Boston Health Congress 2020

Wednesday, October 21

Pre-Conference

Impact of Ethnicity and Race in Cardiometabolic Health:
Implications for Risk Assessment and Management

12:00 - 1:00 PM	Virtual PME Symposium (Non-CME) Sponsored by Boehringer-Ingelheim
1:00 - 1:15 PM	Active Stretch Session with NASM-Certified Fitness Instructor Aria Aloi
1:15 - 1:15 PM	Opening Remarks Keith C. Ferdinand, MD (Chair)
1:15 - 1:35 PM	The Role of Racial, Ethnic, and Social Factors in Cardiometabolic Health: An Overview Keith C. Ferdinand, MD
1:35 - 1:55 PM	Managing T2D in the Hispanic/Latino Population A. Enrique Caballero, MD
1:55 - 2:15 PM	Benefits of Combination Medications and Polypills for Hypertension Management in Racial Minorities Daniel Muñoz, MD, MPA
2:15 - 2:45 PM	Evolving Treatment Paradigms, New Therapies, New Guidelines, But at What Cost? Deirdre J. Mattina, MD
2:45 - 3:15 PM	Expert Panel Discussion and Audience Q & A Chair: Keith C. Ferdinand, MD Panel:A. Enrique Caballero, MD; Karol Harshaw-Ellis,DNP; Deirdre J. Mattina, MD; Daniel Muñoz, MD, MPA
3:15 - 3:45 PM	Virtual Exhibit Hall Break
3:45 - 4:45 PM	Primetime CME Symposium ABC Access To Care Initiative: Overcoming Disparities and Gaps in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Familial Hypercholesterolemia Multisupported by educational grants from Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. and Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation and in partnership with the Association of Black Cardiologists, Inc (ABC). Chair: Keith C. Ferdinand, MD Faculty: Christie M. Ballantyne, MD; Stephen L. Kopecky, MD Patient Advocate: Chad Gradney
4:45 - 5:05 PM	Do Diabetes Cardiovascular Outcomes Trials Have a Minority Problem? Leonor Corsino, MD
5:05 - 5:25 PM	The Racial and Ethnic Differences in Cardiometabolic Risk Factors and What They Mean for Your Practice Carlos J. Rodriguez, MD
5:25 - 5:45 PM	How Should You Counsel Patients Who Live in Food Deserts? Alanna A. Morris, MD
5:45 - 6:15 PM	Expert Panel Discussion and Audience Q & A Chair: Keith C. Ferdinand, MD Panel: Leonor Corsino, MD; Karol Harshaw-Ellis,DNP; Alanna A. Morris, MD, MSc; Carlos J. Rodriguez, MD
6:15 - 6:30 PM	Refresh and Recharge Break
6:30 - 7:30 PM	Virtual PME Symposium (Non-CME)

Thursday, October 22

Friday, October 23

Saturday, October 24

Session IV: Obesity & Lifestyle

7:00 - 8:00 AM	Virtual PME Symposium (Non-CME)
8:00 - 8:15 AM	Refresh and Recharge Break
8:15 - 8:15 AM	Opening Remarks Robert H. Eckel, MD
8:15 - 8:35 AM	Physical Activity and Obesity Management Holly R. Wyatt, MD
8:35 - 9:05 AM	Nutrition and Cardiometabolic Disease Management Alice H. Lichtenstein, D.Sc.
9:05 - 10:05 AM	NAFLD/NASH and the Continuum of Cardiometabolic Risk: Implications for Diagnosis & Management Christos S. Mantzoros, MD, DSc
10:05 - 10:35 AM	Virtual Exhibit Hall Break
10:35 - 10:55 AM	What BMI Should Be Used for Metabolic Surgery? Supported by an educational grant from Medtronic. David E. Cummings, MD
10:55 - 11:25 AM	Behavioral Strategies in Obesity Management Louis J. Aronne, MD
11:25 - 11:45 AM	The Obesity Paradox: Is It Real? Carl J. Lavie, MD
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM	Expert Panel Discussion Chair: Robert H. Eckel, MD Panel: Louis J. Aronne, MD; David E. Cummings, MD; Carl J. Lavie, MD; Alice H. Lichtenstein, D.Sc.; Holly R. Wyatt, MD

FDA Update and Keynote

7:00 - 8:00 AM	Virtual PME Symposium (Non-CME)
8:00 - 8:15 AM	Coffee Break
8:15 - 9:45 AM	Opening Remarks & FDA Update and Late Breaking Trials Chair: Christie M. Ballantyne, MD Panel: Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH; Robert H. Eckel, MD; Keith C. Ferdinand, MD; Anne L. Peters
9:45 - 10:15 AM	Keynote Evolving Paradigms in Cardiovascular Research and Care: Reflections and Perspectives Eugene Braunwald, MD
10:15 - 10:45 AM	Virtual Exhibit Hall Break
10:45 - 11:45 AM	Primetime CME Symposium The Challenge of Chronic Hyperkalemia in Cardiometabolic Patients: Advances and Opportunities Supported by an educational grant from Relypsa, Inc. Chair: Matthew R. Weir, MD Panel: Javed Butler, MD, MPH, MBA; Ileana L. Piña, MD

