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2024 Massachusetts Chapter Annual Scientific Meeting

Saturday, September 28, 2024
Conference Center at Waltham Woods, Massachusetts Medical Society | Waltham, MA

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2024 Massachusetts Chapter Annual Scientific Meeting

Internal Medicine Physicians Advancing Care

The 管家婆心水论坛 is helping lead the way with the ability to learn, network, and engage like never before!

  • Presented both live and virtually on Saturday, September 28, 2024, ACP's MA Chapter is pleased to offer an educational meeting to learn the newest aspects of internal medicine, earn CME/MOC, recharge, and engage with one another. Sessions will be held live at the Conference Center at Waltham Woods, Massachusetts Medical Society, Waltham MA as well as through virtual and education sessions.
  • Learn, Connect, and Engage in Person or from Home or Office Attend or tune in to live, interactive sessions with your Chapter colleagues. Engage with each other to discuss topics important to you and your community, both professionally and socially.
  • These flexible options provide access to top-notch education, help you connect with each other, and learn about ways to get involved with your Chapter. This Meeting will help meet your needs as a physician and help you provide the best care for your patients using the newest knowledge.
Judith A. Melin, MA, MD, FACP
ACP Governor, Massachusetts Chapter

Meeting Highlights
  • Envisioning the Future of Care Beyond the Walls: Hospital at Home and More
  • Controversies and Advances in Treating Atrial Fibrillation
  • Substance Use Disorder: Advancing Care and Hopes for the Future
  • Advances in Managing Diabetes Today and Tomorrow
  • ACP President Dr. Isaac Opole, Town Hall
  • Poster Competition for Residents, Fellows, & Medical Students 
  • Doctor鈥檚 Dilemma
  • And more
Program Committee
  • Ryan Quarles, MD, FACP, Program Chair
  • Judith Melin, MD, FACP, Governor
  • Christine Donat, MD
  • Petal Elder, MD
  • Harinivaas Shanmugavel Geetha, MBBS
  • Eric Green, MD, FACP
  • Gene Lambert, MD, FACP
  • Jodian Pinkney, MBBS
  • Riffat Sabir, MD, FACP
  • Jeffrey Samet, MD, FACP
  • Monica Sircar, MD

6.5 CME & MOC Available

Release Date: September 28, 2024
Termination Date:September 28, 2025

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The 管家婆心水论坛 is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The 管家婆心水论坛 designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 6.5 medical knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credit claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Agenda

Saturday, September 28

 
Time Session
7:30-9:00 AM Poster Competition
8:50-9:00 AM Welcome
Judith A. Melin, MA, MD, FACP
Ryan Quarles, MD, FACP
9:00-10:05 AM Controversies and Advances in Treating Atrial Fibrillation
Abha Agrawal, MD, FACP, FACHE
Christopher Madias, MD, FHRS, FACC
David T. Martin, MD, FRCP, MACP, FACC, FHRS
Kannu Bansal, MD
10:05-10:40 AM Fostering Excellence in Internal Medicine
Isaac O. Opole, MBChB, PhD, MACP
10:40-11:05 AM Refreshments, Networking
11:05 AM-12:05 PM Advances in Managing Diabetes Today and Tomorrow
Nitin Trivedi, MD, DM, FACE, FACP
Deborah J. Wexler MD MSc
Ibrahim Kamel, MD, MHA
12:05-12:55 PM Lunch
12:55-1:55 PM Substance Use Disorder: Advancing Care and Hopes for the Future
Amy Fitzpatrick, MD, MS
Faith Omede, MD
Ki Jung Lee, MD
1:55-3:35 PM Doctor's Dilemma
George M. Abraham, MD, MPH, MACP, FIDSA
Ryan Quarles, MD, FACP
3:35-3:50 PM Refreshments, Networking
3:50-5:00 PM Hospital at Home and More: Envisioning the Future of Care Beyond the Walls
David M. Levine, MD, MPH, MA
Constantinos (Taki) Michaelidis, MD, MBA, MS
Luis Quiel MD, MBA, CPE, FACP
Vasileios Efthymiou, MD
5:00-5:50 PM Governor's Reception & Award Presentations

Morning Program: Resident/Fellow, Medical Student and Transitional Medical Graduate Track

