LOUIS SARAVOLATZ, MD, MACP GOVERNOR, MICHIGAN CHAPTER 2014-2018 GOVERNOR’S MESSAGE December, 2014 Dear Colleagues, It was great to see many of you at Tree Tops this year for our annual Chapter meeting on October 17-19. This year’s meeting was clearly one of our best. The program co-directors Drs. Paul Grant, Mark Mcquillan, and Sarah Hartley provided outstanding leadership in setting the bar quite high for future meetings. Feedback on the quality of the meeting rated sessions as very high and many of you complemented the speakers as being as good as the national IM meeting. Dr. Grant has completed his third year as one of the program directors and is succeeded by Dr. Leonard Johnson from St John Hospital in working with Mark and Sarah for 2015. The program still had many of the previous favorite sessions including the Professors-in-Action led by Eric Scher, MD, MACP and the Thieves Market with David Scrase, MD, FACP. We also had three SEP modules that provided 30 MOC points for the participants who completed the required submissions to the ABIM. This year our named lectures were given by Tom Lalonde, MD, FACP from St John Hospital who gave the Boy Frame Lecture on Contemporary Treatment of Aortic Stenosis: Focus on TAVR and James Wilson, MD, from the University of Pennsylvania who presented a mesmerizing Park Willis Lecture on Human Gene Therapy: How it will Impact the Practice of Medicine. We also had Susan Hingle, MD, FACP from Illinois as our College Representative who participated with Laura Carravallah, MD, FACP and Martha Gray, MD, FACP on the Advocacy Session and addressed many burning issues for our members. She also presented us with the Chapter Excellence Award at the Awards Ceremony which had record attendance honoring our many distinguished members. The attendance this year was 419 which exceeded last years. Noteworthy was our record attendance of 61 medical students and medical student participation with 38 posters. Lynda Misra, DO, MEd, FACP, and her medical student committee along with the clerkship directors again provided a great student program www.acpmichigan.org page 1 There were many other outstanding sessions that were held and again highlighted the wonderful learning environment our chapter provides for our members. Bringing us back to reality was the ABIM and the onerous task MOC has provided for our members. The national ACP under Steve Weinberger, MD, FACP, has been advocating intensely with the ABIM to address member concerns. There is some progress in reducing fees for repeat takers and establishing a committee of internists who will provide feedback on the secure exam relevance. In addition the ACP has provided a letter indicating that the MOC should NOT be used for maintenance of licensure, by insurance companies to determine reimbursement or by hospitals for credentialing. More work still needs to be done in this area but progress is being made. Thea Lockard continues to provide the support for the Chapter and I am very appreciative of all of her work and the wonderful team she assembled for the meeting at Tree Tops. As we look forward to this year Raymond Hilu, MD, FACP, Program Director as St John Hospital is working hard on the planning of our “Residents Meeting” for May 22, 2015. The meeting will be held at the Marriott Hotel in Troy. I would encourage all of you to mark your calendars for September 2527, 2015 at the Grand Traverse Resort for our Chapter meeting next fall. This is a wonderful venue with great opportunities to enjoy a great scientific meeting and families to appreciate the beauty of Northern Michigan at its best. I hope you all remain well and appreciate God’s blessings during the upcoming holidays. I look forward to continuing to serve you as your governor. Kindest Regards, Louis Saravolatz Louis D. Saravolatz, M.D., MACP Governor Michigan Chapter American College of Physicians UPCOMING EVENTS APRIL 28, 29 2015 BOARD OF GOVERNORS’ MEETING BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS APRIL 30-MAY 2 IM 2015 – CENTENNIAL BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS MAY 22 RESIDENTS DAY- MARRIOTT HOTEL - TROY SEPTEMBER 25-27 MICHIGAN CHAPTER, ACP ANNUAL FALL SCIENTIFIC MEETING