2019 Rhode Island ACP Chapter Scientific Meeting
Join your colleagues in internal medicine at the next scientific meeting of the Rhode Island Chapter of the American College of Physicians (ACP), being held March 20, 2019 at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.
This is a place for you to recharge, rewind, reflect, and reconnect with your peers, chapter leaders, and great speakers. Make your connection to the Rhode Island Chapter's rich source of knowledge content and networking by attending our premier meeting for general internists, sub-specialty internists, allied health practitioners, residents and medical students.In addition to enhancing your knowledge in a variety of medical topics, this conference is about making personal connections with peer physicians in Rhode Island and getting involved in your chapter. The opportunities available at this meeting will help you meet not only your needs as a physician, but also the needs of patients you serve.
Target Audience
Primary care physicians, physician assistants, all internists, medical students, residents, and fellows.
Learning Objectives
• Select appropriate molecular testing modalities for infectious diseases and tuberculosis.
• Appropriately use novel cancer therapies for applicable populations.
• Interpret results of commercial genetic testing and counsel patients appropriately.
• Describe Rhode Island’s public health approach to opioid use disorder and treatment.
• Apply appropriate guidelines to minimize coprescribing of benzodiazepines and opioids.
• Identify resources for system-based and personal strategies to counter burnout.
• Discuss considerations for applying guidelines for aggressive or permissive treatment of hypertension and diabetes.
• Discuss considerations for applying guidelines for aggressive or permissive screening of cancer in women.
• Describe updates in the evaluation and management of common internal medicine conditions (MOC module—Update in Hospitalist Medicine 2018).
8:30–9:30 am | Registration and Light Breakfast | |
9:30–11:30 | SEP Module: 2018–2019 Update in Hospitalist Medicine Louis Rubenstein, MD, FACP and Iris Tong, MD, FACP | Multiple Small Feedings of the Mind What’s new in diagnostic testing for infectious disease Angela M. Caliendo, MD, PhD, FIDSA, FAAM, FACP Precision medicine and novel cancer therapies John L. Reagan, MD Updates in Genetic Testing for Adults Lauren Massingham, MD The Opioid Epidemic and Response in Rhode Island Josiah “Jody” D. Rich, MD, MPH, FACP Rational prescribing of benzodiazepines–assessing risks/benefits and exit strategies Alan A. Wartenberg, MD, FACP, DFASAM |
11:40–12:00 pm | Yoga and Meditation for renewal and relaxation Networking | |
12:00–12:45 | ACP Business Meeting Presentation of Awards ACP College Update George M. Abraham, MD, MPH, FACP, FIDSA, Chair, Board of Governors and Regent, ACP Luncheon | |
12:45–1:30 | Keynote: A Medical Mid-Life “Crisis”... and Gift Angela C. Anderson MD, FAAP | |
1:45–3:35 | Controversies in Treatment Strategies: Aggressive vs. Permissive Therapy Hypertension Update: Which Guideline to Follow? Richard A. Cottiero, MD, FACP, FASH Diabetes Control: So What Are We Trying to Control? Harikrashna B. Bhatt, MD Controversies in breast and cervical cancer screening Iris Tong, MD, FACP | Update on Wellness and Burnout Burnout Is Not Just Personal: Addressing Burnout on the Individual and System Level Jennifer Jeremiah, MD, FACP Caring for You: Mindfulness to Beat Burnout Terra D.S. Thorndike, MD Update in the Wellness Initiative of the American College of Physicians George M. Abraham, MD, MPH, FACP, FIDSA, Chair, Board of Governors and Regent, ACP How Do They Do That? Practice Innovations to Decrease Provider Burnout Dana Chofay, MD; Pamela Harrop, MD, FACP; Edward McGookin, MD, MHCDS, FAAP; Paul Pirraglia, MD, MPH |
4:00–4:30 | Poster Competition and Viewing of Posters | |
4:30–6:00 | Podium Presentations–Resident/Fellow Members Forum Competition | |
6:00–6:30 | Reception | |
6:30–7:00 | Presentation of Awards and Closing Remarks |
Directions/Parking
Complimentary parking will be available in the parking garage connected to the Medical Building, located on the corner of Richmond and Elm Streets. Enter through the Elm Street entrance. There is a sandwich board that says the garage is full, but that is NOT for meeting participants; there is space for ACP. Your ticket will be validated.
