Best of the CMHC - Dallas TX

View a Clinical Snapshot about the Best of the CMHC program from lipidologist James A. Underberg, MD.

Saturday, May 2, 2015
Dallas, TX
Venue: Hyatt Regency Dallas

300 Reunion Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75207
Tel: 214.651.1234

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Program Agenda

6:00 - 7:00pm	Registration
7:00pm	Dinner & Presentation Sponsored by Cleveland HeartLab Click to view more information Limited Space Available	Seth J. Baum, MD

7:30 - 8:30am

Registration & Breakfast

MODULE 1: THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY: THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF CV RISK FACTORS

8:30 - 8:35am	Opening Remarks	Chairperson: George L. Bakris, MD
8:35 - 8:55am	What Do Recent Trials and CVD Prevention Guidelines Tell Us? Lessons for Clinical Practice	James A. Underberg, MD
8:55 - 9:20am	Hypertriglyceridemia and Mixed Dyslipidemia Management: Expert Recommendations and Best Practices	Michael Miller, MD
9:20 - 9:45am	The Role of HDL-C in Cardiovascular Disease: Promise, Potential and Pitfalls	Amit Khera, MD
9:45 - 10:00am	Refreshment Break
10:00 - 10:25am	LDL-focused Cardioprotection: Novel Targets and Treatment Advances	Peter H. Jones, MD
10:25 - 10:50am	Lifestyle, Luck, or Genetics? Practical Management of Severe Familial Hypercholesterolemia	Seth J. Baum, MD
10:50 - 11:15am	Clinical Case Challenge, Expert Panel Discussion and Q & A Session	Seth J. Baum, MD Peter H. Jones, MD Michael Miller, MD James A. Underberg, MD

MODULE 2: CHALLENGING CASES IN HYPERTENSION

11:15 - 11:35am	Managing Your Difficult-to-Treat Hypertension Patients: Current Treatment Updates	George L. Bakris, MD
11:35 - 11:55am	Hypertension and HF: Tailoring Therapy in Special Populations	George L. Bakris, MD
11:55am - 12:10pm	Clinical Case Challenge & Expert Panel Discussion	George L. Bakris, MD
12:15 - 1:15pm	Professional Education Lunch (non-CME) Who, What, Why, and How of Weight Management Sponsored by Novo Nordisk, Inc.	Kevin M. Pantalone, DO

MODULE 3: ADVANCES IN DIABETES MANAGEMENT

1:30 - 1:40pm	Individualizing Type 2 Diabetes Management: Guidelines for Treatment Intensification	Jaime Davidson, MD
1:40 - 2:05pm	Proactive Approaches to Early and Intensive Treatment of T2DM: The Role of Combination Therapy	Jaime Davidson, MD
2:05 - 2:30pm	Optimizing Insulin Regimens in T2DM: New Options and Strategies for Effective Glucose Control	Lawrence Blonde, MD
2:30 - 2:55pm	Clinical Case Challenge, Expert Panel Discussion and Q & A	Lawrence Blonde, MD Jaime Davidson, MD
2:55 - 3:10pm	Afternoon Break

MODULE 4: OBESITY MANAGEMENT: NEW PERSPECTIVES AND THERAPEUTIC OPTIONS FOR A GROWING PROBLEM

3:10 - 3:35pm	The Challenges of Preventing Obesity and Maintaining Effective Weight Loss	Samuel Klein, MD
3:35 - 4:00pm	Advances in Therapeutic Interventions for Achieving and Maintaining Weight Loss	Harold E. Bays, MD
4:00 - 4:25pm	Clinical Case Challenge & Expert Panel Discussion	Harold E. Bays, MD Samuel Klein, MD
4:25pm	Closing Remarks	Harold E. Bays, MD

Note: Agenda & Faculty are subject to change.

This activity is jointly provided by HealthScience Media, Inc. (HSM) and Medical Education Resources, Inc. (MER).