Pri-Med East

ConfErEnCE & Exhibition

ThursdaySunday, September 1922, 2013
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, Boston, MA
Earn up to 27 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits

SEPTEMBER 19
Primary Care Updates
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SEPTEMBER 2022
Current Clinical Issues in Primary Care
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Primary Care Updates
Current Clinical Issues
in Primary Care
Educational
Symposia Exhibit Hall
Choose from multi-topic sessions focusing
on a variety of disease-specific treatment
and management approaches.
See page 8 for lecture topics, or visit
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& Syllabus tab.

Choose from more than 55
clinical lectures developed and
presented by the distinguished
faculty of Harvard Medical School.
For faculty, full schedule, and
keynote speakers, see pages 2-7or
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and click on the Curriculum &
Syllabus tab.
Independent, non-Harvard
Medical School-accredited
educational symposia are
offered during mealtime breaks.
Learn about new discoveries
in treatments and therapies
at these educational sessions.
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Exhibit Hall Floor
Discover cutting-edge
medical products and
services and meet with
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Presentation
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Attend lunch- and
break-time presentations
featuring the latest disease-
specific products and services
from industry leaders.
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Current Clinical Issues in Primary Care
Faculty .............................................. 2-3
Highlighted Lectures ............................ 4
Course Development Committee ........... 5
Schedule at a Glance ........................ 6-7
Primary Care Updates ........................... 8
Educational symposia
Independent, Non-Harvard Medical
School-Accredited ................................ 9
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CoUrsE DirECTor kEynoTE sPEakErs
CoUrsE FaCUlTy
Dr. Chopra is Professor of Medicine and Faculty Dean for
Continuing Education at Harvard Medical School and Senior
Consultant in Hepatology at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical
Center, Boston. He is Editor-in-Chief of the Hepatology Section of
UpToDate and has more than 120 publications and six books to
his credit. The recipient of numerous awards in the past 25 years,
including the Excellence in Teaching Award and the Distinguished
Educator Award, Dr. Chopra was elected in 2009 as a Master of
the American College of Physicians, an honor bestowed upon
citizen physicians, educational innovators, scientific thinkers,
and humanists who inspire and set the standards for quality
in medicine. Dr. Chopra serves as Course Director for several
CME courses, including seven annual Current Clinical Issues in
Primary Care. His most recent books include Dr. Chopra Says:
Medical Facts and Myths Everyone Should Know, which has
been translated into multiple languages; Live Better, Live Longer.
The New Studies That Reveal Whats Really Good and Bad for
Your Health; Leadership by Example: The Ten Key Principles of
All Great Leaders; and Brotherhood: Dharma, Destiny and the
American Dream, an inspiring double memoir written with his
brother Deepak.
sanjiv Chopra, mD, maCP
Faculty Dean for
Continuing Education
Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Current Clinical Issues in Primary Care
FriDaysaTUrDay, sEPTEmBEr 2022
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by Harvard Medical School.
FRIDAy, SEPTEMBER 20 | 7:45 am
The neurological Exam:
a lost art
martin a. samuels, mD
Professor of Neurology at
Harvard Medical School,
Neurologist-in-Chief of, and
Chairman of the Department
of Neurology at Brigham
and Womens Hospital, and
Co-Chair of Partners Neurology
Dr. Samuels is Professor of Neurology at
Harvard Medical School. He also serves as
Neurologist-in-Chief of, and Chairman of
the Department of Neurology at Brigham
and Womens Hospital and as Co-Chair of
Partners Neurology. A Fellow in the American
Academy of Neurology and a Master of the
American College of Physicians, Dr. Samuels
has repeatedly been cited as one of the
leading neurologists in the United States.
SATURDAy, SEPTEMBER 21 | 7:45 am
over the rainbow: From Personal
Physician to visiting Friend
randol Barker mD,
maCP
Professor of Medicine at the
Johns Hopkins University
School of Medicine,
Co-Director of the Division of
General Internal Medicine at
the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center,
and Co-Editor of the textbook Principles of
Ambulatory Medicine
Dr. Barker is a general internist who has
spent his entire career as a physician and
educator at the Johns Hopkins Bayview
Medical Center (formerly Baltimore City
Hospitals). In 1974, he founded (and
subsequently directed until 2012) the
longitudinal practice for the residency
