September 30 - October 2, 2004
Sofitel Chicago O’Hare Hotel
Rosemont, Illinois

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PROGRAM SCHEDULE

Thursday, September 30, 2004

4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.                 Registration and Poster Set-up

6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.                 Reception

Friday, October 1, 2004

7:30 a.m. – 8:20 a.m.                 Breakfast

7:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.                 Registration and Information

8:20 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.                 Introduction

Vivian Fonseca, MD, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.

                                                Session 1

8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.                 What is the Immunology of Inflammation?

                                                Stephen Desiderio, MD, PhD, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.

9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.                 Natural History of Inflammation

                                                Wolfgang Koenig, MD, Ulm, Germany

9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.               Cellular and Molecular Regulation of Inflammation

                                                Jorge Plutzky, MD, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.              Morning Break

10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.              Cytokines and Inflammation

                                                Paresh Dandona, MD, PhD, Buffalo, New York, U.S.A.

11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.              Triggers of Inflammation: Environmental and Genetics

                                                James Pankow, PhD, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.

11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.              Inflammation and Vascular Function

                                                Ishwarlal Jialal, MD, PhD, Sacramento, California, U.S.A.

12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.              Session 1 Panel Discussion

                                                Moderator: Vivian Fonseca, MD

12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.               Lunch and Poster Viewing

                                                Session 2

2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.                 The Relationship between Insulin Resistance, Diabetes and

                                                Cardiovascular Disease

                                                Steven Haffner, MD, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A.

2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.                 The Relationship between Inflammation and Cardiovascular Disease

                                                Paul Ridker, MD, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Invited)

3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.                 Pathophysiological Mechanisms Linking Inflammation to Insulin Resistance

                                                Morris F. White, PhD, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

3:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.                 Break

3:45 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.                 Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Disease in Autoimmune Disease

                                                Cornelia M. Weyand, MD, PhD, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.

4:15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.                 Session 2 Panel Discussion

                                                Moderator: Steven Haffner, MD

4:45 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.                 Oral Presentations

6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.                 Reception in Poster Hall

7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.                 Dinner

Saturday, October 2, 2004

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.                 Breakfast

7:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.                 Registration and Information

                                                Session 3

8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.                 Is Inflammation a Risk Factor or Marker?

                                                Frederick Brancati, MD, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.

9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.                 Laboratory Assessment of Inflammation

                                                Russell P. Tracey, MD, Burlington, Vermont, U.S.A.

9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.               Clinical Indicators for Testing

                                                Michael H. Criqui, MD, MPH, La Jolla, California, U.S.A.

10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.              Morning Break

10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.              Lifestyle Modification to Affect Inflammation

                                                Xavier Pi-Sunyer, MD, MPH, New York, New York, U.S.A.

11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.              Pharmacologic Approaches to Reducing Inflammation

                                                Vivian Fonseca, MD, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.

11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.              Should the Presence of Inflammation Modify the Goals of Therapy to Prevent

                                                Cardiovascular Disease?

                                                Scott M. Grundy, MD, PhD, Dallas, Texas, U.S.A. (Invited)

12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.              Session 3 Panel Discussion

                                                Frederick Brancati, MD