2013
Cardiovascular Disease Prevention:
Eleventh Annual International Comprehensive Symposium
Thursday - Sunday, February 14-17, 2013
Fontainebleau Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida
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_Schedule________________________

Thurs., Feb. 23 Fri., Feb. 24 Sat., Feb. 25 Sun., Feb. 26




1:00 p.m. Registration
1:25 p.m. Welcome and Introductions
Brian E. Keeley, President and CEO, Baptist Health
Session I Therapeutic Lifestyle Intervention
1:30 p.m. Cardiovascular Disease Prevention 2012: An Overview  
Michael D. Ozner, M.D.
2:00 p.m. The Role of Exercise in Modern Cardiology
Paul Thompson, M.D.
2:30 p.m. Psychological Stress and Cardiovascular Disease
Joel E. Dimsdale, M.D.
3:00 p.m. Break
SESSION II The Optimal Diet for Cardiovascular Health
3:30 p.m. The Low-carbohydrate Diet
Eric C. Westman, M.D.
4:00 p.m. The Vegetarian Diet
Neil D. Barnard, M.D.
4:30 p.m. The Mediterranean Diet
Michael D. Ozner, M.D.
5:00 p.m. The Great Diet Debate: Discussion With Faculty
Neil D. Barnard, M.D., Michael D. Ozner, M.D., Eric C. Westman, M.D.
5:30 p.m. Patient Management Session: Case Studies With Faculty Discussion and Audience Participation
6:00 p.m. Adjourn
SESSION III  Keynote Speaker Presentation and Dinner 
6:30 p.m. Registration
7:00 p.m.

Dinner

 

7:40 p.m.

Introduction

Michael D. Ozner, M.D.

7:45 p.m. Cardiovascular Disease Prevention: Where Have We Been? Where Are We Now? Where Are We Going?
Christie Ballantyne, M.D., Keynote Speaker
8:45 p.m. Adjourn

 

 

 

 


 

 


     

 













 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

















Schedules are subject to change.

NOTE: Partial credits are not available. Unless otherwise indicated, participants are required to attend the entire symposium to be eligible for continuing education credits. Where credits are approved on a session-by-session basis, participants must attend each session in its entirety to receive complete credit for the session. (This does not apply to M.D.s and D.O.s.)

Attire
Attire for the symposium is business casual and comfortable. Please bring a sweater or jacket to the educational sessions since meeting room temperatures and personal comfort levels vary.