program at Bayview. He was PI on HRSA
training grants to establish the Johns
Hopkins General Internal Medicine Program
(1979present) and the longitudinal Faculty
Development Program for clinician educators
(1988-present). He continues to teach in the
faculty development program, which utilizes
refective practice as the chief learning
mode. In 1995-1996, he received a Fulbright
Scholarship to introduce faculty development
in the primary care system in Spain. Between
the years 1982 and 2007 he co-edited the
seven editions of the textbook Principles
of Ambulatory Medicine. Throughout his
career Dr. Barker has practiced as a general
internist at Johns Hopkins Bayview.
SUNDAy, SEPTEMBER 22 | 7:45 am
mission Control:
Professionalism to medicine
story musgrave, mD
Astronaut for over 30
years, producer/director of
multimedia, innovator with
Applied Minds Inc., and
Professor of Design at Art
Center College of Design in
Pasadena, CA
Dr. Musgrave has six graduate degrees in
math, computers, chemistry, medicine,
physiology, and literature. He has been
awarded 20 honorary doctorates and was a
part-time trauma surgeon for the duration of
his astronaut career. Story Musgrave was a
NASA astronaut for over 30 years and flew on
six spaceflights. He performed the first shuttle
spacewalk on Challengers first flight, was a
pilot on an astronomy mission, conducted
two classified DOD missions, was the lead
spacewalker on the Hubble Telescope repair
mission, and operated an electronic chip
manufacturing satellite on Columbia. He
was the Communicator in mission control
for 25 missions. Today he is a producer/
director of multimedia, a landscape architect,
a heavy equipment operator, an innovator
with Applied Minds Inc., and a Professor
of Design at Art Center College of Design
in Pasadena, CA. Story also performs
multimedia corporate presentations on
the topics of design-driven innovation,
project management, operations, human
performance, reliability, quality, and safety.
william Barbaresi, mD
Speaking on: ADHD Is Not Just for Kids:
Recent Research and the Primary Care
of ADHD
Pat v. Caralis, mD, JD, FaCP
Speaking on: End-of-Life Dilemmas
karen Carlson, mD
Speaking on: Breast Cancer Prevention
in Primary Care; Team-Based Care:
What Works
sanjiv Chopra, mD, maCP
Speaking on: Ask the Expert: Neurology,
Endocrinology, Hepatology; Adventures
in Liverland
marc Cohen, mD
Speaking on: Opiates for Chronic Pain:
Decision Making, Risk Management,
and Monitoring
michael Curry, mD
Speaking on: Chronic Fatigue
Charles Day, mD
Speaking on: Live, On-stage Orthopedic
Demonstration I: Common Hand Injuries
Frank Domino, mD
Speaking on: A Lot Riding on
My Shoulders
Daniel Dunham, mD, mPH, FaCP
Speaking on: Managing Patient
Expectations in a Changing Health
Care Environment
katherine Economy, mD
Speaking on: Heart Disease in Pregnancy
stephanie Eisenstat, mD
Speaking on: The Power of Group Visits
Christopher Fanta, mD
Speaking on: Ask the Expert: Infectious
Disease, Cardiology, Pulmonology;
COPD: Preventable and Treatable;
Bronchiectasis: New Ideas About an
Old Disease
nicholas Fiebach, mD
Speaking on: Vaccines for Adults: Not
So Simple Anymore
laura Fine, mD
Speaking on: Ask the Expert: The Eyes
and Ears Have It
margaret a. Fitzgerald, DnP, FnP-BC,
nP-C, FaanP, CsP, Faan, DCC
Speaking on: Prescribing in Pregnancy
and Lactation
Jim Foody, mD, FaCP
Speaking on: A Doctor as a Patient:
Observations on Quality and Safety
Thomas Gill iv, mD
Speaking on: Knee Examination
John Goodson, mD, FaCP
Speaking on: Transitional
Care Management
James J. Heffernan, mD
Speaking on: Back Examination
Galen Henderson, mD
Speaking on: Recent Advances in Stroke
Jennifer Huang, mD
Speaking on: Ask the Pediatric
and Adolescent Medicine Expert:
Dermatology, Allergy, Ophthalmology
Harvey katz, mD
Speaking on: Hormones, Food, and Our
Environment; Challenging Cases: Whats
the Diagnosis? Disorders of the Breast
David kuter, mD
Speaking on: Anticoagulants: New
Strategies for Treatment
Danielle ledoux, mD
Speaking on: Ask the Pediatric
and Adolescent Medicine Expert:
Dermatology, Allergy, Ophthalmology
Daniel leffler, mD, ms
Speaking on: Celiac Sprue: Protean
Manifestations; C. difficile Infection: Not
Just a Hospital Problem Anymore
Julia lindenberg, mD
Speaking on: Opiates for Chronic Pain:
Decision Making, Risk Management,
and Monitoring
Ellen long-middleton, PhD, rn,
FnP
Speaking on: Team-Based Care: What
Works; End-of-Life Care: Listening
to the Patient; Primary Care for the
Sexually Abused Woman
andrew macGinnitie, mD
Speaking on: Ask the Pediatric
and Adolescent Medicine Expert:
Dermatology, Allergy, Ophthalmology
richard malley, mD
Speaking on: Vaccine Updates: Back to
the Future
r. william mason, mD
Speaking on: Ask the Expert: The Eyes
and Ears Have It
Gregory Piazza, mD
Speaking on: Ask the Expert: Infectious
Disease, Cardiology, Pulmonology;
Peripheral Artery Disease: A Journey of
1,000 Steps
martin Quan, mD
Speaking on: Vaginitis; Contraception
nancy rigotti, mD
Speaking on: Smoking Cessation
