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<strong>in</strong>ternal<br />
Harvard Medical School<br />
Department of Cont<strong>in</strong>u<strong>in</strong>g Education<br />
Department of Medic<strong>in</strong>e<br />
<strong>update</strong> <strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>ternal medic<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Special Lecture by<br />
former P.O.W. and<br />
motivational speaker<br />
Capta<strong>in</strong> J. Charles Plumb:<br />
People With Passion<br />
Perform<strong>in</strong>g With Pride<br />
December 7-13, 2008 The West<strong>in</strong> Copley Place Boston, Massachusetts<br />
Under the Direction of:<br />
Mart<strong>in</strong> J. Abrahamson, MD, Sanjiv Chopra, MD and Mark L. Zeidel, MD<br />
NEW!! Four Symposia:<br />
■ Viral Hepatitis<br />
■ Cardiovascular Disease<br />
■ Orthopedics Primer<br />
■ Obesity<br />
Special Workshop: Heal<strong>in</strong>g the Healer: Integrat<strong>in</strong>g Body, M<strong>in</strong>d and Spirit<br />
presented by Deepak Chopra, MD, and David Simon, MD
coursedescription<br />
The major objective of this course is to provide a comprehensive review of the<br />
most important advances that have recently been made <strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>ternal medic<strong>in</strong>e.<br />
The course is directed at the level of the <strong>in</strong>ternist <strong>in</strong> practice and residents.<br />
The emphasis will be placed on progress that has been made <strong>in</strong> basic<br />
science, pathophysiology, and cl<strong>in</strong>ical management of the most common<br />
disorders seen by the <strong>in</strong>ternist. Each of the major subspecialties will be<br />
covered <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g cardiology, endocr<strong>in</strong>ology, gastroenterology, hematology,<br />
<strong>in</strong>fectious diseases, nephrology, neurology, oncology, pulmonary disease,<br />
and rheumatology. In addition, a number of important miscellaneous topics<br />
of relevance to the current practice of medic<strong>in</strong>e will be addressed.<br />
Much of the material will be presented <strong>in</strong> lecture format by our best teachers<br />
and cl<strong>in</strong>icians.<br />
Each specialty will have a case-based session us<strong>in</strong>g an <strong>in</strong>teractive<br />
wireless audience response system. This system will allow you to<br />
anonymously test your knowledge <strong>in</strong> the different areas of medic<strong>in</strong>e.<br />
A CD-ROM <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g chest x-rays,<br />
ECGs, peripheral smears, cutaneous<br />
lesions, liver and renal biopsies,<br />
and selected ocular, endocr<strong>in</strong>e,<br />
rheumatological and gastro<strong>in</strong>test<strong>in</strong>al<br />
abnormalities will be provided<br />
together with an extensive syllabus.<br />
The material presented will<br />
provide excellent preparation for<br />
the recertification exam<strong>in</strong>ation or for<br />
the <strong>in</strong>ternal medic<strong>in</strong>e boards.<br />
“World class faculty/<strong>in</strong>ternationally<br />
known specialists <strong>in</strong> their field.”<br />
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:<br />
■ Practic<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>ternists and family physicians<br />
<strong>in</strong>terested <strong>in</strong> refresh<strong>in</strong>g their knowledge<br />
<strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>ternal medic<strong>in</strong>e.<br />
■ Physicians prepar<strong>in</strong>g for the recertification<br />
exam<strong>in</strong>ation or the <strong>in</strong>ternal medic<strong>in</strong>e<br />
boards.<br />
YOU WILL TAKE HOME:<br />
■ An understand<strong>in</strong>g of the cl<strong>in</strong>ically<br />
important advances that have been<br />
made <strong>in</strong> common diseases.<br />
■ An awareness of areas of strength and<br />
weakness by participat<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>teractive<br />
computer-based sessions.<br />
■ Recommendations for optimal<br />
management of many common diseases.<br />
■ An educational CD-ROM program.<br />
■ A complete syllabus that will allow you<br />
to review material at home.
