ARDS/Mechanical Ventilation

Can We Treat ARDS by Modifying the Microbiome?

Concurrent Session Moderator(s)

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  Kwame Akuamoah-Boateng, DNP, ACNP-BC, FCCM

  Lead APP, Division of Acute Care Surgical Services
  Mary Baldwin University
  Richmond, VA

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose.
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  Ashley DePriest, LD, MS, RD, CNSC (she/her/hers)

  Clinical Dietitian
  Wellstar Health System
  Marietta, Georgia

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose.

This session will focus on the role of the microbiome in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The role of altering the microbiome to positively or negatively impact patient outcomes will be discussed, as well as trauma patients with ARDS and their microbiomes.

Presentations:

• The Fundamental Microbiomes in ARDS
  

  Concurrent Session Faculty: Leopoldo N. Segal, MD, , MSc – NYU Langone Medical Center and School of Medicine
• The Negative or Positive Impact of the Microbiome in ARDS
  

  Concurrent Session Faculty: Robert P. Dickson (he/him/his) – University of Michigan Health System
• Alteration of the Microbiome
  

  Concurrent Session Faculty: Gyan N. Das, MD – The Cleveland Clinic