The education sessions for the 2024 lnterim Meeting will take place Nov. 7, 8 and 10. Join your colleagues in person for programming on the topics that matter most to you. All education session times are Eastern.
CME sessions
0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
- The Latest Guidance on STIs and Immunizations for Older Adults (Nov. 8)
1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
- Augmented Intelligence in Practice: Solutions, Engagement, and Impact (Nov. 8)
- Cybersecurity for Private Practice Physicians: Prepare & Protect Against Threats (Nov. 8)
- Eliminating Obstacles to Patient Care with VeriCre (Nov. 8)
- How to Grow a Professional Audience to Leverage Your Practice (Nov. 8)
- Mind Over Matter: Disentangling Mental Health Stigma for Minoritized Populations (Nov. 8)
- From Advocacy to Influence: Navigating the Political Landscape (Nov. 8)
- Revolutionizing Healthcare: The Transformative Impact of AI on Medical Practice (Nov. 7)
- The Connection Between Menopause, Cardiovascular Disease and Health Disparities (Nov. 8)
1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
- AI Lightning Rounds: Integrating AI in Clinical Practice (Nov. 8)
1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
- Engaging Minoritized Patients to Trust Health Care Professionals (Nov. 8)
- Evolving the AMA Code of Medical Ethics to Speak to Health Care Organizations (Nov.10)
- Legislative and Regulatory Advocacy to Support Physician Wellness (Nov. 7)
- Medical Education and Health Equity in the Era of Augmented Intelligence Nov. 8)
1.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
- Navigating Value-Based Contracts: Legal, Payer, and Provider Perspectives (Nov. 8)
Thursday, Nov. 7
12:30–1:30 p.m.
Comprehensive Training Workshop for IUD Insertion, Nexplanon Placement, and Vasectomy Procedures
Contraception options and access are pertinent issues within medicine today in light of abortion restrictions and the FDA approval over the counter (OTC) contraceptive options. People around the country face significant barriers to contraception access. However, current medical school curricula lack sufficient coverage on the risks and benefits of different options and effective counseling methods on contraception. This session will offer an interactive didactic session on contraceptive options for patients with and without uteruses. This program will include three stations with three speakers: vasectomy kit training, Nexplanon kit training, IUD insertion and emergency contraception. Each station will have a didactic portion to educate students on that contraception option including administration, placement frequency for IUDs, implantable devices, and vasectomies, along with risks and benefits, efficacy rates, contraindications, and pros/cons for each method. The didactic sessions also highlight barriers to accessing contraception and its impact on patients. The interactive portion will include demonstrations and skills practice for Nexplanon placement, IUD placements, vasectomies, and other implantable devices using device kits.
2–3:30 p.m.
Legislative and Regulatory Advocacy to Support Physician Wellness
This panel discussion explores how organized medical staff physicians can advocate for legislative and regulatory changes to promote physician wellness. Key topics include revising state medical board practices, transforming licensing questions, improving accreditation standards, and strategies to create a supportive environment that attracts new physicians to the workforce.
3–4 p.m.
Revolutionizing Healthcare: The Transformative Impact of AI on Medical Practice
This session features a panel with leading experts in the field of AI in medical practice followed by a Q&A segment. Participants will gain valuable insight into AI-driven diagnostic tools, including how these tools have transformed current practice, ethical considerations, and the practical application of the latest AI technologies in health care.
Friday, Nov. 8
8–9 a.m.
MSS Amazing Race and Ideathon: Building Your Medical Start-Up
This session will be structured as a series of tasks that medical students can collaboratively engage in, similar to the Amazing Race. These tasks will include identifying a list of unmet needs and process mapping from a clinical case study, creating a business plan/pitch for a case study medical device using provided resources and creating a mock design using the online tool TinkerCad. The program will start with a brief didactic portion to cover prerequisite concepts for completing the tasks.
8:30–10:15 a.m.
Navigating Value-Based Contracts: Legal, Payer, and Provider Perspectives
Join a leading health care attorney, Neal Shah, JD, Polsinelli, specializing in physician groups and health systems to explore the keys to successful value-based contracts. A panel discussion featuring a commercial health plan representative and IPPS members will offer insights into both payer and provider perspectives. Attendees will also engage in interactive breakout sessions to share best practices and practical strategies for designing sustainable value-based programs that enhance patient outcomes and financial performance.
9:45–10:45 a.m.
How to Grow a Professional Audience to Leverage Your Practice
In this session, Phil Boucher, MD, will guide private practice physicians through actionable and sustainable strategies to build and grow their online presence in less than ten minutes a day. The session will focus on using digital platforms to educate patients, enhance engagement and drive new patients to your practice. Participants will gain insights on practical steps they can implement immediately to create a lasting impact through patient-centered content and online interaction.
10–11 a.m.
Eliminating Obstacles to Patient Care with VeriCre
Join Lori Prestesater, SVP Health Solutions, to explore VeriCre™, an innovative credentialing platform developed by the AMA to streamline credentialing processes, reduce inefficiencies, and improve patient care by allowing physicians, hospitals, and health plans to expedite service delivery. Created in collaboration with health care institutions, physicians, and medical staff professionals, VeriCre offers a digitally accessible and secure platform for managing and sharing physician credentialing data. VeriCre seamlessly integrates with proprietary credentialing software to pre-populate applications for physicians—saving time and enabling efficiencies.
