11:00 - 11:10 am

Introduction to CMHC Women's Health Summit

Pamela B. Morris, MD

11:10 - 11:55 am

Cardio-oncology: Overview and the Intersection Between Breast Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease

Ana Barac, MD

12:00 - 1:00 pm

PME Lunch Symposium (Non-CME)

Repatha® (evolocumab): Putting it into Practice
Yehuda Handelsman, MD, FACP, FNLA, MACE

Sponsored by Amgen, Inc.

1:10 - 1:15 pm

Welcome Back to Women’s Health Summit

Pamela B. Morris, MD

1:15 - 1:45 pm

Cardiometabolic Risk in PCOS and Implications for Management

Andrea Dunaif, MD

1:45 - 2:15 pm

Impact of Pregnancy on CV Risk Factors and ASCVD Risk

Pam R. Taub, MD

2:15 - 2:30 pm

Nutrition Break

2:30 - 3:00 pm

Choosing Wisely: Contraception in Women with Cardiometabolic Risk

Nieca Goldberg, MD

3:00 - 3:30 pm

Updates on the Role of Postmenopausal Hormone Replacement Therapy

JoAnn E. Manson, MD, DrPH, FAHA

3:30 - 3:50 pm

Women’s Health Summit Expert Panel Discussion and Q&A

Chair: Pamela B. Morris, MD

Panelists: Ana Barac, MD; Andrea Dunaif, MD; Nieca Goldberg, MD; Pam R. Taub, MD; JoAnn E. Manson, MD, DrPH, FAHA

3:50 - 4:00 pm

Conclusions to CMHC Women’s Health Summit

Pamela B. Morris, MD

4:00 - 4:15 pm

Mini Break

4:15 - 5:15 pm

PME Light Bites Session (Non-CME)

Gaining Access to PCSK9 Inhibitors: Dissemination of a Mobile App & More
Seth J. Baum, MD, FASPC; Howard S. Weintraub, MD, FASPC

Sponsored by Amgen, Inc. and Sanofi Regeneron.

5:30 - 6:30 pm

PME Light Bites Session (Non-CME)

Long-Term Results of Treatment Across a Broad Range of Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

Serge Jabbour, MD

Sponsored by Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

6:45 - 7:45 pm

PME Dinner Symposium (Non-CME)

The Role of VASCEPA® (icosapent ethyl): Topline Results from REDUCE-IT™

Robert S. Busch, MD, FACE

Sponsored by Amarin Pharma, Inc.

3:50 - 5:05 pm

Multidisciplinary Case Consults in Diabetes Management

Chair: Jay S. Skyler, MD

Panelists: John B. Buse, MD; Robert H. Eckel, MD; Davida F. Kruger, MSN, APNBC, BCADM; Anne L. Peters, MD; Irl B. Hirsch, MD

5:00 - 6:00 pm

Multidisciplinary Case Consults in Lipid Disorders

Chair: Christie M. Ballantyne, MD

Panelists: Robert H. Eckel, MD; Pamela B. Morris, MD; Margo B. Minissian, PhD, ACNP; Pam R. Taub, MD; Vera A. Bittner, MD, MSPH

This session is supported by educational grants from Amarin Pharma, Inc and Akcea Therapeutics.

6:30 - 7:45 am

CME Breakfast Symposium A

The Role of CGM in Individualization of T2DM Management

Chair: Anne L. Peters, MD

Presenter: Irl B. Hirsch, MD

Supported by educational grants from Dexcom, Inc. and Medtronic.

6:30 - 7:45 am

CME Breakfast Symposium B

Non-Medical Switching, Barriers and Consequences

Chair: Seth J. Baum, MD, FASPC

Presenters: Kim Newlin, NP, CNS, FPCNA, FAHA; Michael Wong, JD

Supported by educational grants from BMS Pfizer Alliance and Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

12:10 - 1:25 pm

CME Lunch Symposium A

Chair: Matthew R. Weir, MD

Presenters: Lance Sloan, MD; Robert D. Toto, MD

Supported by educational grants from Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., administered by Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC. and by Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Lilly USA, LLC

12:10 - 1:25 pm

CME Lunch Symposium B

Chair: JoAnn Lindenfeld, MD

Presenters: Keith C. Ferdinand, MD; Alanna A. Morris, MD

Supported by an educational grant from Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation.