SESSION I: Hypertension/Heart Failure/Kidney

11:45 - 11:50 AM	Opening Remarks George L. Bakris, MD
11:50 AM - 12:10 PM	Understanding How to Interpret Signals from the Kidney When BP Is Controlled George L. Bakris, MD
12:10 - 12:25 PM	Refresh and Recharge Break
12:25 - 1:25 PM	Virtual PME Symposium (Non-CME) Sponsored by Novartis
1:25 - 1:40 PM	7th Inning Stretch Break
1:40 - 2:00 PM	Hypertension and Sleep Disorders Virend K. Somers, MD, PhD
2:00 - 2:20 PM	From Bench to Bedside: Understanding Kidney Signals in the Setting of a Failing Heart John C. Burnett Jr., MD
2:20 - 2:50 PM	Virtual Exhibit Hall Break
2:50 - 3:50 PM	Primetime CME Symposium Tackling Diabetic Kidney Disease Progression: Challenges, Advances, and Novel Approaches Chair: George L. Bakris, MD Faculty: Rajiv Agarwal, MD; Janet B. McGill, MD Supported by an educational grant from Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
3:50 - 4:20 PM	Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis: An Underestimated Cause of HF Clyde W. Yancy, MD, MSc, MACP
4:20 - 5:05 PM	Challenging Cardio-Renal Cases & Panel Discussion Chair: George L. Bakris, MD Panel: John C. Burnett Jr., MD; Virend K. Somers, MD, PhD; Clyde W. Yancy, MD, MSc, MACP
5:05 - 5:20 PM	Refresh and Recharge Break
5:20 - 6:20 PM	Virtual PME Symposium (non-CME) Sponsored by Amarin Pharma, Inc.

Session II: Dyslipidemia/Atherosclerosis/Thrombosis

7:00 - 8:00 AM	Virtual PME Symposium (Non-CME)
8:00 - 8:15 AM	Coffee Break
8:15 - 8:15 AM	Opening Remarks Christie M. Ballantyne, MD
8:15 - 8:45 AM	Updates on the Role of Inflammation in CVD Risk Paul M. Ridker, MD
8:45 - 9:45 AM	Primetime CME Symposium The Evolving Landscape of LDL-C Reduction: Novel Therapies and Approaches Supported by an educational grant from Esperion Therapeutics, Inc Chair: Christie M. Ballantyne, MD Faculty: Pam R. Taub, MD; Salim S. Virani, MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA
9:45 - 10:15 AM	Virtual Exhibit Hall Break
10:15 - 10:45 AM	How Should High Lp(a) Levels Be Addressed? Patrick M. Moriarty, MD
10:45 - 11:45 AM	Challenging Lipid Management Cases & Panel Discussion Chair: Christie M. Ballantyne, MD Panel: Patrick M. Moriarty, MD; Pamela B. Morris, MD; Paul M. Ridker, MD
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM	Refresh and Recharge
12:00 - 1:00 PM	Virtual PME Symposium (non-CME) Sponsored by Boehringer-Ingelheim
1:00 - 1:15 PM	Active Stretch Session with NASM-Certified Fitness Instructor Aria Aloi

Session III: Diabetes

1:15 - 1:20 PM	Opening Remarks Anne L. Peters, MD
1:20 - 1:50 PM	Insulin Resistance: A 2020 Update
1:50 - 2:50 PM	Primetime CME Symposium Preventing Cardiovascular Events in High-Risk Diabetes Patients with CAD: New Insights and Developments Supported by an educational grant from AstraZeneca Chair: Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH Faculty: Lawrence A. Leiter MD; P. Gabriel Steg, MD
2:50 - 3:20 PM	Emerging Targets in Diabetes Treatment: What Dual Agent Should Be Developed? Kathleen M. Dungan, MD, MPH
3:20 - 3:50 PM	Virtual Exhibit Hall Break
3:50 - 4:20 PM	Expert Perspective: Disparities in Diabetes Guidelines Athena Phillis-Tsimikas, MD
4:20 - 5:20 PM	Multi-disciplinary Cases in T2D and Expert Panel Discussion Chair: Anne L. Peters, MD Panel: Kathleen M. Dungan, MD, MPH; Robert H. Eckel, MD; Athena Phillis-Tsimikas, MD
5:20 - 5:35 PM	Refresh and Recharge
5:35 - 6:35 PM	Virtual PME Symposium (Non-CME)

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Schedule by Topic

Pre-Conference

Session I

Session II

Session III

Session IV

Wednesday, October 21

Pre-Conference

Thursday, October 22

Friday, October 23

Saturday, October 24