10:30 a.m.–noon
Medical Education and Health Equity in the Era of Augmented Intelligence
While the use of augmented intelligence (AI) has the potential to enhance medical education and clinical practice, there are significant concerns around AI’s potential to perpetuate bias and inequities. This AMA-APS Education Session will expound on the potential harms of AI in medical education and health care and will provide strategies to mitigate bias and promote ethical and equitable use of AI. Attendees of this session will gain valuable insights on reducing AI harms, including embedding health equity, patient education and ensuring transparency and accountability.
11:10 a.m.–12:10 p.m.
Augmented Intelligence in Practice: Solutions, Engagement, and Impact
Join this session to learn more about AI solutions and their impact in the real-world, as well as how physicians are getting involved in the development, evaluation, implementation, and adoption of AI. Attendees will hear from Margaret Lozovatsky, MD, the AMA’s vice president of digital health innovations and have the opportunity to engage in an interactive Q&A.
Noon–1 p.m.
Advocacy through Journalism: An Op-Ed Writing Workshop
This workshop will provide students with the tools to engage in advocacy through op-ed writing. It will begin with a speaker discussion on op-ed writing, including how to pick an op-ed topic, what makes a good op-ed, and how to go about writing an op-ed. It will also discuss the best way to submit an op-ed and where students should look to find places to submit. Students will then have the opportunity to work with other students to brainstorm topics and begin writing op-ed drafts that they may proceed to submit to local news organizations in their home regions.
Noon–1 p.m.
Mind Over Matter Disentangling Mental Health Stigma for Minoritized Populations
One in five adults in the U.S. experiences mental illness each year. Suicide is one of the leading causes of death among those aged 10-24 in the U.S, and an estimated 90% of those who complete suicide have experienced symptoms of a mental illness. Despite the severity of mental illness, they largely go under-or even untreated. The average delay between symptom onset and treatment is 11 years, and about 53% of people with a mental illness do not receive adequate treatment each year. This is particularly true for racial and ethnic minorities, who suffer from poor mental health outcomes due to lack of access to quality services, discrimination, lack of awareness, and cultural stigma surrounding mental health care. We can begin to break down the barriers and achieve mental health equity by understanding how we can address the stigmas that prevent these groups from receiving the care they need.
12:15–1:30 p.m.
AI Lightning Rounds: Integrating AI in Clinical Practice
As augmented intelligence (AI) continues to expand in health care, many providers are seeking practical strategies for its effective implementation. This session offers an opportunity to explore AI's role in enhancing medical practice and improving patient care. Margaret Lozovatsky, MD, from the AMA will provide an overview of the organization’s work on AI in health care, setting the stage for a series of lightning round presentations from IPPS members who are integrating AI into their clinical workflows. The session concludes with a Q&A, offering attendees insights and actionable takeaways.
12:15–1 p.m.
Navigating the Election’s Impact on Health Care Policy and Advocacy
The access and delivery of health care and the practice of medicine may be impacted by the 2024 presidential election. Join Margaret Garikes, AMA vice president of federal affairs, will provide insights into how the AMA will prepare to navigate the results of the election and align the organization’s advocacy efforts accordingly.
1–2 p.m.
From Advocacy to Influence: Navigating the Political Landscape
Politics play a vital role in shaping our lives. It determines how we live, work and interact with the world around us. Political advocacy also influences public policy decisions made by elected officials or other decision-makers. This program will capture the essence of the journey from grassroots actions to effective political leadership.
1–2 p.m.
Cybersecurity for Private Practice Physicians: Prepare & Protect Against Threats
Health care is one of the most vulnerable sectors to cyber-attacks in the U.S. economy. In addition to financial losses and violation of patient privacy, cyber-attacks pose a significant threat to patient safety. Presenter Christian Dameff, MD, emergency physician & co-director of the UCSD Center for Healthcare Cybersecurity will address the critical issue of cybersecurity for private practice physicians. Attendees will gain an understanding of the risks, preparation strategies, and cost considerations (including operating system/software upgrades and insurance coverage), as well as practical solutions physicians can implement to protect their practices against cyber threats.
1:30–2 p.m.
The Latest Guidance on STIs and Immunizations for Older Adults
Sexually transmitted infections (STI’s) among older adults is a growing concern, with rates more than doubling in the United States between 2000 and 2022 for adults aged 65 and older. The CDC and ACIP have been actively reviewing and updating guidelines regarding sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and immunizations, including the HPV vaccines. Learn the latest guidance on these two topics during this program as well as guidance for vaccines recommended for general health for those 65 years of age and older.
2–3 p.m.
The Connection Between Menopause, Cardiovascular Disease, and Health Disparities
Menopause marks a pivotal transition in a woman’s life, and it is closely linked to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). These risks are increased by health disparities in management and treatment of patients’ menopause symptoms. This session will examine the connection between menopause, CVD, and health disparities. Understanding this connection is essential for improving health outcomes among women, particularly the significant racial and ethnic disparities that currently exist.
