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8th Annual Internal Medicine in Primary Care
7-Night Alaska Dawes Glacier Cruise
Round-trip Seattle, Washington
July 26 - August 02, 2024
Round-trip Seattle, Washington
July 26 - August 02, 2024
Target Audience
Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants and other Health Care Professionals.
Program Purpose / Objectives
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FRIDAY July 26, 2024 |
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12:00 – 1:00pm |
BOARD: Seattle, WA |
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1:00 – 3:00pm |
Conference Sign-in/ Registration and Material Pickup (Conference Center) |
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4:00pm |
SAIL |
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SATURDAY July 27, 2024 – At Sea All Day |
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7:00 – 7:30am |
Conference Sign-in/ Registration and Material Pickup (Conference Center) |
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7:30 – 8:30am |
LDL-C Management for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention |
E. Michos, MD |
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8:30 – 9:30am |
Lipoprotein (a) and Triglyceride Rich Lipoproteins |
E. Michos, MD |
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9:30 – 9:45am |
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9:45 – 10:45am |
Diabetes Treatment on A Budget |
C. Low Wang, MD |
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10:45am – 11:45am |
Diabetes Guidelines and the ADA Standards of Care |
C. Low Wang, MD |
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11:45am – 1:00pm |
LUNCH |
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1:00 – 2:00pm |
The Evaluation of Abnormal Liver Function Tests Made Simple |
B. Pearlman, MD |
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2:00 – 3:00pm |
Fatty Liver Disease: New Name; New Drugs; What’s Important? |
B. Pearlman, MD |
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3:00 - 3:15pm |
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3:15 – 4:15pm |
Serious Neurologic Conditions That Hide From Us |
G. Higgins III, MD |
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4:15 – 5:15pm |
Unwinding Dizziness |
G. Higgins III, MD |
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SUNDAY July 28, 2024 |
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7:00am – 4:00pm |
Ketchikan, Alaska |
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MONDAY July 29, 2024 |
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6:00am – 10:00am |
Endicott Arm Fjords & Glacier |
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1:30pm – 10:00pm |
Juneau, Alaska |
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TUESDAY July 30, 2024 |
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7:00am – 6:00pm |
Skagway, Alaska |
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6:30pm – 10:30pm |
Alaska Inside Passage |
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WEDNESDAY July 31, 2024 – At Sea All Day |
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7:30 – 8:30am |
Risk Stratifying Common Complaints |
G. Higgins III, MD |
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8:30 – 9:30am |
Easily Mastered Procedures That Can Be Performed Anywhere |
G. Higgins III, MD |
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9:30 – 9:45am |
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9:45 – 10:45am |
Hepatitis Delta and B: What You Need to Know |
B. Pearlman, MD |
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10:45– 11:45am |
Hepatitis C: Issues and Implications |
B. Pearlman, MD |
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11:45am – 1:00pm |
LUNCH |
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1:00 – 2:00pm |
Beyond Weight Loss, Obesity Management for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention |
E. Michos, MD |
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2:00 – 3:00pm |
Female-Specific Risk Factors That Enhance Women’s Cardiovascular Risk |
E. Michos, MD |
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3:00 – 3:15pm |
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3:15 – 4:15pm |
Practical Tips for Diabetes Technology |
C. Low Wang, MD |
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4:15 – 5:15pm |
Thyroid Pearls for Primary Care |
C. Low Wang, MD |
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THURSDAY August 1, 2024 |
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8:00am – 9:00am |
Liver Disease Cases and Pearls |
B. Pearlman, MD |
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9:00am – 10:00am |
Cases in Endocrinology |
C. Low Wang, MD |
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10:00am – 10:15am |
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10:15am – 11:15am |
Practice Changing Tips for Primary Care Clinicians from the Recent Medical Literature |
G. Higgins III, MD |
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11:15am – 12:15pm |
Chronic Kidney Disease: A Risk Enhancing Factor For Cardiovascular Disease And New Strategies For Prevention |
E. Michos, MD |
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5:30pm – 11:59pm |
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
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FRIDAY August 4, 2024 |
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6:00am |
Port of Arrival: Seattle, WA |
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Conference Sessions generally take place on days at sea (as itinerary allows), giving you plenty of time to enjoy your meals, evenings and ports of call with your companion, family and friends.
