The SGIM Annual Meeting will be held NEXT WEEK in Phoenix, AZ.

Join us May 4-7, 2011 for "The Many Faces of Generalism".

Haven't made your hotel reservation yet?  Two of our four hotels are sold out.  More information on the alternate hotels can be found at www.sgim.org/go/hotelinfo.

For everything annual meeting related - visit www.sgim.org/go/am11.  Looking forward to seeing you in Phoenix!

NEW  THIS YEAR:

21 Interest Groups will be available to "Meet and Greet" members during abstract poster sessions (Phoenix Ballroom 5:30-7:00pm). So, if you find there is simply too much to do during the meeting and you cannot attend an interest group meeting that you would like to, come meet and greet interest group members on any evening.

Wednesday, Poster Session 1
Criminal Justice and Health
End of Life Interest Group
Fellowship Directors' Interest Group
Junior Faculty and Fellows Forum
Minorities in Medicine Interest Group
VA Primary Care Interest Group
Women's Health Medical Education

Thursday, Poster Session 2
AIDS Interest Group
Community-Based Participatory Research Interest Group
Gay and Lesbian Health Interest Group
Geriatrics Interest Group
Homeless Healthcare Interest Group
Mental Health in Medicine Interest Group
Women's Caucus

Friday, Poster Session 3
Cancer Research Interest Group
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Evolution and Medicine interest Group
Health Policy Interest Group
Pain Medicine Interest Group
Student and Resident Interest Group
Trans-Pacific Initiative of Generalists in Redesigning Health Care 

Coming to the SGIM Annual Meeting?  Take in some art after the Friday evening abstract poster session.

The First Friday Art Walk will be taking place on May 6^th

Tour more than 70 galleries, venues and art-related spaces to see a variety of artwork and to enjoy the spirit and culture of the city as you mingle with thousands of others.

Here is a link with more information: http://www.visitphoenix.com/events/event-results/event-details/index.aspx?eventId=233

Interested in seeing the onsite program BEFORE you get to Phoenix?  Visit http://www.sgim.org/userfiles/file/OnsiteFINAL4web.pdf to view the entire document.  Plan your schedule early--sessions are filling up fast!

Meet the Professor Sessions at the SGIM Annual Meeting

Phoenix, AZ

Thursday, May 5 - lunchtime sessions:

• Martha S. Gerrity, MD, MPH, PhD - Knowledge and Evidence Transfer
• Eric Holmboe, MD - Education and Evaluation
• Eliseo J. Perez-Stable, MD - Disperity and Diversity
• Laura L. Sessums, JD, MD - Physicans and Health Care Advocacy

Friday, May 6 - breakfast sessions:

• Steven M. Asch, MD, MPH - Quality of Care and HIV
• Robert M. Centor, MD - Medical School Leadership
• Lisa V. Rubenstein, MD, MSPH - Redsigning GIM Practice for Frequently Hospitalized Patients
• Brent C. Williams, MD - Geriatrics

SGIM Annual Meeting

May 4-7, 2011 Phoenix, AZ

VA Series

SSA: VA Symposium: Patient-Centered Approaches to Comparative Effectiveness Research
Coordinator: Aanand Naik, MD, VA Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center

SSC: Using Electronic Health Records for Quality and Safety in the VA: Research and Implementation Related Lessons for the Wider Health Care Community
Coordinator: Hardeep Singh, MD, MPH,  VA Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies,  Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center and Baylor College of Medicine

WC03: Interventions to Reduce Disparities – A Multi-Agency Perspective
Coordinator: Judith Long, MD, Philadelphia VA Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion; Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania

SSD2: Applying for a VA Research Career Development Award
Coordinator: David Haggstrom, MD, MAS, VA HSR&D Center of Excellence on Implementing Evidence-Based Practice, Indianapolis VA Medical Center; Assistant Professor, Indiana University School of Medicine

VA programming at the SGIM 34th Annual Meeting is supported by VA Health Services Research and Development Service and the VA Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI).

SGIM Annual Meeting

May 4-7, 2011 Phoenix, AZ

Fifth Annual SGIM Distinguished Professor Program in Women’s Health – Ann B. Nattinger, MD, MPH

Wednesday
5:30 – 7:00 pm Poster Session 1: All women’s health posters will be grouped together during this session
 

Thursday

10:00 am– 12:00 noon Abstract Session A1  Dr. Nattinger will serve as a discussant during this session
7:00 – 8:00 pm Women’s Health Lecture and Reception

The 2011 SGIM Distinguished Professor in Women’s Health is supported by unrestricted educational grants from the Physicians for Reproductive Health and Choice and from Wyeth.

Second Annual Distinguished Professor Program in Cancer Research – Edward H. Wagner, MD, MPH

Thursday
2:00 – 3:30 pm Abstract Session B2: Dr. Wagner will serve as a discussant during this session
5:30 – 7:00 pm Abstract Poster Session 2: All cancer research posters will be grouped together during this session
7:30 – 8:30 pm Cancer Research Keynote Address and Reception

The 2011 Distinguished Professor in Cancer Research is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from The Lance Armstrong Foundation

SGIM Annual Meeting

May 4-7, 2011 Phoenix, AZ

Eighth Annual SGIM Distinguished Professor Program in Geriatrics: C. Seth Landefeld, MD
Content developed in Conjunction with the SGIM Geriatrics Task Force, Ethics and Health Policy Committees and the Quality and Safety Improvement Interest Group

Thursday
10:30 am – 12:00 pm: Abstract Session A2: Aging/Geriatrics/End of Life: Dr. Landefeld will serve as a discussant during this session
12:30 – 1:30 pm Dr. Landefeld’s Keynote Lecture and Dessert Reception
5:30 – 7:00 pm Poster Session 2: All geriatrics posters will be presented during this poster session

Friday
7:00 - 8:00 am Walking Abstract Poster Session/Meet the Professor Session: Dr. Landefeld will lead a “walk and talk” tour of the geriatrics posters

The 2011 Distinguished Professor in Geriatrics program is supported by unrestricted educational grants from The Association of Specialty Professors and the Merck Institute of Aging and Health.

SGIM Annual Meeting

May 4-7, 2011 Phoenix, AZ

Thursday Opening Plenary Session 8:00-10:00am – “Should Medical Professionalism Include Advocacy?”
Holly G. Atkinson, MD, FACP
Assistant Professor of Medicine & Co-Director, Advancing Idealism in Medicine Program, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine and Immediate Past President, Physicians for Human Rights

 Friday Plenary Session 8:30-10:30am – “The Complex Patient and the Future of Primary Care Internal Medicine”
Edward H. Wagner, MD, MD, MPH
Director, MacColl Institute and Senior Investigator
Group Health Research Institute, Seattle, WA

Saturday Plenary Session 8:30-10:30am – 2011 Malcolm L. Peterson Honor Lecture “Fair Society, Healthy Lives”
Professor Sir Michael G. Marmot MBBS, MPH, PhD, FRCP, FFPHM, FMedSci, FBA
Director: International Institute for Society and Health, MRC Research Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London

SGIM Annual Meeting

May 4-7, 2011 Phoenix, AZ

Saturday May 7 12:30 pm

Update in General Internal Medicine