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2023 Hot Topics in Internal Medicine AND Skills & Procedures Workshop
Overview
Conference Format (In-Person OR Virtual)
Please Note: The Hot Topics in Internal Medicine conference (May 18-19) is scheduled to be in-person at the Madison Marriott West in Middleton, and also live streamed. The Skills and Procedures Workshop (May 17) is available in-person ONLY.
Conference Overview
This activity enhances participants' knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviors, with a focus on recent advances in preventive care, acute and chronic disease management, and enhancement of practitioner application of national priorities in health systems improvement. Topics and speakers were carefully considered to be sure that we addressed current challenges for health care issues routinely encountered by primary care providers and their health professional teams. The overall objective of this activity is to provide a comprehensive review of the most important advances in internal medicine and its sub-specialties essential for all medical professionals who care for adults in
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
- Eating Disorders
- Headache Management
- Firearm Safety
- Dermatology
- Cardiovascular Medicine
- Gastroenterology and Hepatology
- Rheumatology
- Allergies
- Alcohol/Addiction Med Disorders
- Mental Health
- Health Care Policy Updates
In addition, participants will explore challenging cases and recent research.
Provided By
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
- Department of Medicine
- UW Health Internal Medicine
- University of Wisconsin–Madison Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership (ICEP)
Conference Fees
Skills & Procedures Workshop:
$295 ($195 - UW & Affiliates Reduced Fee)
Hot Topics in Internal Medicine 2-Day Conference:
$450 - MD/DO ($325 UW & Affiliates Reduced Fee)
$350 - RN/PA/Residents/Others ($225 UW & Affiliates Reduced Fee)
Elements of Competence
This activity has been designed to change learner competence and focuses on the American Board of Medical Specialties areas of patient care and procedural skills and medical knowledge. This activity also focuses on the interprofessional competencies of roles and responsibilities.
Intended Audience
This activity is designed to meet the needs of primary care physicians, physician assistants, advanced practice nurses, and other health care professionals who are interested in expanding their knowledge and improving their care of patients.
Learning Objectives
As result of participation in the 2023 Hot Topics in Internal Medicine Conference, members of the healthcare team will be able to:
- Describe recent advances in preventive care, acute and chronic disease management, and practitioner application of national priorities in health systems improvement
- Identify current challenges for health care issues routinely encountered by primary care teams
- Identify health disparities that may impact access to care and/or the management of patients
- Manage the impact of bias, class, and power on the clinical encounter and strategize ways to counteract bias in the clinical encounter
As a result of participation in the 2023 Hot Topics in Internal Medicine Skills and Procedures Workshop, members of the healthcare team will be able to:
- Demonstrate basic techniques of suturing, injection, aspiration, splinting/casting, upper and lower body ortho exam and discussion of examine findings, and inserting/removing IUD techniques.
- Explain indications and contraindications for care.
- Discuss management of complications.
Program
Skills & Procedures Workshop - Wednesday, May 17, 2023
| A.M. | |
| 7:00 | Registration Check-in and Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 | Skills Procedural Sessions* |
| 9:45 | Break |
| 10:00 | Skills Procedural Sessions* |
| 11:45 | Lunch |
| P.M. | |
| 12:45 | Skills Procedural Sessions* |
| 2:30 | Break |
| 2:45 | Skills Procedural Sessions* |
| 4:30 | Adjourn |
* Skills Procedural Sessions include:
- Suturing
- Joint Injection & Aspirations/Splinting & Casting
- Trigger Point
- Ortho Exam
- IUD Management (This session takes the place of 2 Skills Procedures Sessions)
Hot Topics in Internal Medicine Conference - Thursday & Friday, May 18-19, 2023
Check back as course agenda is updated.
| THURSDAY, MAY 18, 2023 | |
| Morning Sessions | |
| 7:00 | Registration/Check-in and Continental Breakfast |
| 7:50 - 8:00 | Welcome and Introductions - Dr. Jeremy Smith |
| 8:00 - 8:30 | An Update on Adult Vaccine Recommendations - Jonathan L. Temte, MD, PhD |
| 8:30 - 9:00 | Pediatric and Young Adult headache Management - Cassie Meffert, PA-C |
| 9:00 - 9:30 | Lowering Lipids Got You Down? Cardiovascular Disease Free in 2023! - Adam D. Gepner, MD |
| 9:30 - 10:00 | Q&A Session - Temte, Meffert, and Gepner |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Break |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Health Policy for Health Professionals: Advocacy, Issues, and Equity - Ann M. Sheehy, MD, MS |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Greatest Hits: The Top Studies Published While You Were Busy Hoarding Toilet Paper - Jeremy Smith, MD |
| 12:00 - 12:30 | Q&A Session - Sheehy and Smith |
| 12:30 - 1:30 | Lunch |
| Afternoon Sessions | |
| 1:30 - 2:00 | Drug Allergy for the Primary Care Provider - Amanda McIntyre, MD |
| 2:00 - 2:30 | Let's Talk About Incontinence! Providing Care for Females with Urinary Incontinence in Any Setting - Angela Sergeant, RN, ANP-BC |
| 2:30 - 2:45 | Q&A - McIntyre and Sergeant |
| 2:45 - 3:00 | Break |
| 3:00 - 3:30 | Management of the Post-Transplant Patient for the Primary Care Provider - Brenda Muth, RN, MS, ACNP, FAST |
| 3:30 - 4:00 | Evaluation and Management of Chronic Constipation - Lisa Jones, MD, MPH, MMCi |
| 4:00 - 4:30 | Beyond Glycemic Control: Tools for Comprehensive Management of Your Patients with Diabetes - Dawn Belt Davis, MD, PhD |
| 4:30 - 4:45 | Q&A - Muth, Jones, and Davis |
| 4:45 | Adjourn Day 1 |
| FRIDAY, MAY 19, 2023 | |
| Morning Sessions | |
| 7:00 | Registration/Check-in and Continental Breakfast |
| 7:50 - 8:00 | Welcome and Introductions - Dr. Jeremy Smith |