faculty<br />
HARVARD MEDICAL<br />
SCHOOL COURSE<br />
DIRECTORS<br />
Mart<strong>in</strong> J. Abrahamson, MD<br />
Associate Professor of Medic<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Sanjiv Chopra, MD<br />
Professor of Medic<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Mark L. Zeidel, MD<br />
Herrman L. Blumgart Professor of<br />
Medic<strong>in</strong>e<br />
GUEST FACULTY<br />
Deepak Chopra, MD<br />
Renowed Author and Motivational<br />
Speaker<br />
Chairman and Co-Founder<br />
Director of Education<br />
The Chopra Center for Wellbe<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Capta<strong>in</strong> J. Charles Plumb<br />
Former Navy Fighter Pilot - P.O.W.<br />
"POW Turned Motivational Speaker<br />
Credits Attitude as the Secret to<br />
Survival"<br />
David Simon, MD<br />
Voluntary Assistant Cl<strong>in</strong>ical Professor<br />
University of California, San Diego<br />
Medical Director<br />
The Chopra Center for Wellbe<strong>in</strong>g<br />
HARVARD MEDICAL<br />
SCHOOL FACULTY<br />
Nezam H. Afdhal, MD<br />
Associate Professor of Medic<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Julian M. Aroesty, MD<br />
Associate Cl<strong>in</strong>ical Professor of<br />
Medic<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Mark D. Aronson, MD<br />
Professor of Medic<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Kenneth A. Bauer, MD<br />
Professor of Medic<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Richard S. Beaser, MD<br />
Associate Cl<strong>in</strong>ical Professor of Medic<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Robert S. Brown, MD<br />
Associate Professor of Medic<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Louis R. Caplan, MD<br />
Professor of Neurology<br />
Joseph P. Carrozza, MD<br />
Associate Professor of Medic<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Adam S. Cheifetz, MD<br />
Instructor <strong>in</strong> Medic<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Peter F. Clardy, MD<br />
Cl<strong>in</strong>ical Instructor <strong>in</strong> Medic<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Steven E. Come, MD<br />
Associate Professor of Medic<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Michael P. Curry, MD<br />
Assistant Professor of Medic<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Raphael Dol<strong>in</strong>, MD<br />
Maxwell F<strong>in</strong>land Professor of Medic<strong>in</strong>e<br />
(Microbiology and Molecular Genetics)<br />
Reed E. Drews, MD<br />
Associate Professor of Medic<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Lawrence A. Garcia, MD<br />
Assistant Professor of Medic<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Marc B. Garnick, MD<br />
Cl<strong>in</strong>ical Professor of Medic<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Eli V. Gelfand, MD, FACC<br />
Instructor <strong>in</strong> Medic<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Geoffrey S. Gilmart<strong>in</strong>, MD<br />
Instructor <strong>in</strong> Medic<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Ary L. Goldberger, MD<br />
Professor of Medic<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Patricia E. Greenste<strong>in</strong>, MD<br />
Assistant Professor of Neurology<br />
Jermone E. Groopman, MD<br />
D<strong>in</strong>a and Raphael Recanti Professor<br />
of Medic<strong>in</strong>e<br />
