Pri-Med Access with ACP
This CME activity, Pri-Med Access with ACP, is co-sponsored by the American College of Physicians (ACP) and pmiCME. All decisions about the CME content and faculty are made exclusively by ACP and pmiCME. It is the goal of the organizations to provide educational opportunities that are timely, unbiased, scientifically rigorous, practical in nature, and that serve to improve patient outcomes.

Pri-Med Access with ACP in Boston, MA

Location: Boston, MA
Date: April 07-08, 2010

Meeting Overview

Venue:
Hynes Convention Center
Primary Audience:
Primary Care
Credits:
13.25 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM, 24.25 AAFP, 13.25 AANP, and 11 AAFP Evidence Based


Debate, discuss and dialogue with faculty and colleagues on your schedule at Pri-Med Access with ACP

Pri-Med Access and American College of Physicians have created an all-new CME curriculum that will explore advances in efficient and cost-effective diagnoses and care related to:

• Assessment of cardiovascular risk factors

• Evaluation/management of musculoskeletal pain and respiratory diseases

• Work-up of gastrointestinal complaints

• Prompt identification of community acquired infectious disease

3+ hours dedicated to Q&A

You’ll have time to dialogue with our expert faculty, who are practicing clinicians as well as leading educators. You’ll have opportunities to share ideas and confirm your clinical approaches. The format is flexible—sign up for one course, one day, or the full two-day program.

Realize immediate returns on your time investment

• The techniques, treatments, and therapies you’ll learn about today will improve your patients’ care tomorrow

• Immediately apply “clinical pearls” in the care of your patients

Plus, expand your knowledge by attending optional, non-CME certified, industry-led presentations on the latest therapeutic products during breaks from your CME sessions. Learn more.

*Industry refers to pharmaceutical or medical device companies or agents working on their behalf.

Pri-Med thanks the following organizations for informing clinicians of the program: Aetna, American Society of Hypertension, Inc., Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, and Massachusetts Medical Society.

Session Summary


Following is a recap of the core educational elements from the conference sessions, to help you take what you learned and apply it to your interactions with patients.

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Wednesday, April 07, 2010
6:30 AM-7:30 AM Registration, Breakfast & Additional Opportunities
7:30 AM-7:45 AM Refreshment Break & Additional Opportunities
Access
7:45 AM-9:00 AM
Beyond the Basics: Diagnosing and Managing Anemia in Primary Care
Gary J. Vanasse, MD ,
9:15 AM-12:30 PM Track 1
Cardiovascular Issues in Primary Care
9:15 AM-11:00 AM
Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in the Apparently Healthy Patient: Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring (CACS) and Carotid Intima Media Thickness (IMT)
Joshua Beckman, MD, MS, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, Director, Cardiovascular Fellowship Program, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Paul M Ridker, MD , MPH , FACC , FAHA ,
11:00 AM-11:15 AM
Refreshment Break & Additional Opportunities
11:15 AM-12:30 PM
Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in the Apparently Healthy Patient: ABI and CRP
Joshua Beckman, MD, MS,
Paul M Ridker, MD , MPH , FACC , FAHA , Eugene Braunwald Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, Director, Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, Divisions of Cardiovascular Disease and Preventive Medicine Division, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
12:30 PM-1:30 PM
Lunch & Additional Opportunities
1:30 PM-2:55 PM Track 2
Evaluation/Management of Musculoskeletal Pain
1:30 PM-2:55 PM
Assessing Painful Knees and Shoulders in the Primary Care Setting
Christopher Smith, MD, FACP , (Read Bio) Associate Proessor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, Associate Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program, Co-Director, Rabkin Fellowship in Medical Education, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
2:55 PM-3:30 PM
Refreshment Break & Additional Opportunities
3:30 PM-5:00 PM Track 3
Respiratory Disease
3:30 PM-5:00 PM
Evaluating the Adult Patient with Chronic Cough: From Clear-Cut to Clinical Conundrum
Keith Randall Young, Jr , MD , Ben Vaughan Branscomb Professor of Medicine in Respiratory Diseases, Associate Medical Director, Lung Transplantation and Adult Cystic Fibrosis, Medical Director, Home Infusion Therapy Program, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Brimingham, AL
Thursday, April 08, 2010
6:30 AM-7:45 AM Registration, Breakfast & Additional Opportunities
7:45 AM-8:00 AM Refreshment Break & Additional Opportunities
Access
8:00 AM-9:00 AM
Preoperative Cardiac Risk Evaluation and Perioperative Management for Noncardiac Surgery
Steven L. Cohn, MD, FACP , (Read Bio) Director, Medical Consultation Service, Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY, Clinical Professor of Medicine, SUNY Downstate, Brooklyn, NY
9:15 AM-12:30 PM Track 4
Gastroenterologic Screening and Management
9:15 AM-10:40 AM
Controversies and Considerations in Colorectal Cancer Screening and Surveillance
Brennan M.R. Spiegel, MD, MSHS,
Sapna Syngal, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, Director, Familial Gastrointestinal Cancer Program, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women???s Cancer Center, Boston, MA
10:40 AM-11:15 AM
Refreshment Break & Additional Opportunities
11:15 AM-12:30 PM
A Case-based Approach to the Evaluation and Management of Dyspepsia
Brennan M.R. Spiegel, MD, MSHS, Assistant Professor of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Sapna Syngal, MD, MPH,
12:30 PM-1:30 PM
Lunch & Additional Opportunities
1:30 PM-4:30 PM Track 5
Community-acquired Infectious Disease
1:30 PM-2:45 PM
Infections of the Excretory Pathways in Practice: Real-World Management of Diarrhea and UTI
Thomas Hooton, MD, FACP , Professor of Clinical Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL
2:45 PM-3:00 PM
Refreshment Break & Additional Opportunities
3:00 PM-4:30 PM
Staphylococcus Aureus Infections: An Ominous Evolution in the Community Setting
Adolf W. Karchmer, MD, FACP , (Read Bio) Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, Division of Medical Diseases, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

