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4th Annual CHOP Lymphatic Disorder Conference

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Add to Calendar 4th Annual CHOP Lymphatic Disorder Conference 9/18/2025 8:00:00 AM 9/19/2025 4:00:00 PM America/New_York For More Details: https://chop.cloud-cme.com/course/courseoverview?EID=10282 Description: Join us at the Lymphatic System Learning Conference, where healthcare professionals from various disciplines gather to deepen their understanding of the body's often overlooked but crucial lymphatic system. Through engaging presentations, interactive workshops, and collaborative discussions, participants will explore the anatomy, physiology, disorders, and treatment modalities related to the lymphatic s... Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - HUB Building false MM/DD/YYYY


Date & Location
Thursday, September 18, 2025, 8:00 AM - Friday, September 19, 2025, 4:00 PM, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - HUB Building, Philadelphia, PA

Target Audience
Specialties - Neonatology, Nursing, Nursing - Advanced Practice, Pediatric Cardiology, Pediatric Cardiology - Interventional, Pediatric Surgery

Overview
Join us at the Lymphatic System Learning Conference, where healthcare professionals from various disciplines gather to deepen their understanding of the body's often overlooked but crucial lymphatic system. Through engaging presentations, interactive workshops, and collaborative discussions, participants will explore the anatomy, physiology, disorders, and treatment modalities related to the lymphatic system. From cutting-edge research to practical hands-on techniques, attendees will gain valuable insights and skills to enhance patient care and improve outcomes. Don't miss this opportunity to connect with experts, expand your knowledge, and advance your practice in lymphatic health.

Objectives
  1. Describe the science and knowledge base of information that supports current state-of the- art clinical practice for the patient with lymphatic disease
  2. Discuss the multidisciplinary approach for patients with lymphatic dysfunction and the challenges and opportunities in providing care for them
  3. Explain the concepts and new strategies of care and practice for lymphatic disease
  4. Outline the factors and variables that uniquely influence the lymphatic system and contribute to the dysfunction of the lymphatics
  5. Recall the concepts and new strategies of care and treatment for conditions of the lymphatic system

Accreditation
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education to physicians.

Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (10.00 hours), ANCC NCPD Contact Hours (10.00 hours), Non-Physician AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ Attendance (includes PA, RT, RDMS) (10.00 hours)



Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships


Children's Hospital of Philadelphia adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

Member Information
Role in activity
Nature of Relationship(s) / Name of Ineligible Company(s)
Vanessa Bustard, BSN, CPN
Nurse Coordinator
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Co-Director, Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Diane Garofalo, BS
The Children's Hospital of Philadelpia
Co-Director, Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Erin Pinto, MSN, CRNP
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Co-Director, Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Yoav Dori, MD
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Course Director, Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Denise M Adams, MD
MD
CHOP
Faculty
Gregory Adamson, MD
Stanford University School of Medicine
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Miguel Amore, MD
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Beth Apsel Winger, MD, PhD
University of California San Francisco
Faculty
Grant or research support-Novartis AG|Grant or research support-Relay Therapeutics
Helene Benveniste, MD, PhD
Professor
Yale School of Medicine
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Benjamin Blais, MD
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Francesco Boccardo, MD, PhD, PACS, Associate Professor of Surgery
Prof.
University of Genoa, Italy
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Alexandra Borst, MD
Associate Professor, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Faculty
Consulting Fee-Novartis AG
Joshua Brandstadter, MD, PhD, MSc
Faculty
Consulting Fee-Recordati Rare Disease
Phillip Budge, MD, PhD
WashU
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Selen Catania, PhD
Program Officer
NIH/NHLBI
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Chou Chou, MD
Instructor in Medicine
Weill Cornell Medicine
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Aaron DeWitt, MD
MD
University of Pennsylvania
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Michael D Fox, MD
Director of Education, Comprehensive Vascular Anomalies Program
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Guido Giacalone, MD, PhD
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Kathleen Gibbs, MD
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Mudit Gupta, MD, PhD
Fellow
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Hakon Hakonarson, MD PhD, Professor of Pediatrics
Professor and Genetics Center Director
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, UPENN
Faculty
Ownership-Nobias Therapeutics
Vibeke Elisabeth Hjortdal, MD, PhD
Copenhagen University Hospital
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
David G Jackson, PhD, Emeritus Professor of Human Immunology
Prof
University of Oxford
United Kingdom
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Mark Kahn, MD
Upenn
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Benjamin Kelly, MD, PhD
Copenhagen University Hospital
Denmark
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Adam Kolesnik, MD
The Children's Memorial Health Institute
Poland
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Ganesh Krishnamurthy, MD
MD
CHOP
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Faculty Photos
Pablo Laje, MD
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Dong Li, PhD
CHOP
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Ken Liechty, MD
University of Arizona
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Nicole Lindenblatt, MD
University Hospital Zurich
Switzerland
Faculty
Consulting Fee-Medical Microinstruments
Theresa Lu, MD, PhD
Dr.
Hospital for Special Surgery
Faculty
Consulting Fee-Grifols (Relationship has ended)|Consulting Fee-Mestag
Abass Noor, MD
UPENN/CHOP Radiology
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Meghan Scott, MSN, CRNP
CHOP
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Raja Shaikh, MBBS, DNB, MD
Interventional Radiologist
Boston Children's Hospital
Faculty
Consulting Fee-Boston Scientific Corporation
Sarah Sheppard, MD, PhD, MSTR
NICHD
Faculty
Stocks or stock options, excluding diversified mutual funds-Moderna|Other: short position-Hims
Sanjay Sinha, MD
Director of the Congenital Lymphatic Imaging and Intervention Program (CLIIP)
Pediatric Cardiology CHOC/UCI/UCLA Department of Pediatrics Mattel Children's Hospital/ CHOC Childrens
Faculty
Paid consultant-Abbott Laboratories
Faculty Photos
Christopher Smith, MD, PhD
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Benjamin Smood, MD
Resident Physician
University of Pennsylvania
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Abhay Srinivasan, MD
MD
CHOP
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Kimberley E Steele, MD, PhD
Program Manager, Health Science Futures Mission Office
ARPA-H
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Oliver A Stone, PhD
University of Oxford
United Kingdom
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Amir Taghinia, MD
Boston Children's Hospital
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Dario Teplisky, MD
Faculty
Lene Thorup, MD
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Danish Vaiyani, MD
Physician
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Laura Vella, MD
MD
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Miikka Vikkula, MD, PhD
de Duve Institute
Belgium
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Marlys H Witte, MD
Professor of Surgery
University of Arizona
Faculty
Nothing to disclose
Russell Witte, PhD
Professor
University of Arizona
Faculty
Nothing to disclose

