2014 CMHC - 16 CME Symposia

Thursday - Friday - Saturday - View Program Agenda

Participate in your choice of 16 CME symposia held each day of the Congress. Symposia include meals or refreshments and are ticketed events that fill up quickly. Register for the CMHC today to sign up for these value-added CME/CE activities-at no additional cost!

Thursday, October 23, 2014 · CME Breakfast Symposia

6:15am - 7:45am	CME Breakfast Symposium A The Triglycerides Conundrum: Practical Clinical Guidance for Reducing Residual CV Risk Supported by an educational grant from Amarin Pharma, Inc.	Harold E. Bays (Chair) Christie M. Ballantyne, MD Eliot A. Brinton, MD
6:15am - 7:45am	CME Breakfast Symposium B Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Cardiometabolic Disease Sponsored by the American College of Cardiology in collaboration with the National Minority Quality Forum and the Association of Black Cardiologists \| Supported in part by educational grants from Arbor Pharmaceuticals and Merck & Co.	Laurence Sperling, MD (Chair) Keith C. Ferdinand, MD JoAnne M. Foody, MD Kris Vijay, MD

Thursday, October 23, 2014 · CME Lunch Symposia

12:45pm - 2:15pm	CME Lunch Symposium A Obesity Management 2014: New Perspectives and Therapeutic Options for a Growing Problem Supported by an educational grant from Novo Nordisk, Inc.	Robert H. Eckel, MD (Chair) Jamy D. Ard, MD George A. Bray, MD Michael D. Jensen, MD
12:45pm - 2:15pm	CME Lunch Symposium B Closing the Gaps in the Continuum of Care for Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes: Implications for Optimal Antiplatelet Use Supported by an educational grant from AstraZeneca	Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH (Chair) Jeffrey L. Anderson, MD Robert A. Harrington, MD P. Gabriel Steg, MD
12:45pm - 2:15pm	CME Lunch Symposium C Evolving Strategies for LDL-Lowering: Novel Targets and Treatments For CVD Risk Reduction Supported by an educational grant from Sanofi US and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals	Terry A. Jacobson, MD (Chair) Eliot A. Brinton, MD Sekar Kathiresan, MD Evan A. Stein, MD, PhD

Thursday, October 23, 2014 · CME Dinner Symposia

7:00pm - 9:00pm	CME Dinner Symposium A The Wide Spectrum of Familial Hypercholesterolemia: Discovering Your Highest Risk Patients and Optimizing Treatment Supported by educational grants from Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Genzyme, A SANOFI COMPANY \| Endorsed by The FH Foundation	Seth J. Baum, MD (Chair) Catherine Davis Ahmed Sarah de Ferranti, MD, MPH Patrick M. Moriarty, MD Pamela B. Morris, MD Scott Radabaugh
7:00pm - 9:00pm	CME Dinner Symposium B Novel and Emerging Combinations to Achieve Glycemic Control and Reduce Cardiometabolic Risk: A Focus on Incretin-Based Therapy and SGLT2 Inhibitors Supported by an educational grant from AstraZeneca	George L. Bakris, MD (Chair) Mark E. Molitch, MD Sunder Mudaliar, MD Richard E. Pratley, MD

Friday, October 24, 2014 · CME Breakfast Symposia

6:15am - 7:45am	CME Breakfast Symposium A Optimizing Antihypertensive Therapies in High-Risk and Difficult-to-Treat Patients with Hypertension Supported by an educational grant from Forest Laboratories, Inc.	George L. Bakris, MD (Chair) Keith C. Ferdinand, MD Thomas Giles, MD Michael A. Weber, MD
6:15am - 7:45am	CME Breakfast Symposium B Innovations in GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Therapy: Individualized Treatment Strategies to Overcome Barriers and Reduce Cardiometabolic Risk in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Supported by an educational grant from Lilly USA, LLC	John B. Buse, MD, PhD (Chair) Samuel Dagogo-Jack, MD Richard E. Pratley, MD
6:15am - 7:45am	CME Breakfast Symposium C New Targets and Treatments for LDL Lowering: Role of PCSK9 Inhibitors Supported by an educational grant from Amgen	Christie M. Ballantyne, MD (Chair) Michael H. Davidson, MD Marc S. Sabatine, MD, MPH James A. Underberg, MD

Friday, October 24, 2014 · CME Lunch Symposia

12:30pm - 2:00pm	CME Lunch Symposium A Triglyceride and Mixed Dyslipidemia Management: The Changing Landscape of CV Risk Reduction Supported by an educational grant from AstraZeneca	Christie M. Ballantyne, MD (Chair) Terry A. Jacobson, MD Michael Miller, MD Dariush Mozaffarian, MD, DrPH
12:30pm - 2:00pm	CME Lunch Symposium B New Frontiers in Obesity Management: Advances in Neurobiological Treatment Strategies Supported by an educational grant from Takeda Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., US Region and Orexigen	Caroline M. Apovian, MD (Chair) Louis J. Aronne, MD Lee M. Kaplan, MD, PhD Joshua Thaler, MD, PhD
12:30pm - 2:00pm	CME Lunch Symposium C Individualizing Therapy in Patients with Stable Ischemic Heart Disease: Managing the Full Spectrum of Comorbidities and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors Supported by an educational grant from Gilead Sciences, Inc.	JoAnne M. Foody, MD (Chair) Suzanne V. Arnold, MD Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH Peter H. Stone, MD

Friday, October 24, 2014 · CME Dinner Symposia

7:00pm - 9:00pm	CME Dinner Symposium A Improving Awareness and Outcomes in Lipodystrophy Syndromes: Clinical Manifestations, Diagnosis, and Evolving Therapeutic Strategies Supported by an educational grant from AstraZeneca \| Endorsed by Lipodystrophy United	Abhimanyu Garg, MD (Chair) Rebecca J. Brown, MD Elif A. Oral, MD Andra Stratton
7:00pm - 9:00pm	CME Dinner Symposium B Integrated Management of the Complexities of Cardiometabolic Diseases: A Patient-Centric Team Approach Supported by an educational grant from Merck & Co., Inc.	Lawrence Blonde, MD (Chair) Honey E. East, MD Martha M. Funnell, MS, RN, CDE Daniel M. Riche, PharmD

Saturday, October 25, 2014 · CME Breakfast Symposium

6:15am - 7:45am

CME Breakfast Symposium
Overcoming Obstacles in Obesity Management:
New Tools, Techniques, and Treatment Strategies
Supported by an educational grant from Eisai, Inc.

Louis J. Aronne, MD (Chair)
Caroline M. Apovian, MD
Harold E. Bays, MD
Thomas A. Wadden, PhD