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LOVE Learning at Internal Medicine Meeting 2019!Welcome to your first look at ACP’s Internal Medicine Meeting 2019 program—including the topics and schedule details for over 170 scientific and practice-related sessions. We invite you to begin exploring the wide variety of offeringsand planning your participation in the year’s premier live internal medicineeducation experience.

Use this guide to find sessions focused on the specific needs of your clinicaldiscipline and to discover valuable learning opportunities in other branches ofinternal medicine. At Internal Medicine Meeting 2019, you can focus on criticalissues and updates in your field while also exploring the full breadth of internalmedicine. There’s even a complete schedule planner, which lays out the entirescientific program, day by day, so you can design a schedule that’s right for you.

We look forward to seeing you at Internal Medicine Meeting 2019!

Read on to learn more.

Opening Ceremony and Keynote PresentationThis year’s opening ceremony will feature a keynote presentation by Vice AdmiralVivek Murthy, MD, MBA, who served as the 19th Surgeon General of the UnitedStates from 2014–2017. During his time as Surgeon General, Dr. Murthy helpedaddress critical public health issues, including the Ebola outbreak, the Zika virus, low rates of physical activity, and the explosion in e-cigarette use among youth.

Following his address, Dr. Murthy will join ACP Executive Vice President and ChiefExecutive Officer Darilyn V. Moyer, MD, FACP, for a question-and-answer session withthe audience.

The Opening Ceremony is open to all attendees, and no ticket is required. We hopeto see you there!

Meet Your Internal Medicine Meeting 2019Scientific Program Committee Chair

Patrick E. Young, MD, FACP, FACG, FASGE, Professor ofMedicine, Director, Digestive Diseases Division, UniformedServices University, Bethesda, MD, is your Internal MedicineMeeting 2019 Scientific Program Committee chair. Dr. Youngand the Internal Medicine Scientific Program Committeeplanned and provided oversight for the educational sessions for this year's Internal Medicine Meeting.

Dr. Young is Director of Digestive Disease Division andAssociate Professor, Walter Reed National Military MedicalCenter, Bethesda, MD.

ACP’s 100th Annual InternalMedicine Meeting: Coming HomeInternal Medicine Meeting 2019 marks the 100thanniversary of the Internal Medicine Meeting.Philadelphia, home of the first U.S. public hospital andan incubator for medical innovations, is an ideal placeto celebrate the shared history, values, and culture ofmedicine. So take a step out of your daily routine, anddiscover the innovation and camaraderie, combinedwith clinical and practice learnings that can only be experienced in person at the Internal MedicineMeeting in Philadelphia!

Main building of Pennsylvania Hospital, the nation's first public hospital,founded in 1751 by Benjamin Franklin and Dr. Thomas Bond.

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INTERNAL MEDICINE MEETING 2019

Pre-Courses.......................................................3

CME Credit and MOC Points .......................11

Scientific Program Sessions .........................12

Hospital Medicine Sessions .........................20

Ambulatory Medicine Sessions ..................21

Schedule Planner...........................................23

Fulfill State CME Requirements ...................33

Clinical Skills Center......................................35

Clinical Skills Workshops..............................38

Special Events ................................................42

Exhibit Hall ....................................................44

Additional Learning Opportunities ............45

Guest Activities Program ..............................46

Advance Registration Information ..............47

Travel Information .........................................49

Lodging Information .....................................50

Shuttle Bus Schedule ....................................53

Hands-on Learning at the Clinical Skills CenterKnown as the “Thrills and Skills” epicenter of themeeting, the Clinical Skills Center hosts a variety ofcutting-edge clinical skills enhancement activitiesoffering hands-on learning with close faculty-to-learnerinstruction. These seats fill up quickly, so pleasereserve your ticket in advance to ensure your place atthe Center.

In addition to the hands-on learning, there’ll be exclusive events and exhibits designed to improvephysician well-being and professional satisfaction, and invigorating areas to recharge, catch a briefpresentation on special topics, and network with your colleagues.

Participate in Events You’re Bound toRemember for Years to Come The Meeting is full of exciting and must-attendeducational sessions and workshops; however, noplan is complete without scheduling time for some entertaining—and unique—events. Explore the ExhibitHall to see the latest technical advancements anddiscover new products and services to help you betterserve your patients. Take part in receptions andnetworking events—including a welcome reception for first-time attendees. You’ll also want to join theaudience of the Annals Story Slam to hear moving, andsometimes humorous, stories about being a doctor.

The Internal Medicine Meeting is packed with eventswhere you can have fun, create memories, and engagewith your colleagues. For a peek at what's in store, seethe list of special events on page 42.

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Pre-Course SyllabiPre-Course registrants can download a PDF of the coursesyllabus in advance. A print copy will be distributed to Pre-Course registrants onsite.

Pre-Courses (April 9-10) Critical Care Medicine 2019PRE 1911 Tuesday and Wednesday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Robert A. Balk, MD, MCCM, FCCP, MACPProfessor of Medicine, Director, Division of Pulmonary,Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of InternalMedicine, Rush University Medical Center and Rush MedicalCollege, Chicago, IL

This Pre-Course will provide the opportunity tounderstand the principles of diagnosis andmanagement of common clinical problems andconditions encountered in the intensive care unit.Particular attention will be placed on the recognition of disease process, acute management of criticalillness, and prevention of complications of criticalillness in the critically ill adult patient.

Topics discussed include management of acutecoronary syndromes and myocardial infarction, acutecongestive heart failure, atrial fibrillation, acute stroke,acute respiratory distress syndrome, circulatory shock,pulmonary embolism, drug overdose, sepsis and septicshock, surgical emergencies (i.e., ischemic bowel andnecrotizing fasciitis), obstructive lung disease, andsevere pneumonia. Also discussed will be themanagement of patients with a wide variety ofinfectious diseases, approaches to mental statusevaluation, blood product utilization, mechanicalventilatory support of the critically ill patient, care of thecancer patient in the ICU, and methods for preventingcommon complications in the critically ill patient.

Learning Objectives:

1. Update the internist on common disorders anddiseases encountered in the intensive care unit.

2. Review the diagnostic techniques used in themanagement of the critically ill adult.

3. Discuss recommendations for the management of common critical illnesses encountered in theintensive care unit and strategies for the preventionof complications of critical illness.

1-DAY COURSES

Tuesday, April 9, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

PRE 1901 Dermatology for the Internist

PRE 1902 Diabetes for the Internist

PRE 1903 Perioperative Medicine 2019

Wednesday, April 10, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

PRE 1904 Advances in Therapy

PRE 1905 Cardiology for the Internist 2019: “The Key Points”

PRE 1906 The Hospitalist: A Day in the Life

PRE 1908 Practical Office Orthopedics and Sports Medicine for the Internist

PRE 1909 Battling Burnout Together: You Are Not Alone

PRE 1910Transforming Your Practice to Improve Patient Outcomes, Increase Efficiency, Maximize Reimbursement, and Increase Joy in Practice

PRE 1914 Women in Medicine: A New Era of Leadership

2-DAY COURSES

Tuesday and Wednesday, April 9–10, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

PRE 1911 Critical Care Medicine 2019

PRE 1912 Update in General Internal Medicine and MOC Exam Prep

PRE 1913 Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Internists and Hospitalists

Note: Two-day Pre-Courses are sold as two-day events.Registration for only one day of a two-day Pre-course is not available.

PRE-COURSES (APRIL 9-10)



Update in General Internal Medicine andMOC Exam PrepPRE 1912 Tuesday and Wednesday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Fred A. Lopez, MD, MACPRichard Vial Professor and Vice Chair, Department ofMedicine, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, NewOrleans, LA

G. Nicholas Verne, MD, FACPProfessor and Chairman, The Harry B. Greenberg Chair inInternal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Tulane UniversitySchool of Medicine, New Orleans, LA

This Pre-Course provides an update in internalmedicine and preparation for an MOC exam. Taught bya faculty of clinician–educators, each an expert inhis/her subspecialty, the course uses a highlyinteractive format to engage participants. Clinicalscenarios and challenging multiple-choice questionsare springboards for discussion of recent advancesacross the spectrum of internal medicine. With the useof an audience-response system, participants cancompare their clinical judgment with that of their peers.This course is an effective way to update yourknowledge and/or prepare for an ABIM exam.


1. Increase and refresh knowledge of internal medicinethrough discussion of challenging cases frequentlyseen in practice.

2. Become adept at working through difficult exam-type questions logically and successfully.

3. Implement changes in clinical practice in accordancewith recent advances and guidelines.

Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Internists and HospitalistsPRE 1913 Tuesday and Wednesday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Michael Blaivas, MD, MBA, FAIUM, FACEPProfessor of Medicine, University of South Carolina,Department of Emergency Medicine, Piedmont Newnan,Columbia, SC

Keith Boniface, MDProfessor of Emergency Medicine, Chief, EmergencyUltrasound, Department of Emergency Medicine, The George Washington University, Washington, DC

Renee K. Dversdal, MD, FACPAssistant Professor, Director, OHSU Point of Care Ultrasound,Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Medicine,Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR

This Pre-Course will introduce the internist to point-of-care ultrasound skills and applications that may beapplied from the office to any hospital setting toprovide answers to specific clinical questions in real time. Ultrasound allows the clinician a focuseddiagnostic modality directly at the patient’s bedsideand directs the performance of procedures. Could this be a deep vein thrombosis (DVT), or is there some other cause for this swollen leg? Point-of-careultrasound is proven by multiple studies as a rapid andaccurate evaluation and diagnosis of DVT at the time ofthe evaluation. Multiple procedures, such as peripheraland central line placement, joint and tendon aspirationand injection, thora-/paracentesis, and pericardio -centesis, benefit from ultrasound guidance.

Point-of-care echo is a quick way to estimate ejectionfraction and volume status, assess for severe structuralchanges, and rule out a pericardial effusion. Point-of-care abdominal ultrasound is a rapid way to detect freeair, gallbladder disease, and aortic disease. Additionalclinical questions ultrasound may help you answer are: Is that a simple cellulitis or one complicated by anunderlying abscess that needs drainage? How deep is the abscess? Can it be drained safely in theoffice/bedside or the operating room? Is that lump you palpate on exam solid, cystic, or vascular?

Hear lectures from national experts on point-of-careultrasound and learn evidence-based approaches andtechniques. Ample hands-on learning, guided byseasoned clinicians who use ultrasound in theirpractices on a daily basis, will be augmented bysimulation experience, including procedure practice on phantoms, as well as amazing computer-basedsimulation presenting actual patient pathology andallowing attendees to learn from real clinical scenarios.

If you want to embrace ultrasound and are interested inincreasing efficiency and safety in your own practice,this course is a great place to start.


1. Describe the principles of ultrasound operation, useof artifacts, and optimization of images.

2. List indications and rationale for focused diagnosticultrasound applications for cardiac, lung, andabdominal applications.



3. Perform and interpret focused diagnostic ultrasoundfor cardiac, lung, and abdominal applications.

4. Explain the rationale for using ultrasound guidancefor thoracentesis, paracentesis, and vascular access.

5. Perform ultrasound-guided thoracentesis,paracentesis, and vascular access using simulators.

6. Understand point-of-care ultrasound use for focusedmusculoskeletal evaluation, joint injection, andarthrocentesis.

A portion of the second day of this course will bedivided into two tracks based on principle practicelocation: hospital-based and office-based. Thehospital-based track will focus on thoracentesis,paracentesis, and central venous catheterization. Theoffice-based track will focus on common ambulatoryapplications for point-of-care ultra–sound, such aslower-extremity musculo–skeletal; upper-extremitymusculoskeletal; and soft tissue ultrasound,including abscess detection.

You will be asked to choose one of these two tracks at the time of registration.

Dermatology for the InternistPRE 1901 Tuesday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.Elizabeth M. Billingsley, MD Professor of Dermatology, Director, Mohs MicrographicSurgery, Department of Dermatology, Penn State HersheyMedical Center, Hershey, PA

Patients often present to their internist with skinconcerns. Many of these concerns are commonconditions that, once identified, can be easilyaddressed without a referral to a dermatologist. Withthe aid of an audience-response system, faculty willengage participants in identifying many of thesecommon dermatologic conditions and will reviewappropriate steps for their diagnosis and managementin the primary care setting. Practical approaches,including biopsy techniques, will be reviewed.


1. Identify common dermatologic problems thatpresent in the primary care setting, and initiateappropriate treatment.

2. Understand and develop treatment strategies forpatients with acne and rosacea.

3. Identify and develop management approaches forboth common and complicated dermatoses, such aspsoriasis.

4. Recognize common skin cancers and understandindications for various approaches to management.

Diabetes for the InternistPRE 1902 Tuesday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.Tracy L. Setji, MD, MHS, MemberAssociate Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine,Division of Endocrinology, Duke University, Durham, NC

Several new medications, technologies, and surgicaloptions have become available for patients withdiabetes. These advancements can markedly improvethe health of our patients but also increase thecomplexity of disease treatment. This Pre-Course willdiscuss the diagnosis of prediabetes and diabetes,including the increasingly recognized conditions ofMaturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young (MODY) andLatent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults (LADA). The risksand benefits of new insulin and noninsulinpharmacologic therapies will be presented. Faculty willreview the role of lifestyle interventions as well asappropriate indications and practical utilization of weightloss medications and/or bariatric surgery in overweightpatients with diabetes. Cardiovascular risk reductionthrough diabetes medications, cholesterol-loweringagents, and blood pressure control will be discussed.


1. Discuss the management of patients with prediabetesand whether metformin is the best treatment.

2. Discuss the role of nutrition, weight loss agents, andbariatric surgery in overweight patients with diabetes.

3. Review new insulin products and diabetes technology,including pumps and sensors, specifically addressingwhen these advancements may help your patientswith type 1 and 2 diabetes.

4. Using a case-based approach, review guideline-based medical management of type 2 diabetes withfocus on the risks and benefits of recently approvednoninsulin therapies.

5. Provide guidance on the evaluation, classification,and treatment of less common causes of diabetes,such as monogenic diabetes syndromes andautoimmune and medication-induced diabetes.

6. Discuss the prevention and treatment ofcardiovascular disease in patients with diabetes.

7. Review difficult cases and challenges from your clinicin a panel discussion format.

Perioperative Medicine 2019PRE 1903 Tuesday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.Geno J. Merli, MD, FHM, FSVM, MACPProfessor, Medicine & Surgery, Senior Vice President,Associate CMO, Co-Director, Jefferson Vascular Center,Director, Vascular Medicine, Department of Surgery, ThomasJefferson University Hospitals, Philadelphia, PA

This Pre-Course will review the assessment andmanagement of patients with medical comorbiditiesundergoing surgical procedures. Expert faculty willdiscuss hypotension, delirium, and pain managementin the postanesthesia care unit. Venous thrombo -embolism (VTE) prophylaxis in the postoperativeperiod for patients with hereditary or acquiredcoagulation disorders, history of recurrent VTE, andaspirin dosing for VTE prophylaxis will be reviewed.Preoperative validated risk assessment tools, mitigation strategies for identified comorbidities, and management of postoperative complications willbe emphasized. Topics will include perioperativemedication management; cardiac, pulmonary, and frailty risk indices with modification strategies;postoperative cardiac complications; diabetesmanagement using the target-specific anticoagulants;treating postoperative delirium; and challengingperioperative cases.


1. Understand the assessment and management ofpatients with medical comorbidities undergoinginpatient and outpatient surgical procedures.

2. Review guidelines and best practices forpreoperative laboratory testing, perioperativemedication use, and common postanesthesia careunit problems.

3. Review preoperative validated risk assessment tools,strategies to mitigate risk, and management ofpatients with a variety of pre- and postsurgerycardiac and pulmonary problems as well aspostoperative complications in the frail elderly.

4. Understand management of the new diabetic agents,insulin pumps, and direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs)in the perioperative period, which will include rescueand reversal agents for emergent surgery.

