2023 Annual Meeting Hub
Precourses: November 2nd
Main Meeting: Nov 3rd & 4th
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- CME CREDIT AND MOC CREDIT AVAILABLE!
- If a presentation is not blue below, we are waiting to receive it from the speaker.
- Recordings will be available after the conference within two weeks – we will email when all recordings are posted in the agenda
AGENDA & PRESENTATIONS
Please note: titles will be blue if we have presentations available. If they are not blue, we are still waiting to receive them from the Speaker. Thank you!
| *Click the blue link to download the presentation. If the title is not blue, we have not yet received the presentation. | |
| Time | Presentation Live Via Zoom Webinar |
| 7:15AM – 8:15AM | Sepsis Update (Virtual Webcast) By Margaret Ragland, MDRacial Bias in Medicine (In-Person Only) By Estell Williams, MD & Edwin Lindo, JDStreet Medicine (In-Person Only) By Mehr Grewal, Matt Hansen MD, Delaney Goulet MD, Anita Chopra MD FACP, and Ransherjit SinghManaging Menopause (In-Person Only) By Susan Reed, MD MPH, MS Skin Biopsy Workshop (In-Person Only) |
| 8:15AM – 8:30AM | Break |
| 8:30AM – 8:45AM | Story Slam & Governor’s Welcome By Governor Chris Knight, MD FACP |
| 8:45AM – 9:25AM | Rheumatology Pearls By Erin Bauer, MD |
| 9:25AM – 10:05AM | Articles That Changed My Practice |
| 10:05AM – 10:15AM | Q&A |
| 10:15AM – 10:30AM | BREAK |
| 10:30AM – 11:00AM | Residents Oral Presentations Round 1 (In-Person Only) “B. cereus” About Neutropenic Fever: A Case of Bacteremia and Reheated Rice Syndrome” By Keely Coxon, Resident, WSU“Clopidogrel Induced Thrombotic Microangiopathy Causing Diffuse Anasarca” By Dustin Lee, Resident, Virginia Mason“Uninvited Guests: Gastric Anisakiasis Discovered During EGD” By Analise Zapadka, Resident, Virginia Mason St. Joseph |
| 11:00AM – 11:40AM | Cardiology Updates |
| 11:40PM – 12:20PM | Frailty: Diagnosis and Management |
| 12:20PM – 12:30PM | Q&A |
| 12:30PM – 1:45PM | Lunch, Business Meeting & Awards |
| 1:45PM-2:45PM | John Vassall Annual Lecture for Justice & Equity in Medicine: Addressing Racial Disparities in Healthcare |
| 2:45PM-3:00PM | BREAK |
| 3:00PM-3:30PM | Residents’ Session: Oral Presentations Round 2 (In-Person Only) “What’s at Steak: A Case Study of Alpha-Gal Syndrome” By Ariana Enzerink, Resident, Madigan Army Medical Center“When Blood is Thinner than Water” By Joey Chiang, Resident, University of Washington“DRESS to Impress” By Ostin John Ong, Resident, Skagit Regional Health |
| 3:40PM – 4:25PM | Drug Interactions and Side Effects |
| Debate on the Improvement in Patient Outcomes From Performance Metrics |
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| 5:30PM -6:30PM | Governor’s Reception & Poster Judging |
| *Click the blue link to download the presentation. If the title is not blue, we have not yet received the presentation. | |
| Time | Live Via Zoom Webinar |
| 7:15AM – 8:15AM | Polypharmacy in Geriatric Patients Update (Virtual Webcast) (UPDATED) IBS and IBD Management (In Person Only) Workup and Management of Urinary Incontinence (In-Person Only) Transgender Care (In-Person Only) Management of Atrial Fibrillation (In-Person Only) |
| 8:15AM – 8:30AM | BREAK |
| 8:30AM – 9:15AM | Nephrology Updates |
| 9:15AM – 10:00AM | Covid-19 Update: Long Covid |
| 10:00AM – 10:15AM | BREAK |
| 10:15AM – 10:45AM | Residents Oral Presentations: Round 3 (In-Person Only) “Unmasking a Muscle Meltdown: Breaking Down a Severe Case of Rhabdomyolysis” By Jacob Straus, Resident, Spokane Internal Medicine Residency “A Dangerous Duo: HIV and Syphilis Co-infection” By Vicki Tang, Resident, University of Washington “Think Before You Ink” By Laura DeWald, Resident, Spokane Interal Medicine Residency |
| 10:50AM – 11:30AM | Diabetes Update |
| 11:30AM-12:20PM | Personality Disorders |
| 12:20PM – 2:00PM | |
| 2:00PM – 3:00PM | Updates on Management of Heart Failure (Virtual Webcast) Goals of Care Discussion: Palliative Care & Hospice (In-Person Only) Sports Medicine Workshop (In-Person Only) POCUS Workshop (pre-registration required; in-person only) Acute Stroke Management (in-person only) |
| 3:00PM – 3:10PM | BREAK |
| 3:10PM – 3:50PM | Dermatology Pearls for Primary Care |
| 3:55PM – 4:35PM | Drug Updates |
| 4:35PM – 4:45PM | Closing Remarks |
CME & MOC
The American College of Physicians is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
In order to claim CME you must complete a meeting survey. This link will direct you to the survey and then the CME claim form. CME cannot be claimed until the last session of the meeting has been held.