Accreditation

Credits Type Accreditation Statement Designation Statement
13.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ pmiCME is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. pmiCME designates this educational activity for a maximum of 13.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s). Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
24.25 AAFP This activity has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 24.25 Prescribed credits by the American Academy of Family Physicians.
13.25 AANP pmiCME is approved as a provider of nurse practitioner continuing education programs by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. AANP Provider number 040308. This program has been approved for 13.25 contact hours of continuing education (which includes 7.000 hours of pharmacology).
11 AAFP Evidence Based This activity has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 24.25 Prescribed credit(s) by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Of these credits, 11 conform to the AAFP criteria for evidence-based CME clinical content. CME credit has been increased to reflect 2 for 1 credit for only the EB CME portion.
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Travel Arrangements

Meeting Location

Hynes Convention Center
900 Boylston St
Boston, MA 02115-3101
(617)954-2000
Hynes Convention Center web site

Hotel Accommodations

The Colonnade Hotel
120 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02116-5730
Phone: (800)962-3030
The Colonnade Hotel web site

A limited number of rooms have been reserved at The Colonnade Hotel. Please call (800)962-3030 by 03/29/2010 and identify yourself as a Pri-Med Access with ACP attendee to receive the discounted rate of $219.

 

Additional Resources

This program directory is designed to provide you with a quick glance of all our program has to offer including the complete agenda for the CME program as well as information regarding the Product Theaters and Product Forum that are available during the breaks from the CME sessions. >Download Program Directory (PDF Format) 

Syllabus Materials

For your convenience, printer-friendly copies of the session slides are available to view and download approximately 1 week prior to the event. Materials will not be provided on-site. Review session slides prior to attending the program and come equipped with questions for our faculty.

 

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Additional Opportunities

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Theater 1
Theater 2
12
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1
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12:30 PM-1:30 PM
Asthma: Challenges in Treating a Heterogeneous Disease
Brought to you by: Merck

12:30 PM-1:30 PM
A Patient-Oriented Approach to Insulin Initiation and Intensification
Brought to you by: Novo Nordisk Inc.