5. Assess key management strategies for the alcohol-dependent patient, postoperative pain management, and drug-dependent patient.

Advances in TherapyPRE 1904Wednesday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.Douglas S. Paauw, MD, MACPProfessor of Medicine, Rathmann Family FoundationEndowed Chair in Patient-Centered Clinical Education,Department of Medicine, University of Washington School ofMedicine, Seattle, WA

This Pre-Course will focus on pearls to help thepracticing internist to maximize the utility of drugtherapies. Newer medications and new uses for oldermedications will be covered. Current recommendationsfor “best therapy” for different diseases will also becovered. Common side effects of medications will beemphasized. Faculty will provide practical informationon therapy for psychiatric disease, diabetes, andinfectious diseases; safe use of medications in theelderly; and drug interactions.


1. Prescribe appropriate drug therapies for diseasescommonly seen in the office.

2. Understand safe drug prescribing in the elderly.

3. Understand the use and appropriate place of newdiabetes therapies.

4. Gain a better understanding of drug reactions andinteractions.

Cardiology for the Internist 2019: “The Key Points”PRE 1905Wednesday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.David L. Fischman, MD, FACPProfessor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Department ofMedicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA

Howard H. Weitz, MD, FACC, MACPBernard L. Segal Professor of Medicine, Director, Division ofCardiology, Department of Medicine, Thomas JeffersonUniversity Hospital, Philadelphia, PA



This Pre-Course will provide a focused update of thediagnostic, preventive, and therapeutic approaches tothe patient at risk for, or with known, cardiovasculardisease. Expert clinician–educators will focus on thecardiovascular disease issues that internists mostfrequently encounter and will provide “Key Points” toupdate the audience and foster patient care. Subjectscovered will include identification and management ofacute and chronic coronary artery disease, optimaltreatment of acute and chronic heart failure, preventionof heart failure readmission, update in the treatment ofhypertension, risk assessment and risk reduction for the patient with cardiac disease who undergoesnoncardiac surgery, approach to the patient withvalvular heart disease and patent foramen ovale, atrialfibrillation update, electrocardiogram review, approachto the treatment of the patient with edema, anddiscussion of selected cases.


1. Update the internist on the diagnostic andtherapeutic approaches to the patient with knowncardiovascular disease.

2. Become familiar with the guidelines and recentstudies regarding hypertension, valvular heartdisease, optimal blood pressure control, and care of the patient with cardiovascular disease whoundergoes noncardiac surgery.

3. Understand approaches for decreasing the risk forcomplications and decreasing hospital readmissionsfor patients with a variety of cardiovascular issues.

4. Become familiar with optimal surgical andpharmacologic treatments for the care of patientswith coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvularheart disease, patent foramen ovale, and atrialfibrillation.

5. Become familiar with the transition of care followinghospital discharge for patients with a variety ofcardiac issues.

The Hospitalist: A Day in the LifePRE 1906Wednesday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.Jamie Newman, MD, MHA, MACPAssociate Professor, Internal Medicine, Department ofHospital Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Roger Yu, MD, FACP, FHMAssistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine,Division of Hospital Medicine, Scripps Green Hospital, LaJolla, CA

The hospital is a complex environment. Navigating it onbehalf of our patients requires a broad and constantlygrowing body of clinical knowledge combined with anunderstanding of the systems that support them. ThisPre-Course will follow one hospitalist through thecourse of a shift as they charge into the challenges of common and uncommon clinical conundrums,aggravating administrative assignments, and Byzantinebureaucratic barriers. The hospitalist on service will relyon the experience of other hospitalists and specialistsfrom across the country, as well as the advice of theaudience, to survive the shift. First and foremost, we willkeep in mind the needs of the patient, as well as theimpact on the hospital and the hospitalist. Individuallectures will involve review of up-to-date medical careusing a case-based format and an audience-responsesystem. This Pre-Course will present an advancedperspective of hospital medicine.


1. Review inpatient management of complex patients incase-based presentations, including nephrology,dermatology, cardiology, and critical care.

2. Succeed at adapting to new rules and regulations tobetter advocate for patients.

3. Review the latest hospital medicine literature.

4. Review proper documentation to capture the clinicalstatus of your patients.

Practical Office Orthopedics and SportsMedicine for the Internist PRE 1908Wednesday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.Edward (Ted) Parks, MD Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine, University ofColorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO

Musculoskeletal complaints and sports-related injuriesare very common in primary care, but internists receivelittle instruction in office-based orthopedics. Most ofthese conditions do not require surgery and cantherefore be managed by the knowledgeable internist.This Pre-Course is designed to provide participantswith the knowledge and tools needed to correctly



evaluate, diagnose, and treat most orthopediccomplaints seen in the internal medicine office. ThePre-Course will utilize a case-based approach tofamiliarize participants with basic joint and tendonanatomy and landmarks and make participantscomfortable with performing a concise, targeted officeexam. This will be combined with knowledge of theepidemiology of musculoskeletal complaints in primarycare to develop an accurate diagnostic approach.Treatment of these common conditions will bediscussed, with special emphasis on a practical,evidence-based, cost-effective approach to physicaltherapy and medical devices (splints, etc.).


1. Know the epidemiology of the most commonorthopedic and sports medicine conditions seen inthe internal medicine office.

2. Identify basic joint and tendon anatomy in major jointand musculoskeletal regions.

3. Perform targeted, practical, evidence-baseddiagnostic maneuvers for common musculoskeletalcomplaints.

4. Feel competent and confident in diagnosingmusculoskeletal problems through history andphysical examination.

5. Recognize indications for judicious use of imaging.

6. Develop treatment plans, including medication,exercises, and use of splints or braces, etc.

7. Identify clinically appropriate resources for patienteducation and for home exercise plans.

8. Recognize which patients require further testing ororthopedics consultation and which can be safelytreated under the guidance of the internist.

Battling Burnout Together: You Are Not AlonePRE 1909Wednesday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.Eileen D. Barrett, MD, MPH, FHM, FACPDivision of Hospital Medicine, Department of InternalMedicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

More than 50% of physicians may experience burnout,and nearly two in four will develop depression.Physicians are more likely to commit suicide and aremore likely to be successful than their age-matched

peers in the general population. Between 300 and 400physicians (including some in training programs)complete suicide each year in the United States, and afar greater number attempt suicide or endorse suicidalideation. Depression can be devastating for physiciansand their families, patients, and health care teams, asdepressed physicians are more likely to strugglepersonally, academically, and professionally. Howinstitutions, learning environments, and peerscontribute to this phenomenon is of great interest, as is sharing best practices and creating adequatesupport systems for colleagues in need. We have moreto learn on how we best support these colleagues.

This interactive and thought-provoking Pre-Courseprovides an overview of burnout, mood disorders, and suicide among physicians and trainees with a focus on prevention and support strategies that can beemployed on an individual and institutional level. Inparticular, ways in which leadership can play a role increating a culture of support for physicians strugglingwith mental illness will be explored. Participants willleave with ideas they can institute on both an individualand organizational level.


1. Identify the individual and organizational factorscontributing to physician burnout and mental illnessand the impact on patients, colleagues, and thehealth system.

2. List best practices that leadership and individuals canput into place to support physicians in need.

3. Discuss challenges associated with supportingphysicians struggling with mental health, and identifysigns that someone may be in trouble.

4. Construct a commitment to change for individualsand leadership with guidance from faculty experts.

Transforming Your Practice to ImprovePatient Outcomes, Increase Efficiency,Maximize Reimbursement, and Increase Joy in PracticePRE 1910Wednesday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.Doron Schneider, MD, FACPAssistant Professor, Chief Safety and Quality Officer,Abington-Jefferson Health, Abington, PA



Darlene Tad-y, MD, MemberAssociate Professor of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine,University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO

ACP’s quality improvement (QI) training program aimsto facilitate practice transformation to improve patientoutcomes and experience, reduce costs, and increaseefficiency. Participants will be provided with proven andpractical tools to improve care for patients, promotepatient engagement and partnerships, apply practiceredesign strategies to maximize skills of all teammembers, reduce administrative complexity, increasejoy in practice, maximize reimbursement under newvalue-based payment models, and promote healthequity among diverse patient populations. At theconclusion of this Pre-Course, participants will be ableto apply QI strategies to tackle challenging practiceissues associated with caring for patients with chronicand acute illnesses, such as implementing team-basedcare, improving care coordination, and achieving high-value care. Participants from past QI Pre-Courseshave established an engaging peer-to-peer learning network and are experiencing significantimprovements. This full-day course will launch you onyour journey to becoming a QI champion in your ownpractice and will provide the skills you will needthroughout your career to lead the way through thechanging tides of health care.


1. Articulate the rationale for practice transformation tokey stakeholders.

2. Identify several performance gaps and opportunitiesfor improvement in your practice setting.

3. Practice using plan-do-study-act (PDSA) and otherbasic QI tools to improve care.

4. Identify several strategies to partner with patientsand families in QI.

5. Draft a focused QI work plan to address at least oneof the performance gaps identified in your practice.

6. Determine how to effectively apply ACP tools todrive QI and measure reporting, such as the GenesisRegistry, Peer Learning, ACP Practice Advisor, PatientEducation Resources, and Quality Payment Advisor.

7. Identify potential members of the team to help youwith your QI work plan.

Women in Medicine: A New Era of LeadershipPRE 1914Wednesday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.Fariha Shafi, MD, FACPAssociate Professor of Medicine, Section of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine,University of Missouri, Kansas City, MO

Over the past few decades, the number of womenmatriculating into medical school has continued toclimb; however, the number of women promoted toleadership positions continues to lag. The lack offemale role models in leadership roles signals towomen that they must choose between careeradvancement and their personal life. The gender gapalso represents a loss of talent for academic healthcenters as they fail to recruit and retain the best and the brightest. Because women bring importantexperiences and understanding to the table and havemany unique skills to contribute to health care, they arean important part of effective leadership teams. Whilewe encourage female physicians to persevere, pursuetheir dreams, and follow their passions, we must alsoempower women with skills necessary to both take aseat at the table and make themselves heard when theyget there. This interactive, workshop-based Pre-Coursewill assist attendees with developing skills needed tothrive as leaders and will provide the opportunity tonetwork and collaborate with others.


1. Delineate leadership styles, and identify strategiesfor successful leadership.

2. Apply the concepts of principled negotiation, andrecognize the power of emotions used duringnegotiation.

3. Recognize and understand bias, and learn ways tomitigate it.

4. Identify opportunities for individual andorganizational change that support women’sleadership, professional health, and wellness.

5. Network, collaborate, and thrive.



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Internal Medicine Meeting 2019 Program Objectives� Assess recent advances in clinical medicine andrelated sciences in light of the supporting evidence.

� Implement changes in clinical practice in accordancewith these advances to improve patient care.

� Improve clinical skills in performing the physicalexamination, communicating with patients, andmanaging clinical information.

� Evaluate changes in the external practiceenvironment and their potential impact on medicalpractice and patient care and implementimprovements as needed.

Continuing Medical Education (CME) Creditand ABIM Maintenance of Certification(MOC) PointsThe American College of Physicians (ACP) is accreditedby the Accreditation Council for Continuing MedicalEducation (ACCME) to provide continuing medicaleducation (CME) for physicians.

The ACP designates each live activity for the number ofAMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ listed below. Physiciansshould claim only the credit commensurate with theextent of their participation in the activity.

Internal Medicine Meeting 201930.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

Internal Medicine Meeting 2019 Pre-CoursesOne-day Pre-Courses, 7 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™Two-day Pre-Courses, 14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

The American Medical Association has determined that physicians not licensed in the United States whoparticipate in this CME activity are eligible for AMA PRACategory 1 Credit(s)™.

The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canadarecognizes conferences and workshops held outside ofCanada that are developed by a university, academy,hospital, specialty society, or college as automaticallyapproved as accredited group learning activities.

ABIM Maintenance of Certification (MOC) PointsSuccessful completion of these CME activities, whichincludes participation in the evaluation component,enables the participant to earn up to 30.5 medicalknowledge points in the American Board of InternalMedicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC)program. By completing a brief Learner Assessment

survey following Internal Medicine Meeting 2019,meeting attendees can earn MOC points equivalent tothe amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It isthe CME activity provider’s responsibility to submitparticipant completion information to ACCME for thepurpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Attend Internal Medicine Meeting 2019—Fulfill State CME RequirementsAttending Internal Medicine Meeting 2019 is anexcellent way to help fulfill your state CME relicensurerequirements. Internal Medicine Meeting 2019 meetsbroad-based state CME requirements, as well as specificcontent requirements mandated by some states (forexample, ethics, pain management, and patient safety).Contact your state medical board for information onspecific requirements in your state. See pages 33-34 fora list of sessions that fulfill state CME requirements.

How to Claim CME Credit and MOC Points

Claim CME credit for your participation in InternalMedicine Meeting 2019 and the Pre-Courses bycompleting your CME Documentation Forms online atannualmeeting.acponline.org/CME. Once you havecompleted the online CME form, your transcript will beaccessible in 24 to 72 hours. Viewing your transcript ofCollege-sponsored CME activities online is a benefit ofACP membership.

Earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed by completing a brief Learner Assessment available online at: annualmeeting.acponline.org/CME. The Learner Assessment requires that you reflect onwhat you learned at the meeting and describe changesthat you plan to implement or insights gained.Responses should be meaningful, reflective statementswith a minimum of 50 characters. Responses will bereviewed. You will receive a brief follow-up survey askingyou to assess the impact of your reflective statements.

The deadline to claim MOC Points for InternalMedicine Meeting 2019 and the Pre-Courses isDecember 31, 2019.

To claim MOC points, you must be enrolled in the ABIM Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program.

For questions about ABIM’s MOC program, go towww.ABIM.org or contact ABIM at 800-441-2246.

For more information about CME or MOC, contact ACP Member and Product Support at 800-ACP-1915(800-227-1915) or 215-351-2600, Monday throughFriday, 9 am to 5 pm ET).


SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM SESSIONS

Preliminary Program—Subject to Change

CardiologyAcute Coronary Syndrome Management: When the Clock Is Ticking on the Ticker Multiple Small Feedings of the Mind: Cardiology, Women’s Health, and

Hematology & OncologyCardiac Murmurs: Benign or Serious

Cardiovascular Disease in Women Perioperative Cardiac Evaluation

Challenges in Heart Failure: Diagnosis and Management Perioperative Controversies

Clinical Pearls: Cardiology and Pulmonary Medicine Rapid Fire EKGs: High-Risk Findings Not to Miss

Evaluation and Treatment of Supraventricular Arrhythmias: Feel the Beat Stable Ischemic Heart Disease

High-Value Risk Stratification in the Noncardiac Patient: Preventive Cardiology Stress Testing: Choosing the Right Test for the Right Patient at the Right Time

Inpatient Heart Failure Management: Beyond the Basics Syncope Management: The Three “Es” of Care (Effective, Efficient, and Economical)

Life-Threatening ECGs Encountered in the Outpatient Setting Update in Cardiology

Making Sense of Chest Pain Valvular Heart Disease

Vascular Disease from Head to Toe

Career Development and Professional SatisfactionBasics of Contract Negotiation: What All Internists Need to Know(Note: This session is not designated for CME credit.)

Pictures Worth a Thousand Words: Annals Graphic Medicine

Presentation Skills for Physicians: Making Your Next Teaching Presentation Go Better than Your LastBeyond Surviving in Medicine: Strategies to Thrive, Be Well, and Find Joy in Practice

Effective Negotiation Skills of Leaders Reclaiming Meaning and Reducing Burnout by Making Empathic Connections

Ethics, Deprofessionalization, and Physician Well-Being: “Re-Enchanting” Medicine The Role of a Trusted Credential in an Increasingly Untrusting World

I Can’t Get No Satisfaction: Increasing Individual Well-Being and Professional Fulfillment

Turning a Clinical Case into Scholarly Work

Understanding Basics of Personal Financial Management (Note: This session is not designated for CME credit.)Improving Physician Well-Being and Reducing Burnout in Practice and in Our Community

Leadership Styles Understanding Clinical Research: How to Be a Better-Informed Consumer of theMedical Literature

Navigating the Transition from Work to Retirement: Challenges and Opportunitiesfor Late Career Internists Well-Being for the Physician-in-Training: Addressing Burnout and Resiliency

Physician Competency and Aging

Ambulatory MedicineSee Ambulatory Medicine listing on pages 21-22.

