Arrival/Registration
SUNDAY, May 6, 2018
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm: Early Sign-In/Registration
Note that there's a door prize for Sunday registrants.
or, MONDAY, May 7, 2018
7:00 am – 8:00 am: On-site Registration
Quick Schedule
MONDAY, May 7 - FRIDAY, May 11, 2018
7:30 am – 8:00 am: Breakfast
8:00 am – 12:15 pm: Educational Sessions
The conference adjourns on Friday, May 11, 2018 at 12:15pm.
Educational Sessions
Note that all topics and speakers are subject to change.
| MONDAY, May 7, 2018 |
| 8:00 am – 9:00 am |
Management of GERD: Balancing the Risk/Benefits of PPI Therapy |
J. Pandolfino, MD |
| 9:00 am – 10:00 am |
Common Upper Gastrointestinal Symptoms: Dysphagia, Globus, Belching, Rumination/Vomiting |
J. Pandolfino, MD |
| 10:00 am |
BREAK |
| 10:15 am – 11:15 am |
Medical Marijuana Update |
C. Van Zyl, MD |
| 11:15 am – 12:15 pm |
Advance Care Planning for Primary Care |
C. Van Zyl, MD |
| TUESDAY, May 8, 2018 |
| 8:00 am – 9:00 am |
Interpreting Lab Results in Rheumatology: What Do I Do Now? |
A. Stern, MD |
| 9:00 am – 10:00 am |
Cases in Rheumatology for the Primary Care Clinician |
A. Stern, MD |
| 10:00 am |
BREAK |
| 10:15 am – 11:15 am |
Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation |
A. Maisel, MD |
| 11:15 am – 12:15 pm |
Update in Heart Failure |
A. Maisel, MD |
| WEDNESDAY, May 9, 2018 |
| 8:00 am – 9:00 am |
Advance in Skin Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment |
R. Usatine, MD |
| 9:00 am – 10:00 am |
Terminology of Skin Disorders and the Use of Topical and Injectable Steroids |
R. Usatine, MD |
| 10:00 am |
BREAK |
| 10:15 am – 11:15 am |
Key Changes in the New Hypertension Guidelines: 130/80 Replaces 140/90 |
J. Basile, MD |
| 11:15 am – 12:15 pm |
An Update on Resistant Hypertension |
J. Basile, MD |
| THURSDAY, May 10, 2018 |
| 8:00 am – 9:00 am |
Barriers to Achieving A1C Targets: Clinical Inertia and Hypoglycemia |
K. Pantalone, MD |
| 9:00 am – 10:00 am |
Target Glycemic Control or Treat for Outcomes? |
K. Pantalone, MD |
| 10:00 am |
BREAK |
| 10:15 am – 11:15 am |
Statin Intolerance: Practical Pearls for Management |
K. Watson, MD |
| 11:15 am – 12:15 pm |
Heart Disease in Women: Sex Matters |
K. Watson, MD |
| FRIDAY, May 11, 2018 |
| 8:00 am – 9:00 am |
Common Musculoskeletal Injuries with an Emphasis on the Knee and Elbow |
W. Vollmar, MD |
| 9:00 am – 10:00 am |
Supplements and Ergogenic Aids |
W. Vollmar, MD |
| 10:00 am |
BREAK |
| 10:15 am – 11:15 am |
New Drug Update |
W. Weart, PharmD |
| 11:15 am – 12:15 pm |
Ask the Expert: Pharmacology Q & A |
W. Weart, PharmD |