3
PM
3:00 PM-3:30 PM
Moving Forward in Osteoporosis: New Insights in Bone Biology and Patient Care
Brought to you by: AMGEN

3:00 PM-3:30 PM
Day 1: Break

5
PM
5:00 PM-6:00 PM
Day 1: Dinner

 
Theater 1
Theater 2
7
AM
8
AM
7:15 AM-8:00 AM
Day 2: Breakfast

10
AM
11
AM
10:45 AM-11:15 AM
Hypoglycemia and Its Effects on Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
Brought to you by: Merck

10:45 AM-11:15 AM
Day 2: Break

12
PM
1
PM
12:30 PM-1:30 PM
Fibromyalgia: Disease Overview, Diagnosis, & Management
Brought to you by: Pfizer Inc.

12:30 PM-1:30 PM
Beyond Skin Deep: A Deeper Understanding of Plaque Psoriasis and Potential Underlying Conditions
Brought to you by: AMGEN

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Novo Nordisk Inc.
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Featured Speaker

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Faculty

Gary J. Vanasse MD

Speaking:

  • Beyond the Basics: Diagnosing and Managing Anemia in Primary Care
    Wednesday, April 07, 2010
    7:45 AM-9:00 AM

Paul M Ridker MD , MPH , FACC , FAHA

Speaking:

  • Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in the Apparently Healthy Patient: Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring (CACS) and Carotid Intima Media Thickness (IMT)
    Wednesday, April 07, 2010
    9:15 AM-11:00 AM
  • Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in the Apparently Healthy Patient: ABI and CRP
    Wednesday, April 07, 2010
    11:15 AM-12:30 PM

Keith Randall Young Jr , MD

Associate Medical Director, Lung Transplantation and Adult Cystic Fibrosis, Medical Director, Home Infusion Therapy Program
University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Brimingham, AL

Speaking:

  • Evaluating the Adult Patient with Chronic Cough: From Clear-Cut to Clinical Conundrum
    Wednesday, April 07, 2010
    3:30 PM-5:00 PM

Brennan M.R. Spiegel MD, MSHS

Speaking:

  • Controversies and Considerations in Colorectal Cancer Screening and Surveillance
    Thursday, April 08, 2010
    9:15 AM-10:40 AM
  • A Case-based Approach to the Evaluation and Management of Dyspepsia
    Thursday, April 08, 2010
    11:15 AM-12:30 PM

Thomas Hooton MD, FACP (Read Bio)

Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease
University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL

Speaking:

  • Infections of the Excretory Pathways in Practice: Real-World Management of Diarrhea and UTI
    Thursday, April 08, 2010
    1:30 PM-2:45 PM

Joshua Beckman MD, MS

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medicine
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Director, Cardiovascular Fellowship Program
Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA

Speaking:

  • Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in the Apparently Healthy Patient: Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring (CACS) and Carotid Intima Media Thickness (IMT)
    Wednesday, April 07, 2010
    9:15 AM-11:00 AM
  • Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in the Apparently Healthy Patient: ABI and CRP
    Wednesday, April 07, 2010
    11:15 AM-12:30 PM

Christopher Smith MD, FACP (Read Bio)

Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Associate Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program
Co-Director, Rabkin Fellowship in Medical Education
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

Speaking:

  • Assessing Painful Knees and Shoulders in the Primary Care Setting
    Wednesday, April 07, 2010
    1:30 PM-2:55 PM

Steven L. Cohn MD, FACP (Read Bio)

Medical Consultation Service
Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY
SUNY Downstate, Brooklyn, NY

Speaking:

  • Preoperative Cardiac Risk Evaluation and Perioperative Management for Noncardiac Surgery
    Thursday, April 08, 2010
    8:00 AM-9:00 AM

Sapna Syngal MD, MPH

Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women???s Cancer Center, Boston, MA

Speaking:

  • Controversies and Considerations in Colorectal Cancer Screening and Surveillance
    Thursday, April 08, 2010
    9:15 AM-10:40 AM
  • A Case-based Approach to the Evaluation and Management of Dyspepsia
    Thursday, April 08, 2010
    11:15 AM-12:30 PM

Adolf W. Karchmer MD, FACP (Read Bio)

Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

Speaking:

  • Staphylococcus Aureus Infections: An Ominous Evolution in the Community Setting
    Thursday, April 08, 2010
    3:00 PM-4:30 PM

Course Directors

Christopher Smith MD,FACP

Associate Proessor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Associate Director
Internal Medicine Residency Program
Co-Director
Rabkin Fellowship in Medical Education
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

John Inadomi MD

Professor of Medicine
Dean M. Craig Endowed Chair in Gastrointestinal Medicine
University of California, San Francisco

Adolf W. Karchmer MD,FACP

Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Division of Medical Diseases
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Joshua Beckman MD,MS

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Director
Cardiovascular Fellowship Program
Brigham & Women's Hospital

Susan Murin MD,FACP

Professor and Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs
Department of Internal Medicine
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
University of California