The following schedule is from the 2021 program. Information on the 2022 course will be posted soon.
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 12/5
| 7:50 AM | 8:00 AM | Introduction and Welcome |
| Oncology |
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| 8:00 AM | 8:46 AM | Assessment and Management of Breast and Ovarian Cancer Risk: An Update* Nadine M. Tung, MD |
| 8:46 AM | 9:31 AM | Prostate Cancer: An Update Marc B. Garnick, MD |
| 9:31 AM | 9:40 AM | Break |
| Keynote Lecture | ||
| 9:40 AM | 10:19 AM | Artificial Intelligence: A New Frontier in Medicine Yousif A-Rahim, MD, PhD |
| 10:19 AM | 10:52 AM | How We Think About and Manage Breast Cancer in 2021* Steven E. Come, MD |
| 10:52 AM | 11:10 AM | Break and Guided Meditations |
| 11:10 AM | 11:59AM | Update on Lung and Colorectal Cancer* Steven E. Come, MD |
| 11:59 AM | 12:39 PM | What’s Ahead When Cancer Is in the Rear-View Mirror?* Lowell E. Schnipper, MD Hester Hill-Schnipper, LICSW |
| 12:39 PM | 12:45 PM | Q&A |
| 12:45 PM | 1:30 PM | Lunch Break |
| 1:30 PM | 2:10 PM | Oncology: Challenging Cases with Your Participation Lowell E. Schnipper, MD |
| 2:10 PM | 2:25 PM | Oncology Q&A Lowell E. Schnipper, MD |
| 2:25 PM | 2:40 PM | Break and Rejuvenation Exercises✻ |
| Keynote Lecture | ||
| 2:40 PM | 3:25 PM | Patients as Teachers: Lessons Learned Martin J. Abrahamson, MD, FACP |
| Rheumatology | ||
| 3:25 PM | 4:02 PM | Rheumatoid Arthritis: What the PCP Needs to Know Lisa M. Fitzgerald, MD |
| 4:02 PM | 4:15 PM | Break |
| 4:15 PM | 4:51 PM | Gout: The King of Diseases Fadi Badlissi, MD, MSc, RhMSUS |
| 4:51 PM | 5:31 PM | Rheumatology: Challenging Cases with Your Participation Fadi Badlissi, MD, MSc, RhMSUS |
| 5:31 PM | 5:50 PM | Rheumatology Q&A |
M 12/6
| Endocrinology | ||
| 7:30 AM | 7:59 AM | Osteoporosis Management in the Era of Limited Resources Harold N. Rosen, MD |
| 7:59 AM | 8:40 AM | Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes 2021: Getting to Goal Safely and Reducing Cardiovascular Risk* Martin J. Abrahamson, MD, FACP |
| 8:40 AM | 8:50 AM | Break |
| 8:50 AM | 9:35 AM | Advancing to Insulin Replacement Therapy: When, Why and How Richard S. Beaser, MD |
| Keynote Lecture | ||
| 9:35 AM | 10:20 AM | Microbiome (The Second Human Genome): What Shapes It and How It Shapes Us Sanjiv Chopra, MD, MACP, FRCP (London) |
| 10:20 AM | 10:40 AM | Break and Guided Meditations✻ |
| 10:40 AM | 11:22 AM | Problems in Thyroid Disease James V. Hennessey, MD |
| 11:22 AM | 12:02 PM | Endocrinology: Challenging Cases with Your Participation Martin J. Abrahamson, MD, FACP |
| 12:02 PM | 12:20 PM | Endocrinology Q&A Martin J. Abrahamson, MD, FACP |
| 12:20 PM | 1:10 PM | Lunch Break |
| Gastroenterology and Hepatology |
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| 1:10 PM | 2:00 PM | Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures in Liver Disease: Adventures in Liverland Sanjiv Chopra, MD, MACP, FRCP (London) |
| 2:00 PM | 2:36 PM | Irritable Bowel Syndrome Anthony Lembo, MD |
| 2:36 PM | 2:56 PM | Break and Rejuvenation Exercises✻ |
| 2:56 PM | 3:39 PM | A Pragmatic Approach to Diarrhea Laurie B. Grossberg, MD |
| 3:39 PM | 4:35 PM | Celiac Sprue: Protean Manifestations Ciarán P. Kelly, MD |
| 4:35 PM | 4:45 PM | Break |
| 4:45 PM | 5:25 PM | Gastroenterology and Hepatology: Challenging Cases with Your Participation Sanjiv Chopra, MD, MACP, FRCP (London) |
| 5:25 PM | 5:40 PM | Gastroenterology and Hepatology Q&A Sanjiv Chopra, MD, MACP, FRCP (London) Ciarán P. Kelly, MD |
T 12/7
| Special Symposium – Medical and Surgical Management of Obesity: What the PCP Needs to Know |
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| 7:00 AM | 7:27 AM | Exercise Prescription: Promoting Physical Activity in You and Your Patients* Edward M. Phillips, MD |
