National Cholesterol Education Program

Coordinating Committee Meeting

Bethesda Marriott Hotel
Bethesda, Maryland


AGENDA
Tuesday, December 3, 2002

9 a.m. - 3 p.m.


Welcome and Report from the Chairman Dr. Claude Lenfant
Results of Recent Trials: HPS, PROSPER, and ASCOT* Dr. David Gordon
Proposed NCEP Paper on Four Trials in Relation to ATP III Guidelines: HPS, PROSPER, ASCOT, and ALLHAT* Dr. Scott Grundy
Approval of Ezetimibe: A New Class of Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Dr. James McKenney
Coordinator's Report Dr. James Cleeman
BREAK  
Reducing Lifetime Risk for Coronary Heart Disease (CHD): Report on Think Tank Meeting to Discuss a Proposed "Know Your Numbers" Outreach Program Dr. Lenfant
Comments from Think Tank Participants and Coordinating Committee Discussion of the Proposed "Know Your Numbers" Outreach Program  
LUNCH
Small Group Discussions: Proposed "Know Your Numbers" Outreach Program
 
Reports from the Small Group Discussions  
Open Forum: Comments from Invited Guests  
Adjournment  

*Key:
HPS - Heart Protection Study
PROSPER - Prospective Study of Pravastatin in the Elderly at Risk
ASCOT - Anglo-Scandinavian Cardiac Outcomes Trial
ALLHAT - Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial