Lung Health Collaborative Virtual Assembly
Join the COPD Foundation and leading experts on November 10, 2026 for the annual Lung Health Collaborative Virtual Assembly. This year’s event features four expert-led sessions designed to provide practical, evidence-based guidance and advance your approach to comprehensive COPD care.
Session Topics
Conversations That Matter: Integrating Palliative Care into COPD Management*
Speaker: Anand Iyer, M.D., MSPH
Associate Professor of Pulmonary, Allergy, & Critical Care Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham
*Application has been made to the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) for continuing education contact hours for respiratory therapists
When Ventilation Gets Difficult: Practical Strategies for Managing COPD Patients*
Speaker: Mindy Conklin, MRT, RRT, ACCS, AE-C
Advanced Practice Respiratory Therapist
*Application has been made to the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) for continuing education contact hours for respiratory therapists
The Heart-Lung Connection: Managing COPD and Cardiovascular Comorbidities
Speaker: Sarath Raju, M.D., MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Finding the Missing Patients: Advancing Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency Detection
Speaker: Corinne Young, MSN, FNP-C, FCCP
Founder & President of the Association of Pulmonary Advanced Practice Providers (APAPP)
Sponsored by Grifols
Innovations in COPD and Alpha-1 Care: A Lung Health Collaborative Virtual Assembly (2025)
Sessions
From Genes to Airways: A Precision Medicine Approach to AATD and COPD plus
Speaker: Charlie Strange, M.D.
Professor of Pulmonary, Critical, Allergy and Sleep Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC; Medical Director, AlphaNet
Sponsored by Grifols
Thinking Beyond FEV1: A Holistic Look at AATD and COPD Progression plus
Speaker: Corinne Young, MSN, FNP-C, FCCP
Founder & President of the Association of Pulmonary Advanced Practice Providers (APAPP)
Sponsored by Grifols
COPD Begins in Childhood – Guidance for Health Care Providers plus
Speaker: Jean Wright, M.D., MBA
CEO, COPD Foundation
Misdiagnosed and Misunderstood: AATD in the Age of Asthma and COPD Overlap plus
Speaker: Brian Bizik, M.S., PA-C
Clinical Supervisor, Asthma, Allergy and COPD Care Coordinator, Terry Reilly Health Centers; Immediate Past President, The American Academy of Physician Assistants in Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
Sponsored by Grifols
Bringing Spirometry to the Point of Care plus
Speaker: Andrew Escobar
Chief Operations Officer, Pulmonary Services Consultants, Inc.
Sponsored by Grifols
Questions about the event? Email edteam@COPDfoundation.org
Learn more about the COPD Foundation Lung Health Collaborative