Meet the
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Njira Lugogo, MD, MS, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, is the Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine's Asthma Program Director. Dr. Lugogo completed her Medical Degree at the Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, VA. She completed her Internal Medicine Residency at Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC. After she completed her Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine Fellowship at Duke University, she rose to Assistant Professor. At Duke, Dr. Lugogo served as the Medical Director of the Duke Asthma Allergy and Airway Center and Director of the Asthma Clinical Trails Group and Pulmonary Clinical Research Unit. She joined the University of Michigan Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine faculty August, 2017.
Nijra L. Lugogo, M.D.
Medical Director - Michigan Clinical Research Unit
University of Michigan Health
The Symposium
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:
1. Identify recent advances in asthma management
2. Discuss real-world impact of asthma biologics in management of severe asthma
3. Describe approaches to tapering oral steroids and recognize corticosteroid associated complications
4. Summarize advances in evaluation and management of bronchiectasis
5. List indications for lung cancer screening
Desired Outcome Statement:
1. Participants will gain at least one new strategy to utilize that validates, enhances or causes a change in practice for the management of bronchiectasis, asthma or lung cancer screening.
The Symposium
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
ADA Information
For those with ADA requirements, please register at least twenty days in advance of the event date for ADA accommodations. We make every attempt to accommodate the needs of all our conference attendees, and in order to give us the best chance possible of being able to ensure that we can make this as successful a conference as possible for you, we would like as much time as possible to make the arrangements.
Masking and Vaccination
Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic and projections in Monroe County this event is planned with masks optional. Thank you
Video and Audio Consent
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