Your questions will be answered in real-time during each presentation in addition to dedicated Q&A sessions that are noted on the agenda.
Su 12/8
| 7:50 AM | 8:00 AM | Introduction and Welcome |
| Oncology | ||
| 8:00 AM | 8:47 AM | Assessment and Management of Breast and Ovarian Cancer Risk: An Update* Nadine M. Tung, MD |
| 8:45 AM | 9:25 AM | Prostate Cancer: An Update Marc B. Garnick, MD |
| 9:25 AM | 9:35 AM | Break |
| Keynote Lecture | ||
| 9:35 AM | 10:25 AM | Microbiome: The Second Human Genome Sanjiv Chopra, MD, MACP, FRCP (London) |
| 10:25 AM | 11:00 AM | How We Think About and Manage Breast Cancer in 2024* Steven E. Come, MD |
| 11:00 AM | 11:15 AM | Break and Guided Meditations✻ |
| 11:15 AM | 11:55 AM | Advances in Lung Cancer: A Paradigm for Personalized Care Deepa Rangachari, MD |
| 11:55 AM | 12:35 PM | Cancer: Progress One Patient at a Time* Lowell E. Schnipper, MD |
| 12:35 PM | 1:35 PM | Lunch Break |
| 1:35 PM | 2:20 PM | Oncology: Challenging Cases with Your Participation Lowell E. Schnipper, MD |
| 2:20 PM | 2:30 PM | Oncology Q&A Lowell E. Schnipper, MD |
| 2:30 PM | 2:50 PM | Break and Rejuvenation Exercises✻ |
| Keynote Lecture | ||
| 2:50 PM | 3:35 PM | Progress in the Treatment of Diabetes and Its Complications Martin J. Abrahamson, MD, FACP |
| Rheumatology | ||
| 3:35 PM | 4:10 PM | Rheumatoid Arthritis: What the PCP Needs to Know Lisa M. Fitzgerald, MD |
| 4:10 PM | 4:20 PM | Break |
| 4:20 PM | 4:55 PM | Gout: The King of Diseases Fadi Badlissi, MD, MSc, MBA, RhMSUS |
| 4:55 PM | 5:40 PM | Rheumatology: Challenging Cases with Your Participation Fadi Badlissi, MD, MSc, MBA, RhMSUS |
| 5:40 PM | 5:50 PM | Rheumatology Q&A |
M 12/9
| Endocrinology | ||
| 7:30 AM | 8:10 AM | Osteoporosis Management in the Era of Limited Resources Harold N. Rosen, MD |
| 8:10 AM | 9:00 AM | Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes 2024: Getting to Goal Safely and Reducing Cardiovascular Risk* Martin J. Abrahamson, MD, FACP |
| 9:00 AM | 9:05 AM | Break |
| 9:05 AM | 9:50 AM | Advancing to Insulin Replacement Therapy: When, Why and How Richard S. Beaser, MD |
| Keynote Lecture | ||
| 9:50 AM | 10:35 AM | Artificial Intelligence: A New Frontier in Medicine Yousif A-Rahim, MD, PhD |
| 10:35 AM | 10:55 AM | Break and Guided Meditations✻ |
| 10:55 AM | 11:35 AM | Problems in Thyroid Disease James V. Hennessey, MD |
| 11:35 AM | 12:20 PM | Endocrinology: Challenging Cases with Your Participation Martin J. Abrahamson, MD, FACP |
| 12:20 PM | 12:30 PM | Endocrinology Q&A Martin J. Abrahamson, MD, FACP |
| 12:30 PM | 1:30 PM | Lunch Break |
| Gastroenterology and Hepatology | ||
| 1:30 PM | 2:25 PM | Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures in Liver Disease: Adventures in Liverland Sanjiv Chopra, MD, MACP, FRCP (London) |
| 2:25 PM | 3:05 PM | Irritable Bowel Syndrome Judy W. Nee, MD |
| 3:05 PM | 3:25 PM | Break and Rejuvenation Exercises✻ |
| 3:25 PM | 4:05 PM | A Pragmatic Approach to Chronic Diarrhea Laurie B. Grossberg, MD |
| 4:05 PM | 4:50 PM | Celiac Sprue: Protean Manifestations Ciarán P. Kelly, MD |
| 4:50 PM | 5:00 PM | Break |
| 5:00 PM | 5:45 PM | Gastroenterology and Hepatology: Challenging Cases with Your Participation Sanjiv Chopra, MD, MACP, FRCP (London) |
| 5:45 PM | 5:55 PM | Gastroenterology and Hepatology Q&A Sanjiv Chopra, MD, MACP, FRCP (London) Ciarán P. Kelly, MD |
T 12/10
| Special Symposium – Medical and Surgical Management of Obesity: What the PCP Needs to Know |
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| 7:30 AM | 8:10 AM | Exercise Prescription: Promoting Physical Activity in You and Your Patients* Edward M. Phillips, MD |