Dwight robinson, mD
Speaking on: Ask the Expert: Neurology,
Endocrinology, Hepatology
Dennis rosen, mD
Speaking on: More Than Just the Snore:
Common Sleep Disorders in Adolescents
rachel rosovsky, mD
Speaking on: Challenging Cases in
Hematology
martin samuels, mD
Speaking on: The Neurological Exam:
A Lost Art; Ask the Expert: Neurology,
Endocrinology, Hepatology
Paul sax, mD
Speaking on: Ask the Expert: Infectious
Disease, Cardiology, Pulmonology
lowell schnipper, mD
Speaking on: Cancer: Progress One
Patient at a Time
nandita scott, mD
Speaking on: Heart Disease in Women
John r. sharp, mD
Speaking on: Complete Treatment of
Clinical Depression: The What and How
Jane sillman, mD
Speaking on: Domestic Violence;
Choosing Tests Wisely: 2013 Update;
Resistant Hypertension
Gerald smetana, mD
Speaking on: New Drugs for the PCP:
What You Need to Know; Preoperative
Cardiac Evaluation: Risk Factors and
Novel Risk Reduction Strategies
michael somers, mD
Speaking on: Challenging Cases in
Nephrology
robert stanton, mD
Speaking on: Chronic Kidney Disease;
When Should a Patient with Kidney
Disease Be Referred to a Nephrologist?
Thomas walker, mD
Speaking on: The Celiac Iceberg: Is It
Changing Shape, or Is This Just Global
Warning
kathleen Ulman, PhD
Speaking on: The Power of Group Visits
lisa weissmann, mD
Speaking on: Anemia: What to Look For
to Clinch the Diagnosis
augustus white iii, mD, PhD
Speaking on: Addressing Health Care
Disparities
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HiGHliGHTED lECTUrEs
The Course Development Committee of Harvard Medical School has developed a curriculum designed to bring you the studies,
insights, and solutions that will make a significant impact on your daily practice and improve patient care. Choose from more
than 55 clinically relevant talks, including these innovative lectures.
FRIDAy, SEPTEMBER 20, 2013 | 9:30 am11:30 am
ask the Expert: neurology, Endocrinology,
Hepatology
This Ask the Expert session is the ultimate needs
assessment. you ask; we listen. Three experts in neurology,
endocrinology, and hepatology answer your live questions
in a dynamic panel format. you will learn practical solutions
to common clinical challenges.
FRIDAy, SEPTEMBER 20, 2013 | 4:00 pm6:00 pm
medical Potpourri: Topics of interest
This talk will help clinicians identify the various types of
health care disparities. It will discuss the multitude of
stressors faced by clinicians and provide strategies to
understand and eliminate health care disparities. It will
touch on suggestions for both caregivers and patients.
SATURDAy, SEPTEMBER 21, 2013 | 9:30 am11:30 am
medical and legal issues at the End of life
Approaches to support patients and their families at end
of life will be presented. Evidence related to advance
directives, end-of-life decision making, palliative care, and
hospice care will be reviewed.
SATURDAy, SEPTEMBER 21, 2013 | 5:00 pm6:00 pm
Pediatric & adolescent medicine ii: Hormones,
Food, and our Environment
This talk will address the growing concern with the effect
and risks of environmental exposures on health. Using real-
life case studies, this presentation will discuss the adverse
clinical effects of certain foods and chemicals surrounding
the six major endocrine disruptors. The talk will define what
is meant by an endocrine disruptor, the clinical implications
of exposures, and how clinicians can better counsel
their patients in reducing exposure to the ubiquitous and
potentially dangerous chemicals in our environment.
SUNDAy, SEPTEMBER 22, 2013 | 9:30 am10:10 am
innovations in Practice management: Team-
Based Care: what works
The shortage of primary care providers, the movement
toward a health care home model, and the need to
control costs have driven intense interest in a team model
of health care. This talk addresses the opportunities and
barriers for expanding access to primary care through
greater collaboration between physicians and advanced
practice clinicians, including nurse practitioners and
physician assistants. It will explore attitudes about team
care, examine differences and similarities in training
and function between physicians and advanced practice
clinicians, and appraise the evidence related to team care
and patient outcomes. Best practices for team-based care
will be presented.
SUNDAy, SEPTEMBER 22, 2013 | 1:30 pm2:40 pm
opiates for Chronic Pain: Decision making,
risk management, and monitoring
This talk will help clinicians acquire an approach to
assessing risk and benefit prior to prescribing opiate
medication for chronic pain. It will discuss standards
of care for documentation, treatment agreements,
and standardized tools for monitoring. It will touch on
differences among the various opioids and the risks of
particular opioids, including methadone and fentanyl.
CoUrsE DirECTor
sanjiv Chopra, mD, maCP
Faculty Dean for Continuing Education
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Senior Consultant in Hepatology
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

