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In this Issue:
- Governor's Message
- ACP Vermont Chapter Meeting
- ACP Internal Medicine Meeting 2025
- Leadership Day is April 28-29, 2025 in Washington, DC
- Join us April 16 for a Legislative breakfast at the Vermont Statehouse (courtesy of Vermont Medical Society)
- ACP Vermont Chapter Meeting on October 3, 2025
- 2025-2026 American College of Physicians President-elect
- Congratulations to Poster Competition Winners!
- Health and Public Policy Co-chair needed
- Call for Fall 2025 Board of Governors Resolutions and Submission Deadlines
- ACP Fellowship
- New ACP Fellows
- DEIB Corner
- Vermont Health Care Reform; Act 167 and the OliverWyman Report
- ACP Vermont is now on Bluesky!
- Green Mountain Medicine
- Announcements
Priscilla W. Carr, MD, FACP, ACP Governor
Governor's Message
Greetings!
As I put together this newsletter, the snow is piling up outside. I hope everyone is enjoying the Vermont Winter!
In light of recent events in the federal government, I'd like to draw your attention to some of the recent ACP actions and statements. A summary of recent actions can be found here. While the article focuses on several areas, I want to highlight the statements about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
From ACP President Dr. Isaac O. Opole: “ACP strongly opposes discrimination in any form, particularly in the medical setting, given the clearly demonstrated negative impacts on patient health and well-being. The disparities experienced by individuals in our society related to their race, veteran status, ethnicity, sexual orientation and/or gender identity harm the health of our patients.”
From Shari Erickson, ACP chief advocacy officer and senior vice president of governmental affairs and public policy: “We're reaffirming our commitment to equity, compassion, inclusion and justice as our core values” and “Equity is such an integral part of our policies and principles that we needed to reaffirm our positions”.
It has been difficult to watch many of the actions being taken at a federal level. As such, it seems particularly important to hold fast to our principles, and to do what we can to watch out for each other.
Please take a look at this month's Vermont DEIB column about advocacy!
With gratitude,
Priscilla Carr MD, FACP
ACP Vermont Chapter Meeting
Vermont Chapter 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting
Friday, October 18, 2024
Trapp Family Lodge
ACP Internal Medicine Meeting 2025
IMM will be happening April 3-5 in New Orleans. Plans are in progress for an informal dinner for Vermont members. We hope to see you there! Register here
Chapter Speakers at Internal Medicine Meeting 2025 include:
Simrun Bal: Arthrocentesis and Bursal Injection - Clinical Skills Center
Jan Carney: Ethical Case Challenges: Slow Codes, Show Codes, and Partial Codes - April 3, 2025 | 1:30 PM-2:30 PM
Leadership Day is April 28-29, 2025 in Washington, DC
ACP's annual national advocacy event, Leadership Day, will take place in Washington, D.C. this year on April 28-29. Leadership Day enables the College to increase its presence on Capitol Hill and advocate directly with Congress in support of legislation directly impacting internal medicine physicians and their patients. The event will include educational briefings, advocacy training, networking with ACP members from across the country, and an opportunity to meet with your members of Congress. More information is available on the Leadership Day Hub
Online registration is open for Leadership Day 2025. The deadline to register is Thursday, April 10.
Join us April 16 for a Legislative breakfast at the Vermont Statehouse (courtesy of Vermont Medical Society)
Your voice makes a difference! Please join us in 2025 to meet your lawmakers over coffee and a light breakfast. These breakfasts, which will be held in the cafeteria at the Vermont Statehouse in Montpelier are an informal opportunity to educate lawmakers on ways to improve Vermont's practice environment and health care system. You don't need any prior advocacy experience to join! The event is scheduled for 8-9:30AM. Register here or contact Vermont Medical society Jill Sudhoff-Guerin . You can also reach out to Priscilla Carr to coordinate with ACP chapter members.
ACP Vermont Chapter Meeting on October 3, 2025
Please save the date for this year's chapter meeting on October 3 at Trapp Family Lodge! We are excited about this year's agenda. Details will be forthcoming!
2025-2026 American College of Physicians President-elect
Our own Jan K. Carney, MD, MPH, MACP, FRCP has been nominated to be the next ACP President-elect. Congratulations Jan!
Congratulations to Poster Competition Winners!
Medical student clinical vignette: Emma Fleming
Dulling Occam's Razor: A Clinical Vignette of Myxedema
Resident/ Fellow clinical vignette: Dr. Aditya Vangala
Challenges in Castleman's Disease: A Case Report of a rare Lymphoproliferative Disorder
Medical Student Research/ QI/ High Value Care: Tyler VanDyk
Clinical Characterization of the Brody Effect Demonstrates an Association Between QRS Morphology and Fluid Status in Patients with Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
Resident/ Fellow Research/ QI/ High Value Care: Dr. Ryan Thomas
Risk Factors for Venous Thrombosis after Discharge from Medical Hospitalizations: The Medical Inpatient Thrombosis and Hemostasis (MITH) Study
These students and trainees presented their posters at the Fall 2024 Vermont Chapter Meeting in Stowe, VT. They'll go on to present the posters at the April IMM in New Orleans. Best of luck to them!
