Fostering Excellence in Internal Medicine – Attend Your Way

Join us for the ACP Michigan Chapter Scientific Meeting October 22-25, offered both in person and virtually. Choose the format that works best for you while earning CME/MOC, expanding your knowledge, and connecting with colleagues. 

Attend in person at the location or participate virtually through select live keynote and education sessions. 

Learn, Connect, and Engage—Wherever You Are 

Whether you attend live or online, you’ll have opportunities to connect with fellow physicians and discuss topics important to your practice and your community. 

Enjoy access to high-quality education from expert faculty, make meaningful connections with other Chapter members, and learn how you can become more involved with the ACP Michigan Chapter.

Michael H. Zaroukian, MD, PhD, MACP 
ACP Governor, Michigan Chapter


Meeting Highlights
  • Park Willis Lecture: How a Medical School Shapes Community and Beyond 
  • Meet the Professor: Practical Pulmonary Function Test Interpretation 
  • Professors in Action 
  • ACP MKSAP Module 
  • Check Point Inhibitor Toxicities 
  • James Hall Lecture 
  • Updates in Outpatient and Inpatient Medicine 
  • Thieves’ Market 
  • Choosing Wisely 
  • Diagnostic Error 
  • Multiple Small Feedings of the Mind: Politics and Public Health 
  • Boy Frame Lecture: Adrenal Hypertension 
  • MI-ACP Annual Business Meeting 
  • Affinity Groups 
  • Pub Trivia Competition 
  • Advocacy Session 
  • Wellness Activities - Including a Sound Bath Session! 
  • Resident Doctor’s Dilemma ® 
  • Resident Oral Abstract Presentations 
  • Resident and Medical Student Poster Presentations 
  • Medical Student Track - Including a Residency Program Director Panel
Program Committee
  • Kathryn Levy, MD, FACP – Lead Co-Chair 
  • Anupama Nair, MBBS, FACP – Co-Chair 
  • Mariam Aoun, MD – Co-Chair 
  • Tucker Billups, DO, FACP – Medical Student Program Co-Chair 
  • Abigail Entz, MD, FACP – Medical Student Program Co-Chair 
  • Odaliz Abreu Lanfranco, MD, FACP, FIDSA 
  • Patrick Alguire, MD, MACP 
  • Ashley Baronner, MD 
  • Staci Blackburn, MD, FACP, SFHM 
  • TaLawnda Bragg, MD, FACP 
  • David Cooke, MD, FACP 
  • Stephanie Czarnik, MD, FACP 
  • Veronica DeMore 
  • Eric Edewaard, MD, FACP 
  • Aimee Espinosa, MD, FACP 
  • Paul Grant, MD, FACP, SFHM 
  • Alexis Haftka-George, MD, FACP 
  • Sarah Hartley, MD, MHPE, FACP, FHM 
  • Raymond Hilu, MD, FACP 
  • Scott Kaatz, DO, FACP, SFHM 
  • Jenni Kilpatrick 
  • Rimma Polevoy-Davis, MD, FACP 
  • Allison Ruff, MD, MHPE, FACP 
  • Louis Saravolatz, MD, MACP 
  • Ginny Sheffield, MD, FACP 
  • Christopher Smith, MD, FACP, FHM 
  • Michael Zaroukian, MD, PhD, MACP, FHIMSS, FAMIA
 

 

Agenda

Access the live feeds by clicking the 'Access the Virtual Session' buttons within the Agenda below.