The American College of Physicians (ACP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The ACP designates this other activity (live component and enduring component) for the number of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM listed below. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The pre-courses and pre-meeting content: 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM
The Washington Chapter Scientific Meeting: 13 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM
Successful completion of this CME activity (the Washington Chapter Scientific Meeting), which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 13 medical knowledge 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.
About the Venue & Other Info
Getting to Bell Harbor
On Foot
From the heart of downtown Seattle, visitors can walk down the Pike Street Hill Climb* via the Pike Place Market, and walk approximately 0.4 miles northwest (to the right if looking at the waterfront) past the Seattle Marriot Waterfront. Bell Harbor will be on your left. For additional walking routes, please use the map to the right.
*The Pike Street Hill Climb is the nickname for a popular staircase behind the Pike Place Market, and the stairs will take you to the waterfront and Alaskan Way. Signs in the Market will direct you there.
King County Metro
Metro transit offers many bus routes to take you within walking distance of Bell Harbor. The Waterfront Streetcar Line Bus, MT 99 stops at Alaskan Way & Clay, two blocks north of Bell Harbor. Additionally, six buses service the 1st Avenue & Lenora Street stop, where there is a simple walk down the stairs or elevator ride to Alaskan Way, one block away where Lenora dead ends at the bottom of the hill. Once past the stairs down or the elevator, walk two blocks to the right to Bell Harbor.
Driving Directions
Driving Directions from I-5 Southbound
- Take exit 165B towards Union Street
- Turn right onto 4th Avenue
- Turn left onto Wall Street
- Turn left onto Elliott Avenue
- The Bell Street Pier/World Trade Center Garage, located at 2323 Elliott Avenue N, will be on your right next to the Art Institute of Seattle
Driving Directions from I-5 Northbound
- Take exit 165 for Seneca Street
- Turn right onto 4th Avenue
- Turn left onto Wall Street
- Turn left onto Elliott Avenue
- The Bell Street Pier/World Trade Center Garage, located at 2323 Elliott Avenue N, will be on your right next to the Art Institute of Seattle
Parking
We recommend parking in the Art Institute of Seattle’s parking garage, which connects directly to Bell Harbor and World Trade Center Seattle via the skybridge and can be accessed on both Elliott Avenue and Wall Street.
Garage Address: Bell Street Pier Garage #28, 2323 Elliott Avenue, Seattle, WA 98121
Additional Information
Upon Arrival
Please check in at the conference registration desk, located in the Bell Harbor Lobby. Please refer to the agenda above to see when the registration desk opens.
Conference App
Don’t forget to download the conference app so you can keep track of the schedule, submit live questions, participate in live polls and evaluate sessions throughout the day. The app can be downloaded using the App Store or Google Play by searching for “eVentsLite” and “acpwa2023” as the conference.
Meals
Your meeting registration includes Breakfast, Coffee, Lunch and an evening reception
On Site Internet Access
Attendees will have access to the internet throughout Bell Harbor so feel free to bring your laptop or iPad.
Dress Code
The dress code is business casual throughout the entire meeting. Please note that meeting rooms are often kept cool so be sure to bring a sweater if you typically get cold.