Faculty
George M. Abraham, MD, MPH, FACP, FIDSA, Chief, Department of Medicine, Saint Vincent Hospital; Professor of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School; Chair, Board of Governors and Regent, American College of Physicians (ACP); Chair, Infectious Disease Subspecialty Board, American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM); Vice-Chair, Board of Registration in Medicine, Commonwealth of Massachusetts (BORIM), Worchester, Massachusetts
Angela C. Anderson, MD, FAAP, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Clinician Educator, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Clinician Educator, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University; Director, Division of Children’s Integrative Therapies, Pain Management and Supportive Care, (ChIPS), Hasbro Children’s Hospital CHIPS Clinic, Providence
Harikrashna B. Bhatt, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University; Chief of Endocrinology, Providence VA Medical Center; Rhode Island Hospital,The Miriam Hospital; University Medicine, East Providence
Angela M. Caliendo, MD, PhD, FIDSA, FAAM, FACP, Professor of Medicine, Executive Vice Chair, Department of Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University; Infectious Diseases Consultant, Rhode Island Hospital; Brown Medicine, Brown Physicians Inc., Providence
Dana R. Chofay, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University; Women’s Internal Medicine, East Greenwich
Richard A. Cottiero, MD, FACP, FASH, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University; Chief of Nephrology Education, Dialysis, and Research, Roger Williams Medical Center; President,
Hypertension and Nephrology, Inc., Providence
Pamela A. Harrop, MD, FACP, Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University; Rhode Island Hospital; President, Medical Associates of RI, Inc., Bristol
Jennifer Jeremiah, MD, FACP, Associate Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator, Associate Residency Director, Director of Faculty Development in Clinical Education, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University; Brown Medicine, Brown Physicians Inc., Providence
Lauren Massingham, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University; Clinical Geneticist, Hasbro Children’s Hospital & Rhode Island Hospital; Director, Cancer Genetics Program, Children’s Neurodevelopment Center, Lifespan Cancer Institute, Providence
Edward McGookin, MD, MHCDS, FAAP, Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University; Chief Medical Officer, Coastal Medical, Inc., Providence
Morgan O’Connell, MSW, Teaching Associate in Medical Science, Faculty Advisor, Yoga Club, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence
Paul A. Pirraglia, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University; Associate Chief of Staff for Primary Care, Providence VA Medical Center, Providence
John L. Reagan, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University; Director of Hematology, Lifespan Cancer Institute, Rhode Island Hospital; Brown Medicine, Brown Physicians Inc., Providence
Josiah “Jody” D. Rich, MD, MPH, FACP, Professor of Medicine, Professor of Epidemiology, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University; Director, The Center for Prisoner Health and Human Rights, The Miriam Hospital, Brown Medicine, Brown Physicians, Inc., Providence
Louis J. Rubenstein, MD, FACP, Hospitalist, Department of Medicine, South County Medical Group, Wakefield
Terra D.S. Thorndike, MD; Palliative Care Fellow, Rhode Island Hospital, Lifespan, Providence
Iris L. Tong, MD, FACP, Associate Professor of Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University; Women’s Medicine Collaborative, Rhode Island Hospital & The Miriam Hospital, Providence
Alan A. Wartenberg, MD, FACP, DFASAM, Affiliated Faculty, Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence; Former Medical Director, Addiction Recovery Program, Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital, Boston, MA; Former Staff Physician, Meadows Edge Recovery Center, North Kingstown
Program Committee
Thomas A. Bledsoe, MD, FACP, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University; Rhode Island Hospital; Brown Medicine, Brown Physicians, Inc., Providence
Kwame Dapaah-Afriyie, MD, MBA, FACP, SFHM, Co-Chair, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University; Director, Hospital Medicine, The Miriam Hospital, Providence
Yul D. Ejnes, MD, MACP, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University; Rhode Island Hospital; Coastal Medical Inc., Cranston; Member, Board of Directors, American Board of
Internal Medicine
Rebekah L. Gardner, MD, FACP, Associate Professor of Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University; Rhode Island Hospital, Senior Medical Scientist; Healthcentric Advisors; Brown Medicine, Brown Physicians, Inc., Providence
Ross Hilliard, MD, FACP, Co-Chair, Associate Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator; Director, Medical Informatics, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University; Rhode Island Hospital & The Miriam Hospital; Brown Medicine,
Brown Physicians, Inc., Providence
Jennifer Jeremiah, MD, FACP, Associate Professor of Medicine, Clinician Educator, Associate Residency Director, Director of Faculty Development in Clinical Education, Chair, Brown Internal Medicine Residency Clinical Competence
Committee, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University; Rhode Island Hospital; Brown Medicine, Brown Physicians, Inc., East Providence
Audrey R. Kupchan, MD, FACP, Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University; Coastal Medical, Inc., East Providence; Governor, ACP Rhode Island Chapter
Kelly McGarry, MD, FACP, Associate Professor of Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University; Program Director, General Internal Medicine Residency, Rhode Island Hospital; Brown Medicine, Brown Physicians, Inc.,
Providence, RI
Fred Schiffman, MD, MACP, Poster and Podium Competition Chair, Sigal Family Professor of Humanistic Medicine, Professor of Medicine, Vice Chair, Department of Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University; Associate
Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program; Associate Physician-in-Chief, The Miriam Hospital; Medical Director, Lifespan Cancer Institute, Rhode Island Hospital & The Miriam Hospital | Providence, RI
Sarita Warrier, MD, FACP, Co-Chair, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Assistant Professor of Medical Science, Assistant Dean of Medical Education, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University; Rhode Island Hospital; Brown Medicine, Brown Physicians, Inc., Providence, RI
Alan A. Wartenberg, MD, FACP, DFASAM, Affiliated Faculty, Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence; Former Medical Director, Addiction Recovery Program, Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital, Boston, MA; Former Staff Physician, Meadows Edge Recovery Center, North Kingstown
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and the American College of Physicians, Rhode Island Chapter. The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
MOC Points
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 4.5 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 credits 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.
Available Credit
- 6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
- 6.25 AttendanceParticipants will receive a Certificate of Attendance stating this program is designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. This credit is accepted by the AAPA and AANP.