Health and Public Policy Co-chair needed
The Vermont ACP chapter is seeking a co-chair for the chapter's health and public policy committee. Please reach out to Priscilla Carr , Mark Pasanen , or Jan Carney for more information.
Call for Fall 2025 Board of Governors Resolutions and Submission Deadlines
Are you concerned about a practice or clinical issue or have an idea you'd like to suggest? If so, you might consider submitting a resolution to the VT chapter council. The deadline for submitting new resolutions to be heard at the Fall 2025 Board of Governors Meeting is March 28, 2005. For further information see the Chapter website or contact Priscilla Carr
ACP Fellowship
Fellowship in the American College of Physicians is a peer-reviewed and peer-supported credential that is a public reflection of excellence within the internal medicine profession. FACP signifies an ongoing dedication to the profession of internal medicine, the patients we care for, and the communities we serve.
Learn more and apply for fellowship here
Sponsor a new fellow here
New ACP Fellows
Congratulations to the ACP members who became Fellows in 2024!
Kenyon C Bolton, MD FACP
Anne E Dixon, MD FACP
Caitlin Greenberg, DO FACP
Timothy P Lahey, MD FACP
Richard A Marasa, MD FACP
David A Rand, DO FACP
DEIB Corner
ACP Vermont DEIB Corner: Advocacy
In the ACP Vermont Newsletter, we hold space in each newsletter to learn about a variety of aspects of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging which can influence patients' health, community health, and personal development as well. In this winter's newsletter, we focus on equity as it pertains to physician advocacy, specifically the ways in which we can influence public policy for the goal of improving health.
ACP engages in advocacy through the political process, through opportunities such as Leadership Day, the ACP Policy Library, working to pass state and federal legislation, making recommendations for practitioners, and more. There are a variety of ways to get involved.
First, attend Leadership Day – this is ACP's national advocacy event in April in Washington, DC. This is a day where you can learn more about ACP's advocacy priorities and advocate directly with Congress by having the opportunity to meet with your state's legislators or staff. Reach out to our chapter leadership if you are interested in learning more, with registration information available here
Next, the ACP Legislative Action Center is a central hub where ACP sends out action alerts, helps engage members in particular health policy issues, and help connect members with their legislators. Currently, the focus is on protecting Medicaid, as there are a variety of proposals being put forth in Congress that may lead to cuts or changes in the Medicaid program. This may mean that children, patients with disabilities, or others may lose their health coverage. The ACP Legislative Action Center offers a place for you to share your perspective with your members of Congress, using the link above.
The ACP Advocate Newsletter is a place to explore ACP's actions related to federal and state health policy, as well as “action alerts” that physicians can use to take action.
Want to learn more about what ACP advocacy achieved in 2024? Check out ACP's 2024 Advocacy in Action page here
Vermont Health Care Reform; Act 167 and the OliverWyman Report
Thank you to everyone who responded to the ACP Vermont Chapter survey! This letter was filed with the Green Mountain Care Board on behalf of the chapter in response to the OliverWyman report. We are continuing to monitor the state's actions and may reach out with additional information and/or events.
ACP Vermont is now on Bluesky!
ACP Vermont will be ending its use of the X platform in the near future.
Green Mountain Medicine
Green Mountain Medicine is an original podcast series for all things internal medicine, sponsored by ACP Vermont. Hosted by University of Vermont medical students Caity Decara and Haley Bayne, this podcast deconstructs the topics that impact the field and characterize the practice of medicine. Episodes are also available on Spotify, Apple Podcast & Google Play Music!
Announcements
Vermont Consultation and Psychiatry Access Program for perinatal patients
Vermont Consultation and Psychiatry Access Program is a service, funded by the state, that provides FREE, RAPID, provider to provider consultation service to medical providers in Vermont who have questions about addressing mental health treatment in pregnant and breastfeeding patients, as well as those looking for preconception advice. All medical providers seeing perinatal people are invited to call (802) 488-5342 9am to 3pm weekly for access to:
- Consultation with perinatal psychiatrists regarding medication management and diagnostic clarity
- A team of Liaison Coordinators (licensed social workers) who provide treatment planning support and community-based resources including, but not limited to, referrals to mental health clinicians.
- Free Perinatal Psychiatry presentations: PMAD 101, or Case-Based Discussions scheduled at a time that works for your practice.
Please email here or call 802-847-9759 about how to get your practice registered in our IT platform (though you may call the consult line 802-488-5342 for a consult even before you are registered). For more information about what we provide visit .
McMaster International Review Conference of Internal Medicine
May 8-10, 2025, Krakow Poland