| 8:10 AM | 8:45 AM | Medical Management of Obesity: What the PCP Needs to Know* Jody Dushay, MD, MMSc |
| 8:45 AM | 8:50 AM | Break |
| 8:50 AM | 9:30 AM | Vitamins and Supplements for Weight Loss and Type 2 Diabetes Frank J. Domino, MD |
| 9:30 AM | 10:05 AM | Surgical Treatment of Obesity: Procedures and Outcomes Souheil W. Adra, MD |
| 10:05 AM | 10:20 AM | Break and Guided Meditations✻ |
| 10:20 AM | 10:40 AM | Endoscopic Management of Obesity: Ready for Primetime Douglas Pleskow, MD, AGAF, FASGE |
| Ask the Experts: Neurology | ||
| 10:40 AM | 11:40 AM | Ask the Experts: Neurology Patricia E. Greenstein, MBBCh Daniel Press, MD, MMSc Vasileios-Arsenios Lioutas, MD |
| 11:40 AM | 11:50 AM | Break |
| Special Symposium: Hepatology | ||
| 11:50 AM | 12:25 PM | Complications of Cirrhosis* Alan Bonder, MD |
| 12:25 PM | 1:25 PM | Lunch Break |
| 1:25 PM | 2:05 PM | Global Elimination of HCV Michael P. Curry, MD |
| 2:05 PM | 2:45 PM | Hepatitis B: Recent Advances Daryl TY Lau, MD, MPH |
| 2:45 PM | 3:05 PM | Break and Rejuvenation Exercises✻ |
| 3:05 PM | 3:55 PM | Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis: Assessing Severity and Optimizing Management Sanjiv Chopra, MD, MACP, FRCP (London) |
| Special Lectures | ||
| 3:55 PM | 4:35 PM | Transgender Care: Practical Tools for Providers* Michael S. Irwig, MD, FACE |
| 4:35 PM | 5:20 PM | Alcohol Use: A Double-Edged Sword? Kenneth J. Mukamal, MD, MPH |
| 5:20 PM | 5:25 PM | Break |
| 5:25 PM | 6:10 PM | Sleep, Memory and Dreams: A Unified Theory Robert Stickgold, PhD |
W 12/11
| Orthopedics Mini-Symposium: A Primer for the PCP – Live Patient Demonstration | ||
| 7:30 AM | 8:15 AM | My Shoulder Hurts and the Golf Season Is Starting Arun J. Ramappa, MD |
| 8:15 AM | 9:00 AM | My Knee is Swollen and I’m Having Trouble Walking Joseph DeAngelis, MD, MBA, FAAOS, FAOA |
| 9:00 AM | 9:10 AM | Break |
| Ask the Experts: ENT/Ophtalmology | ||
| 9:10 AM | 10:00 AM | Ask the Experts: ENT/Ophthalmology Ralph B. Metson, MD Jae Young You, MD |
| 10:00 AM | 10:15 AM | Break and Guided Meditations✻ |
| Keynote Lecture | ||
| 10:15 AM | 11:10 AM | The Two Most Important Days: Reflections on Lasting Happiness and Living with Purpose Sanjiv Chopra, MD, MACP, FRCP (London) |
| Infectious Diseases | ||
| 11:10 AM | 11:40 AM | Tuberculosis 2024: What’s New? Ruvandhi Nathavitharana, MD, MPH |
| 11:40 AM | 11:45 AM | Break |
| 11:45 AM | 12:30 PM | Coronavirus: Lessons Learned and Future Directions Howard S. Gold, MD |
| 12:30 PM | 12:45 PM | Break and Rejuvenation Exercises✻ |
| 12:45 PM | 1:30 PM | Infectious Diseases: Challenging Cases with Your Participation Howard S. Gold, MD |
| 1:30 PM | 1:40 PM | Infectious Diseases Q&A Howard S. Gold, MD |
Th 12/12
| Cardiology | ||
| 7:30 AM | 8:10 AM | Approach to the Patient with Syncope Peter J. Zimetbaum, MD |
| 8:10 AM | 8:50 AM | Applying Real-World Evidence to Patient Care: Atrial Fibrillation Peter J. Zimetbaum, MD |
| Special Lecture | ||
| 8:50 AM | 9:35 AM | Prevention and Treatment of Common Sports Injuries John-Paul D. Hezel, MD |
| 9:35 AM | 9:50 AM | Break and Guided Meditations✻ |
| Cardiology | ||
| 9:50 AM | 10:40 AM | Hypertension Essentials: Evaluation and Management Updates for the Practicing Clinician Jennifer Cluett, MD |
| 10:40 AM | 11:20 AM | Valvular Heart Disease for the Clinician Eli V. Gelfand, MD, FACC |
| 11:20 AM | 11:55 AM | The Current Cholesterol Guidelines and Treating Residual Risk* Mark D. Benson, MD, PhD |
| 11:55 AM | 12:55 PM | Lunch Break |
| 12:55 PM | 1:35 PM | Managing Arterial Disease: A Tour for the PCP Brett J. Carroll, MD |
| 1:35 PM | 2:25 PM | Acute Coronary Syndromes Eric A. Osborn, MD, PhD |