CommiTTEE
mark D. aronson, mD, maCP
Deputy Director
Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
karen J. Carlson, mD
Deputy Director
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Frank J. Domino, mD
Professor and Clerkship Director
Family Medicine and Community Health
University of Massachusetts Medical School
John D. Goodson, mD, FaCP
Deputy Director
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Harvey P. katz, mD
Deputy Director
Associate Clinical Professor
Department of Population Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Ellen long-middleton, PhD, rn, FnP
Associate Clinical Professor
MGH Institute of Health Professions
Jane s. sillman, mD
Deputy Director
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Gerald w. smetana, mD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
CoUrsE DEvEloPmEnT CommiTTEE
Current Clinical Issues in Primary Care is developed by the
Course Development Committee of Harvard Medical School.
All decisions about the program content and faculty are made
exclusively by the Course Development Committee. It is the mission
of the Course Development Committee to develop, present, and
promote an educational opportunity that is timely, relevant, free of
commercial influence, and of the highest quality. To that end, we
welcome your comments about how better to serve your needs.
Current Clinical Issues in Primary Care
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saTUrDay, sEPTEmBEr 21
7:45 am
Welcome by Sanjiv Chopra, MD, MACP
keynote address: over the rainbow: From Personal Physician to visiting Friend
Presented by L. Randol Barker, MD, MSc, MACP
8:45 am
MoRNI Ng BREAk
SESSIoN 7
Gastroenterology
and Hepatology
SESSIoN 8
medical and legal issues
at the End of life
SESSIoN 9
ask the Pediatric and
adolescent medicine
Expert: Dermatology,
allergy, ophthalmology
9:30 am
Celiac sprue: Protean
manifestations
Daniel Leffler, MD
End-of-life Care: listening to
the Patient
Ellen Long-Middleton, PhD, RN, FNP
Panel Discussion
Jennifer Huang, MD
Andrew MacGinnitie, MD
Danielle Ledoux, MD 10:10 am
adventures in liverland
Sanjiv Chopra, MD, MACP
10:30 am
End-of-life Dilemmas
Pat V. Caralis, MD, JD, FACP 10:50 am
C. difficile infection: not Just a
Hospital Problem anymore
Daniel Leffler, MD
11:30 am
LuNCH BREAk
SESSIoN 10A
live, on-stage orthopedic
Demonstration ii
SESSIoN 11A
Pediatric & adolescent
medicine i
SESSIoN 12A
medical Potpourri ii
1:30 pm
Back Examination
James J. Heffernan, MD
vaccine Updates: Back to
the Future
Richard Malley, MD
Choosing Tests wisely: 2013
Update
Jane Sillman, MD
2:10 pm
vaccines for adults: not so
simple anymore
Nicholas Fiebach, MD
2:30 pm
knee Examination
Thomas Gill IV, MD
aDHD is not Just for kids:
recent research and the Primary
Care of aDHD
William Barbaresi, MD
2:50 pm
new Drugs for the PCP: what you
need to know
Gerald Smetana, MD
3:30 pm
AFTERNooN BREAk
SESSIoN 10B
womens Health ii
SESSIoN 11B
Pediatric & adolescent
medicine ii
SESSIoN 12B
Cardiology
4:00 pm
Heart Disease in women
Nandita Scott, MD
The Celiac iceberg: is it
Changing shape, or is This Just
Global warning?
Thomas Walker, MD
Peripheral artery Disease: a
Journey of 1,000 steps
Gregory Piazza, MD
4:40 pm
Prescribing in Pregnancy and
lactation
Margaret A. Fitzgerald, DNP, FNP-BC,
NP-C, FAANP, CSP, FAAN, DCC
resistant Hypertension
Jane Sillman, MD 5:00 p
Hormones, Food, and our
Environment
Harvey Katz, MD
5:20 pm
6:00 pm
Heart Disease in Pregnancy
Katherine Economy, MD
Preoperative Cardiac Evaluation:
risk Factors and novel risk
reduction strategies
Gerald Smetana, MD
sUnDay, sEPTEmBEr 22
7:45 am
Welcome by Sanjiv Chopra, MD, MACP
keynote address: mission Control: Professionalism to medicine
Story Musgrave, MD
8:45 am
MoRNI Ng BREAk
SESSIoN 13
innovations in
Practice management
SESSIoN 14
ask the Expert:
infectious Disease,
Cardiology, Pulmonology
SESSIoN 15
interactive Problem
solving in Pediatric and
adolescent medicine
9:30 am
Team-Based Care: what works
Karen Carlson, MD
Ellen Long-Middleton, PhD, RN,
FNP
Panel Discussion
Paul Sax, MD
Christopher Fanta, MD
Gregory Piazza, MD
more Than Just the snore:
Common sleep Disorders in
adolescents
Dennis Rosen, MD
10:10 am
Transitional Care management
John Goodson, MD, FACP
Challenging Cases: whats the
Diagnosis? Disorders of the
Breast
Harvey Katz, MD
10:50 am
The Power of Group visits
Kathleen Ulman, PhD
Stephanie Eisenstat, MD
Challenging Cases in
nephrology
Michael Somers, MD
11:30 am
LuNCH BREAk
SESSIoN 16
optimizing management of
Chronic Conditions
SESSIoN 17
Pulmonology
1:30 pm
opiates for Chronic Pain: Decision making,
risk management, and monitoring
Marc Cohen, MD
Julia Lindenberg, MD
CoPD: Preventable and Treatable
Christopher Fanta, MD
2:10 pm
Bronchiectasis: new ideas about an old Disease
Christopher Fanta, MD
2:40 pm
Chronic Fatigue
Michael Curry, MD
2:50 pm
3:30 pm
smoking Cessation
Nancy Rigotti, MD
Session 1: gerald Smetana, MD
Session 2: John D. goodson, MD, FACP
Ellen Long-Middleton, PhD, RN, FNP
Session 3: karen J. Carlson, MD
Session 4A: gerald Smetana, MD
Session 4B: Sanjiv Chopra, MD
Session 5A: karen J. Carlson, MD
Session 5B: Ellen Long-Middleton, PhD, RN, FNP
Session 6A: Jane Sillman, MD
Session 6B: Frank Domino, MD
Session 7: Sanjiv Chopra, MD
Session 8: Frank Domino, MD
Session 9: Harvey P. katz, MD
Session 10A: John D. goodson, MD, FACP
Ellen Long-Middleton, PhD, RN, FNP
Session 10B: Frank Domino, MD
Session 11A: Harvey P. katz, MD
Session 11B: Harvey P. katz, MD
Session 12A: Nicholas Fiebach, MD
Session 12B: Jane Sillman, MD
Session 13: karen J. Carlson, MD
Session 14: gerald Smetana, MD
Session 15: Harvey P. katz, MD
Session 16: John D. goodson, MD, FACP
Session 17: Jane Sillman, MD
moDEraTors
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AMA PRA Category
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Core curriculum developed and presented

