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Full Schedule

  • Wednesday, October 22, 2025
  • 6:00 AM - 6:30 PM PDT
    Meditation & Quiet Room
  • 6:00 AM - 6:30 PM PDT
    Registration Open
  • 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
    SPC01--Morning- Together We Thrive: A Team-based Approach to Address Medical Traumatic Stress in PwCF Across the Lifespan
  • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM PDT
    SPC03--Role of Airway Clearance Techniques including Exercise as an ACT in an Era of Change
  • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM PDT
    SPC04--Nuts & Bolts for the New CF Team Member
  • 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM PDT
    PCM--Psychosocial Collaborative Meeting
  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    SC01--CFRD 101 - Diagnosis, Diabetes Technology, & Dietary Management
  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    SC03--Bugs & Drugs: Addressing the Basics & Digging Deeper
  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    SPC02--Afternoon- Healing the Hurt: Managing Pain with Evidence-based Strategies
  • 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Family Forum Session
  • 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    DG01--Head, Shoulders, Knees, & Toes: Addressing Common Musculoskeletal Complaints in Patients with CF!
  • 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    DG02--CF Pharmacy 101
  • 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    DG03--CF Nutrition 101 for Dietitians New to CF
  • 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Building Self-Trust: What It Is, Why It Matters & How to Support It in CF Care

    Chair: Lauren Katz, MPH – Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

    Chair: Rachel N. Grob, Ph.D – Qualitative and Health Experiences Research Lab, Dept. of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison Dept. of Family Medicine and Community Health

    Chair: Stacy Van Gorp, PhD – See What I Mean LLC

  • 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM PDT
    Poster Set-up Time
  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Welcome Happy Hour
  • 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM PDT
    PHARM: Open Forum Discussion
  • 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM PDT
    NRS: Open Forum Discussion
  • 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM PDT
    NRS: APP Open Forum Discussion
  • 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM PDT
    Women in Science and Medicine in CF (WISE-CF) Open Forum Networking Event
  • Thursday, October 23, 2025
  • 6:00 AM - 6:30 PM PDT
    Meditation & Quiet Room
  • 6:00 AM - 6:30 PM PDT
    Registration Open
  • 6:30 AM - 8:00 AM PDT
    Poster Set-up Time
  • 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    PGR-- Physicians Grand Rounds
  • 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    PGR--Physicians Grand Rounds
    Chair: Alex Gifford, MD – UH Cleveland Medical Center
    Chair: John N. Schuen, MD – Helen DeVos Children's Hospital @ Corewell Health
    CLIN
  • 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    W01--Pathogenesis of CF Airway Infection
    Chair: Jodi M. Corley, PhD, MS – National Jewish Health
    Chair: Sophie Darch – University of South Florida
    IMI
  • 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    W02--Improving Access & Decreasing Costs of Care
    Chair: Jamie Wooldridge, MD, MSPopH – University of Rochester Medical Center
    Chair: Deirdre Jennings – UVAHealth Adult Cystic Fibrosis Clinic
    HEAC
  • 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    W03--Cell-Specific Roles of CFTR in the Airways: Insights into Expression and Function
    Chair: Martina Gentzsch, PhD – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Chair: John J. Brewington, MD, MS – Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
    APPTTPTAC/CFTR
  • 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    DG04--Trivia Night
  • 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    DG05--Education Update
  • 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    DG06--Chameleon Color Change: Adapting to the Changing CF Pharmacy Landscape
  • 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    DG07--Nuts & Bolts for CF Genetic Counselors
  • 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    DG08--Strengthening Resilience Through Patient Peer Support Programs
  • 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    DG09--Metabolic Health & Cardiovascular Disease Risk
  • 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    DG10--Upholding Integrity: Ethics in Practice
  • 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    DG11--Research Coordinator Updates & Special Topics
  • 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    DG12--Adjusting & Thriving After a CFRD Diagnosis
  • 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM PDT
    RFPT01--Therapeutic Targeting of Inflammation in CF
    Chair: Lael M. Yonker, MD – Massachusetts General Hospital
    Chair: Benjamin T. Kopp, MD, MPH – Emory University/Childrens Atlanta
    APPTT
  • 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT
