
6th Annual Pulmonary and Critical Care Symposium
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
- 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 7.00 Attendance
- 7.00 CRCE
- 7.00 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 7.00 contact hours of nursing continuing professional development (NCPD).
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 |
|
|
| 7:00 - 8:00a | Registration and Breakfast | |
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 Niko Touloumes, 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 Perry Tiberio, MD, PhD Niko Touloumes, MD |
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 |
1:40-2:25p | The Clinical Puzzle: Fellow Files Rapid-fire cases with real-time expert panel debate. | Panel: Ahmad Alhajhusain, MD Lauren Stawovy, MD Tiffany Dumont, DO Fellows: Nicholas Borkowski, MD Matthew Sherman, DO Palwasha Zafar, MD |
2:25-2:35p | Closing Remarks | Briana DiSilvio, MD and Perry Tiberio, MD |
6thAnnualPulmCCMSymposiumAgenda082626.docx
To reserve a room, please use this link for the room block
Physicians
Allegheny General Hospital is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Allegheny General Hospital designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation
in this activity.
Nurses, NPs, and PAs
This nursing continuing professional development activity was approved by Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation for 7.0 contact hours. Attendees must be present for the entire activity and complete a post-activity evaluation. No partial credit will be provided. No speakers/presenters have any relevant financial relationships and nothing to disclose.
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME.
The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) states that the AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ are acceptable for continuing medical education requirements for recertification.
Respiratory therapists
This program has been approved for 7.0 contact hours Continuing Respiratory Care Education (CRCE) credit by the American Association for Respiratory Care. Course #196726000
Available Credit
- 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 7.00 Attendance
- 7.00 CRCE
- 7.00 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 7.00 contact hours of nursing continuing professional development (NCPD).

Facebook
X
LinkedIn
Forward