Nassau, Bahamas
04/28/2023 - 04/30/2023
8:00 am - 1:00 pm
Where: Baha Mar in Nassau, Bahamas
Topics include: DIABETES AND OBESITY, INFLAMMATORY DISEASE, ADVANCES IN THE UNDERSTANDING & TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
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Baha Mar Grand Hyatt
Group rate $315 per night single or double occupancy plus tax. Extra adult in room $50 per night. Max 4 per room.
www.bahamar.com
Speaker: Dr. Stan Louie, Pharm D.
University of Southern California
Dr. Stan Louie received his Doctorate in Pharmacy from the University of California in San Francisco. He continued his postgraduate work at Pacific Presbyterian Medical Center in San Francisco where he was a pharmacy resident. In addition to clinical training, he continued his basic science training at the Kuzell Institute, where he served as Associate of Research in Molecular Biology. Following his training at Kuzell, he joined USC where he continued his work on cytokine regulation in relation to tumor and/or viral proliferation at the Kenneth Norris Cancer Research Institute. Presently, he is an Associate Professor at the University of Southern California School of Pharmacy and the Keck School of Medicine, where he is concentrating his work on virally-linked diseases, which include HIV and hepatitis B & C. In addition, he continues his efforts in drug discovery and development for the treatment of specific brain cancers and multiple myeloma.
Friday April 28, 2023
DIABETES AND OBESITY
ACPE# TBA
Objectives:
1. Review and identify various risk factors associated with obesity and being overweight.
2. Identify both clinical and laboratory values associated with obesity and metabolic syndromes.
3. Compare and contrast the various methods of weight reduction.
4. Identify methods to reduce risk of metabolic syndrome and diabetes.
5. Understand the new paradigms as how to manage metabolic syndrome and diabetes mellitus.
6. Identify and manage potential drud-drug combinations and how they may benefit the patient.
7. Understand and be able to manage the various adverse effects associated with antihyperglycemic medications.
8. Understand how antihypertensive medications can synergize with anti-diabetic agents for patients with diabetes mellitus.
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Saturday April 29, 2023
INFLAMMATORY DISEASE
ACPE# TBA
Objectives:
1. Highlight features of the inflammation in response to an antigenic response.
2. Differentiate between acute and chronic inflammation.
3. Review the pathophysiology of rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory bowel diseases.
4. Review the current and future pharmacologic strategy for autoimmune diseases like RA and IBD.
5. Develop pharmaceutical care strategies to reduce the risk of cancers, diabetes, and neurologic disorders.
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Sunday April 30, 2023
ADVANCES IN THE UNDERSTANDING & TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
ACPE# TBA
Objectives:
- Summarize the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis.
- Discuss the various pathways associated with the pathogenesis.
- Discuss the various pharmacologic options for the treatment of RA and the adverse effects associated with the treatment.
- Understand the monitoring parameters for each of the treatment options.
- Understand how treatment failures occur and how to circumvent resistance to therapy.
- Manage potential drug-drug interactions.