    Coffee Break
  • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Exhibit & Poster Hall Open
  • 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM PDT
    TPS01--Pharmacotherapy
    Chair: Kathleen O'Dell, CPhT – St. Luke's Cystic Fibrosis Center of Idaho
    Chair: Jake Brockmeyer, PharmD – Stanford Medicine Children's Health
    PHARM
  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM PDT
    W04--How to Survive & Thrive in a Small CF Center
    Chair: Michele Prater, MSN, RN, CPNP – McLane Children's Hospital
    Chair: Jeralyn Wunderly, MHA, BSN, RN, CCM – Medical University of South Carolina
    NRS
  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM PDT
    W05--Year in Review
    Chair: James A. Reed, RRT, NPS, RPFT – Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health
    Chair: Sean P. Duffy, PT, DPT – The Johns Hopkins Hospital
    PT&RT
  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM PDT
    W06--Food for Thought: Best of Nutrition & GI Research
    Chair: Terri Schindler, MS, RDN, CACFD – University Hospitals
    Chair: Laura Padula, RD, MS, RD, LDN – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
    NTRCLIN
  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM PDT
    W07--Agnostic Avenues: Alternatives to CF Gene Therapy
    Chair: Matthew Long, PhD – The Ohio State University
    Chair: Martin D. Burke – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    APPTTPTAC/CFTR
  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM PDT
    W08--Best Practices & Approach to Clinical Research, Including Community Engagement
    Chair: Katie Poch, BS – National Jewish Health
    Chair: Julia Giancola, MSN, RN, CPN, CCRC – Boston Children's Hospital
    CLIN
  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM PDT
    W09--Gastrointestinal Involvement in CF
    Chair: Jay Freeman, MD, MSc – Nationwide Children's Hospital/The Ohio State University
    Chair: Alison Kohan – University of Pittsburgh
    EPP
  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM PDT
    W10--Airway Differentiation, Pathogenesis, & Repair
    Chair: Finn Hawkins, MB BCh – Boston University/Boston Medical Center
    Chair: Tayyab Rehman, MD – University of Michigan Medical School
    APPTT
  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM PDT
    W11--Topical Advancements in CFTR Biology
    Chair: Carlos M. Farinha – Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisboa
    Chair: Kathryn E. Oliver, PhD, MS, CPTS – Emory University School of Medicine
    PTAC/CFTR
  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM PDT
    W12--Psychosocial Research Showcase
    Chair: Jennifer L. Butcher, PhD – Michigan Medicine Department of Pediatrics, CS Mott Children's Hospital
    Chair: Moira Harrison, MSW, LICSW – Boston Children's Hospital
    SW/PSYCH
  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM PDT
    W13--Epidemiology in Action: Insights from CF Registries & Beyond
    Chair: Stephanie Y. Cheng, MSc. – Cystic Fibrosis Canada
    Chair: Elizabeth Cromwell, PhD – Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
    CLIN
  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM PDT
    W14--Management of Infections & Inflammation in CF
    Chair: Irina Miralda Molina, PhD – Emory University
    Chair: Kristin Hudock – University of Cincinnati
    IMI
  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM PDT
    W15--New Horizons in CF Newborn Screening: Advancements & Updates
    Chair: Marci Sontag, PhD – Center for Public Health Innov
    Chair: Rachel Linnemann, MD – Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pulmonology, Asthma, Cystic Fibrosis, and Sleep, Emory University School of Medicine
    CLIN
  • 12:15 PM - 2:30 PM PDT
    Visit Exhibits and Posters (Refreshments Available)
  • 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM PDT
    FSC01-- A Conversation with Scott Bell
  • 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM PDT
    FSC02--A Conversation with James Chmiel
  • 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM PDT
    RFPT02--Advanced QI Methods at Work
    Chair: Prigi A. Varghese, APRN, CPNP – Children's Health/UTSW
    Chair: Ashley K. Swift, RN – Oregon Health & Science University
    CLIN
  • 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM PDT
    RFPT03--Feeding the Future
    Chair: Bridget Doyle, MS RD LDN CNSC – Loyola University Health System
    Chair: Kevin Scully, MB BCh BAO, MA – Hasbro Children's Hospital
    NTR
  • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Junior Investigators: Top 10 Poster Judging Time
  • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    LL01--So Many Guidelines, So Little Time
  • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    LL02--Equity in Every Line: Using Words Wisely to Expand Equity & Representation in Writing
  • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    LL03--From Symptoms to Solutions: Diagnosing & Collaboration for the Gut-Brain Axis in Bloating
  • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    LL04--Finding Your Calm: Strategies for Managing Pulmonary Function Testing Anxiety
  • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    LL05--Which Cell Types Are the Ideal Therapeutic Targets?
  • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    LL06--The Role of The Family In Research & Care
  • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Roundtables: Group 1
  • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Roundtables: Group 2
  • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Roundtables: Group 3
  • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    TPS02--Models Systems to Study Pulmonary & Non-pulmonary Manifestations of CF
    Chair: Adeline M. Hajjar, DVM, PhD – Cleveland Clinic
    Chair: Sarah MacDowell, MD MPH – The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
    IMI
  • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM PDT
    CF Foundation Grants Administration Insights: Applications, Funding, & Reporting Demystified

    Chair: Trey Winn, BA – Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

    Chair: Ebere I. Lima, MA – Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

  • 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM PDT
    FSC03--A Conversation with Antoinette Gardner
  • 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM PDT
    FSC04--A Conversation with Meghana Sathe & Melissa Putman
  • 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM PDT
    RFPT04--Psychosocial Research
    Chair: Rebecca Headley, LCSW – St. Luke's Cystic Fibrosis Center of Idaho
    SW/PSYCH
  • 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM PDT
    RFPT05--New Ways to Combat CF Pathogens
    Chair: Katrine Whiteson – University of California Irvine
    IMI
  • 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM PDT
    TPS03--Imaging: The Final Frontier
    Chair: Rachel L. Eddy, PhD – University of British Columbia
    Chair: Stacey L. Martiniano, MD – Childrens Hospital Colorado and University of Colorado
    CLIN
  • 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    S01--Tips & Tricks for Running an Efficient Multidisciplinary CF Clinic
    Chair: Elisabeth Debri, BSN, RN – HDVCH
    Chair: Barbara McDonald, DNP, FNP-C – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
    NRS
  • 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    S02--Uncharted Territory: Exploring Metabolic Dysfunction in the Post-HEM Era
    Chair: Alexander Philbrick, PharmD, BCPS – Northwestern Medicine
    Chair: Catherine Hobart, PharmD, BCPPS – Banner Health
    PHARM
  • 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    S03--The Need for Comprehensive CF Care to be "Ageless"
    Chair: Christopher M. Fowler, MD – UAB/Children's of Alabama
    Chair: Denis Hadjiliadis, MD, MHS, FRCP(C) – University of Pennsylvania
    CLIN
  • 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    S04--Growing Up is Getting Old
    Chair: Jennifer Sherwood, RRT – University of Minnesota Cystic Fibrosis Center
    Chair: Gemma Stanford, PhD, B.Sc. Physiotherapy – Royal Brompton Hospital, Guys and St Thomas's NHS Foundation Trust and NHLI, Imperial College, London
    PT&RT
  • 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    S05--Along the CFTR Spectrum: CF Off/On Modulators, CRMS/CF-SPID, COPD & CF Carriers
    Chair: Rebecca Darrah, MS, PhD – Case Western Reserve University
    Chair: Philip Farrell, MD, PhD – Departments of Pediatrics and Population Health Sciences, UUniversity of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
    APPTTPTAC/CFTRCLIN
  • 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    S06--Cure (or Close) for All
    Chair: Tanicia C. Daley, MD, MPH – Emory University
    Chair: Meghan McGarry, MD, MAS, ATSF – Seattle Children's Hospital
    Community Chair: David Hansen, LMSW – Realistic Expectations PLLC
    HEACSW/PSYCHCLIN
  • 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    S07--Game of Thrones: Inflammation Initiators & Drivers Across the Lifespan
    Chair: Christine M. Bojanowski, MD, MSCR – Tulane University School of Medicine
    Chair: Daniel P. Cook, MD, PhD – University of Iowa
    IMI
  • 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    S08--Rethinking Pulmonary Management in the Current Era of CF
    Chair: Don B. Sanders, MD – Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health
    Chair: Georgene Hergenroeder – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Division of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine
    CLIN
  • 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    S09--CF Therapeutics When There is No Protein Made
    Chair: Neeraj Sharma, DVM, PHD – Department of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Chair: John D. Lueck, Ph.D. – University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
    PTAC/CFTR