GRAND TRAVERSE RESORT, ACME, MICHIGAN www.acpmichigan.org page 2 ABSTRACT SUBMISSION FOR RESIDENTS DAY FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2015 MARRIOTT HOTEL, TROY IS NOW OPEN Go to www.acpmichigan.org and click on the abstract submission link DEADLINE: ABSTRACT SUBMISSION WILL END ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2015 5:00 PM www.acpmichigan.org page 3 FALL SCIENTIFIC MEETING ABSTRACT WINNERS ORAL WINNERS 1ST PLACE CLINICAL VIGNETTE Jon Golenbiewski Azithromycin-Induced QTc Interval Prolongation and Torsade de Pointes - A Rare but Real Risk Beaumont Health System 2ND PLACE CLINICAL VIGNETTE Lohit Garg A Unique Case of Systemic vasculitis from levamisole exposure St. John Hospital & Medical Center 3RD PLACE CLINICALL VIGNETTE Lucie Oulehlova Mycobacterium Elephantis – An Emerging Atypical Mycobacteria Complicating Spinal Surgery Oakwood Hospital & Medical Center ST 1 PLACE RESEARCH Sairia Dass Ramcharan Cardiac Energy Metabolism and Oxygenation during Exercise in the Hypertensive Heart St. Joseph Mercy - Ann Arbor 2ND PLACE RESEARCH Timothy Larsen Masked Hypertension is Common in African Americans in the Ambulatory Setting Providence St. John Hospital 3RD PLACE RESEARCH Andrew Whipple 30-day Readmission Rate for Patients Discharged with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Western Michigan University School of Medicine CQI Overall Oral Presentation Srikanth Markapuram Appropriate Use of Cardiac Biomarkers (troponins) in Ruling Out ACS McLaren Regional Medical Center/MSU, Flint www.acpmichigan.org page 4 POSTER WINNERS 1ST PLACE CLINICAL VIGNETTE Otavio Pereira Rodrigues Epigastric Pain in Cirrhotic Patient Caused by Primary Gastrointestinal Aspergillosis. Case Report and Literature Review. Beaumont Health System 2ND PLACE TIE CLINICAL VIGNETTE Aiman Mahmood Organophosphate Poisoning Induced Late Onset Deep Coma St. John Hospital and Medical Center ND 2 PLACE TIE CLINICAL VIGNETTE Shaun Xiao Hemoglobin Tarrant: A Rare High Affinity Hemoglobinopathy Presenting as Polycythemia – A Case Presentation and Literature Review McLaren Oakland - Pontiac 1ST PLACE WINNER RESEARCH Daniel Ezekwudo Physicochemical Characterization and Anti-Cancer Activity of Paclitaxel-Loaded Gellan Gum-Block-PEG Central Michigan University. Saginaw nd 2 PLACE WINNER RESEARCH Dina Hafez Quality of Life Assessment in Patients at Risk for Diabetes Undergoing Group-Based Lifestyle Intervention University of Michigan - Ann Arbor 3rd PLACE WINNER RESEARCH Suwen Kumar STOP-BANG in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Michigan State University - East Lansing CQI OVERALL POSTER WINNER Timothy Joseph Cost of Mediterranean Diet Compared to Dietary Expenditures Recommended by the United States Department of Agriculture University of Michigan - Ann Arbor 1st PLACE WINNER RESEARCH MEDICAL STUDENT POSTER WINNERS Katie Zanyk McLean The Effect of BMI in Time to Target Temperature in Post-Cardiac Arrest Therapeutic Hypothermia Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine 2nd PLACE WINNER CQI Michael Rezaee Prevalence and Associated Cost and Utilization of Multiple Chronic Conditions in the Outpatient Setting Among Members of an Employer-Based Health Plan Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine 3rd PLACE WINNER CLINICAL VIGNETTE Sarah Brown A Rare Complication of NSAID-Induced Gastric Ulcer: Gastrocolic Fistula University of Michigan Medical School www.acpmichigan.org page 5 DOCTORS DILEMMA™ FINAL ROUND – AT MI ACP TREETOPS RESORT Four final teams competed in the final round of the Doctors Dilemma™ competition at the Michigan Chapter, Annual Fall Scientific Meeting held at Treetops Resort in Gaylord, Michigan. FINALISTS: Grand Rapids Medical Education Partners McLaren Medical Center Sinai Grace - DMC Beaumont Health System The final winning team that will represent the Michigan Chapter at the upcoming IM 2015 Annual Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts, April 30 – May 2, is: SINAI GRACE – DMC! Program Director: Mohamed Siddique, MD, FACP Md. Shadiqul Hoque, MD – Captain Ahmed J. Chadhary, MD Raghav Nehru, MD Obead Y. Yaseen, MD – Alternate CONGRATULATIONS! www.acpmichigan.org page 6