ACP and #im2019 on social media

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Clinical PharmacologyAntibiotics Made Ridiculously Simple (…or at Least a Heck of a Lot Easier!) New FDA-Approved Medications That You Need to Know About

Challenges in Geriatric Medication Management: An Interactive Case-Based Workshop Obesity Management: Pharmacologic, Surgical, and Postsurgical

Diabetes Care with Oral and Other Noninsulin Agents: What You Need to Know The Opioid Epidemic and the Role of the Internist

Drug Allergies: Predicting, Desensitizing, and Managing Them Public Policy and the Opioid Epidemic

Inpatient Pain Management in the Era of the Opioid Epidemic Top 10 Medication Errors

Medical Marijuana: Use and Management Update What Internists Need to Know about Diagnosing and Managing Headaches: Taking the “Ache” Out of HeadacheMedication Management in the Older Adult: To Escalate or Deescalate?

Multiple Small Feedings of the Mind: Endocrinology, Infectious Diseases, and Pain Management

DermatologyApproach to Wound Care for the Internist Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

Dermatologic Emergencies Top 10 Dermatology Challenges for the Internist

Early Career Physicians, Residents/FellowsEffective Negotiation Skills of Leaders Well-Being for the Physician-in-Training: Addressing Burnout and Resiliency

Media in Health Care: Podcasts, Social Media, and Beyond

Clinical Reasoning

Clinical Images to Improve Your Knowledge Base and Refine Your Clinical Reasoning Skills

Combating Cognitive Bias: Improving Clinical Decision Making in Everyday Practice

End-of-Life and Palliative CareEthics and Racial and Ethnic Disparities in End-of-Life Care Palliative Care: Optimal Use in the Current World of Oncology

Palliative Care in the Noncancer Inpatient

EndocrinologyAdrenal Disorders: What’s New? Multiple Small Feedings of the Mind: Endocrinology, Infectious Diseases,

and Pain ManagementBeyond A1c: Using Professional Continuous Glucose Monitoring to Improve Type 2Diabetes Management in Primary Care Obesity Management: Pharmacologic, Surgical, and Postsurgical

Clinical Triad: Hematuria, Erectile Dysfunction, and Supplemental Testosterone Osteoporosis High-Value Care

Diabetes Care with Oral and Other Noninsulin Agents: What You Need to Know Thyroid Emergencies: What to Do on the Front Lines

Hypogonadism: Sorting through the Controversies Update in Endocrinology

Inpatient Diabetes Management: Show Me Some Sugar!




Gastroenterology and HepatologyClinical Pearls: Neurology and Gastroenterology NAFLD/NASH: Liver Lessons We All Need to Learn

Clinical Triad: Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Obesity Management: Pharmacologic, Surgical, and Postsurgical

Colon Cancer Screening: What’s New? Pancreas Problems: Unraveling the Mysteries

Hepato-Anxiety: Treating Acute Liver Failure and Decompensated Chronic Liver Failure Pancreatitis: Acute and Chronic Management

Inflammatory Bowel Disease Update in Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Irritable Bowel Syndrome: New Hope for an Old Problem

Geriatric MedicineAdvanced Dementia Management: Challenges and Dilemmas Medication Management in the Older Adult: To Escalate or Deescalate?

The Aging Planet: Impact Upon Health and Health Care Delivery Office-Based Assessment of the Older Adult: Keep Mom Moving

Challenges in Geriatric Medication Management: An Interactive Case-Based Workshop Osteoporosis High-Value Care

Delirium Evaluation and Management in the Hospital Palliative Care in the Noncancer Inpatient

Dementia, Incontinence, and Falls: High-Value Care in the Older Adult Update in Geriatric Medicine

Ethics and Racial and Ethnic Disparities in End-of-Life Care

Gender in MedicineCardiovascular Disease in Women Update in Women’s Health

Transgender Health and LGBT 101 for the Internist

Ethics and Health Policy60 Minutes: Special Report on Hot Issues in Health Policy Media in Health Care: Podcasts, Social Media, and Beyond

The Aging Planet: Impact Upon Health and Health Care Delivery Medical Errors and How to Grow from Them

Ethical Challenges Role Play: EHRs in the Service of the Patient Minimizing Medical–Legal Risk and Maintaining Inpatient Care Quality: Cases from the TrenchesEthics and Racial and Ethnic Disparities in End-of-Life Care

Ethics, Deprofessionalization, and Physician Well-Being: “Re-Enchanting” Medicine Public Policy and the Opioid Epidemic

Improving Individual and Community Health by Addressing Social Determinants of Health

Clinical Pearls

Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, 11:15 a.m.–12:45 p.m.

Test your clinical acumen in these highly interactive, case-based sessions. Use audience-response keypads toanswer challenging patient management questions faced in practice. Compare your critical thinking with that ofyour colleagues. As you work through cases, you’ll amass a rich collection of “pearls” that can be applied to patient care.




Health Information TechnologyEHR’s Bigger Picture: Population Health and Patient Management Innovations in EHR Education

Ethical Challenges Role Play: EHRs in the Service of the Patient Media in Health Care: Podcasts, Social Media, and Beyond

Health IT within MIPS: Advancing Care Information Telling the Patient’s Story in the EHR World

Hot Topics in Medical Informatics: Technology Trends That Are Reshaping Medicine

HematologyAnticoagulation Multiple Small Feedings of the Mind: Cardiology, Women’s Health, and

Hematology & OncologyBlood Disorders: A High-Value Approach

From Myelodysplastic Syndrome to Myeloproliferation: The Mystery of the Marrow Update in Hematology

Hematologic Emergencies VTE Challenges: A Case-Based Panel Discussion

Inpatient Sickle Cell Disease Care: Managing Our Inpatients to Keep Them Outpatients Who Really Needs a Work-up for Hereditary Thrombophilia?

Hospitalist TrackSee Hospital Medicine Track on page 20.

ACP 2019 Presentation Challenge, powered by PechaKucha™

Friday, April 12, 4:30–5:30 p.m.

PechaKucha™, Japanese for “chit-chat,” is an entertaining, fast-paced format inwhich five outstanding speakers are challenged to present up-to-date medicalinformation. Each speaker will have less than 7 minutes and will be limited to 20 slides that will automatically advance during their allotted time. Come join theexcitement as we watch these outstanding speakers take on the PechaKucha™challenge to finish their presentations before the gong signals time's up.




Ophthalmology and OtolaryngologyCommon ENT Conditions for the Internist Eye Conditions That Require Immediate Referral: What the Internist Needs to Know

OncologyCancer Survivorship Care in the Era of Team-Based Medicine Multiple Small Feedings of the Mind: Cardiology, Women’s Health, and

Hematology & OncologyCervical Cancer Screening and HPV Update for the Internist

Clinical Pearls: Infectious Diseases and Oncology News You Can Use: Current Guidelines in Breast Cancer Screening, Depression,Hematuria, and Pelvic ExamClinical Triad: Lung Cancer Screening: Is It Ready for Prime Time?

Colon Cancer Screening: What’s New? Palliative Care: Optimal Use in the Current World of Oncology

Current Controversies in Breast Cancer: Risk Assessment, Screening and Survivorship Prostate Cancer: What’s New in Diagnosis and Treatment?

Update in Oncology

Infectious DiseasesAntibiotics Made Ridiculously Simple (…or at Least a Heck of a Lot Easier!) Practical Strategies for Increasing Adult Immunization While Improving Equity,

Efficiency, and ReimbursementCervical Cancer Screening and HPV Update for the Internist

Clinical Pearls: Infectious Diseases and Oncology Review of New Community-Acquired Pneumonia Guidelines

Curbside Consultations in Infectious Diseases Shock and Sepsis Management to Save Lives

Encephalitis and Meningitis: Identification and Management Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

HIV: Long-Term Complications, Preexposure Prophylaxis, and Postexposure Prophylaxis Update in Infectious Diseases

Multiple Small Feedings of the Mind: Endocrinology, Infectious Diseases, and Pain Management

Vector-Borne Diseases at Home and Abroad

Medical StudentsMastering the Match

Nephrology and HypertensionA Case-Based Approach to Acute Kidney Injury Hypertension Management of the Inpatient: When High Isn’t a Good Thing

Case-Based Outpatient Management of the Hypertensive Patient News You Can Use: Current Guidelines in Breast Cancer Screening, Depression,Hematuria, and Pelvic ExamClinical Triad: Hematuria, Erectile Dysfunction, and Supplemental Testosterone

Deciphering Acid–Base Management Practical Electrolyte Management: Sodium, Potassium, Phosphorus, and More

Diagnosis and Management of Kidney Stones Update in Nephrology and Hypertension

Helping Your Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

NeurologyAdvanced Dementia Management: Challenges and Dilemmas Multiple Small Feedings of the Mind: Neurology, General Internal Medicine,

and Nutrition & ExerciseCarpe Diem: Managing the Inpatient with Seizures

Clinical Pearls: Neurology and Gastroenterology Stroke and TIA: Inpatient Evaluation and Management

Common Neurologic Conundrums for the Internist: Peripheral Neuropathy,Tremors, and Vertigo

What Internists Need to Know about Diagnosing and Managing Headaches: Taking the “Ache” Out of Headache

Dementia, Incontinence, and Falls: High-Value Care in the Older Adult




Perioperative MedicinePerioperative Cardiac Evaluation Perioperative Controversies

Practice ManagementC. Wesley Eisele Lecture: Practice Transformation Using the Chronic Care Model Practical Strategies for Increasing Adult Immunization While Improving Equity,

Efficiency, and ReimbursementEHR’s Bigger Picture: Population Health and Patient Management

Health IT within MIPS: Advancing Care Information Quality Payment Program 101: Making the Most Out of MACRA

Hot Topics for Subspecialists Quality Payment Program Advanced: Understanding and Improving Performance

Inpatient Coding: Thinking Inside the Box The Top 10 Practice Transformation Lessons from the Transforming Clinical PracticeInitiative Outpatient Coding: Do It Right and Get Paid for What You Do

Patient Priority Care: Best Practices on How to Implement in Your Practice

Pain ManagementBack Pain: Get Your Patient Back in the Game Multiple Small Feedings of the Mind: Endocrinology, Infectious Diseases, and

Pain ManagementHand Pain: A Common Problem with Many Causes

Inpatient Pain Management in the Era of the Opioid Epidemic The Opioid Epidemic and the Role of the Internist

Inpatient Sickle Cell Disease Care: Managing Our Inpatients to Keep Them Outpatients

What Internists Need to Know about Diagnosing and Managing Headaches: Taking the “Ache” Out of Headache

Psychiatry and Substance Use DisordersAdvanced Dementia Management: Challenges and Dilemmas A Modern Approach to Tobacco Dependence

Delirium Evaluation and Management in the Hospital News You Can Use: Current Guidelines in Breast Cancer Screening, Depression,Hematuria, and Pelvic ExamInpatient Pain Management in the Era of the Opioid Epidemic

Management of Depression and Anxiety for the Internist: How Not to Have a Panic Attack

Nicholas E. Davies Memorial Award Lecture

The Opioid Epidemic and the Role of the Internist

Medical Marijuana: Use and Management Update Public Policy and the Opioid Epidemic

Pulmonary Diseases and Critical CareClinical Pearls: Cardiology and Pulmonary Medicine Noninvasive Ventilation and High-Flow Nasal Oxygen Therapy: Practical Evidence-

Based StrategiesCOPD and Asthma Exacerbations: Best Evidence and Best Practice

COPD: What’s New for Inpatient and Outpatient Care? Obstructive Sleep Apnea: What’s New for the Internist?

Dr. Ananda Prasad Lecture in Physiology: The Adverse Physiologic Effects of Sleep Loss

Pulmonary Hypertension: The Needle or the Haystack in Dyspnea Admissions

Pulmonary Physical Diagnosis: Legend and Lore

Initial Ventilator Management and Troubleshooting Ventilator Challenges Review of New Community-Acquired Pneumonia Guidelines

Interstitial Lung Disease: What the Internist Needs to Know Update in Critical Care Medicine

A Modern Approach to Tobacco Dependence Update in Pulmonary Medicine

VTE Challenges: A Case-Based Panel Discussion



Rheumatology and Allergy & ImmunologyAllergic Reactions: Urgent and Emergent Hospital Management Practical Office Orthopedics for Primary Care Providers: The Knee

Back Pain: Get Your Patient Back in the Game Practical Office Orthopedics for Primary Care Providers: The Shoulder

Best Foot Forward: Common Foot and Ankle Complaints That Stumble into the Office Practical Office Orthopedics for the Primary Care Physician: Knee and Shoulder

Clinical Triad: Rheumatology: Early Diagnoses You Don’t Want to Miss Practical Strategies for Increasing Adult Immunization While Improving Equity, Efficiency, and ReimbursementCommonly Missed Diagnoses in Allergy and Immunology

Drug Allergies: Predicting, Desensitizing, and Managing Them Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: What the InternistNeeds to Know and Do about Preventive CareHand Pain: A Common Problem with Many Causes

Management of Patients with Gout Update in Rheumatology

Quality and Patient Safety

Clinical Breakthroughs: Harnessing the Power of the Patient–Physician Relationshipto Achieve Improved Outcomes

Minimizing Medical–Legal Risk and Maintaining Inpatient Care Quality: Cases from the Trenches

Communicating Effectively When You Don't Want To: Practical Strategies for Difficult Conversations with Patients, Staff, Administrators, and Other Clinicians

Motivational Interviewing for the Busy Clinician

Patient Priority Care: Best Practices on How to Implement in Your Practice

EHR’s Bigger Picture: Population Health and Patient Management Quality Improvement for the Practicing Hospitalist

Handoffs: Improving Patient Care Transitions within the Hospital Top 10 Medication Errors

How to Talk to Your Patients about the Cost of Their Care Transitions of Care: A Joint Session of the ACP and the European Federation of Internal MedicineImproving Care for High Health Care Utilizers: Tailoring Care to the Complex Patient

Medical Errors and How to Grow from Them Utilizing Health Literacy Communication Techniques to Improve the Patient andClinician Experience

Social Determinants of HealthChallenges in the Medical Care of Immigrants Practical Strategies for Increasing Adult Immunization While Improving Equity,

Efficiency, and ReimbursementEthics and Racial and Ethnic Disparities in End-of-Life Care

Improving Individual and Community Health by Addressing Social Determinants of Health

Practical Tips to Help You Care for Refugees

Veteran’s HealthA Brief Military History: The Key to Good Health Care for Veterans in Your Practice


Download Handouts

Handouts will be available to registered Internal Medicine Meeting 2019 attendees on ACP's website beginningMarch 19, 2019. The site will be updated as material is received from faculty. To view or download handouts as PDF documents, go to annualmeeting.acponline.org/handouts or access them within the meeting app. Printedhandouts will be produced only for Pre-Courses.