by Harvard Medical School.
FriDay, sEPTEmBEr 20
7:45 am
Welcome by Sanjiv Chopra, MD, MACP
keynote address: The neurological Exam: a lost art
Presented by Martin Samuels, MD
8:45 am
MoRNI Ng BREAk
SESSIoN 1
ask the Expert: neurology,
Endocrinology, Hepatology
SESSIoN 2
live, on-stage orthopedic
Demonstration i
SESSIoN 3
Hematology
9:30 am
Panel Discussion
Martin Samuels, MD
Sanjiv Chopra, MD, MACP
Dwight Robinson, MD
Common Hand injuries
Charles Day, MD
anemia: what to look For to
Clinch the Diagnosis
Lisa Weissmann, MD
10:10 am
anticoagulants: new strategies
for Treatment
David Kuter, MD
10:30 am
a lot riding on my shoulders
Frank Domino, MD
10:50 am
Challenging Cases in Hematology
Rachel Rosovsky, MD
11:30 am
LuNCH BREAk
SESSIoN 4A
ask the Expert: The Eyes
and Ears Have it
SESSIoN 5A
womens Health i
SESSIoN 6A
nephrology and oncology
1:30 pm
Panel Discussion
Laura Fine, MD
R. William Mason, MD
vaginitis
Martin Quan, MD
Chronic kidney Disease
Robert Stanton, MD
2:10 pm
Breast Cancer Prevention
in Primary Care
Karen Carlson, MD
Cancer: Progress one Patient at
a Time
Lowell Schnipper, MD
2:50 pm
Contraception
Martin Quan, MD
when should a Patient with
kidney Disease Be referred
to a nephrologist?
Robert Stanton, MD
3:30 pm
AFTERNooN BREAk
SESSIoN 4B
Psychiatry, neurology,
and Beyond
SESSIoN 5B
Domestic violence &
sexual abuse
SESSIoN 6B
medical Potpourri: Topics
of interest
4:00 pm
Complete Treatment of Clinical
Depression: The what and How
John R. Sharp, MD
Domestic violence
Jane Sillman, MD
a Doctor as a Patient:
observations on Quality and
safety
Jim Foody, MD, FACP
4:40 pm
recent advances in stroke
Galen Henderson, MD
managing Patient Expectations
in a Changing Health Care
Environment
Daniel Dunham, MD, MPH, FACP
5:00 pm
Primary Care for the sexually
abused woman
Ellen Long-Middleton, RN, PhD, FNP
5:20 pm
6:00 pm
sleep on it
TBD
addressing Health Care
Disparities
Augustus White III, MD, PhD
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FriDaysaTUrDay, sEPTEmBEr 2021
EDUCaTional symPosia
Independent, Non-Harvard Medical School-Accredited

Informed by emerging research in treatment and therapy, these
independent, non-Harvard Medical School-accredited sessions are
scheduled during breakfast, lunch, and dinner hours. There are a
limited number of Educational Symposia, and registration is limited
to physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners currently
engaged in patient care.
Support for some sessions is made possible by educational grants
from industry. Disclosure of industry support will be provided to
attendees in advance of the symposia. These activities are produced
independently of and are not affiliated with Harvard Medical School.
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Primary CarE UPDaTEs
Earn additional credits by attending a full day of sessions that focus on disease-specific treatment and
management approaches. This program typically includes five to six sessions of clinically relevant topics and is
designed to provide you with a well-rounded curriculum, so you remain in the same track throughout the day.
TraCk 1 TraCk 2 TraCk 3
session will be announced on
www.pri-med.com/east/r42
incretin-Based Therapies for Type 2
Diabetes: mechanism-Based strategies to
achieve Patient-Centered Care
weighing the Consequences: The Time is
now for Tackling the obesity Epidemic
BREaK
resistance is Futile: Functional outcomes
for major Depressive Disorder
Tackling the Toughest issues and Cases of
Hypertriglyceridemia
reducing risk in the acute Coronary
syndrome Patient: insights for Primary
Care Clinicians
weighing the Consequences: The Time is
now for Tackling the obesity Epidemic
Digesting the Facts in iBs: From Early
Diagnosis to Effective Treatment options
Case work: Evaluating GlP-1 receptor
agonists in Patient-Centered Care for
Type 2 Diabetes
LUNCH BREaK
insulin replacement Therapy for Type 2
Diabetes: Patient-Centered management of
Hyperglycemia in Primary Care
Complementary Therapies to improve
Glucose Control in Type 2 Diabetes: role of
GlP-1 receptor agonists & Basal insulin
Depression: when medical and Psychiatric
Factors Collide
BREaK
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia and lower
Urinary Tract symptoms: individualized
management in Primary Care
weighing the Consequences: The Time is
now for Tackling the obesity Epidemic
Clarifying the Confusion of CoPD:
implementing Guidelines and Good
Practice
session will be announced on
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session will be announced on
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session will be announced on
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For full details, including the most up-to-date session topics, speakers, and accreditation information,
visit www.pri-med.com/east/r42 and select the Curriculum & Syllabus tab.
Schedule subject to change.
Schedule subject to change.
CmE
Earn between 6.5 and
8 AMA PRA Category
1 Credits

