Update in Internal Medicine 2024 (RP2404C)

Dallas, TX US
April 13, 2024

 

About the Conference
Internal medicine is expanding at a fast pace as new therapies are developed, and new guidelines and standards of care are recommended across a spectrum of diseases. Busy physicians and internists are faced with the growing challenge of keeping abreast of all the advances. The annual Update in Internal Medicine conference is designed to help clinicians meet the challenge by offering state-of-the-art, practical advice on common conditions and exciting new developments.

The conference is presented in a hybrid learning approach: a one-day live and synchronous online presentation (Saturday, April 13, 2024) as well as pre-recorded on-demand presentations.  All content will be available for up to one year totaling 16 hours CME credit and the opportunity to apply for MOC credit per ABIM requirements.

 

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Click on the "REGISTER" tab above. When the Registration Page appears, select your appropriate category/fee and also select how you will attend the conference.

Target Audience

This CME Conference is designed for: primary care providers, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and specialists in Internal Medicine and Family Practice seeking updates in practical knowledge relating to patient care.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

- Apply a practical approach to the acute management of upper and lower GI bleeding.

- Utilize evidence-based strategies to optimize perioperative management of geriatric patients undergoing surgery.

- Implement an evidence-based approach to the diagnosis and treatment of acute CNS infections.

- Develop an evidence-based approach to outpatient musculoskeletal complaints for initial diagnosis and management.

- Identify key novel treatment approaches to renal and testicular cancers and their common associated side effects.

- Develop an evidence-based approach to the evaluation of antibiotic drug allergies.

- Develop a diagnostic approach to primary thyroid nodules in patients.

- Discern appropriate indications for pulmonary function testing in patients with respiratory complaints.

- Develop a systematic approach to hypokalemia and hyperkalemia diagnosis and treatment

- Develop the ability of primary care physicians and internists to effectively utilize state-of-the-art practical advice in addressing common consultation items, providing second opinions, and integrating new advances in scientific techniques and technologies for translational medicine

 

Additional Information

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 16.00 AMA
  • 16.00 Attendance
  • 16.00 Self-Assessment (MOC)
Course opens: 
02/01/2024
Course expires: 
03/31/2025
Event starts: 
04/13/2024 - 8:00am CDT
Event ends: 
04/13/2024 - 3:00pm CDT
Cost:
$299.00
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CLICK HERE TO VIEW CME HANDOUT 

(includes agenda, learning objectives, speaker listing, disclosures, CME-MOC credit information, etc.)

This conference is presented in a hybrid learning approach: a one-day live and synchronous online presentation (Saturday, April 13, 2024) as well as pre-recorded on-demand presentations.  

All content will be available for up to one year totaling 16 hours CME credit and the opportunity to apply for MOC credit per ABIM requirements.

Live Conference Recording HERE

LIVE PRESENTATIONS - Saturday, April 13, 2024 - Click on presentation title to view slides.

 

Time 

Topic 

Speaker 

7:45-8:00 AM 

Welcome 

Dr. James “Brad” Cutrell and Dr. Vlad Zaha 

8:00-9:30 AM 

Women’s Health: A Multidisciplinary Perspective 

Dr. Rina Mauricio 

Dr. Rachel Bonnema 

Dr. Nisha Unni 

Dr. Naim Maalouf 

9:30-9:45 AM 

Q&A/Break 

 

9:45-10:15 AM 

Pulmonary Function Testing for the Internist 

Dr. Andrew Tomlinson 

10:15-10:45 AM 

Laboratory Diagnosis of Rheumatic Diseases 

Dr. Maria Bacalao 

10:45-11:15 AM 

What is Vascular Medicine? 

Dr. Joshua Beckman 

11:15-11:30 AM 

Q&A/Break 

 

11:30-12:00 PM 

Lunch Break/Exhibitors 

 

12:00-12:30 PM 

HTN Management: Pharmacologic and Non-Pharmacologic Strategies 

Dr. Miguel Vazquez 

12:30-1:00 PM 

Thyroid Nodule and Cyst Management 

Dr. Iram Hussain 

1:00-1:15 PM 

Q&A/Break 

 

1:15-1:45 PM 

Approach to CNS Infections 

Dr. Josephine Thinwa 

1:45-2:15 PM 

POSH: Perioperative Optimization of Senior Health 

Dr. Sarah Wingfield 

2:15-2:45 PM 

Update on the management of acute non-variceal GI bleed 

Dr. Chenlu Tian 

2:45-3:00 PM 

Q&A and Wrap-Up 

Dr. Cutrell and Zaha 

UT Southwestern Medical Center Biomedical Engineering and Medical Sciences Building
2336 Inwood Rd
Dallas, TX 75235
United States

Course Directors:

James "Brad" Cutrell, M.D.