Time Session
9:00 AM Meet the ACP President (Berkshire Room)
Isaac O. Opole, MBChB, PhD, MACP
9:35 AM Shared Decision Making: The Pinnacle of Patient-Centered Care (Berkshire Room)
Michael J. Barry, MD, MACP
10:20 AM Atrial Fibrillation Management Goes Gender Neutral...Finally! (Berkshire Room)
David T. Martin, MD, FRCP, MACP, FACC, FHRS
10:40 AM Break
11:05 AM Advances in Managing Diabetes Today and Tomorrow (Auditorium)
Nitin Trivedi, MD, DM, FACE, FACP
Deborah J. Wexler, MD, MSc
Ibrahim Kamel, MD, MHA (Resident/Fellow Presenter)
12:05 PM Luncheon with the Laureates, Leaders of ACP, and National Awardees

Massachusetts Chapter Registration

Categories Registration Rates
ACP Member $90
ACP Resident/Fellow Member $60
ACP Medical Student Member $0
ACP Affiliate Member $90
Nonmember Physician $160
Nonmember Resident $90
Nonmember Medical Student $60
Nonmember Allied Health Professional $125

Questions? If you have trouble registering online, please contact Member and Product Support at 800-ACP-1915 or direct at 215-351-2600 (M-F, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. ET).

FAQ

Registration Information

Registration fee includes continental breakfast, lunch, President's Reception, all scientific sessions and materials, and CME documentation.

Members whose dues were not paid for the current fiscal year will receive the nonmember registration rate.

Meeting Handouts

There will be no meeting handouts.

Can I follow along on social media?

Yes, follow/like the MA Chapter through the meeting on social media! Use the hashtags #IMProud #ACPMA24.

What does registration include?

Registration fee includes continental breakfast, lunch, all scientific sessions and materials, and CME documentation.

I cannot access my account

If you have any difficulty accessing your ACP account, you can reset your username and password. You can do so by clicking on the MyACP link at the top of the ACP web site. If you require additional assistance, please contact us (M-F, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET) via web chat or call 800-ACP-1915 or 215-351-2600 or via e-mail at help@acponline.org

I do not have an ACPonline account

Nonmembers are advised to use their e-mail address as their username when creating a password. If you require additional assistance, please contact us (M-F, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET) via web chat or call 800-ACP-1915 or 215-351-2600 or via e-mail at help@acponline.org

Will this meeting be recorded?

The meeting will be recorded and available for playback for one year.

MyACP Account

If you have any difficulty accessing your MyACP account, you can reset your username and password. You can do so by clicking on the MyACP link at the top of the ACP web site. Nonmembers are advised to use their e-mail address as their username when creating a password. If you require additional assistance, please contact us (M-F, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET) via web chat or call 800-ACP-1915 or 215-351-2600 or via e-mail at help@acponline.org

Participant Photography

As a participant in the chapter meeting, your photograph may be taken as a focus or background subject, to be used in chapter communications. By attending this meeting, you consent to the use of your photograph for this purpose.

ACP Chapters Meeting Code of Conduct

ACP is a community that values collegiality, respect for patients and each other, and medicine鈥檚 standards of ethics and professionalism. ACP members are guided by the content and spirit of the ACP Pledge and by their commitment to the ethics of medicine, including those in the ACP Ethics Manual.  鈥淧hysicians鈥 conduct as professionals and as individuals should merit the respect of the community.鈥 

ACP expects members, staff, and others who participate in events and activities involving ACP to treat others as you would like to be treated 鈥 with courtesy, respect for differences, and in ways that appropriately represent the profession of internal medicine. As set forth in ACP鈥檚 Anti-Harassment Policy, ACP does not tolerate any form of harassment, including intimidation, hostility, or other unwelcome and offensive communication or treatment.

If you experience or observe harassing, inappropriate or otherwise unprofessional behavior, or you have concerns about how you have been treated by an ACP member or staff or anyone else at an ACP meeting or event, you may report the incident to acpevents@acponline.org or call 215 351-7750.

The chapter reserves the right to take any action deemed necessary and appropriate; including immediate removal from the meeting without warning or refund, in response to any incident of unacceptable behavior, and the chapter reserves the right to prohibit attendance at any future meeting, virtually or in person.

For other questions about the chapter meeting, contact Lynda Layer at 781-434-7317 or llayer@mms.org.

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