| 7:27 AM | 7:57 AM | Motivational Interviewing: A Proven Approach for Weight Loss Frank J. Domino, MD |
| 7:57 AM | 8:05 AM | Break |
| 8:05 AM | 8:35 AM | Medical Management of Obesity: What the PCP Needs to Know* Jody Dushay, MD, MMSc |
| 8:35 AM | 8:57 AM | Surgical Treatment of Obesity: Procedures, Outcomes and a Patient’s Perspective Daniel B. Jones, MD, MS, FACS Maria Semnack, RN, BSN |
| 8:57 AM | 9:15 AM | Break and Guided Meditations✻ |
| 9:15 AM | 9:43 AM | Endoscopic Management of Obesity: Ready for Primetime Douglas Pleskow, MD, AGAF, FASGE |
| Ask the Experts: Neurology |
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| 9:43 AM | 10:43 AM | Ask the Experts: Neurology Patricia E. Greenstein, MD Daniel Press, MD, MMSc Louis R. Caplan, MD |
| 10:43 AM | 10:55 AM | Break |
| Special Symposium: Hepatology |
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| 10:55 AM | 11:30 AM | Complications of Cirrhosis* Alan Bonder, MD |
| 11:30 AM | 12:03 PM | Global Elimination of HCV Michael P. Curry, MD |
| 12:03 PM | 12:53 PM | Lunch Break |
| 12:53 PM | 1:34 PM | Hepatitis B: Recent Advances Nezam H. Afdhal, MD |
| 1:34 PM | 2:14 PM | Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis: Assessing Severity and Optimizing Management Sanjiv Chopra, MD, MACP, FRCP (London) |
| 2:14 PM | 2:35 PM | Break and Rejuvenation Exercises✻ |
| Hematology | ||
| 2:35 PM | 3:22 PM | Diagnosis and Management of Hypercoagulability and New Anti-Coagulants: Interpreting the Data Kenneth A. Bauer, MD |
| 3:22 PM | 4:05 PM | Don’t-Miss Causes of Anemia* Reed E. Drews, MD, FACP |
| 4:05 PM | 4:15 PM | Break |
| 4:15 PM | 4:55 PM | Hematology: Challenging Cases with Your Participation Reed E. Drews, MD, FACP |
| 4:55 PM | 5:10 PM | Hematology Q&A Reed E. Drews, MD, FACP |
W 12/8
| Orthopedics Mini-Symposium: A Primer for the PCP – Live Patient Demonstration | ||
| 7:00 AM | 7:44 AM | My Shoulder Hurts and the Golf Season Is Starting Arun J. Ramappa, MD |
| 7:44 AM | 8:30 AM | My Knee is Swollen and I’m Having Trouble Walking Joseph DeAngelis, MD, MBA, FAAOS, FAOA |
| 8:30 AM | 8:40 AM | Break |
| Ask the Experts: ENT/Ophtalmology | ||
| 8:40 AM | 9:40 AM | Ask the Expert: ENT/Ophthalmology Ralph B. Metson, MD Jae Young You, MD |
| 9:40 AM | 10:00 AM | Break and Guided Meditations✻ |
| Infectious Diseases | ||
| 10:00 AM | 10:32 AM | Worms, Wheezes and Weird Diseases Peter F. Weller, MD, MACP |
| 10:32 AM | 10:59 AM | Tuberculosis 2021: What’s New? Ruvandhi Nathavitharana, MD, MPH |
| 10:59 AM | 11:10 AM | Break |
| 11:10 AM | 12:00 PM | Coronavirus: Lessons Learned and Future Directions Howard S. Gold, MD |
| 12:00 PM | 12:20 PM | Break and Rejuvenation Exercises✻ |
| 12:20 PM | 1:00 PM | Infectious Diseases: Challenging Cases with Your Participation Howard S. Gold, MD |
| 1:00 PM | 1:20 PM | Infectious Diseases Q&A Howard S. Gold, MD |
Th 12/9
| Cardiology | ||
| 7:00 AM | 7:38 AM | Approach to the Patient with Syncope Peter J. Zimetbaum, MD |
| 7:38 AM | 8:19 AM | Applying Real-World Evidence to Patient Care: Atrial Fibrillation Peter J. Zimetbaum, MD |
| 8:19 AM | 8:30 AM | Break |
| Keynote Lecture | ||
| 8:30 AM | 9:07 AM | Stem Cells: What’s on the Horizon David T. Scadden, MD |
| Special Lecture | ||
| 9:07 AM | 9:53 AM | Concussion Diagnosis and Management* Alexandra M. Stillman, MD |
| 9:53 AM | 10:10 AM | Break and Guided Meditations✻ |
| Cardiology | ||
| 10:10 AM | 10:53 AM | The Current Cholesterol Guidelines and Treating Residual Risk* Mark D. Benson, MD, PhD |
| 10:53 AM | 11:38 AM | Valvular Heart Disease for the Clinician Eli V. Gelfand, MD, FACC |
| 11:38 AM | 12:22 PM | Hypertension 2021: Recent Evidence That Will Change Your Practice Gerald W. Smetana, MD, MACP |
