Internal Medicine 2008
Internal Medicine 2008, held May 15-17, brought 6,688 physicians and medical students to in Washington, D.C., for three days of practical information for improving the care of adult patients. The meeting was the top-ranked attendance for an ACP meeting held on the East coast, and was the third-best-attended meeting in ACP history.
Courses and press briefings attracted medical press from consumer and trade media. ACP hosted a briefing on its Diabetes Initative and held a briefing/panel discussion on the impending collapse of primary care. It also released new policy papers on cost effectiveness of medical interventions, and on E-health and its impact on medical practice. The ACP-ACP Foundation released new topics for its Health TiPS -- 4 x 6 cards that help patients understand and manage common conditions. In addition, the College welcomed new leadership and recognized outstanding achievements in medicine
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When’s the next ACP scientific meeting?
The next ACP annual scientific meeting, Internal Medicine 2009, will be held in Philadelphia April 23-25, 2009, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Press registration will open in December 2008. Registered reporters may attend most of the courses presented at the meeting.
What is the ACP scientific meeting?
ACP’s meeting is the largest continuing education event for internists and related subspecialists. It includes more than 260 workshops, lectures, panel discussions, and demonstrations for doctors of internal medicine (“Doctors for Adults™”), who are major providers of primary care to adults.
Internists attend the meeting to learn about recent developments and how they may impact practice. For example, they may discuss interesting cases in small-group sessions, work on techniques for aspirating a knee joint, consider different points of view presented in panel discussions, get inspired with new ways to motivate their patients, and practice new computer programs, among other learning opportunities.
Questions? Please contact Lynda Teer, ACP Communications Department, at 215-351-2655 or lteer@acponline.org; Steve Majewski, 215-351-2514 or smajewski@acponline.org.
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