6th Annual South Region Primary Care Medicine Symposium 2021

May 19, 2021

Primary care (Family Medicine, Geriatric Medicine, & Internal Medicine) physicians are not always providing the most up to date and cost effective care. Additionally, there are changes in laws which affect the care of patients and underserved populations.  This symposium serves to provide evidence-based medicine, clinical updates, new laws and ways to best work with underserved populations in primary care.

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Target Audience

All Physician Members, Primary Care Physicians, Internal Medicine, Residents, Pharmacists, Advanced Practice Clinicians and Allied Health Professionals

Learning Objectives

At the completion of this activity, the participant should be able to recognize and strategize ways to provide up-to-date, best practices in evidence-based medicine related to current topics in primary care

Additional information
Agenda: 

 

8:30 – 8:35

Welcome and Introduction

Roxanne Smith, MD, Program Director, Family Medicine, Advocate Christ Medical Center

8:35 – 9:35

Illinois COVID-19 Updates

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Ngozi Ezike, MD, Illinois Department of Public Health Director

9:35 – 10:15

COVID-19 Vaccine Updates

Sampath Kumar, MD Advocate Christ Medical Center

10:15 – 11:15

 

 

Panel 1 Long Term Effects of COVID-19

Moderator: Jacqueline Ivey-Brown, MD, FACP

  • 10:15-10:25 a.m.   COVID-19 and the Effect on the Heart
    Shermeen Memon, MD
  • 10:25-10:35 a.m.   Pulmonary Management of Post Acute COVID-19 Care
    Sarah Usmani, MD
  • 10:30-10:45 a.m.   Neurologic Complications following COVID-19
    Isis M. Duran, MD
  • 10:45-10:55 a.m.   Hematologic Complications from COVID-19
    Shaina Rozell, MD
  • 10:55-11;15 a.m.   Panel 1 Q&A
11:15 – 12:15

Panel 2 COVID-19 Healthcare Disparities; Physicians Perspectives

Moderator: Melanie Gordon, MD, FACP
Marc Mesleh, MD, General Surgery
Jeremy Daigle, MD, Pediatrics
Oyinkansola Okubanjo, MD, Emergency Medicine
Staci Vanderjack, MD, MPH, Family Medicine

12:15 – 1:15

Disabusing Disability: Striving for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion In Medicine

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Oluwaferanmi Okanlami, MS, MD,
Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Director, Medical Student Programs: Office for Health Equity and Inclusion

1:15 – 1:45

Caring for LGBTQ Patients

Dana Marie Vlachos, DO, Family Medicine

1:45 – 2:15

Maternal Health Morbidity and Mortality – A Call to Action

James Keller, MD, Maternal/Fetal Medicine, Advocate Christ Medical Center

2:15 - 2:20

Closing Remarks

**Please note Agenda subject to change

 

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 5.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    Aurora Health Care is accredited by the Wisconsin Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Aurora Health Care designates this activity for a maximum of 5.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 5.75 Attendance
    Attendance Credit
    • 5.75 Approved AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 5.75 ABIM MOC Part II
    Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 5.75 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 credits 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.
Course opens: 
05/03/2021
Course expires: 
07/01/2021
Event starts: 
05/19/2021 - 8:00am CDT
Event ends: 
05/19/2021 - 2:30pm CDT
Cost:
$0.00
Rating: 
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Faculty:

Roxanne Smith, MD, Program Director, Family Medicine, Advocate Aurora Health
Jacqueline Ivey-Brown, MD, FACP, Advocate Aurora Health
Melanie Gordon, MD, FACP, Advocate Aurora Health
Susan Serratore, RN, Advocate Aurora Health
Susan Latocha, RN, Advocate Aurora Health

Speakers:

Roxanne Smith, MD, Program Director, Family Medicine, Advocate Aurora Health
Sampath Kumar, MD, Advocate Aurora Health
Ngozi Ezike, MD, Illinois Department of Public Health Director
Jacqueline Ivey-Brown, MD, FACP, Advocate Aurora Health
Shermeen Memon, MD, Advocate Aurora Health
Sarah Usmani, MD, Advocate Aurora Health
Isis M. Duran, MD, Advocate Aurora Health
Shaina Rozell, MD, Advocate Aurora Health
Melanie Gordon, MD, FACP, Advocate Aurora Health
Marc Mesleh, MD, General Surgery, Advocate Aurora Health
Jeremy Daigle, MD, Pediatrics, Advocate Aurora Health
Oyinkansola Okubanjo, MD, Emergency Medicine, Advocate Aurora Health
Staci Vanderjack, MD, MPH, Family Medicine, Advocate Aurora Health
Oluwaferanmi Okanlami, MS, MD, Advocate Aurora Health, Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Director, Medical Student Programs:  Office for Health Equity and Inclusion
Dana Marie Vlachos, DO, Family Medicine
James Keller, MD, Maternal/Fetal Medicine, Advocate Aurora Health

Disclosure

The speaker, Oluwaferanmi Okanlami, MD is a spokesperson for Guardian Insurance. All other speakers and​ planners have no financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose. ​ 

Accreditation Statement
Advocate Aurora Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement
Advocate Aurora Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.75 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ABIM MOC Part II
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 5.75 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Participation information will be shared with the ABIM through the ACCME Program and Activity Reporting System (PARS).

Available Credit

  • 5.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    Aurora Health Care is accredited by the Wisconsin Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Aurora Health Care designates this activity for a maximum of 5.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 5.75 Attendance
    Attendance Credit
    • 5.75 Approved AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 5.75 ABIM MOC Part II
    Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 5.75 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 credits 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.

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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If you have any questions or need assistance please contact: Susan Serratore at (708) 213-3453 or Sue.Serratore@aah.org