Onslow Medical Specialties Clinic
Jacksonville, NC  
2009 American Thoracic Society SOTA
(State Of The Art) Course in Pulmonary &
Critical Care Medicine, Chicago, IL. -
February 5 - 8, 2009
Faculty:

University of Chicago

Gregory Schmidt, MD
University of Iowa

J, Randall Curtis, MD,MPH
University of Washington

Edward Diamond, MD
Suburban Lung Associates

Mark Gladwin, MD
University of Pittsburgh

Stephen Gluckman, MD
University of Pennsylvania

David Griffith, MD
University of Texas Health Center

Thomas Gross, MD
University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine

Nicola Hanania, MD
Baylor College of Medicine

Douglas Kyle Hogarth, MD
University of Chicago Hospitals

Douglas Hornick, MD
University of Iowa Craver College of Medicine

Gary Hunninghake, MD

Jeffrey Klein, MD
Fletcher Allen Health Care

Patrick Kochanek, MD
University of Pittsburgh

Stephen Lapinsky, MD
Mount Sinai Hospital

Heber MacMahon, MB,BCh

Dennis Maki, MD
University of Wisconsin Medical School

Paul Mayo, MD

Vallerie McLaughlin, MD
University of Michigan Health System

Babak Mokhlesi, MD
University of Chicago

Imre Noth, MD
University of Chicago

Jill Ohar, MD
Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Jay Ryu, MD
Mayo Clinic

Robert Schoene, MD
University of California San Diego

Allen Schwart, JD

James Stoller, MD
Cleveland Clinic

Victor Tapson, MD
Duke University Medical Center

Momen Wahidi, MD
Duke University Medical Center

Theodore Warkentin, MD
McMaster University

Art Wheeler, MD
Vanderbilt University

Kenneth Wood, DO
University of Wisonsin

Thursday, February 5, 2009
7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Antithrombotic Guidelines   - Dr Tapson
Sarcoidosis   - Dr Hunninghake
Complications of Sickle Hemoglobinopathies  - Dr Gladwin
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis     - Dr Ryu
End of Life Care: Practical and Ethical Issues  - Dr Randall Curtis
Resuscitation, Cooling and Cerebral Protection in the ICU - Dr Kochanek
COPD  - Dr Ohar
Sleep Apnea -    Dr Mokhlesi
High altitude Pulmonary Edema  - Dr Schoene

Friday, February 6, 2009
7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Alpha 1 Antitrypsin: State of the Art  - Dr Stoller
Fungal Pneumonia   - Dr Lapinsky
ALI/ ARDS   : Ventilator and Fluids  - Dr Boisblanc
Intensive Care Unit Ultrasound  - Dr Mayo
Palliative Airway Techniques  - Dr Wahidi
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension  - Dr McLaughlin
Managment of Severe and Difficult Asthma   -  Dr Hanania
Mesothelioma  - Dr Gross
Tuberculosis and Dealing with an Outbreak - Dr Hornick

Saturday, February 7, 2009
7:40 AM - 6 PM
Vocal Cord Dysfunction: Expanding the Spectrum of Glottic Disordersin Evaluation Common
Respiratory Symptoms  - Dr Diamond
VAP and CR-BSI Guidelines  - Dr Maki
Interstitial Lung Disease  - Dr Noth
Atypical Mycobacterial Disease  - Dr Griffin
Malpractice Issues  - Dr Swartz
Endocrine Disorders in the ICU   - Dr Wood
Coagulation Abnormalities in the ICU  - Dr Wheeler.
Respiratory Infections in Returned Travelers  - Dr Gluckman
Smoking Cessation  - Dr Hogarth

Sunday, February 8, 2009
7:30 AM - 10:20 AM
Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia  - Dr Warkentin
Lung Cancer  - Dr Klein
Cutting-Edge Thoracic Radiology