John D. Halamka, MD<br />
Associate Professor of Medic<strong>in</strong>e<br />
James J. Heffernan, MD, MPH<br />
Associate Professor of Medic<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Melanie P. Hoenig, MD<br />
Instructor <strong>in</strong> Medic<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Anthony N. Hollenberg, MD<br />
Associate Professor of Medic<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Daniel B. Jones, MD<br />
Associate Professor of Surgery<br />
Mark E. Josephson, MD<br />
Herman C. Dana Professor of Medic<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Gwendolyn F. Kane-Wanger, MD<br />
Instructor <strong>in</strong> Medic<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Joseph P. Kannam, MD<br />
Assistant Professor of Medic<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Adolf W. Karchmer, MD<br />
Professor of Medic<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Ciarán P. Kelly, MD<br />
Associate Professor of Medic<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Jonathan B. Kruskal, MD, PhD<br />
Associate Professor of Radiology<br />
Mark C. Kuperwaser, MD<br />
Instructor <strong>in</strong> Ophthalmology<br />
J. Thomas Lamont, MD<br />
Charlotte F. & Irv<strong>in</strong>g W. Rabb<br />
Professor of Medic<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Stewart H. Lecker, MD, PhD<br />
Assistant Professor of Medic<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Anthony Lembo, MD<br />
Assistant Professor of Medic<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Howard Libman, MD<br />
Associate Professor of Medic<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Warren J. Mann<strong>in</strong>g, MD<br />
Professor of Medic<strong>in</strong>e and Radiology<br />
Eleftheria Maratos-Flier, MD<br />
Associate Professor of Medic<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Robert C. Moeller<strong>in</strong>g, Jr., MD<br />
Shields Warren-Mall<strong>in</strong>ckrodt<br />
Professor of Medical Research<br />
Peter Oettgen, MD<br />
Associate Professor of Medic<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Duane S. P<strong>in</strong>to, MD, FACC<br />
Assistant Professor of Medic<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Daniel Press, MD<br />
Assistant Professor of Neurology<br />
Arun J. Ramappa, MD<br />
Instructor <strong>in</strong> Orthopedic Surgery<br />
Rachel V. Reynolds, MD<br />
Instructor <strong>in</strong> Dermatology<br />
David H. Roberts, MD<br />
Assistant Professor of Medic<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Burton D. Rose, MD<br />
Cl<strong>in</strong>ical Professor of Medic<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Harold N. Rosen, MD<br />
Assistant Professor of Medic<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Steven C. Schachter, MD<br />
Professor of Neurology<br />
Lowell E. Schnipper, MD<br />
Theodore W. & Evelyn G. Berenson<br />
Professor of Medic<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Richard M. Schwartzste<strong>in</strong>, MD<br />
Professor of Medic<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Robert H. Shmerl<strong>in</strong>g, MD<br />
Associate Professor of Medic<strong>in</strong>e<br />
David K. Simon, MD, PhD<br />
Associate Professor of Neurology<br />
Gerald W. Smetana, MD<br />
Associate Professor of Medic<strong>in</strong>e<br />
C. Christopher Smith, MD<br />