Additional TopicsACP 2019 Presentation Challenge, powered by PechaKucha� Leonardo at 500: A Lesson in Creativity

The Aging Planet: Impact upon Health and Health Care Delivery Multiple Small Feedings of the Mind: Cardiology, Women’s Health, and Hematology & OncologyAnnals of Internal Medicine: Recent Articles That Should Influence Practice

Beyond the Guidelines Multiple Small Feedings of the Mind: Endocrinology, Infectious Diseases, and Pain ManagementBusting Medical Myths: When Dogma Is for the Dogs

Challenges in the Medical Care of Immigrants Multiple Small Feedings of the Mind: Neurology, General Internal Medicine, andNutrition & ExerciseClinical Pearls: Cardiology and Pulmonary Medicine

Clinical Pearls: Infectious Diseases and Oncology News You Can Use: Current Guidelines in Breast Cancer Screening, Depression,Hematuria, and Pelvic ExamClinical Pearls: Neurology and Gastroenterology

Clinical Triad: Hematuria, Erectile Dysfunction, and Supplemental Testosterone The “Not Lost” Art of the Physical Diagnosis: An Evidence-Based Approach

Consult Talk Nutrition and Diet for the Internist: 10 Things You Need to Know So You Can TeachYour PatientsDr. Ananda Prasad Lecture in Physiology: The Adverse Physiologic Effects of Sleep Loss

Genetics: What the Internist Needs to Know Opening Ceremony

History of Medicine: Artists and Their Illness Pictures Worth a Thousand Words: Annals Graphic Medicine

How to Handle an In-Flight Medical Event: Is There a Doctor on Board? Practical Tips to Help You Care for Refugees

Innovations in Behavioral Modification: Nudging Your Way to Better Care Stump the Professor

Integrating East/West Medicine into Your Practice Thieves’ Market

Internal Medicine Meeting 2019 Highlights: Key Messages You’ll Want to TakeHome and Doctors’ Dilemma®: The Finals

Update in Ambulatory General Internal Medicine

Women’s HealthCardiovascular Disease in Women Individualized Menopause Management in 2019

Care of the Pregnant Patient Multiple Small Feedings of the Mind: Cardiology, Women’s Health, and Hematology & OncologyCervical Cancer Screening and HPV Update for the Internist

Clinical Triad: Sexual, Genital, and Urinary Health in Women News You Can Use: Current Clinical Guidelines in Breast Cancer, Depression,Hematuria, Pelvic ExamA Complete Contraceptive Toolkit: Cases and Demos

Contraception Update in Women’s Health

Current Controversies in Breast Cancer: Risk Assessment, Screening, and Survivorship


Clinical Triads

Thursday and Friday, 8:15-9:15 a.m. and 4:30-5:30 p.m.Saturday, 8:15-9:15 a.m.

This format builds on the popularity of fast-paced sessions and features three speakers concisely addressingdifferent aspects of an overarching theme. Each Clinical Triad session covers topics that are highly relevant toclinical practice.


HOSPITAL MEDICINE AT INTERNAL MEDICINE MEETING 2019

Developed for hospitalists, by hospitalists, thefollowing sessions are designed for physicians whoprimarily practice in an inpatient setting.

� Acute Coronary Syndrome Management: When theClock Is Ticking on the Ticker

� Allergic Reactions: Urgent and Emergent HospitalManagement

� Antibiotics Made Ridiculously Simple (…or at Least aHeck of a Lot Easier!)

� Care of the Pregnant Patient

� Carpe Diem: Managing the Inpatient with Seizures

� COPD and Asthma Exacerbations: Best Evidence andBest Practice

� COPD: What's New for Inpatient and Outpatient Care?

� Curbside Consultations in Infectious Diseases

� Deciphering Acid–Base Management

� Delirium Evaluation and Management in the Hospital

� Encephalitis and Meningitis: Identification andManagement

� Handoffs: Improving Patient Care Transitions withinthe Hospital

� Hematologic Emergencies

� Hepato-Anxiety: Treating Acute Liver Failure andDecompensated Chronic Liver Failure

� Hospital and Critical Care Radiology That You ShouldNot Miss When the Radiologist Isn't Available

� Hypertension Management of the Inpatient: When High Isn't a Good Thing

� Initial Ventilator Management and TroubleshootingVentilator Challenges

� Inpatient Coding: Thinking inside the Box

� Inpatient Diabetes Management: Show Me Some Sugar!

� Inpatient Heart Failure Management: Beyond the Basics

� Inpatient Pain Management in the Era of the Opioid Epidemic

� Inpatient Sickle Cell Disease Care: Managing Our Inpatients to Keep Them Outpatients

� Minimizing Medical–Legal Risk and MaintainingInpatient Care Quality: Cases from the Trenches

� Noninvasive Ventilation and High-Flow Nasal OxygenTherapy: Practical Evidence-Based Strategies

� Palliative Care in the Noncancer Inpatient

� Pancreatitis: Acute and Chronic Management

� Perioperative Cardiac Evaluation

� Perioperative Controversies

� Practical Electrolyte Management: Sodium,Potassium, Phosphorus, and More

� Pulmonary Hypertension: The Needle or theHaystack in Dyspnea Admissions

� Quality Improvement for the Practicing Hospitalist

� Shock and Sepsis Management to Save Lives

� Stroke and TIA: Inpatient Evaluation andManagement

� Syncope Management: The Three "Es" of Care(Effective, Efficient, and Economical)

� Top 5 High-Value Care Topics in Inpatient Medicine:Things We Do for No Reason

� Update in Hospital Medicine

� VTE Challenges: A Case-Based Panel Discussion

Pre-Courses Relevant to Hospitalists

� Critical Care Medicine 2019

� The Hospitalist: A Day in the Life

� Perioperative Medicine 2019

� Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Internists andHospitalists

See pages 3-9 for a complete list and descriptions ofPre-Courses.


AMBULATORY MEDICINE AT INTERNAL MEDICINE MEETING 2019

In addition to sessions on medical practicemanagement, patient quality and safety, and careerdevelopment, ACP’s scientific program providesextensive clinical content relevant to outpatient care.Following is a sampling of sessions relevant toambulatory care.

� A Brief Military History: The Key to Good Health Carefor Veterans in Your Practice

� A Complete Contraceptive Toolkit: Cases and Demos

� A Modern Approach to Tobacco Dependence

� Approach to Wound Care for the Internist

� Back Pain: Get Your Patient Back in the Game

� Best Foot Forward: Common Foot and AnkleComplaints That Stumble into the Office

� Beyond A1c: Using Professional Continuous GlucoseMonitoring to Improve Type 2 Diabetes Managementin Primary Care

� C. Wesley Eisele Lecture: Practice TransformationUsing the Chronic Care Model

� Cancer Survivorship Care in the Era of Team-BasedMedicine

� Cardiac Murmurs: Benign or Serious

� Care of the Pregnant Patient

� Case-Based Outpatient Management of theHypertensive Patient

� Cervical Cancer Screening and HPV Update for the Internist

� Challenges in Geriatric Medication Management: An Interactive Case-Based Workshop

� Clinical Breakthroughs: Harnessing the Power of thePatient–Physician Relationship to Achieve ImprovedOutcomes

� Clinical Images to Improve Your Knowledge Baseand Refine Your Clinical Reasoning Skills

� Clinical Triad: Hematuria, Erectile Dysfunction, andSupplemental Testosterone

� Clinical Triad: Lung Cancer Screening: Is It Ready forPrime Time?

� Clinical Triad: Rheumatology: Early Diagnoses YouDon't Want to Miss

� Clinical Triad: Sexual, Genital, and Urinary Health in Women

� Colon Cancer Screening: What's New?

� Common ENT Conditions for the Internist

� Common Neurologic Conundrums for the Internist:Peripheral Neuropathy, Tremors, and Vertigo

� Commonly Missed Diagnoses in Allergy andImmunology

� Contraception

� COPD: What's New for Inpatient and OutpatientCare?


� Dementia, Incontinence, and Falls: High-Value Carein the Older Adult

� Diabetes Care with Oral and Other NoninsulinAgents: What You Need to Know

� Eye Conditions That Require Immediate Referral: What the Internist Needs to Know

� From Myelodysplastic Syndrome toMyeloproliferation: The Mystery of the Marrow

� Genetics: What the Internist Needs to Know

� Hand Pain: A Common Problem with Many Causes

� High-Value Risk Stratification in the NoncardiacPatient: Preventive Cardiology

� HIV: Long-Term Complications, PreexposureProphylaxis, and Postexposure Prophylaxis

� How to Talk to Your Patients about the Cost of Their Care

� Hypogonadism: Sorting through the Controversies

� Individualized Menopause Management in 2019

� Innovations in Behavioral Modification: NudgingYour Way to Better Care

� Irritable Bowel Syndrome: New Hope for an OldProblem

� Life-Threatening ECGs Encountered in the Outpatient Setting

� Management of Depression and Anxiety for theInternist: How Not to Have a Panic Attack

� Management of Patients with Gout

� Motivational Interviewing for the Busy Clinician


AMBULATORY MEDICINE AT INTERNAL MEDICINE MEETING 2019

� News You Can Use: Current Clinical Guidelines inBreast Cancer Screening, Depression, Hematuria,and Pelvic Exam

� Nutrition and Diet for the Internist: 10 Things YouNeed to Know So You Can Teach Your Patients

� Obstructive Sleep Apnea: What's New for the Internist?

� Office-Based Assessment of the Older Adult: KeepMom Moving

� Osteoporosis High-Value Care

� Palliative Care: Optimal Use in the Current World of Oncology

� Perioperative Controversies

� Practical Office Orthopedics for Primary CareProviders: The Knee

� Practical Office Orthopedics for Primary CareProviders: The Shoulder

� Practical Office Orthopedics for the Primary CarePhysician: Knee and Shoulder

� Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic LupusErythematosus: What the Internist Needs to Knowand Do about Preventive Care

� Stable Ischemic Heart Disease

� Syncope Management: The Three “Es” of Care(Effective, Efficient, and Economical)

� Update in Ambulatory General Internal Medicine

� Utilizing Health Literacy Communication Techniquesto Improve the Patient and Clinician Experience

Hands-on Activities in the Clinical Skills Center

Gain experience with procedures you don't routinelyperform, refine interpretive skills, and update physicalexamination skills in a unique, small group learningenvironment. See pages 35-37 for a complete list of activities.


SCHEDULE PLANNER

Thursday 7:00 a.m. 8:15 a.m.Ambulatory Medicine Back Pain: Get Your Patient Back in the Game Clinical Images: Improve Your Knowledge Base & Clinical Reasoning

Clinical Images: Improve Your Knowledge Base & Clinical Reasoning Clinical Triad: Rheumatology: Early Diagnoses You Don’t Want to Miss

Genetics: What the Internist Needs to Know Common Neurologic Conundrums for the Internist

Life-Threatening ECGs Encountered in the Outpatient Setting Eisele Lecture: Practice Transformation Using the Chronic Care Model

Obstructive Sleep Apnea: What’s New for the Internist?

Practical Office Orthopedics for Primary Care Providers: The Knee

Cardiology Evaluation and Treatment of Supraventricular Arrhythmias Acute Coronary Syndrome Management

Life-Threatening ECGs Encountered in the Outpatient Setting

Clinical Pharmacology Top 10 Medication Errors

Clinical Reasoning Clinical Images: Improve Your Knowledge Base & Clinical Reasoning Clinical Images: Improve Your Knowledge Base & Clinical Reasoning

Dermatology Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

Endocrinology Inpatient Diabetes Management: Show Me Some Sugar!

Ethics and Health Policy 60 Minutes: Special Report on Hot Issues in Health Policy

Gastroenterology and Hepatology Inflammatory Bowel Disease NAFLD/NASH: Liver Lessons We All Need to Learn

Gender in Medicine Update in Women’s Health

Health Information Technology EHR’s Bigger Picture: Population Health and Patient Management

Hematology Inpatient Sickle Cell Disease Care

Hospital Medicine Deciphering Acid–Base Management Acute Coronary Syndrome Management

Handoffs: Improving Patient Care Transitions within the Hospital Inpatient Sickle Cell Disease Care

Inpatient Diabetes Management: Show Me Some Sugar!

Infectious Diseases Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

Nephrology and Hypertension Deciphering Acid–Base Management

Neurology Common Neurologic Conundrums for the Internist

Oncology Prostate Cancer: What’s New in Diagnosis and Treatment?

Pain Management Back Pain: Get Your Patient Back in the Game Inpatient Sickle Cell Disease Care

Practice Management EHR’s Bigger Picture: Population Health and Patient Management

Eisele Lecture: Practice Transformation Using the Chronic Care Model

Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Obstructive Sleep Apnea: What’s New for the Internist?

Quality and Patient Safety Handoffs: Improving Patient Care Transitions within the Hospital EHR’s Bigger Picture: Population Health and Patient Management

Top 10 Medication Errors

Rheumatology and Allergy & Immunology Back Pain: Get Your Patient Back in the Game Clinical Triad: Rheumatology: Early Diagnoses You Don’t Want to Miss


Women’s Health Update in Women’s Health

Additional Topics Genetics: What the Internist Needs to Know Annals: Recent Articles That Should Influence Practice

Exhibit Hall Hours

Innovation Theater

Clinical Skills Center 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.

Attend ACP’s Internal Medicine Meeting 2019 and Fullfill your State CME Requirements

Internal Medicine Meeting 2019 meets broad-based state CME requirements, as well as specific content requirementsmandated by some states. See pages 33-34 for a list of sessions that fulfill state CME relicensure requirements.

Preliminary Schedule—Determine which sessions you would like to attend. For detailed and up-to-date schedule information, visit annualmeeting.acponline.org/educational-program or download the ACP Meetings app at annualmeeting.acponline.org/app.

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SCHEDULE PLANNER

Thursday 9:30 a.m. 11:15 a.m.Ambulatory Medicine Cardiac Murmurs: Benign or Serious

Care of the Pregnant Patient

A Complete Contraceptive Toolkit: Cases and Demos

Clinical Guidelines: Breast Cancer, Depression, Hematuria, Pelvic Exam

Perioperative Controversies

Practical Office Orthopedics: Knee and Shoulder

Cardiology Cardiac Murmurs: Benign or Serious

Clinical Pearls: Cardiology and Pulmonary Medicine


Career Development and Professional Satisfaction Navigating the Transition from Work to Retirement

Ethics and Health Policy The Aging Planet: Impact Upon Health and Health Care Delivery

Geriatric Medicine The Aging Planet: Impact Upon Health and Health Care Delivery

Health Information Technology Health IT within MIPS: Advancing Care Information

Hospital Medicine Care of the Pregnant Patient


Infectious Diseases Update in Infectious Diseases

Nephrology and Hypertension Clinical Guidelines: Breast Cancer, Depression, Hematuria, Pelvic Exam

Oncology Clinical Guidelines: Breast Cancer, Depression, Hematuria, Pelvic Exam

Perioperative Medicine Perioperative Controversies

Practice Management Health IT within MIPS: Advancing Care Information

Psychiatry and Substance Abuse Disorders Clinical Guidelines: Breast Cancer, Depression, Hematuria, Pelvic Exam

Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Clinical Pearls: Cardiology and Pulmonary Medicine

Rheumatology and Allergy & Immunology Practical Office Orthopedics: Knee and Shoulder

Women’s Health Care of the Pregnant Patient



Additional Topics OPENING CEREMONY The Aging Planet: Impact Upon Health and Health Care Delivery

Clinical Pearls: Cardiology and Pulmonary Medicine


History of Medicine: Artists and Their Illness

Exhibit Hall Hours 10:00 a.m. Exhibit Hall Opens 10:30-11:15 a.m. Coffee Break

Innovation Theater 10:30-11:15 a.m. Session

Clinical Skills Center 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.

Your Feedback Is Important to Us!

ACP values your evaluation of Internal Medicine Meeting 2019. Your evaluation and comments will help us plan future educational offerings. We encourage you to complete a brief, anonymous evaluation online atannualmeeting.acponline.org/evals after each session you attend. Online evaluations will be accessible during themeeting, and you will have two weeks to complete your assessments. Paper evaluation forms will not be available.


