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Saturday, December 1, 2007

Kissimmee, FL

10:15-11:00 am Basics of Alpha-1 Liver (Adult & Children)
Virginia “Ginger” Clark, M.D., Transplant Hepatology
Fellow, University of Florida

11:00-11:45 am The Importance of Pulmonary Rehab
Mike Runge, BS, RRT, Director Respiratory Therapy
St. Alexius Medical Center, Bismarck, ND

1:15-1:45 pm Alpha-1 Advocacy Initiatives
Miriam O’Day, Sr. Director of Public Policy
Alpha-1 Association and Alpha-1 Foundation


1:45-2:00 pm Alpha-1 Association Update
Marlene Erven, Executive Director, Alpha-1 Association

2:00-2:15 pm Alpha-1 Foundation Update
John Walsh, President, Alpha-1 Foundation

2:30-3:00 pm Lung Transplants in Alphas
Femi Akindipe, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Florida

3:00-4:00 pm Early Identification of Alpha-1 & Current Research
Mark Brantly, M.D., Professor of Medicine, University of Florida