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11th Annual Scientific Forum

Thursday-Friday, August 21-22
8:00 am-4:00 pm	NLA Pre-Conference Courses (see Ancillary Courses for more info)
Friday, August 22
4:00 pm	Update on Recent Lipid Clinical Trials Moderator: Dean Bramlet, MD -Roger S. Blumenthal, MD and Terry A. Jacobson, MD
5:30 pm	Welcome Recption
6:30-9:00 pm	Satellite Dinner Symposium More Information
Saturday, August 23
7:00 am	Breakfast
Atherosclerosis, Fatty Acids, and Vitamin D
8:00 am	Keynote: Good Fat—Bad Fat? What Different Fats Mean to LDL Cholesterol Ester Composition and Atherosclerosis -Lawrence L. Rudel, PhD
8:45 am	Vitamin D and Atherosclerosis -David C. Sane, MD
9:05 am	Panel Discussion and Q&A
Risk Assessment Models
9:15 am	Apolipoprotein B versus Non-HDL versus LDL Particle Number -Allan D. Sniderman, MD
9:35 am	CVD Risk Assessment Differences among Ethnic Groups -Wendy S. Post, MD
10:00 am	Panel Discussion and Q&A -Allan D. Sniderman, MD, Wendy S. Post, MD, and William C. Cromwell, MD
10:10 am	Refreshment Break
Nonpharmacologic Treatment of Dyslipidemia/Therapeutic Lifestyle Change
10:40 am	Evidence for Yogic-Based Lifestyle Therapy and Cardiometabolic Risk Management -Ralph La Forge, MSc
11:00 am	Lifestyle Research over 2007 and 2008: Top 5 Studies -Neil J. Stone, MD
11:20 pm	Panel Discussion and Q&A
Combination Therapies/Treating the Statin Intolerant Patient/Safety
11:30 am	Combination Strategies to Treat Dyslipidemia and Atherosclerosis -John R. Guyton, MD
11:50 am	What’s New With CoQ10 -Paul D. Thompson, MD
12:10 pm	Panel Discussion and Q&A
12:20 pm	Lunch
1:20 pm	Annual SELA Business Meeting
11:50 am	PCOS Lipoprotein Assessment and PCOS Case Studies -Tara L. Dall, MD
BREAKOUT SESSIONS — Track One and Track Two will be offered concurrently
2:15-4:00 pm	Track One—Science and Research
2:15 pm	Apolipoprotein B -Allan D. Sniderman, MD
2:50 pm	Drug Interactions with HIV Patients -Anthony J. Busti, PharmD
3:25 pm	Ethnic Influences in Atherosclerosis -Paul E. Ziajka, MD, PhD
2:15-4:00 pm	Track Two—Clinical and Practical Applications
2:15 pm	Erectile Dysfunction and Cardiometabolic Disease -Kevin L. Billups, MD
2:40 pm	Complex Cases in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome -Carol M. Mason, ARNP
3:05 pm	Case Studies in Advanced Lipid Testing -Tara L. Dall, MD
3:30 pm	3 Adherence Strategies that Work -Barbara S. Wiggins, PharmD
7:00-10:00 pm	Annual President's Dinner & Dance
Sunday, August 24
NLA ELECTIVE COURSE Separate registration required
8:00-11:00 am	NLA Lipid Clinic Operations and Development Course -Ralph La Forge, MSc and Ruth Bertsch, RN