Course Schedule

Sunday, July 20, 2008
  7:00 a.m. Registration; Continental Breakfast
  8:00 a.m. Introduction Gerald B. Appel, M.D.,
Donald W. Landry, M.D. &
Jai Radhakrishnan, M.D., M.S.
Nephrology
  8:15 a.m. An Approach to Glomerular Diseasev Gerald B. Appel, M.D.
  9:00 a.m. Update on Acute Renal Failure Jai Radhakrishnan, M.D., M.S.
  9:45 a.m. Optimal Management of Chronic Kidney Disease Gerald B. Appel, M.D.
10:30 a.m. Refreshment Break
10:45 a.m. Nephrolithiasis Jai Radhakrishnan, M.D., M.S.
11:30 a.m. Common Acidbase and Electrolyte Problems Jai Radhakrishnan, M.D., M.S.
12:15 p.m. Nephrology Q & A/Review Gerald B. Appel, M.D.
  1:00 p.m. Lunch
Endocrinology
  1:45 p.m. Type 1 Diabetes Robin S. Goland, M.D.
  2:30 p.m. Type 2 Diabetes Lauren Golden, M.D.
  3:15 p.m. Thyroid Disorders Robert McConnell, M.D.
  4:00 p.m. Refreshment Break
  4:15 p.m. Obesity Update Jeanine Albu, M.D.
  5:00 p.m. Metabolic Bone Disorders John P. Bilezekian, M.D.
  5:45 p.m. Endocrine Q & A/Review Thomas Jacobs, M.D.
  6:30 p.m. Adjourn

Monday, July 21, 2008
  7:30 a.m. Registration; Continental Breakfast
General
  8:00 a.m. Ophthalmology in Primary Care Hermann Schubert, M.D. &
Arthur Cotliar, M.D.
GI and Liver
  9:00 a.m. Navigating Liver Function Tests Scott Fink, M.D.
  9:45 a.m. Hepatitis Update Robert S. Brown Jr., M.D., M.P.H.
10:30 a.m. Refreshment Break
10:45 a.m. Complications and Management of Cirrhosis Liver Robert S. Brown Jr., M.D., M.P.H.
11:30 a.m. Chronic Diarrhea and Malabsorption Peter H.R. Green, M.D.
12:15 p.m. Inflammatory Bowel Disease Joseph G. Sweeting, M.D.
  1:00 p.m. Lunch
  1:45 p.m. Stroke Update Clinton Wright, M.D.
  2:30 p.m. GERD/Peptic Ulcer Disease David D. Markowitz, M.D.
  3:15 p.m. GI Q & A/Review David D. Markowitz, M.D.
  4:00 p.m. Refreshment Break
Hematology
  4:15 p.m. Anemia David Savage, M.D.
  5:00 p.m. Hypercoagulable State David Diuguid, M.D.
  5:45 p.m. Hematology Q & A/Review Ajai Chari, M.D.
  6:30 p.m. Adjourn

Tuesday, July 22, 2008
  7:30 a.m. Registration; Continental Breakfast
Rheumatology
  8:00 a.m. A Primer on the Diagnosis of Connective Tissue Disease Robert Winchester, M.D.
  9:00 a.m. Systemic Vasculitis Edward Dwyer, M.D.
  9:45 a.m. Systemic Autoimmune Diseases Robert Winchester, M.D.
10:30 a.m. Refreshment Break
10:45 a.m. Rheumatoid Arthritis Elizabeth Mayer, M.D.
11:30 a.m. Acute Arthritis: Diagnosis and Management Katherine Nickerson, M.D.
12:15 p.m. Rheumatology Q & A/Review Elizabeth Mayer, M.D.
  1:00 p.m. Lunch
Oncology
  1:45 p.m. Medical Complications of Cancer and their Treatment Andrew K. Joe, M.D.
  2:30 p.m. Key Concepts in Solid Organ Cancers Katherine D. Crew, M.D., M.S.
  3:15 p.m. Oncology Q & A/Review Andrew K. Joe, M.D.
  4:00 p.m. Refreshment Break
  4:15 p.m. Dermatology for Primary Care Charles L.G. Halasz, M.D.
  5:00 p.m. Headache Mark W. Green, M.D.
  5:45 p.m. The Chest X-Ray John H.M. Austin, M.D.
  6:30 p.m. Adjourn

