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5:30 pm – 6:25 pm

Registration / Reception

6:25 - 6:30

Welcome & Opening Remarks
Robert Gillespie, MD

6:30 – 6:55

2013 ACC/AHA Guidelines on the Treatment of Blood Cholesterol to Reduce Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Risk in Adults
Kim Allan Williams, MD
President Elect, American College of Cardiology, James B. Herrick Professor, Chief, Division of Cardiology, Rush University School of Medicine, Chicago, IL.

6:55 – 7:05

Moderated Discussion by Elijah Saunders, MD
Professor of Medicine (Cardiology), Head, Section of Hypertension, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

7:05 – 7:25

Optimizing the Treatment of Heart Failure in African Americans with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF) and Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF) in the ACA Era
Elizabeth Ofili, MD, MPH
Chief, Section of Cardiology, Associate Dean of Clinical Research, Director of Clinical Research Center, Professor of Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA

7:25 - 7:30

Moderated Discussion by Icilma Fergus, MD

7:30

Special Presentation: NMA Internal Medicine Physician of the Year

Closing Remarks
Dr. Johnson