Thursday, October 22

TimeSession
4:00-9:00 PMRegistration Open
6:00-8:30 PMGovernor's Council Meeting

Friday, October 23

TimeSession
7:00 AM-5:00 PMRegistration Open
7:00-9:00 AMContinental Breakfast
7:00 AM-3:30 PMExhibits Open
8:00-9:00 AMPark Willis Lecture: Training for Impact: How a Medical School Shapes Community and Beyond
Charles Hong, MD, PhD, FACP
9:00-10:00 AMMeet the Professor: Practical Pulmonary Function Test Interpretation
Bhavin Dalal, MBBS
10:00-10:15 AMBreak & Visit Exhibits
10:15 AM-NoonProfessors in Action
Odaliz Abreu Lanfranco, MD, FACP  
Veronica Daoud, MD  
William Dillon, DO  
Gaelen Dwyer, MD  
Adam Kociba, DO  
Jacob Morton, MD
Noon-1:30 PMLunch, Poster Viewing & Poster Judging Session 1
1:30-3:00 PMOral Presentations 1Oral Presentations 2Oral Presentations 3MKSAP Module
David Calderhead, MD, FACP  
Ryan Crane, MD  
Crystal Ritsema, MD  
John Sisson, MD
Medical Student Program
Tucker Billups, DO, FACP  
Abigail Entz, MD, FACP
3:00-3:15 PMBreak & Visit Exhibits
3:15-4:15 PMCheck Point inhibitor Toxicities for the Generalist
Bryan Schneider, MD
4:15-5:15 PMJames Hall Lecture
Rana Awdish, MD, MS, MACP, FCCP
5:15-5:30 PMBreak & Visit Exhibits
5:15-6:00 PMAffinity Groups
6:00-8:00 PMPub Trivia

Saturday, October 24

TimeSession
7:00 AM-7:00 PMRegistration Open
7:00-9:00 AMContinental Breakfast
7:00 - 8:00 AMProgram Directors Meeting
7:30 AM-4:45 PMExhibits Open
7:45-8:30 AMAdvocacy Session
Noel N. Deep, MD, MACP, FRCP (Lon), FRSPH, DABOM  
Allison Ruff, MD, MHPE, FACP  
Michael H. Zaroukian, MD, PhD, MACP, FHIMSS, FAMIA
8:30-10:00 AMUpdates in Inpatient and Outpatient Medicine
Danielle Heidemann, MD FACP  
Lauren Heidemann, MD FACP
10:00-10:15 AMBreak & Visit Exhibits<
10:15-11:45 AMThieves Market
David Scrase, MD, MACP  
Richard Shellenberger, DO, MACP
11:45 AM-NoonBreak & Visit Exhibits
Noon-1:30 PMLunch & Chapter Awards
1:30-2:30 PMDiagnostic Error
Gopi Astik, MD, MS
Medical Student Program
Tucker Billups, DO, FACP  
Abigail Entz, MD, FACP
2:30-2:45 PMBreak & Visit Exhibits
2:45-4:30 PMMultiple Small Feedings of the Mind
Politics and Public Health - The Impact on the Care We Provide
Denise Evans, MM, MA  
Andrew Jameson, MD, FACP, FIDSA, AAHIVS  
Latonya Riddle-Jones, MD, MPH
4:30-4:45 PMBreak & Visit Exhibits
4:45-6:45 PMReception, Poster Viewing & Poster Judging Session 2
7:00-9:00 PMSociety of Hospital Medicine Social Event

Sunday, October 25

TimeSession
7:00-11:45 AMRegistration OpenExhibits Open
7:00-8:00 AMContinental BreakfastMichigan Chapter ACP Annual Business Meeting
8:00-9:00 AMChoosing Wisely
Noel N. Deep, MD, MACP, FRCP (Lon), FRSPH, DABOM
9:00-10:00 AMBoy Frame Lecture: Approach to Adrenal Hypertension
Shobana Athimulam, MD
10:00-10:15 AMBreak & Visit Exhibits
10:15-11:00 AMResident Doctor's Dilemma Competition
Abigail Entz, MD, FACP
11:00-11:30 AMDoctor's Dilemma Competition Winning Team vs. Faculty
Abigail Entz, MD, FACP
11:30-11:34 AMResident & Medical Student Abstract Competition Awards
Michael H. Zaroukian, MD, PhD, MACP, FHIMSS, FAMIA
 

 

CME & MOC

To claim CME & MOC credit or to generate a certificate of participation you will be asked to first complete an evaluation survey.

Release Date: October 25, 2026
Termination Date: October 25, 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 16.5 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 16.5 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.

 

 

FAQ

Equipment and Materials

Create a Zoom Account!

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.

Can I follow along on social media?

Yes, follow/like the MI Chapter through the meeting on social media! Use the hashtags #IMProud #MIACP2026.

  • Twitter: @MIChapterACP
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100095645317311
  • Instagram: @michiganacp

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 Jenni Kilpatrick at 414-488-3917 or jenni@acpmichigan.org.

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