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SCHEDULE PLANNER

Thursday 2:15 p.m. 4:30 p.m.Ambulatory Medicine Cardiac Murmurs: Benign or Serious Challenges in Geriatric Medication Management

Cervical Cancer Screening and HPV Update for the Internist Clinical Triad: Hematuria, ED, and Supplemental Testosterone

A Complete Contraceptive Toolkit: Cases and Demos Diabetes Care with Oral and Other Noninsulin Agents

Innovations in Behavioral Modification Harnessing the Power of the Patient–Physician Relationship

Practical Office Orthopedics for Primary Care Providers: The Shoulder Management of Patients with Gout

A Modern Approach to Tobacco Dependence

Office-Based Assessment of the Older Adult: Keep Mom Moving

Cardiology Cardiac Murmurs: Benign or Serious Rapid Fire EKGs: High-Risk Findings Not to Miss

Vascular Disease from Head to Toe

Career Development and Professional Satisfaction Increasing Individual Well-Being and Professional Fulfillment Basics of Contract Negotiation: What All Internists Need to Know

Turning a Clinical Case into Scholarly Work

Clinical Pharmacology Antibiotics Made Ridiculously Simple (…or at Least a Lot Easier!) Challenges in Geriatric Medication Management

MSFM: Endocrinology, Infectious Diseases, and Pain Management Diabetes Care with Oral and Other Noninsulin Agents

Inpatient Pain Management in the Era of the Opioid Epidemic

Endocrinology MSFM: Endocrinology, Infectious Diseases, and Pain Management Clinical Triad: Hematuria, ED, and Supplemental Testosterone

Diabetes Care with Oral and Other Noninsulin Agents

Ethics and Health Policy Ethical Challenges Role Play: EHRs in the Service of the Patient

Gastroenterology and Hepatology Hepato-Anxiety: Treating Liver Failure

Update in Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Geriatric Medicine Challenges in Geriatric Medication Management

Office-Based Assessment of the Older Adult: Keep Mom Moving

Health Information Technology Ethical Challenges Role Play: EHRs in the Service of the Patient

Hematology Blood Disorders: A High-Value Approach

Hospital Medicine Antibiotics Made Ridiculously Simple (…or at Least a Lot Easier!) Hepato-Anxiety: Treating Liver Failure

Inpatient Coding: Thinking Inside the Box Inpatient Pain Management in the Era of the Opioid Epidemic

Infectious Diseases Antibiotics Made Ridiculously Simple (…or at Least a Lot Easier!)

Cervical Cancer Screening and HPV Update for the Internist

MSFM: Endocrinology, Infectious Diseases, and Pain Management

Nephrology and Hypertension Clinical Triad: Hematuria, ED, and Supplemental Testosterone

Oncology Cervical Cancer Screening and HPV Update for the Internist

Update in Oncology

Exhibit Hall Hours 12:45–2:15 p.m. Lunch Break 3:45-4:30 p.m. Afternoon Break • 4:30 Exhibit Hall Closes

Innovation Theater 1:00–1:45 p.m. Session 3:45-4:30 p.m. Session



SCHEDULE PLANNER

Thursday (cont.) 2:15 p.m. (cont.) 4:30 p.m. (cont.)Pain Management MSFM: Endocrinology, Infectious Diseases, and Pain Management Inpatient Pain Management in the Era of the Opioid Epidemic

Practice Management Inpatient Coding: Thinking Inside the Box Hot Topics for Subspecialists

Patient Priority Care: Best Practices on Implementing in Your Practice

Psychiatry and Substance Use Disorders Inpatient Pain Management in the Era of the Opioid Epidemic

A Modern Approach to Tobacco Dependence

Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care A Modern Approach to Tobacco Dependence

Quality and Patient Safety Harnessing the Power of the Patient–Physician Relationship

Patient Priority Care: Best Practices on Implementing in Your Practice

Rheumatology and Allergy & Immunology Practical Office Orthopedics for Primary Care Providers: The Shoulder Management of Patients with Gout

Women’s Health Cervical Cancer Screening and HPV Update for the Internist


Additional Topics Busting Medical Myths: When Dogma Is for the Dogs Clinical Triad: Hematuria, ED, and Supplemental Testosterone

Innovations in Behavioral Modification

MSFM: Endocrinology, Infectious Diseases, and Pain Management

Exhibit Hall Hours

Innovation Theater

Clinical Skills Center 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Activities Close

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SCHEDULE PLANNER

Friday 7:00 a.m. 8:15 a.m.Ambulatory Medicine A Brief Military History: The Key to Good Health Care for Veterans Clinical Images: Improve Your Knowledge Base & Clinical Reasoning

HIV: Long-Term Complications, Preexposure & Postexposure Prophylaxis

Hypogonadism: Sorting through the Controversies



Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Cardiology Life-Threatening ECGs Encountered in the Outpatient Setting Stress Testing: Choosing the Right Test for the Right Patient

Making Sense of Chest Pain

Career Development and Professional Satisfaction The Role of a Trusted Credential in an Increasingly Untrusting World

Clinical Pharmacology Drug Allergies: Predicting, Desensitizing, and Managing Them

Clinical Reasoning Clinical Images: Improve Your Knowledge Base & Clinical Reasoning

Dermatology Top 10 Dermatology Challenges for the Internist

Endocrinology Hypogonadism: Sorting through the Controversies

End-of-Life and Palliative Care Palliative Care in the Noncancer Inpatient Ethics and Racial and Ethnic Disparities in End-of-Life Care

Ethics and Health Policy Ethics and Racial and Ethnic Disparities in End-of-Life Care

Gastroenterology and Hepatology Clinical Triad: Upper Gastrointestinal Tract

Geriatric Medicine Palliative Care in the Noncancer Inpatient Ethics and Racial and Ethnic Disparities in End-of-Life Care

Hematology Who Really Needs a Work-up for Hereditary Thrombophilia?

Hospital Medicine Hypertension Management of the Inpatient Carpe Diem: Managing the Inpatient with Seizures

Palliative Care in the Noncancer Inpatient Encephalitis and Meningitis: Identification and Management

Infectious Diseases HIV: Long-Term Complications, Preexposure & Postexposure Prophylaxis Encephalitis and Meningitis: Identification and Management

Nephrology and Hypertension A Case-Based Approach to Acute Kidney Injury

Hypertension Management of the Inpatient

Neurology Carpe Diem: Managing the Inpatient with Seizures

Practice Management Top 10 Practice Transformation Lessons

Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Prasad Lecture: The Adverse Physiologic Effects of Sleep Loss

Update in Critical Care Medicine

Rheumatology and Allergy & Immunology Practical Office Orthopedics for Primary Care Providers: The Knee Drug Allergies: Predicting, Desensitizing, and Managing Them

Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Social Determinants of Health Ethics and Racial and Ethnic Disparities in End-of-Life Care

Veteran’s Health A Brief Military History: The Key to Good Health Care for Veterans

Additional Topics How to Handle an In-Flight Medical Event: Is There a Doctor on Board?

Prasad Lecture: The Adverse Physiologic Effects of Sleep Loss

Exhibit Hall Hours

Innovation Theater



SCHEDULE PLANNER

Friday 9:30 a.m. 11:15 a.m.Ambulatory Medicine Life-Threatening ECGs Encountered in the Outpatient Setting A Brief Military History: The Key to Good Health Care for Veterans

Syncope Management Cardiac Murmurs: Benign or Serious

Update in Ambulatory General Internal Medicine COPD: What’s New for Inpatient and Outpatient Care?

From Myelodysplastic Syndrome to Myeloproliferation

How to Talk to Your Patients about the Cost of Their Care

Cardiology Cardiovascular Disease in Women Cardiac Murmurs: Benign or Serious


Syncope Management

Career Development and Professional Satisfaction Ethics, Deprofessionalization, and Physician Well-Being

Understanding Basics of Personal Financial Management

Clinical Pharmacology The Opioid Epidemic and the Role of the Internist

Endocrinology Adrenal Disorders: What’s New? Update in Endocrinology

Ethics and Health Policy Ethics, Deprofessionalization, and Physician Well-Being

Gastroenterology and Hepatology Pancreas Problems: Unraveling the Mysteries

Gender in Medicine Cardiovascular Disease in Women

Geriatric Medicine Advanced Dementia Management: Challenges and Dilemmas

Health Information Technology Innovations in EHR Education Telling the Patient’s Story in the EHR World

Hematology From Myelodysplastic Syndrome to Myeloproliferation

Hospital Medicine Allergic Reactions: Urgent and Emergent Hospital Management COPD: What’s New for Inpatient and Outpatient Care?

Syncope Management Stroke and TIA: Inpatient Evaluation and Management

Top 5 High-Value Care Topics in Inpatient Medicine

Infectious Diseases Review of New Community-Acquired Pneumonia Guidelines Clinical Pearls: Infectious Diseases and Oncology

Neurology Advanced Dementia Management: Challenges and Dilemmas Stroke and TIA: Inpatient Evaluation and Management

Oncology Clinical Pearls: Infectious Diseases and Oncology

Pain Management The Opioid Epidemic and the Role of the Internist

Practice Management Quality Payment Program 101: Making the Most Out of MACRA

Psychiatry and Substance Use Disorders Advanced Dementia Management: Challenges and Dilemmas The Opioid Epidemic and the Role of the Internist

Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Pulmonary Physical Diagnosis: Legend and Lore COPD: What’s New for Inpatient and Outpatient Care?

Review of New Community-Acquired Pneumonia Guidelines

Quality and Patient Safety How to Talk to Your Patients about the Cost of Their Care

Improving Care for High Healthcare Utilizers

Rheumatology and Allergy & Immunology Allergic Reactions: Urgent and Emergent Hospital Management

Veteran’s Health A Brief Military History: The Key to Good Health Care for Veterans

Women’s Health Cardiovascular Disease in Women

Additional Topics Thieves’ Market Clinical Pearls: Infectious Diseases and Oncology

Update in Ambulatory General Internal Medicine

Exhibit Hall Hours 10:00 a.m. Exhibit Hall Opens 10:30–11:15 a.m. Coffee Break

Innovation Theater 10:30–11:15 a.m. Session



SCHEDULE PLANNER

Friday 2:15 p.m. 4:30 p.m.Ambulatory Medicine A Complete Contraceptive Toolkit: Cases and Demos Cardiac Murmurs: Benign or Serious

Curbside Consultations in Infectious Diseases Clinical Triad: Lung Cancer Screening: Is It Ready for Prime Time?

Management of Depression and Anxiety for the Internist Commonly Missed Diagnoses in Allergy and Immunology

Motivational Interviewing for the Busy Clinician Dementia, Incontinence, and Falls: High-Value Care in the Older Adult

Practical Office Orthopedics for Primary Care Providers: The Shoulder Irritable Bowel Syndrome: New Hope for an Old Problem

Cardiology Update in Cardiology Cardiac Murmurs: Benign or Serious

Perioperative Cardiac Evaluation

Career Development and Professional Satisfaction Effective Negotiation Skills of Leaders Understanding Clinical Research

Well-Being for the Physician-in-Training: Burnout and Resiliency

Clinical Pharmacology New FDA-Approved Medications That You Need to Know About

Clinical Reasoning Combating Cognitive Bias: Improving Clinical Decision Making

Early Career Physicians, Residents/Fellows Effective Negotiation Skills of Leaders

Well-Being for the Physician-in-Training: Burnout and Resiliency

Ethics and Health Policy Improving Individual and Community Health

Gastroenterology and Hepatology Irritable Bowel Syndrome: New Hope for an Old Problem

Geriatric Medicine Dementia, Incontinence, and Falls: High-Value Care in the Older Adult

Hematology Hematologic Emergencies

Hospital Medicine COPD and Asthma Exacerbations: Best Evidence and Best Practice Hematologic Emergencies

Curbside Consultations in Infectious Diseases Perioperative Cardiac Evaluation

Infectious Diseases Curbside Consultations in Infectious Diseases

Nephrology and Hypertension Update in Nephrology and Hypertension

Neurology MSFM: Neurology, General Internal Medicine, and Nutrition & Exercise Dementia, Incontinence, and Falls: High-Value Care in the Older Adult

Oncology Current Controversies in Breast Cancer Clinical Triad: Lung Cancer Screening: Is It Ready for Prime Time?

Perioperative Medicine Perioperative Cardiac Evaluation

Practice Management Quality Payment Program Advanced

Psychiatry and Substance Use Disorders Management of Depression and Anxiety for the Internist

Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care COPD and Asthma Exacerbations: Best Evidence and Best Practice

Quality and Patient Safety Motivational Interviewing for the Busy Clinician

Rheumatology and Allergy & Immunology Practical Office Orthopedics for Primary Care Providers: The Shoulder Commonly Missed Diagnoses in Allergy and Immunology

Social Determinants of Health Challenges in the Medical Care of Immigrants Improving Individual and Community Health

Women’s Health A Complete Contraceptive Toolkit: Cases and Demos

Current Controversies in Breast Cancer

Additional Topics Challenges in the Medical Care of Immigrants ACP 2019 Presentation Challenge, powered by PechaKucha�

Leonardo at 500: A Lesson in Creativity

MSFM: Neurology, General Internal Medicine, and Nutrition & Exercise

Stump the Professor

Exhibit Hall Hours 12:45–2:15 p.m. Lunch Break 3:45–4:30 p.m. Afternoon Break • 4:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall Closes

Innovation Theater 1:00–1:45 p.m. Session 3:45–4:30 p.m. Session



SCHEDULE PLANNER

Saturday 7:00 a.m. 8:15 a.m.Ambulatory Medicine Best Foot Forward: Common Foot and Ankle Complaints Approach to Wound Care for the Internist

Colon Cancer Screening: What’s New? Clinical Triad: Sexual, Genital, and Urinary Health in Women

Contraception Osteoporosis High-Value Care

Eye Conditions That Require Immediate Referral


Professional Continuous Glucose Monitoring to Improve Type 2 Diabetes

Cardiology Valvular Heart Disease Challenges in Heart Failure: Diagnosis and Management

Career Development and Professional Satisfaction Presentation Skills for Physicians

Clinical Pharmacology Medical Marijuana: Use and Management Update What Internists Need to Know about Diagnosing and Managing Headaches

Dermatology Approach to Wound Care for the Internist

Endocrinology Professional Continuous Glucose Monitoring to Improve Type 2 Diabetes Osteoporosis High-Value Care

Ethics and Health Policy Minimizing Medical–Legal Risk and Maintaining Inpatient Care Quality

Gastroenterology and Hepatology Colon Cancer Screening: What’s New? Pancreatitis: Acute and Chronic Management

Gender in Medicine Transgender Health and LGBT 101 for the Internist

Geriatric Medicine Osteoporosis High-Value Care

Hematology Update in Hematology

Hospital Medicine Hospital and Critical Care Radiology Pancreatitis: Acute and Chronic Management

Initial Ventilator Management & Troubleshooting Ventilator Challenges Pulmonary Hypertension

Minimizing Medical–Legal Risk and Maintaining Inpatient Care Quality Quality Improvement for the Practicing Hospitalist

Nephrology and Hypertension Diagnosis and Management of Kidney Stones

Neurology What Internists Need to Know about Diagnosing and Managing Headaches

Oncology Colon Cancer Screening: What’s New?

Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology Eye Conditions That Require Immediate Referral

Pain Management What Internists Need to Know about Diagnosing and Managing Headaches

Psychiatry and Substance Use Disorders Medical Marijuana: Use and Management Update

Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Initial Ventilator Management & Troubleshooting Ventilator Challenges Pulmonary Hypertension

Quality and Patient Safety Minimizing Medical–Legal Risk and Maintaining Inpatient Care Quality Quality Improvement for the Practicing Hospitalist


Rheumatology and Allergy & Immunology Best Foot Forward: Common Foot and Ankle Complaints

Women’s Health Contraception Clinical Triad: Sexual, Genital, and Urinary Health in Women

Additional Topics Beyond the Guidelines

Exhibit Hall Hours


Internal Medicine Meeting 2019 Highlights: Key Messages You’ll Want to Take Home and Doctor’s Dilemma®: The Finals

Saturday, 5:15-6:30 p.m.

