Best of the CMHC -Las Vegas, NV

View a Clinical Snapshot from Best of the CMHC speaker, Harold E. Bays, MD, for insights on advances in therapeutic interventions for achieving long-term weight loss.

Saturday, August 15, 2015
Las Vegas, NV
Venue: The Venetian - Las Vegas

3355 South Las Vegas Boulevard

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FRIDAY, August 14, 2015

6:00 - 7:00pm

Registration

SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 2015

7:00am - 7:30am	Registration & Coffee
7:30am - 8:30am	Professional Education Breakfast (non-CME) Does Early and Aggressive Treatment Matter? Avoiding Clinical Inertia Sponsored by AstraZeneca
8:30 - 8:35am	Opening Remarks	Chairperson: Christie M. Ballantyne, MD

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

8:35 - 8:45am	What Do Recent Trials and CVD Prevention Guidelines Tell Us? Lessons for Clinical Practice	Christie M. Ballantyne, MD
8:45 - 9:10am	Hypertriglyceridemia and Mixed Dyslipidemia Management: Expert Recommendations and Best Practices	Harold E. Bays, MD
9:10 - 9:35am	The Role of HDL-C in Cardiovascular Disease: Promise, Potential and Pitfalls	Peter P. Toth, MD, PhD
9:35 - 10:00am	LDL-focused Cardioprotection: Novel Targets and Treatment Advances	Christie M. Ballantyne, MD
10:00 - 10:15am	Refreshment Break
10:15 - 10:40am	Lifestyle, Luck, or Genetics? Practical Management of Severe Familial Hypercholesterolemia	Seth J. Baum, MD
10:40 - 11:05am	Clinical Case Challenge, Expert Panel Discussion and Q & A Session	Moderator: Christie M. Ballantyne, MD Discussants: Seth J. Baum, MD Harold E. Bays, MD Peter P. Toth, MD, PhD

MODULE 2: OBESITY MANAGEMENT:

11:05 - 11:30am	The Challenges of Preventing Obesity and Maintaining Effective Weight Loss	Samuel Klein, MD
11:30 - 11:55am	Advances in Therapeutic Interventions for Achieving Long-Term Weight Loss	Harold E. Bays, MD
11:55am - 12:20pm	Clinical Case Challenge & Expert Panel Discussion	Moderator: Christie M. Ballantyne, MD Discussants: Harold E. Bays, MD Samuel Klein, MD
12:20 - 1:20pm	Professional Education Lunch (non-CME) Targeting Weight Regulation through the GLP-1 Pathway Sponsored by Novo Nordisk, Inc.	Raymond Plodkowski, MD

MODULE 3: ADVANCES IN DIABETES MANAGEMENT

1:20 - 1:30pm	Individualizing Type 2 Diabetes Management: Guidelines for Treatment Intensification	Richard E. Pratley, MD
1:30 - 1:55pm	Proactive Approaches to Early and Intensive Treatment of T2DM: The Role of Combination Therapy	Richard E. Pratley, MD
1:55 - 2:20pm	Optimizing Insulin Regimens in T2DM: New Options and Strategies for Effective Glucose Control	Anne L. Peters, MD
2:20 - 2:45pm	Clinical Case Challenge, Expert Panel Discussion and Q & A	Moderator: Christie M. Ballantyne, MD Discussants: Anne L. Peters, MD Richard E. Pratley, MD
2:45 - 3:00pm	Afternoon Break

MODULE 4: CHALLENGING CASES IN HYPERTENSION

3:00 - 3:20pm	Managing Your Difficult-to-Treat Hypertension Patients: Current Treatment Updates	George L. Bakris, MD
3:20 - 3:40pm	Hypertension and HF: Tailoring Therapy in Special Populations	George L. Bakris, MD
3:40 - 4:00pm	Clinical Case Challenge & Expert Panel Discussion, and Q & A	Moderator: Christie M. Ballantyne, MD Discussant: George L. Bakris
4:00pm	Closing Remarks	Chairperson: Christie M. Ballantyne, MD

Note: Agenda & Faculty are subject to change.

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

Best of the CMHC -Las Vegas, NV

LAS VEGAS, NV

Program Agenda

FRIDAY, August 14, 2015

SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 2015