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
Agenda
Access the live feeds by clicking the 'Access the Virtual Meeting' buttons within the Agenda below.
Schedule
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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 | |
Meeting Evaluation and CME/MOC Credit
To claim CME & MOC credit or to generate a certificate of participation you will be asked to first complete an evaluation survey.
Release Date: March 12, 2025
Termination Date: March 12, 2026
The American College of Physicians is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
FAQ
Can I follow along on social media?
Yes, follow/like the RI Chapter through the meeting on social media! Use the hashtags #IMProud #.
Equipment and Materials
Our meeting will be conducted on the Zoom platform and all registered attendees will be have links to the Zoom meeting through this page. If you do not have a Zoom account, we recommend you sign up for one before the meeting. Sign up is free. Click here to sign up.
Test Your Equipment in Advance
- Please test and check your system at least 15 minutes prior to meeting. This includes your network connection, device battery life, and speakers.
- We recommend you use a computer or a tablet for the best experience. The system is not responsive on a cell phone.
Control Your Environment as Best You Can
- Mute other devices that might interfere with your computer audio.
- Create a learning-conducive environment, eliminating as many distractions as possible. Close out of other tabs and mute notifications, if possible.
- Prepare your space with anything you may need during the virtual program (appropriate chargers, note-taking materials, water, etc.).
Troubleshooting Technical Difficulties
- Some networks cause slides to advance more slowly than others. If your slides are behind or you are having audio issues, please try to refresh the page.
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ACP Chapters Meeting Code of Conduct
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.
If you experience or observe harassing, inappropriate or otherwise unprofessional behavior, or you have concerns about how you have been treated by an ACP member or staff or anyone else at an ACP meeting or event, you may report the incident to acpevents@acponline.org or call 215 351-7750.
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.