Speakers - General Internal Medicine

 

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William D. Barnhart M.D., M.B.A., FACP

Program Director, Mount Sinai Health System

Topics and Objectives:

The Teachable Moment

  • analyze the common errors in the learner/teacher interaction
  • incorporate the teachable moment into inpatient and outpatient teaching
  • design a problem-oriented system to analyze and correct cognitive errors and faulty heuristics

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R. Dobbin Chow, M.D., FACP

Program Director and Vice Chair of Medicine, Good Samaritan Hospital; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Topics and Objectives:

  • Prophylaxis for Venous Thromboembolic (VTE) Disease in the Medically Ill Patient
    • understand the prevalence of VTE in the medically ill
    • understand the options for prophylaxis of this disease
    • review the current literature supporting these various options

Distance Willing To Travel: Any

Practice Location: Baltimore, MD

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Arnold R. Eiser, M.D., FACP

Vice President for Medical Education, Mercy Health System of SE PA; Professor of Medicine and Associate Dean, Drexel University College of Medicine

Topics and Objectives:

  • Cultural Competency in the Clinical Setting
    • identify the cultural issues in healthcare for African American patients
    • discuss the culture issues in healthcare for Latino American patients
    • address the cultural issues in healthcare for Asian-American patients
  • Medical Professionalism in the 21st Century
    • identify the historical aspects of medical professionalism
    • discuss the role of emotional intelligence in medical professionalism
    • address the effects of multiple stakeholders on medical professionalism

Distance Willing to Travel: 50 miles

Practice Location: Philadelphia, PA

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Paul Foster, M.D., FACP

Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program, Greater Baltimore Medical Center

Topics and Objectives:

  • Residents as the Crucial Link in Improving Hospital Safety
    • detail the story of our resident safety rounds
    • argue that participating in a safety process is an important part of resident education and empowers residents
    • argue that resident involvement in safety initiatives improves processes and provides embattled residencies with an additional way to show their value to the hospital
  • Implementing a Milestone Evaluation System
    • designed for faculty groups struggling with new ACGME requirements regarding the use of milestones
    • review data and lessons learned from our implementation project in providing an electronic milestone based evaluation that changes as residents develop

Distance Willing To Travel: Any

Practice Location: Baltimore, MD

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Sunitha John, M.D.

Palliative Care Specialist, Atlantic Health / Morristown Memorial Hospital

Topics and Objectives:

  • How to Discuss Prognosis and Advance Directive
    • learn how to discussing prognosis and advance directives
    • review how to d etermining goals of care for patients diagnosed with life-shortening illnesses
    • discuss how to p roviding psychosocial support to patients and families

Distance Willing to Travel: Any

Practice Location: Morristown, NJ

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Sapna Kuehl, M.D., FACP

Program Director, Director of Quality Assurance and Improvement, Department of Medicine, St. Agnes Hospital; Clinical Instructor, University of Maryland, School of Medicine

Topics and Objectives:

  • Medical Errors and Improving Patient Safety
    • review the basics of patient safety and quality
    • develop an understanding of common causes of medical errors
    • review medical error reduction strategies
  • Effective Communication in Healthcare
    • understand the vital role of communication in patient safety and risk management
    • review communication challenges and current literature on physician communication skill
    • become familiar with popular communication tools and improvement strategies

Distance Willing To Travel: Any

Practice Location: Baltimore, MD

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David Lainoff, M.D.

Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency, Crozer-Chester Medical Center

Topics and Objectives:

  • Success as a Medical Home

Distance Willing to Travel: <50 miles

Practice Location: Springfield, PA

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Ashish Rana, M.D., FACP

Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency and Vice Chair of Medicine, Crozer-Chester Medical Center; Associate Professor of Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine

Topics and Objectives:

  • Critical Review of Journal Articles
    • decipher how to chose appropriate articles to read
    • efficiently evaluate an article for validity and reliability
    • understand the basic concepts of EBM terminology

Distance Willing to Travel: <100 miles

Practice Location: Media, PA

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Ingram Roberts, M.D., M.B.A., FACP, FACPE, AGAF

Vice Chairman, Department of Medicine and Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency, St. Vincent's Medical Center; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Topics and Objectives:

  • Disruptive Physician Issues
  • How to Manage a Residency or Fellowship Program
  • How to Develop an Incentive Practice Plan
  • Medical "Tourism"

Distance Willing to Travel: Any

Practice Location: Bridgeport, CT

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Alex Yazaji, M.D.

Vice Chair, Department of Medicine, Union Memorial Hospital; Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine

Topics and Objectives:

  • Patient Safety: Interesting Cases and Current Trends
    • review four interesting cases encountered at our institution
    • discuss early recognition of potential safety issues
    • provide guidance in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases that may become patient safety concerns

Distance Willing To Travel: Any

Practice Locatioin: Baltimore, MD

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