6th Annual Pulmonary and Critical Care Symposium

Bedford, PA US
September 13, 2026 to September 14, 2026

This symposium is intended to gather healthcare clinicians and professionals from various disciplines in a stimulating forum focused on exploring the latest clinical updates and advancements in pulmonary and critical care medicine. Through dynamic, interactive lectures, participants across all experience levels will gain current insights in this field, enabling them to elevate their practice and optimize patient care.

This year’s event features the first ever "Coal Miners Challenge" Game Show! We are excited to host fellows’ teams from institutions across Pennsylvania and West Virginia in an innovative clinical competition. This challenge offers a unique platform for regional programs to showcase their expertise and foster camaraderie among the next generation of pulmonary and critical care physicians.

 

Registrant Refund Policy:

Eligibility for a registrant refund is based on the following criteria. Please note, all registrants must email CME department within the specified time frames to be eligible for a refund.  To receive a full refund, registrants must provide written notification to the CME department no sooner than 30 days of activity start date. Registrants that notify the CME department within 14-29 days prior to activity will receive a 50% refund. 

Notification Qualifications   

Refund Amount

30+ days prior to activity

100% Refund

14-29 days prior to activity

50% Refund

Less than 14 days prior to activity

No Refund

 

Target Audience

This conference is designed for pulmonologists, critical care physicians, primary care physicians, emergency medicine physicians, cardiologists, hospitalists, CRNPs, PAs, nurses, respiratory therapists, and other medical professionals.

Learning Objectives

1. Review major clinical trials and practice-changing updates from the past year in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine.

2. Interpret essential imaging patterns and high-resolution CT findings for patients with Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD).

3. Evaluate the rationale and implementation of post-ICU recovery programs and the management of Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS).

4. Identify and treat hematologic emergencies in the ICU.

5. Recognize and manage drug toxicies and withdrawal syndromes.

6. Discuss recent advancements and clinical applications in Interventional Pulmonology.

7. Solve complex clinical puzzles using rapid-fire case reviews and multidisciplinary expert panel debate.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 8.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 8.00 Attendance
  • 7.50 CRCE
  • 6.75 NCPD

    AHN West Penn Hospital is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.  Nurses completing the entire activity and the evaluation tool will be awarded a maximum of 6.75 contact hours of nursing continuing professional development (NCPD). 

Course opens: 
02/02/2026
Course expires: 
12/31/2026
Event starts: 
09/13/2026 - 5:00pm EDT
Event ends: 
09/14/2026 - 4:00pm EDT
Cost:
$0.00
Rating: 
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6th Annual Pulmonary and Critical Care Symposium 

Bedford Springs, PA

September 13-14, 2026

Sunday, Sept 13

 

 

3:00-4:00p

Check-In

 

 

4:30-6:00p

Coalminer’s Lung Challenge:

Interactive game show featuring medical resident and fellow physicians

Hosted by:

Briana DiSilvio, MD

Perry Tiberio, MD, PhD

 

6:00-7:30p

Product Theater and Dinner

Hosted by:

Boehringer Ingelheim

7:30-8:30p

Networking by camp fire

 

 

 

 

Monday, Sept 14

 

 

8:00-8:10a

Introduction and Overview

Briana DiSilvio, MD

Perry Tiberio, MD, PhD

 

8:10-9:10a

Practice-Changing Pulm: Year-In-Review

Moderators:

Briana DiSilvio, MD

Perry Tiberio, MD, PhD

Speakers:

Ahmad Alhajhusain, MD

Bill Barker, MD

Lauren Stawovy, MD

Raghukumar  Thirumala, MD

9:10-9:40a

Beyond the Toxidrome: Addressing drug toxicity and withdrawal in the ICU

Nishita Saraiya, MD

9:40-10:10a

Critical Heme Management: Overview on hematologic emergencies in PCCM

Santhosh Sadashiv, MD

10:10-10:30a

Break/Vendors/Coffee

 

10:30-11:00a

Life After the ICU: Discuss post-intensive care syndrome and the ICU RISE Program at AHN

Sylvia Hunter, RN

Mareena Shuster, PharmD, BCCCP

Niko Touloumes, DO

Perry Tiberio, MD, PhD

11:00- 11:30a

Advancements in Interventional Pulmonary  Medicine

Stephanie Baltaji, MD

Brett Cornelius, PA

11:30a-12:00p

ILD Imaging: What you need to know

Layla Nasr, MD

12:00-12:40p

Symposium Luncheon

Casual lunch, socialize, meet with vendors

 

12:40 -1:40p

Critical Updates: CCM Year-In-Review

Moderators:

Briana DiSilvio, MD

Perry Tiberio, MD, PhD

Speakers:

Yaman Almerstani, MD

Jeff Bright, PA

Christian Kyung, MD

Anna Prishchepova, MD

Rachel Leonard, MD

1:40-2:10p

The Clinical Puzzle: Fellow Files

Rapid-fire cases with real-time expert panel debate.

Panel:

Ahmad Alhajhusain, MD

Tariq Cheema, MD, MMM

Tiffany Dumont, DO

Fellows:

Nicholas Borkowski, MD

Matthew Sherman, DO

Palwasha Zafar, MD

2:10-2:30p

Closing Remarks: The Future of AHN PCCM

Tariq Cheema, MD, MMM

 

 

 

Omni Bedford Spring
2198 Sweet Root Rd
Bedford, PA 15522
United States

To reserve a room, please use this link for the room block 

Accreditation Physicians Allegheny General Hospital is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Credits to be determined.

The West Penn Hospital is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Contact hours pending.

Respiratory Therapists Application will be submitted to the American Association for Respiratory Care. Credits to be determined.

 

Available Credit

  • 8.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 8.00 Attendance
  • 7.50 CRCE
  • 6.75 NCPD

    AHN West Penn Hospital is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.  Nurses completing the entire activity and the evaluation tool will be awarded a maximum of 6.75 contact hours of nursing continuing professional development (NCPD). 

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