Assistant Professor of Medic<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Robert C. Stanton, MD<br />
Associate Professor of Medic<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Wendy Stead, MD<br />
Instructor <strong>in</strong> Medic<strong>in</strong>e<br />
David E. Trentham, MD<br />
Associate Professor of Medic<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Nad<strong>in</strong>e Tung, MD<br />
Assistant Professor of Medic<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Lynne Uhl, MD<br />
Assistant Professor of Pathology<br />
Christ<strong>in</strong>a C. Wee, MD<br />
Assistant Professor of Medic<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Steven E. We<strong>in</strong>berger, MD<br />
Senior Lecturer on Medic<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Peter F. Weller, MD<br />
Professor of Medic<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Peter J. Zimetbaum, MD<br />
Associate Professor of Medic<strong>in</strong>e
Register early, space is limited.<br />
All foreign payments must be made by<br />
a draft on a United States Bank or by<br />
Visa or Mastercard. If pay<strong>in</strong>g by<br />
check, please make payable to<br />
Harvard Medical School and mail with<br />
completed registration form to Harvard<br />
Medical School-Department of<br />
Cont<strong>in</strong>u<strong>in</strong>g Education, PO Box 825,<br />
Boston, MA 02117-0825. If pay<strong>in</strong>g by<br />
credit card, please register onl<strong>in</strong>e at<br />
www.cme.hms.harvard.edu/courses/upd<br />
ate<strong>in</strong>ternal. Telephone or mail-<strong>in</strong><br />
registration with credit card payment<br />
is not accepted. Inquiries should be<br />
directed to the above address, made by<br />
phone: (617) 384-8600, Monday-Friday,<br />
10 AM to 4 PM (EST), or by email:<br />
hms-cme@hms.harvard.edu. Upon<br />
receipt of registration a confirmation<br />
will be mailed to the address listed on<br />
the form.<br />
REFUND POLICY<br />
A handl<strong>in</strong>g fee of $60 is deducted for<br />
cancellation. Refund requests must be<br />
received by mail or fax one week prior<br />
to the course. No refunds will be made<br />
thereafter.<br />
ACCOMMODATIONS<br />
AND TRAVEL<br />
Hotel rooms <strong>in</strong> Boston are<br />
limited. You are urged to make<br />
your reservations early. A limited<br />
number of rooms have been reserved<br />
at The West<strong>in</strong> Copley Place<br />
(telephone: 617-262-9600) until<br />
November 14, 2008. Please specify<br />
that you are enrolled <strong>in</strong> this course to<br />
receive the reduced room rate of $202<br />
s<strong>in</strong>gle/double. A map of Boston list<strong>in</strong>g<br />
local hotels will be sent with your<br />
confirmation of enrollment. For<br />
additional hous<strong>in</strong>g assistance, call<br />
Boston Reservations at 781-547-5427.<br />
For <strong>in</strong>formation on reduced airfare,<br />
call Harvard Medical School,<br />
Department of Cont<strong>in</strong>u<strong>in</strong>g Education<br />
at 617-384-8600, Monday-Friday,<br />
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern Time).<br />
ONLINE INFORMATION<br />
View course <strong>in</strong>formation or register<br />
onl<strong>in</strong>e at: www.cme.hms.harvard.<br />
edu/courses/<strong>update</strong><strong>in</strong>ternal. To ensure<br />
proper registration, please add the first<br />
