Information for Professional Attendees

September 6 - 9, 2018
Northern Kentucky Convention Center
Cincinnati Marriott at RiverCenter

UPDATE: The Cincinnati Marriot at RiverCenter and the Embassy Suites Cincinnati Rivercenter are SOLD OUT.

RLDC · 2018 is an innovative conference that will bring together researchers and clinicians interested in studying rare lung diseases (RLDs) for the purpose of accelerating the advancement of RLD scientific research as well as education of clinicians caring for RLD patients. The theme for this year’s conference is “Bringing Cutting Edge Technologies to Rare Lung Disease Research”.

The objectives of this conference include:

1. Review recent research advances for rare lung diseases.
2. Explore cutting-edge concepts related to the diagnosis and treatment of rare lung disease patients.
3. Provide continuing medical education (CME) credits for physicians caring for rare lung disease patients.
4. Facilitate the translation of rare lung disease research into clinical practice ‘in real time’.
5. Learn about emerging technologies that could potentially accelerate advancements in rare lung disease research.
6. Incorporate the ‘patient voice’ in planning and conducting rare lung disease research.

The RLDC•2018 will offer THREE educational experiences:

International Rare Lung Diseases Conference and Technology Intensives:

Day one (Friday) will include presentations on specific rare lung diseases followed by discussion on the use of new cutting-edge technologies to accelerate the advancement of RLD research. Presentations on the impact of novel technologies on RLDs will be provided to stimulate discussion on the use of these technologies on other RLDs.

Technologies that will be explored throughout the conference will include:

• Single Cell Analysis - AGENDA
• Gene Editing - AGENDA
• Personalized Medicine - AGENDA
• Lung Imaging - AGENDA
• Rare Lung Disease Research Coordinator Congress - AGENDA

Rare Lung Diseases Workshops

Day two (Saturday) will consist of RLD-specific workshops that will focus on how these cutting-edge technologies can be incorporated into each of the specific RLDs represented.  Workshop chairs from each group will present the most promising ideas and propose next steps during a closing plenary. Diseases that will be represented in these workshops include: