管家婆心水论坛

2024 Puerto Rico Chapter Annual Scientific Meeting

Thursday, February 29-Saturday, March 2, 2024
Sheraton Convention Center | San Juan, PR

2024 Puerto Rico Chapter Annual Scientific Meeting

Fostering Excellence in Internal Medicine

The Puerto Rico Chapter is pleased to offer a safe meeting space to learn, recharge, and facilitate face-to-face discussion with your peers, chapter leaders, and guest speakers!

Join your internal medicine colleagues at the next Puerto Rico Chapter scientific meeting February 29 - February 29, 2024:

  • Earn CME credits and MOC points and connect with other internal medicine colleagues who know your challenges and can help you find solutions.
  • Experience top-notch education from expert faculty, meet new people and connect with old friends, and learn about ways to get involved with our Chapter.
  • This meeting will help you meet your needs as a physician and help you provide the best care for your patients using the latest information.

We look forward to seeing you at the Sheraton Convention Center, San Juan, Puerto Rico!

Edwin A. Alicea, MD, FACP
ACP Governor, Puerto Rico Chapter

Meeting Highlights
  • Point-of-Care Ultrasound
  • Early Identification and Management of Cardiotoxic Effects of Antineoplastic Agents
  • Climate Change in Climiate Practice
  • Medical Marijuana in Primary Care Practice
  • The Anti-Vaccine Movement
  • Surviving Sepsis
  • Updates in Breast, Cervical, and Ovarian Cancer Screening 
Program Committee
  • Myriam Z. Allende_Vega, MD, MBA, MACP, FACE
  • Edwin Alicea, MD, FACP
  • Hilton Franqui-Rivera, MD FACP
  • Sara K. Schultz, MD, FACP

18 CME & MOC Available

Release Date: March 2, 2024
Termination Date: March 2, 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 18 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 18 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

Thursday, February 29

Time Session
7:00-7:50 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast
7:50-8:00 AM Welcome Remarks
Edwin Alicea, MD, FACP
8:00-8:35 AM Serious Infections Related to Injection Behavior
Sara K. Schultz, MD, FACP
8:35-9:10 AM Medical Marijuana in Primary Care Practice
Andrew C. Adams, MD, FACP
9:10-9:45 AM Infectious Endocarditis Update
Sara K. Schultz, MD, FACP
9:45-10:00 AM Q & A
Edwin Alicea, MD, FACP
10:00-10:30 AM Break
10:30-11:05 AM Double Trouble: Concomitant Anticoagulation and Antiplatelet Therapy
Carlos Nieves, MD
11:05-11:40 AM Early Identification and Management of Cardiotoxic Effects of Antineoplastic Agents
11:40 AM-12:15 PM Invasive Management of Valvular Heart Disease
Ismael Ortiz-Cartagena, MD
12:15-12:30 PM Q & A
Edwin Alicea, MD, FACP
12:30-1:30 PM Lunch
1:30-2:05 PM Surviving Sepsis and Surviving the Process
Kannan Ramar, MD, FAASM, FCCP
2:05-2:40 PM Gender Equity in the Intensive Care Unit
Gloria Rodriguez-Vega, MD, FACP, FCCP, MCCM
2:40-2:55 PM Break
2:55-3:30 PM ABCDEF Bundles in the Intensive Care Unit
Alice Gallo De Moraes, MD, FACP
3:30-3:45 PM Q & A
Edwin Alicea, MD, FACP

Friday, March 1

Time Session
7:00-7:50 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast
7:50-8:00 AM Welcome Remarks
Edwin Alicea, MD, FACP
8:00-8:35 AM Updates in Breast, Cervical and Ovarian Cancer Screening
Josiel Medina-Zayas, MD
8:35-9:10 AM Updates on Hormone Therapy & Menopause
Katherine Sherif, MD
9:10-9:45 AM Healthcare Disparities in Management of Psychiatric Disorders in Women
Vilma McCarthy, MD
9:45-10:00 AM Q & A
Hilton Franqui-Rivera, MD, FACP, FACC, FHRS
10:00-10:30 AM Break
10:30-11:05 AM Non-Surgical Strategies for Weight Loss
Milliette Alvarado, MD
11:05-11:40 AM Polycystic Ovary Syndrome for Internists
Katherine Sherif, MD
11:40 AM-12:20 PM MACP Conference: Updatesin Diabetes Mellitus
Myriam Z. Allende Vega, MD, MBA, MACP, FACE
12:25-12:45 PM Q & A
Hilton Franqui-Rivera, MD, FACP, FACC, FHRS
112:45-1:45 PM Lunch
1:45-2:15 PM Management of Pancreatic Cysts
Priscilla Magno, MD, MSc
2:15-2:45 PM Management of Chronic Hepatitis C
Henry Gonzalez-Rivera, MD
2:45-3:15 PM Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Hendrick Pagan, MD
3:15-3:30 PM Q & A
Hilton Franqui-Rivera, MD, FACP, FACC, FHRS

Saturday, March 2

Time Session
7:00-7:50 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast
7:50-8:00 AM Welcome Remarks
Edwin Alicea, MD, FACP
8:00-8:35 AM Role of Hormone Therapy in Men
Katherine Sherif, MD, FACP
8:35-9:10 AM Erectile Dysfunction
Andres Perez-Roman, MD
9:10-9:45 AM Men Don't Go to the Doctor
Andrew C. Adams, MD, FACP
9:45-10:00 AM Q & A
Edwin Alicea, MD, FACP
10:00-10:30 AM Break
10:30-11:05 AM Application of Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Clinical Practice
Catherine Chen, MD, FACP
11:05-11:40 AM Computed Tomography Pearls for the Internist
Eduardo Acosta-Pumarejo, MD
11:40 AM-12:15 PM Climate Change in Clinical Practice
Catherine Chen, MD, FACP
12:15-12:30 PM Q & A
Edwin Alicea, MD, FACP
12:30-2:00 PM Lunch & Awards Ceremony
2:00-2:35 PM Updates in Management of Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Elizabeth Martinez, MD
2:35-3:10 PM Dermatologic Manifestations of Systemic Diseases
Dianne Carrasquillo, MD, FAAD
3:10-3:45 PM Trends in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Oscar Soto Raices, MD
3:45-4:00 PM Q & A
Edwin Alicea, MD, FACP

Puerto Rico Chapter Registration

Categories

By 2/14

1 Day

By 2/14

3 Days

After 2/15 & Onsite

1 Day

After 2/15 & Onsite

3 Days

ACP Member $175 $350 $225 $400
ACP Resident/Fellow Member $100 $150 $100 $150
ACP Medical Student Member $80 $100 $80 $100
ACP Affiliate Member $175 $350 $225 $400
Nonmember Physician $225 $450 $275 $500
Nonmember Resident $125 $175 $125 $175
Nonmember Medical Student $90 $125 $95 $125
Nonmember Allied Health Professional
No CME credits
$225 $450 $275 $500

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

You can customize the FAQ section while filling out the Detailed Information in the Chapter Meeting Assistant. Below is a list of standard FAQs for the promotional page.

Registration Information

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 PR Chapter through the meeting on social media! Use the hashtag #IMProud.

  • Facebook: @ACPPuertoRicoChapter/
  • Instagram: @acppuertoricochapter

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. If you would not like your photo taken, please inform chapter staff.

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 Rina Vega-Delgado, Chapter Staff at 787-409-6497 or rinavega@rivsmarekting.com.

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