Highlights from the 2017 North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference.

Authors :: Martiniano SL
Toprak D
Ong T
Zemanick ET
Daines CL
Muhlebach MS
Esther CR Jr
Dellon EP
Source :: Pediatric pulmonology [Pediatr Pulmonol] 2018 Jul; Vol. 53 (7), pp. 979-986. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Apr 16.
Publication Year :: 2018
Abstract: The 31st annual North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference (NACFC) was held in Indianapolis, IN on November 2-4, 2017. Abstracts of presentations from the conference were published in a supplement to Pediatric Pulmonology [2017; Pediatr Pulmonol Suppl. 52: S1-S776]. The current review summarizes several major topic areas addressed at the conference: the pathophysiology and basic science of cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease, clinical trials, clinical management issues, and quality improvement (QI). In this review, we describe emerging concepts in several areas of CF research and care.<br /> (© 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.)