Saturday, April 25, 2008
Oak Brook, IL
9:05-10:05 am Alpha-1 Lung Disease
Kyle Hogarth, M.D.
University of Chicago
10:05-11:05 am Alpha-1 Liver Disease
Josh Levitsky, M.D.
Northwestern University
11:20-12:05 pm Update on Alpha-1 Research and Alpha-1 Foundation
John Walsh
President and CEO,
Alpha-1 Foundation
1:30-1:50 pm Alpha-1 Association
Board of Directors Chair,
Alpha-1 Association
1:50-2:30 pm Advocacy Opportunities
Miriam O’Day,
Sr. Director of Public Policy,
Alpha-1 Foundation / Alpha-1 Association
2:30-3:30 pm Medical & Surgical Options for End Stage Lung Disease
Robert B. Love, M.D.,
Professor and Vice Chair,
Surgical Director of Lung Transplant, Loyola University
3:30-4:30 pm Getting to Postive
Bonnie Chakravorty, Pd.D., MSW,
Tennessee State University
Funding for the Alpha-1 Multi-Media Library including our
E-Education Program is provided by
CSL Behring and Talecris Biotherapeutics.