Internal Medicine Meeting 2019 culminates in this wrap-up session. Hear three outstanding clinician–educators share what theythink are Internal Medicine Meeting 2019’s most important take-home messages. Then, join the excitement for the final round of Doctor’s Dilemma®. The “Final Five” teams of residents who survive Thursday's and Friday’s competitions will face off in thechampionship round of the Jeopardy-style test of knowledge. The winner takes home the Osler Cup—ACP’s coveted trophy.


SCHEDULE PLANNER

Saturday 9:30 a.m. 11:15 a.m.Ambulatory Medicine Case-Based Outpatient Management of the Hypertensive Patient Challenges in Geriatric Medication Management

Common ENT Conditions for the Internist Harnessing the Power of the Patient–Physician Relationship

Hand Pain: A Common Problem with Many Causes High-Value Risk Stratification in the Noncardiac Patient

Individualized Menopause Management in 2019

Palliative Care: Optimal Use in the Current World of Oncology

Utilizing Health Literacy Communication Techniques

Cardiology Inpatient Heart Failure Management: Beyond the Basics High-Value Risk Stratification in the Noncardiac Patient

Career Development and Professional Satisfaction Improving Physician Wellness & Reducing Burnout Beyond Surviving in Medicine: Thrive, Be Well, & Find Joy in Practice


Reclaiming Meaning and Reducing Burnout by Making Empathic Connections

Clinical Pharmacology Public Policy and the Opioid Epidemic Challenges in Geriatric Medication Management

Medication Management in the Older Adult: To Escalate or Deescalate?

Endocrinology Thyroid Emergencies: What to Do on the Front Lines

End-of-Life and Palliative Care Palliative Care: Optimal Use in the Current World of Oncology

Ethics and Health Policy Public Policy and the Opioid Epidemic Medical Errors and How to Grow from Them

Gastroenterology and Hepatology Clinical Pearls: Neurology and Gastroenterology

Geriatric Medicine Update in Geriatric Medicine Challenges in Geriatric Medication Management

Medication Management in the Older Adult: To Escalate or Deescalate?

Health Information Technology Hot Topics in Medical Informatics: Technology Trends Shaping Medicine

Hospital Medicine Inpatient Heart Failure Management: Beyond the Basics Update in Hospital Medicine

Noninvasive Ventilation and High-Flow Nasal Oxygen Therapy

Infectious Diseases Vector-Borne Diseases at Home and Abroad

Nephrology and Hypertension Case-Based Outpatient Management of the Hypertensive Patient

Neurology Clinical Pearls: Neurology and Gastroenterology

Oncology Palliative Care: Optimal Use in the Current World of Oncology

Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology Common ENT Conditions for the Internist

Pain Management Hand Pain: A Common Problem with Many Causes

Practice Management Outpatient Coding: Do It Right and Get Paid for What You Do

Psychiatry and Substance Use Disorders Nicholas E. Davies Memorial Award Lecture

Public Policy and the Opioid Epidemic

Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Noninvasive Ventilation and High-Flow Nasal Oxygen Therapy

Quality and Patient Safety Utilizing Health Literacy Communication Techniques Harnessing the Power of the Patient–Physician Relationship

Communicating Effectively When You Don’t Want To Medical Errors and How to Grow from Them

Rheumatology and Allergy & Immunology Hand Pain: A Common Problem with Many Causes

Women’s Health Individualized Menopause Management in 2019

Additional Topics Consult Talk The “Not Lost” Art of the Physical Diagnosis: Evidence-Based Approach

Clinical Pearls: Neurology and Gastroenterology


Exhibit Hall Hours 10:00 a.m. Exhibit Hall Opens 10:30–11:15 a.m. Coffee Break



SCHEDULE PLANNER

Saturday 2:15 p.m. 4:00 p.m.Ambulatory Medicine Nutrition and Diet for the Internist Cancer Survivorship Care in the Era of Team-Based Medicine

Stable Ischemic Heart Disease

Cardiology MSFM: Cardiology, Women’s Health, and Hematology & Oncology Stable Ischemic Heart Disease

Career Development and Professional Satisfaction Leadership Styles

Physician Competency and Aging

Improving Physician Wellness & Reducing Burnout

Clinical Pharmacology Obesity Management: Pharmacologic, Surgical, and Postsurgical

Clinical Reasoning Combating Cognitive Bias: Improving Clinical Decision Making

Dermatology Dermatologic Emergencies

Early Career Physicians, Residents/Fellows Media in Healthcare: Podcasts, Social Media, and Beyond

Endocrinology Obesity Management: Pharmacologic, Surgical, and Postsurgical

Ethics and Health Policy Media in Healthcare: Podcasts, Social Media, and Beyond

Gastroenterology and Hepatology Obesity Management: Pharmacologic, Surgical, and Postsurgical

Geriatric Medicine Delirium Evaluation and Management in the Hospital

Health Information Technology Media in Healthcare: Podcasts, Social Media, and Beyond

Hematology MSFM: Cardiology, Women’s Health, and Hematology & Oncology Anticoagulation


Hospital Medicine Practical Electrolyte Management: Sodium, Potassium, Phosphorus & More Delirium Evaluation and Management in the Hospital

VTE Challenges: A Case-Based Panel Discussion Shock and Sepsis Management to Save Lives

Infectious Diseases Practical Strategies for Increasing Adult Immunization Shock and Sepsis Management to Save Lives

Medical Students Mastering the Match

Nephrology and Hypertension Practical Electrolyte Management: Sodium, Potassium, Phosphorus & More Helping Your Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

Oncology MSFM: Cardiology, Women’s Health, and Hematology & Oncology Cancer Survivorship Care in the Era of Team-Based Medicine

Practice Management Practical Strategies for Increasing Adult Immunization

Psychiatry and Substance Use Disorders Delirium Evaluation and Management in the Hospital

Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Update in Pulmonary Medicine Interstitial Lung Disease: What the Internist Needs to Know


Quality and Patient Safety Communicating Effectively When You Don’t Want To

Transitions of Care: A Joint Session of the ACP and the EFIM

Rheumatology and Allergy & Immunology Practical Strategies for Increasing Adult Immunization Update in Rheumatology

Social Determinants of Health Practical Strategies for Increasing Adult Immunization


Women’s Health MSFM: Cardiology, Women’s Health, and Hematology & Oncology

Additional Topics MSFM: Cardiology, Women’s Health, and Hematology & Oncology Integrating East/West Medicine into Your Practice

Nutrition and Diet for the Internist


Exhibit Hall Hours 2:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall Closes

Clinical Skills Center 8:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.


ATTEND INTERNAL MEDICINE MEETING 2019—FULFILL STATE CME REQUIREMENTS

Cultural Competency� A Brief Military History: The Key to Good HealthCare for Veterans in Your Practice

� Challenges in the Medical Care of Immigrants

� Ethics and Racial and Ethnic Disparities in End-of-Life Care

� Improving Individual and Community Health byAddressing Social Determinants of Health

� Practical Tips to Help You Care for Refugees

Electronic Health Records� EHR's Bigger Picture: Population Health andPatient Management

� Ethical Challenges Role Play: EHRs in the Serviceof the Patient

� Health IT within MIPS: Advancing Care Information

� Hot Topics in Medical Informatics: TechnologyTrends That Are Reshaping Medicine

� Innovations in EHR Education

� Telling the Patient's Story in the EHR World

End-of-Life and Palliative Health Care� Ethics and Racial and Ethnic Disparities in End-of-Life Care


� Palliative Care: Optimal Use in the Current World of Oncology

Ethics/Professional Responsibility� Ethical Challenges Role Play: EHRs in the Serviceof the Patient


� Ethics, Deprofessionalization, and Physician Well-Being: "Re-Enchanting" Medicine

� Improving Individual and Community Health byAddressing Social Determinants of Health

� Public Policy and the Opioid Epidemic

Geriatric Medicine� Advanced Dementia Management: Challenges and Dilemmas

� Challenges in Geriatric Medication Management:An Interactive Case-Based Workshop

� Delirium Evaluation and Management in the Hospital

� Dementia, Incontinence, and Falls: High-ValueCare in the Older Adult


� Medication Management in the Older Adult: To Escalate or Deescalate?

� Office-Based Assessment of the Older Adult: Keep Mom Moving

� Osteoporosis High-Value Care


� Physician Competency and Aging

� The Aging Planet: Impact Upon Health andHealthcare Delivery

� Update in Geriatric Medicine

Attending Internal Medicine Meeting 2019 is an excellent way to fulfill your state CMErelicensure requirements, with sessions that meet broad-based state CME requirements, as well as specific content requirements mandated by some states. Contact your statemedical board for information on specific requirements in your state. The following arecontent areas required by many states.


ATTEND INTERNAL MEDICINE MEETING 2019—FULFILL STATE CME REQUIREMENTS

HIV/AIDS� HIV: Long-Term Complications, PreexposureProphylaxis, and Postexposure Prophylaxis

Infectious Diseases/Infection Control� Antibiotics Made Ridiculously Simple (…or at Least a Heck of a Lot Easier!)

� Cervical Cancer Screening and HPV Update for the Internist


� Encephalitis and Meningitis: Identification and Management

� HIV: Long-Term Complications, PreexposureProphylaxis, and Postexposure Prophylaxis

� Practical Strategies for Increasing Adult Immunization While Improving Equity, Efficiency, and Reimbursement

� Review of New Community-Acquired Pneumonia Guidelines


� Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

� Update in Infectious Diseases

� Vector-Borne Diseases at Home and Abroad

Pain Management/Prescribing ControlledSubstances/Opioid Prescribing� Back Pain: Get Your Patient Back in the Game

� Hand Pain: A Common Problem with Many Causes


� Medical Marijuana: Use and Management Update

� Medication Management in the Older Adult: To Escalate or Deescalate?

� New FDA-Approved Medications That You Need toKnow About


� The Opioid Epidemic and the Role of the Internist

� Top 10 Medication Errors

� What Internists Need to Know about Diagnosing and Managing Headaches: Taking the "Ache" Out of Headache

Patient Safety/Risk Management/Preventionof Medical Errors� Handoffs: Improving Patient Care Transitions within the Hospital

� Medical Errors and How to Grow from Them

� Minimizing Medical–Legal Risk and MaintainingInpatient Care Quality: Cases from the Trenches

� Quality Improvement for the Practicing Hospitalist


� Transitions of Care: A Joint Session of the ACP and the European Federation of Internal Medicine

Substance Abuse/Addiction Disorders� A Modern Approach to Tobacco Dependence


� Medical Marijuana: Use and Management Update


� The Opioid Epidemic and the Role of the Internist


CLINICAL SKILLS CENTER

The Clinical Skills Center, known as the“Thrills and Skills” epicenter of themeeting, hosts a variety of cutting-edge

clinical skills enhancement activities. Learnhow to safely perform common procedures,refine interpretive skills, and update physicalexamination skills in a unique, small-grouplearning environment. Plus, check out otherexclusive events and exhibits designed toimprove physician well-being and professional satisfaction.

Advance Registration

Policy for Reserved Clinical Skills Center Activities

Your $15 registration fee reserves your seat until 10 minutes after the activity begins. After 10 minutes,unfilled seats will be made available to others. You willbe admitted if capacity allows.

Cancellation Policy

Refunds will be given for Clinical Skills Centercancellations made until April 4, 2019. After April 4,2019, no refunds will be given.

Point-of-Care Ultrasound Training

Building Your Ultrasound Portfolio: Image Review and FeedbackEnhance the quality of your portable ultrasoundexaminations by reviewing your images in person withexperts in the field. This session is ideal for participantsof prior ultrasound workshops who do not have localaccess to image quality assurance and would likepersonalized feedback and mentorship as they learnthis important skill.

Ultrasound-Guided Central Venous LinePlacementUsing ultrasonography equipment and training models,learn how to find vessels and practice line placementtechnique.

Ultrasound-Guided Lumbar PunctureWatch a demonstration of lumbar puncture techniqueand then practice the procedure on simulation models.Expert faculty will provide feedback and discuss pre-and postprocedure protocol.

Clinical Skills Center HoursThursday • 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.

Friday • 7:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.

Saturday • 8:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.

Be Sure to Reserve Your Ticket in Advance!Once you’ve registered for the meeting, pleasereserve tickets for the Clinical Skills Center toguarantee your place in our popular hands-onlearning activities. Purchase a reserved ticket for$15 per activity to secure your spot at your desired time. For more information and to purchase your reserved tickets, visitannualmeeting.acponline.org/clinicalskills

Clinical Skills Center Open House

Friday, April 12, 7:00–7:45 a.m. Located in Hall C

Stop by for complimentary coffee and anopportunity to meet the faculty and to roll up your sleeves and experience all that the

Clinical Skills Center has to offer.

Participate in a scavenger hunt and a putting contest for a chance to to win fantastic prizes such as a free copy of the new MKSAP 18

or an ACP gift card.



Ultrasound-Guided ParacentesisUsing ultrasonography equipment and training models,learn how to find landmarks and practice paracentesistechnique. The indications, contraindications, andcomplications of the procedure will also be reviewed.

Ultrasound-Guided Thoracentesis Using ultrasonography equipment and training models,learn how to identify landmarks, diagnose pleuraleffusions, and practice thoracentesis technique. Theindications, contraindications, and complications of the procedure will also be reviewed.

Procedural Training

Arthrocentesis and Bursal InjectionsLearn the anatomical landmarks used to identifyinjection sites as well as the steps for performingarthrocentesis and bursal injection by using jointmodels for practice.

Incision and Drainage of AbscessesUsing simulation models, learn how to incise, drain,irrigate, and pack abscesses under the supervision ofexpert faculty.

Intraosseous Catheter PlacementLearn the potentially lifesaving applications for IOcatheters and how to minimize and monitor forcomplications. Participants will break into small groups for hands-on practice placing IO catheters on task trainers.

PICC Line PlacementThis workshop will reintroduce peripherally insertedcentral catheter (PICC) line training to physicians andallow them the opportunity to practice placement ofPICC lines in a simulated setting. Faculty will teach theindications, technical skills, and practice implicationsregarding placement of PICC lines and provide hands-on training by using portable ultrasonography.

Skin Biopsy and CryosurgeryLearn how to perform a variety of skin biopsy andcryosurgery techniques. Faculty provide instruction andfeedback as you practice these techniques on pigs’ feet.

Suturing SkillsLearn several different suturing techniques bypracticing on pigs’ feet. Expert faculty will facilitate and provide feedback.

Toenail RemovalLearn the indications for toenail removal. Use surgicalinstruments to practice a digital block, wedge resection,removal of an ingrown toenail, and wound care on arealistic model.

Training in Physical Examination and Assessment Skills

21st-Century Bedside Medicine SkillsLearn to perform and interpret high-yield physicalexam maneuvers and incorporate emergingtechnology into your clinical practice.

Cardiac Diagnosis with Harvey®, the Cardiopulmonary Simulated Patient Using repetitive practice with feedback, participantswill learn the most important bedside cardiac findings by using “Harvey®,” the cardiopulmonarypatient simulator.



Chronic Leg Wound ManagementLearn to differentiate among major leg woundcategories, prepare wounds for treatment, anddetermine which topical or systemic treatments to useon chronic leg wounds. The workshop will focus onwhen to use multilayer compression wraps and providepractical tips for the management of venous leg ulcers.

Diagnosis-Driven Physical Examination ofthe KneeImprove your skills at taking a focused history andperformance of the diagnosis-driven physicalexamination of the knee. Participants will learn kneeexam maneuvers that are useful in identifying the mostcommonly diagnosed knee problems seen by internistsin primary care. Participants will change into scrubs(provided by the Clinical Skills Center) and break intosmall groups for hands-on practice on each other.

Diagnosis-Driven Physical Examination ofthe ShoulderImprove your skills at taking a focused history andperformance of the diagnosis-driven physicalexamination of the shoulder. Participants will learnshoulder exam maneuvers that are useful in identifyingthe most commonly diagnosed shoulder problemsseen by internists in primary care. Participants willchange into scrubs (provided by the Clinical SkillsCenter) and break into small groups for hands-onpractice on each other.