three characters of the source code<br />
found at the bottom of the registration<br />
form.<br />
courseschedule<br />
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7<br />
7:00am – 7:45am<br />
Registration and Cont<strong>in</strong>ental<br />
Breakfast<br />
7:45am – 8:00am<br />
Introduction and Welcome<br />
Mart<strong>in</strong> J. Abrahamson, MD<br />
Sanjiv Chopra, MD<br />
Mark L. Zeidel, MD<br />
ENDOCRINOLOGY<br />
8:00am – 9:00am<br />
Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus<br />
and its Complications<br />
Richard S. Beaser, MD<br />
9:00am – 10:00am<br />
Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes 2008:<br />
Advances, Challenges and Opportunities<br />
Mart<strong>in</strong> J. Abrahamson, MD<br />
10:00am – 10:20am<br />
Refreshment Break<br />
10:20am – 11:05am<br />
Problems <strong>in</strong> Thyroid Disease<br />
Anthony N. Hollenberg, MD<br />
11:05am – 11:45am<br />
Advances <strong>in</strong> Osteoporosis<br />
Harold N. Rosen, MD<br />
11:45am – 12:00pm<br />
Endocr<strong>in</strong>ology Q & A<br />
Mart<strong>in</strong> J. Abrahamson, MD<br />
12:00pm – 1:00pm<br />
Lunch Break<br />
1:00pm – 1:55pm<br />
Endocr<strong>in</strong>e Review<br />
Mart<strong>in</strong> J. Abrahamson, MD<br />
1:55pm – 2:05pm<br />
Rejuvenation Exercises<br />
VIRAL HEPATITIS:<br />
A SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM<br />
2:05pm – 2:50pm<br />
Chronic Hepatitis C: A Multifaceted<br />
Disease<br />
Sanjiv Chopra, MD<br />
2:50pm – 3:35pm<br />
Hepatitis B: Recent Advances<br />
Nezam H. Afdhal, MD<br />
3:35pm – 3:55pm<br />
Refreshment Break<br />
3:55pm – 4:15pm<br />
Hepatitis A and Hepatitis E:<br />
A Quick Primer<br />
Michael P. Curry, MD<br />
4:15pm – 4:35pm<br />
Panel Discussion<br />
Sanjiv Chopra, MD<br />
Nezam H. Afdhal, MD<br />
Michael P. Curry, MD<br />
SPECIAL LECTURES<br />
4:35pm – 5:15pm<br />
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A<br />
Burgeon<strong>in</strong>g Epidemic<br />
Sanjiv Chopra, MD<br />
5:15pm – 6:00pm<br />
Primary Hepatocellular Carc<strong>in</strong>oma –<br />
Historical Perspectives, Contemporary<br />
Management and Future Directions<br />
Sanjiv Chopra, MD<br />
Jonathan B. Kruskal, MD<br />
6:00pm – 7:00pm<br />
ECG Primer<br />
Ary L. Goldberger, MD<br />
MONDAY, DECEMBER 8<br />
6:15am – 7:00am<br />
Cont<strong>in</strong>ental Breakfast<br />
SPECIAL LECTURE<br />
7:00am – 7:30am<br />
Stat<strong>in</strong>-Induced Myopathy<br />
Stewart H. Lecker, MD, PhD<br />
GASTROENTEROLOGY<br />
7:30am – 8:20am<br />
Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic<br />
Procedures <strong>in</strong> Liver Disease:<br />
Adventures <strong>in</strong> Liverland<br />
Sanjiv Chopra, MD<br />
8:20am – 9:10am<br />
Clostridium Difficile Infection<br />
J. Thomas Lamont, MD<br />
9:10am – 9:55am<br />
Irritable Bowel Syndrome<br />
Anthony Lembo, MD<br />
9:55am – 10:15am<br />
Refreshment Break<br />
10:15am – 10:55am<br />
Celiac Sprue: Protean Manifestations<br />
Ciarán P. Kelly, MD<br />
10:55am – 11:45am<br />
Inflammatory Bowel Disease<br />
Adam S. Cheifetz, MD<br />
11:45am – 12:00pm<br />
Gastroenterology Q & A<br />
Ciarán P. Kelly, MD<br />
12:00pm – 1:00pm<br />
Lunch Break<br />
1:00pm – 1:55pm<br />
Gastroenterology Review<br />
Sanjiv Chopra, MD<br />
ONCOLOGY<br />
1:55pm – 2:40pm<br />
Cancer Genetics<br />
Nad<strong>in</strong>e Tung, MD<br />