IMPORTANT NOTE: All conferees, their families, and guests must book their cruise within the University at Sea® meeting group through University at Sea® at 800-926-3775 or by registering online. This ensures our company can provide conference services and complimentary social amenities to all meeting participants and their guests. Thank you for your cooperation.
Faculty
Brian Pearlman, MD, FACP, FAASLD, AAHIVS
Professor of Medicine, Medical College of Georgia
Professor of Medicine, Emory School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA
Brian Pearlman, MD is the Medical Director for Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center's Center for Hepatitis C in Atlanta, Georgia, and is Professor of Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia and Professor of Medicine at Emory School of Medicine. He completed his medical degree at the University of Miami and post-graduate training at both the University of Texas, Southwestern and Baylor University Medical Center.
Dr. Pearlman is Fellow for the American College of Physicians, and Fellow for the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease as well as certified by the American Academy of HIV Medicine. He is also a member of the American Gastroenterological Association. He had sat on the Board of Directors for The American Liver Foundation, Southeast Chapter.
Dr. Pearlman is widely published in leading journals such as The Lancet, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, The Lancet Infectious Disease, Clinical Infectious Diseases and the American Journal of Medicine. He is active in both patient care and in teaching physicians. He has been the recipient of numerous teaching awards and is an active investigator in multiple liver-related clinical trials, some of which are in collaboration with the CDC's Division of Viral Hepatitis.
Erin D. Michos, MD, MHS, FACC, FAHA, FASE, FASPC
Associate Director of Preventive Cardiology
Associate Professor in the Division of Cardiology
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Co-Director, IMPACT Center at JHU
(Improving Participation Among diverse populations in Cardiovascular clinical Trials)
Co-Editor in Chief, American Journal of Preventive Cardiology
Baltimore, MD
Erin D. Michos, MD is an Associate Professor in the Division of Cardiology at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, with joint appointment in Epidemiology at the School of Public Health. She is the Director of Women’s Cardiovascular Health Research and the Associate Director of Preventive Cardiology at Johns Hopkins University.
Dr. Michos is an internationally known expert in Preventive Cardiology and Women’s Health, having authored >650 publications and 11 book chapters. Her clinical and research is focused on (1) Women’s Cardiovascular Health; (2) Lipids and Lipid management; (3) Cardiometabolic diseases (4) Coronary artery calcium, inflammation, and other biomarkers of cardiovascular risk.
She is the co-Editor-in-Chief for the American Journal of Preventive Cardiology and an Associate Editor for Circulation. She is Co-Director of the IMPACT Center (Improving Participation Among Diverse Populations in Cardiovascular Clinical Trials) at Johns Hopkins, funded by the American Heart Association (AHA). She is a co-investigator in several NIH-funded studies including the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis and Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities cohorts. She is the Training Director for four AHA Strategic Focused Research Networks. She has mentored over 60 individuals and the recipient of 2 mentoring awards.
Dr. Michos completed medical school at Northwestern University, Internal Medicine residency and Cardiology fellowship at Johns Hopkins Hospital, and a Master of Health Science degree at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health.