Foot and Ankle DisordersBecome familiar with common disorders of the footand ankle, learn the appropriate use of foot and ankleorthotics, and recognize indications for imaging studiesand subspecialty referral.

Function-Focused Gait AssessmentStrengthen your knowledge of normal versus abnormalwalking and running by combining highly effectiveclinical history gathering methods with hands-onpractice of focused clinical physical examination skills.

Ophthalmoscopic Skills Learn the proper technique of direct ophthalmoscopyand how to examine the structures of the eye. Working with faculty in small groups, learn to recognize normal anatomy and clinical findings of common eye pathologies.

Interactive “Virtual Dx” Microlearning Enhance your ECG interpretation skills, dermatologicimage interpretation, and point-of-care ultrasoundanalysis skills by engaging in a variety of microlearningopportunities based on the popular Virtual Dx programfrom MKSAP. Relax and learn at your pace and on your schedule.

Please note: Tickets are not required for this activity.

MIT Hacking Medicine: a Mini-Hackathon ACP is partnering with MIT’s renowned HackingMedicine program to bring a 4 hour hackathon to the 2019 Internal Medicine Meeting on Saturday, April 13, from 8am to 12pm. Join like-minded healthprofessionals, engineers, designers, developers andbusiness people to brainstorm and build innovativeprototypes to improve clinician work flow. No technicalexpertise is required. Space is limited! To learn moreand to register, visitannualmeeting.acponline.org/hackathon2019

Physician Well-Being and ProfessionalSatisfaction Activities This year, the Clinical Skills Center will host severalactivities related to Physician Well-Being andProfessional Satisfaction. Participate in a series of mini skills sessions to enhance well-being; 4 differentsessions will be repeated each day. Take a look at the interactive exhibit on workflow innovations forhospitalists and ambulatory care and add your ideas.Finally, tell us what keeps YOUR heart in medicine by posting a short note on our popular Hearts inMedicine banner.


Most sessions at Internal Medicine Meet-ing 2019 are held in large rooms thatcan accommodate anticipated atten-

dance. However, Clinical Skills Workshops, be-cause of their special educational requirements,have a limited number of seats available. There is no ticket required to attend these workshops;however, it is highly recommended that you arrive at the classroom well in advance of thescheduled start time. Seats will be filled on afirst-come, first-served basis.

Clinical Skills Workshops will be held at thePhiladelphia Marriott Downtown Hotel located justacross the street from, and connected by skywalk tothe Pennsylvania Convention Center.

Ambulatory MedicineA Brief Military History: The Key to Good Health Carefor Veterans in Your PracticeFriday 7:00-8:30 a.m. CSW 001Friday 11:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m. CSW 002

A Complete Contraceptive Toolkit: Cases and DemosThursday 11:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m. CSW 003Thursday 2:15-3:45 p.m. CSW 004Friday 2:15-3:45 p.m. CSW 005

Beyond A1c: Using Professional Continuous GlucoseMonitoring to Improve Type 2 Diabetes Managementin Primary CareSaturday 7:00-9:00 a.m. CSW 006

Cardiac Murmurs: Benign or SeriousThursday 11:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m. CSW 008Thursday 2:15-3:45 p.m. CSW 007Friday 11:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m. CSW 009Friday 4:30-6:00 p.m. CSW 010

Challenges in Geriatric Medication Management: An Interactive Case-Based WorkshopThursday 4:30-6:00 p.m. CSW 011Saturday 11:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m. CSW 012

Clinical Breakthroughs: Harnessing the Power of the Patient–Physician Relationship to AchieveImproved OutcomesThursday 4:30-6:00 p.m. CSW 013Saturday 11:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m. CSW 014

Clinical Images to Improve Your Knowledge Base andRefine Your Clinical Reasoning SkillsThursday 7:00-8:00 a.m. CSW 015Thursday 8:15-9:15 a.m. CSW 016Friday 8:15-9:15 a.m. CSW 017

How to Talk to Your Patients about the Cost of Their CareFriday 11:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m. CSW 021

Life-Threatening ECGs Encountered in the Outpatient SettingThursday 7:00-8:00 a.m. CSW 022Friday 7:00-8:00 a.m. CSW 023Friday 9:30-10:30 a.m. CSW 024

Motivational Interviewing for the Busy ClinicianFriday 2:15-4:15 p.m. CSW 025Saturday 7:00-9:00 a.m. CSW 026

Practical Office Orthopedics for Primary CareProviders: The KneeThursday 7:00-9:00 a.m. CSW 028Friday 7:00-9:00 a.m. CSW 027

Practical Office Orthopedics for Primary CareProviders: The ShoulderThursday 2:15-4:15 p.m. CSW 029Friday 2:15-4:15 p.m. CSW 030

Utilizing Health Literacy Communication Techniquesto Improve the Patient and Clinician ExperienceSaturday 9:30-11:00 a.m. CSW 034

CardiologyCardiac Murmurs: Benign or SeriousThursday 11:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m. CSW 008Thursday 2:15-3:45 p.m. CSW 007Friday 11:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m. CSW 009Friday 4:30-6:00 p.m. CSW 010

Life-Threatening ECGs Encountered in the Outpatient SettingThursday 7:00-8:00 a.m. CSW 022Friday 7:00-8:00 a.m. CSW 023Friday 9:30-10:30 a.m. CSW 024

Career Development and Professional SatisfactionImproving Physician Well-Being and ReducingBurnout in Practice and in Our CommunitySaturday 9:30-11:00 a.m. CSW 032Saturday 2:15-3:45 p.m. CSW 033

CLINICAL SKILLS WORKSHOPS


Reclaiming Meaning and Reducing Burnout byMaking Empathic ConnectionsSaturday 11:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m. CSW 031

Clinical PharmacologyChallenges in Geriatric Medication Management: An Interactive Case-Based WorkshopThursday 4:30-6:00 p.m. CSW 011Saturday 11:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m. CSW 012

Clinical ReasoningClinical Images to Improve Your Knowledge Base andRefine Your Clinical Reasoning SkillsThursday 7:00-8:00 a.m. CSW 015Thursday 8:15-9:15 a.m. CSW 016Friday 8:15-9:15 a.m. CSW 017

Combating Cognitive Bias: Improving ClinicalDecision Making in Everyday PracticeFriday 4:30-6:00 p.m. CSW 018Saturday 2:15-3:45 p.m. CSW 019

EndocrinologyBeyond A1c: Using Professional Continuous GlucoseMonitoring to Improve Type 2 Diabetes Managementin Primary CareSaturday 7:00-9:00 a.m. CSW 006

Geriatric MedicineChallenges in Geriatric Medication Management: An Interactive Case-Based WorkshopThursday 4:30-6:00 p.m. CSW 011Saturday 11:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m. CSW 012

Quality and Patient SafetyClinical Breakthroughs: Harnessing the Power of the Patient–Physician Relationship to AchieveImproved OutcomesThursday 4:30-6:00 p.m. CSW 013Saturday 11:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m. CSW 014

Communicating Effectively When You Don't Want To:Practical Strategies for Difficult Conversations withPatients, Staff, Administrators, and Other CliniciansSaturday 9:30-11:00 a.m. CSW 035Saturday 2:15-3:45 p.m. CSW 020

How to Talk to Your Patients About the Cost of Their CareFriday 11:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m. CSW 021

Motivational Interviewing for the Busy ClinicianFriday 2:15-4:15 p.m. CSW 025Saturday 7:00-9:00 a.m. CSW 026

Utilizing Health Literacy Communication Techniquesto Improve the Patient and Clinician ExperienceSaturday 9:30-11:00 a.m. CSW 034

RheumatologyPractical Office Orthopedics for Primary CareProviders: The KneeThursday 7:00-9:00 a.m. CSW 028Friday 7:00-9:00 a.m. CSW 027

Practical Office Orthopedics for Primary CareProviders: The ShoulderThursday 2:15-4:15 p.m. CSW 029Friday 2:15-4:15 p.m. CSW 030

Veteran’s HealthA Brief Military History: The Key to Good Health Carefor Veterans in Your PracticeFriday 7:00-8:30 a.m. CSW 001Friday 11:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m. CSW 002

Women’s HealthA Complete Contraceptive Toolkit: Cases and DemosThursday 11:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m. CSW 003Thursday 2:15-3:45 p.m. CSW 004Friday 2:15-3:45 p.m. CSW 005

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Wednesday, April 10First-Time Attendee Networking Reception4:45–6:00 p.m. • CCBy Invitation Only.

Welcome to your first ACP Internal Medicine Meeting!

As a first-time attendee you’ll find many excitingsessions, special events, networking opportunities, and more.

The First-Time Attendees Networking Reception is the perfect place to begin your meeting experienceand get acquainted with all the meeting has to offer. You'll be welcomed by College leaders and ACP staffvolunteers who are looking forward to greeting you.Plus, you can mingle with other first-time meetingattendees.

Colleagues will be on hand to offer guidance inselecting the best sessions to match your professionalsetting or meet your particular needs and areas offocus. Helpful staff will also be happy to show you theropes for getting around the convention center, offertips for using your meeting app, and answer any otherquestions you may have.

We are delighted that you be joining us in Philadelphiaand hope this meeting will be the first of many.

Please note, this event is designed for post-trainingphysicians attending the meeting for the first time.

Annals of Internal Medicine: “On Being a Doctor” Story Slam5:30-7:30 p.m. • HQOpen to all attendees. Tickets required: RSVP eventwith cash bar and light hors d'oeuvres.

For more than two decades, Annals of InternalMedicine has published personal essays by physiciansin a series called “On Being a Doctor.” Building on thispopular series, Annals developed the “On Being aDoctor” Story Slam (www.annals.org/storyslam). Storyslams are events that celebrate storytelling by invitingparticipants to verbally share brief stories with anaudience. Sharing stories reminds us what is specialabout our profession—storytellers and listeners alikefind the Story Slams rejuvenating. Join us for anevening of storytelling during Internal MedicineMeeting 2019. Ten of your colleagues will share stories that are sure to provoke thought and inspireyou. This event is not designated for CME credit.

Thursday, April 11Opening Ceremony and Keynote Speaker9:30–10:30 a.m. • CC Open to all attendees. No tickets required.

All attendees and their guests are invited to attend theOpening Ceremony, which marks the official beginningof Internal Medicine Meeting 2019. Keynote speaker Dr.Vivek Murthy will give a fireside chat.

Volunteerism Networking Luncheon12:45–2:15 p.m. • CC Reservations required.

This luncheon provides an opportunity for physicians to share plans, experiences, and information aboutmedical volunteer work both in the U.S. and abroad.Experienced volunteers and those who are consideringto volunteer are all welcome.

Convocation Ceremony6:00 p.m. • CCOpen to all attendees. No tickets required.

Please join ACP leaders in honoring those recentlyelected to Fellowship. Recognized by their peers foroutstanding medical scholarship and professionalachievement, new Fellows march alongside their ACPgovernors and local awardees in a moving ceremony.Designed to showcase excellence in medicine,Convocation includes the presentation of Mastershipand specific individual and organizational awardsgranted by the College. The global community ofinternal medicine is represented by colleagues fromthe International Society of Internal Medicine, theEuropean Federation of Internal Medicine, and theRoyal Colleges and Academies, who join ACP leaderson stage to celebrate this important event.

International Reception8:00–9:30 p.m. • HQ

This reception is open to all international attendeesand their guests, as well as other attendees who areinterested in meeting with leaders from ACP andinternal medicine societies from around the world.

DON’T MISS THESE SPECIAL EVENTS


Friday, April 12International Forum 9:00–11:00 a.m. • HQ Tickets required.

Clinical Skills Center Open House7:00-7:45 a.m. • CC, Hall C

Stop by for complimentary coffee and an opportunityto meet the faculty and to roll up your sleeves andexperience all that the Clinical Skills Center has to offer.Participate in a scavenger hunt and a putting contestfor a chance to to win fantastic prizes, such as a freecopy of the new MKSAP 18 or an ACP gift card.

Saturday, April 13ACP Innovation Challenge 2019: Fostering Partnerships Between Physiciansand Patients10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. • CC

Come and witness this live competition focused oninnovative ideas to transform internal medicine.Selected finalists present their ideas to a panel ofjudges who award prize money totaling $25,000 toimplement their best and brightest ideas. Vote for your favorite finalist at this fun, high-stakes, interactivecompetition and see who has what it takes to transformhealth care!

Annual Business Meeting and Town Hall12:45–1:45 p.m. • CC Open to all attendees. No tickets required.

All ACP members are encouraged to attend. IncomingOfficers, new Regents, and first-year Governors will beintroduced. The Treasurer and EVP/CEO will report onthe College’s current status and priorities.

Events for Early Career Physicians, Residents/Fellows, and Medical StudentsInternal Medicine Meeting 2019 offers a special three-day program of ancillary events and workshopsspecifically for early career physicians, residents andfellows-in-training, and medical students.

ACP Doctor’s Dilemma® Thursday–Friday • HQSaturday • CC

ACP Posters Hospitality AreaThursday–Saturday • CC

Resident/Fellow Member Luncheon Forum2019: The Patient Said %!#$# (What)?Thursday • 12:45–2:15 p.m. • CC

Do you ever find yourself involved in a nonclinicalconversation that you are unsure how to handle? Has apatient or family member ever made you uncomfortableby making offensive or unsolicited comments in a clinicalsetting? The Council of Resident/Fellow Members invitesyou to an interactive, lively session where you can equipyourself with tools to navigate difficult conversations inthe exam room. Complimentary boxed lunches will beavailable to the first 100 attendees.

Early Career Physicians Networking LunchThursday • 12:45–2:15 p.m. • CC

Resident/Fellow Abstract LuncheonsFriday • 12:45–2:15 p.m. • CC

International Medical Student Information Session Friday • 4:00-5:30 p.m. • CC

Medical Student Mentoring BreakfastSaturday • 7:00–9:00 a.m. • HQReservations required at the onsite Medical StudentWelcome Center.

Medical Student Abstract LuncheonSaturday • 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. • CC

Recognition Reception for ACP Young AchieversSaturday • 6:30–7:30 p.m. • CC

HackathonSaturday • 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. • CC, Hall C

ACP is partnering with MIT’s renowned Hacking Medicineprogram to bring a 4 hour Hackathon to Internal MedicineMeeting 2019. Join like-minded professionals, engineers,designers, developers and business people to brainstormand build innovative prototypes to improve clinicianworkflow. No technical expertise is required.

Advance registration required.

DON’T MISS THESE SPECIAL EVENTS

The Exhibit Hall is packed with activities and exhibitsthat perfectly complement your educationalexperience at the Internal Medicine Meeting.

� Meet with over 200 exhibitors showcasing the latestin medical products, technology, and job opportunities.

� Relax and unwind during breaks with complimentaryfood, charging, and networking lounges.

� Enhance your education with additional learningopportunities.

Exhibit Hall Events and Experiences:

ACP Resource Center: Test drive ACP products anddigital services, hear brief presentations from ACP staff,and learn more about the benefits of ACP membership.

NEW! Professional Headshots: Pose for acomplimentary professional headshot that you canemail to yourself and share on social media.

ACP Raffle Booth: Visit daily for a chance to win freeregistration to Internal Medicine Meeting 2020, giftcertificates, and more exciting prizes.

ACP Relaxation Station: Unwind with a massage,recharge yourself and your devices, and learn moreabout physician wellness.

The Doctor’s Challenge: Answer all the questions onyour challenge card by visiting participating booths inthe Exhibit Hall. Submissions are entered to win a $100 Amazon gift card and other great prizes.

Rest and Recharge Lounge: Rest your feet and chargeyour devices during break times.

Complimentary Refreshment Breaks and Lunch

Join us daily for morning and afternoon refreshmentbreaks and free lunch.

