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Full Schedule

  • Saturday, October 25, 2025
  • 7:00 AM – 2:30 PM PDT
    Registration Open
  • 7:45 AM – 9:45 AM PDT
    Special Session--Strategies to Navigate an Academic Career in CF
    Chair: Jennifer L. Goralski, MD – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Chair: Rebekah F. Brown, MD – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Chair: Katherine A. Despotes, MD – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    CLINHEAC
  • 7:45 AM – 9:45 AM PDT
    W30--Gene Editing: Delivery of Gene Editors
    Chair: Sriram Vaidyanathan, PhD – 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--Metabolic Health & Cardiovascular Disease Risk
  • 7:45 AM – 9:45 AM PDT
    DG27--On the Road Again; Transitions Through the Lifespan of the CF Patient
  • 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM PDT
    CC01--From the Editors' Desks: Best of CF Publications
  • 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM PDT
    CC02--Navigating Fear & Stress Through Medical Procedures
  • 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, MS – Children's National Hospital
    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
    NTRCLIN
  • 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM PDT
    CC04--The Wild World of CF Genetics
    Chair: Elinor Langerfelder Schwind, MS, CGC – Lenox Hill Hospital/Northwell Health
    Chair: Deanna Green, MD, MHS – 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: Jenn Stewart, APRN, FNP-C – 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 Kesavarapu, DO – Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
    Chair: Gretchen Garlow, MS, LDN – Massachusetts General Hospital
    NTRCLIN
  • 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PDT
    Coffee Break in the Exhibit Hall
  • 10:15 AM – 12:15 PM PDT
    PTAC/CFTR: Mechanistic Insight Into CFTR Function & Modulation
  • 10:15 AM – 12:15 PM PDT
    S32-- Gene Delivery: Targeted Nonviral Delivery to Airway Epithelial Cells
  • 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
    Chair: Jonathan L. 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, IBCLC, CPN – UC San Diego Health/Adult Cystic Fibrosis Program
    NRS
  • 10:15 AM – 12:15 PM PDT
    S29--Diagnostic Challenges Across the Lifespan
    Chair: Alex H. Gifford, MD – University Hospitals of Cleveland / Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
    Chair: Amy Dettori, MD – University of Washington / Seattle Children's Hospital
    CLIN
  • 10:15 AM – 12:15 PM PDT
    S30--Mechanistic Insight Into CFTR Function & Modulation
    Chair: David N. Sheppard, PhD – School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol
    Chair: Christine Bear, PhD – University of Toronto
    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 – University of Michigan
    Chair: Stephen Hart – UCL
    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--Non-Modulator Eligible/Advanced Lung Disease
    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 – MGH / Harvard Medical School
    Chair: Mahmoud Abou Alaiwa, MD – 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 – Children's Hospital Colorado/University of Colorado SOM
    SW/PSYCH
  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM PDT
    Poster Removal
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    APPTT: ABPA & Biologics- Clinical Practice and Knowledge Gaps-From the community
    APPTT
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    APPTT: What is the process for accessing Data from the CFF Registry?
    APPTT
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Balancing Act: Managing PERT Therapy in the Era of HEMT
    Facilitator: Elissa Downs – University of Minnesota
    CLIN
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Bloat is Goat: Understanding Symptoms & Management in CF
    Facilitator: Asim Maqbool, MD – The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
    CLIN
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    CLIN: Liver Disease Blueprint: Turning Guidelines into Action
    CLIN
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    CLIN: Thinking Outside the Box
    Facilitator: Laarni Lucente Demchak – Stanford University
    CLIN
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Disordered Eating/Eating Disorders
    Facilitator: Sabina Sabharwal, MD, MPH – Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
    CLIN
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    EPIC & Oncore
    Facilitator: Ashlyn Hastings
    CLIN
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Feeding Challenges in CF: Navigating the Spectrum from Infancy to Adulthood
    Facilitator: Hillary Bashaw, MD, MS – Doernbecher Children's/Oregon Health & Science University
    CLIN
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Hypoglycemia in CFRD
    Facilitator: Katie L. Kaput, DO – University of Utah
    CLIN
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    I Didn't Learn This in RT School
    Facilitator: Natalie Harris Shelton, BHS, RRT, RRT-ACCS – University of Missouri Health Care
    PT&RT
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Insulin Pump Use in CFRD
    Facilitator: Nellie S. Hani, MD – University of Michigan
    CLIN
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Leveraging Your Network
    Facilitator: Katie L. Howe, MS, CCRC – Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
    CLIN
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Menopause in Women with CF
    CLIN
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Mental Health for RCs
    Facilitator: Andi McKenzie, MSHS – National Jewish Health