2:40pm – 2:50pm<br />
Rejuvenation Exercises<br />
2:50pm – 3:40pm<br />
Breast Cancer: Practical Considerations<br />
and Future Approaches<br />
Steven E. Come, MD<br />
3:40pm – 4:00pm<br />
Refreshment Break<br />
4:00pm – 4:35pm<br />
Lung and Colon Cancer<br />
Steven E. Come, MD<br />
4:35pm – 5:15pm<br />
Prostate Cancer Update<br />
Mark B. Garnick, MD<br />
5:15pm – 6:00pm<br />
Cancer: From Bench to Bedside<br />
Lowell E. Schnipper, MD<br />
6:00pm – 6:15pm<br />
Oncology Q & A<br />
Lowell E. Schnipper, MD<br />
6:15pm – 7:10pm<br />
Oncology Review<br />
Lowell E. Schnipper, MD
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9<br />
6:30am – 7:00am<br />
Cont<strong>in</strong>ental Breakfast<br />
SPECIAL LECTURE<br />
7:00am – 7:45am<br />
Medical Information on the Web:<br />
Bless<strong>in</strong>g or Curse?<br />
John D. Halamka, MD<br />
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE:<br />
A SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM<br />
7:45am – 8:25am<br />
Hyperlipidemia Update<br />
Peter Oettgen, MD<br />
8:25am – 8:45am<br />
Markers of Vascular Inflammation<br />
Includ<strong>in</strong>g CRP<br />
Peter Oettgen, MD<br />
8:45am – 9:15am<br />
The Metabolic Syndrome – What it<br />
Means and How We Approach<br />
Management<br />
Mart<strong>in</strong> J. Abrahamson, MD<br />
9:15am – 9:55am<br />
Current Management of Acute<br />
Myocardial Infarction<br />
Julian M. Aroesty, MD<br />
9:55am – 10:15am<br />
Refreshment Break<br />
10:15am – 10:50am<br />
New Approaches to the Management<br />
of Unstable Ang<strong>in</strong>a<br />
Duane S. P<strong>in</strong>to, MD, FACC<br />
10:50am – 11:25am<br />
Management of Chronic Coronary<br />
Disease<br />
Julian M. Aroesty, MD<br />
11:25am – 11:50am<br />
Panel Discussion<br />
Mart<strong>in</strong> J. Abrahamson, MD<br />
Julian M. Aroesty, MD<br />
Duane S. P<strong>in</strong>to, MD, FACC<br />
11:50am – 12:45pm<br />
Lunch Break<br />
INFECTIOUS DISEASES<br />
12:45pm – 1:35pm<br />
New and Emerg<strong>in</strong>g Infections<br />
Robert C. Moeller<strong>in</strong>g, Jr., MD<br />
1:35pm – 2:15pm<br />
Staphylococcus Aureus: New Insights<br />
and Cont<strong>in</strong>ued Challenges<br />
Robert C. Moeller<strong>in</strong>g, Jr., MD<br />
2:15pm – 2:55pm<br />
Care of the HIV Patient: A Primary<br />
Care Physician’s Perspective<br />
Howard Libman, MD<br />
2:55pm – 3:05pm<br />
Rejuvenation Exercises<br />
3:05pm – 3:20pm<br />
Infectious Disease Q & A<br />
Adolf W. Karchmer, MD<br />
3:20pm – 4:15pm<br />
Infectious Disease Review<br />
Adolf W. Karchmer, MD<br />
4:15pm – 4:35pm<br />
Refreshment Break<br />
Schedule subject to m<strong>in</strong>or changes<br />
SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM:<br />
AN ORTHOPEDICS PRIMER<br />
The Evaluation and Management of<br />
Common Disorders of the:<br />
4:35pm – 5:05pm<br />
Shoulder<br />
Arun J. Ramappa, MD<br />
5:05pm – 5:35pm<br />
Knee<br />
C. Christopher Smith, MD<br />
5:35pm – 6:05pm<br />
Back<br />
James J. Heffernan, MD, MPH<br />
6:05pm – 6:25pm<br />
Panel Discussion<br />
Mark D. Aronson, MD<br />
Arun J. Ramappa, MD<br />
C. Christopher Smith, MD<br />
James J. Heffernan, MD<br />
SPECIAL LECTURE<br />
6:25pm – 7:05pm<br />
Dermatology Primer for the PCP<br />
Rachel V. Reynolds, MD<br />
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10<br />
6:15am – 7:00am<br />
