6:30 - 7:00 am

Registration and Exhibits

7:10 - 8:25 am

CME Breakfast Symposium

SESSION I: OBESITY AND LIFESTYLE MEDICINE

8:35 - 8:40 am

Chair Introduction and Opening Remarks

Ken Fujioka, MD

8:40 - 9:00 am

Benefits of Bariatric Surgery for the Cardiometabolic Patient

Robert E. Ratner, MD

9:00 - 9:20 am

Obesity Pharmacotherapy: What’s on the Horizon?

Ken Fujioka, MD

9:20 - 9:40 am

Panel Discussion and Q&A

Moderator: Ken Fujioka, MD

Panel: Robert E. Ratner, MD

9:40 – 10:10 am

Keynote

Health and Diabetes in Native American Population

Spero M. Manson, PhD

10:15 - 10:45 am

Morning Break and Exhibits

10:50 - 10:55 am

Introduction:

The Great Debate: Which Nutritional Plan is Best for Your Patient?

Ken Fujioka, MD

10:55 - 11:40 am

Part I: Weighing in on the Benefits of Nutritional Plans

Alice H. Lichtenstein, D.Sc; Andrew M. Freeman, MD; Kim A. Williams, Sr., MD

11:40 am - 12:00 pm

Part II: Panel Discussion and Q&A

Moderator: Ken Fujioka, MD

Panel: Alice H. Lichtenstein, D.Sc; Andrew M. Freeman, MD; Kim A. Williams, Sr., MD

12:00 pm

Closing Remarks

Ken Fujioka, MD

12:15 - 1:30 pm

PME Lunch Symposium (NON–CME)

SESSION II: DYSLIPIDEMIA / ATHEROSCLEROSIS / THROMBOSIS

1:45 pm

Chair Introduction

Christie M. Ballantyne, MD

1:45 - 2:05 pm

Updated Lipid Guidelines: What Do They Mean for Clinical Practice?

Salim S. Virani, MD

2:05 - 2:25 pm

Lp(a): When to Measure and How to Treat?

Sotirios Tsimikas, MD

2:25 - 2:45 pm

Navigating the Treatment of Hypertriglyceridemia

Alan Chait, MD

2:45 - 3:15 pm

Challenging Patient Cases and Q&A

Moderator: Christie M. Ballantyne, MD

Panel: Alan Chait, MD; Sotirios Tsimikas, MD; Salim S. Virani, MD

3:20 - 3:50 pm

Afternoon Break and Exhibits

3:55 - 4:15 pm

Deep Dive into FOURIER and ODYSSEY

Pamela B. Morris, MD

4:15 - 4:45 pm

Antithrombotics in Diabetic Patients: Recent Clinical Trial Results

Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH

4:45 - 5:05 pm

Expert Panel Discussion and Q&A

Moderator: Christie M. Ballantyne, MD

Panel: Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH; Pamela B. Morris, MD

5:05 - 5:10 pm

Closing Remarks

Christie M. Ballantyne, MD

5:25 - 6:55 pm

Networking Reception and Dinner

6:30 - 7:00 am

Registration and Exhibits

7:10 - 8:25 am

CME Breakfast Symposium

SESSION III: HEART FAILURE AND HYPERTENSION

8:35 - 8:40 am

Chair Introduction

George L. Bakris, MD

8:40 - 9:10 am

Hypertension: Where We Are and Where We Are Going?

George L. Bakris, MD

9:10 - 9:20 am

Q&A

George L. Bakris, MD

9:20 - 9:50 am

The Story Continues: Heart Failure and Type 2 Diabetes

Bertram Pitt, MD

9:50 - 10:00 am

Q&A

Bertram Pitt, MD

10:05 - 10:35 am

Morning Break and Exhibits

10:40 - 11:10 am

End Stage HF: How to Treat and When to Refer?

JoAnn Lindenfeld, MD

11:10 - 11:20 am

Q&A

JoAnn Lindenfeld, MD

11:20 - 11:50 am

Heart Failure and Patient Disparities

11:50 am - 12:00 pm

Q&A

12:00 - 12:05 pm

Closing Remarks

George L. Bakris, MD

12:15 - 1:30 pm

CME Lunch Symposium

SESSION IV: DIABETES MANAGEMENT

1:40 - 1:45 pm

Chair Introduction

Jay S. Skyler, MD

1:45 - 2:15 pm

Setting a Target HbA1c: What Do the Guidelines Tell Us?

Athena Philis-Tsimikas, MD

2:15 - 2:45 pm

Initial Combination Therapy versus Sequential Therapy

Ralph A. DeFronzo, MD

2:45 - 3:15 pm

Updates on Cardiovascular Outcomes Trials

Sanjay Kaul, MD

3:20 - 3:50 pm

Afternoon Break and Exhibits

3:55 - 4:25 pm

Insulin: Benefits and Continued Challenges

Irl B. Hirsch, MD

4:25 - 4:55 pm

Impact of Real World Data on the Treatment of Patients with T2DM

Lawrence Blonde, MD

4:55 - 5:10 pm

Panel Discussion and Q&A

Moderator: Jay S. Skyler, MD

Panel: Lawrence Blonde, MD; Ralph A. DeFronzo, MD; Irl B. Hirsch, MD; Sanjay Kaul, MD; Athena Philis-Tsimikas, MD

5:10 - 5:15 pm

Meeting Closing Remarks

Jay S. Skyler, MD