February 1-2, 2008 · Crowne Plaza · Little Rock, Arkansas

Schedule

Friday, February 1, 2008

Ballroom Foyer

5:30-6:30 pm
Registration

Ballroom

6:30 pm
Opening Remarks
Dennis H. Sullivan, MD
6:40 pm
DINNER (provided)
7:20 pm
Introduction – The Eugene J. Towbin Honorary Lecture
7:30 pm

Immunization Programs to Protect the Elderly: How Can We Do Better?
Joseph H. Bates, MD, MS

8:30 pm
Adjourn

 

Saturday, February 2, 2008

Ballroom Foyer

7:15-8:30 am
Registration

Ballroom

8:30-8:45 am

Opening Remarks
Ronni Chernoff, PhD, RD
Dennis H. Sullivan, MD

8:45-9:30 am

The Aging Lung – Starts Early and Never Stops
James R. Phillips, MD

9:30-10:15 am

Pneumonia in the Elderly
Ali El Sohl, MD, MPH

10:15-10:30 am
BREAK
10:30-11:15 am
Asthma in Older Adults
Monroe J. King, DO
11:15-12:00 pm

Pleural TuberculosisAdvances in Diagnostic Tools
Michael H. Baumann, MD, MS

12:00-1:15 pm
LUNCH (on your own)
1:15-2:00 pm

Sleep Apnea
David G. Davila, MD

2:00-2:45 pm

Lung Cancer
Tanyanika Phillips, MD, MPH

2:45-3:00 pm
BREAK
3:00-3:45 pm

Allergic Respiratory Diseases in the Elderly
Paula J. Busse, MD

3:45-4:30 pm
What’s New in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Paula Anderson, MD
4:30 pm
Adjourn