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ForwardBoca Raton Regional Hospital Internal Medicine Symposium
Live Virtual Symposium
March 25-27, 2022 | 11.5 Cat. 1
Boca Raton Regional Hospital’s Internal Medicine symposium is an integral component of medical education, teaching new information and enhancing clinical reasoning skills. Topics and speakers are selected to provide faculty and residents with up-to-date knowledge about timely issues in internal medicine.
DAY 1 – FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 2022
All times listed in the schedule are in EDT.
| 12:00 - 12:15 p.m. | Welcome and Introduction |
| 12:15 - 1:15 p.m. | Keynote - Virchow at 200 and Lown at 100: Physicians as Activists Salvatore Mangione, M.D. |
| PULMONARY | |
|---|---|
| 1:15-1:45 p.m. | Bronchiectasis Margaret Johnson, M.D. |
| 1:45-2:15 p.m. | Pulmonary Year in Review Margaret Johnson, M.D. |
| 2:15-2:30 p.m. | Break |
| CARDIOLOGY | |
| 2:30 - 3:00 p.m. | Aspirin and Cardiac Prevention Michael J. Blaha, M.D., MPH |
| 3:00 - 3:30 p.m. | Cardiology Year in Review Melissa Lyle, M.D. |
| 3:30 - 4:00 p.m. | Atrial Fibrillation: What’s New? Fred Kusumoto, M.D. |
| ENDOCRINOLOGY | |
| 4:00 - 4:30 p.m. | Update in Diabetes Management Devin Steenkamp, M.D. |
| 4:30 p.m. | Adjourn |
DAY 2 – SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 2022
All times listed in the schedule are in EDT.
| 7:15 -7:30 a.m. | Welcome and Introduction |
| RHEUMATOLOGY | |
|---|---|
| 7:30 - 8:00 a.m. | Rheumatoid Arthritis for the Internist Benjamin Wang, M.D. |
| 8:00 - 8:30 a.m. | Rheumatology Year in Review Benjamin Wang, M.D. |
| 8:30 - 8:45 a.m. | Break |
| INFECTIOUS DISEASE | |
| 8:45 - 9:15 a.m. | Antibiotic Overuse Larry M. Bush, M.D., FACP |
| 9:15 - 9:45 a.m. | Update on C. Difficile Ravi Durvasula, M.D. |
| 9:45 - 10:00 a.m. | Break |
| GASTROENTEROLOGY | |
| 10:00 - 10:30 a.m. | Diverticulitis- What’s new in this old disease Jodie Barkin, M.D. |
| 10:30 - 11:00 a.m. | Update in Hemochromatosis William Sanchez, M.D. |
| 11:00 - 11:30 a.m. | Gut Microbiome Jessica Allegretti, M.D. |
| 11:30 - 11:45 a.m. | Break |
| 11:45 - 12:45 p.m. | Future Management of COVID Jeremy S. Faust, M.D. |
| 12:45 p.m. | Adjourn |
DAY 3 – SUNDAY, MARCH 27, 2022
All times listed in the schedule are in EDT.
| 7:15 - 7:30 a.m. | Welcome and Introduction |
| NEPHROLOGY | |
|---|---|
| 7:30 - 8:00 a.m. | The Worldwide Kidney Disease: The Role of Heavy Metals, Herbal Toxins, and Climate Change Warren L. Kupin, M.D. |
| 8:00 - 8:30 a.m. | Nephrology Year in Review Warren L. Kupin, M.D. |
| 8:30 - 8:45 a.m. | Break |
| HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY | |
| 8:45 - 9:15 a.m. | Approach to Thrombocytopenia Marwan Shaikh, M.D. |
| 9:15 - 9:45 a.m. | Myelodysplastic Syndrome Ayalew Tefferi, M.D. |
| 9:45 - 10:00 a.m. | Break |
| NEUROLOGY | |
| 10:00 - 10:30 a.m. | Parkinson’s Update Ryan Uitti, M.D. |
| 10:30 - 11:00 a.m. | Evaluation of New Headache Olga Fermo, M.D. |
| 11:00 a.m. | Closing Remarks / Adjourn |
SYMPOSIUM DIRECTORS
John F. Rubin, M.D., FACP
Internal Medicine Physician
Co-Chair BRRH CME Committee
Boca Raton Regional Hospital
Baptist Health South Florida
Kenneth R. Rosenthal, M.D., FACP, FACG,AGAF
Gastroenterologist
Co-Chair BRRH CME Committee
Boca Raton Regional Hospital
Baptist Health South Florida
Michael B. Phillips, M.D., FACP
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Consultant, Division of
Community Internal Medicine
Mayo Clinic Florida
FACULTY
Jessica R. Allegretti, M.D., M.P.H, FACG
Director of Clinical Research
Director, Fecal Microbiota Transplant Program
Associate Director, Crohn's and Colitis Center
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Jodie Adam Barkin, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
University of Miami, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology
Michael J. Blaha, M.D., MPH
Director of Clinical Research
Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
Professor of Medicine
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland
Larry M. Bush, MD, FACP, FIDSA
Affiliate Clinical Professor of Medicine
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Florida Atlantic University
Affiliate Associate Professor of Medicine
Department of Medical Education
University of Miami-Miller School of Medicine
Palm Beach County, Florida, Regional Campus
Ravi Durvasula, M.D.
