Where
Parkview Mirro Center for Research and Innovation10622 Parkview Plaza Drive
Fort Wayne, IN 46845
Driving Directions
Rare Disease: Diagnosing and Managing Alpha -1 Antitrypsin
AGENDA:
5:15p - 5:45p Registration/Dinner/Vendor Display
5:45p - 5:55p Welcome/Introduction - Michael Mirro, MD, FACC
5:55p - 6p Diagnosis and Management of Alpha-1 Patients
Robert Sandhaus, MD,PhD, FCCP - Executive Vice President and Medical Director,
AlphNet, Clinical Director of Alpha-1 Foundation and Professor of Medicine at
National Jewish Health, Denver, CO
7p - 7:20p Break/Vendor Display
7:20p - 8:20p Life With Alpha-1:What A Patient Needs to Know
Thomas Corron, Board of Directors, Alpha-1 Foundation
Objectives:
1. Describe the multiple symptoms of Alpha-1 patients and how to diagnose
2. Identify tests to confirm diagnosis and how to manage and treat Alpha-1 patients
3. Develop a strategy for efficient diagnosis and treatment planning for alpha-1 antitrypsin patients
4. Implement a strategy for efficient diagnosis and treatment for alpha-1 antitrypsin patients
5. Describe what life entails with the Alpha-1 disease
6. Identify the needs that an Alpha-1 patient must know to survive
Symposium Planning Committee:
Michael MIrro, MD; Medical Director Mirro Research & Innovation Center; Lisa Heral, RN, Research Nurse; Shauna Wagner, RN, Research Nurse; Dawn Dunn, NP, hospitalist nurse practioner; Julie Hughbanks, MS, Library Manager; Tom Corron, Alpha-1 Foundation and Cathy Ballou, CPD Coordinator.
Continuing Education Credit:
- The Fort Wayne Medical Education Program is accredited by the Indiana State Medical Association
to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
- The Fort Wayne Medical Education Program designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.0
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the
extent of their participation in the activity.