2024 Puerto Rico Chapter Annual Scientific Meeting

Thursday, February 29-Saturday, March 2, 2024
Sheraton Convention Center | San Juan, PR

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2024 Puerto Rico Chapter Annual Scientific Meeting

Fostering Excellence in Internal Medicine

The Puerto Rico Chapter is pleased to offer a safe meeting space to learn, recharge, and facilitate face-to-face discussion with your peers, chapter leaders, and guest speakers!

Join your internal medicine colleagues at the next Puerto Rico Chapter scientific meeting February 29 - February 29, 2024:

  • Earn CME credits and MOC points and connect with other internal medicine colleagues who know your challenges and can help you find solutions.
  • Experience top-notch education from expert faculty, meet new people and connect with old friends, and learn about ways to get involved with our Chapter.
  • This meeting will help you meet your needs as a physician and help you provide the best care for your patients using the latest information.

We look forward to seeing you at the Sheraton Convention Center, San Juan, Puerto Rico!

Edwin A. Alicea, MD, FACP
ACP Governor, Puerto Rico Chapter

Meeting Highlights
  • Point-of-Care Ultrasound
  • Early Identification and Management of Cardiotoxic Effects of Antineoplastic Agents
  • Climate Change in Climiate Practice
  • Medical Marijuana in Primary Care Practice
  • The Anti-Vaccine Movement
  • Surviving Sepsis
  • Updates in Breast, Cervical, and Ovarian Cancer Screening 
Program Committee
  • Myriam Z. Allende_Vega, MD, MBA, MACP, FACE
  • Edwin Alicea, MD, FACP
  • Hilton Franqui-Rivera, MD FACP
  • Sara K. Schultz, MD, FACP

18 CME & MOC Available

Release Date: March 2, 2024
Termination Date: March 2, 2025

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The American College of Physicians is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The American College of Physicians designates this live activity for a maximum of 18 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 18 medical knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credit claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Agenda

Thursday, February 29

Time Session
7:00-7:50 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast
7:50-8:00 AM Welcome Remarks
Edwin Alicea, MD, FACP
8:00-8:35 AM Serious Infections Related to Injection Behavior
Sara K. Schultz, MD, FACP
8:35-9:10 AM Medical Marijuana in Primary Care Practice
Andrew C. Adams, MD, FACP
9:10-9:45 AM Infectious Endocarditis Update
Sara K. Schultz, MD, FACP
9:45-10:00 AM Q & A
Edwin Alicea, MD, FACP
10:00-10:30 AM Break
10:30-11:05 AM Double Trouble: Concomitant Anticoagulation and Antiplatelet Therapy
Carlos Nieves, MD
11:05-11:40 AM Early Identification and Management of Cardiotoxic Effects of Antineoplastic Agents
11:40 AM-12:15 PM Invasive Management of Valvular Heart Disease
Ismael Ortiz-Cartagena, MD
12:15-12:30 PM Q & A
Edwin Alicea, MD, FACP
12:30-1:30 PM Lunch
1:30-2:05 PM Surviving Sepsis and Surviving the Process
Kannan Ramar, MD, FAASM, FCCP
2:05-2:40 PM Gender Equity in the Intensive Care Unit
Gloria Rodriguez-Vega, MD, FACP, FCCP, MCCM
2:40-2:55 PM Break
2:55-3:30 PM ABCDEF Bundles in the Intensive Care Unit
Alice Gallo De Moraes, MD, FACP
3:30-3:45 PM Q & A
Edwin Alicea, MD, FACP

Puerto Rico Chapter Registration

Categories

By 2/14

1 Day

By 2/14

3 Days

After 2/15 & Onsite

1 Day

After 2/15 & Onsite

3 Days

ACP Member $175 $350 $225 $400
ACP Resident/Fellow Member $100 $150 $100 $150
ACP Medical Student Member $80 $100 $80 $100
ACP Affiliate Member $175 $350 $225 $400
Nonmember Physician $225 $450 $275 $500
Nonmember Resident $125 $175 $125 $175
Nonmember Medical Student $90 $125 $95 $125
Nonmember Allied Health Professional
No CME credits
$225 $450 $275 $500

Questions? If you have trouble registering online, please contact Member and Product Support at 800-ACP-1915 or direct at 215-351-2600 (M-F, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. ET).

FAQ

You can customize the FAQ section while filling out the Detailed Information in the Chapter Meeting Assistant. Below is a list of standard FAQs for the promotional page.

For other questions about the chapter meeting, contact Rina Vega-Delgado, Chapter Staff at 787-409-6497 or rinavega@rivsmarekting.com.

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