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Current Events

2024 GOLD International COPD Conference

Philadelphia Marriott Downtown
1200 Filbert Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107

November 11 - 12, 2024

Join colleagues and leading experts for the largest COPD conference in the world. Designed for all COPD healthcare providers, the 2024 GOLD International COPD conference will provide the latest insights into treating and managing COPD.

Last year’s conference sold out, so secure your spot today.

2024 Agenda Highlights

Monday, November 11, 2024
4:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Session 1: New Treatments for Patients with COPD

  • Ensifentrine — Where Does it Fit in the Current Paradigm?
  • Updates on Interventional Trials for Chronic Bronchitis
  • Results of Airflow III: Targeted Lung Denervation for Patients with Exacerbation of COPD

Session 2: Updates in Current Pharmacological Treatments of COPD

  • ACOS — Where Have You Gone? And Does it Matter?
  • What is a Biologic, and When is it Needed?
  • Non-CF Bronchiectasis and Cough: New Insights and Therapies

Tuesday, November 12, 2024
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM

  • Session 1: Spirometry in 2024: Time for Change?
  • Session 2: Novel Drugs in COPD: Are They Finally Here?
  • Session 3: 2025 GOLD Report and Review (all)
  • Session 4: COPD Phenotypes and Their Multimorbidity Pattern
  • Session 5: Telemedicine and Digital Tools: The Future of COPD?
  • Session 6: Industry Pipeline: Upcoming Novel Treatments for Patients With COPD

Join in-person or virtually, and earn up to 8.0 CME/CE Credits

  • Hosted by the Temple Lung Center and planned in collaboration with Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD).
  • Conference director: Gerard J. Criner, MD, FACP, FACCP, Chair and Professor, Thoracic Medicine, and Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
This CME activity is provided by Integrity Continuing Education, Inc.
This CE activity is jointly provided by Global Education Group and Integrity Continuing Education, Inc.
For Full CME/CE information, please refer to www.goldconference.com

Past Events

2023 GOLD International COPD Conference

Hilton Philadelphia at Penn’s Landing
201 S. Christopher Columbus Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19106

Monday, November 13, 2023
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Pre-Conference Session: Clinical Management for the COPD Practitioner

The program, developed in collaboration with the COPD Foundation, includes didactic, interactive sessions using cases studies to highlight the new 2024 GOLD guidelines. The session will provide focused content for PCPs, community pulmonologists, fellows in training, respiratory therapists, nurses, advanced practice providers and pharmacists.

In-person session: earn up to 1.75 CME/CE Credits

Tuesday, November 14, 2023
7:00 AM - 5:30 PM

Our conference's popular, full-day portion is for all healthcare providers involved in caring for and managing patients with COPD.

Highlights include five plenary sessions focusing on the definition and severity classification of COPD exacerbations, the role of respiratory infections in patients with COPD, a review of the new updates for GOLD Report 2024, approaches to reduce mortality in patients with COPD, a review of the role of assistive devices in COPD management and an interactive discussion on the future of COPD

Join in-person or virtually, and earn up to 7.00 CME/CE Credits

  • Hosted by the Temple Lung Center and planned in collaboration with Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD).
  • Conference director: Gerard J. Criner, MD, FACP, FACCP, Chair and Professor, Thoracic Medicine, and Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
This CME activity is provided by Integrity Continuing Education, Inc.
This CE activity is jointly provided by Global Education Group and Integrity Continuing Education, Inc.
For full CME/CE information, please refer to https://www.goldcopdconference.com/.

2022 GOLD International COPD Conference

  • Date: Wednesday, November 16, 2022
  • Time: 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM EST
    Philadelphia
    Join us in person or virtually!
    Earn up to 7.5 CME/CE Credits

    Hosted by the Temple Lung Center and Planned in Collaboration with Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD).
  • Conference director: Gerard J. Criner, MD, FACP, FACCP, Chair and Professor, Thoracic Medicine, and Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
  • Who should attend: All healthcare providers involved in the care and management of patients with COPD.

Live Zoom Webinar: Lung Cancer Screening & SPN Diagnosis in Patients with COPD

  • Date: Friday, October 22, 2021
  • Time: 12:00 to 1:00 PM EST
  • Speaker: Gerard Criner, MD
  • Details: Patients with advanced COPD are at increased risk of lung cancer, and should be screened with low dose CT. The diagnosis of COPD also influences the diagnostic approach and treatment options if solitary pulmonary nodules are identified during screening. This webinar will discuss the link between COPD and lung cancer, and how early diagnosis can improve survival. Case studies will be presented.
    Interactive Q&A to follow

ATS 2021 International Conference: May 14-19

Temple Lung Center faculty presented on various topics during this year's conference, including:

  • Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction for Advanced Emphysema
  • Approaches to Improve Accuracy of Diagnosing Sarcoidosis
  • Updates on Venous Thromboembolism

Our pulmonology team has also published 64 abstracts.

Live Q&A: Post-COVID Recovery and Infusion Clinics

This webinar was held on Tuesday, January 26, 2021. It featured Dr. Gerard Criner discussing Temple's Post-COVID Recovery and Monoclonal Antibody Infusion Clinics, and what you need to know to refer your patients for support. In case you missed it or want to watch it again, view it online.

2020 International COPD and Asthma Conference

  • Hosted by: Temple Lung Center in collaboration with GOLD and GINA
  • Conference director: Gerard J. Criner, MD, FACP, FACCP, Chair and Professor, Thoracic Medicine & Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
  • Who attended: All healthcare providers involved in the care and management of patients with COPD and/or Asthma.

Conference sessions are now available on-demand. Register today.

AAT Level Predictor

Dr. Friedrich Kueppers 

Alpha 1 Antitrypsin belongs to a group of proteins whose blood levels rise during an acute-phase response (inflammation, infection, etc.). The elevated levels can obscure the presence of AAT Deficiency alleles.

Dr. Friedrich Kueppers has developed an online calculator that can predict the baseline AAT level as it would be in the absence of an acute-phase.

Learn more about the online calculator.

Current Continuing Medical Education Programs

On-Demand CME Webinars

The Temple Lung Center offers online, self-paced continuing medical education with topics specifically selected to provide the latest information on the management of patients with lung disease. The academic content provides CME for physicians, AANP CE for nurses and CRCE for respiratory professionals. The multimedia format is user-controlled to maximize engagement in the learning process. Learn more.

Past Continuing Medical Education Programs

Severe Uncontrolled Asthma: Definitions, Management and Advanced Therapies
Saturday, April 27, 2019
8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Chubb Conference Center and Hotel
800 Ridge Pike
Lafayette Hill, PA 191444

Friday, May 1, 2019
12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Melt
2880 Center Valley Pkwy, #624
Center Valley, PA 18034

Wednesday, May 29, 2019
6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Brio Tuscan Grille
305 Christiana Mall
Newark, Delaware 19702

View flyer for more information.

Reaching a Precise Diagnosis for the Pulmonary Hypertension Patient
April 26, 2018
Caffe Aldo Lamberti
Cherry Hill, NJ
View Flyer

Utilizing Current and Emerging Therapy to Treat the Advanced COPD Patient
April 30, 2018
Davio's Northern Italian Steakhouse
King of Prussia, PA
View Flyer