3:30–5 p.m.
Engaging Minoritized Patients to Trust Health Care Professionals
This 90-minute session will include three panelists (speakers) who will relay important information on the legacies of medical mistreatment that have lasting impact on minoritized communities. We will allow for each panelist to present for 20 minutes with 30 minutes dedicated to moderated discussion and questions from attendees. This panel has a variety of expertise, with two of the speakers being physicians with clinical experience and information to relay on how to gain patient trust in the face of these legacies, and the other is a leading researcher on LGBTQ+ health and advocacy who recently co-authored an article for the New England Journal of Medicine on this very topic titled “A Legacy of Cruelty to Sexual and Gender Minority Groups”. Judith Flores, MD, will be using case examples from her work with New York City’s Department of Public Health’s campaign to increase flu vaccinations in Hispanic and Black communities. LeeAnna Muzquiz, MD, will focus on indigenous health care and how the long historical medical mistreatment has fostered fear and suspicion of health care providers. Dr. Muzquiz will detail cultural competencies when providing care to indigenous patients to foster better patient-physician relationship. This comprehensive panel will prepare attendees to understand the historical legacies, their current day impact and how to reduce this mistrust with cultural competencies and language.
Sunday, Nov. 10
10–11 a.m.
Medicare Payment Reform Open Forum
This open forum will include updates from the AMA Board of Trustees as well as AMA lobby and grassroots staff on the current state of Medicare payment reform including AMA goals in the lame duck congressional session and in the new congress in 2025. Participants will also be given time to speak about their work to advance Medicare payment reform through their state medical association or national medical specialty society.
11 a.m.–noon
Informational Session on the Task Force to Preserve the Patient-Physician Relationship
Since the 2022 Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, nearly half the states have enacted bans or severe restrictions on abortion and other reproductive health care. The patchwork legislative landscape has led to considerable uncertainty and harm for physicians and their patients, and impacted numerous aspects of medical practice, including medical education, public health, and practice management. In response to the Supreme Court’s landmark decision and the subsequent state legislation and at the direction of the House of Delegates, the AMA Board of Trustees formed the Task Force to Preserve the Patient-Physician Relationship When Evidence-Based, Appropriate Care Is Banned or Restricted to help guide organized medicine’s response to bans and restrictions on abortion and criminalization of other evidence-based care. Please join the task force at this informational session and open forum for a briefing on the task force’s activities to date. To elevate important voices that are not members of the task force, the task force invites AMA delegates, alternate delegates, representatives from AMA sections, and other interested individuals to share their perspectives on the issues being considered by the task force.
1–2 p.m.
Council on Legislation (COL) Open Forum
Hear from the Council on Legislation’s Executive Committee how our AMA is working to protect the interests of physicians and our patients through its federal and state advocacy efforts. This forum is intended to provide HOD attendees the opportunity to share feedback with the council and others in the room on emerging federal and state legislative and regulatory issues impacting patients and the practice of medicine.
1:30–2:30 p.m.
Scalpel and Strategy: Unveiling the Impact of Private Equity in Surgical Advancement and Current Practice
This talk will delve into the intersection of private equity and surgical practice, exploring the evolving landscape of investment in health care. From potential benefits to pitfalls, we’ll discuss how surgeons can strategically approach partnerships with private equity firms while maintaining focus on patient care and professional integrity. Download the information sheet (PDF) for additional program details.
CME credit is offered through the American College of Surgeons
2–3:30 p.m.
Evolving the AMA Code of Medical Ethics to Speak to Health Care Organizations
It is proposed that the AMA Code of Medical Ethics should evolve, as it has throughout its history, to take a more systematic approach to ensure that recommendations are considered for all relevant levels of the health system from individual physicians to health care entities. The purpose of the code addressing health care entities is to provide guidance regarding actions health care organizations ought to take to create environments that will support and enable physicians to abide by and uphold their individual ethical obligations and duties.
As the Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs (CEJA) considers how the AMA Code of Medical Ethics can begin to provide ethics guidance to health care organizations regarding how they can support physicians in upholding their ethical obligations to patients, they are seeking input from stakeholders within the health care system regarding how this change to the Code of Medical Ethics will affect organizations within the health system.
3–5 p.m.
Litigation Center Open Meeting
The audience will learn about how AMA policies are advanced in the judicial system, including successes and failures. It will learn about litigation strategies going forward and why the cases have developed as they have. Featured cases will include a scope of practice lawsuit in West Virginia and a managed care case in Illinois.
3–4 p.m.
Lung Cancer Screening—From Early Detection to Management
A multidisciplinary panel-based discussion exploring a patient-centered approach to lung cancer screening, diagnosis and treatment. Emphasis will be placed on the utility of screening, shared decision making and challenges to institutional uptake and patient outreach, including in underserved and minoritized populations. This program, aimed at all providers across the care continuum, aims to expose physicians to an underutilized, U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommended tool for the health of many patients.
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