6:15 - 7:30 pm

CME Dinner Symposium

Mastering the Prior Authorization Process to Meet Patient Needs

Chair: Pamela B. Morris, MD

Presenters: Christie M. Ballantyne, MD; Kim K. Birtcher, PharmD; Matthew Stryker, PharmD, BCACP, CLS

Supported by an educational grant from Sanofi US and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and in partnership with The Doctor-Patient Rights Project.

6:30 - 7:45 am

CME Breakfast Symposium A

The ABC Access Program: Overcoming Barriers to Access of Newer Cardiovascular Agents for High-Risk and Minority Patients

Chair: Keith C. Ferdinand, MD

Presenters: Deirdre J. Mattina, MD; Catherine Davis Ahmed, MBA

Supported by an educational funding donation provided by Amgen and in partnership with the Association of Black Cardiologists, Inc (ABC).

6:30 - 7:45 am

CME Breakfast Symposium B

Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in T2DM: Applying the Trial Data to Clinical Practice

Chair: Robert H. Eckel, MD

Presenters: Harold E. Bays, MD; Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH; Lawrence Blonde, MD

Supported by educational grants from AstraZeneca and Novo Nordisk.

12:00 - 1:15 pm

CME Lunch Symposium A

Chair: Eldrin F. Lewis, MD, MPH

Presenters: Akshay S. Desai, MD, MPH; Gurusher S. Panjrath, MD, FACC, FAHA

Supported by an educational grant from American Regent.

12:00 - 1:15 pm

CME Lunch Symposium B
New Developments in Type 2 Diabetes Treatment to Decrease the Risk of Hypoglycemia

Chair: Robert E. Ratner, MD

Presenters: Robert H. Eckel, MD; Davida Kruger, MSN, APN-BC, BCADM; Deborah J. Wexler, MD

Supported by an educational grant from Sanofi US.

6:30 - 7:45 am

CME Breakfast Symposium
Finding the Balance: Treatment and Management of Hyperkalemia in Patients with Heart Failure and Chronic Kidney Disease

Chair: George L. Bakris, MD

Presenter: Keith C. Ferdinand, MD

Supported by an educational grant from Relypsa, Inc.

10:15 - 11:15 am

Morning Break - Exhibit Hall

2:20 - 3:20 pm

Afternoon Break - Exhibit Hall

10:00 - 11:00 am

Morning Break - Exhibit Hall

2:20 - 3:20 pm

Afternoon Break - Exhibit Hall

7:55 - 8:00 am

Opening Remarks

Jay S. Skyler, MD

8:00 - 9:30 am

FDA Update and Late Breaking Clinical Trials

Chair: Christie M. Ballantyne, MD

Presenters: Robert H. Eckel, MD; Jay S. Skyler, MD; Keith C. Ferdinand, MD; Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH

9:30 - 10:15 am

11:15 am - 12:00 pm

So Many Options - Dispelling the Confusion About Insulins

Irl B. Hirsch, MD

This session is supported by an educational grant from Novo Nordisk.

1:35 - 2:20 pm

Where Are We With Devices for Diabetes Management?

Anne L. Peters, MD

3:20 - 3:50 pm

How Many GLP-1 RAs Do We Need and Why?

John B. Buse, MD

3:50 - 5:05 pm

Multidisciplinary Case Consults in Diabetes Management

Chair: Jay S. Skyler, MD

Panelists: John B. Buse, MD; Robert H. Eckel, MD; Davida F. Kruger, MSN, APNBC, BCADM; Anne L. Peters, MD; Irl B. Hirsch, MD

7:55 - 8:00 am

Opening Remarks
Robert H. Eckel, MD

8:45 - 9:15 am

Updates on Metabolic Surgery

Mary-Elizabeth Patti, MD

9:15 - 10:00 am

Obesity and Environmental Influence: The Big Picture

James O. Hill, PhD

11:00 - 11:45 am

Day to Day Management of Obesity in Clinical Practice

Robert F. Kushner, MD

11:45 - 11:50 am

Closing Remarks
Robert H. Eckel, MD

3:20 - 4:10 pm

How Aggressively Do We Lower LDL-C and For Which Patients?

