Geriatriac Medicine Update:
Cardiovascular Disease in Older Adults
Sample menu:
Schedule
Ballroom Foyer |
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5:30 - 6:30 pm |
Registration |
Ballroom |
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6:30 - 6:40 pm |
Opening Remarks Dennis H. Sullivan, MD |
6:40 - 7:20 pm |
Dinner (provided) |
7:20 - 7:30 pm |
Introduction – The Eugene J. Towbin Honorary Lecture |
7:30 - 8:30 pm |
Aging of the Cardiovascular System: An Adventure in Homeostenosis George E. Taffet, MD |
8:30 pm |
Adjourn |
Ballroom Foyer |
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7:45 - 8:30 am |
Registration |
Ballroom |
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8:30 - 8:45 am |
Opening Remarks Ronni Chernoff, PhD, RD/Dennis Sullivan, MD |
8:45 - 9:30 am |
Arterial Aging and Cardiovascular Risk Samer Najjar, MD |
9:30 - 10:15 am |
Cardiac Cachexia Jeanne Y. Wei, MD, PhD |
10:15 - 10:30 am |
BREAK |
10:30 - 11:15 am |
Peripheral Arterial Disease: Clinical Consequences and Medical Therapies Mary McGrae McDermott, MD |
11:15 - 12:00 pm |
Cognitive Dysfunction Associated with Cerebrovascular Disease David Nyenhuis, PhD |
12:00 - 1:15 pm |
LUNCH (on your own) |
1:15 - 2:00 pm |
DEFEAT Geriatric Heart Failure: A Simple Five-Step Approach Ali Ahmed, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA |
2:00 - 2:45 pm |
Coronary Artery Calcium Screening in the Elderly Erin Donnelly Michos, MD |
2:45 – 3:00 pm |
BREAK |
3:00 - 3:45 pm |
Initial Evaluation and Management of Patients with Non-Cardiac Vascular Disease John F. Eidt, MD, FACS |
3:45 - 4:30 pm |
Statins in the Elderly: How Safe and Effective Are They? |
4:30 pm |
Adjourn |