  • 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    S10--Pancreatic Puzzles & Nutrition Noodles: Untangling Modulator Nutrition Challenges
    Chair: Julianna Bailey, PhD, RD – Alfred Health
    Chair: (Keith) Chee Y. Ooi, MBBS, PhD, FRACP, AGAF – University of New South Wales & Sydney Children's Hospital
    NTR
  • 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    S11--Mental Health Year in Review: Presented by MHAC & PRIME
    Chair: Alexandra L. Quittner, PhD – Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital
    Chair: Leah Reznikov, PhD – University of Florida
    SW/PSYCH
  • 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    S12--PRenatal MOdulator Treatment to PrEvent CF ComplicaTions (PROTECT)
    Chair: Sylvia E. Szentpetery, n/a – Medical University of South Carolina
    Chair: Andrea Roe, MD, MPH – University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
    CLIN
  • 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM PDT
    PL1--Six Years of Highly Effective Modulator Therapy and Beyond: Reflecting Back & Looking Forward
  • Friday, October 24, 2025
  • 6:00 AM - 6:30 PM PDT
    Meditation & Quiet Room
  • 6:00 AM - 6:30 PM PDT
    Registration Open
  • 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    AF--Adult Fellows
    Chair: Natalie E. West, MD, MHS – Johns Hopkins University
    Chair: Joseph M. Pilewski, MD – University of Pittsburgh
    Facilitator: Shalini Vadalia, MD – MedStar/Georgetown - Washington Hospital Center
    CLIN
  • 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    PF--Pediatric Fellows
    Chair: Felix Ratjen, MD, PhD, FRCP(C), FERS – The Hospital for Sick Children
    Facilitator: Chandra Swanson, MD – Boston Children's Hospital
    CLIN
  • 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    W16--Host Response to CF Airway Infections
    Chair: Sophia Goldman, BSc – McGIll University
    Chair: Tania Wong, PhD – Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
    IMI
  • 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    W17--Extrapulmonary Manifestations & Mechanisms
    Chair: Katherine Kutney, MD – Case Western Reserve University
    Chair: Agnieszka Swiatecka-Urban, MD – University of Virginia
    EPPPTAC/CFTR
  • 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    DG13--Double Take: Challenging CF Cases Worth Another Look
  • 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    DG14--Delivering CF Care in Low & Middle Income Countries
  • 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    DG15--A New Spin on Classic CF Nutrition Care
  • 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    DG16--APP Grand Rounds- Enhancing Lives Through Expertise: The Integral Role of Advanced Practice Providers in CF Care
  • 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    DG17--Seeing More Than CF 3.0
  • 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    DG18--Psychology/Psychiatry Networking & Knowledge
  • 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    DG19--Everything You Ever Wanted to Know (& more!) About CFTR Variant Interpretation
  • 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    DG20--It's Important to be Dense: Nutrition & Exercise to Improve Bone Density & Working with Other Endocrine Issues
  • 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    DG21--Social Work Networking & Knowledge
  • 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    DG22--Tech in Research
  • 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM PDT
    RFPT06--New Advances in Stem Cell Biology
    Chair: Shingo Suzuki – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Chair: Finn Hawkins, MB BCh – Boston University/Boston Medical Center
    PTAC/CFTRAPPTT
  • 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM PDT
    RFPT07--Topics Related to Health Equity, Cost, Access, & International Issues
    Chair: Grant Turner – UCLA
    Chair: Tijana Milinic, MD – University of Washington
    HEACSW/PSYCH
  • 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT
    Coffee Break
  • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Exhibit & Poster Hall Open
  • 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM PDT
    TPS04--Lungs & Beyond
    Chair: Kadambari Vijaykumar, MD – University of Alabama-Birmingham
    Chair: Milene T. Saavedra, Denver, USA – National Jewish Health
    CLIN
  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM PDT
    W18--Bringing Health Equity into Care
    Chair: Leah Ratner, MD – Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Division of Global Health Equity
    Chair: Olivia M. Stransky, MPH – University of Pittsburgh
    HEACSW/PSYCHCLIN