CmE
Earn upto 2AMAPRA
Category 1 Credits
per session
Sponsored by pmiCME
These sessions are supported by educational grants from the health care industry and are accredited by pmiCME. Primary Care updates is produced
independently of and is not affiliated with Harvard Medical School.
To date, the following organizations have provided educational grants in support of Primary Care updates Track 1: Forest Research Institute, Inc., a subsidiary
of Forest Laboratories, Inc.; Lilly uSA, LLC; and Vivus.
To date, the following organizations have provided educational grants in support of Primary Care updates Track 2: Amarin Corporation plc; Forest Laboratories,
Inc., and Ironwood Pharmaceuticals.; sanofi-aventis u.S. Inc.; Bristol-Myers Squibb and AstraZeneca LP; and Vivus.
To date, the following organizations have provided educational grants in support of Primary Care updates Track 3: AstraZeneca, Novo Nordisk Inc., PamLab; Forest
Laboratories; and Vivus.

TiCkETED EvEnT
The sessions are included in your registration fee but are ticketed separately because space is limited for these sessions.
Be sure to include Primary Care updates in your registration to ensure that you receive a ticket.

TiCkETED EvEnT
These mealtime Educational Symposia are included in your registration fee but are ticketed
separately because space is limited for these sessions. Be sure to include Educational
Symposia in your registration to ensure that you receive a ticket.
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Updates on the Diagnosis and
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Disease screening, imaging, and
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Disease screening, imaging, and
Emerging Treatment strategies
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AbbVie
Accera, Inc.
Aegis Sciences Corporation
Amarin Pharma, Inc.
Amazing Charts
American College of Physicians
American Express Open
AspirinWorks By Corgenix
Astellas Pharma U.S., Inc.
AstraZeneca
Atossa Genetics
AuxiliumPharmaceuticals, Inc.
Bioflm, Inc.
Bionix Medical Technologies
Boehringer IngelheimPharmaceuticals, Inc.
Calmoseptine
Cell Science Systems/ALCAT
CMECorner Medical Communications Media
Concentra Primary Care
Crown Healthcare Apparel Service
CryoProbe
CryoSurgery, Inc.
Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.
Darco International
Derm101.com
Doximity
Eisai, Inc.
Elsevier Medical Books
Forest Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
GlaxoSmithKline
HAE: Learn About It, Talk About It
Hawaiian Moon
Health Mirror
HOLOGIC, Inc.
HydraFacial MD

- Edge Systems Corp.

I.C. E., Inc.
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Jarrow Formulas, Inc.
Koven Technology
Laclede Inc.
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Maico Diagnostics
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Medical Protective
Merck
Micro Direct, Inc.
Minute Clinic
Mission Pharmacal Co.
Monthly Prescribing Reference
Neilmed Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
NEJMJournal Watch
New york Times
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Novo Nordisk Inc.
Nutramax Laboratories, Inc.
OAPI - Medical Device Division
Offce Ally
Pamlab, LLC
Personna
Pfzer Inc.
Ringadoc
Sanof Pasteur Inc.
Scarf King
Sensa Products, LLC
SKMJewelers
Southcoast Hospitals Group
Summit Doppler Systems
Take Care Health Systems
Take Shape for Life
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
Tec Laboratories, Inc.
Televox Software, Inc.
Teva Respiratory
The Dannon Company
The Gideons International
Thermo Fisher Scientifc, Inc.
Thinklabs Inc.
Ultimate Creations
U.S. Army Medical Recruiting
Verathon Medical
ViroPharma Incorporated
Vital Nutrients
Vitamix
WynnPharmInc.
PrEsEnTaTion THEaTErs
Discover the latest disease-specific products and services from some of
the leading experts in the industry while enjoying a complimentary lunch or
snack. Presentation Theaters offer an intimate environment that provides
you in-depth knowledge about new offerings. These presentations are held
throughout the conference, during session breaks.
ExHiBiT Hall
FriDay & saTUrDay, sEPTEmBEr 20 & 21
8:30 am2:30 pm
sUnDay, sEPTEmBEr 22
8:30 am2:00 pm
mEDia sPonsor
ExHiBiTors
Exhibitors and times subject to change. Please note that no one under the age of 16 is permitted in the Exhibit Hall.
Take the time to investigate the many booths showcasing cutting-edge products,
treatments, and technologies, and speak with health care industry representatives,
on your own schedule, to evaluate the best options for your practice.

