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Welcome | Scientific Program | Register
Accreditation | Faculty | Special Events
Accommodations and Local Attractions | Poster Sessions and Satellite Symposia
Schedule at a Glance | Commercial Support
May 29-June 1, 2008 • The Westin • Seattle, Washington
GLOBAL APPROACHES TO CVD PREVENTION:
Challenges and Controversies in Clinical Lipidology
Hosted by the Pacific Lipid Association
Poster Submissions
Poster Sessions and Satellite Symposia
POSTER SESSIONS
POSTER SESSIONS
Friday, May 30 - Saturday, May 31
More than 40 scientific posters will be displayed for you to view. Poster presenters are scheduled to discuss their research on Saturday, May 31 from 12:25-1:45pm. For the final list of approved abstracts, please check the website at www.lipid.org/sessions and view the Poster pages. All accepted abstracts will be published in the May/June 2008 issue of the Journal of Clinical Lipidology.
YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD
NLA members who are Young Investigators (in-training residents and fellows or <5 years in practice) who submit posters will be eligible to win the NLA 2008 Young Investigator Award. This award will be presented on Saturday, May 31 at 1:55pm during the NLA Business Meeting.
ORAL SESSIONS
Saturday, May 31 • 2:00 - 4:00 PM
New this year, the NLA has added a 2-hour Breakout Session on Novel Research Presentations to allow attendees more time to hear and discuss interesting poster submissions. There will be approximately 6 oral presentations during the Breakout Session. The Scientific Sessions Planning Committee reviews and schedules the best abstracts for presentation from the more than 40 abstracts received for consideration. Please check the website at www.lipid.org/sessions for a final list of oral and poster sessions.
SATELLITE SYMPOSIA
Please note these are independent satellite CME/CE events held in conjunction with the 2008 NLA Scientific Sessions. You may register on-site for these events.
Dinner Symposium - Register Now!
Thursday, May 29, 2008
7:30-10:00 pm
Using Combination Therapy to Improve Multiple Atherogenic Lipid Abnormalities
Chair: Karol E. Watson, MD, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Supported by educational grants from Solvay and Abbott
Consensus Panel Recommendation for Incorporating Lp-PLA2 Testing into Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment Guidelines
Please join Michael H. Davidson, MD, Guest Editor for the AJC Supplement on Advances in the Detection of Rupture-Prone Plaque: The Role of Lp-PLA2 and Cardiovascular Risk Assessment for a reception on Friday, May 30 from 5:30 to 6:30 PM as he discusses "Consensus Panel Recommendation for Incorporating Lp-PLA2 Testing into Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment Guidelines". There will be a drawing for 3 copies of the new textbook, Therapeutic Lipidology edited by Michael Davidson, Peter Toth and Kevin Maki, at the end of the program.
Sponsored by an unrestricted educational grant provided by diaDexus
To sign up for the program please visit the diaDexus booth in the exhibit hall
Dinner Symposium - Register Now!
Friday, May 30, 2008
7:00-10:00 pm
Clinical Insights into the Management of Mixed Dyslipidemia: Targeting Hypertriglyceridemia to Reduce Cardiovascular Disease Risk
Chair: Michael Miller, MD, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Supported by an educational grant from GlaxoSmithKline
Breakfast Symposium - Register Now!
Saturday, May 31, 2008
6:00-7:45 am
Targeting HDL: The Next Generation Approach to Risk Reduction in Patients with Mixed Dyslipidemia
Chair: Jay W. Heinecke, MD, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
Supported by an educational grant from Merck & Co., Inc.
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