George L. Higgins III, MD, FACEP
Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME
Director of Rural Education and Emergency Partner
BlueWater Health, Brunswick, ME
George L. Higgins III, MD graduated from Tufts University School of Medicine, is board certified in both Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine, is a Fellow in the American College of Emergency Physicians, and currently holds the rank of Professor Emeritus in Emergency Medicine at Maine Medical Center, an academic medical center located in Portland, Maine. For many years, he chaired MMC’s Department of Emergency Medicine, where he was privileged to advance the academic mission of the department and to be involved with the establishment of a successful resident training program in Emergency Medicine. His career path also provided him with attractive administrative opportunities, initially as the Associate Vice President of Performance Improvement and then as the Chief Medical Officer and Vice President for Medical Affairs for the institution. Eventually he returned to his true passion of caring for patients; teaching residents, APPs and medical students about the exciting field of Emergency Medicine; and overseeing scholarly productivity as Director of Research. More recently he provided clinical services to small, rural, Critical Access hospitals, an experience he found challenging, meaningful and professionally rewarding. As a result, he now serves as Director of Rural Education for BlueWater Health and has developed an elective in Rural/Remote Acute Care and Emergency Medicine at three clinical sites in New England for medical students, residents, and APPs.
Cecilia Low Wang, MD, FACP, FACE
Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Diabetes
Department of Medicine
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Aurora, CO
Cecilia Low Wang (pronounced “lowwong”), MD is an endocrinologist and Professor of Medicine at University of Colorado, Clinician-Scientist at CPC Clinical Research, and a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology. She earned her medical degree at the University of Rochester and did her residency and chief residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Utah. She completed her fellowship in Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes at the University of Colorado (CU). Dr. Low Wang is Chairperson of the FDA Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee. She is the principal investigator for continuous glucose monitoring trials in the inpatient setting, and remote continuous monitoring to facilitate a dietary intervention in rural Colorado. She is a member of the Academy of Medical Educators and founding Program Director for the primary care Diabetes Fellowship Program at CU. Dr. Low Wang also directs the Glucose Management Team at the University of Colorado Hospital. She has served on a number of committees for the Endocrine Society and currently chairs the Nominating Committee. She is past chair of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology Disease State Network in Diabetes and was on the Task Force for the 2023 Update of the AACE Consensus Statement Comprehensive Type 2 Diabetes Management Algorithm. She serves on the Lifestyle Diabetes Committee of the Council on Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health for the American Heart Association. She co-founded and is on the Executive Board of the American College of Diabetology which developed the first board certification exam for Diabetology, to be held December 2023. She is passionate about medical education and diabetes care, and does bedside teaching, as well as workshops and lectures locally, regionally, and nationally to clinicians and trainees at all levels.
Our staff can assist you with all your travel arrangements.
Questions? Call us at 800-422-0711.
We can assist you with all your travel arrangements. We'd be happy to help you plan your flights, hotels or tours before and/or after your cruise conference.
We can assist you with all your travel arrangements. We'd be happy to help you plan your flights, hotels or tours before and/or after your cruise conference.
Cruise Itinerary
| DATE | PORT OF CALL | ARRIVE | DEPART |
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| Fri Jul 26 | Seattle, Washington |
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| Sat Jul 27 | *At Sea - Cruising |
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| Sun Jul 28 | Ketchikan, Alaska |
7:00 am | 4:00 pm |
| Mon Jul 29 | Endicott Arm & Dawes Glacier |
5:30 am | 10:00 am |
| Mon Jul 29 | Juneau, Alaska |
1:30 pm | 10:00 pm |
| Tue Jul 30 | Skagway, Alaska |
7:00 am | 6:00 pm |
| Tue Jul 30 | Alaska Inside Passage |
6:30 pm | 10:30 pm |
| Wed Jul 31 | *At Sea - Cruising |
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| Thu Aug 01 | Victoria, British Columbia |
5:30 pm | 11:59 pm |
| Fri Aug 02 | Seattle, Washington |
6:00 am | - |
*Tentative course schedule, actual class times may differ.
