Lung Health Collaborative Virtual Assembly
Join the COPD Foundation on November 6, 2025, for the inaugural Lung Health Collaborative Assembly for health care professionals. This event brings together leading experts in the field of respiratory medicine to discuss current innovations and cutting-edge insights into the treatment and management of COPD and alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD).
Each session will be designed to equip you with strategies you can integrate directly into your clinical practice to improve patient outcomes and advance care.
Session Topics
Morning Sessions
From Genes to Airways: A Precision Medicine Approach to AATD and COPD plus
10:00 a.m. Eastern Time
Using genotype, phenotype, and biomarkers to guide treatment in AATD and COPD
Charlie Strange, M.D.
Sponsored by Grifols
Thinking Beyond FEV1: A Holistic Look at AATD and COPD Progression plus
11:00 a.m. Eastern Time
Looking at systemic impacts, comorbidities, and quality of life—not just spirometry.
Corinne Young, MSN, FNP-C, FCCP
Sponsored by Grifols
Afternoon Sessions
COPD Begins in Childhood – Guidance for Health Care Providers plus
1:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Signs and symptoms of COPD in the early stages can be easily overlooked, resulting in diagnostic delays and the worsening of the clinical condition.
Jean Wright, M.D., MBA
Misdiagnosed and Misunderstood: AATD in the Age of Asthma and COPD Overlap plus
2:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Real-world patient journeys that illustrate diagnostic delay, overlap, and missed AATD testing.
Brian Bizik, M.S., PA-C
Sponsored by Grifols
Bringing Spirometry to the Point of Care plus
3:30 p.m. Eastern Time
How mobile spirometry can close the COPD diagnosis gap in primary care settings.
Andrew Escobar
Sponsored by Grifols
Meet the Speakers
Charlie Strange, M.D.
Professor of Pulmonary, Critical, Allergy and Sleep Medicine
Medical Director, AlphaNet
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
About the Speaker
Corinne Young, MSN, FNP-C, FCCP
Founder & President of the Association of Pulmonary Advanced Practice Providers (APAPP)
About the Speaker
Brian Bizik, M.S., PA-C, DFAAPA
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
About the Speaker
Jean Wright, M.D., MBA
Chief Executive Officer, COPD Foundation
About the Speaker
Andrew Escobar
Chief Operations Officer, Pulmonary Services Consultants, Inc.
About the Speaker
Questions about the event? Email edteam@COPDfoundation.org
Learn more about the COPD Foundation Lung Health Collaborative