Description

CF lung disease often begins before the onset of overt clinical symptoms. Objective monitoring of disease progression is challenging, particularly in young children. This symposium will highlight advances in lung function, imaging, metabolomics & biomarkers aimed at detecting early changes in the CF lung.

Educational Objectives:

1. Review the need for improved, sensitive measures of lung disease in presymptomatic children with CF.
2. Assess the role of chest imaging & lung clearance index in detection of lung disease in presymptomatic children.
3. Evaluate the utility of biomarkers in monitoring disease progression in presymptomatic children.

Speaker(s):

• Charles Esther, Jr., M.D., Ph.D.
• Felix Ratjen, M.D., Ph.D., Division Head/Professor University
• Tim Rosenow, B.Sc.
• Scott Sagel, M.D., Ph.D.
• Edith T. Zemanick, M.D., Associate Professor of Pediatrics