Update in Internal Medicine
Thursday – Saturday, April 11 – 13, 2013

Course Logistics
| General Information | Instructional Team |
| Registration | Agenda |
Symposium Agenda
Thursday, April 11, 2013 | |
|---|---|
| 7:30 a.m. |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 8:15 a.m. |
Welcome and Introduction - Jonathan C. Weissler, M.D. |
| Oncology/Hematology Moderator: Thomas Froehlich, M.D. |
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| 8:30 a.m. | New Approaches to Renal Cell Carcinoma - James Brugarolas,M.D., Ph.D. |
| 9:10 a.m. | Diagnostic Imaging for Breast Cancer: Beyond the Controversy - Ann R. Mootz, M.D. |
| 9:50 a.m. | Treatment Decisions for Breast Cancer in the Era of Genomic Medicine - Barbara Haley,M.D. |
| 10:30 a.m. |
Break |
| 10:45 a.m. |
Advances in Bone Marrow Transplantation - Robert Collins, M.D. |
| 11:25 a.m. |
Recent Advances in Lung Cancer: Targeting Radiation and Medical Therapies - David Gerber, M.D. |
| 12:05 p.m. |
Lunch |
| Pulmonary Disease Moderator: Lance S. Terada, M.D. |
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| 1 p.m. | Update on Screening for Bronchogenic Carcinoma - Muhanned Abu-Hijleh, M.D. |
| 1:40 p.m. | The 5 Things Every Physician Should Know About Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension - Sonja Bartolome, M.D. |
| 2:30 p.m. | New Therapies for Cystic Fibrosis - Raksha Jain, M.D. |
| 3:10 p.m. | Break |
| Digestive Diseases Moderator: Jay Horton, M.D. |
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| 3:25 p.m. | Update in Inflammatory Bowel Disease - Prabhakar Swaroop, M.D. |
| 4:05 p.m. | Hepatitis C: New Diagnostic and Therapeutic Options - Dwain Thiele, M.D. |
| 4:45 p.m. | Evaluation of Liver Masses - Jorge Marrero, M.D. |
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5:25 p.m. |
Adjourn |
Friday, April 12, 2013 | |
|---|---|
| 7:30 a.m. | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| Cardiology Moderator: Joseph Hill, M.D.. Ph.D. |
|
| 8 a.m. |
Lipid Management- Changing Concepts, New Opportunities - Amit Khera, M.D. |
| 8:40 a.m. | New Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Options for Patients with Cardiac Disease - James de Lemos, M.D. |
| 9:20 a.m. | Updates in Valvular Heart Disease: A Brave New World - Sarah Gualano, M.D. |
| 10 a.m. |
Break |
| 10:20 a.m. | Advanced Heart Failure: What are the Options? - Mark Drazner, M.D. |
| 11 a.m. | Update on Management of Atrial Fibrillation - Richard Wu, M.D. |
| 11:45 a.m. | Lunch |
| General Internal Medicine Moderator: Ethan Halm, M.D. |
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| 12:45 p.m. | New Drugs in Primary Care - David Balis, M.D. |
| 1:25 p.m. | Vaccination in Adults: New Vaccines and Policy Recommendations - Eric Mortensen, M.D., MS |
| Allergy and Immunology Moderator: Rebecca Gruchalla, M.D., Ph.D. |
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| 2:05 p.m. | Asthma and Anaphylaxis - Rebecca Gruchalla, M.D. |
| 2:45 p.m. | Drug Allergy, Food Allergy, and Desensitization - Dave Khan, M.D. |
| 3:25 p.m. | Break |
| Endocrinology Moderator: Perry Bickel, M.D. |
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| 3:40 p.m. | Subclinical Hypothyroidism: Do We Treat and Why? - Alex Tessnow, M.D. |
| 4:20 p.m. | Thyroid Nodule Management - Jeffrey Zigman, M.D., Ph.D. |
| 5 p.m. | Pituitary and Adrenal Incidentalomas - Elizabeth King, M.D. |
| 5:40 p.m. | Adjourn |
Saturday, April 13, 2013 | |
|---|---|
| 7:30 a.m. | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| Nephrology Moderator: Peter Igarashi, M.D. |
|
| 8 a.m. |
Contrast-Induced Nephropathy - Susan Hedayati, M.D., MHSc |
| 8:40 a.m. | Glomerulonephritis - Kamalanathan Sambandam, M.D. |
| 9:20 a.m. | Diabetic Nephropathy - Robert Toto, M.D. |
| 10 a.m. | Break |
| Infectious Disease Moderator: Mark Swancutt, M.D., Ph.D. |
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| 10:15 a.m. | West Nile Virus: Tales From the Epicenter - Binh-Minh (Jade) Le, M.D. |
| 10:55 a.m. | Travel Medicine - Mark Swancutt, M.D., Ph.D. |
| 11:35 a.m. | Infections in Chronic Care - Pranavi Sreeramoju, M.D. |
| 12:15 p.m. | Adjourn |