardiographic Parameters of Right Ventricular Dysfunction in Patients with Acute Pulmonary Embolism
R. Alashram, E. Essien, E. Male, S. Pettigrew, E. Carabelli, B. Heyman, M. Kumaran, C. Dass, G. S. Cohen, J. N. Panaro, R. Cobb, H. Zhao, R. Gupta, R. Bashir, G. J. Criner, P. Rali

A6052 / 706 - Window of Opportunity: Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography Ventilation Perfusion (SPECT V/Q) for Follow Up of Patients with Acute Pulmonary Embolism (PE) and Baseline Marker for Future Chronic PE Related Complications
E. Male, S. Pettigrew, R. Alashram, C. Dass, B. Kamat, G. J. Criner, P. Rali, S. Dadparvar

A6092 / 522 - Integrative Omics to Discover Novel Subtypes in a Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Lung Tissue Cohort
G.J. Criner

A6808 / P1009 - Accuracy of Right Ventricular to Left Ventricular (RV/LV) Diameter Ratio by Non-Radiologist
E. Male, M. Walshon, R. Alashram, M. Zheng, M. Patel, I. Yousef, E. Essien, S. Pettigrew, E. Carabelli, G. Cohen, J. Panaro, R. Cobb, H. Zhao, M. Gordon, R. Gupta, R. Bashir, G. J. Criner, K. Maruti, P. Rali 

A3474 / P821 - Misplaced Catheter or Not? A Ready Reckoner
R. Patel, J. Ku, P. Rali, M. Kumaran, P. B. Desai, S. Seghal

A5974 / 112 - Pharmacologic Prevention of Atrial Fibrillation After Lung Transplantation
J. Ku, S. Codella, M. Bocchese, J. Galli

A4664 / P487 - Semi-Prone EBUS for the Diagnosis of a Challenging Right Lower Lobe Nodule
S. R. Ocheltree, C. Bakhos, J. L. Garfield

A1531 / P531 - Multisystem Sarcoidosis with Refractory Warm Antibody Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia: When Medical Therapy Does Not Work!
R. Gupta, B. Lerner

A4311 / 105 - Algorithm for Pulmonary Hypertension Screening in Sarcoidosis: A Delphi Consensus
R. Gupta

A5081 / P1159 - Impact of Parenchymal Lung Disease in Echocardiographic Estimate of Pulmonary Artery Pressure in Sarcoidosis Patients
R. Gupta

A3615 / P959 - Pulmonary Artery Pseudoaneurysm After Right Heart Catheterization
M. Zantah, E. Essien, D. Pryluck, R. Gupta, P. B. Desai

A7109 / 208 - Clinical Markers Associated with Risk of Suicide or Drug Overdose Among Heavy Smokers - A Longitudinal Follow-Up Study of the COPDGene Cohort
V. Kim

A5777 / 616 - Reduced Maximum Mid-Expiratory Flow Is Independently Associated with Computed Tomography Measures of Smoking-Related Lung Disease in the Subpopulations and Intermediate Outcome Measures in COPD Study (SPIROMICS) Cohort
V. Kim

A3486 / P833 - Lessons Learned: Inadvertent Placement of a Central Venous Catheter into the Ascending Aorta
J. Ku, R. Patel, M. Kumaran, P. B. Desai, P. Rali, S. Seghal

A6713 / P899 - Association Between Sleep Health and Exercise Capacity in African American Smokers
A. Gangemi, R. I. Blair1, M. Zantah, R. Carter, A. Kambo, G. Ma, A. Satti

A6714 / P900 - Adequate Sleep Predicts Lung Function in Smokers
M. Zantah, A. Satti, A. Gangemi, K. Lin

A1153 - Understanding Airway Casts Secondary to Inhalational Smoke-Induced Acute Lung Injury (ISALI): Independent Assessment Tools of Composition and Fibrinolysin Impact 
M. R. Wolfson, N. Pleshko, K. Darvish, M. Marcinkiewicz, J. Wu, A. Rakymzhan, R. Kyada, T. H. Shaffer

A1696 / P118 - Perfluorochemical-Facilitated Fibrinolysin Delivery: Sustained Improvement in Physiologic Outcomes in Inhalational Smoke Induced Acute Lung Injury (ISALI) in Sheep
M. R. Wolfson, T. H. Shaffer, III 

A4547 / P838 - TLR2 Limits Exaggerated Rhinovirus-Stimulated Type I and III Interferons in COPD Airway Epithelial Cells Via SIRT-1
H. Reddyvari, N. Xander, W. Li, U. Sajjan

A5753 / 512 - FOXO3A Regulates Antiviral Responses in Airway Epithelium
S. Kotnala, H. Reddy Vari, N. Owuor, N. Xander, W. Li, U. Sajjan