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Full Schedule

  • Thursday, October 23, 2025
  • 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
    Chair: Alex H. Gifford, MD – University Hospitals of Cleveland / Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
    Chair: John Schuen, MD – Corewell Health
    CLIN
  • 7:45 AM – 9:45 AM PDT
    W01--Pathogenesis of CF Airway Infection
    Chair: Jodi Corley – 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
  • 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 Brewington – Associate Professor of Pediatrics
    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--Nutrition in the Life Course Perspective: Women & Health
  • 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, Boston, USA – 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 – McLane Children's Hospital
    Chair: Jeralyn Wunderley, 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 – IU 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 Research
    Chair: Terri Schindler, MS, RDN, CACFD – University Hospitals
    Chair: Laura Padula, MS, RD, LDN – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
    NTR
  • 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 Burke, PhD, MD – University of Illinois
    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: A. Jay Freeman – Nationwide Children's Hospital/The Ohio State University
    Chair: Alison B. Kohan, PhD – University of Pittsburgh
    EPP
  • 10:15 AM – 12:15 PM PDT
    W10--Airway Differentiation, Pathogenesis, & Repair
    Chair: Finn Hawkins – 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 Farinha – Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisboa
    Chair: Kathryn Oliver – Emory University School of Medicine
    PTAC/CFTR
  • 10:15 AM – 12:15 PM PDT
    W12--Psychosocial Research Showcase
    Chair: Jennifer Butcher – University of Michigan
    Chair: Moira Harrison, 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, MD, MSTR – University of Cincinnati
    IMI
  • 10:15 AM – 12:15 PM PDT
    W15--New Horizons in CF Newborn Screening: Advancements & Updates
    Chair: Marci K. Sontag, PhD – Center for Public Health Innovation
    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 – UTSW/Children's Health
    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
    Anyone Can Lead
    Facilitator: Sharon McNamara, MN – Seattle Children's Hospital
    CLIN
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    CF Resources for Engaging Patients & Families
    CLIN
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    CLIN: Abnormal Glucose Tolerance
    Facilitator: Kajal Gandhi, DO, MPH – Nationwide Children's Hospital
    CLIN
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    CRMS & CFTR Dysfunction: Unraveling GI Symptoms & Effective Management
    Facilitator: Michael Wilschanski, n/a – Hadassah Medical Center
    CLIN
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    NRS: CF Registry/Next Gen Registry
    Facilitator: Jennifer Kinsfather – Adult CF Center at University of Utah Health
    NRS
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    NRS: Genetic Variant Websites for the CF Clinic Nurse
    Facilitator: Kimberly Foil – Medical University of South Carolina
    NRS
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    NRS: Improving QNS Rates for Sweat Testing
    Facilitator: Gina Seier
    NRS
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    NRS: Incorporating QI into CF Clinic
    Facilitator: Cynthia Johnson, DNP, CPNP-PC – UNM
    NRS
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    NRS: Interpretation of Clinic Spirometry for CF Nurses
    Facilitator: Tina Conti – Stanford University
    NRS
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    NRS: Transition Strategies
    Facilitator: Kristi Gott – UVA Pediatric Cystic Fibrosis Program
    NRS
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    NTR: Adult Nutrition 101
    Facilitator: Kelly Stewart – University of Utah Adult CF Team
    NTR
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    NTR: CF Nutrition Meal Prep/Planning
    Facilitator: Diane Lindsay-Adler – Boston Children's Health Physicians
    NTR
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    NTR: Nutrition Care of Transgender Patients
    Facilitator: Sandra Salzedo, MS RDN CLEC CACFD – Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego
    NTR
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    NTR: Plant Based Diets in CF
    Facilitator: Nicole Benesh, RD, LD, CACFD – M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center
    NTR
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Obtaining CGM Coverage for People with CFRD
    Facilitator: Kerry Seighman
    CLIN
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    PHARM: Beyond Access Issues - Expanding Roles for Pharmacy Technicians in CF Care
    Facilitator: Justin Moss, CPhT – Primary Children's Hospital
    PHARM
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    PHARM: Cheat Codes Please: Finding Success with Copay Assistance Programs
    Facilitator: Ta'Nae Heath, CPHT – Johns Hopkins Hospital
    PHARM
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    PHARM: Come DeepSeek and ChatGPT with Me: Utilizing AI to Improve Efficiency
    Facilitator: Tanner Kowalski
    PHARM
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    PHARM: Finding Waze Around the Traffic: Motility Medications Management
    Facilitator: Kim W. Benner, PharmD, BCPS – Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy
    PHARM
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    PHARM: I've Got a Bone to Pick with You - CF Bone Disease
    Facilitator: Sarah Shockley, PharmD – MHealth Fairview, Minneapolis, MN
    PHARM
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    PHARM: Keeping the Talent - Best Practices for Pharmacy Technician Retention
    Facilitator: Brittany Martin
    PHARM
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    PHARM: Rebalancing the Checkbook: Sustaining Pharmacy Services with Reduced Modulator Revenue
    Facilitator: Madison Hill, PharmD – Primary Children's Cystic Fibrosis Clinic
    PHARM
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    PHARM: Saving the Best Last - Palliative Care Innovations
    Facilitator: Jessica Ehnot, PharmD – Geisinger
    PHARM
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Practical CGM: Choosing, Obtaining, & Placing a Sensor
    Facilitator: Holly Cooper, MS MD – Stanford University
    CLIN
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Preparing Patients for Lung Transplant: Patient Education
    Facilitator: Brenna Hohmann
    CLIN
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Pre-Screening Visit Setup Example
    Facilitator: Diane Kitch, RN,CCRC – PennState Health/PennState College of Medicine
    CLIN
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    PT&RT: Baby Bump-Discussing Pregnancy Related Issues for the Mom with CF
    PT&RT
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    PT&RT: Good Vibes Only-Overall Patient Wellness
    Facilitator: Lauren M. Mitchell, PT, DPT – Johns Hopkins Hospital
    PT&RT
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    PT&RT: Just Breathe-Respiratory Muscle Training
    Facilitator: Allison Usher, PT, DPT – Primary Children's Hospital
    PT&RT
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    PT&RT: Knack Three Times; Addressing Pelvic Floor Issues
    Facilitator: Eleni Moulis, Doctor of Physical Therapy – Boston Children's Hospital
    PT&RT
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    PT&RT: Playing the Long Game-Care Center Sustainability for the PT profession
    Facilitator: Renaille Arcinas
    PT&RT
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    PT&RT: Take 2 Steps Forward-Using the A-Step in Clinic
    Facilitator: Sean Elliott, DPT – Johns Hopkins Hospital - Children's Center
    PT&RT
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    PT&RT: Tummy Time: Managing GI Issues
    Facilitator: Samantha E. Rasmussen, PT, DPT – Childrens Nebraska
    PT&RT
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    PTAC/CFTR: Measurements of CFTR Function
    Facilitator: Hermann Bihler, PhD – Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
    Facilitator: Kevin Coote – CFFT Lab, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
    PTAC/CFTR
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Rethinking Acid Balance in CF
    Facilitator: Christina Chadwick, MD – University of Florida
    CLIN
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    RT&PT: Providing CF Care to Military Families
    Facilitator: Dawn Kostlan – Naval Medical Center Portsmouth
    PT&RT
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    RT&PT: Succession Planning
    Facilitator: Katherine Villagomez, RRT, RCP – Adult CF Center of Central Texas
    PT&RT
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    RT&PT: Sweat Testing
    Facilitator: Catherine Glass, RRT, RPFT – Rady Children's Hospital San Diego
    PT&RT
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    SW/PSYCH: CF 101 for new adult psychosocial clinicians
    Facilitator: Deirdre Jennings – UVAHealth Adult Cystic Fibrosis Clinic
    SW/PSYCH
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    SW/PSYCH: CF 101 for new pediatric psychosocial clinicians
    Facilitator: Marci Johnson – Nationwide Children's Hospital
    SW/PSYCH
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    SW/PSYCH: Child life specialist networking
    Facilitator: Abby Rose, MS CCLS – Seattle Children's Hospital
    SW/PSYCH
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    SW/PSYCH: Navigating Perinatal Mental Health
    Facilitator: Cassandra Riedy
    SW/PSYCH
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    SW/PSYCH: School concerns and accommodations
    Facilitator: Ashley Severin, LSCSW, LCSW – Children's Mercy Kansas City
    SW/PSYCH
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Unraveling the Mystery of Elevated Liver & HEMT: Is this DILI?
    Facilitator: Michael R. Narkewicz, MD – University of Colorado SOM and Children's Hospital Colorado
    CLIN
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    When the Gut Gets Stuck: Distinguishing & Managing Constipation vs. DIOS
    Facilitator: Jill Dorsey
    CLIN
  • 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, Physical Therapy, & 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
    TPS02--Models Systems to Study Pulmonary & Non-pulmonary Manifestations of CF
    Chair: Adeline 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, and 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
    Chair: Rachel Grimes, DBH, LCSW-S – Cook Children's
    SW/PSYCH
  • 1:30 PM – 2:20 PM PDT
    RFPT05--New Ways to Combat CF Pathogens
    Chair: Katrine L. Whiteson, PhD – 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
    S06--Cure (or Close) for All
  • 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    S09--CF Therapeutics When There is No Protein Made
  • 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    S11--Mental Health Year in Review: Presented by MHAC & PRIME
  • 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    S01--Tips & Tricks for Running an Efficient Multidisciplinary CF Clinic
    Chair: Elisabeth Debri, BSN, RN – Helen DeVos Children's Hospital
    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 Division of Pediatrics
    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: Karen M. von Berg, PT, DPT – Johns Hopkins Hospital
    PT&RT
  • 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    S05-- Along the CFTR Spectrum: CF Off/On Modulators, CRMS/CF-SPID, COPD & CF Carriers
  • 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, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
    APPTTPTAC/CFTRCLIN
  • 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    S06--Cure (or Close) for All
    Community Chair: David Hansen, LMSW – Realistic Expectations PLLC
    Chair: Tanicia Daley, MD, MPH – Emory University
    Chair: Meghan McGarry, MD, MAS, ATSF – Seattle Children's Hospital
    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
    IMI
  • 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    S08--Rethinking Pulmonary Management in the Current Era of CF
    Chair: Don Sanders, MD, MS – Indiana University
    Chair: Georgene E. Hergenroeder, MD – 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 Lueck, PhD – 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 Quittner, PhD – Joe DiMaggio Cystic Fibrosis Center
    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, MD, MPH – 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