2024 South Carolina Chapter Annual Scientific Meeting

Friday, October 18 & Saturday, October 19, 2024
AC Hotel by Marriott Greenville | Greenville, SC

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2024 South Carolina Chapter Annual Scientific Meeting

Mastering Medicine in the Upstate

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 October 18 - 19, 2024, ACP's SC 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 AC Hotel by Marriott Greenville, Greenville SC 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.
Steve P. Saunders, MBBS, FACP
ACP Governor, South Carolina Chapter

Meeting Highlights
  • 21st Century Women's Health: Moving Past a One-Size Fits All Model
  • Artificial Intelligence in Medicine - What's Here and What's Coming
  • Charles Bryan Lecture: Creating Professional Fulfillment
  • Chronic Kidney Disease and Updates in Nephrology
  • Diabetes: What you May Have Missed in 2023/2024
  • Health Beyond Healthcare: Why Addressing the Social Determinants of Health Matters to Physicians and Patients
  • Heart Failure Today: A Review on Current Treatment Options
  • Update on Metabolic Dysfunction Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD)
Program Committee
  • Davis, Kimberly, MD, FACP
  • Pancholi, Suchita, MD, FACP
  • Pitss, David, MD, FACP
  • Ravindran, Sentheran, MD
  • Sadler, Patricia, MD, FACP
  • Saunders, Steve, MBBS, FACP
  • Stovall, Brittany, MD, FACP
  • Stroupe, Amber, DO, FAAP, FACP

10 CME & MOC Available

Release Date: October 19, 2024
Termination Date: October 19, 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 other activity (live component and enduring component) for a maximum of 10 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 10 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

Friday, October 18

Time Session
6:30-7:30 AM Exhibits Setup
7:00-7:30 AM Student/Resident/Fellow Members' Oral Finalists Check In
7:30-9:30 AM Continental Breakfast, Visit Exhibits, Student/Resident/Fellow Members' Posters Setup
8:15-8:20 AM Welcome & Intro to Student/Resident/Fellow Members' Presentations
8:20-10:20 AM

Student/Resident/Fellow Members' Oral Finalists Presentations

Review of Attributes and Outcomes of Hospitalized Patients with Alcohol Withdrawal
Harsh Desai, MD, Resident - HCA Mercer Trident

Primary Care Visits Associated with Diagnosis but not Prescription of Medications for Alcohol Use Disorder
Ruth Bishop, MD, Resident - Medical University of South Carolina

Performance of Traditional Cues for MASLD Case Finding in Primary Care?
Vincent Bolus, MD, Resident - Medical University of South Carolina

Disparities Among Ethnicity, Gender, and Age in Goal-Directed Medical Therapy for Heart Failure Patients with Reduced Ejection Fraction
Ayushi Garg, MD, Resident - Aiken Regional

SGLT2-Inhibitor Induced Euglycemic Ketoacidosis in a Non-Diabetic Patient
Sarah Strandholm, MD, Resident - PRISMA Upstate

Disparities in Health-Related Quality of Life Among Patients with Systematic Lupus Erythematosus
Victoria Delk, MD, Resident - Medical University of South Carolina

Correlation Between Gamma Gaps and Plasma Cell Dyscrasias in Primary Care Clinics
Daniel Knight, DO, Resident - PRISMA Upstate

Dysphagia's Dark Horse: A Case of Statin-Naive HMG-CoA Reductase Myopathy
Andrew Dorsey, MD, Resident - Medical University of South Carolina

Burden of Disease in Patients with Prolonged Proton Pump Inhibitor Use: A Single Clinic Perspective Study
Sean Fitzgerald, DO, Resident - PRISMA Upstate

Roses are Red, Diagnosis Misled: A Diagnostic Challenge of Sporotrichosis
Zoe Sanders, MS, Student - USCSOM Greenville

Acyclovir as a Novel Treatment for Severe Chronic Active Epstein-Barr Virus
Philip Mardock, DO, Resident - HC/MERCER Grand Strand

Injuries Related to Non-Powder Firearms: A National Database Study
Kristine Graham, MS, Student - VCOM

A Case Report of a Single Chamber Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Associated Superior Vena Cava Syndrome
Ashley Alex, MD, Resident - PRISMA Midlands

