Saturday, September 26, 2008
Las Vegas, NV
9:00-10:00 am The Basics of Alpha-1 Lung and Liver Disease
Rajat Walia, MD
St. Joseph's Hospital & Medical Center
10:00-10:45 am Importance of Pulmonary Rehabilitation
John Steinmetz, MD, FCCP
Director of Respiratory Care and Pulmonary Care and Pulmonary Services
Sunrise Hospital, Sunrise Children's Hospital, Las Vegas
11:00-11:40 am Research Update and Alpha-1 Foundation Update
Ab Rees
Board of Directors
Alpha-1 Foundation
11:40-12:00 pm Alpha-1 Association Update
Marlene Erven
Executive Director
Alpha-1 Association
1:30-2:30 pm Surgical Management of Advanced Alpha-1 Transplant and Beyond
Rajat Walia, MD
St. Joseph's Hospital & Medical Center
2:45-3:45 pm Advocacy Opportunities
Miriam O'Day
Senior Director of Public Policy
Alpha-1 Foundation / Alpha-1 Association
Funding for the Alpha-1 Multi-Media Library including our
E-Education Program is provided by
CSL Behring and Talecris Biotherapeutics.
