EDUCATION (CME/CE)
Track Details: Agenda & Faculty
SMA Medicine Specialty Track:
Non-Specialty Care for the Specialist
The Medicine track will provide a broad range of topics of interest to internal medicine specialists. Discussions on the topics of Beta-blockers, geriatric cardiology, coronary artery disease, anti-platelet therapy, new imaging techniques, and other prominent issues will provide clinically relevant and evidence-based information of practical value to attendees. Abstract presentations will include interesting internal medicine cases and research developments. A literature review will assist with board recertification.
Educational Agenda
Friday, August 8, 9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Pre-operative Evaluation and Clearance: All You Need to Know
Co-Moderators and Faculty: Drs. J. Bernick and A. Rahimi
Faculty: Drs. Grimsley, Stapleton and Roth
Abstract Presenters: Drs. Langah, Voulgaridis, Lester and Guirgis
Topics:
- Non-cardiac Surgery: General Overview and Evaluation, Dr. Grimsley
- Debate: Use of Beta-blockers in Non-cardiac Surgery: Pros and Cons, Moderator: Dr. J. Bernick, Panelists: Drs. A. Rahimi and Stapleton
- Pre-operative Antibiotics, Dr. Roth
Abstracts:
- Discrete Sub-Aortic Membrane: Two Case Reports With Atypical Age Presentation, Dr. Langah
- Community Acquired MRSA Septecemia and Meningitis in Three Month Old Child: Case Report and Review of the Literature, Dr. Voulgaridis
- Perivalvular Prosthetic Valve Abscess in a Patient with Methicillin Sensitive Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteremia: A Case Report and Discussion of Diagnostic Modalities, Dr. Lester
- Acute Pulmonary Embolism in a Patient with No Significant Risk Factors for Venous Thromboembolism: A Case Report and Discussion of Diagnostic Modalities, Dr.Guirgis
Friday, August 8, 3:00 - 4:30 pm
Acute Brain Attack: Minutes Are Brain
Moderator: Dr. A. Rahimi
Faculty: Drs. Howington and C. Bernick
Topics:
- Diagnostic Work-up for Carotid Disease -What Should My Patient Have?, Dr. Howington
- Acute Brain Attack and Acute Brain Syndrome, Dr. C. Bernick
- Carotid Endarterectomy vs. Stenting: Which is Better for My Patient?, Dr. Howington
Saturday, August 9, 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Geriatric Cardiology
Co-Moderators: Drs. A. Rahimi and B. Rahimi
Faculty: Drs. R. Scott, A. Rahimi, and Stapleton
Topics:
- Cardiac Arrhythmias from the Office to the ER, Dr. R. Scott
- Geriatric Cardiology - Hypertension after 80’s, Dr. A. Rahimi
- Acute Coronary Syndrome, Dr. Stapleton
Saturday, August 9, 11:30 am - 12:45 pm
Scientific and Evidence-Based Internal Medicine Session
Moderators: Drs. Kruger and J. Scott
Faculty: Drs. Shah, A. Rahimi, and Banerjee
Topics:
- Community Based Treatment of Hepatitis C, Dr. Shah
- Update on What’s New in Imaging - Dr. Banerjee
- Anti-platelet Therapy, Dr. A. Rahimi
Friday, August 8, 2:45 – 4:15 pm
Medicine Abstract Session
Moderator: Dr. J. Bernick
Abstract Presenters: Drs. Guirgis, Rinehart, Shojaee, Rolle, and Joudeh
Abstracts:
- Massive Pulmonary Embolism with Right Ventricular Thrombosis in a Patient with Metastatic Cancer, Dr. Guirgis
- Subacute Myocardial Infarction After Blunt Chest Trauma, Dr. Rinehart
- Respiratory Failure After Administration of Minimal Dose of Lorazepam in a Patient with Charcot Marie Tooth Disease, Dr. Shojaeea
- Neuromyelitis Optica - The Extraordinary Immunological Disorder, Dr. Rolle
- Successful Treatment of Surgically Unresectable Orbital Lymphangioma with Thalidomide, Dr. Joudeh
- Unusual Toxic Level of Methanol Poisoning, Dr. Shojaee
Friday, August 8, 4:15 - 5:30 pm
Update in Medicine and Geriatrics — Concise Board Review for Internists, Family Practitioners and Geriatricians
Moderator: Dr. J. Scott
Faculty: Drs. A. Rahimi and J. Bernick
Topic:
- Comprehensive Review in Current Literature Assisting with Recertification Exam
Faculty
Amit Banerjee, MD
Diagnostic Radiologist, Nuclear
Medicine and PET Scans Specialization,
San Jacinto Methodist Regional Hospital,
Baytown, TX
Charles Bernick, MD
Professor and Chief of Neurology,
University of Nevada School of
Medicine, Reno, NV
James J. Bernick, MD, JD
Private Practice, Baytown, TX
Edwin W. Grimsley, MD, FACP
Professor of Medicine, Mercer University
School of Medicine, Macon, GA
Jay U. Howington, MD
Neurological Institute of Savannah, PC,
Savannah, GA
Lt. Col. Robert M. Kruger, MD, FACP
Geriatric Internal Medicine,
Lackland AFB, TX
Ali Rahimi, MD
Professor of Medicine, Department of
Medicine, Mercer University School of
Medicine, Clinical Professor of Medicine,
Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA
Richard S. Roth, MD
Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases,
Department of Internal Medicine, Mercer University School of Medicine, Savannah Campus;
Senior Partner, Savannah Infectious Diseases, Savannah, GA
Robert C. Scott III, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Texas A&M Health Science Center,
College of Medicine, Temple, TX
Atul Shah, MD, PA
Gastroenterology and Hepatology,
Baytown, TX
Dwight Stapleton, MD, FACC,
FACP, MMM
Chief of Cardiology, Guthrie Clinic,
Sayre, Sayre, PA
Abstract Presenters
Hany Guirgis, MD
Marshall University, Joan C. Edwards
School of Medicine, Huntington, WV
Jamal Joudeh, MD
Pinnacle Health Hospital, Harrisburg, PA
Rumman Langah, MD
Department of Internal Medicine, East
Tennessee State University,
Johnson City, TN
Melissa Lester, DO
Marshall University, Joan C. Edwards
School of Medicine, Huntington, WV
Sarah Rinehart, MD
Marshall University, Joan C. Edwards
School of Medicine, Huntington, WV
Anishka Rolle, MD
Carilion Clinic Internal Medicine,
Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital,
Roanoke, VA
Samira Shojaee, MD
Carilion Health System, Roanoke, VA
Marios Voulgaridis, MD
St. Clare’s Hospital, Schenectady, NY
