Current Events and Recent Activity

World Research Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC)

Dr. Donald Sullivan will be presenting "Palliative Care and Associated Survival Among Patients with Lung Cancer in a National Health System" at the World Research Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) in Bern, Switzerland on May 26th.

2018 ATS

This year the American Thoracic Society (ATS) Conference is in sunny San Diego, California May 18-23. Many OHSU PCCM Faculty and Fellows will be presenting their research. Check out the information below to find out where they will be.

May 19, 2018

8:10a-3:00p	Chris Slatore	PG18 - The Nuts and Bolts of Qualitative Research: How to do it well in research, medical education,and quality improvement.	Room 1 A (Upper Level) - San Diego Convention Center
9:30a-3:30p	Don Sullivan	PG18 - The Nuts and Bolts of Qualitative Research: How to do it well in research, medical education,and quality improvement.	Room 1 A (Upper Level) - San Diego Convention Center

May 20, 2018

9:15-11:15a	Brenda Marsh	TRPA1 Relaxes Histamine and Methacholine Contracted Airways Through Complementary Mechanisms	Pacific Ballroom 24-26 (North Tower, First Floor) - Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
9:55-10:10a	Chris Slatore	Patient Selection and Promoting Lung Cancer Screening Among PCPs: Getting It Right	Room 16 A-B (Mezzanine Level) - San Diego Convention Center
2:15-4:15p	Greg Ranches	Adverse Effects and Tolerability of Azithromycin-Based Multi-Drug Therapy for Pulmonary Mycobacterium Avium Complex Disease	Grand Ballroom 11-13 (North Tower, Lobby Level) - Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
2:15-4:15p	Chris Slatore	Importance of Multidisciplinary Collaboration to Reduce COPD Readmissions in VA	Room 28 C-E (Upper Level) - San Diego Convention Center
2:15-4:15p	Tim Vossler	The Effect of the Prone Position on Mechanical Power in ARDS	Room 31 A-C (Upper Level) - San Diego Convention Center
2:55-3:08p	Dave Lewinsohn	Unconventional T Cells in TB Vaccine Development	Grand Ballroom 8-9 (North Tower, Lobby Level) - Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

May 21, 2018

9:15-11:15a	Sonia Buist	Chair talk - ATS Women's Forum	Room 7 A-B (Upper Level) - San Diego Convention Center
9:55-10:15a	Chris Slatore	LDCT Screening Patient Selection Should Be Based on USPSTF Guideline Criteria	Room 32 A-B (Upper Level) - San Diego Convention Center
11:15a-1:00p	Suil Kim, Steve Smith	CFTR Blockade Stimulates Airway Epithelial IL-8 Production Via Na+/H+ Exchange- and Ca2+-Dependent EGFR Activation	Area H (Hall A-B2, Ground Level) - San Diego Convention Center
11:15a-1:00p	Bhanu Patibandla	Pyoderma Gangrenosum as the Initial Presentation of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis	Area G (Hall A-B2, Ground Level) - San Diego Convention Center
12:15-1:15p	Bishoy Zakhary	Faculty talk	Temecula 1-2 (North Tower, First Floor) - Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
12:45-1:15p	Anna Brady	Endocrinology/Metabolism: Endocrinologic Emergencies	Hall H (Ground Level) - San Diego Convention Center
2:15-4:15p	Jeff Gold	Use of an Interprofessional ICU Rounding Simulation to Understand EHR Use and Clinical Decision Making	Room 31 A-C (Upper Level) - San Diego Convention Center
2:30-2:45p	Chris Slatore, Don Sullivan	Incidence of Suicide and Potential Benefits of Palliative Care Among Patients with Lung Cancer	Room 14 A-B (Mezzanine Level) - San Diego Convention Center