TiCkETED EvEnT
The mealtime Presentation Theater sessions are included in your registration fee but are
ticketed separately because space is limited for these sessions. Be sure to include Presentation
Theaters in your registration to ensure that you receive a ticket.
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CUrrENt ClINICAl ISSUES IN PrIMAry CArE
The Harvard Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Harvard Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of 19 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits

.
Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
COURSE DEVELOPMENT Current Clinical Issues in Primary Care is developed by the Course Development Committee of Harvard Medical School. All decisions
about the program content and faculty are made exclusively by the Course Development Committee. It is the mission of the Course Development Committee to
develop, present, and promote an educational opportunity that is timely, relevant, free of commercial influence, and of the highest quality. To that end, we welcome
your comments about how better to serve your needs.
COURSE OBJECTIVES After completing Current Clinical Issues in Primary Care, attendees will be better able to:
Diagnose and manage common conditions in effective and efficient ways that improve outcomes for patients.
Evaluate the evidence behind new guidelines and recommendations.
Enhance communication techniques to increase patient satisfaction and adherence to treatment.
Primary CarE UPDaTEs
Primary Care Updates is sponsored by pmiCME.
ACCREDITATION STATEMENT pmiCME is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide
continuing medical education for physicians. Visit www.pri-med.com for the most up-to-date accreditation information.
EDUCaTional symPosia
Independent, Non-Harvard Medical School-Accredited
To obtain credit for independent, non-Harvard Medical School-accredited educational symposia, you will need to scan your Attendance ScanCard at each
symposium attended. Credit certificates will either be distributed at the conclusion of the symposium or be mailed to you by the accrediting institution approximately
eight weeks after the close of the conference.
Support for some of these activities is made possible by educational grants from industry. Disclosure of industry support is provided to attendees in advance of the
educational activity. To date, the following organization has provided an educational grant in support of these symposia activities: Lilly USA, LLC, and Novo Nordisk Inc.
This is a limited-capacity, ticketed event available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Schedule subject to change.
Primary Care Updates and symposia activities are produced independently of and are not affliated with Harvard medical school. For complete activity information,
including acknowledgment of commercial support, please refer to www.pri-med.com/east/accreditation.

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William Barbaresi, MD
Pat V. Caralis, MD, JD, FACP
karen J. Carlson, MD
Sanjiv Chopra, MD, MACP
Marc Cohen, MD
Michael Curry, MD
Charles S. Day, MD, MBA
Frank J. Domino, MD
Daniel P. Dunham, MD, MPH, FACP
katherine E. Economy, MD
Stephanie Eisenstat, MD
Christopher Fanta, MD
Nicholas Fiebach, MD

Laura C. Fine, MD
Margaret A. Fitzgerald, DNP, FNP-BC,
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Thomas J. gill IV, MD
John D. goodson, MD, FACP
James J. Heffernan, MD
galen V. Henderson, MD
Jennifer Huang, MD
Harvey P. katz, MD
David J. kuter, MD
Danielle Ledoux, MD


Daniel Leffler, MD, MS
Julia Lindenberg, MD
Ellen Long-Middleton, PhD, RN, FNP
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R. William Mason, MD
gregory Piazza, MD
Martin A. Quan, MD
Nancy Rigotti, MD
Dwight R. Robinson, MD
Dennis Rosen, MD
Rachel P. Rosovsky, MD
Martin A. Samuels, MD
Paul Sax, MD
Lowell E. Schnipper, MD
Nandita S. Scott, MD, FACC
John R. Sharp, MD, FAPA, FAPM
Jane S. Sillman, MD
gerald W. Smetana, MD
Michael Somers, MD
Robert C. Stanton, MD
kathleen ulman, PhD
Thomas Walker, MD
Lisa B. Weissmann, MD
Augustus A. White III, MD, PhD
CoUrsE FaCUlTy
CoUrsE DirECTor
sanjiv Chopra, mD, maCP
Faculty Dean for Continuing Education
Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Pri-Med East
CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION
Current Clinical Issues in Primary Care
kEynoTE sPEakErs
SATuRDAy, SEPTEMBER 21
over the rainbow: From Personal
Physician to visiting Friend
randol Barker mD, maCP
Professor of Medicine at the
Johns Hopkins University
School of Medicine,
Co-Director of the Division of
General Internal Medicine at
the Johns Hopkins Bayview
Medical Center, and Co-Editor
of the textbook Principles of
Ambulatory Medicine
SuNDAy, SEPTEMBER 22
mission Control: Professionalism
to medicine
story musgrave, mD
Astronaut for over 30 years,
producer/director of multimedia,
innovator with Applied Minds
Inc., and Professor of Design at
Art Center College of Design in
Pasadena, CA
FRIDAy, SEPTEMBER 20
The neurological Exam:
a lost art
martin a. samuels, mD
Professor of Neurology at
Harvard Medical School,
Neurologist-in-Chief
of and Chairman of the
Department of Neurology
at Brigham and Womens
Hospital, and Co-Chair of
Partners Neurology