2024 Louisiana Chapter Annual Scientific Meeting

Friday, March 8 - Saturday, March 9, 2024
LSU Medical Education & Innovation Center | Baton Rouge, LA

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2024 Louisiana Chapter Annual Scientific Meeting

Fostering Excellence in Internal Medicine

Live events are changing, and American College of Physicians is helping lead the way with the ability to learn, network, and engage like never before!

  • Presented both live and virtually March 8 - 9, 2024, ACP's LA Chapter is pleased to offer a safe meeting space to earn CME/MOC, recharge, and engage with one another. Sessions will be held live at the LSU Medical Education & Innovation Center, Baton Rouge LA as well as through virtual education sessions.
  • Learn, Connect, and Engage in Person or from Home or Office. Regardless of location, you can 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 you meet your needs as a physician and help you provide the best care for your patients using the latest knowledge.
Angela C. Johnson, MD, FACP
ACP Governor, Louisiana Chapter

Meeting Highlights
  • AI & Medicine
  • Cardiology
  • GI
  • Neurology
  • Addiction Disorder
  • Hospital Medicine
  • Infectious Disease
  • Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Program Committee
  • Lauren Barfield, MD, FACP, Co-Chair
  • Marlon Joseph, MD, FACP, Co-Chair
  • Wartelle Castille, Jr, MD, FACP
  • Lee Engel, MD, FACP
  • Janice Ford, MD
  • Angela Johnson, MD, FACP
  • Angela McLean, MD, FACP
  • James Morris, MD, FACP
  • Murthy Muthuswamy, MD, FACP

10 CME & MOC Available

Release Date: March 9, 2024
Termination Date: March 9, 2025

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The American College of Physicians is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The American College of Physicians designates this live activity for a maximum of 10 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 10 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

Friday, March 8

Time Session
7:30 AM Registration/Breakfest
7:55-8:00 AM Welcome
8:00-8:45 AM Aggressive Lipid Intervention Status 2024
Carl J Lavie, Jr, MD, FACC
8:45-9:30 AM New Therapies for Dementia
Roger E Kelley, MD
9:30-10:15 AM Bedside Teaching for the Internist
William B Benton, MD FACP
10:15-10:30 AM Break
10:30-11:15 AM Urine Danger: Blood in the Water
Matthew C Foy, MD
11:15 AM-Noon Updates in Hospital Medicine
Caley McIntyre, MD
Noon-12:15 PM Break/Pick-up Lunch
12:15-1:15 PM Business Meeting & Awards Program
1:15-1:30 PM Break
1:30-2:30 PM Why Physicians Are Paid What They Are Paid - And Why You Should Care
William E Fox, MD FACP
2:30-3:15 PM Precision Medicine: The Future of Healthcare is Here
Marc R Matrana, MD MSc FACP
3:15-4:00 PM Non Alcoholic Steatohepatitis
Christopher J Christensen, MD
4:00-4:45 PM Opioid Use Disorder: Practice Guidance for the Internal Medicine Physician
Elyse Sparkls Stevens, MD, MPH, CCTP
4:45 PM Close Meeting for the Day
5:00 PM Reception

Saturday, March 9

Time Session
8:00 AM Registration/Breakfast
8:25-8:30 AM Welcome
8:30-9:15 AM Making Medical Dermatology Simple
Blair Budden, MD
9:15-10:00 AM Infectious Diseases Annual Update
Fred A Lopez, MD MACP
Victoria Burke MD FACP
10:00-10:15 AM Break
10:15-11:00 AM Leading health trends and case uses in responsible AI, system efficiencies, and health inequities
Dominique Monlezun, MD, PhD, PhD, MPH
11:00-11:45 AM Diagnosis and Management of Most Common Overuse Injuries
Michael McIver, MD
11:45 AM Adjourn

Louisiana Chapter Registration

Categories Registration Rates
ACP Member $250
ACP Resident/Fellow Member $0
ACP Medical Student Member $0
ACP Affiliate Member $250
Nonmember Physician $350
Nonmember Resident $120
Nonmember Medical Student $25
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, 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.

Area Hotels and Parking Information

Information regarding area hotels and parking.

Meeting Handouts

There will be no meeting handouts.

Can I follow along on social media?

Yes, follow/like the LA Chapter through the meeting on social media! Use the hashtag #IMProud.

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

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’s 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.  “Physicians’ conduct as professionals and as individuals should merit the respect of the community.” 

ACP expects members, staff, and others who participate in events and activities involving ACP to treat others as you would like to be treated – with courtesy, respect for differences, and in ways that appropriately represent the profession of internal medicine. As set forth in ACP’s 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 Sarah M Wardrop, Executive Director, at 225-364-9480 or laacpchaptermeeting@gmail.com.

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