Cont<strong>in</strong>ental Breakfast<br />
SPECIAL LECTURE<br />
7:00am – 8:00am<br />
People with Passion Perform<strong>in</strong>g<br />
With Pride<br />
Capta<strong>in</strong> Charlie J. Plumb<br />
CARDIOLOGY<br />
8:00am – 8:45am<br />
Sudden Death – Epidemiology and<br />
Therapy<br />
Mark E. Josephson, MD<br />
8:45am – 9:25am<br />
Non Invasive Cardiac Imag<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Warren J. Mann<strong>in</strong>g, MD<br />
9:25am – 9:45am<br />
Refreshment Break<br />
9:45am – 10:30am<br />
Peripheral Vascular Disease: Current<br />
Approaches to Diagnosis and<br />
Treatment<br />
Lawrence A. Garcia, MD<br />
10:30am – 11:15am<br />
Atrial Fibrillation<br />
Peter J. Zimetbaum, MD<br />
11:15am – 12:00pm<br />
Congestive Heart Failure<br />
Duane S. P<strong>in</strong>to, MD, FACC<br />
12:00pm – 1:00pm<br />
Lunch Break<br />
1:00pm – 1:45pm<br />
Valvular Heart Disease<br />
Eli V. Gelfand, MD, FACC<br />
1:45pm – 2:20pm<br />
Interventional Cardiology<br />
Joseph P. Carrozza, MD<br />
2:20pm – 2:35pm<br />
Cardiology Q & A<br />
Joseph P. Kannam, MD<br />
2:35pm – 3:30pm<br />
Cardiology Review<br />
Joseph P. Kannam, MD<br />
3:30pm – 3:40pm<br />
Rejuvenation Exercises<br />
SPECIAL LECTURE<br />
3:40pm – 4:25pm<br />
Vacc<strong>in</strong>es<br />
Raphael P. Dol<strong>in</strong>, MD<br />
4:25pm – 4:45pm<br />
Refreshment Break<br />
4:45pm – 5:25pm<br />
How Doctors Th<strong>in</strong>k<br />
Jerome E. Groopman, MD<br />
5:25pm – 6:10pm<br />
Quality and Safety Initiatives: Rais<strong>in</strong>g<br />
the Bar<br />
Mark L. Zeidel, MD<br />
6:10pm – 7:10pm<br />
What We Need to Know: Updates<br />
From the Medical Literature<br />
Mark D. Aronson, MD<br />
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11<br />
6:15am – 7:00am<br />
Cont<strong>in</strong>ental Breakfast<br />
HEMATOLOGY<br />
7:00am – 7:50am<br />
Hematopoiesis: Advances at the<br />
Physiologic and Therapeutic Level<br />
Reed E. Drews, MD<br />
7:50am – 8:30am<br />
Risks and Benefits of Modern<br />
Transfusion Practices<br />
Lynne Uhl, MD<br />
8:30am – 9:15am<br />
The Hypercoagulable State: New<br />
Developments <strong>in</strong> Thromboembolism<br />
Anticoagulation<br />
Kenneth A. Bauer, MD<br />
9:15am – 9:30am<br />
Hematology Q & A<br />
Reed E. Drews, MD<br />
9:30am – 9:50pm<br />
Refreshment Break<br />
9:50am – 10:45am<br />
Hematology Review<br />
Reed E. Drews, MD<br />
SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM: OBESITY<br />
10:45am – 11:15am<br />
The Science of Obesity<br />
Eleftheria Maratos-Flier, MD<br />
11:15am – 11:45am<br />
Medical Management of Obesity:<br />
What the PCP Needs to Know<br />
Christ<strong>in</strong>a C. Wee, MD<br />
11:45am – 12:15pm<br />
Surgical Treatment of Obesity<br />
Daniel B. Jones, MD<br />
12:15pm – 12:45pm<br />
Panel Discussion<br />
Eleftheria Maratos-Flier, MD<br />
Christ<strong>in</strong>a C. Wee, MD<br />
Daniel B. Jones, MD
12:45pm – 1:45pm<br />
Lunch Break<br />
NEPHROLOGY<br />
1:45pm – 2:25pm<br />
Approach to the Patient with<br />
Prote<strong>in</strong>uria and Hematuria<br />
Melanie P. Hoenig, MD<br />
2:25pm – 3:25pm<br />
Acute Renal Failure<br />
Mark L. Zeidel, MD<br />
3:25pm – 3:45pm<br />
Refreshment Break<br />
3:45pm – 4:30pm<br />
Relation Between Salt and Water<br />
Burton D. Rose, MD<br />
4:30pm – 4:40pm<br />
Rejuvenation Exercises<br />
4:40pm – 5:25pm<br />
