GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE December, 2014

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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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!
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