Printable Schedule-at-a-Glance (Updated 10/20/14)

THURSDAY—NOVEMBER 6, 2014—Up to 6.5 CME/ACPE/CE credits available—ACPE UAN 0860-0000-14-024-L04-P

7:00 a.m.

Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:00 a.m.

Welcome and Opening Remarks

8:30 a.m.

Keynote Address—The Ebola Virus Epidemic in Africa: Where We’ve Been, Where We’re At and Where We’re Going, Michael T. Osterholm, PhD, MPH, University of Minnesota

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9:30 a.m.

Break

9:45 a.m.

Heart-Failure Management: Update on the New American Heart Association Guidelines and Future Therapies, Gregg C. Fonarow, MD, UCLA Medical Center

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10:45 a.m.

Optimal Strategies to Manage Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain, James W. Atchison, DO, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago

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11:30 a.m.

Lunch and Exhibits

1:00 p.m.

Assist in Optimal Timing and Improved Communication for Hospice, Sharon M. Weinstein, MD, FAAHPM, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah

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2:00 p.m.

Immunotherapy: Revolutionizing the Way We Treat Cancer, Michael R. Bishop, MD, University of Chicago Medicine

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3:00 p.m.

Break

3:15 p.m.

Consumer Engagement in Health Care: Ongoing Challenges and Current State of the Art, Kamal Jethwani, MD, MPH, Partners HealthCare, Center for Connected Health

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4:00–5:00 p.m.

The Importance of Accurate Diagnosis in Mental Illness and Strategies to Improve Treatment Adherence, Ronald Albucher, MD, Stanford School of Medicine

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5:00– 7:00 p.m.

Reception and Exhibits
Support for this reception is provided by AstraZeneca.

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Last Updated:10/27/2014