Dear Members of the DC ACP Chapter,
As we start out the new year, I wanted to take a moment to highlight some of the events and updates from our chapter over the past few months.
First and foremost, Patience White has been elected by the chapter membership as our next governor. Come April of 2023 she will start a year of service as Governor Elect and then take over the reins in April 2024 as DC ACP Governor. I look forward to working with her during the transition process and beyond and am excited for the future of our chapter under her leadership.
Next, under the leadership of Arrel Olano, the Education Committee organized a terrific scientific meeting in early December. We were thrilled to have such a strong turnout. The meeting started off with the awards luncheon, where we honored people who are doing amazing things in our region. Once again, the Awards Committee, led by Henry Masur did a fantastic job identifying and championing people for local and national recognition.
We then had CME presentations covering timely topics in internal medicine. Maria Elena Ruiz, updated us on the changing landscape of adult vaccines, John Sherner on asthma treatment, Ira David Shocket on colon cancer screening, and Zirong Zhao on buprenorphine and pain management. The program then wrapped up with the Doctors’ Dilemma medical quiz competition. The competition, organized by Arrel Olano and Jennifer Tran, featured residents from academic programs across our region vie for the right to advance to the national competition at the 2023 Internal Medicine Meeting. The winning team, from MedStar Washington Hospital, will represent our chapter in San Diego this coming April. The team members were Fotios Ghargkoulas, Mohil Garg and Leen Dabbas.
Our committees have been hard at work.
The Health and Public Policy Committee (HPPC), led by Larry Klein continued their run of making a national impact. In response to a resolution developed by our HPPC, the National ACP provided educational webinars on the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute. Additionally, the ACP Board of Regents referred another resolution developed by our HPPC (12-F22. Asking CMS to Expand Coverage for Insulin Pumps to Patients with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes) to the ACP Medical Practice and Quality Committee (MPQC) for implementation. On a separate track the HPPC has been collaborating with colleagues at the Medical Society of DC to address locally important issues.
The Health Equity Committee (HEC) led by Jamar Slocum has been working hard to develop programs for our chapter and beyond. In November, our HEC in collaboration with the Virginia and Maryland chapters hosted an interactive webinar titled “Understanding DEI: What does this look like for YOU?” It was very well run, educational and a great opportunity for clinicians to learn important skills. Additional webinars in this series will be held in early 2023.
The book club, led by Shehzad Parviz, recently hosted a lively discussion about the book Never Split the Difference (Christopher Voss and Tahl Raz). Stay tuned for information on future book discussions.
Looking forward to 2023 we are planning multiple exciting events. Keep your eyes out for invitations and visit our website, www.dc-acp.org, for information. Please reach out to us via email at [email protected] if you would like to learn about or volunteer on any of our committees.
Thank you for your support of our chapter and wishing everyone a happy and successful 2023.
Shmuel Shoham, MD, FACP
DC ACP Chapter Governor
As we start out the new year, I wanted to take a moment to highlight some of the events and updates from our chapter over the past few months.
First and foremost, Patience White has been elected by the chapter membership as our next governor. Come April of 2023 she will start a year of service as Governor Elect and then take over the reins in April 2024 as DC ACP Governor. I look forward to working with her during the transition process and beyond and am excited for the future of our chapter under her leadership.
Next, under the leadership of Arrel Olano, the Education Committee organized a terrific scientific meeting in early December. We were thrilled to have such a strong turnout. The meeting started off with the awards luncheon, where we honored people who are doing amazing things in our region. Once again, the Awards Committee, led by Henry Masur did a fantastic job identifying and championing people for local and national recognition.
We then had CME presentations covering timely topics in internal medicine. Maria Elena Ruiz, updated us on the changing landscape of adult vaccines, John Sherner on asthma treatment, Ira David Shocket on colon cancer screening, and Zirong Zhao on buprenorphine and pain management. The program then wrapped up with the Doctors’ Dilemma medical quiz competition. The competition, organized by Arrel Olano and Jennifer Tran, featured residents from academic programs across our region vie for the right to advance to the national competition at the 2023 Internal Medicine Meeting. The winning team, from MedStar Washington Hospital, will represent our chapter in San Diego this coming April. The team members were Fotios Ghargkoulas, Mohil Garg and Leen Dabbas.
Our committees have been hard at work.
The Health and Public Policy Committee (HPPC), led by Larry Klein continued their run of making a national impact. In response to a resolution developed by our HPPC, the National ACP provided educational webinars on the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute. Additionally, the ACP Board of Regents referred another resolution developed by our HPPC (12-F22. Asking CMS to Expand Coverage for Insulin Pumps to Patients with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes) to the ACP Medical Practice and Quality Committee (MPQC) for implementation. On a separate track the HPPC has been collaborating with colleagues at the Medical Society of DC to address locally important issues.
The Health Equity Committee (HEC) led by Jamar Slocum has been working hard to develop programs for our chapter and beyond. In November, our HEC in collaboration with the Virginia and Maryland chapters hosted an interactive webinar titled “Understanding DEI: What does this look like for YOU?” It was very well run, educational and a great opportunity for clinicians to learn important skills. Additional webinars in this series will be held in early 2023.
The book club, led by Shehzad Parviz, recently hosted a lively discussion about the book Never Split the Difference (Christopher Voss and Tahl Raz). Stay tuned for information on future book discussions.
Looking forward to 2023 we are planning multiple exciting events. Keep your eyes out for invitations and visit our website, www.dc-acp.org, for information. Please reach out to us via email at [email protected] if you would like to learn about or volunteer on any of our committees.
Thank you for your support of our chapter and wishing everyone a happy and successful 2023.
Shmuel Shoham, MD, FACP
DC ACP Chapter Governor