Vlad Zaha, M.D.

Course Director(s)

James Cutrell, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Vlad Zaha, MD, PhD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Speaker(s)

Waddah Arafat

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Maria Bacalao, MD

has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with GSK;.

Joshua Beckman, MD, MS

has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Bristol Myers Squibb;.
has a financial relationship (Independent contractor) with Janssen;.
has a financial relationship (Independent contractor) with JanOne;.
has a financial relationship (Independent contractor) with Novartis;.

Rafic Berbarie

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Moheb Boktor

has a financial relationship (Travel) with AbbVie;.

Rachel Bonnema, MD, MS

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

James Brugarolas, Director, Kidney Cancer Program; Sherry Wigley Crow Endowed Chair in Cancer Research; Professor, Internal Medicine/ Hematology-Oncology, Cancer Biology, Genetics, Development and Disease

has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with Consultant;.
has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with Consultant;.
has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with Consultant;.
has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with Consultant;.

Jessica Campbell, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Michael Concepcion, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Maryjane Farr, MD MSc

has a financial relationship (Stock Options) with TransMedics;.

Haidy Galous

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Esther Golnabi, PharmD, BCIDP

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Amit Goyal, MD, MAS

has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Novo Nordisk;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Amgen;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Pfizer;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Amarin;.
has a financial relationship (Other Business Ownership) with CardioNerds, LLC;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Illumina;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Cardiac Dimensions;.
has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Esperion;.
has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with Zoll LifeVest;.

Iram Hussain, M.D.

has a financial relationship (Independent contractor) with Veracyte;.

Asra Kermani

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

David Khan

has a financial relationship (Financial Support) with JACI In Practice;.
has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with UpToDate;.

Naim Maalouf, Naim Maalouf, M.D.

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Elizabeth Maher, MD, PhD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Rina Mauricio, Rina Mauricio, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Arjmand Mufti, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Audra Schwalk, MD, MBA, DAABIP

has a financial relationship (Independent contractor) with Ambu;.

trushil shah, M.D., M.Sc.

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Yu-Min Shen, MD

has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with Apellis;.
has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with Alexion;.
has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with Sanofi;.

Parisa Suthun, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Josephine Thinwa, MD, PHD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Chenlu Tian, Chenlu (Maria) Tian, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Andrew Tomlinson, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Stephanie Torres Rodriguez

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Shannan Tujios, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Nisha Unni

has a financial relationship (Grant Or Contract) with Biotheranostics;.
has a financial relationship (Professional Services) with Pfizer;.

Miguel Vazquez, Miguel A. Vazquez, MD

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Sarah Wingfield

has a financial relationship (Stock) with 3M Company;.

Accreditation Statement

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statements

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center designates this live educational activity for a maximum of 16 AMA PRA Category1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center certifies that non-physicians will receive an attendance certificate stating that they participated in the activity that was designated for 16 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 16 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit. 

 

Available Credit

  • 16.00 AMA
  • 16.00 Attendance
  • 16.00 Self-Assessment (MOC)

Price

Cost:
$299.00
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Registration

 

IN-PERSON REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED - PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR VIRTUAL PARTICIPATION

To register:

  1. Login to your existing account or create an account in EthosCE, online learning management system, by selecting the "create an account" link.
  2. Once logged in, return to this course page, select the designated fee and click the "add to cart" button.
  3. In the following "checkout" pages you will verify and process your payment.
  4. After registration is completed, a confirmation will be sent by email.

 

Refund Policy: A $25 handling fee will be deducted from cancellation refunds. Refund requests must be received by email at ceoffice@utsouthwestern.edu by March 29, 2024.  No refunds will be made thereafter.