Wednesday, July 23, 2008
  7:30 a.m. Registration; Continental Breakfast
Cardiovascular
  8:00 a.m. Hypertension Update Thomas Pickering, M.D.
  9:00 a.m. An Approach to Hyperlipidemia Ira J. Goldberg, M.D.
  9:45 a.m. Chronic Heart Failure: Evolving Concepts and Therapy Gerald Neuberg, M.D.
10:30 a.m. Refreshment Break
10:45 a.m. Cardiovascular Disease: Primary and Secondary Prevention Joseph Tenenbaum, M.D.
11:30 a.m. Acute Coronary Syndromes 2008 LeRoy E. Rabbani, M.D.
12:15 p.m. Valvular Heart Disease Joseph Tenenbaum, M.D.
  1:00 p.m. Lunch
  1:45 p.m. Arrhythmias for the Internist James Reiffel, M.D.
  2:30 p.m. ECG Cases James Reiffel, M.D.
  3:15 p.m. Cardiology Q & A/Review Joseph Tenenbaum, M.D.
  4:00 p.m. Refreshment Break
  4:15 p.m. Peripheral Vascular Disease Update Nicholas Morrissey, M.D.
General
  5:00 p.m. Obstetrics & Gynecology Essentials Laxmi Baxi, M.D.
  5:45 p.m. ENT Issues in Primary Care Ian S. Storper, M.D.
  6:30 p.m. Adjourn

Thursday, July 24, 2008
  7:30 a.m. Registration; Continental Breakfast
General
  8:00 a.m. Cognitive Dysfunction Karen S. Marder, M.D., M.P.H.
  8:45 a.m. Current Concepts in Shock Donald Landry, M.D.
  9:30 a.m. The Ethics Consult Kenneth M. Prager, M.D.
10:30 a.m. Refreshment Break
10:45 a.m. Travel Medicine Mary Flood, M.D.
11:30 a.m. Male Sexual Dysfunction Jason M. Greenfield, M.D.
12:15 p.m. Allergy/Immunology for the Internists Rachel L. Miller, M.D.
  1:00 p.m. Lunch
Pulmonology
  1:45 p.m. Key Pulmonary Function Tests Paul F. Simonelli, M.D., Ph.D.
  2:30 p.m. DVT/Pulmonary Embolism Paul Lee, M.D.
  3:15 p.m. Asthma/COPD Emily A. DiMango, M.D.
  4:00 p.m. Refreshment Break
  4:15 p.m. Interstital Lung Disease Paul F. Simonelli, M.D., Ph.D.
  5:00 p.m. ARDS - Current Concepts Robert Sladen, M.D.
  5:45 p.m. Pulmonary Q & A/Review Charles A. Powell, M.D.
  6:30 p.m. Adjourn

Friday, July 25, 2008
  7:30 a.m. Registration; Continental Breakfast
General
  8:00 a.m. Common Psychiatric Conditions Silvia Hafliger, M.D.
  9:00 a.m. The Role of Genetics in Everyday Practice Ali Gharavi, M.D.
  9:45 a.m. Commandments for Consultation Paul Lee, M.D.
10:30 a.m. Refreshment Break
Infectious Disease
10:45 a.m. Management of HIV in 2008 Jay Dobkin, M.D.
11:30 a.m. Urinary Infections and STDs Ellen Morrison, M.D., M.P.H.
12:15 p.m. Tuberculosis Karen Brudney, M.D.
  1:00 p.m. Lunch
  1:45 p.m. Hospital Aquired Infection E. Yoko Furuya, M.D., M.S.
  2:30 p.m. Cases Presentations in ID Magdalena Sobieszczyk, M.D.
  3:15 p.m. Syncope Joseph Chang, M.D., M.P.H.
  4:00 p.m. Refreshment Break
General
  4:15 p.m. Alcohol and Nicotine Addiction: Are they Treatable? Eric Collins, M.D.
  5:00 p.m. Principles of Palliative Care and Pain Management Michael L. Weinberger, M.D.
  5:45 p.m. Sleep Disorders Carl W. Bazil, M.D., Ph.D.
  6:30 p.m. Adjourn