Thursday, September 18, 2025
Welcome and Introduction
8:30AM - 8:40AM
Yoav Dori, MD

Landmarks and My Personal Journey in Lymphology
8:40AM - 9:00AM
Marlys H Witte, MD

Origin of the Lymphatic System
9:00AM - 9:20AM
Oliver A Stone, PhD

Cardiovascular System Beyond Blood Flow: The Untold Story of the Lymphatic System and Heart Disease
9:20AM - 9:30AM
Vibeke Elisabeth Hjortdal, MD, PhD

Pulmonary System — The Lung Lymphatics in Health and Disease
9:30AM - 9:40AM

Gastrointestinal System— Silent Flow, Major Impact: Lymphatic Dysfunction in Digestive Disorders
9:40AM - 9:50AM
Mark Kahn, MD

Hepatic System — Beyond the Liver: The Hemolymphatic Forces Driving Cirrhosis
9:50AM - 10:00AM
Christopher Smith, MD, PhD

Neurological System — The Role of Lymphatics in Neurodegenerative Diseases
10:00AM - 10:20AM
Helene Benveniste, MD, PhD

From Lymph to Loop of Henle: The Renal Lymphatic Connection
10:20AM - 10:30AM
Yoav Dori, MD

Break
10:30AM - 10:45AM

Breakout 1-Cracking the Code: Strategies for Safe and Effective Thoracic Duct Access
10:45AM - 11:05AM
Raja Shaikh, MBBS, DNB, MD

Breakout 2-Breath by Breath: Pulmonary Lymphatic Perfusion and Its Role in Lung Pathophysiology
10:45AM - 11:05AM
Hakon Hakonarson, MD PhD, Professor of Pediatrics

Breakout 3-Pediatric Lymphatic Emergencies: What the Inpatient Team Needs to Know
10:45AM - 11:15AM
Aaron DeWitt, MD

Breakout 1-Precision Over Occlusion: Rethinking the Role of Selective Lymphatic Embolization
11:05AM - 11:25AM
Abhay Srinivasan, MD

Breakout 2-Neonatal Lymphatic Disease and Chronic Lung Disease: Early-Life Disruption of Pulmonary Flow
11:05AM - 11:25AM
Kathleen Gibbs, MD

Breakout 3-Chylous Effusions and Beyond: Inpatient Management of Pediatric Lymphatic Patients
11:15AM - 11:45AM
Meghan Scott, MSN, CRNP

Breakout 1-Shutting it Down or Opening it up: Embolization Versus Decompression
11:25AM - 11:45AM
Ganesh Krishnamurthy, MD

Breakout 2-PEEP and the Thoracic Duct: Balancing Ventilatory Support with Lymphatic Drainage
11:25AM - 11:45AM
Mudit Gupta, MD, PhD

Breakout 1-When Things Go Wrong: Complications of Lymphatic Interventions and How to Manage Them
11:45AM - 12:10PM
Adam Kolesnik, MD

Breakout 2-Pressure Wars: Impact of Positive and Negative Intrathoracic Pressure on Fontan Lymphatic Circulation
11:45AM - 12:10PM
Christopher Smith, MD, PhD
Lene Thorup, MD

Breakout 3-From Diagnosis to Intervention: Coordinating Pediatric Lymphatic Care Across the Inpatient Team
11:45AM - 12:15PM
Erin Pinto, MSN, CRNP

