In-person or via LIVE webcast...the CEC difference!
Arrival/Registration
SUNDAY, December 3, 2023
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm: Early Sign-In/Registration
Note that there's a door prize for Sunday registrants.
or, MONDAY, December 4, 2023
7:00 am – 7:55 am: On-site Registration
Quick Schedule
MONDAY, December 4 - FRIDAY, December 8, 2023
7:30 am – 7:55 am: Breakfast
7:55 am – 12:15 pm: Educational Sessions
The conference adjourns on Friday, December 8, 2023 at 12:15 pm.
Educational Sessions
The agenda for the 2023 conference will be posted shortly. In the meantime, we are happy to provide you with last year's agenda to give you a sense of our conference. Topics and speakers will vary from 2022.
| MONDAY, December 5, 2022 |
| 7:55 am – 8:00 am |
Opening Statements |
W. Ejnes, CHCP |
| 8:00 am – 9:00 am |
Personalized Management of GERD: Using Precision Medicine to Tailor Therapy |
J. Pandolfino, MD |
| 9:00 am – 10:00 am |
Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders: From Chest to IBS |
J. Pandolfino, MD |
| 10:00 am |
BREAK |
| 10:15 am – 11:15 am |
Crystalline Arthropathies: Gout and Pseudogout |
E. Needham, MD |
| 11:15 am – 12:15 pm |
Dermatology Update |
E. Needham, MD |
| TUESDAY, December 6, 2022 |
| 7:55 am – 8:00 am |
Opening Statements |
W. Ejnes, CHCP |
| 8:00 am – 9:00 am |
Intervention Across the Weight Continuum: The Importance of Recognizing and Addressing Pre-Obesity |
M. Look, MD |
| 9:00 am – 10:00 am |
Creating an Individualized Treatment Plan for Patients with Obesity |
M. Look, MD |
| 10:00 am |
BREAK |
| 10:15 am – 11:15 am |
The Critical Intersection of Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease - Time to Act |
M. Kosiborod, MD |
| 11:15 am – 12:15 pm |
Heart of the Matter: How Do We Improve Guideline Implementation, Quality of Care and Outcomes in Cardiometabolic Disease |
M. Kosiborod, MD |
| WEDNESDAY, December 7, 2022 |
| 7:55 am – 8:00 am |
Opening Statements |
W. Ejnes, CHCP |
| 8:00 am – 9:00 am |
An Evidence-Based Approach to Treating Type 2 Diabetes |
K. Pantalone, DO |
| 9:00 am – 10:00 am |
Approach to Thyroid Disease: A Primer for Primary Care |
K. Pantalone, DO |
| 10:00 am |
BREAK |
| 10:15 am – 11:15 am |
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) |
A. Nelson, MD |
| 11:15 am – 12:15 pm |
Challenges of Caring for Women During the Later Reproduction Years (Perimenopause) |
A. Nelson, MD |
| THURSDAY, December 8, 2022 |
| 7:55 am – 8:00 am |
Opening Statements |
W. Ejnes, CHCP |
| 8:00 am – 9:00 am |
Persistent COVID-19 |
R. Seheult, MD |
| 9:00 am – 10:00 am |
Insomnia: When You Just Can't Sleep on It |
R. Seheult, MD |
| 10:00 am |
BREAK |
| 10:15 am – 11:15 am |
Ten Clinical Pearls in Evaluating and Treating Hypertension |
J. Basile, MD |
| 11:15 am – 12:15 pm |
Cases Studies in Hypertension |
J. Basile, MD |
| FRIDAY, December 9, 2022 |
| 7:55 am – 8:00 am |
Opening Statements |
W. Ejnes, CHCP |
| 8:00 am – 9:00 am |
Headache in Primary Care |
S. Nahas, MD |
| 9:00 am – 10:00 am |
Managing Migraine: Beyond the Basics |
S. Nahas, MD |
| 10:00 am |
BREAK |
| 10:15 am – 11:15 am |
Suicide Assessment and Prevention |
M. Bostwick, MD |
| 11:15 am – 12:15 pm |
Update on Cannabidiol: Mainstream Acceptance, Medical Uncertainty |
M. Bostwick, MD |
