Friday, March 3

Time	Session
8:00-9:00 AM	Update on Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Diagnosis and Treatment Frank W. Smart, MD, FACP
9:00-10:00 AM	Depression in Primary Care L. Lee Tynes, MD, PhD, FACP
10:00-10:15 AM	Break
10:15-10:45 AM	Things We Do For No Reason Michael R. Sewell, MD, FACP
10:45-11:15 AM	Updates in Primary Care Erica Tate, MD Anh Mai, MD, MSc
11:15-12:15 PM	Food As Medicine: Nourishing our Mind, Body & Spirit Molly Kimball, RD, CSSD
12:15-12:30 PM	Break
12:30-1:30 PM	Business Meeting/Lunch
1:30-1:45 PM	Break
1:45-2:45 PM	Updates in Nephrology  Bader Kfoury, MD
2:45-3:45 PM	Updates in Diabetes Management in the Inpatient and Outpatient Setting Susan Karam, MD
3:45-4:15 PM	Rheumatology: 2023 Update William E. Davis, MD, MACP
4:15-4:30 PM	Break
4:30-5:30 PM	Financial Wellness: How to Manage Competing Priorities, Set Goals, & Save for Retirement. Jayme Schwartzenburg, CRPC
5:30-6:30 PM	Laureate Awards Cocktail Reception

Saturday, March 4

Time	Session
8:30-9:30 AM	Medication Management and Deprescribing in the Older Adult Cynthia J. Brown, MD, MSPH, FACP
9:30-10:30 AM	Advancing Your Personalized Learning Program: an ACP Education Update Davoren Chick, MD, FACP
10:30-10:45 AM	Break
10:45-11:45 AM	Social Determinants of Health as a Paradigm Shift of Priority in Population Health Tonya Jagneaux, MD, MSHI
11:45 AM	Adjourn

During the Annual Scientific Meeting, the Chapter will hold a food & fund drive for the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank. If you would like to bring items from the "Most Needed Items" list, there will be a collection box near the Registration Table during the meeting.

You may also scan the QR code to make a financial contribution. The QR code will also be available at the Registration Table during the meeting. All contributions are greatly appreciated!

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Test Your Equipment in Advance

• Please test and check your system at least 15 minutes prior to meeting. This includes your network connection, device battery life, and speakers.
• We recommend you use a computer or a tablet for the best experience. The system is not responsive on a cell phone.

Control Your Environment as Best You Can

• Mute other devices that might interfere with your computer audio.
• Create a learning-conducive environment, eliminating as many distractions as possible. Close out of other tabs and mute notifications, if possible.
• Prepare your space with anything you may need during the virtual program (appropriate chargers, note-taking materials, water, etc.).

Troubleshooting Technical Difficulties

• Some networks cause slides to advance more slowly than others. If your slides are behind or you are having audio issues, please try to refresh the page.

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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 An-Harassment Policy, ACP does not tolerate any form of harassment, including intimidation, hostility, or other unwelcome and offensive communication or treatment.

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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.