In-person or via LIVE webcast...the CEC difference!
Arrival/Registration
SUNDAY, February 25, 2024
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm: Early Registration
Note that there's a door prize drawing for Sunday registrants.
or, MONDAY, February 26, 2024
7:00 am – 7:55 am: On-site Registration
Quick Schedule
MONDAY, February 26, 2024 - FRIDAY, March 1, 2024
7:30 am – 7:55 am: Breakfast
7:55 am – 12:15 pm: Educational Sessions
The conference adjourns on Friday, March 1, 2024 at 12:15 pm.
Educational Sessions
The agenda for the 2024 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 2023.
| MONDAY, February 20, 2023 |
| 7:55 am – 8:00 am |
Opening Statements |
W. Ejnes, CHCP |
| 8:00 am – 9:00 am |
Primary and Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease |
N. Desai, MD |
| 9:00 am – 10:00 am |
Management of Hyperlipidemia: Current Approaches and a Look Ahead |
N. Desai, MD |
| 10:00 am |
BREAK |
| 10:15 am – 11:30 am |
Anti-Obesity Pharmacotherapy: The Future Is Now! |
A. Jastreboff, MD |
| 11:30 am – 12:15 pm |
The Nuts and Bolts of Anti-Obesity Pharmacotherapy |
A. Jastreboff, MD |
| TUESDAY, February 21, 2023 |
| 7:55 am – 8:00 am |
Conference Announcements |
W. Ejnes, CHCP |
| 8:00 am – 9:00 am |
The Critical Intersection of Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease - Time to Act |
M. Kosiborod, MD |
| 9:00 am – 10:00 am |
Heart of the Matter: How Do We Improve Guideline Implementation, Quality of Care and Outcomes in Cardiometabolic Disease |
M. Kosiborod, MD |
| 10:00 am |
BREAK |
| 10:15 am – 11:15 am |
Menopausal Hormone Therapy: Risks & Benefits |
D. Plourd, MD |
| 11:15 am – 12:15 pm |
Case Studies in Women's Health: Pearls and Perils for Every Clinician |
D. Plourd, MD |
| WEDNESDAY, February 22, 2023 |
| 7:55 am – 8:00 am |
Conference Announcements |
W. Ejnes, CHCP |
| 8:00 am – 9:00 am |
Assessing Abdominal Pain: A Practical Review |
P. Buch, MD |
| 9:00 am – 10:00 am |
Irritable Bowel Syndrome: What You Need to Know |
P. Buch, 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 |
Resistant Hypertension: An Update |
J. Basile, MD |
| THURSDAY, February 23, 2023 |
| 7:55 am – 8:00 am |
Conference Announcements |
W. Ejnes, CHCP |
| 8:00 am – 9:00 am |
Designing a High Value Diabetes Regimen for Your Patient |
C. Low Wang, MD |
| 9:00 am – 10:00 am |
Hypoglycemia in Older Adults with Diabetes - Is it All About the A1c? |
C. Low Wang, MD |
| 10:00 am |
BREAK |
| 10:15 am – 11:15 am |
Hot Topics in CKD Management |
S. Farouk, MD |
| 11:15 am – 12:15 pm |
Kidney Transplantation for Primary Care |
S. Farouk, MD |
| FRIDAY, February 24, 2023 |
| 7:55 am – 8:00 am |
Conference Announcements |
W. Ejnes, CHCP |
| 8:00 am – 9:00 am |
ENT Tricks of the Trade |
J. Werner, MD |
| 9:00 am – 10:00 am |
Approach to Ear and Eye Complaints |
J. Werner, MD |
| 10:00 am |
BREAK |
| 10:15 am – 11:15 am |
Managing Worker Expectations of the Return-to-Work Timeline |
L. Cadet, MD |
| 11:15 am – 12:15 pm |
Is it Work-Related? Musculoskeletal Considerations for the PCP |
L. Cadet, MD |
