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2007 Convention Syllabus






67th Annual Convention and Scientific Sessions
October 10-14, 2007
Boston Marriott at Copley Place, Boston, MA

Lectures are grouped according the the day on which they are scheduled. Click on links below to access available presentations (password required.) Not all lectures have been made available online.
PLEASE NOTE: Lectures are password protected. The required user ID and password were emailed to all convention registrants. For assistance, please contact Ms. Susan Stacy at





WEDNESDAY

Bruce Mintz, DO
Unusual Manifestations of Venous Disease

Robert M. Schainfeld, DO
Endovascular Treatment of Venous Disease

Bruce Mintz, DO
Deep Vein Thrombosis: Diagnosis and Treatment

Charles DeBerardinis, DO, FACC
The Treatment of CAD Implications of the COURAGE Trial

Charles DeBerardinis, DO, FACC
Stent Controversy: The BMS Side

Dan McCormick, DO, FACC
Drug-Eluting Stents: Clinical Relevance and Implications

Jennifer Mazzoni, MD
Cardiac Imaging

Jennifer Mazzoni, MD
Lessons From the Courage Trial

Evan S. Sorett, MD, FCCP
Tight Glycemic Control in the ICU: Pros and Cons

Kush Dholakia, MD, FCCP
Total Parenteral Nutrition: Are You Better Off Fed or Better Off Starved?

Will VanderRoest, DO, FACOI
The Surviving Sepsis Campaign: Strong Medicine or Strong Industry

Kevin Hubbard, DO, FACOI
Hematology and the Trauma Patient

William J. Kassler, MD, MPH
Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI): Paying for Quality






THURSDAY

Gary L. Slick, DO, MACOI
Understanding the Recertifiation Process

Andrea Sikon, MD
Secondary Osteoporosis: When to Consider it and What to do Next

Kimberly LeBaron
Domestic Violence: What Primary Care Physicians Must Know

Robert S. Juhasz, DO, FACOI; David F. Hitzeman, DO, FACOI; TImothy McNichol, JD
Perspectives From Wasington: The Impact of Congressional Activity on Your Practice

Daniel Levy, MD
Insights Into the Mechanisms of Cardiovascular Disease: Past, Present and Future

Rebecca Bortz Costello, PhD
Current Status: Dietary Supplements for Heart Health

Elizabeth A. Jackson, MD, MPH
Cardiovascular Prevention in Women: Why Lifestyle Matters

Jack E. Henningfield, PhD
Tobacco Addiction: Science Base for Treatment and Policy

Gregory Margolin, DO
Palliative Care and Euthanasia: Moving the Lines Closer to the Bedside

Steven N. Davis, MD, FRCP; Gary Manko, MD; Susan Renda, MS, CRNP, CDE
Evidence-Based Diabetes Care: Harnessing Endocrine Physiology for Better Clinical Outcomes

Paul Muntner, PhD
Metabolic Syndrome and Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease

Srinivasan Beddhu, MD
Is Obesity a Risk Factor for the Development and Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease?

Samuel Snyder, DO
Care and Feeding of the Patient with Metabolic Syndrome and Chronic Kidney Disease

Silvana Martino, DO, FACOI
Breast Cancer Research






FRIDAY

Anthony R. Wright, Jr., DO
Long Term Consequences of the Untreated Sacral Shear: An OMM Approach to Correcting the Correctable

Timothy Barreiro DO, FCCP, FACOI
Health Disparities in America Asthma

Robert G. Good, DO, FACOI
Office Efficiency Improvementa: Reducing the No-Show Rate

Lewis M. Pincus, DO, FACOI
The Obesity Epidemic: It's Not Your Fault, It's Not Their Fault, And We All Need a Plan

Keith A. Reich, DO, FACOI
Rheumatic Manifestations of Hepatitis

Christopher Still, DO, FACN, FACP
Advances in the Understanding and Treatment of Morbid Obesity

Damon L. Baker, DO, FACOI
HIV Prevention

Peter G. Gulick, DO, FACOI
STD Update

John Morley, MD
Weight Loss: An Evidence Based Approach

Thomas Perls, MD, MPH
Healthy Aging – The New England Centenarian Studies






SATURDAY

Thomas J. Mohr, DO, FACOI
Electronic Health Records: Riding the Information Age to Enhanced quality and Efficiency in Patient Care

Monica S. Carter, DO
Hypertension: A Problem Based Approach

ACOI Ethics Committee/Mitchell D. Forman, DO, FACOI
Am I My Brother's Keeper?

Francese Mason, MD
Principles for Health Nutrition and Supplement Use During Cancer Survivorship

Mary Jo Voelpel, DO, FACOI
Anemia or Myelodysplasia?

Jack D. Snitzer, DO, FACOI
Vitamin D and Vitamin Deficiency

Robert Hasty, DO
Obesity Update 2007

Greg Friess, DO
Lung Cancer and Chemotherapy Expectations in 2007

Naomi Alazraki, MD
Bone Mineral Density Screening

David V. Condoluci, DO, FACOI
HIV Medication Review

Michael Barnish, DO, FACOI
HIV-TB: A Perfect Storm

Todd Levin, DO
Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Following HIV Exposure

Vickie Jackson, MD, MPH
Opportunities in Hospital-Based Palliative Care






SUNDAY

James DeAngelo, DO, FACOI
Immune Directed Therapies

For more information, contact Ms. Susan Stacy at the ACOI office.