| 2:25 PM | 2:45 PM | Break and Rejuvenation Exercises✻ |
| 2:45 PM | 3:15 PM | Interventional Cardiology: What the PCP Needs to Know Robert W. Yeh, MD, MSc |
| 3:15 PM | 4:00 PM | Congestive Heart Failure A. Reshad Garan, MD, MS, FACC |
| 4:00 PM | 4:05 PM | Break |
| 4:05 PM | 4:50 PM | Cardiology: Challenging Cases with Your Participation Joseph P. Kannam, MD |
| 4:50 PM | 5:00 PM | Cardiology Q&A Joseph P. Kannam, MD |
F 12/13
| Hematology | ||
| 7:30 AM | 8:20 AM | Diagnosis and Management of Hypercoagulability and New Anticoagulants: Interpreting the Data Kenneth A. Bauer, MD |
| 8:20 AM | 9:00 AM | Don’t-Miss Causes of Anemia* Reed E. Drews, MD, FACP |
| 9:00 AM | 9:20 AM | Break and Guided Meditations✻ |
| 9:20 AM | 10:05 AM | Hematology: Challenging Cases with Your Participation Reed E. Drews, MD, FACP |
| 10:05 AM | 10:15 AM | Hematology Q&A Reed E. Drews, MD, FACP |
| Nephrology | ||
| 10:15 AM | 10:55 AM | Prevention and Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease: Early Diagnosis and Aggressive Treatment Robert C. Stanton, MD |
| 10:55 AM | 11:00 AM | Break |
| 11:00 AM | 11:40 AM | Approach to the Patient with Proteinuria and Hematuria Melanie P. Hoenig, MD |
| 11:40 AM | 12:20 PM | Acute Renal Failure Mark L. Zeidel, MD |
| 12:20 PM | 1:10 PM | Lunch Break |
| 1:10 PM | 1:55 PM | Nephrology: Challenging Cases with Your Participation Robert S. Brown, MD |
| 1:55 PM | 2:05 PM | Nephrology Q&A Robert S. Brown, MD |
| Pulmonary Diseases | ||
| 2:05 PM | 2:50 PM | Fresh Air: What’s New with Asthma in 2024 Asha Anandaiah, MD |
| 2:50 PM | 3:10 PM | Break and Rejuvenation Exercises✻ |
| 3:10 PM | 3:50 PM | Sleep Apnea Eric J. Heckman, MD |
| 3:50 PM | 4:30 PM | Understanding COPD: Going Beyond the Wheeze Richard M. Schwartzstein, MD |
| 4:30 PM | 4:40 PM | Break |
| 4:40 PM | 5:25 PM | Pulmonary Diseases: Challenging Cases with Your Participation Richard M. Schwartzstein, MD |
| 5:25 PM | 5:35 PM | Pulmonary Diseases Q&A Richard M. Schwartzstein, MD |
S 12/14
| Special Lectures | ||
| 7:30 AM | 8:10 AM | Transfusion Medicine* Kerry L. O’Brien, MD |
| 8:10 AM | 9:25 AM | Opiates for Chronic Pain: An Approach to Decision-Making, Risk Management and Monitoring* Marc L. Cohen, MD Julia H. Lindenberg, MD |
| 9:25 AM | 9:45 AM | Break and Guided Meditations✻ |
| 9:45 AM | 10:10 AM | Dermatology Primer for the Primary Care Provider Marissa Heller, MD |
| 10:10 AM | 10:35 AM | Cutaneous Malignancies: A Primer Marissa Heller, MD |
| 10:35 AM | 11:05 AM | Racial Inequities in Health Care* Daniele D. Olveczky, MD, MS, FACP |
| 11:05 AM | 11:20 AM | Break |
| 11:20 AM | 11:50 AM | Complementary and Integrative Medicine Gloria Y. Yeh, MD, MPH |
| 11:50 AM | 12:35 PM | Advances in the Treatment of Depression and Other Psychiatric Disorders Robert C. Meisner, MD |
| 12:35 PM | 12:40 PM | Closing Remarks |
*Qualifies for Risk Management Credits
✻Optional Wellness Activity
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SPECIAL SYMPOSIA
This special symposium provides the primary care provider with the necessary tools to treat obesity medically and surgically and will offer resources to motivate your patients to live healthier lives.
Leading experts will provide practical, evidence-based options for treating patients with hepatitis and non-viral liver diseases. Diagnostic tools and management techniques will be highlighted to optimize patient outcomes.
Our faculty will demonstrate how to properly evaluate common disorders of the shoulder and knee. This symposium features live patient demonstrations and will provide you with strategies and tools to manage these challenging impairments.