10:20-10:40 AM Coffee Break and Visit Exhibits
10:40-11:40 AM Student/Resident/Fellow/ECP Members' Poster Presentations
11:40 AM-1:00 PM Student/Resident/Fellow/ECP Members' Luncheon/Doctors Dilemma Competition
1:00-1:10 PM Opening Remarks/Introductions & Announcements
1:10-2:10 PM Building Individual, Work Group, and Organizational Resilience
Rachel S. Brown, MD
2:10-3:10 PM Chronic Kidney Disease and Updates in Nephrology
Tanya T. Tang, DO
3:10-3:30 PM Break, Visit Exhibits
3:30-4:30 PM Health Beyond Healthcare: Why Addressing the Social Determinants of Health Matters to Physicians and Patients
Meredith G. A. Eicken, MD, MPH
4:30-5:30 PM Diabetes: What you May Have Missed in 2023/2024
Sandra L. Weber, MD
5:30-6:30 PM Happy Hour/Awards Reception
6:30-7:30 PM Happy Hour/Council of Resident Members' Networking

Saturday, October 19

Time Session
7:15-9:00 AM Continental Breakfast, Visit Exhibits
7:15-8:00 AM Fellowship Mentoring Breakfast
8:00-8:55 AM Council Meeting
8:55-9:00 AM Opening Remarks/Introductions/Announcements
9:00-10:00 AM Charles Bryan Lecture: Creating Professional Fulfillment
Eileen Barrett, MD, MPH
10:00-11:00 AM Update on Metabolic Dysfunction Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD)
Gary A. Abrams, MD
11:00-11:30 AM Break, Visit Exhibits
11:30 AM-12:30 PM How ACP is Working With You and For You
Eileen Barrett, MD, MPH
12:30-1:30 PM Luncheon/Town Hall Meeting/IMG Forum
1:30-2:30 PM Heart Failure Today: A Review on Current Treatment Options
James O. Ampadu, MD
2:30-3:30 PM 21st Century Women's Health: Moving Past a One-Size Fits All Model
Marjorie R. Jenkins, MD, MEHP, FACP
3:30-4:30 PM Artificial Intelligence in Medicine - What's Here and What's Coming
Nicolas E. Perkins, DO, MS, FACP
4:30 PM Adjourn

South Carolina Chapter Registration

Categories Registration Rates Registration Rates
ACP Member $160 $120
ACP Resident/Fellow Member $0 $0
ACP Medical Student Member $0 $0
ACP Affiliate Member $160 $120
Nonmember Physician $225 $165
Nonmember Resident $0 $0
Nonmember Medical Student $0 $0
Nonmember Allied Health Professional $160 $165

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, reception, 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.

Meeting Handouts

There will be no meeting handouts.

Can I follow along on social media?

Yes, follow/like the SC Chapter through the meeting on social media! Use the hashtag #IMProud.

  • Instagram: @scacpchapter

What does registration include?

Registration fee includes continental breakfast, lunch, all scientific sessions and materials, and CME documentation.

How do I access the virtual meeting?

Sessions are accessible through the Virtual Meeting Hub and on your chapter website. Click the "join virtual session" links in the agenda. If you have just purchased the meeting and get an access denied message, please log-out of your ACPonline account and log back in. This will refresh the purchases on your account. If you require additional assistance, please contact us (M-F, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET) via web chat or call 800-ACP-1915 or 215-351-2600 or via e-mail at help@acponline.org

I cannot access my account

If you have any difficulty accessing your ACP account, you can reset your username and password. You can do so by clicking on the MyACP link at the top of the ACP web site. If you require additional assistance, please contact us (M-F, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET) via web chat or call 800-ACP-1915 or 215-351-2600 or via e-mail at help@acponline.org

I do not have an ACPonline account

Nonmembers are advised to use their e-mail address as their username when creating a password. If you require additional assistance, please contact us (M-F, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET) via web chat or call 800-ACP-1915 or 215-351-2600 or via e-mail at help@acponline.org

Hotel Accommodations

We have reserved a block of rooms at the following rates until September 26, 2024. When making your reservation, be sure to mention that you will be attending the ACP SC Chapter meeting. The rooms are available on a first-come, first-served basis, so make your reservation as early as possible by calling the hotel directly at 8647202950 or registering online.

Single/Double: $199.00
AC Hotel Greenville
315 S Main St
Greenville, SC 29601

MyACP Account

If you have any difficulty accessing your MyACP account, you can reset your username and password. You can do so by clicking on the MyACP link at the top of the ACP web site. Nonmembers are advised to use their e-mail address as their username when creating a password. If you require additional assistance, please contact us (M-F, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET) via web chat or call 800-ACP-1915 or 215-351-2600 or via e-mail at help@acponline.org

Participant Photography

As a participant in the chapter meeting, your photograph may be taken as a focus or background subject, to be used in chapter communications. If you would not like your photo taken, please inform chapter staff.

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 April Koon at 803-612-4187 or aprilkoon@scmedical.org.

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