Fostering Excellence in Internal Medicine

Join us for the upcoming ACP Massachusetts Chapter Scientific Meeting on October 24 at the MMS Conference Center at Waltham Woods.

Expand your knowledge, earn CME/MOC, and connect with peers and chapter leaders.

You'll experience engaging educational sessions from expert faculty, meet new people, and connect with old friends, and learn about opportunities to get more involved with the ACP Massachusetts Chapter.

We look forward to seeing you in Waltham.

Lauren Doctoroff, MD, MBA, FACP
ACP Governor, Massachusetts Chapter


Meeting Highlights
  • Clinical Updates: Heart Failure, Menopause & Hypertension
  • Help, is there a Doctor on the Plane?
  • Medicaid Changes and Federally Qualified Health Centers 
  • Visual Arts for Physicians 
  • AI Session – Dr. Claude Gpt to the Bedside
  • Award Presentations
  • Poster Competition for Residents, Fellows, & Medical Students
  • Doctor’s Dilemma®
  • And more
Program Committee
  • Lauren Doctoroff, MD, MBA, FACP, Chapter Governor 
  • Jodian Pinkney, MBBS, Chair, Annual Scientific Mtg 
  • Gregory Campbell, MD, FACP 
  • Petal Elder, MD, FACP 
  • Linda Habeeb Rotondo, MD, MACP
  • Judith Melin, MA, MD, FACP 
  • Nitin Trivedi, MBBS, FACP 

11 CME/MOC Available

Release Date: October 24, 2026
Termination Date: October 24, 2027

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 6 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 6 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

Schedule

TimeSession
7:30-9:00 AMPoster Session
9:00-9:15 AMWelcome & Meeting Overview
Lauren Doctoroff, MD, MBA, FACP  
Jodian A. Pinkney, MBBS, DM, MPH
9:15-10:45 AMClinical Updates: Heart Failure, Menopause & Hypertension
Gregory E. Valania, DO  
Shamini Kirupananthan MD, FRCSC, Dip.ABOM  
Anand Vaidya, MD, MMSc
10:45-11:15 AMBreak
11:15 AM-NoonIs There a Doctor on the Plane?
John H. Lee, PhD, MD  
Jodian A. Pinkney, MBBS, DM, MPH  
Leigh Simmons, MD, FACP
Noon-1:00 PMLunch-Networking Tables
1:00-1:30 PMAward Presentations
1:30-2:00 PMPreparing for Medicaid Changes at an FQHC
Ian D. Huntington, MD, MPH
2:00-3:00 PMVisualizing Medicine: Fine Arts as a Clinical Lens 
Brooke Digiovanni Evans, EdM
3:00-3:15 PMBreak
3:15-4:45 PMDoctor's Dilemma
George M. Abraham, MD, MPH, MACP, FIDSA, FRCP (Lon.)  
Vinay Kadiyala, MD
4:45-5:45 PMDr. Claude Gpt to the Bedside
Gregory Campbell, MD, FACP - Moderator 
Adam Rodman, MD, MPH, FACP  
Jacqueline G. You, MD, MBI
5:45-6:30 PMGovernor's Reception honoring Volunteers & Award Recipients
 

 

Massachusetts Chapter Registration

CategoriesRegistration Rates
ACP Member$125
ACP Resident/Fellow Member$83
ACP Medical Student Member$0
ACP Affiliate Member$125
Nonmember Physician$200
Nonmember Resident$105
Nonmember Medical Student$25
Nonmember Allied Health Professional$165

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, Governor's Reception, 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.

Meeting Handouts

Any available Meeting Handouts will be posted following the meeting.

Can I follow along on social media?

Yes, follow/like the MA Chapter through the meeting on social media! Use the hashtag #ACPMA26.

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

Will this meeting be recorded?

This meeting will not be recorded.

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 meeting, contact Lynda D. Layer, CAE at 781-434-7317 or maacp2@mms.org.

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