Faculty List for Continuing Medical Education (CME) 19th Annual Conference on Hypertension, Diabetes and Dyslipidemia Released by Continuing Education Company

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Feb 17, 2015, 03:00 ET


Palm Coast, Florida (PRWEB) February 17, 2015 -- In collaboration with the Carolinas, Georgia, Florida Chapter of the American Society of Hypertension, Continuing Education Company Inc. is offering the 19th Annual Conference on Hypertension, Diabetes and Dyslipidemia. This three day intensive conference will be held on June 26-28,2015 at the Charleston Marriott in downtown Charleston, South Carolina and has been endorsed by the American Society of Hypertension and The Southeast Lipid Association (SEAL).

This activity is designed for clinicians specializing in Internal Medicine, Family or General Practice, Geriatric Medicine, Endocrinology, Lipidology and Hypertension Specialists. Healthcare professionals including physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners specializing in these areas or those managing patients with Hypertension, Diabetes, and/or Hyperlipidemia, alone or in combination, may benefit from this activity. Each day concludes with cases to help illustrate points made during the earlier presentations.

Among the distinguished faculty for this conference (subject to change):

Program Chair
Jan Basile, MD
Professor of Medicine
Seinsheimer Cardiovascular Health Program
Division of General Internal Medicine
Medical University of South Carolina
Ralph H Johnson VA Medical Center
Charleston, SC

Rajiv Agarwal, MD
Professor of Medicine,
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, Indiana

John B. Buse, MD, PhD
Verne S. Caviness Distinguished Professor
Director, Diabetes Care Center
Chief, Division of Endocrinology
Executive Associate Dean, Clinical Research
Deputy Director, NC Translational and Clinical Sciences Institute
University of North Carolina School of Medicine

David D’Alessio, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director, Division of Endocrinology
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina

Michael H. Davidson, MD, FACC, FNLA
Professor of Medicine, Director of the Lipid Clinic
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Chicago, IL

Donald J. DiPette, MD, FACP, FAHA
Distinguished Professor of Health Sciences
Special Assistant to the Provost for Health Affairs
University of South Carolina School of Medicine
Columbia, SC

Brent M. Egan, MD
Medical Director, Care Coordination Institute
Professor of Medicine, University of South Carolina – Greenville
Clinical Professor, Public Health Sciences, Clemson
Adjunct Professor, Medicine and Nursing, MUSC

Peter Howard Jones, MD, FACP, FNLA
Director, Weight Management Center,
Houston Methodist Diabetes & Metabolism Institute
Associate Professor of Medicine
Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX

Jan Basile, MD-Program Chair, says, "The distinguished, expert faculty for the 19th Annual Hypertension, Diabetes and Dyslipidemia Conference will be presenting all the latest information and guidelines for those clinicians who manage these diseases."

All family and internal medicine physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants who are interested in attending this conference should visit the Continuing Education Company website for more information and pricing.

Walter Ejnes, Continuing Education Company, Inc., http://www.cmemeeting.org, +1 516-882-5551 Ext: 100, [email protected]