  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM PDT
    W19--Epidemiology & Clinical Impact of Infection in CF
    Chair: Drake C. Bouzek, MD – University of Iowa
    Chair: Jordanna Hoppe – University of Colorado
    IMICLIN
  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM PDT
    W20--Cutting-edge Clinical Trials: Insights & Updates
    Chair: Jane E. Gross, MD PhD – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Chair: Lisa Bendy, MBA, RRT, RPFT, CCRC – Indiana University
    CLIN
  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM PDT
    W21--Updates in Care
    Chair: Lucy Wadsworth, BSc(HONs) – Manchester Adult Cystic Fibrosis Centre, UK
    Chair: Karen Hamill, PT, DPT – UCLA
    PT&RT
  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM PDT
    W22--Reprogramming Immune Dysfunction in CF
    Chair: Camilla Margaroli – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Chair: Clemente J. Britto, MD – Yale University
    APPTTIMI
  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM PDT
    W23--Enhancing Care Improvements for the Changing CF Landscape
    Chair: Ambika Shenoy, MD – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
    Chair: Dana Albon, MD MS FCCP ATSF – University of Virginia
    CLIN
  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM PDT
    W24--New Psychosocial Interventions
    Chair: Tess Smith-Thomas, PhD – University of Kentucky
    Chair: Annie Thomas-Diceman – St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto
    SW/PSYCH
  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM PDT
    W25--What Does This Button Do? - Innovations in CF Pharmacotherapy
    Chair: Lori Chen, BScPharm, ACPR – The Hospital for Sick Children
    PHARM
  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM PDT
    W26--Best Abstracts in Endocrinology
    Chair: Kara S. Hughan, MD MHSc – UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
    Chair: Andrea Roe, MD, MPH – University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
    CLIN
  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM PDT
    W27--LEAPP in the Best Abstracts in Nursing & Advance Practice Providers
    Chair: Cynthia J. Brady, DNP – University of Minnesota
    Chair: Sarah Dykes, DNP, CPNP-PC – Doernbecher Children's Hospital
    Chair: Jacquelyn M. Spano, DNP, RN, CPNP, CCRC – Stanford University
    NRS
  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM PDT
    W28--Nutritional Breakthroughs: A Workshop on Evidenced-based Nutrition
    Chair: Ryan Juel, MS, RD, LD, CACFD – WVU Medicine
    Chair: Kay Vavrina, MPA, RD, LD, CACFD – University Health
    NTR
  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM PDT
    W29--Don’t STOP Believing: Solutions to Readthrough of PTCs
    Chair: Margarida D. Amaral, PhD – FCUL-Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisboa
    Chair: Kari Thrasher, PhD – University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
    PTAC/CFTR
  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM PDT
    TPS04--Lungs & Beyond
  • 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM PDT
    Poster Session: All Odd Numbered Posters
  • 12:15 PM - 2:30 PM PDT
    Visit Exhibits and Posters (Refreshments Available)
  • 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM PDT
    FSC05--A Conversation with Kecia Nelson
  • 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM PDT
    FSC06--A Conversation with Greg Sawicki
  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM PDT
    Navigating the Past, Present, and Future of CFTR Dysfunction Through Sweat Chloride
  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM PDT
    Junior Investigators Competition: Top 5 Best Abstract in Clinical Research
  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM PDT
    Junior Investigators Competition: Top 5 Best Abstract in Basic Science
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM PDT
    Poster Session: All Even Numbered Posters
  • 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM PDT
    FSC07--A Conversation with Katie McDonald
  • 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM PDT
    FSC08--A Conversation with Janet Garbarz
  • 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM PDT
    TPS05--Biomarkers of Disease Severity & Outcome Measures of Therapeutic Efficacy
  • 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM PDT
    TPS05--Biomarkers of Disease Severity & Outcome Measures of Therapeutic Efficacy
    Chair: Don B. Sanders, MD – Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health
    Chair: Jennifer Guimbellot, MD, PhD – Arkansas Children's Hospital/Arkansas Children's Research Institute
