THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO ATTENDED this year’s Annual Chapter Meeting! #ACPAZ2024

2024 Fall Chapter Scientific Meeting

Pre-Course: November 8th, 2024

Chapter Meeting: November 8-9, 2024

Location: Casino del Sol, Tucson, AZ

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Agenda

 

7:00 AM Registration and Exhibits
8:00 AM – 11:00 AM Pre-Courses Program
Junior Ballroom F
Hands-On Skills/POCUS
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Career Options Panel – Medical Students and Residents
Junior Ballroom G
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Meet the PDs/Chief Residents

Junior Ballroom G
11:00AM – 11:30AM Ultrasound Basics for Students and Residents
Junior Ballroom F
11:30AM – 12:30PM Exhibits and Lunch
12:30PM – 1:10PM

CME Lecture 1 | What’s New in Women’s Health?
Ballroom DE
Moderator: Indu Partha, MD
SPEAKER: Dr. Joy Bulger Beck, UACOM-T/BUMC-T

Speaker Slides
1:10PM – 1:50PM

CME Lecture 2 | Updates in Geriatrics
Ballroom DE
Moderator: Krystal Renzel, DO
SPEAKER: Dr. Helene Labonte, Mayo Clinic

Speaker Slides
1:50PM – 2:30PM

CME Lecture 3 | Dermatology for Primary Care
Ballroom DE
Moderator: Sujatha Reddy, MD
SPEAKER: Dr. Mimi Algazi, Arizona Community Physicians

Speaker Slides (view for live polling)

Speaker Handouts
2:30PM – 2:50PM  Break & Exhibits
2:50PM – 3:30PM

CME Lecture 4 | Social Justice Grassroots Efforts in AZ
Ballroom DE
Moderator: Ishan Gupta
SPEAKER: Eladio Pereira, MD, Mariposa Community Health Center

Speaker Slides
3:30PM – 4:10PM

CME Lecture 5 | Updates in Critical Care
Ballroom DE
Moderator: Joy Bulger Beck, MD
SPEAKER: Dr. Christian Bime, UACOM-T

Speaker Slides
4:10PM – 5:10PM Poster Judging & Exhibits
Ballroom AB
5:30PM – 7:00PM Governor’s Reception
Governor’s Message & Great Debates Finals
7:00 PM Resident & Medical Student Social Hour
Prema Lounge at Casino del Sol

 

7:00 AM Registration
7:00AM – 7:45AM Governor’s Advisory Council Meeting
Salon A
7:00AM – 8:00AM Continental Breakfast & Exhibits
7:55AM – 8:05AM Welcome & Announcements from Governor & Meeting Chair
Ballroom DE
Allan Markus, MD, MS, MBA, FACP
Indu Partha, MD FACP
8:05AM – 9:00AM

CME Lecture 5  | Can’t We Just STOP-IT? The Opioid Crisis in Arizona’s Youth

Ballroom DE
Moderator: Nicole Erjavic
SPEAKER: Dr. Krystal Renszel, Mayo Clinic

Speaker Slides
9:00AM – 9:40AM

CME Lecture 6 | Updates in Obesity Medicine
Ballroom DE
Moderator: Ahmed Al-Shamari
SPEAKER: Dr. Amit Algotar, Family Medicine, BUMT-T

Speaker Slides
9:40AM – 10:10AM

Oral Vignettes
Ballroom DE

Synergies and Surprises: Navigating Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis and Immunoglobulin – Shaalina Nair, MD

Challenges and Consequences of Severe Refractory Adult Onset Still’s Disease: Difficult-to-treat Severe Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis – Carmold Murray, MD

A Headache Like No Other – Raechel Dickman, DO
10:15AM – 10:45AM

Oral Vignettes
Ballroom DE

Pancreatoblastoma: Case Report of Young Adult Patient and Review of the Literature – Jacob T. Harris, MD

Bilateral Bell’s Palsy – Cole Syverson, DO

IV Amiodarone Induced Acute Hepatotoxicity – Hashim Khan, DO
10:55AM – 11:10AM Break and Exhibits
11:10AM – 11:50AM

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Elisa Choi – Disparities in Asian Health
Internal Medicine / HIV Medicine / Infectious Diseases Board of Regents – ACP
Immediate Past Chair, Board of Governors – ACP
American Medical Association, House of Delegates – ACP Representative American Medical Association, Women Physicians Section – Governing Council Member at-Large
11:55AM – 12:25PM

CME Lecture 8 (Concurrent Lectures)
AI in Med Ed
Ballroom DE
Moderator: Umesh Sharma, MD
SPEAKER: Dr. Shakaib Rehman, Phoenix VA Healthcare Systems and UACOM-P

Speaker Slides

Outpatient Primary Care: Pearls for Professional Fulfillment
Junior Ballroom GHIJ
Moderator: Luis Torres-Rodriguez
SPEAKER: Dr. Melanie Cloonan-Schulte, Private Practice, Internal Medicine

