In Conversation: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Chronic Airways Disease

Provider Statement

This activity is provided by National Jewish Health.

Support Statement

 This activity is supported by an independent educational grant from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals

 

Program Description

Leading pulmonologists and allergists will come together for an engaging, case-based panel discussion on chronic inflammatory airway diseases. Explore the latest thinking across specialties as experts unpack the evolving treatment paradigm and share practical strategies for managing the complexities of both upper and lower airway disease. You’ll gain fresh insights into the roles of immune cells, epithelial cytokines, and key molecular drivers of inflammation, and how this knowledge supports more personalized, effective treatment plans.

How to Participate in this Activity and Obtain CME Credit

In order to receive CME credit and ABIM MOC points, participants must complete the pre-assessment, view the activity content, and complete the post-assessment and program evaluation. Participants must get 3 out of 4 answers correct on the post-assessment. A certificate will be provided once the activity is complete

 

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Target Audience

Allergists, Pulmonologists, Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants in those specialties

 

Learning Objectives

  1. Define the features in the pathophysiology of upper and lower airways associated with chronic inflammatory airway diseases.
  2. Analyze the role of epithelial cytokines in the inflammatory cascade of upper and lower airway diseases.
  3. Identify appropriate biomarkers for upper and lower airway diseases such as severe asthma, allergic rhinitis, and CRSwNP.
  4. Evaluate the impact of chronic inflammatory airway diseases in order to personalize treatment strategies patients.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ABIM Medical Knowledge
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
  • 1.00 Participation
Course opens: 
01/13/2026
Course expires: 
11/30/2026
Cost:
$0.00
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Program Description

Leading pulmonologists and allergists will come together for an engaging, case-based panel discussion on chronic inflammatory airway diseases. Explore the latest thinking across specialties as experts unpack the evolving treatment paradigm and share practical strategies for managing the complexities of both upper and lower airway disease. You’ll gain fresh insights into the roles of immune cells, epithelial cytokines, and key molecular drivers of inflammation, and how this knowledge supports more personalized, effective treatment plans.

 

Miguel J. Lanz, MD, FAAAAI, FACAAI

Physician
Lanz Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
AAADRS Clinical Research Center
Doctors Hospital
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital
Coral Gables, FL

Linda Rogers, MD

Professor of Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mt Sinai
Department of Medicine
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
Clinical Director, Adult Asthma Program
Medical Director, Medicine Clinical Trials Office
New York, NY

Eileen Wang, MD, MPH

Associate Professor
Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Department of Medicine
National Jewish Health
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Denver, Colorado

Michael E. Wechsler, MD, MMSc

Director, The Cohen Family Asthma Institute 
Professor of Medicine 
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, & Sleep Medicine 
National Jewish Health
Denver, CO

Conflicts of Interest Disclosure Policy

In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), National Jewish Health requires that all program faculty, content developers, reviewers, and others in a position to control the content of this activity disclose to learners the presence or absence of any relevant financial relationships with an ACCME-defined ineligible company within the preceding 24 months of the activity. The ACCME defines an “ineligible company” as one whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Our goal is to ensure that there is no compromise in the ethical relationship that exists between those in a position to control the content of the activity and those participating in the activity and their respective professional duties. All accredited education activities offered by National Jewish Health are reviewed to ensure a balanced and evidence-based presentation.

All relevant financial relationships among individuals in a position to control the content of this activity have been identified and mitigated according to the Standards of Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education.

Faculty reports the following relevant financial relationship(s)

Miguel Lanz, MD, FAAAAI, FACAAI discloses the following relevant financial relationships:
Advisory Board: Amgen AstraZeneca, Genentech-Roche, Novartis, Sanofi Regeneron
Consultant: Amgen AstraZeneca, Chiesi
Speaker: Amgen AstraZeneca, Sanofi Regeneron
Investigator for studies funded by: Amgen AstraZeneca, Genentech-Roche, Sanofi Regeneron

Linda Rogers, MD discloses the following relevant financial relationships:
Advisory Board: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, Sanofi
Consultant: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, Regeneron, Sanofi
Investigator for studies funded by: Sanofi

Eileen Wang, MD, MPH discloses the following relevant financial relationships:
Advisory Board: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, GlaxoSmithKline
Consultant: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals
Speaker: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals
Investigator for studies funded by: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, Genentech, GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi

Michael E. Wechsler, MD, MMSc discloses the following relevant financial relationships: Consultant/Advisory board:  AbbVie, Allakos, Amgen, Apogee, Areteia Therapeutics, Arrowhead Pharmaceutical, AstraZeneca, Avalo Therapeutics, Belenos Bio, Celldex, Connect Biopharma, Eli Lilly, Enveda Therapeutics, Equillium, General Medicines, Gilead, GlaxoSmithKline, Jasper Therapeutics, Kinaset, Kymera, Merck, MyBiometry, Pfizer, Pharming, Phylaxis,  Pulmatrix, Rapt Therapeutics, Recludix Pharma, Regeneron, Roche/Genentech, Sanofi/Genzyme, Sentien, Sound Biologics, Tetherex Pharmaceuticals, Upstream Bio, Uniquity Bio, Verona Pharma, Zurabio.
Speaker: AstraZeneca, Amgen, Regeneron, GlaxoSmithKline, Sanofi/Genzyme
Investigator for studies funded by: AstraZeneca, Amgen, Regeneron, GlaxoSmithKline, Sanofi/Genzyme, Upstream Bio
Stock options: Cellergy Pharma Inc, Upstream Bio
 

Planners and reviewers report the following relationship(s)

Meghan Brenner, MA does not have any relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Laniecia Demmer does not have any relevant financial relationships to disclose

Andrea Harshman, MHA, CHCP, CMP-HC does not have any relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Harold Nelson, MD does not have any relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Unlabeled and Investigational Usage

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Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indicators, contraindications and warnings.

 

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Credit Designation:

National Jewish Health designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.0 MOC points in  the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit

 

 

 

Available Credit

  • 1.00 ABIM Medical Knowledge
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
  • 1.00 Participation

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