How to Prevent Chronic Renal Failure<br />
Burton D. Rose, MD<br />
5:25pm – 6:05pm<br />
Office Management of Chronic Renal<br />
Failure<br />
Robert C. Stanton, MD<br />
6:05pm – 6:15pm<br />
Nephrology Q & A<br />
Robert S. Brown, MD<br />
6:15pm – 7:10pm<br />
Nephrology Review<br />
Robert S. Brown, MD<br />
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12<br />
6:15am – 7:00am<br />
Cont<strong>in</strong>ental Breakfast<br />
SPECIAL WORKSHOP:<br />
HEALING THE HEALER<br />
7:00am – 9:30am<br />
Heal<strong>in</strong>g the Healer: Integrat<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Body, M<strong>in</strong>d and Spirit<br />
Deepak Chopra, MD<br />
David Simon, MD<br />
9:30am – 9:50am<br />
Refreshment Break<br />
SPECIAL LECTURE<br />
9:50am – 10:35am<br />
Hypertension<br />
Gerald W. Smetana, MD<br />
PULMONARY DISEASE<br />
10:35am – 11:20am<br />
Sleep Apnea: Review and Update<br />
Geoffrey S. Gilmart<strong>in</strong>, MD<br />
11:20am – 12:05pm<br />
Update on Venous Thromboembolism<br />
Peter F. Clardy, MD<br />
12:05pm – 1:05pm<br />
Lunch Break<br />
1:05pm – 1:45pm<br />
Asthma<br />
David H. Roberts, MD<br />
1:45pm – 2:20pm<br />
Pulmonary Hypertension<br />
David H. Roberts, MD<br />
2:20pm – 2:30pm<br />
Rejuvenation Exercises<br />
2:30pm – 3:15pm<br />
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary<br />
Disease<br />
Richard M. Schwartzste<strong>in</strong>, MD<br />
3:15pm – 3:55pm<br />
Diffuse Lung Disease<br />
Steven E. We<strong>in</strong>berger, MD<br />
3:55pm – 4:15pm<br />
Refreshment Break<br />
4:15pm – 4:30pm<br />
Pulmonary Q & A<br />
Steven E. We<strong>in</strong>berger, MD<br />
4:30pm – 5:25pm<br />
Pulmonary Review<br />
Richard M. Schwartzste<strong>in</strong>, MD<br />
SPECIAL LECTURES<br />
5:25pm – 6:00pm<br />
Eos<strong>in</strong>ophilia – Worms, Wheezes and<br />
Weird Diseases<br />
Peter F. Weller, MD, FACP<br />
6:00pm – 6:40pm<br />
Fevers <strong>in</strong> the Return<strong>in</strong>g Traveler<br />
Wendy Stead, MD<br />
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13<br />
6:30am – 7:00am<br />
Cont<strong>in</strong>ental Breakfast<br />
NEUROLOGY<br />
7:00am – 7:50am<br />
Stroke<br />
Louis R. Caplan, MD<br />
7:50am – 8:30am<br />
Diagnosis and Treatment of<br />
Dementia<br />
Daniel Press, MD<br />
8:30am – 9:10am<br />
Park<strong>in</strong>son’s Disease<br />
David K. Simon, MD<br />
9:10am – 9:30am<br />
Refreshment Break<br />
9:30am – 10:10am<br />
Epilepsy<br />
Steven C. Schachter, MD<br />
10:10am – 10:55am<br />
Neurological Diagnoses the PCP<br />
Should Not Miss<br />
Patricia E. Greenste<strong>in</strong>, MD<br />
SPECIAL LECTURE<br />
10:55am – 11:55am<br />
Ophthalmology Primer for the<br />
Internist<br />
Mark C. Kuperwaser, MD<br />
RHEUMATOLOGY<br />
11:55am – 12:30pm<br />
Gout and Pseudogout<br />
David E. Trentham, MD<br />
12:30pm – 1:20pm<br />
Lunch Break<br />
1:20pm – 2:05pm<br />
Rheumatoid Arthritis<br />
Gwendolyn F. Kane-Wanger, MD<br />
2:05pm – 2:40pm<br />
Diagnostic Tests <strong>in</strong> Rheumatic<br />
Disease: What’s Old, What’s New &<br />
What’s Useful<br />
Robert H. Shmerl<strong>in</strong>g, MD, FACP<br />
2:40pm – 2:55pm<br />
Rheumatology Q & A<br />
David E. Trentham, MD<br />
2:55pm – 3:50pm<br />
Rheumatology Review<br />
Robert H. Shmerl<strong>in</strong>g, MD, FACP<br />
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