WELCOME
WVU Department of Medicine is proud to host the annual John E. Parker Pulmonary and Sleep Symposium hosted by the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine.
This conference has been designed for physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, and members in the healthcare field interested in up-to-date information on inpatient and outpatient pulmonary lung diagnoses and sleep disorders.
- Advances in Asthma
- Cancer in West Virginia – Beating the Odds
- Advances in Pulmonary Health Management
- Vaccine Initiative in West Virginia and The Inspire Program
- Occupational Lung Diseases Affecting West Virginia
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Update
- Advances in Interstitial Lung Disease
- Why is my patient persistently short of breath?
Pulmonary Function Test Workshop
Imaging (chest x-ray / CT scan) Workshop – Case Presentations
Register now.
In-Person Attendance:
WVU Full-Time Faculty – $90
WVU Full-Time Staff – $55
WVU Alumni – $90
WVU Residents/Fellows – Free
Outside Providers – $110
Students – Free
EVENT DETAILS
July 31 and August 1, 2025
LOCATION
Morgantown Marriott at Waterfront Place
2 Waterfront Place
Morgantown, WV 26501
Phone: 304-296-1700
EVENT AGENDA
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ACCOMMODATIONS
The Morgantown Marriott at Waterfront Place Hotel is offering a special group rate of $159 USD per night – Last day to book: Monday, July 28, 2025.
Target Audience
Physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, and members in the healthcare field that are interested in up-to-date information on inpatient and outpatient adult pulmonary lung diagnosis and sleep disorders.
Learning Objectives
By attending the conference, participants should be able to:
- Discuss the WV vaccine initiative
- Describe recent advances in management of COPD
- Discuss state of the art in lung cancer screening
- Describe the best approach to diagnosis and therapy of interstitial lung disease
- Describe recent guidelines on management of asthma
- Describe implications of occupational lung diseases affecting West Virginia
- Describe advances in the management of pulmonary hypertension
- Discuss approach and management of a unexplained dyspnea
- Discuss CXR imaging and examine CXR/imaging to decide on referral
- Discuss the basics of interpretation in pulmonary function testing
Accreditation and Designation
The West Virginia University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The WVU Office of CME designates this live activity for a maximum of up to 5.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The WVU School of Nursing has provided this continuing education activity for up to 6.3 contact hours. The WVU School of Nursing is an approved provider of continuing education by the State of West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses, Legislative Rule #19CSR11-4 under provider number 50-26086.
Additional Information
For questions or for more information prior to or during the conference, please contact Victoria Elliott at 304-293-8391.
For information on other upcoming CE conferences, contact the Office of CE at 304-293-3937, visit the website at ce.wvu.edu, or email [email protected].
In case of an emergency during the conference, please call Victoria Elliott at 304-293-8391.
Disclosure
It is the policy of the WVU School of Medicine Office of CME to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its educational activities. All faculty/authors/planners participating in our activities are expected to disclose any relationships they may have with commercial companies. For this conference, the following relationships have been disclosed:
Dr. Mannino has disclosed the following:
- AstraZeneca – consultant fees
- Genentech/Roche – consultant fees
- Regeneron/Sanofi – consultant fees
- GlaxoSmithKline – consultant fees
- Chiesi – consultant fees
Dr. Sharma has disclosed the following:
- PremAsh, Inc. – employee – company has no current products.
- Zoll Respicardia, Inc – speaker fees.
- All others have indicated that they have no relevant interests to disclose.
These relationships, along with the educational content of this program, will be reviewed and monitored and any potential conflicts of interest will be resolved to the satisfaction of the WVU School of Medicine Office of CME prior to the activity. If a conflict cannot be resolved, the person involved will be removed from control of content or the content will not be presented as part of the educational program.
Course Director
Sunil Sharma, MD
Chief, Professor, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
Cancellations
Important: If you are unable to attend the conference after you have registered, you must notify us in writing by July 18, 2025, to receive a refund. No refunds for conference fees will be made after July 18, 2025. A $25 fee will be charged for all canceled registrations.
We reserve the right to cancel individual sessions or the entire conference. In the event of a conference cancelation, a full tuition refund will be made.
Special thanks to our exhibitors for their support of this conference.
About WVU Medicine
WVU Medicine unites the clinical and research faculty of the West Virginia University Health Sciences Center with the hospitals, clinics, and health professionals of the West Virginia University Health System. Together, they are a national leader in patient safety and quality, and are unified and driven by a passion to provide the most advanced healthcare possible to the people of West Virginia and beyond. WVU Medicine includes the physicians, specialists, and sub-specialists of the West Virginia University School of Medicine; the affiliated schools of the WVU Health Sciences Center; and 23 member hospitals.
About Morgantown, West Virginia
WVU Medicine is headquartered in Morgantown, West Virginia, a vibrant city located along the Monongahela River and close to the Pennsylvania border in the north-central part of the state. The seat of Monongalia County and the home of West Virginia University, Morgantown has been voted Best Small City by numerous national organizations. With excellent schools, diverse restaurants, and outdoor activities, Morgantown is one of the major growth areas in West Virginia.
