2023 Georgia Chapter Annual Scientific Meeting

Friday, October 6-Sunday, October 8, 2023
Hyatt Regency Savannah

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2023 Georgia 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!

Join your internal medicine colleagues at the next GA Chapter scientific meeting October 6 - 8, 2023:

  • 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 Hyatt Regency Savannah, Savannah GA!

Clyde Watkins, Jr, MD, FACP
ACP Governor, Georgia Chapter

Meeting Highlights
  • Advancements in Obesity
  • Gouty Arthritis
  • Outpatient Billing
  • Workplace Gun Violence
  • Four Inpatient Breakout sessions
  • Doctor's Dilemma
  • Updates in Management of AFIB in Clinic
Program Committee
  • Nader Aboujamous, MD, FACP
  • Mary Downing, MD, FACP
  • Justin Ertle, MD
  • Norbeto Fas, MD, FACP
  • Jason Higdon, MD, FACP
  • John Kim, MD, FACP
  • Birju Patel, MD, FACP
  • Mike Quinn, MD, FACP
  • Zahraa Rabeeah, MD
  • Brian Ribeiro, MD, FACP
  • Ananth Vadde, MD, FACP
  • Lela Ward, MD, FACP
  • Clyde Watkins, MD, FACP

19 CME & MOC Available

Release Date: October 8, 2023
Termination Date: October 8, 2024

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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 19 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 19 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, October 6

Time Session
7:30-9:00 AM Breakfast
8:00-Noon Resident Podium Presentations
Alyce Oliver, PhD, MD, FACP
Justin Ertle, MD
9:30-Noon Women's Health Workshop
Caillie Downing, MD, FACP
Karen Baker, MD
Lora Denton, MD, FACP
Noon-1:30 PM Vaccine Lecture
Frances Ferguson, MD, FACP
Lunch
12:30 PM Non-cme lunch (Mounjaro)
Mitzi Rubin, MD
Lunch
12:30-2:30 PM Student Program; Mock Interviews
Jason Higdon, MD, FACP
1:00-2:30 PM Resident Program; Specialty Panel
Aditya Ghosh, MD
1:00-3:00 PM POCUS Workshop (Meet in Lobby)
Tim Connelly, MD, FACP, MBA Mary Cady, MD
2:00-3:00 PM Poster Judging Faculty & Fellows
2:30-2:55 PM Poster Judge Meeting; Resident & Student Programs
3:00-5:00 PM POCUS Workshop
Tim Connelly, MD, FACP, MBA Mary Cady, MD
Poster Presentations; Resident & Student Programs
Mike Quinn, MD, FACP
5:00-6:00 PM Resident Reception
6:00-7:00 PM Governors Reception
Clyde Watkins, MD, FACP
ACP Governor, Georgia Chapter
7:00-9:00 PM Student Jeopardy / Buffet Dinner / Awards
Jason Higdon, MD, FACP

Saturday, October 7

Time Session
7:30-9:00 AM Breakfast in Exhibit Hall
7:45-8:00 AM Opening Remarks
John Kim, MD, FACP
8:00-9:00 AM Latest Advancements in Obesity
Alicia Shelly, MD, FACP
9:00-10:00 AM Workplace Gun Violence
Anne Allen Westbrook
10:00-10:30 AM Break in Exhibit Hall
10:30-11:30 AM Gouty Arthritis: An Overview
Mohammad Kamran, MD, FACR
11:30-12:30 PM Health Policy
Tracey Henry, MD, FACP
12:30-1:00 PM Town Hall Meeting / Box Lunches
1:00-2:00 PM Chronic Pain: Updates on Best Practices and Recent Advances
Tracy Vattese, MD
Jung M. Park, MD
1:00-1:45 PM Management of AFIB with RVT in Inpatient Setting
Noble Maleque, MD, FACP
1:45-2:30 PM Updates in Hospital Medicine
Dustin Smith, MD
2:00-5:00 PM Resident Doctor's Dilemma Competition / Awards
Jin Lee, MD
Nidhip Patel, DO, FACP
2:00-3:00 PM Psych for Internists
Alexandra Dodd, MD
2:30-3:00 PM Break in Exhibit Hall
3:00-3:45 PM Dementia and Delirium
Hema Kher, MD
3:00-3:30 PM Break in Exhibit Hall
3:30-4:30 PM Outpatient E/M Billing
Steve Adams
3:45-4:30 PM Management of Opioid Use Disorder in Hospitalized Patients
Theresa Vettese, MD
Jung M. Park, MD
6:00-7:30 PM Awards Reception
Clyde Watkins, MF, FACP
ACP Governor, Georgia Chapter
8:00-10:00 PM Early Career Event

Sunday, October 8

Time Session
7:00-8:00 AM Program Committee Meeting; Wellness Committee Meeting; Fellowship Breakfast; Women's Networking Breakfast
7:55-8:00 AM Opening Remarks
John Kim, MD, FACP
8:00-9:00 AM Management of Hyperlipidimia
William Hannah, MD
9:00-10:00 AM Wellness Panel
Alicia Shelly, MD FACP
Nicole Perrotte, MD FACP
Laura Davidson, MD FACP
10:00-10:30 AM Break in Exhibit Hall
10:30-11:30 AM What's "New" in Geriatric Medicine
Maulik Patel, MD, FACP
11:30-12:30 PM Updates in Management of AFIB in Clinic
Daniel Sohinki, MD

Hyatt Regency Savannah

We have reserved a block of rooms at the following rates until September 14, 2023. When making your reservation, be sure to mention that you will be attending the ACP GA Chapter meeting. The rooms are available on a first-come, first-served basis, so make your reservation as early as possible by calling the hotel directly at 912-238-1234 or registering online.

Single/Double: $261.00
Hyatt Regency Savannah
2 W Bay St.
Savannah, GA 31401

Georgia Chapter Registration

Categories Early Registration Until 9/25 Registration Rates
ACP Member $380 $395
ACP Resident/Fellow Member $75 $100
ACP Medical Student Member $25 $50
ACP Affiliate Member $370 $395
Nonmember Physician $480 $495
Nonmember Resident $100 $125
Nonmember Medical Student $50 $75
Nonmember Allied Health Professional $375 $395

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 breakfast, morning break, lunch, afternoon break, all scientific sessions and materials, and CME and MOC eligible.

Members whose dues were not paid for the current fiscal year will receive the nonmember registration rate.

Hotel Accommodations

We have reserved a block of rooms at the following rates until September 14, 2023. When making your reservation, be sure to mention that you will be attending the ACP GA Chapter meeting. The rooms are available on a first-come, first-served basis, so make your reservation as early as possible by calling the hotel directly at 912-238-1234 or registering online.

Single/Double: $261.00
Hyatt Regency Savannah
2 W Bay St.
Savannah, GA 31401

Can I follow along on social media?

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

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 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 chapter meeting, contact Susan Saify, Executive Director at 678-401-5632 or ssaify@gaacp.org.

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