    APPTTCLIN
  • 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    S13--CF Endocrinology Across the Lifespan
    Chair: Maria Rayas, MD – University of Texas Health San Antonio
    Chair: Juan Pablo Perdomo Rodriguez, MD – University of Florida - Gainesville
    CLIN
  • 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    S14--Molecular Basis of Persistent Infection
    Chair: Megan Kiedrowski, PhD – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Chair: Robert Ernst, PhD – University of Maryland - Baltimore
    IMI
  • 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    S15--From Crisis to Care: Tackling the Lung Transplant Journey
    Chair: Katherine Papia, LCSW – Northwell Health
    Chair: Natacha D. Emerson, PhD – University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
    SW/PSYCH
  • 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    S16--The Promise of Nucleic Acid-Based Therapies in CF: Progress & Prospects
    Chair: Deepika Polineni, MD, MPH – Washington University in St. Louis
    Chair: Patrick T. Harrison – Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
    PTAC/CFTR
  • 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    S17--Early Diagnosis vs. Late Diagnosis: Compare & Contrast
    NRS
  • 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    S18--Individualizing Nutrition Care: A Health Behavior Perspective
    Chair: Jason Rocha, MD, PNS – UT Health San Antonio
    Chair: Erin Scallorn, MS, RD, LD, CDCES, CACFD, CYT-200 – Baylor Scott and white
    NTR
  • 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    S19--Don’t Sweat It: Navigating the Relationship Between Sweat Chloride & Clinical Outcomes in CF
    Chair: Nicole Mayer Hamblett, PhD – University of Washington
    Chair: Edith T. Zemanick, Aurora, CO, USA – Children's Hospital Colorado, Univ. of Colorado Anschutz Med. Campus
    CLIN
  • 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    S20--Modulator Effects on Different Organ Systems
    Chair: Daniel Zeve, MD, PhD – Boston Children's Hospital
    Chair: Kimberly Watts, MD, MS – Advocate Children's Hospital
    EPPPTAC/CFTR
  • 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    S21--For Your Consideration: A Debate on De-escalating Therapies?
    Chair: Melissa Richmond, MPT – Vancouver, Canada
    Chair: Dabney Eidson, RRT-NPS – Wellstar MCG Health Children's Hospital of Georgia
    PT&RT
  • 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    S22--Cell Biology Meets Gene Therapy: Challenges of Restoring CFTR Expression in the Lung
    Chair: Amy P. Wong, PhD – University of Toronto & The Hospital for Sick Children
    Chair: Juan Ianowski, PhD – University of Saskatchewan
    APPTTPTAC/CFTR
  • 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    S23--Year(s) in Review
    Chair: Erica Roesch – Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital
    Chair: Kathleen J. Ramos, MD – University of Washington
    CLIN
  • 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    S24--Beyond Boundaries: Protecting & Supporting Optimal Care for all people with CF
    Chair: Dana Albon, MD MS FCCP ATSF – University of Virginia
    Chair: Gregory Sawicki, MD MPH – Boston Children's Hospital
    Chair: Nathan Salter, MSW, LICSW-S, PIP – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    HEACSW/PSYCHNRS
  • 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    S25--The New L is Liver
    Chair: Shilpa Sood, MBBS – Boston Children's Health Physicians
    Chair: Yonathan Fuchs, MD – Yale University
    CLIN
  • 5:00 PM - 6:15 PM PDT
    PL2--A Breath of Fresh Age: Redefining Growing Older with CF
  • 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM PDT
    Black Professional in CF Affinity Group
  • 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM PDT
    LGBTQIA+ Professionals in CF Affinity Group
  • 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM PDT
    Hispanic Professionals in CF Affinity Group
  • Saturday, October 25, 2025
  • 7:00 AM - 2:30 PM PDT
    Meditation & Quiet Room
  • 7:00 AM - 2:30 PM PDT
    Registration Open
  • 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    W30--Gene Editing: Delivery of Gene Editors
    Chair: Greg Newby – Johns Hopkins University
    Chair: Sriram Vaidyanathan – Nationwide Children's Hospital
    PTAC/CFTR
  • 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    W31--Microbial Ecology & Polymicrobial Interactions of CF Airway Infection
    Chair: Sarah E. Clark, PhD – University of Colorado School of Medicine
    Chair: Fabrice Jean-Pierre, PhD – University of Sherbrooke
    IMI
  • 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    DG23--Living Audit Ready
