Annual John E Parker Pulmonary and Sleep Symposium

Learn about the latest evidence‑based advances in pulmonary and sleep medicine. Participants will gain practical strategies to implement current guidelines, improve clinical decision-making, and optimize patient outcomes across a broad range of pulmonary and critical care settings.

  • Marriott at Waterfront Place

About

Topics

  • Evidence-Based Management of Severe Pneumonia

  • Advances in Obstructive Lung Disease

  • Sleep Medicine: Current Guidelines and Evolving Care Models

  • Updates in Interstitial Lung Disease and Pulmonary Hypertension

  • Innovations in Lung Cancer Therapeutics

  • Contemporary Controversies in Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine

  • Non-Invasive Ventilation in Acute Respiratory Failure

Learning Objectives

Following this conference, participants should be able to:

  • Apply evidence-based strategies for severe pneumonia in varied hospital settings

  • Describe recent advances in obstructive lung disease management

  • Implement current guidelines for sleep-disordered breathing and its systemic implications

  • Discuss emerging developments in interstitial lung disease and pulmonary hypertension

  • Describe advances in lung cancer therapeutics and their impact on patient outcomes

  • Discuss the relationship between sleep medicine, obesity, and systemic health

  • Analyze opposing perspectives on controversies in pulmonary and sleep medicine, including the role of artificial intelligence

  • Apply best practices for non-invasive positive pressure ventilation in the acute care setting

Additional Information

For questions or for more information prior to or during the conference, please contact Victoria Elliott at 304-293-8391 .

For information on other upcoming CE conferences, contact the Office of CE at 304-293-3937, visit our website at ce.wvu.edu, or e-mail us at ce@wvu.edu.

In case of emergency during the conference, please call Victoria Elliott at 304-293-8391.

Schedule

Day 1: Friday, July 31

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Registration / Breakfast

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Product Theater

No CE Credit

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Introduction
  • Sunil Sharma, MD
  • Nathan M. Lerfald, MD, FACP

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Severe Pneumonia Showdown: Evidence-Based Care Across Hospital Settings
  • Sarah Hadique, MD

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10 Must Know Advances in Obstructive Lung Disease
  • Srinivasa Potla, MD

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NIPPV: Not Plug-and-Play – A Bazooka That Demands Precision
  • Sunil Sharma, MD

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Break & Vendor / Exhibit Tour

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From Weight to Wakefulness: The Future of Integrated Sleep and Obesity Care
  • Joseph V. Russo, MD

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Clearing the Haze: The Changing Landscape of ILD
  • Vishal Deepak, MD

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Q&A Panel

All AM Faculty

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Grand Rounds: Sleep Disordered Breathing: The Next Frontier in Health System Performance
  • Neil Freedman, MD, FCCP

Credit through MGR. CE Credit provided separately through Medicine Grand Rounds.

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Lunch

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Lung Cancer 2.0: Smarter Therapies, Better Outcomes
  • Haroon Ahmed, MD

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Pulmonary Hypertension in 2025: Key Updates Changing Practice
  • Metri Haddaden, MD, PhD

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Break & Vendor / Exhibit Tour

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Pro-Con Debate 1 Biologics for COPD: Ready for Prime Time or Premature
  • Sauradeep Sarkar, MD
  • Mohamad Al Momani, MD

All four Pro-Con Debates run concurrently.

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Pro-Con Debate 2 Early Intubation VS Prolonged HFNC/NIV in Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure
  • Brandon Shifflet, MD
  • Lucus Hamrick, DO

All four Pro-Con Debates run concurrently.

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Pro-Con Debate 3 Artificial Intelligence in Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine: Game Changer or Informational Anarchy?
  • Feroz Noori, MD, FCCP
  • Edward Rojas, MD

All four Pro-Con Debates run concurrently.

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Pro-Con Debate 4 Submassive PE: Anticoagulation Alone vs. Catheter- Directed Therapy
  • Vikhyath Terla, MD
  • Robert Stansbury, MD

All four Pro-Con Debates run concurrently.

Registration

Speakers

Vishal Deepak.
Vishal Deepak, MD
Position
Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, Medicine
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Neil Freedman, MD, FCCP
Position
President, Specialty Care Endeavor Health Medical Group & President of the American College of Chest Physicians
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Metri Haddaden, MD, PhD
Position
Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, & Sleep Medicine
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Lucus Hamrick, DO
Position
Pulmonologist, Vandalia Health - CAMC Memorial Hospital
Nathan M. Lerfald.
Nathan M. Lerfald, MD, FACP
Position
Chair, WVU Department of Medicine & The Anthony G. DiBartolomeo Professor in Medicine, Medicine
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Feroz Noori.
Feroz Noori, MD, FCCP
Position
Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine Eastern Division
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Edward Rojas.
Edward Rojas, MD
Position
Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, Medicine
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Sunil Sharma.
Sunil Sharma, MD
Positions
Division Chief, Professor, Division of Pulmonary/Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, Medicine
Appointed Program Medical Director, Respiratory Therapy
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Brandon Shifflet, MD
Position
Pulmonology and Critical Care Specialist, United Hospital Center - WVU Medicine
Robert Stansbury.
Robert Stansbury, MD
Position
Professor and Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine; Program Director, Sleep Medicine Fellowship, Medicine
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Venue

Marriott at Waterfront Place

Two Waterfront Pl, Morgantown, WV 26501

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