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Internal Medicine 2009 sessions combine new offerings with old favorites

From the March ACP Hospitalist, copyright © 2009 by the American College of Physicians

By Jessica Berthold

Like its host city Philadelphia, Internal Medicine 2009 will offer a blend of the new and the established in its courses and activities. The meeting kicks off April 21 and 22 with precourses and continues April 23 to 25 with scientific sessions.

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Internal Medicine attendees from last year’s event preview this year’s meeting, with a staffer from the Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau.

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New offerings include sessions on polycystic ovary syndrome, patients who have violence in their lives, ethical cases of the past year and suicide risk assessment. Pre-courses will cover critical care, cardiology, HIV/AIDS, drug therapies and leadership skills. A Wednesday pre-course, “Improving Your Clinical Teaching,” will be taught by Kelly M. Skeff, MACP, a professor at Stanford University whom Jack Ende, FACP, chair of this year’s scientific session program, dubs “the most authoritative person in medicine on faculty development and teaching.”

The hospitalist track returns this year, including 16 sessions on topics like blood glucose management, cardiac resuscitation, and controlling hospital-acquired infections. New hospitalist offerings include sessions on the evaluation and management of pancreaticobiliary disease, prevention and management of hyperkalemia, and the development of systems to operationalize quality in hospitals.

Old favorites will return as well, including interactive “Clinical Pearls” sessions and the fast-paced, evidence-based Multiple Small Feedings of the Mind. As always, Saturday will bring the Internal Medicine Highlights session, in which three clinical teachers present their most valuable take-home messages from the meeting, followed by the championship round of the popular game “Doctor’s Dilemma.”™

Current political events inspired several new sessions. A Friday afternoon session will look at President Obama’s accomplishments on health care reform in the first 100 days, and what he plans to do next. Another Friday course will look at the way Islam has contributed to modern medicine, while others will examine what the U.S. can learn from health care systems in other countries.

Attendees should be sure to venture outside the walls of the convention center and experience what Philadelphia—a city with an illustrious affiliation with medicine—has to offer, too.

“Visit the Mütter Museum and the College of Physicians of Philadelphia; tour some of the college campuses; and go see the usual historical sites, many of which are in walking distance from the convention center,” Dr. Erde said. “I’m a huge fan of Philadelphia, and the city is in great shape for a meeting.”

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