Thursday and Friday

10:30–11:15 a.m. Coffee Break12:45–2:15 p.m. Lunch Break (FREE) 3:45–4:30 p.m. Afternoon Refreshment Break

Saturday

10:30–11:15 a.m. Coffee Break12:45–2:15 p.m. Lunch Break (Concessions Available)


VISIT THE EXHIBIT HALL (LOCATED IN HALL DE)

Exhibit HallDiscover the latest innovations in medical products and technology.

Hours: 10:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Thursday & Friday • 10:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m. Saturday


Industry-Supported Symposia*

Earn additional CME credit by attending industry-supported symposia. The official schedule will beavailable online at a later date. For presentationsoffering Category 1 CME credit, CME credit isprovided by organizations other than ACP.

Innovation Theaters*

Grab a bite and get informed by participating in a non-CME informative lunch or snack break discussionto enhance your learning experience at the meeting.

ADDITIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

� Submit a Job Seeker's Profile at annualmeeting.acponline.org/jpc and have itdistributed to participating employers.

� Submit job postings for openings in yourorganization.*

� View multiple job postings nationwide (alsoavailable electronically for your convenience).

� Register for two popular services**:• CV Review and Consultation Service• Navigating the J1 Waiver Job Search

�Meet with potential employers or employees.

� Register with ACP’s Career Connection for online job searching.

For additional information on the ACP JobPlacement Center, submitting a job posting, or sponsorship opportunities, contact [email protected].

*Must be a physician attending Internal Medicine Meeting2019, ACP Job Placement Center Sponsor, or exhibitor.

**Limited availability—appointment required. [email protected] to reserve a spot.

Visit the meeting Web site in early 2019 for detailed information on Additional Learning Opportunities.

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GUEST ACTIVITIES PROGRAM

Guest Program Registrant

($50 for 3 days)

Registered guests are invited to an exclusive breakfastevent and have access to the Exhibit Hall and therefreshments distributed in the Hall. Guests receive anACP tote bag, admission to the Opening Ceremony, a Philadelphia Visitor’s Guide, entry into a raffledrawing, and shuttle service between hotels and the Convention Center.

Registered guests may include family members (16years of age or older) or friends who are not in themedical industry. A coworker or an associate in themedical industry may not register as a guest. Guestsare not permitted to attend any portion of theScientific Program other than the Opening Ceremony.

Guest Policy

Only those with a Guest badge will be permitted in the Exhibit Hall. Only spouses or guests of an InternalMedicine Meeting 2019 registered physician qualifyfor a badge. Internal Medicine Meeting 2019 is aprivate event for physician attendees and their guests.The Exhibit Hall is not open to the general public.

Camp ACP Child Care Program

For your convenience, you can plan child care throughAccent on Arrangements, Inc. For more details, visitannualmeeting.acponline.org.

For Attendees and Guests

Religious Worship

For information regarding places of worship near the Convention Center, please check with your hotel concierge.

Nursing Mothers’ Suite

Comfortably and privately breastfeed your baby orexpress milk in ACP’s nursing mothers’ suite, located in Room 102B of the Convention Center. In addition,the Convention Center has two portable “Mamava”lactation suites. One is located near the ConciergeDesk on the second level between Halls A and B, andanother is located on the street level on the Broad and Arch Concourse.

ACP Welcomes Your Guests!


Advance registration for Internal MedicineMeeting 2019 is strongly encouraged. Forthe lowest advance registration fees, please

register by January 31, 2019 (last postmark date).

Badges and tickets will not be mailed in advance.Please come to the Physician Onsite Registration areaand proceed to the "Paid: Print Badge Here" countersto print your badge and pick up materials. Allow 30additional minutes for this process. See hours listed onpage 48. Use one of the following methods to register:

Online

Visit us online and register at annualmeeting.acponline.org/register

Fax

24 hours a day at 215-351-2799. Fax forms mustinclude credit card number, expiration date, securitycode number, and signature.

Mail

Complete the registration form. Be sure to list yourdaytime phone number in case we need to contact you.

ATTN: AC002American College of Physicians190 N. Independence Mall WestPhiladelphia, PA 19106-1572

Telephone Registration

800-ACP-1915 or 215-351-2600 (M–F, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. ET)

Be sure to have your VISA, MasterCard, AmericanExpress, or Discover credit card number, expiration date,and security code number available.

Priority Code

Please be sure to mention the priority code listed on yourregistration form when calling, or enter the priority codewhen registering online.

Meeting Confirmation

Check your meeting confirmation carefully to verifyticket assignment (if applicable). Tickets that do notappear were unavailable because of a full session

or a schedule conflict. If you did not receive yourconfirmation, need to change a course, or make anadjustment, please contact ACP Member and ProductSupport in writing by e-mail at [email protected],fax 215-351-2799, or handle changes onsite. Pleaseallow additional time.

Industry-Supported Symposia and Exhibitor Mailings

If you do not wish to receive Industry-SupportedSymposia and Exhibitor Mailings, be sure to check the appropriate box on the registration form.

Persons with a Disability

Advance notification is essential for us to better serveyou. Check the appropriate box and attach a writtendescription of your needs with the registration formbefore the January 31 deadline. An ACP staff person will contact you to discuss how we can accommodateyour request.

Registration Category

For the complete list of Internal Medicine Meeting2019 fees, see the Registration Form. Registrants whoare nonmember fellowship trainees, residents, interns,and nonmember medical students must verify theirstatus by including a business card or a letter signedby an appropriate program director or supervisor onofficial letterhead. The letter must be faxed or mailedwith the registration form. If verification is not included,the full nonmember registration fee will be charged.Registration fees are nontransferable.

Not an ACP Member?

Join ACP and you will receive substantial discount onInternal Medicine Meeting 2019 registration fees. For membership information, please call ACP Member and Product Support at 800-ACP-1915 or 215-351-2600 (M–F, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. ET).

Pre-Courses

Two-day Pre-Courses are only offered as two-dayevents and priced accordingly. Attendance is requiredon both days to receive proper credit.

ADVANCE REGISTRATION INFORMATION


Cancellation/Refund Policy

If you need to cancel your meeting, guest, or Pre-Course registration, ACP must receive writtennotification by mail, fax, or e-mail before December 31,2018, for a full refund. Cancellations will not beaccepted by telephone. Refunds are providedaccording to the following schedule:

Cancellations received by December 31, 2018: Full refund.

Cancellations received by January 1, 2019–April 4, 2019:Refund registration amount less $100 admin istrative fee.

Cancellations received after April 4, 2019: Refund not provided.

A refund that results from a cancellation or change toyour registration will be returned to the payor and inthe same form as the original method of payment.

Guest Program cancellations are subject to a $15administrative fee. A refund that results from acancellation or change to your registration will bereturned to the payer and in the same form as theoriginal method of payment.

Clinical Skills Center Cancellation Policy

Please cancel by April 4, 2019, to receive a refund forClinical Skills Center activities. No refunds will beprovided for cancellations received after April 4th.

Payment Options (Payment in full is required.)

Make check payable to ACP. Must remit in U.S. fundsdrawn on a U.S. bank. If paying by credit card, pleasecomplete credit card information and provide theauthorizing signature, expiration date, and securitycode number. Advance registration forms are notprocessed without prepayment.

Group Rates

Group rates for registration are available. Pleasecontact ACP Member and Product Support at 800-ACP-1915 (M–F, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. ET) or online atwww.acponline.org/contact for additional information.

Onsite Registration

Registration will be available online throughout themeeting at annualmeeting.acponline.org/register. If you prefer, staff can assist you at the PhysicianRegistration counters onsite at the PhiladelphiaConvention Center.

Please allow up to 30 minutes for onsite registration.

Physician/Guest Registration Hours • CC

Monday 3:00–6:00 p.m.Tuesday 7:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.Wednesday 7:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.Thursday 6:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.Friday 6:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.Saturday 7:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.

Important Reminder: Avoid cancellation fees!

If you cancel your plans to attend Internal MedicineMeeting 2019, please be sure to remember to alsocancel your meeting registration and your travel andhotel reservations.

ADVANCE REGISTRATION INFORMATION


Air Travel

Discounted group rates on travel to Internal MedicineMeeting 2019 have been arranged through Unitedand Delta Airlines. For information and bookinginstructions, see annualmeeting.acponline.org/travel.

Car Rental

Avis will offer special discounted rates for InternalMedicine Meeting 2019. To make your reservation, call800-331-1600 and refer to ACP’s discount numberB116099. Reservations can also be confirmed online at annualmeeting.acponline.org/travel.

Taxi

Many companies provide taxi service at thePhiladelphia International Airport. Taxicabs can beaccessed at Zone 5 on the Commercial TransportationRoadway. There is a $28.50 flat-rate charge (one-wayfare, airport access fee already included) to travel toCenter City Philadelphia. This area encompasses:Fairmount Avenue (North), South Street (South),Delaware River (East), and University City/38th Street (West). Any destination that falls within theseboundaries is eligible for the Center City flat rate. Anadditional $1.00 per passenger ($3.00 maximum) afterthe first passenger will be charged on flat-rate tripsbetween the Airport and Center City for passengersover age 12 years. Taxis are required to accept creditcard payments.

Uber also serves the Philadelphia International Airportand can be picked up outside baggage claim on thearrivals level. Follow the signs to groundtransportation.

Public Transit

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority(SEPTA) provides train service between Center City andthe Airport on the Airport Regional Rail line. Trains runevery 30 minutes and operate from 4:52 a.m. to 11:52p.m. (Center City to Airport) and from 5:07 a.m. to12:30 a.m. (Airport to Center City).

Stations on the Airport Regional Rail line includeTerminal E/F, Terminal C/D, Terminal B, Terminal A(East), Eastwick, University City, 30th Street, and threeCenter City stations along Market Street (includes 30thStreet, along with Suburban Station and JeffersonStation). All stations on the Airport line are wheelchairaccessible.

Connections to other SEPTA Regional Rail lines andtransit routes can be made at University City, 30thStreet, Suburban, and Jefferson Stations.

The one-way Regional Rail fare to Center City is $6.75or $9.25 to any other station beyond Center City.

For additional SEPTA information, call 215-580-7800 orvisit www.septa.org.

Parking

There are many parking options—both garages andlots—conveniently located within blocks of thePennsylvania Convention Center. Please visitwww.paconvention.com/attendees/travel-to-pa-convention-center/parking for more information.

Shuttle

Complimentary shuttle service is provided for allparticipants at regular intervals to and from theConvention Center and participating hotels during the morning and afternoon hours.

PLEASE NOTE: There will be no midday shuttle service.The final schedule will be available at your hotel or atthe Convention Ccenter and will include the pickuplocations at designated hotels and specific times. Alltimes subject to change based on traffic conditions.

TRAVEL INFORMATION


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PHILADELPHIA HOTEL INFORMATION

Hotel Single Double

1 Aloft Convention Center Downtown $256.00 $256.00

2 Bellevue Hotel, Hyatt Unbound Collection $299.00 $299.00

3 Cambria Hotel & Suites Philadelphia Downtown $159.00 $159.00

4 Courtyard by Marriott Philadelphia Downtown $289.00 $289.00

5 Embassy Suites Philadelphia Center City $249.00 $249.00

6 Four Points by Sheraton Center City $245.00 $245.00

7 Hampton Inn Philadelphia Convention Center $237.00 $237.00

8 Hilton Garden Inn Philadelphia Center City $249.00 $249.00

9 Holiday Inn Express Midtown $259.00 $259.00

10 Le Meridien Philadelphia $259.00 $259.00

11 Loews Philadelphia Hotel $242.00 Not available

12 Logan Hotel, Hilton Curio Collection $299.00 $299.00

13 Philadelphia 201 Hotel (Formerly Sheraton Philadelphia) $249.00 $249.00

14 Philadelphia Marriott Downtown (HQ) $299.00 $299.00

15 Residence Inn by Marriott Center City $249.00 $249.00

16 Ritz-Carlton Hotel Philadelphia $329.00 $329.00

17 Sonesta Hotel Rittenhouse Square $254.00 $254.00

18 Windsor Suites Philadelphia $229.00 $239.00

Participating in Clean the World Hotel Soap recycling program. For more information, visit: cleantheworld.org


Lodging Registration: Closes March 28, 2019

The official lodging service provider for InternalMedicine Meeting 2019 is onPeak. When you bookthrough onPeak, there are no fees, and no depositsrequired. All rooms are reserved on a first-come, first-served basis. Make your hotel reservations early to guarantee hotel rates and availability.

Reservations Online

To make your reservations online, visit annualmeeting.acponline.org/travel and click on the housing link. You will be able to see which hotels have availability for the dates of your stay, make yourreservations, and immediately receive your onPeakconfirmation ID number.

Reservations by Telephone

Telephone reservations will be accepted Mondaythrough Friday, 9:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m. ET. onPeak can be reached toll-free at 855-210-6091. Telephonereservations must include a guarantee with a majorcredit card.

Confirmations

Attendees who make their reservations online willreceive a confirmation ID number at the end of theonline reservation process. A reservation is notcomplete until a confirmation ID number appears onthe screen. All attendees are responsible for payingroom and tax upon checkout. Attendees who maketheir reservations via telephone will receive aconfirmation ID number by e-mail. Contact onPeakdirectly if you do not receive a confirmation ID number.

Changes

Call 855-210-6091 before March 28, 2019, to changeyour reservation without penalty.

Cancellations

If you need to cancel your hotel reservation prior toyour arrival, call onPeak at 855-210-6091 as soon as you know that your plans have changed. There are nopenalties prior to the cutoff date. For all reservationscanceled after the hotel deadline, credit cards will becharged in accordance with the individual hotelcancellation policy. Please review your onPeakconfirmation for your hotel’s cancellation policyinformation.

Americans with Disabilities Act �

Please be sure to inform onPeak if you have a disabilityand require special accommodations.

Lodging Assistance Onsite

A Hotel Information Desk will be located onsite at theConvention Center in the registration area in the BroadStreet Atrium. An agent from onPeak will be availableTuesday through Saturday to assist you with anyquestions concerning your hotel reservations.

HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS


PRELIMINARY SHUTTLE SCHEDULE

Please Note: There will be no midday shuttle service.

Complimentary shuttle service is provided at regular intervals to and from the Convention Center and participatinghotels during the morning and afternoon hours. Please consult the final shuttle schedule for designated hotels andspecific times. Subject to change and traffic conditions.

Tuesday 4/9/2019 6:15–9:00 a.m. • 3:00–6:00 p.m. Every 20 minutes

Wednesday 4/10/2019 6:15–9:00 a.m. • 3:00–6:00 p.m. Every 20 minutes

Thursday 4/11/2019 6:00–9:45 a.m. • 3:30–9:00 p.m. Every 10 minutes

Friday 4/12/2019 6:00–9:45 a.m. • 3:30–6:30 p.m. Every 10 minutes

Saturday 4/13/2019 6:00–9:45 a.m. • Noon–7:30 p.m. Every 10–20 minutes

Route Name/ To/From Pickup PointColor Philadelphia Convention Center Outside Hall G and H

Route A-Pink Embassy Suites Philadelphia Center City 18th Street Side of hotel

Logan Hotel Use Embassy Suites stop on 18th Street

Windsor Suites Use Embassy Suites stop on 18th Street

Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown Across 19th Street from driveway entrance

Route B-Green Sonesta Hotel Rittenhouse Square Curbside near Market Street entrance

Bellevue Hotel Curbside on Broad Street near front entrance

Cambria Hotel & Suites Philadelphia Use Bellevue stop on Broad Street

Holiday Inn Express Midtown Across 13th Street at Walnut

The hotels listed below are within walking distance of the Convention Center and are not serviced by the shuttle:

Aloft Philadelphia Downtown • Courtyard by Marriott Philadelphia Downtown • Four Points by Sheraton Philadelphia City Center • Hampton Inn Philadelphia Convention Center • Hilton Garden Inn Philadelphia Center City • Le Meridien Philadelphia • Loews Philadelphia Hotel

• Philadelphia Marriott Downtown • Residence Inn by Marriott Philadelphia Center City • Ritz-Carlton Hotel Philadelphia

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