Infectious Disease Specialist
Chair Division of Infectious Diseases
Department of Internal Medicine
Jacksonville, Florida
Jeremy S. Faust, M.D.
Instructor, Emergency Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Attending Physician
Emergency Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Brigham Faulkner Hospital
Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
Olga Fermo, M.D.
Senior Associate Consultant, Department of Neurology
Senior Associate Consultant (Joint Appointment)
Department of Neurosurgery
Senior Associate Consultant (Joint Appointment)
Department of Pain Medicine
Mayo Clinic Florida
Jacksonville, Florida
Margaret Johnson, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
Dean of Education
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
Consultant
Division of Pulmonary Medicine Department of Medicine
Mayo Clinic Florida
Jacksonville, Florida
Warren L. Kupin, M.D.
Course Director, Renal Module
Miller School of Medicine
Professor of Medicine, Co-Director of Transplant Nephrology
Course Director, Renal Module MD-MPH combined degree program
Course Director, NextGen Renal Curriculum
University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital
Miami, Florida
Fred Kusumoto, M.D.
Director - Electrophysiology and Pacing Service
Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine
Consultant - Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine
Professor of Medicine
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
Associate Dean Faculty Affairs
Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine
Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, Florida
Melissa Lyle, M.D.
Senior Associate Consultant,
Mayo Clinic Florida Department of Cardiovascular Medicine
Medical Director
Circulatory Failure Program, Mayo Clinic Florida
Medical Director
Cardiopulmonary Rehab, Mayo Clinic Florida
Assistant Professor
Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education
Mayo Clinic Florida
Jacksonville, Florida
Salvatore Mangione, M.D.
Co-Director Scholarly Inquiries Humanities Tract SKMC
Director ‘History of Medicine’ and ‘Medical Cineforum’ selectives
Director 2nd Year Physical Diagnosis Course
Faculty Clinical Skills Center
Associate Professor of Medicine
Associate Director Internal Medicine Residency
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
William Sanchez, M.D.
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Liver Transplant Program
Transplant Center
Rochester, Minnesota
Marwan Shaikh, M.D.
Senior Associate Consultant
Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine
Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, Florida
Devin Steenkamp, M.D.
Director of Clinical Diabetes
Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition
Boston Medical Center/Boston University School of Medicine
Assistant Professor
Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston, Massachusetts
Ayalew Tefferi, M.D.
Editor-in-chief Blood Cancer Journal
Associate Editor, American Journal of Hematology
Associate Editor, Mayo Clinic Proceedings
Editorial board member, Leukemia, British Journal of Haematology
Professor of Medicine
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota
Ryan J. Uitti, M.D.
Consultant, Department of Neurology
Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, Florida
Professor of Neurology
Mayo Medical School
Rochester, Minnesota
Medical Director – Southeast Mayo Clinic Provider Relations
Benjamin Wang, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
Consultant - Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine,
Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, Florida
Accreditation
Baptist Health South Florida is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Baptist Health South Florida designates this live activity for a maximum of 11.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This activity has been approved for 11.5 credit hours, CE Broker Course #20-908887, 20-908891 and 20-908895, by the Florida Boards of Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine and by the Florida Council of Physician Assistants.
This activity is has been approved for 11.5 credit hours for Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Athletic Trainers, Occupational Therapists, Pharmacists and Techs and Respiratory Therapists (direct delivery). Baptist Health South Florida CE Broker Provider #50-182.
Disclaimer
Baptist Health South Florida presents this CME activity for use by healthcare professionals for educational purposes only. Opinions, perspectives and information presented by the faculty represent their ideas and views, and participants should carefully consider all available scientific data before acting on knowledge gained through this activity. Additionally, participants should consult the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for approved uses prior to prescribing medications or utilizing medical devices discussed in this activity.
While Baptist Health makes reasonable efforts to ensure that accurate information is presented, no warranty, expressed or implied, is offered. Participants should rely on their own clinical judgment, knowledge and experience before applying information acquired to their professional use.
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