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Watch Session Recordings from NACFC 2018

Missed a session in Denver? Select session recordings with synched audio and slides are now available via the NACFC Content Library. Access to scientific sessions (i.e. plenaries, symposia, and workshops) is complimentary (account creation and log-in required). Short Course presentations are available for purchase on the site.

"Matching Medicines With Mutations"

Speakers:   Michael P. Boyle, M.D., FCCP and Philip J. Thomas, Ph.D.

Increasing numbers of people with CF now benefit from disease-altering small molecule therapies that target the basic defect in CFTR.  Use of these therapies has been extended recently using a combination of in vitro laboratory experiments to identify responsive mutations, and clinical trials to determine effect on clinical outcomes. This plenary will summarize how recent advances may allow in the near future over 90% of individuals with CF to benefit from therapies that target the basic defect in CFTR, including even those with the rarest disease causing mutations.

"Lung Transplantation: Challenges & Opportunities for Advanced CF Lung Disease"

Speakers:  Joseph Pilewski, M.D.

Plenary 2 will review the progression of CF lung disease and the option of lung transplant to treat advanced disease. The presentation will highlight the challenges associated with each phase of the transplant journey, including the referral to a transplant center, waiting for a transplant, undergoing the transplant procedure, and the care requirements and life after transplant.  

"Partnering With the Community"

Speaker: Drucy Borowitz, M.D. and Mary B. Dwight

This plenary session will focus on ways people with CF and their families make a difference by partnering with the larger community as advocates, by sharing their expertise on living life with CF with their care center teams, and by supporting with each other through virtual events and peer mentoring.  

"A Cure for All: Leaving No One Behind"

Speakers: Mitchell Drumm, Ph.D. and Eric Sorscher, M.D.

This session describes recent advances toward treatment of cystic fibrosis and the pipeline for new and emerging therapies.

"Clinical Research: A Worldwide CF Community Effort"

Speakers: Christiane De Boeck, M.D., Ph.D. and Patrick Flume, M.D.

The cystic fibrosis clinical trial pipeline is at present very busy -- and this is great news. This session explains how worldwide collaboration and streamlining can optimize the efficiency in the clinical trial arena.