Updates in Internal Medicine 2024: Practice Changing Advances

October 24, 2024 to October 25, 2024

Target Audience

Physician, Advanced Practice Provider, Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, Pharmacist, Physician Assistant, and Other Healthcare Professional.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:

  • Define care management pathways for common diseases encountered in primary care including dyspnea, prostate cancer, depression, chronic kidney disease, dementia, hypersomnia, obesity, and dermatology challenges.
  • Synthesize current scientific evidence for managing cerebrovascular disease, motility disorders of the GI tract, atrial arrhythmias, acute pain in the hospitalized patient with substance use disorders, smoking cessation, and antibody screening in rheumatic disorders.
  • Analyze the impact and outcomes of newer anticoagulation agents, medical marijuana, preventive cardiology, medication use in the elderly population, home antibiotic management, travel medicine, and sharing your DNA for analysis.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 14.50 AAPA Category I CME
  • 11.00 ACPE Pharmacy
    The UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a Provider of continuing pharmacy education.
  • 14.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 14.50 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
    • 3.75 Pharmacotherapeutic
  • 14.50 Attendance
Course opens: 
08/02/2024
Course expires: 
12/31/2024
Event starts: 
10/24/2024 - 7:00am EDT
Event ends: 
10/25/2024 - 4:55pm EDT
Cost:
$1.00
Live Virtual
Pittsburgh, PA
United States

Faculty Disclosure Statement:
All individuals in a position to control the content of this education activity have disclosed all financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. All of the relevant financial relationships for the individuals listed below have been mitigated.

Jaideep Behari, MD, PhD-
Grant/research support with Gilead Sciences, Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Endra Life Sciences. 
Institutional research contracts: Intercept, Pfizer, Inventiva, Akero, Rhythm, Galectin, Madrigal.

Mehak Dhande, MD-
Grant/research support: Donation of tech resources by Lucia Guidelines. 
Consultant: Cortex.Inc (consultant), Dune Health (Advisor), Nurse Brain (Advisor)

Holly Thomas, MD- 
Member of the Board of Trustees of The Menopause Society

Nicolette Machin, MD- 
Grant/research support: Takeda  
Consultant: Sanofi

Gayle Gordillo, MD- 
Consultant: Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Stockholder (privately held): MedCompliance LLC

Brandon Smith, MD, PharmD-
Consultant: Shionogi, Inc
CE Speakers’ Bureau: Shionogi, Inc; Melinta Therapeutics

Marcio Bittencourt, MD-
Consultant: Elucid
CE Speakers’ Bureau: Cleerly

Sebastian E. Sattui, MD-
Grant/research support: Clinical trials: GlaxoSmithKline, Amgen. Career Development Award: Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation
Consultant: Amgen, Sanofi (all funds toward research support)
CE Speakers’ Bureau: Fresenius Kabi (all funds toward research support)
Rheumatology Research Foundation, National Institute of Aging

Jennifer Berliner, MD-
Consultant: Marvin Behavioral Health Inc, Viz Ai, AMC Health

Jonathan Arnold, MD-
Grant/research support: Pfizer, Amgen, Exelixis, Bristol Myers Squibb, Merck

Jane Liebschutz, MD-
Consultant: Miomotivate, Inc.

Linda Fried, MD-
Grant/research support: Astra Zeneca- paid to VA
Consultant: DSMB member: Novonordisk, Regeneron
Stockholder (publicly traded): Amgen

Manisha Jhamb, MD-
Grant/research support: DCI, Bayer, Pfizer, CKD Leaders network
Consultant: Boehringer-Ingelheim, Eli-Lilly

Anum Saeed, MD-
Grant/research support: American Heart Association (Recipient of Career Development Award)

Shivdev Rao, MD-
Grant/research support: Abridge AI, Inc.

Helbert Rondon Berrios-
ABIM Nephrology LKA approval committee member, Remunerated for work as an expert witness in cases related to the treatment of hyponatremia by attorneys for both plaintiff and defense

 

No other members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. 

Accreditation and Credit Designation

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physician (CME)
The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 14.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Successful completion of this CME activity enables the participant to earn MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn ABIM MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity.

Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 14.5 contact hours.

Pharmacotherapeutic/pharmacology content contained within each presentation has been calculated and designated in the course agenda. The total hours will be noted on your certificate. Click here for a specific list of the hours awarded for each presentation.  

Pharmacy (CPE)
This knowledge-based activity provides 11.0 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education credit.  Click here for a list of the presentations designated for pharmacy credit. 

Physician Assistant (AAPA)
The University of Pittsburgh has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 14.5 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.  

Available Credit

  • 14.50 AAPA Category I CME
  • 11.00 ACPE Pharmacy
    The UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a Provider of continuing pharmacy education.
  • 14.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 14.50 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
    • 3.75 Pharmacotherapeutic
  • 14.50 Attendance

Price

Cost:
$1.00
Please login or register to take this course.

Registration Categories

Early Bird Registration by September 30th at 5:00p

Regular Registration until October 24th at 12:00p

MD and DOs

$265

$285

PharmDs, APP, Nurses, PAs, and other HCPs

$165

$185

1st Year Practicing MD, DOs, PharmDs, APPs, Nurses, and PAs

Fee Waived

Fee Waived

Residents, Fellows, and PGY 1s and PGY 2s

Fee Waived

Fee Waived

Cancellation Policy:
Registration cancellations must be sent via email to domuim@upmc.edu no later than Wednesday, October 9, 2024, by 11:59 pm. No telephone cancellations will be accepted. Refunds will be issued via the original form on payment. No refunds will be issued, for any reason, after Wednesday, October 6, 2024, at 11:59 pm.

 

Participation by all individuals is highly encouraged. Advance notification of any special needs will help us provide better service. Please notify us of your needs at least two weeks in advance of the program by email domuim@upmc.edu or calling 412-376-7123.