Category: Conferences and Events

Recap – 2016 Duke GIM Wine, Cheese + Posters

What a great event! 16 posters displayed, lots of GIM-ers present, delicious food and drinks, lots of chatter, and for the first time – AWARDS! Enjoy the slideshow. And don’t forget to read the list and see the gallery of poster presentations below. #ProudToBeGIM  POSTERS POSTOPERATIVE CO-MANAGEMENT: EXPANDING A SURGICAL HOME MODEL – David Boyte, MD Assistant …

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Brogan reports on Academic Hospitalist Academy

This blog post submitted by: Joseph Brogan, MD, Medical Instructor in the Department of Medicine, Duke General Internal Medicine. Set in on the outskirts of Austin, Texas on the serene Lake Travis was where I found myself for the annual Academic Hospitalist Academy this past week. The meeting is jointly sponsored by the Society of Hospital …

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Creating SYNERGY in population health improvement

The new population health improvement series, SYNERGY, kicked off on Wednesday, September 14th. L. Ebony Boulware, MD, MPH, Chief of the Duke Division of General Internal Medicine and Director of the Duke Center for Community & Population Health Improvement, was the inaugural speaker for the event. “This is a new series that we’re launching monthly,” says …

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Caputo Leads DoM Book Club

The Duke Department of Medicine book club, led by GIM faculty member, Laura Caputo, MD, has been gaining attention and attendance since it started back in January of 2015. They have been meeting every 2-3 months since then and they cover a wide range of topics. The club is also open to all Duke faculty, fellows, and residents. …

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Annual wine, cheese, and poster event

Join your fellow GIM colleagues for our second annual Wine, Cheese, and Posters social! Event Information Date: Wednesday, September 21, 2016 Time: 4:30 – 6:00 pm Location: the Great Hall in the Trent Semans Building This is a great opportunity to get to know one another and to share all of the work that is taking place …

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MKSAP collaborative work at Pickett Road

With many physicians using the Medical Knowledge Self-Assesment Program (MKSAP), and the Duke Primary Care Clinic at Pickett road looking for a way to get attendings and learners together to review common topics and issues relevant to their internal medicine practice, the answer seemed obvious. Many use the MKSAP review texts and questions to cover topics and …

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Bhavsar reports on annual AcademyHealth Research Meeting

This blog post submitted by: Nrupen Bhavsar, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Duke General Internal Medicine.  AcademyHealth’s Annual Research Meeting brings together researchers and clinicians interested in health services research. The meeting was held in Boston and over 2000 people attended. Despite the size of the meeting, you can always spot a familiar face in the …

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Chatterjee reports on recent ADA annual meeting

Post submitted by Ranee Chatterjee Montgomery, MD, MPH I have been attending the American Diabetes Association’s annual Scientific Sessions meeting since 2009 when it was held in New Orleans. This year, 2016, the meeting returned to New Orleans, and so I feel like I have completed a complete circuit! Through the years, I have learned better …

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Zayd Razouki, MD – 5 reasons I valued attending SGIM16

Post submitted by Zayd Razouki, MD As the highlight of the academic year for many of us, SGIM’s annual meeting took place May 11-14 in the beautiful Hollywood, Florida. I attended and presented at the SGIM annual meeting this year and it was great as always. Here are my 5 reasons I’m glad I attended the …

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Residents led by Dr. Zipkin advocate on Capitol Hill for opioid safety

A group of Duke Internal Medicine residents traveled to Washington, D.C., last week as part of the Ambulatory Care Leadership Track’s focus on advocacy. Throughout the year, the ACLT residents plan and prepare for the trip, where they meet with representatives in Congress. This year the residents prepared a one-page paper on opioid safety with help from Duke …

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