Vera A. Bittner, MD, MSPH;
Marc S. Sabatine, MD, MPH

4:10 - 5:00 pm

Risk Assessment for Global Cardiovascular Disease: Imaging and Biomarkers

Matthew J. Budoff, MD;
James de Lemos, MD

5:00 - 6:00 pm

Multidisciplinary Case Consults in Lipid Disorders

Chair: Christie M. Ballantyne, MD

Panelists: Robert H. Eckel, MD; Pamela B. Morris, MD; Margo B. Minissian, PhD, ACNP; Pam R. Taub, MD; Vera A. Bittner, MD, MSPH

This session is supported by educational grants from Amarin Pharma, Inc and Akcea Therapeutics.

6:00 - 6:05 pm

Closing Remarks
Christie M. Ballantyne, MD

7:55 - 8:00 am

Opening Remarks
George L. Bakris, MD

8:00 - 9:00 am

Overview of the New 2017 Hypertension Clinical Practice Guidelines

George L. Bakris, MD

9:00 - 9:30 am

Comparing the Hypertension Guidelines - Where is the Equipoise?

Michael A. Weber, MD

9:45 - 10:45 am

Patient Cases: How would you change the management of hypertension based on the new guidelines?

Aldo Peixoto, MD; Michael A. Weber, MD; Keith C. Ferdinand, MD

10:45 - 11:15 am

Prevention of Heart Failure: The Next Frontier

Peter A. McCullough, MD

11:25 - 11:55 am

Integration of Biomarkers and Prediction of AKI and Cardio-renal Outcomes in Clinical Practice

Aldo Peixoto, MD

11:55 am - 12:25 pm

AKI and Heart Failure: How to manage compared to general population?

Peter A. McCullough, MD

12:25 - 12:55 pm

Advanced CKD and Benefits From CVOTs

Jorge Plutzky, MD

12:55 - 1:00 pm

Closing Remarks

George L. Bakris, MD

9:30 - 10:15 am

8:00 - 9:30 am

FDA Update and Late Breaking Clinical Trials

Chair: Christie M. Ballantyne, MD

Presenters: Robert H. Eckel, MD; Jay S. Skyler, MD; Keith C. Ferdinand, MD; Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH

12:00 - 1:00 pm

PME Lunch Symposium (Non-CME)

Repatha® (evolocumab): Putting it into Practice
Yehuda Handelsman, MD, FACP, FNLA, MACE

Sponsored by Amgen, Inc.

4:15 - 5:15 pm

PME Light Bites Session (Non-CME)

Gaining Access to PCSK9 Inhibitors: Dissemination of a Mobile App & More
Seth J. Baum, MD, FASPC; Howard S. Weintraub, MD, FASPC

Sponsored by Amgen, Inc. and Sanofi Regeneron.

5:30 - 6:30 pm

PME Light Bites Session (Non-CME)

Long-Term Results of Treatment Across a Broad Range of Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

Serge Jabbour, MD

Sponsored by Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

6:45 - 7:45 pm

PME Dinner Symposium (Non-CME)

The Role of VASCEPA® (icosapent ethyl): Topline Results from REDUCE-IT™

Robert S. Busch, MD, FACE

Sponsored by Amarin Pharma, Inc.

7:15 - 8:15 pm

PME Dinner Symposium (Non-CME)

Sponsored by Novo Nordisk

5:10 - 6:10 pm

Welcome Reception - Exhibit Hall

6:05 - 7:05 pm

Closing Reception - Exhibit Hall

10:20 - 11:15 am

Small Group Workshops*

Insulin Biosimilars

Faculty: Anne L. Peters, MD

*Pre-registration is required.

4:00 - 4:45 pm

Small Group Workshops*

Real-World Digital Health Implementations to Improve Blood Pressure Control

Kate Kirley, MD, MS; Janet Williams, MA

Hosted in Collaboration with the American Medical Association.

*Pre-registration is required.

10:05 - 10:50 am

Small Group Workshops*

Prevent Type 2 Diabetes with Digital Health: Effective and Realistic Solutions

Kate Kirley, MD, MS; Janet Williams, MA

Hosted in Collaboration with the American Medical Association.

*Pre-registration is required.

3:25 - 4:10 pm

Small Group Workshops*

Don't Hit the Snooze Button on Sleep: The Role of Sleep in Cardiometabolic Health

Milena Pavlova, MD

Hosted in Collaboration with the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.

*Pre-registration is required.