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Internal Medicine & Subspecialties

19th Annual Nicotine Dependence Conference

Monday, May 21

TimeTopic
7:00 a.m. Registration, Continental Breakfast & Exhibits
7:45 a.m. Welcome Remarks, Course Introduction
Richard D. Hurt, M.D.
8:00 a.m. Smoking, Mental Illness and Other Addictions – A Biopsychosocial Understanding of Co-Morbidity
Jill M. Williams, M.D.
8:45 a.m. Better Safe Than Sorry? Update on the Risks and Benefits of Varenicline for Tobacco Dependence Treatment
J. Taylor Hays, M.D.
9:30 a.m. Smoking and Pain: Physiological Mechanisms and Clinical Correlations
W. Michael Hooten, M.D.
10:15 a.m. Break & Exhibits
10:45 a.m. Tobacco Dependence Treatment Approaches for Individuals with Mental Illness and Other Addictions
Jill M. Williams, M.D.
11:30 a.m. Lunch
12:00 p.m. Panel Discussion with Former Patients
Barbara Dallavalle, M.A.
12:45 p.m. Break & Exhibits
1:00 p.m. E-Cigarettes: The Pro(pylene)s and Cons
Jon O. Ebbert, M.D.
1:45 p.m. Global Tobacco Control Initiatives
Richard D. Hurt, M.D.
2:15 p.m. Break & Exhibits
2:30 p.m. Panel
Jon O. Ebbert, M.D., J. Taylor Hays, M.D.,
W. Michael Hooten, M.D., Richard D. Hurt, M.D., Jill M. Williams, M.D.
3:15 p.m. Case Studies
Richard D. Hurt, M.D.
4:00 p.m. Wrap Up/Q&A
Richard D. Hurt, M.D.
4:15 p.m. Adjourn
5:00 p.m. Reception
Kahler Hotel
Elizabethan Room, Lobby Level