AGENDA

Welcome & Introductions
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM CT

Cody A. Chastain, MD, FACP, MEHP
Associate Professor of Medicine
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN


Implementing Treatment Advances in Eosinophilic Esophagitis Care Across all Ages in Rural and Underserved Communities
8:15 AM - 9:15 AM CT | 1.0 CME/CE

Paul E. Feuerstadt MD, FACG, AGAF
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine
Yale University School of Medicine
Managing Partner
PACT Gastroenterology Center
New Haven, CT

Cody A. Chastain, MD, FACP, MEHP
Associate Professor of Medicine
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN


Breathe Better: Improving Access and Advancing COPD Care in Rural and Underserved Communities
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM CT | 1.0 CME/CE

Nicola A. Hanania, MD, MS
Professor of Medicine - Pulmonary
Director, Airways Clinical Research Center
Baylor College of Medicine
Chief of Pulmonary/Critical Care/Sleep Medicine
Ben Taub Hospital
Houston, TX

Cody A. Chastain, MD, FACP, MEHP
Associate Professor of Medicine
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN


Break
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM CT


IBD Care in Rural and Underserved Communities: Collaborative Approaches to Address Disparities and Improve Patient Outcomes
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CT | 1.0 CME/CE

Jordan E. Axelrad, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Director, Clinical and Translational Research
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center 
NYU Langone Health
New York, NY

Cody A. Chastain, MD, FACP MEHP
Associate Professor of Medicine
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN


Improving Identification and Management of Hyperlipidemia in Rural and Underserved Communities
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM CT | 1.0 CME/CE

Peter P. Toth, MD, PhD, FCCP, FESC, FAHA, FACC
Professor of Clinical Family and Community Medicine
University of Illinois College of Medicine
Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Director of Preventive Cardiology
CGH Medical Center
Baltimore, MD

Cody A. Chastain, MD, FACP, MEHP
Associate Professor of Medicine
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN


Agenda as of 5/7/25. Session order subject to change.