Please Join Us for Our 59th Annual Internal Medicine (Primary Care) Program in Estes Park, CO 

The Annual Internal Medicine Conference has a long-standing tradition of covering a broad array of topics for the frontline practicing Primary Care provider. As the pace of medical research and attendant care for patients accelerates and changes so quickly, almost any topic can be covered in light of recent guidelines and advances.

Learning Objectives

1. List individuations for breast reduction surgery

2. Describe the evaluation of patients with chronic diarrhea

3. Analyze secondary causes of osteoporosis

4. Develop strategies for managing patients with stable angina

5. identify new medical treatments for patients with obesity

AGENDA 

Monday, July 17th

6:45 am-3:30 pm - Auditorium/Atrium Open 

7:00 am - Conference Registration & Exhibit Viewing

8:05 am - Welcome/Introduction Elena Lebduska, MD, MS & Vineet Chopra, MD, MSc

8:20 am - Suicidality Elizabeth Lowdermilk, MD

9:00 am - Adult ADHD Elizabeth Lowdermilk, MD

9:40 am - Top 10 GIM Articles of 2022 Christine Haynes, MD, MPH

10:20 am - Ask the Professors

10:45 am - Cirrhosis Management in Primary Care Prashanth Francis, MD

11:25 am - New Colon Cancer Screening Guidelines Swati Patel, MD

12:05 pm - Ask the Professors

12:20 pm - LUNCH 

Afternoon Workshop

1:15-3:15pm - Joint Exam Peals from a Rheumatologist Jennifer Stichman, MD

Tuesday, July 18th

7:45 am-3:30 pm - Auditorium/Atrium Open

8:20 am - Palliative Care Symptom Management Allison Wolfe, MD

9:00 am - Common Ocular Conditions Cara E. Capitena Young, MD

9:40 am - Structural Heart Disease Neel Butala, MD

10:20 am - Ask the Professors  

10:45 am - New Diabetes Medications Michael T. McDermott, MD

11:25 am - Secondary Osteoporosis Michael T. McDermott, MD

12:05 pm- Ask the Professors 

12:20 pm- LUNCH

Afternoon Workshop

1:15-3:15 pm - Difficult Conversations Dennis Boyle, MD

Wednesday, July 19th

MORNING OFF 

1:15-1:55 pm - Auditorium/Atrium Open

1:15 pm - Breast Reconstruction for the PCP Whitney Vuchetich, DNP

1:55 pm - Stable Angina/CAD David Tanaka, MD, FACP

2:35 pm - Hearing Loss Ashley M. Nassiri, MD, MBA

3:15 pm - Ask the Professors

3:40 pm - Common Drug Interactions Rachel Lowe, PharmD

4:20 pm- Dementia Evaluation & Treatment Jacob Walker, MD

5:00 pm- Ask the Professors

Thursday, July 20th

7:45 am -3:30 pm - Auditorium/Atrium Open 

8:20 am - Functional Bowel Disorders Larissa Muething, MD

9:00 am - Hip Pain Emily Jones, MD

9:40 am - PVD for the PCP Bilal Aijaz, MD

10:20 am - Ask the Professors

10:45 am - Pelvic Pain Jessica Pettigrew, CMP

11:25 am - Covid Updates/Long Covid John Koeppe, MD

12:05 pm - Ask the Professors

12:20 pm LUNCH

Afternoon Workshop

1:15-3:15 pm Workshop: Orthopedic Upper Extremity Review Ted Parks, MD

Friday, July 21th

7:45 am -10:30 am - Auditorium/Atrium Open 

8:00 am - COPD Adam Abraham, MD

8:40 am - Weight Loss Drugs Jacinda Mawson Nicklas, MD, MPH, MA

9:20 am - Lung Cancer Screening Nina Thomas, MD

10:00 am - Ask the Professors

10:15 am - Wrap Up and Adjourn

Drawing for Complimentary 2024 Registration - must be present to win

REGISTER HERE

ROOM ACCOMODATIONS

A block of rooms have been reserved at the YMCA of The Rockies and will be available to book for the duration of the conference. Please see the information below: 

To make and confirm an accommodation reservation for your group’s event:

1. Click on the booking link below.

2. Select the group arrival and departure date.

3. Enter the group code. (listed below)

4. Enter the number of ADULTS (age 13 and over considered an adult for meal pricing)

For any children 12 years and under staying in the room with a parent, include in the Comment section the number of children and their ages. If applicable, meal prices for children will be added to your reservation prior to arrival.

Estes Park Center Booking Link 

Group code:  984715

Please note that a 35% deposit payable to the YMCA is due when making a reservation. Upon receipt of the 35% deposit by the YMCA, a lodging confirmation and reservation number will be emailed to you.

Application to individual reservations of any monies already paid directly to the Group Leader or to the Group is at the discretion of the Group Leader after check out, and will not appear on your lodging confirmation when the 35% deposit is paid.  Payment of any amount by an individual directly to the Group Leader or Group does not constitute having accommodations held on behalf of the payee.  Lodging reservations and a 35% deposit must be made directly with the YMCA by attendees.

If you would like to enjoy our beautiful mountain location beyond the dates of the group’s stay, please make your reservation on-line first for the dates of the group’s event by clicking on the link above. Then call Central Reservations at (888) 613-9622 to add the additional nights to your existing reservation. Have your reservation number handy.

If you have any questions, please contact the Central Reservations Office at (888) 613-9622, and refer to the group name as listed above.

We look forward to meeting you!

The University 0f Colorado School Of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Colorado School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 25 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, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 25 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.

To earn board credit, the attendee must participate in the CME activity including the evaluation component.  By participating in this event and requesting board credit, I understand that my learner completion data will be shared with the ACCME and the applicable certifying board(s).

The AAFP has reviewed 59th Annual Internal Medicine Conference and deemed it acceptable for up to 25.00 Live AAFP Prescribed credits. Term of Approval is from 07/17/2023 to 07/21/2023. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.