May 22, 2018

09:15 - 11:15a	Liu (Jeff Gold)	A Study of ICU Rounding Artifacts after the Implementation of a Standardized ICU Note Template	Room 11 A-B (Upper Level) - San Diego Convention Center
09:45 - 10:00a	Dave Lewinsohn	Decoding the Immune Response to Predict Risk of Progression to Active TB	Grand Ballroom 8-9 (North Tower, Lobby Level) - Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
11:15a - 1:00p	Chapa (Stephanie Nonas)	The Relationship Between Mechanical Ventilation, Oxygenation and Lung Transplant Donor Suitability	Grand Ballroom 8-9 (North Tower, Lobby Level) - Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
11:15a - 1:00p	Paramore (Stephanie Nonas)	Early Recognition of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in a Tertiary Care Cardiac and Medical Intensive Care Unit: A Retrospective Cohort Study	Area E (Hall A-B2, Ground Level) - San Diego Convention Center
11:15a - 1:00p	Bhanu Patibandla	Disseminated Varicella in an Immunocompetent Host	Area G (Hall A-B2, Ground Level) - San Diego Convention Center
11:15a - 1:00p	Janelle Stevens	Cryptococcus Gattii: Not Just a Disease of the Immunocompetent. A Rare Case of Pulmonary Cryptococcus in an Individual with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia on Obinutuzumab	Area K (Hall A-B2, Ground Level) - San Diego Convention Center
11:15a - 1:00p	Don Sullivan, Chris Slatore	POLST Utilization among Veterans with Advanced-Stage Lung Cancer	Area B (Hall A-B2, Ground Level) - San Diego Convention Center
11:15a - 1:00p	Don Sullivan	Facilitator	Area B (Hall A-B2, Ground Level) - San Diego Convention Center
11:15a - 1:00p	Kelly Vranas, Chris Slatore, Don Sullivan	The Association of Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment with Inpatient Healthcare Resource Utilization	Area B (Hall A-B2, Ground Level) - San Diego Convention Center
12:15 - 1:15p	Gopal Allada	CF Update for the Non-CF Provider	Grand Ballroom 4 (North Tower, Lobby Level) - Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
2:15 - 4:15p	Chris Slatore	The Association of Communication Characteristics and Risk Perception with Smoking Behaviors Among Patients with Incidentally Detected Pulmonary Nodules	Room 6 D (Upper Level) - San Diego Convention Center
2:15 - 4:15p	Chris Slatore	Patient and Clinician Perspectives on Smoking Cessation in Three Lung Cancer Screening Programs	Room 6 D (Upper Level) - San Diego Convention Center
2:15 - 4:15p	Chris Slatore	"I Just Wanna Know": A Qualitative Study of Patients Offered Lung Cancer Screening	Room 6 D (Upper Level) - San Diego Convention Center
2:15 - 4:15p	Chris Slatore	"What Is Shared Decision Making?" A Qualitative Study of Clinician Communication in Lung Cancer Screening Programs	Room 6 D (Upper Level) - San Diego Convention Center
2:15 - 4:15p	Chris Slatore	A Qualitative Study of Clinician Views of Lung Cancer Screening: The Role of Uncertainty	Room 6 D (Upper Level) - San Diego Convention Center
3:30 - 4:30p	Jeff Gold	Strategies for successfully applying for and obtaining grant funding	Sails Pavilion (Upper Level) - San Diego Convention Center

May 23, 2018

9:15 - 11:15a	Alan Barker	The Clinical Features of Bronchiectasis Associated with Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency, Common Variable Immunodeficiency, and Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia.	Room 30 C-E (Upper Level) - San Diego Convention Center
9:15 - 11:15a	Bhushan (Jeff Gold)	Mind the Gap: Errors in Ventilator Data Communication During Daily ICU Rounds	Room 31 A-C (Upper Level) - San Diego Convention Center
09:15 - 11:15a	Chris Slatore	Validity of VHA Administrative Data to Determine Accurate Smoking Status	Room 11 A-B (Upper Level) - San Diego Convention Center
11:15a - 1:00p	Matt Champion	High Fidelity Simulation-Based Education to Improve Medical Resident Competence and Comfort in Ventilator Management in the Intensive Care Unit	Area K (Hall A-B2, Ground Level) - San Diego Convention Center
11:15a - 1:00 p	Liu (Jeff Gold)	Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole Induced Non-Anaphylactic Circulatory Shock	Area K (Hall A-B2, Ground Level) - San Diego Convention Center
1:45 - 2:00p	Kelly Vranas, Chris Slatore, Don Sullivan	The Association of ICU Acuity with Adherence to Evidence-Based Practices Is Variable	Room 29 A-D (Upper Level) - San Diego Convention Center