Ports of Call
Seattle, Washington - Sailing out on a cruise from Seattle? Make sure you spend a few a days in the beautiful Emerald City. If you’re a nature lover, this jewel in the Pacific Northwest is the perfect place for you to explore ahead of your cruise vacation. Though it offers plenty of metropolitan delights — think great restaurants, bars, a ton of shopping and lots (and lots) of hip coffee shops — Seattle is a big city with a wild, great-outdoors soul. It’s surrounded by ancient forests, sprawling public parks and, of course, the misty Puget Sound, where you can slow-moving tugboats, sleek kayaks and the occasional pod of whales. Head to Discovery Park for beautiful views of the Olympic and Cascade mountain ranges or visit the Olympic Sculpture Park near Elliott Bay. And if you’re craving a drink and a tasty bite to eat, head to one of Seattle’s many rooftop bars and take advantage of those extra-long northern summer days while you sip local brews and expertly crafted cocktails.
At Sea - Cruising - Cruising
Ketchikan, Alaska - Ketchikan sits at the southern end of Alaska’s Inside Passage— a gateway to the wild landscapes and seascapes of Misty Fjords National Monument. The canned salmon capital of the world, it’s a hub for fishing and outdoor sports. It’s also home to three tribes of Northwest Coast Indians, making it a great place to get a taste for the local culture. You’ll see it in the colorful, hand-carved totems that line the city’s streets and parks, and in the unique stilted homes that cling to Deer Mountain’s slopes. If you want to get up close and personal with nature, venture into the Tongass National Forest, the largest in the United States. Or head to Ketchikan Creek Waterfall for amazing views of downtown Ketchikan and a glimpse at the yearly salmon runs.
Endicott Arm & Dawes Glacier - One of Alaska's lesser-known gems, Endicott Arm Fjord marks the southern edge of Fords Terror Wilderness area. As you drift through its 30 -mile-long stretch, you can't help but be awed by the sorrounding granite cliffs, mountain valleys and dozens of gushing waterfalls. Drifting icebergs, deep blue waters and a spectacular tidewater glacier only add to this natural spectacle's appeal.
Skagway, Alaska - The tiny town of Skagway still looks like it did during the Klondike Gold Rush over 100 years ago— and today it remains an outpost for thrilling Alaskan adventure. An old-time street car ride along bustling Broadway Street reveals well-preserved buildings, including the state’s oldest hotel. You can see engraved walrus tusks at the Corrington Museum, or get lost in riveting historical reenactments around town. If outdoor adventure is more your thing, there are plenty of ways to amp up the adrenaline, from sledding with Alaskan Huskies on Laughton Glacier to rafting Lynn Canal, the longest fjord in North America.
Victoria, British Columbia - Though Toronto and Vancouver are the more famous Canadian destinations, it’s high time for the sophisticated and beautiful city of Victoria, British Columbia (BC) to have its big moment. The quaint charm and English manners of Victoria will take you back in time to the days of British occupation in the 19th century. Victoria is known as “the garden city” for its lushness and its commitment to keeping the city beautiful. Head to Butchart Garden or Beacon Hill Park to enjoy nature during your time in port.
Of course, a little history lesson is another must while on a cruise to Victoria, BC. Tour the expertly maintained Craigdarroch Castle and the Parliament Buildings, or stop in the Royal BC Museum, a natural history museum dedicated to the history of human settlement in the region. There’s also the Emily Carr House, a museum dedicated to the life and works of the famous painter, Emily Carr. Victoria exudes an intellectualism where art galleries and afternoon tea await you, but so do long bicycle rides along the seafront. Stylish cafes and restaurants are modernizing the city, all while maintaining its signature look: something straight out of a postcard.
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Our staff can assist you with all your travel arrangements.
Questions? Call us at 800-422-0711.We can assist you with all your travel arrangements. We'd be happy to help you plan your flights, hotels or tours before and/or after your cruise conference.
SHORE EXCURSIONS
Please note that our shore excursions are operated separately and
independently of those offered by the cruise line.
Please note that our shore excursions are operated separately and
independently of those offered by the cruise line.
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