Fostering Excellence in Internal Medicine
Live events are changing, and American College of Physicians is helping lead the way with the ability to learn, network, and engage like never before!
- Presented both live and virtually March 12, 2025, ACP's RI Chapter is pleased to offer a safe meeting space to earn CME/MOC, recharge, and engage with one another. Sessions will be held live at the Kent Hospital, Warwick Rhode Island as well as through exclusive virtual keynote and education sessions.
- Learn, Connect, and Engage in Person or from Home or Office Attend or tune in to exclusive live, interactive sessions with your local Chapter colleagues. Regardless of location, you can engage with each other to discuss topics important to you and your community, both professionally and socially.
- These flexible options provide access to top-notch education, help you connect with each other, and learn about ways to get involved with your 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 knowledge.
ACP Governor, Rhode Island Chapter
Meeting Highlights
- Keynote: Eileen Barrett, MD, MPH, SFHM, MACP, past chair of the ACP Board of Regents Lectures on obesity medicine, tick-borne infectious diseases and sleep medicine
- Updates in renal transplant, Crohn's management and pregnancy management for the Internist
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Medical Practice
- Resident and student posters and resident presentations
- CME and MOC points
- Networking and more!
Program Committee
- Lynn Bowlby, MD, FACP
- Stephanie Catanese, MD, FACP
- Kwame Dapaah-Afriyie, MBChB, FACP, SFHM
- Glenn Fort, MD, FACP
- Rebekah Gardner, MD, FACP
- Jennifer Jeremiah, MD, FACP
- Jenna Kwon
- Kelly McGarry, MD, MACP
- Alisa Merolli, MD – Co-Chair
- Jennifer O’Brien, MD, FACP, FHM - Co-Chair
- Olive Ochuba, MD
- Ankur Shah, MD, FACP
- Mariah Stump, MD, FACP
- Jinen Thakkar, MD - Co-Chair
- Karen Woolfall-Quinn, MD, FACP - Co-Chair
# CME & MOC Available
Release Date: LAST DAY OF MEETING
Termination Date: ONE YEAR LATER
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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 (#) 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 (point amount) 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
Schedule
| Time | Session | |
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| 8:00-8:15 AM | Welcome Kwame Dapaah-Afriyie, MD, MBA, FACP, SFHM |
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| 8:15-9:00 AM | Pregnancy Management for the Internist Stephanie Braunthal, DO |
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| 9:00-9:45 AM | Renal Transplant for the Internist George Bayliss, MD, FACP |
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| 9:45-10:15 AM | Thieves' Market Alisha Crowley, MD, FACP Kyla Dewar, MD, FACP |
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| 10:15-10:30 AM | Break | |
| 10:30-11:15 AM | Obesity Medication Update Sheenagh Bodkin, MD Dipl ABOM |
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| 11:15-Noon | Infectious Disease Update: Tick Borne Illness in RI Glenn Fort, MD, MPH, FACP |
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| Noon-12:30 PM | Lunch | |
| 12:30-1:30 PM | Keynote Eileen Barrett, MD, MPH, SFHM, MACP |
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| 1:30-2:00 PM | Business Meeting and Chapter Awards Kwame Dapaah-Afriyie, MD, MBA, FACP, SFHM |
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| 2:00-2:45 PM | Updates and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Sean D. Fine, MD, MS, FACG |
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| 2:45-3:30 PM | Sleep Medicine Update Katherine M. Sharkey, MD, PhD, FACP, FAASM |
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| 3:30-3:45 PM | Break | |
| 3:45-4:45 PM | Artificial Intelligence Atin Jindal, MD |
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| 4:45-5:30 PM | Poster Exhibition and Dinner | |
| 5:30-7:00 PM | Resident Podium Presentations and Awards | |
Rhode Island Chapter Registration
| Categories | Registration Rates |
|---|---|
| ACP Member | $75 |
| ACP Resident/Fellow Member | $0 |
| ACP Medical Student Member | $0 |
| ACP Affiliate Member | $75 |
| Nonmember Physician | $100 |
| Nonmember Resident | $0 |
| Nonmember Medical Student | $0 |
| Nonmember Allied Health Professional | $85 |
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
Registration Information
Registration fee includes continental breakfast, lunch, all scientific sessions and materials, and CME documentation.
Members whose dues were not paid for the current fiscal year will receive the nonmember registration rate.Can I follow along on social media?
Yes, follow/like the RI Chapter through the meeting on social media! Use the hashtag #IMProud.
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ACP is a community that values collegiality, respect for patients and each other, and medicine’s standards of ethics and professionalism. ACP members are guided by the content and spirit of the ACP Pledge and by their commitment to the ethics of medicine, including those in the ACP Ethics Manual. “Physicians’ conduct as professionals and as individuals should merit the respect of the community.”
ACP expects members, staff, and others who participate in events and activities involving ACP to treat others as you would like to be treated – with courtesy, respect for differences, and in ways that appropriately represent the profession of internal medicine. As set forth in ACP’s Anti-Harassment Policy, ACP does not tolerate any form of harassment, including intimidation, hostility, or other unwelcome and offensive communication or treatment.
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The chapter reserves the right to take any action deemed necessary and appropriate; including immediate removal from the meeting without warning or refund, in response to any incident of unacceptable behavior, and the chapter reserves the right to prohibit attendance at any future meeting, virtually or in person.
For other questions about the chapter meeting, contact Roni Phipps at 401-480-2774 or riacpinfo@gmail.com.