Medical Conference on Cholesterol Management

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Diane Becker, Sc.D., M.P.H.
The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Luther T. Clark, M.D.
State University of New York, Brooklyn

Margo A. Denke, M.D.
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

Nancy D. Ernst, Ph.D., R.D.
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Patrick McBride, M.D., M.P.H.
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics

James M. McKenney, Pharm.D.
National Clinical Research

Richard C. Pasternak, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Massachusetts General Hospital

L. Gregory Pawlson, M.D., M.P.H.
National Committee for Quality Assurance

J. Sanford Schwartz, M.D.
University of Pennsylvania

Neil J. Stone, M.D.
Northwestern University School of Medicine

Linda Van Horn, Ph.D, R.D.
Northwestern University School of Medicine

John J. Zerbe, M.D.
General Electric Aircraft Engines

Course Directors

Scott M. Grundy, M.D., Ph.D.
Chair
ATP III Expert Panel
Director
Center for Human Nutrition
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

Thomas H. Lee, M.D.
Medical Director
Partners Community HealthCare, Inc.

James I. Cleeman, M.D.
Executive Director
ATP III Expert Panel
Coordinator
National Cholesterol Education Program
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Gregory J. Morosco, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Associate Director for Prevention, Education, and Control
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Featured Speakers

Claude Lenfant, M.D.
Director
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

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

Conveners

National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). NCQA is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to improving health care quality everywhere. NCQA is the nation's leading accreditor of a wide range of health care organizations, including HMOs. NCQA also manages the evolution of HEDIS® , the performance measurement tool used by more than 90 percent of the nation's health plans. For more information on NCQA, please visit http://www.ncqa.org.

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). NHLBI, part of the Federal Government's National Institutes of Health, provides leadership on research and treatment issues related to diseases of the heart, blood vessels, lungs, and blood. The Institute plans, conducts, fosters, and supports an integrated program of basic research, clinical investigations and trials, observational studies, and demonstration and education projects. NHLBI also coordinates national education programs such as the NCEP, which develop guidelines and promote education of professionals, patients, and the public. For more information on NHLBI and NCEP, please visit http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov.

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