Webcast session.

Sunday, June 3

5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Registration and
Reception

Monday, June 4

7:00 - 8:00 a.m.

Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:00 - 8:30 a.m.

Opening Session

Welcome and Opening Remarks
Donna Bruce, MA, RN
Assistant Vice President, Education
National Committee for Quality Assurance

Margaret E. O'Kane
President
National Committee for Quality Assurance

James Cleeman, MD
Coordinator, National Cholesterol Education Program
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

8:30 - 10:30 a.m.

Plenary I: Insights from the Experts into the ATP III Evidence-Based Guidelines

Straight Talk About the Evidence and Treatment Recommendations
Scott M. Grundy, MD, Ph.D

Primary Prevention: Making Diet and Life-Habit Changes the Cornerstone of Cholesterol-Lowering Therapy
Neil J. Stone, MD

Aggressive Cholesterol Lowering in the Treatment of the Coronary Patient
Richard C. Pasternak, MD, FACC

Real-World Considerations for Real Patients
Luther T. Clark, MD

How Cost-Effective is Clinical Cholesterol Management?
J. Sanford Schwartz, MD

10:30 - 11:00 a.m.

Refreshment Break

11:00 a.m. -
12:30 p.m.

Workshop Series I: Case Studies (Concurrent Sessions)

• Clinical Cholesterol/Lipid Management in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease (CHD)
• Improving Adherence: Focus on the Patient, the Physician, and the System
• Risk Assessment and Cholesterol Management in Primary Prevention
• Cholesterol Through the Life Cycle: Young Adults, Women, and the Elderly
• Practical Tips for Success in Dietary Therapy and Life-Habit Change

12:30 - 1:30 p.m.

Networking Luncheon

1:30 - 3:00 p.m.

Plenary II: Translating the ATP III Guidelines into Practice Settings

Measures and Guidelines: Routes to Quality Improvement and Accountability
L. Gregory Pawlson, MD, MPH

Putting Guidelines and Measures to Work: The Health Plan-Physician Group Perspective
Thomas H. Lee, MD

Holding Providers and Plans Accountable: The Multiple Roles of the Employer-Purchaser
Catherine Kunkle, BSN

3:00 - 3:30 p.m.

Refreshment Break

3:30 - 5:00 p.m.

Workshop Series II: Lessons from Best Practice Models (Concurrent Sessions)

• How to Improve Your HEDIS® Scores
• The Disease Management Approach to Cholesterol Control
• Improving Prevention, Screening, and Chronic Care: Practices and Processes that Ensure Success
• The Cardiovascular Health Initiatives Program
• Improving Patient Adherence

Tuesday, June 5

8:00 - 9:30 a.m.

Plenary III: High-Priority Challenges in Clinical Cholesterol Management

Approach to the Patient with Diabetes
Scott M. Grundy, MD, Ph.D

Approach to the Patient with the Metabolic Syndrome
Margo A. Denke, MD

Approach to the High-Risk Patient with Multiple Risk Factors
Neil J. Stone, MD

9:30 - 10:00 a.m.

Refreshment Break

10:00 a.m. - noon

Workshop Series III (Concurrent Sessions)

• How to Manage Cholesterol in Patients with Diabetes
• How to Manage Cholesterol in Patients with the Metabolic Syndrome
• How to Manage Cholesterol in the High-Risk Person with Multiple Risk Factors
• How to Improve Your HEDIS® Scores
• The Disease Management Approach to Cholesterol Control

noon - 1:15 p.m.

Networking Luncheon

1:15 - 2:45 p.m.

Panel Discussion: Applying the Guidelines: Tools and Best Practices for the Healthcare Team

Facilitator - James C. Leist, EdD

James Cleeman, MD
Coordinator, National Cholesterol Education Program
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Margaret F. Kokoszka, MPH, BSN, RN

Michael Perez, MD, MMM

2:45 - 3:00 p.m.

Refreshment Break

3:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Closing Plenary: The Role of the Clinical Health Professional in Improving the Nation's Health: The Interface Between the Public Health and Clinical Strategies

Lynn A.Smaha, MD, Ph.D