    CLIN
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Methods for Engagement of Minoritized Communities in Clinical Research
    Facilitator: Tijana Milinic, MD – University of Washington
    CLIN
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Navigating GI Cancers in CF: Screening, Diagnosis, & Management
    Facilitator: Linda C. Cummings, MD, MS – University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/Case Western Reserve University
    CLIN
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    NRS: Efficient response and process for managing patient sick calls
    Facilitator: Danielle Poulin, MSN CPNP – CHOC
    NRS
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    NRS: How to run a successful family education day
    Facilitator: Jacquelyn M. Spano, DNP, RN, CPNP, CCRC – Stanford University
    NRS
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    NRS: QI project on improving PCP access for CF Patients
    Facilitator: Abigail Vera – UC San Diego Health
    NRS
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    NRS: Tips & Tricks for New Program Coordinators
    Facilitator: Suzanne Meihls – Primary Children's Cystic Fibrosis Center
    NRS
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    NRS: Tips and Trick for modified modulator dosing
    Facilitator: Lynn Preudhomme, FNP-C – Phoenix Children's
    NRS
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    NTR: Neurodivergence and impact on nutrition
    Facilitator: Caitlin Bascle, RDN, LD – Emory Healthcare Cystic Fibrosis Center
    NTR
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    NTR: Pediatric Nutrition 101
    Facilitator: Megan A. Johnson, RD CSP – Children's Hospital Colorado
    NTR
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    NTR: Screening for Diabetes, including Hgb A1c cutoffs
    Facilitator: Suzanne Sheres, MMsc,RDN, LDN,CDCES – Joe Dimaggio Children's Hospital
    NTR
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    NTR: Sports Nutrition and Supplement use in CF
    Facilitator: Carla Burke
    NTR
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    PHARM: CF Pharmacy Technician (Dos and Don'ts)
    Facilitator: Patti Gruce, CPhT – Valley Children's Hospital
    PHARM
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    PHARM: D'Oh No More Donuts! Changes to Medicare
    Facilitator: Felicia Gandy, CPhT – Keck Medicine of USC
    PHARM
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    PHARM: Murky Waters: Sifting Through Potential Risks and Benefits of CFTR Modulators in Transplant
    Facilitator: Irina Gutman
    PHARM
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    PHARM: Oh Baby! CFTR Modulators in Pregnancy
    Facilitator: Rose Allen
    PHARM
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    PHARM: Teaming Up to Tackle the Contraceptive Conundrum
    Facilitator: Sasha E. Dorzin, PharmD, BCPPS – Northwell Health
    PHARM
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Practical CGM: Downloading & Interpreting Data
    CLIN
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    PT&RT: Collaboration between Physical Therapy and Dietitians
    Facilitator: Emily Nageotte, RDN, LD – UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital
    PT&RT
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    PTAC/CFTR: Cell and Animal Models for Gene Therapy Applications
    Facilitator: Nael A. McCarty, PhD – Emory University
    PTAC/CFTR
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Pulmonary Function Testing: Tips & Tricks for Obtaining Quality Results
    Facilitator: Darcie Revay, CPFT – Banner University Medicine - Tucson
    CLIN
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    RT&PT: Inpatient Education Post HEMT
    Facilitator: Kimberly Simmons
    PT&RT
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    RT&PT: LCI Measurements
    Facilitator: Brittany Sines, RRT – Mountain State Cystic Fibrosis Center
    PT&RT
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    RT&PT: Sputum Induction
    Facilitator: Melissa S. Vriseno, RRT, BAS – Adult CF Center of Central Texas
    PT&RT
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    SW/PSYCH: Addressing ASD in clinic
    Facilitator: Rebecca Wallace, PsyD – Tulane Medical/ Manning Family Children's
    SW/PSYCH
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    SW/PSYCH: Alyftrek in Adults
    Facilitator: Maura Hagan, LCSW – Gunnar Esiason Adult Cystic Fibrosis and Lung Program at Columbia University Medical Center
    SW/PSYCH
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    SW/PSYCH: Alyftrek in peds
    Facilitator: Freda Liu
    SW/PSYCH
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    SW/PSYCH: Caring for the CF Caregiver
    Community Facilitator: David Hansen, LMSW – Realistic Expectations PLLC
    SW/PSYCH
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    SW/PSYCH: Disordered eating
    Facilitator: Sarah Pritt – Adult CF Clinic Center, Geisinger Healthcare System
    SW/PSYCH
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Tough Cases in CF Bone Disease
    Facilitator: Malinda Wu, MD, MSCR – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    CLIN
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Understanding the Presence of DGBIs Amidst GI Manifestations of CF
    Facilitator: Vivek K. Shenoy, MD – Emory/Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
    CLIN
  • 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
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    Special Session--State of the Science
    Chair: John Clancy, MD – 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