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Saturday, November 10, 2007

Bedford, MA

9:00-9:30 am Introduction to COPD and Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
Ed Silverman, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor
Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital


9:30-10:00 am Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Craig Hersh, M.D., M.P.H., Instructor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital


10:00-10:25 am Working for Patients: COPD Foundation & Alpha-1
Organizations

John Walsh, President, COPD & Alpha-1 Foundations

10:25-10:55 am Diagnosis and Assessment of COPD
George Washko, M.D., Instructor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital

11:10-11:25 am Advocacy Update
Miriam O’Day, Sr. Director of Public Policy
Alpha-1 Association and Alpha-1 Foundation

11:25-11:55 am New Treatment Issues in COPD
John Reilly, M.D. Vice-Chairman for Integrated Clinical Services
Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital

11:55-12:25 pm Lung Transplant
Hilary Goldberg, M.D., Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Immediate Chair Massachusetts Consortium for Lung Transplantation


ALPHA-1 TRACK

3:15-3:30 pm Alpha-1 Foundation Update
Board Member

3:30-3:45 pm Alpha-1 Association Overview
Marlene Erven, Executive Director

3:45-4:30 pm Liver Disease in Alpha-1
Frederick Gordon, M.D.