Speaker Slides
12:30PM – 1:30PM Lunch & Exhibits
12:30PM – 1:30PM Poster Judging – Residents/ECP/Fellows
Ballroom AB
1:30PM – 2:00PM Business Meeting (Members Only)
Ballroom DE
2:00PM – 2:40PM

CME Lecture 9 | What’s Happening in Rural Health in Arizona?
Ballroom DE
Moderator: Deepika Razia, MD
SPEAKER: Dr. Osaf Ahmed, DHMG-Chandler

Speaker Slides
2:40PM – 3:20PM

CME Lecture 10 | Updates in Hospital Medicine
Ballroom DE
SPEAKER: Dr. Brenda Shinar, UACOM-P

Speaker Slides
3:20 – 4:35 pm Doctor’s Dilemma Final Round
Junior Ballroom GHIJ
4:35PM – 5:00PM Awards, Concluding Remarks & Adjourn
Junior Ballroom GHIJ

Thank you to our 2024 sponsors!

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Gold Sponsors

Silver Sponsors

Bronze Sponsors

Donation Opportunity

We are partnering with Make Way for Books, a project which places house-shaped bookshelves in waiting rooms of social service agencies, medical clinics and non-profit organizations throughout Tucson and southern Arizona. Families are invited to enjoy new & gently-used books while awaiting services and then take a book home to keep. All meeting attendees are invited to bring new books for children from birth to 17, with an emphasis on board books and bilingual books.

    Onsite Details

    Location: 
    Casino del Sol – Conference Center
    5655 W Valencia Road
    Tucson, AZ 85757

    Parking is conveniently located in the parking garage near the Conference Center.

    Complementary wifi is available onsite.

    Breakfast is not provided on Friday, November 8th, but there are many options onsite at the Casino del Sol, including the nearby Sol Brew cafe and other restaurants viewable here.

    Meeting Evaluation & Credit Claiming

    Your feedback matters! We value your input to help us improve our chapter meeting every year. We encourage all attendees, including residents and students, to submit this short survey! This is also the first step to claim your CME credit– after you submit your form, you will be prompted to continue on in the credit claiming process.

     

      Precourse

       Body Basics: POCUS for Internists

      Join our POCUS faculty for this year’s pre-course program, an ultrasound workshop for physicians and residents. Objectives include a review of basic Knobology, an overview of ultrasound applications, basic image acquisition and interpretation, and understanding of in-depth ultrasound topics.

      Date: Friday, November 8th

      Time: 8:00AM – 11:00AM

      Pricing:

      • Meeting Attendees – $110 ACP Member Physicians | $175 Non-Member Physicians | $69 ACP Member Residents | $85 Non-Member Residents
      • Non-Meeting Attendees – $160 ACP Member Physicians | $245 Non-Member Physicians | $105 ACP Member Residents | $145 Non-Member Residents

      Register as part of meeting registration. If you have already registered for the annual meeting as a resident and wish to add POCUS registration to your order, please call ACP Product Support to register at the resident rate (800-ACP-1915).

      Just interested in POCUS? Click here to register as a non-meeting attendee. 

      Meeting Competitions

      Abstract/Poster Competition

      An abstract competition, those selected have the opportunity to display their poster at the annual chapter meeting for judging.

      Open to submissions from Medical Students, PGY-1 to PGY-3 residents, Fellows, and ECPs. 

       Submission Deadline (Residents/Students): September 1st 

      o Link to Guideline PDF 

       

      Oral Vignettes 

      An oral report given at our annual chapter meeting of one or more cases that illustrates a new disease entity or a prominent or unusual clinical feature of an established disease; each program director chooses one abstract to submit on behalf of their program. Six vignettes will be chosen for presentation at the meeting.

      Open to submissions from Program Directors (abstracts from PGY-2 and PGY-3 residents eligible) 

      Submission Deadline (Program Directors): September 22nd 

      o Link to Guidelines PDF 

       

      Doctor’s Dilemma 

      A team, jeopardy-style competition – teams from all participating programs compete against one another. Preliminary rounds virtual; final round takes place at the chapter meeting on November 9th.

      Preliminary rounds taking place on October 29th (residents) & 30th (medical students).

      Open to Medical Students & PGY-1 to PGY-3 residents 

      Team & Question Submission Deadline (Program Directors): September 1st

      Sponsorship and Exhibitor Opportunities

      ACP Arizona welcomes potential sponsors and meeting exhibitors. We have two different support pathways that you can learn more about at the linked decks below:

      • Annual Supporter:
        • Exclusive benefits and opportunities throughout the year, including newsletter features, Platinum Annual Meeting sponsorship, and a presence at our first-ever Great Debates events.
      • A La Carte Sponsorships:  
        • Variety of one-off sponsorship opportunities, including different Annual Meeting packages, marketing options, and Great Debates sponsorship.
      Register as a Sponsor/Exhibitor Today