Meeting Theme
(IN-PERSON Meeting)
After an unprecedented year for internists, the [CHAPTER] 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 [CHAPTER] Chapter scientific meeting [DATE]:
- Earn CME credits and MOC points and connect with other internists 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 in [LOCATION]]!
(VIRTUAL Meeting)
Join ACP's [CHAPTER] Chapter at our upcoming comprehensive virtual scientific meeting, [DATE]. Refresh your knowledge, earn CME/MOC, and connect with your chapter colleagues in a new, convenient virtual platform.
Learn, Connect, and Engage from Your Own Space
- Attend exclusive live, interactive learning sessions with your Chapter colleagues from the comfort and safety of your home or office.
- Engage with other attendees in facilitated breakout “rooms” to discuss topics important to you and your community, both professionally and socially.
- Receive top-notch education from expert faculty, connect with one another, and learn new 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 knowledge.
(Hybrid Meeting)
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 [DATE], ACP's [CHAPTER] 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 [LOCATION] as well as through exclusive virtual keynote and education sessions.
- Learn, Connect, and Engage in Person or from Home or Office Attend or tune in to exclusive live, interactive sessions with your local Chapter colleagues. 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.

Governor, Alabama Chapter
Meeting Highlights
- SEP Module for Hospital Medicine
- Doctor's Dilemma
- Providing Palliative Care During a Pandemic
- Updates in COPD, Addiction Medicine and Lipids
Program Committee
- Lewis Aldred, MD FACP, Mississippi Chapter Chapter
- William Curry, MD MACP, Governor, Alabama Chapter
- Patrick Dauphin MD, Mississippi Chapter
- Savannah Duckworth, MD FACP Mississippi Chapter
- Jacob Elrod, MD, Alabama Chapter
- Otis Gowdy, MD FACP, Governor Elect, Mississippi Chapter
- Jessica Lavender, MD FACP Chair, Mississippi Chapter
- Allison Rogers, MD, Alabama Chapter
- Rob Smola, MD, Alabama Chapter
- Calvin Thigpen, MD FACP, Governor, Mississippi Chapter
Agenda
Access the live feeds by clicking the 'Access the Virtual Meeting' buttons within the Agenda below.
- Day One
- Day Two
- Resident & Medical Student Workshop
- ABIM SEP Modules for MOC
- Chapter Awards
- Poster Competition
Month Day
Month Day
Resident & Medical Student Meeting
Monday Day | Time
Join your colleagues at this specially designed breakout for important information relevant to your career. Registration for the Resident & Medical Student Workshop is included in meeting registration.
If you have any questions, please contact (CHAPTER CONTACT INFORMATION)
Maintenance of Certification
Month Day | Time
SEP Module: 2020 - 2021 Update in Internal Medicine
SEP FACULTY
Louis J. Rubenstein, MD, FACP, Iris Tong, MD, FACP
SEP LEARNING OBJECTIVES
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PRE-COURSE NOTE and MAINTENANCE OF CERTIFICATION INFORMATIONThe American College of Physicians is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. |
WHO SHOULD ATTEND THE PRE-COURSE
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Chapter Awards
Milton Hamolsky Lifetime Achievement Award E. Jane Carter, MD, FACP |
Irving Beck Laureate Award Vincent A. Armenio, MD, FACP |
Governor's Award Audrey Kupchan, MD, FACP |
Distinguished Mentor Award Elizabeth T. Toll, MD, FACP |
Women Physician of the Year Vanessa M. Britto, MD, MSc, FACP |
Poster Competition
Place | Resident CV | |
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1st | An Unusual Case of Chronic Cough: Broncho-Esophageal Fistula (HYPERLINKS TO VIDEO PRESENTATION, IF APPLICABLE) Zain Raza, WUSM |
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2nd | "Symptomatic" Pauses on Cardiac Telemetry Shiyang Zhang, WUSM |
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3rd | Do Not Disregard Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: A Case of Severe Steroid Resistant Immune-Mediated Colitis Wilfor Diaz Fernandez, Mercy |
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Place | Resident QI/HVC/Pt Safety | |
1st | Quality Improvements Strategies to Improve Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates in a Resident Clinic Ojasqi Tomar, St. Mary's |
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2nd | Calling Attention to Hepatic Steatosis in a CT Scan Impression is Associated with Increased Recognition of NAFLD in Primary Care Luis Hernandez, WUSM |
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3rd | HPV Vaccine Rate Improvement Aireen Agulto, MU |
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Place | Resident Research | |
1st | Rural Urban Differences in Antibiotic Prescribing for Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infection Abbye Clark, WUSM |
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2nd | Trends in Outpatient Opioid Prescriptions in the United States; 2013-2018 Preetham Gunta, UMKC |
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3rd | Association of Food Environment and Cardiovascular Mortality Janelle Fried, UMKC |
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Place | Student CV | |
1st | Non-typhoidal Salmonella Mycotic Aortic Aneurysm after Pneumonitis and Bacteremia Margaret Wieser, MU |
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2nd | Get That SGA Off the DKA David Cheung, SLU |
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3rd | A Case Report of Autoimmune Necrotizing Myopathy Kristen Vu, MU |
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Place | Student Research | |
1st | The Impact of Accounting for Poverty on Financial Penalties in a Federal Value-Based Payment Program Sukruth Shashikumar, WUSM |
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2nd | Neurological Outcomes in Cardiac Arrest Patients with Non-shockable vs. Shockable Rhythm Treated with Targeted Temperature Management Gopika Hari, WUSM |
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3rd | rfaZ's Role in Escherichia Coli Growth & Intestinal Invasion Adnan Islam, WMKC |
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Place | Early Career Physician | |
1st | Ketorolac - First Do No Harm Paul Hansen, Mercy |
CME & MOC
Release Date: (LAST DAY OF MEETING)
Termination Date: (ONE YEAR LATER)
The American College of Physicians is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
In order to claim CME you must complete a meeting survey. This link will direct you to the survey and then the CME claim form. CME cannot be claimed until the last session of the meeting has been held.
The ACP designates this other activity (live component and enduring component) for the number of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM listed below. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The (CHAPTER) Chapter Scientific Meeting for a maximum of 12.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM
The SEP modules pre-courses, for a maximum of 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM
Successful completion of this CME activity (Chapter Meeting ), which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 12.75 medical knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
FAQ
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Equipment and Materials
Our meeting will be conducted on the Zoom platform and all registered attendees will be have links to the Zoom meeting through this page. If you do not have a Zoom account, we recommend you sign up for one before the meeting. Sign up is free. Click here to sign up.
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 Chapter's Virtual Meeting Code of Conduct
ACP is a community that values collegiality, respect for patents 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 An-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 CHAPTER STAFF.
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 virtual meeting, contact (CHAPTER STAFF) at XXX-XXX-XXXX or name@chapter.org.