Facebook
X
LinkedIn
ForwardAsk the Expert: Practical Approaches to Bronchiectasis Recognition and Care
Registration
On October 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM ET Join leading expert, Dr. Anne O’Donnell from Georgetown University Hospital, for an interactive “Ask the Expert” session on bronchiectasis.
Explore how to recognize and diagnose the disease, understand the impact of exacerbations on progression, and review current management strategies and unmet needs. Bring your cases and questions for real-time guidance you can apply in practice.
Registration is required. To register go to the “Register/Take Activity” tab and log in.
Program / Course Description
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to engage directly with leading bronchiectasis experts in a highly interactive “Ask the Expert” session. Designed for clinicians practicing in community settings, this program offers practical, case-based insights into the recognition and diagnosis of bronchiectasis, strategies to reduce misdiagnosis, and the impact of pulmonary exacerbations on disease progression. Faculty will also share the latest perspectives on current management approaches and unmet therapeutic needs. Bring your own patient cases and questions to gain personalized guidance and leave with actionable strategies to improve care for patients with bronchiectasis.
Target Audience
Pulmonologists and other healthcare professionals who are involved in the management of patients with Bronchiectasis
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, the learners should be able to:
- Recognize the clinical presentation and diagnostic criteria for bronchiectasis to improve identification and reduce misdiagnosis
- Assess the impact of pulmonary exacerbations on bronchial remodeling and disease progression in bronchiectasis
- Evaluate the current treatment landscape for bronchiectasis, including existing management strategies and unmet therapeutic needs
Commercial Support Acknowledgment
This program was produced in collaboration with Insmed Incorporated.
Copyright Information
Copyright © 2025 American Thoracic Society. Any unauthorized use of any materials on the site may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws. You may view, copy, and download information or software ("Materials") found on the Site subject to the following terms, conditions, and exceptions:
- The materials are to be used solely for personal, noncommercial, informational and educational purposes. The materials are not to be modified. They are to be distributed in the format provided with the source clearly identified. The copyright information or other proprietary notices may not be removed, changed, or altered.
- Materials may not be published, uploaded, posted, transmitted (other than as set forth herein), without written permission from American Thoracic Society.
Faculty
Anne O’Donnell, MD
Professor, Medicine
Nehemiah and Naomi Cohen Chair
Pulmonary Disease Research Chief
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Georgetown University Hospital
Washington, DC
Disclosures
Planning Committee
Mark Metersky, MD
Professor of Medicine
Chief of Service, Department of Medicine
Director, Center for Bronchiectasis Care
UConn Health
Farmington, CT
Disclosures
Shoshana Zha, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Director, Bronchiectasis and Pulmonary NTM Program (INTEGRATE)
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Sleep Medicine
University of California San Francisco Health
San Francisco, CA
Disclosures
Shelby MacRae, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Section of Pulmonary/Critical Care & Allergy/Immunology
Director NTM-Bronchiectasis Program at UMC Pulmonary-ELD Clinic
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
New Orleans, LA
Disclosures
Chris Richards, MD
Clinician Investigator, Instructor
Pulmonologist, Mass General Research Institute
Instructor, Harvard Medical School
Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Disclosures
Anne O’Donnell, MD
Professor, Medicine
Nehemiah and Naomi Cohen Chair
Pulmonary Disease Research Chief
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Georgetown University Hospital
Washington, DC
Disclosures
Ashley Losier, MD
Assistant Professor
Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine
Yale Medical School
New Haven, CT
Disclosures
Melissa Glasner
Manager Medical Content
The France Foundation
Old Lyme, CT
Disclosures
Nothing to disclose
Amanda Noe
Senior Manager, Medical Education and Client Services
The France Foundation
Old Lyme, CT
Disclosures
Nothing to disclose
Erika Fox
Senior Project Manager
The France Foundation
Old Lyme, CT
Disclosures
Nothing to disclose
Patrick Harty, PhD
Medical Director
The France Foundation
Old Lyme, CT
Disclosures
Nothing to disclose
Jennifer Siegel-Gasiewski, MPA
Director of Lifelong Learning
American Thoracic Society
New York, NY
Disclosures
Nothing to disclose
Content Reviewer
Patrick Harty, PhD
Medical Director
The France Foundation
Old Lyme, CT
Disclosures
Nothing to disclose
It is the policy of the ATS to ensure independence, balance, objectivity, scientific rigor, and integrity in all of its continuing education activities. As an accredited CME provider, the ATS requires that its planners, reviewers and presenters comply with the ACCME Standards Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. The ATS also requires specific disclosure of relationships with companies and organizations associated with tobacco or cannabis and prohibits or limits participation of faculty in official ATS activities, including CME, if any tobacco industry relationship or some types of cannabis industry relationships is present. The most recent policies regarding potential conflicts of interest as well as the mechanisms to mitigate or resolve such conflicts can be found here: COI Policy for Official ATS Activities (thoracic.org)
All relevant financial relationships have been reviewed and mitigated.
Register now!
On October 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM ET Join leading expert, Anne O’Donnell, MD from Georgetown University Hospital, for an interactive “Ask the Expert” session on bronchiectasis.
Explore how to recognize and diagnose the disease, understand the impact of exacerbations on progression, and review current management strategies and unmet needs. Bring your cases and questions for real-time guidance you can apply in practice.
Registration is required. Log in to secure your registration for this activity.
- Press "Take Activity" now to register.
- Log into ATS Ed+ or register. After logging in you will be registered for this webinar.
- You will receive an email confirming your registration.
- On the day of the webinar, follow the link in the registration email or log back into your ATS Ed+ account and navigate back to this activity.
- Press "Take Activity" and follow the "Activity Progress" section to join the webinar.
- For questions or issues, click here.
For more information about the webinar, please refer to the overview tab.
Required Hardware/software
This site and its activities are best viewed using the latest versions of the Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari browsers.
Additionally, this site and its activities are best viewed using the latest Operating System for your device.