Questions and Answers
12:10PM - 12:15PM

Questions and Answers
12:10PM - 12:15PM

Lunch
12:15PM - 1:00PM

Family Panel Discussion: Patient Experiences and Caregiver Challenges
1:00PM - 2:00PM

Break
2:00PM - 2:30PM

Breakout 1-An Introduction to Vascular Anomalies and our Speakers
2:30PM - 2:55PM
Denise M Adams, MD

Breakout 2-Interventional Access for MR Lymphangiography
2:30PM - 2:55PM
Mudit Gupta, MD, PhD

Breakout 3-Neonatal Lymphatic Disorders: Diagnosis and Management in the First Days of Life
2:30PM - 2:55PM
Gregory Adamson, MD

Breakout 1-Classification of Lymphatic Anomalies with Emphasis on Complicated Lymphatic Anomalies
2:55PM - 3:20PM
Michael D Fox, MD

Breakout 2-Central Lymphangiography: MRI Techniques
2:55PM - 3:20PM
Abass Noor, MD

Breakout 3-Thoracic Lymphatic Complications in Congenital Heart Disease: From Fontan Physiology to Pleural Syndromes
2:55PM - 3:20PM
Benjamin Blais, MD

Brakout 1-Medical Treatment of Lymphatic Anomalies: Linking the Genotype to the Phenotype
3:20PM - 3:40PM
Alexandra Borst, MD

Breakout 2-Clinical Applications of Lymphatic Imaging and Case Studies
3:20PM - 3:40PM
Danish Vaiyani, MD

Breakout 3-Abdominal and Multicompartment Lymphatic Failure in Congenital Heart Disease: Expanding Beyond the Thorax
3:20PM - 3:40PM
Sanjay Sinha, MD

Breakout 1-Let’s Debate Difficult Cases
3:40PM - 4:00PM
Denise M Adams, MD
Alexandra Borst, MD
Michael D Fox, MD

Breakout 2-Advances in Multimodal Lymphatic Imaging
3:40PM - 4:00PM
Russell Witte, PhD

Breakout 3-Unraveling Pediatric Ascites: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approach
3:40PM - 4:00PM

Adjourn
4:00PM - 4:05PM

Friday, September 19, 2025
Welcome and Introduction
8:15AM - 8:30AM
Erin Pinto, MSN, CRNP

Panel Debates on Effectiveness of LVAs
8:30AM - 9:30AM
Guido Giacalone, MD, PhD
Nicole Lindenblatt, MD
Amir Taghinia, MD

Breakout 1-When the Nodes Turn Rogue: Lymphatic Involvement in Systemic Inflammatory Syndromes
9:30AM - 9:50AM
Joshua Brandstadter, MD, PhD, MSc

Breakout 2-Surgical Approaches to Decompression and Interruption of the Central Lymphatic System
9:30AM - 9:50AM
Pablo Laje, MD

Breakout 3-Genetics of Complex Lymphatic Anomalies
9:30AM - 9:50AM
Sarah Sheppard, MD, PhD, MSTR

Breakout 1-Autoimmunity in Transit: How Lymphatic Flow Shapes Immune Responses in Lupus
9:50AM - 10:10AM
Theresa Lu, MD, PhD

Breakout 2-Robotic-assisted Central Lymphatic Reconstruction: The Next Micro-surgical Frontier
9:50AM - 10:10AM
Nicole Lindenblatt, MD

Breakout 3-Cell-free DNA is a Non-invasive Alternative for Genetic Testing in Individuals with Complex Lymphatic Anomalies
9:50AM - 10:10AM
Dong Li, PhD

Breakout 1-Infections on the Move: Pathogens Targeting the Lymphatic System
10:10AM - 10:30AM
Phillip Budge, MD, PhD

Breakout 2-Lymphatic Venous Bypass of the Thoracic Duct: A Novel Pathway to Resolving Chylous Leaks
10:10AM - 10:30AM

Breakout 3-Beyond the Periphery: Identifying Central Conduction Defects in Lymphedema
10:10AM - 10:30AM
Miikka Vikkula, MD, PhD

Breakout 1-Immune Cell Trafficking through Lymphatics: Implications for Vaccines, Infection, and Cancer
10:30AM - 10:50AM
Laura Vella, MD

Breakout 2-Lymphatic-Venous Connections in the Management of Central Disorders
10:30AM - 10:50AM
Francesco Boccardo, MD, PhD, PACS, Associate Professor of Surgery

Breakout 3-Gene Fusions Cause Complex Lymphatic Anomalies
10:30AM - 10:50AM
Beth Apsel Winger, MD, PhD

Questions and Answers
10:50AM - 11:00AM

Break
11:00AM - 11:30AM

Closing Remarks Looking Ahead: Outlining Unanswered Questions and Future Research Directions
11:30AM - 1:00PM
Yoav Dori, MD
Selen Catania, PhD
Benjamin Kelly, MD, PhD
Miguel Amore, MD
David G Jackson, PhD, Emeritus Professor of Human Immunology
Ken Liechty, MD
Marlys H Witte, MD

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