  • 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    DG24--Off the Beaten Path: Non-Traditional Approaches to Optimizing Pharmacy Care
  • 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    DG25--Hot Topics
  • 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    DG26--Nutrition in the Life Course Perspective: Women & Health
  • 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    DG27--On the Road Again; Transitions Through the Lifespan of the CF Patient
  • 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    Special Session--Strategies to Navigate an Academic Career in CF

    Chair: Jennifer Goralski, MD – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chair: Rebekah F. Brown, MD – Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    Chair: Katherine A. Despotes, n/a – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Speaker: Jane C. Davies – National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London

  • 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    CC01--From the Editors' Desks: Best of CF Publications
    Chair: Patrick A. Flume, MD – Medical University of South Carolina
    Chair: Bonnie W. Ramsey, MD – University of Washington School of Medicine
    CLIN
  • 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    CC02--Navigating Fear & Stress Through Medical Procedures
    Chair: Meghan Marsac, PhD – University of Kentucky
    Chair: Carol Chace, LICSW – Children's National Hospital, 111 Michigan Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20010
    SW/PSYCH
  • 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    CC03--Complex Nutrition/GI Cases: Navigating the Extremes and Everything in Between

    Chair: Ala Shaikhkhalil, MD – Danat Al Emarat Hospital

    Chair: Clarissa Morency, RD, LD, CACFD – Baylor College of Medicine

  • 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    CC04--The Wild World of CF Genetics
    Chair: Elinor Langfelder Schwind, MS, CGC – Lenox Hill Hospital/Northwell Health
    Chair: Deanna Green – Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
    CLIN
  • 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    CC05--Troubleshooting Complex Cases Dealing with Social Determinants of Health & Complex Insurance Issues
    Chair: Jennifer Stewart, APRN – University of Utah
    Chair: Lyndsay Marriott, BSN, RN, CPN – The University of Kansas Health System
    NRSHEACSW/PSYCH
  • 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM PDT
    CC06--It's Complicated: A Review of Complex Patients Therapies & Outcomes
    Chair: Amy Pridgen, PT MPT – Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
    Chair: Carolina Herrera, RRT – Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine
    PT&RT
  • 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT
    Exhibit & Poster Hall Open
  • 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    TPS06--Nourishing Horizons: Innovations in GI, Endocrine, & Nutrition in CF
    Chair: Keerthana Kasavarapu – Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
    Chair: Gretchen Garlow, MS, LDN – Massachusetts General Hospital
    NTRCLIN
  • 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM PDT
    TPS06--Nourishing Horizons: Innovations in GI, Endocrine, & Nutrition in CF
  • 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT
    Coffee Break in the Exhibit Hall
  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM PDT
    S26--Charting the Course: Tackling the Challenges of Healthcare Accessibility
    Chair: Kirby Smith, CPhT Adv CHW – University of Missouri
    Chair: Brian O'Sullivan, MD – Geisel School of Medicine
    HEACSW/PSYCHPHARM
  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM PDT
    S27--Phage is the Rage: Demystifying Phage Therapy
    Chair: Isaac Martin, MBBS, MRCPCH, MD(Res) – The Hospital for Sick Children Department of Paediatrics
    Chair: Jonathan Koff – Yale University
    IMI
  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM PDT
    S28--Sexual & Reproductive Health in CF
    Chair: Ellen Meier, CPNP, APRN – Children's Mercy Kansas City
    Chair: Christine Decker-Hughes, BSN, RN, IBCLC, CPN – UC San Diego Health
    NRS
  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM PDT
    S29--Diagnostic Challenges Across the Lifespan
    Chair: Alex Gifford, MD – UH Cleveland Medical Center
    Chair: Amy Dettori, MD – University of Washington / Seattle Childrens Hospital
    CLIN
  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM PDT
    S30--Mechanistic Insight Into CFTR Function & Modulation
    Chair: David N. Sheppard – School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol
    Chair: Christine E. Bear, PhD – The Hospital for Sick Children
    PTAC/CFTR
  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM PDT
    S31--It's New & Improved! Innovations in RT/PT
    Chair: Gina Collins, MPH, RRT – Inova Fairfax Hospital
    Chair: Lisa Morrison, BSc – West of Scotland Adult CF Unit
    PT&RT
  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM PDT
    S32--Gene Delivery: Targeted Nonviral Delivery to Airway Epithelial Cells
    Chair: Alexandra Piotrowski-Daspit, PhD – University of Michigan
    Chair: Stephen L. Hart – Department of Genetics and Genomic Medicine, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health,London, UK
    PTAC/CFTR
  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM PDT
    W32--Lung Health in CF
    Chair: Spencer Poore, MD MSCS – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Chair: Shijing Jia, MD – University of Michigan
    CLIN
  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM PDT
    W33--Beyond Modulators: Essential PT/RT Care for Advanced CF Lung Disease – Bridging Patient Experience, Registry Data, & Transplant Pathways
    Chair: DeeAnna Serna, RRT-NPS, AE-C – University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
    Chair: John D. Lowman, PhD, PT, CCS – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    PT&RT
  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM PDT
    W34--Restoring Airway Surface Physiology in CF
    Chair: Viral Shah, MD, PhD – Harvard Medical School
    Chair: Mahmoud Abou Alaiwa, M.D. – University of Iowa
    APPTT
  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM PDT
    W35--Navigating GI & Hepatic Challenges in CF: Current Insights & Future Directions
    Chair: Folashade Jose, MD – Levine Children's Hospital
    Chair: Lauren Lazar, MD – UT Southwestern
    CLIN
  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM PDT
    W36--Risky Behaviors in Adolescents & Young Adults with CF
    Chair: Kimberly Pasley, PsyD – Nationwide Children's Hospital
    Chair: Colette Bucur, MSN, CNP – Cleveland Clinic Children's
    NRS
  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM PDT
    W37--Managing CF, One Transition at A Time
    Chair: Brynn Arnall, LMSW – Michigan Medicine
    Chair: Emily Muther, PhD – University of Colorado SOM/Children's Hospital Colorado
    SW/PSYCH
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM PDT
    Poster Removal
  • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    LL07--Advocacy 101- How to Speak Up for Your Patients
  • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    LL08--Let's Get Physical: HIIT It Up
  • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    LL09--Different Plans Toward the Same Destination: Tailoring Treatment to Patient Preferences
  • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    LL10--Career Development: How to Review a Manuscript & Respond to a Manuscript Review
  • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    LL11--Systemic Challenges to Care & Workarounds
  • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    LL12--Antibiotics Strategies in the Post-modulator Era, A Pro/Con Discussion
  • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Roundtables: Group 1
  • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Roundtables: Group 2
  • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Roundtables: Group 3
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Special Session-- CFF Research Funding Strategy & Priorities
    Speaker: John Clancy, MD – Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
    Speaker: Steven Rowe, MD MSPH – Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
  • 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM PDT
    PL3--Until It’s Done for Everyone: Addressing Health Disparities & Transforming the International Landscape of Cystic Fibrosis Care
  • 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM PDT
    Closing Event
  • Sunday, October 26, 2025
  • 5:00 AM - 6:00 AM PDT
    PPC-- Advisors (Not a Session)
  • 5:00 AM - 6:00 AM PDT
    PPC-- APPTT (Not a Session)
  • 5:00 AM - 6:00 AM PDT
    PPC-- CLIN (Not a Session)
  • 5:00 AM - 6:00 AM PDT
    PPC-- EPP (Not a Session)
  • 5:00 AM - 6:00 AM PDT
    PPC-- IMI (Not a Session)
  • 5:00 AM - 6:00 AM PDT
    PPC-- NRS (Not a Session)
  • 5:00 AM - 6:00 AM PDT
    PPC-- PTAC/CFTR (Not a Session)
  • 5:00 AM - 6:00 AM PDT
    PPC-- SW/PSYCH (Not a Session)
  • 5:00 AM - 6:00 AM PDT
    PPC--HEAC (Not a Session)
  • 5:00 AM - 6:00 AM PDT
    PPC--NTR (Not a Session)
  • 5:00 AM - 6:00 AM PDT
    PPC--PHARM (Not a Session)
  • 5:00 AM - 6:00 AM PDT
    PPC--PT&RT (Not a Session)