Symposium Guide

Boca Raton Regional Hospital Internal Medicine Symposium
Friday-Sunday, March 21-23, 2025

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Presentations

Friday, March 21

12:10 - 12:15 p.m. Welcome and Introductions
12:15 - 1:15 p.m. Organizational Approaches to Improve Physician Well-being: Before and After the Covid-19 Pandemic
Tait Schanafelt, M.D.
Pulmonary
1:15 - 1:45 p.m. Pulmonary Year in Review
Margaret Johnson, M.D.
1:45 - 2:15 p.m. Sleep Apnea: State of the Art
Brynn Dredla, M.D.
2:15 - 2:30 p.m. Break
Cardiology
2:30 - 3:00 p.m. HDL-C: Helpful, Harmful Hopeful, or Guilty by Association?
Laurence Sperling, M.D., FACC, FACP, FAHA, MASPC
3:00 - 3:30 p.m. Colchicine and Future Anti-inflammatory Therapies
Michael Blaha, M.D.
3:30 - 4:00 p.m.Cardiac Amyloidosis
Awais Malik, M.D. 
Endocrinology
4:00 - 4:45 p.m. Recent Advancements and Future Directions in Diabetes Treatment
Jessica R. Wilson, M.D., MSCI
4:45 p.m. Adjourn

Saturday, March 22

7:25 - 7:30 a.m. Welcome and Introductions
Rheumatology
7:30 - 8:00 a.m. Giant Cell Arteritis
Cornelia M. Weyand, M.D.
8:00 - 8:30 a.m. Immune System Age and What are the Consequences?
Cornelia M. Weyand, M.D.
8:30 - 8:45 a.m. Break
Gastroenterology/Infectious Diseases
8:45 - 9:15 a.m. New Insights into Diverticulitis
Jodie A. Barkin, M.D.
9:15 - 9:45 a.m.Is It All in Their Head? Un-diagnosing IBS and The Age of Digital Therapeutics
Iris Wang, M.D.
9:45 - 10:00 a.m. Break
10:00 - 10:30 a.m. Dengue Fever
Ravi Durvasula, M.D.
10:30 - 11:30 a.m.Long COVID: New Insights
Ziyad Al-Aly, M.D.
11:30 - 11:45 a.m. Break
11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Luncheon Lecture: Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Jonathan H. Chen, M.D.
12:45 p.m.Adjourn 

Sunday, March 23

7:25 - 7:30 a.m. Welcome and Introductions
Nephrology
7:30 - 8:00 a.m.Nephrology Update: Publication Year in Review 2024
Warren Kupin, M.D. 
8:00 - 8:30 a.m. Management of Hyperkalemia: It's Not Just a Nephrology Problem! 
Warren Kupin, M.D. 
8:30 - 8:45 a.m. Break
Hematology/Oncology/Dermatology
8:45 - 9:15 a.m. Dermatology for the PCP: Diagnosis and Initial Management of Common Skin Disorders
Scott Elman, M.D.
9:15 - 9:45 a.m.Blood Based Tests for Cancer Screening: Opportunities and Obstacles
Deborah Schrag, M.D., MPH
9:45 - 10:00 a.m.Break 
Neurology
10:00 - 10:30 p.m.Secondary Stroke Prevention
Sara Rostanski, M.D.
10:30 - 11:00 a.m. Multiple Sclerosis for the Internist
Vanessa Marin Collazo, M.D.
11:00 - 11:30 a.m.  Peripheral Neuropathy Update
Chris J. Lamb, M.D.
11:30 a.m.Final Remarks and Adjournment

NOTE: Schedule subject to change.