| 8:00 - 8:30 | Guns & Medicine: Clinical Tools for Preventing Firearm Injury - Siobhan D. Wilson, MD, PhD, FACP |
| 8:30 - 9:00 | Medical Management of Alcohol Use Disorders - Randall Brown, MD, PhD, DFASAM |
| 9:00 - 9:30 | Food for Thought: The Role of the Medical Provider in Eating Disorders Management - Paula Cody, MD, MPH |
| 9:30 - 10:00 | Q&A - Wilson, Brown, and Cody |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Break |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Knee and Hip Osteoarthritis: When Acetaminophen Just Isn't Enough - Katie Miller, MD |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Inflammatory Arthritis for the Primary Care Doctor - Justin Levinson, MD, MBA |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Acne: How to "Fix Zit" - Justin Endo, MD, MHPE |
| 12:00 - 12:30 | Q&A - Miller, Levinson, Endo |
| 12:30 - 1:30 | Lunch |
| Afternoon Sessions | |
| 1:30 - 2:00 | Antimicrobial Stewardship in the Ambulatory Setting - Meghann Martin, RN, DNP, APNP-BC |
| 2:00 - 2:30 | A Practical Approach to PCP Management of Heart Failure Patients - Evan C. Klein, MD |
| 2:30 - 3:00 | Rhythm Management in Atrial Fibrillation: Is It Ever Too Soon? - Jennifer Wright, MD |
| 3:00 - 3:30 | Q&A - Martin, Klein, and Wright |
| 3:30 | Adjourn Day 2 |
Venue
Conference Attire
Casual attire is appropriate for this conference.. Since meeting room temperatures and personal comfort levels vary, dressing in layers is recommended.
Conference Housing
A block of rooms has been reserved at the conference site, The Madison Marriott West. Please contact the hotel directly (1-888-745-2032) or click on the following link Hot Topics in Internal Medicine 2023 to arrange your accommodation. Please mention “Hot Topics in Internal Medicine 2023 Conference” to the hotel staff when making your reservation to receive the special block room rate of $164, plus tax (for a general standard guest room). The block of rooms will be held on a first-come, first-served basis and any available rooms that have not been reserved by 5:00 PM, April 26, 2023, will be released to the general public.
The Marriott, as part of Atrium Hospitality, is well prepared to welcome you to the hotel. Cleanliness Assured is their enhanced safety standards and protocols for the hotel. Cleanliness Assured meets the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) Safe Stay initiative launched in response to COVID-19. Developed by specialists in keeping you healthy and safe, the program emphasizes higher safety standards through:
- Team member training
- Rigorous cleaning
- Proper hygiene
- Food safety
- Physical distancing
Travel
Madison, Wisconsin has one major airport (MSN), the Dane County Regional Airport.
Driving directions are available here.
Faculty
Planning Committee
Brian Bruno, PA, LAT
Samantha Murray-Bainer, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, UW School of Medicine and Public Health
Kristen L. Panther, NP, Program Manager, APP Education and Professional Development; Nurse Practitioner, General Internal Medicine, UW Health
Jeremy P. Smith, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Faculty
Skills & Procedures Workshop
Hot Topics in Internal Medicine Conference
POLICY ON FACULTY AND SPONSOR DISCLOSURE
It is the policy of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership (ICEP) to identify, mitigate and disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* held by the speakers/presenters, authors, committee members, planners, and other persons who may influence content of this accredited continuing education (CE). In addition, speakers/presenters and authors must disclose any planned discussion of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentation.
For this accredited continuing education activity all relevant financial relationships have been mitigated and detailed disclosures are listed below.
Disclosures: Skills & Procedures Workshop
Disclosures: Hot Topics in Internal Medicine Conference
*Ineligible companies are those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by, or on, patients. The ACCME does not consider providers of clinical services directly to patients to be ineligible companies.
Accreditation
Accreditation Statement | |
 | In support of improving patient care, the University of Wisconsin–Madison Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership (ICEP) 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. |
See individual courses for credit designation statements:
Register/Enroll
Registration for this activity can only be completed through the ICEP Learning Portal. Attendee registrations made through any other sites cannot be honored. UW-Madison ICEP is not able to refund fees paid through unaffiliated registration sites, such as eMedEvents.com, MedConfWorld.com, EventEgg.com, and 10times.com. Please report any unauthorized websites or solicitations for registrations to info@icep.wisc.edu.
CANCELLATION AND REFUND POLICY
Requests for cancellation must be submitted in writing to help@icep.wisc.edu. Cancellation requests received at least 96 hours prior to the conference will allow a full refund except for the nonrefundable processing fee of $50. No refunds will be made for cancellations received less than 96 hours prior to the activity start date.
ACCESSIBILITY
The University of Wisconsin provides equal opportunities in employment and programming, including Title IX requirements. The University of Wisconsin fully complies with the legal requirements of the ADA and the rules and regulations thereof. If any participant in this educational activity is in need of accommodations, please notify us at help@icep.wisc.edu
PROGRAM CHANGES
Emergency situations occasionally occur and may necessitate topic or speaker changes. The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and the University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP reserve the right to alter or substitute a topic or speaker without prior notification.
QUESTIONS ABOUT REGISTRATION
Email help@icep.wisc.edu.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
For conference information please contact Kathy Nelson at kathy.nelson@wisc.edu.