| 12:22 PM | 1:15 PM | Lunch Break |
| 1:15 PM | 1:58 PM | Managing Arterial Disease: A Tour for the PCP Brett J. Carroll, MD |
| 1:58 PM | 2:35 PM | Acute Coronary Syndromes Duane S. Pinto, MD, MPH |
| 2:35 PM | 2:55 PM | Break and Rejuvenation Exercises✻ |
| 2:55 PM | 3:20 PM | Interventional Cardiology: What the PCP Needs to Know Duane S. Pinto, MD, MPH |
| 3:20 PM | 3:59 PM | Congestive Heart Failure James D. Chang, MD |
| 3:59 PM | 4:10 PM | Break |
| 4:10 PM | 4:50 PM | Cardiology: Challenging Cases with Your Participation Joseph P. Kannam, MD |
| 4:50 PM | 5:10 PM | Cardiology Q&A Joseph P. Kannam, MD |
F 12/10
| Special Lectures | ||
| 7:00 AM | 7:40 AM | Transgender Care: Practical Tools for Providers* Michael S. Irwig, MD, FACE |
| 7:40 AM | 8:25 AM | Exemplary Leadership: Lessons Learned From History and Contemporary Times Sanjiv Chopra, MD, MACP, FRCP (London) |
| 8:25 AM | 8:35 AM | Break |
| Keynote Lecture | ||
| 8:35 AM | 9:22 AM | Staying Well in the Care of Patients Charles J. Hatem, MD |
| 9:22 AM | 10:01 AM | Sleep, Memory and Dreams: A Unified Theory Robert Stickgold, PhD |
| 10:01 AM | 10:20 AM | Break and Guided Meditations✻ |
| Nephrology | ||
| 10:20 AM | 10:54 AM | Approach to the Patient with Proteinuria and Hematuria Melanie P. Hoenig, MD |
| 10:54 AM | 11:36 AM | Prevention and Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease: Early Diagnosis and Aggressive Treatment Robert C. Stanton, MD |
| 11:36 AM | 12:16 PM | Nephrology: Challenging Cases with Your Participation Robert S. Brown, MD |
| 12:16 PM | 12:35 PM | Nephrology Q&A Robert S. Brown, MD |
| 12:35 PM | 1:25 PM | Lunch Break |
| 1:25 PM | 2:04 PM | Acute Renal Failure Mark L. Zeidel, MD |
| Pulmonary Diseases | ||
| 2:04 PM | 2:51 PM | Fresh Air: What’s New with Asthma in 2021 Asha Anandaiah, MD |
| 2:51 PM | 3:10 PM | Break and Rejuvenation Exercises✻ |
| 3:10 PM | 3:57 PM | Pulmonary Hypertension Cyrus A. Kholdani, MD |
| 3:57 PM | 4:41 PM | Understanding COPD: Going Beyond the Wheeze Richard M. Schwartzstein, MD |
| 4:41 PM | 4:50 PM | Break |
| 4:50 PM | 5:30 PM | Pulmonary Diseases: Challenging Cases with Your Participation Richard M. Schwartzstein, MD |
| 5:30 PM | 5:45 PM | Pulmonary Diseases Q&A Richard M. Schwartzstein, MD |
S 12/11
| Special Lectures | ||
| 7:30 AM | 8:14 AM | Transfusion Medicine* Kerry L. O’Brien, MD |
| 8:14 AM | 9:12 AM | Opiates for Chronic Pain: An Approach to Decision-Making, Risk Management and Monitoring* Marc L. Cohen, MD Julia H. Lindenberg, MD |
| 9:12 AM | 9:30 AM | Break and Guided Meditations✻ |
| 9:30 AM | 10:06 AM | Cutaneous Malignancies: A Primer Marissa Heller, MD |
| 10:06 AM | 10:59 AM | e-Cigarettes and Vaping: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly* Susan Feeney, DNP, FNP-BC |
| 10:59 AM | 11:10 AM | Break |
| 11:10 AM | 11:38 AM | Nutritional Psychiatry Umadevi Naidoo, MBChb |
| 11:38 AM | 11:45 AM | Closing Remarks |
*Qualifies for Risk Management Credits
✻Optional Wellness Activity
Schedule updated 11/18/2021
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*This Course Will Be Live-Streamed*
Special pricing is in effect for this program.This course will be live-streamed and includes real-time audience-response questions, live demonstrations and interactive Q&A sessions allowing you to pose specific questions to our expert faculty via online chat. All presentations and course materials will be available immediately to watch and review at your convenience.
All live-stream sessions are eligible for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ and ABIM MOC points, as well as other relevant CME credits.
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.