Friday, October 4

Time	Session
8:00 AM-Noon	Resident Podium Presentations
8:30 AM-12:30 PM	Resident and Student Workshop / Escape Room MERCER SOM MERCER SIM LAB, Mercer School of Medicine
Noon-1:00 PM	Non-CME Lunch
12:30-1:30 PM	Immunization Lecture Frances Ferguson, MD, FACP
12:30-2:30 PM	Student Mock Interviews Jason Higdon, MD, FACP
1:00-2:00 PM	Fellowship Panel
1:30-4:30 PM	Workshop: Top Guidelines Every Internist Needs to Know Bhavin Adhyaru, MD, FACP Zenobia JonesFoster, MD, FACP Jennifer Headrick, MD, FACP Chris Knudson, MD Kyle James, MD
2:00-5:00 PM	Resident and Student Abstract Poster Presentations Mike Quinn, MD, FACP Jason Higdon, MD, FACP
5:00-6:30 PM	Governor's Reception
7:00-9:00 PM	Student Jeopardy Jason Higdon, MD, FACP

Saturday, October 5

Time	Session
7:00-7:45 AM	Education Committee Meeting	Wellness Committee Meeting	Resident Council Meeting	Membership Committee Meeting
8:00-9:00 AM	Inflammatory Bowel Disease Humberto Sifuentes, MD
9:10-10:10 AM	Let’s Take a Hike Together! Advocacy to Strengthen Internal Medicine in a Challenging World Shari Erickson, MPH
10:30-11:30 AM	Updates in Diabetes Edward Chin, MD, FACP
11:40 AM-12:40 PM	Health Policy Tracey Henry, MD, MPH, FACP
1:30-2:30 PM	Updates in Outpatient Medicine Lora Denton, MD, MACP Mary Downing, MD, FACP
1:30-2:15 PM	Updates in Hospital Medicine Dan Dressler, MD, FACP
2:00-5:00 PM	Resident Jeopardy Jin Lee, MD, FACP Tanna Lim, MD,FACP
2:25-3:10 PM	Inpatient Billing Steve Adams, COC, CPC, CPMA, CRC, CPC-I, CEMC, FCS, PCS
2:40-3:40 PM	COPD Amyn Hirani, MD
3:20-4:05 PM	Inpatient Evaluation and Management of COPD and Asthma Tanna Lim, MD, FACP
4:00-5:00 PM	Outpatient Billing Steve Adams
4:15-5:00 PM	Avoiding Common Pitfalls Regarding Code Status and Optimizing Advance Care Planning Kari Esbensen, MD, Phd, FACP
6:00-7:30 PM	Awards Reception Clyde Watkins, Jr., MD, FACP

Sunday, October 6

Time	Session
7:00-7:45 AM	ACP Fellowship Information Session Clyde Watkins, Jr., MD, FACP
7:00-7:55 AM	Women's Networking Breakfast
8:00-9:00 AM	Gender-Affirming Care Chad Martins, MD Ray Martins, MD
9:10-10:10 AM	Chronic Kidney Disease Riyadh Alrubaye, MD
10:30-11:30 AM	Ultraviolet radiation – An Overview of its Effects and Effectiveness Brian Pollack, MD, PhD
11:40 AM-12:40 PM	Artificial Intelligence in Medicine: Practice Implications Doug Miller, MD

Registration fee includes continental breakfast, lunch, 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.

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Notice of cancellation must be made in writing (fax, mail, or e-mail). Cancellations will not be accepted by telephone. Cancellations made after 10/4/24 will result in a processing fee of $50.
Individuals who fail to attend the course (no-shows) will not be entitled to any refund.

We have reserved a block of rooms at the following rates until September 13, 2024. When making your reservation, be sure to mention that you will be attending the ACP GA 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 9122381234 or registering online.

Single/Double: $272.00
Hyatt Regency Savannah
2 West Bay St.
Savannah, GA 31401

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