Session Highlights
Join us for a series of enlightening sessions led by experts in the field of cystic fibrosis.
Our agenda is packed with diverse topics ranging from cutting-edge research findings to practical treatment strategies.
TENTATIVE CONFERENCE AGENDA
Thursday 4/9
3:00 – 6:00 pm: Hotel check in / Conference registration at Hyatt Place (near 1st floor elevators)
4:30 – 5:30 pm: Steering Committee Meeting @ Meriwether Cider House (By Invitation Only)
Friday 4/10
7:00 – 9:00 am: Registration and continental breakfast (hotel breakfast included in stay)
9:00 – 9:15 am: Welcome – Opening Remarks – Benjamin Tippets, DO
9:15 – 10:00 am: Talk #1 – Newborn Screening in the NICU – Benjamin Tippets, DO
10:00 – 10:45 am: Talk #2 – School and Life After School: Toolkits for CF Care – Colin Carr, MSED
10:45 – 11:00 am: Break
11:00 – 12:00 pm: Talk #3 – Sexual and Reproductive Health in CF in the CFTR Modulator Era – Keynote: Jennifer Taylor-Cousar, MD
12:00 – 1:00 pm: Lunch and networking, optional roundtables (NON-CME)
1:00 – 1:45 pm: Talk #4 – Beyond Deep Breaths: Integrating Mindfulness into Trauma Informed Care in CF Clinic – Emma Wade, LCSW & Rebecca Headley, LCSW
1:45 – 2:30 pm: QI Presentations
2:30 – 3:00 pm: Poster Session Review (NON-CME)
3:00 – 3:15 pm: Break
3:15 – 4:15 pm: Talk #5 – Advances in Cystic Fibrosis Related Diabetes – Keynote: Melissa Putman, MD
4:15 – 5:00 pm: Talk #6 – CF Care in 2026: Misinformation, Disinformation, and Denial of Science – Perry Brown, MD & Karen Miller, MD; with guest speaker Gracie Strubel, MD
6:00 – 9:00 pm: Networking Dinner @ Boise Brewing (included in registration)
Saturday 4/11
7:00 – 9:00 am: Continental Breakfast (hotel breakfast included in stay)
9:00 – 10:00 am: Talk #7 – Lessons learned from Interdisciplinary Weight‑Neutral Care in CF – Shannon Stamper, RD
10:00 – 10:30 am: Talk #8 – Optimizing Airway Clearance: Modern Approaches to the Contemporary CF Patient – Lindsay Miller, RT
10:30 – 10:45 am: Break
10:45 – 11:15 am: Talk #9 – Endocrine Complications in CF in an Aging Population: CF Bone Disease – Keynote: Melissa Putman, MD
11:15 am – 12:15 pm: Talk #10 – State of the Foundation – Albert Faro, MD
12:15 – 12:30 pm: Closing Remarks
12:30 – 1:00 pm: Boxed lunch to go (NON-CME)
Poster Session Titles
- Billings – Quality Improvement Initiative to Standardize the DEXA Scan Protocol and Process to Improve Bone Health at the Billings Clinic Pediatric CF Center
- Boise -The Spirometry Games: May the Flow-Volume Loop Be Ever in Your Favor
- Denver – A Virtual Group for Babies with CF and their Caregiver: G.R.O.W. (Gross motor skills, Reaching milestones, Offering support, Welcoming community) Group
- New Mexico – Colonoscopy Screening Quality Improvement (QI) Project Phoenix – Evaluation and improvement of an institutional tobramycin dosing protocol in patients with cystic fibrosis on elexacaftor-tezacaftor-ivacaftor
- Salt Lake City – Optimizing Health: Virtual program to improve health literacy and self-efficacy for children with CF aged 8-12 years
- Tucson – Bridging Breath and Beyond: Navigating the Transition from Pediatric to Adult Care in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis