Take advantage of great opportunities to network with your peers at Internal Medicine Meeting 2021: Virtual Experience. Many of these networking events partner well with specific microsessions. Search the scientific event schedule for Microsession times.
Thursday, April 29
All times listed are Eastern Time (ET).
| NETWORKING BOOTH | MEMBERSHIP BOOTH | FELLOWSHIP BOOTH | |
| 9:15 - 10:30 a.m. | |||
| 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. | PLENARY SESSION | ||
| 11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. | Meet with ACP’s Government Affairs Staff Leaders | ||
| Meet, ask questions, and share comments with ACP’s Division of Governmental Affairs and Public Policy’s staff leadership including Bob Doherty, SVP and Shari Erickson, VP. | |||
| 1:00 - 1:45 p.m. | Know your ACP Benefits/GIM | FACP Requirements | |
| Learn more about your benefits and the programs available to members to help you build your skills and leadership potential. | Listen to an overview of the requirements for becoming a Fellow and learn details about the application and review process. (Advancing to Fellowship Microsession) | ||
| 2:00 - 2:45 p.m. | ACP on Capitol Hill | ||
| ACP lobbyists will be available to discuss the latest on Capitol Hill, including a second reconciliation package, telepractice, Medicare payment reform, social determinants of healthcare, women's health and health IT. Legislative Affairs will inform Members on how to advocate for ACP's legislative priorities. | |||
| 3:00 - 3:45 p.m. | Telemedicine Resources | Know your ACP Benefits/Independent Practice | |
| Share your perspectives on ramping up your telemedicine practice last year. What resources were most helpful to you? What challenges are you still facing? What would you like ACP to offer to help you achieve sustainable and optimal integration of telemedicine into your practice? | Learn more about your benefits and the programs available to members to help you build your skills and leadership potential. | ||
| 4:00 - 4:45 p.m. | FACP Requirements - International | ||
| Listen to an overview of the requirements for becoming a Fellow and learn details about the application and review process. (Advancing to Fellowship Microsession) | |||
| 5:00 - 5:45 p.m. | Food Insecurity | ||
| Discuss the rise in food insecurity as a result of Covid-19 and the recent hunger trends among adult populations. (The Growing Crisis in Food Insecurity Microsession) | |||
Friday, April 30
All times listed are Eastern Time (ET).
| NETWORKING BOOTH | MEMBERSHIP BOOTH | FELLOWSHIP BOOTH | |
| 9:15 - 10:30 a.m. | Work/Life Integration for Early Career Physicians | ||
| Have a discussion on the positive and difficult issues associated with being a physician and balancing career and family. | |||
| 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. | PLENARY SESSION | ||
| 11:45 a.m - 12:45 p.m. | Meet the Council of Early Career Physicians | Know your ACP Benefits/GIM | |
| This is an opportunity for early career physician members attending the meeting to gather, celebrate, and share ideas. Facilitated by the Council of Early Career Physicians. | Learn more about your benefits and the programs available to members to help you build your skills and leadership potential. | ||
| 1:00 - 1:45 p.m. | Meet with ACP’s Government Affairs Staff Leaders | Know your ACP Benefits for Hospitalists | FACP Requirements |
| Meet, ask questions, and share comments with ACP’s Division of Governmental Affairs and Public Policy’s staff leadership including Bob Doherty, SVP and Shari Erickson, VP. | Learn more about your benefits and the programs available to members to help you build your skills and leadership potential. | Listen to an overview of the requirements for becoming a Fellow and learn details about the application and review process. (Advancing to Fellowship Microsession) | |
| 3:00 - 3:45 p.m. | Disparities and Discrimination in Health and Health Care | FACP Requirements - International | |
| The authors of the College's recent policy papers on understanding and addressing disparities in health and health care--Omar Atiq, Chair of ACP's Health and Public Policy Committee, and Josh Serchen, Associate, Health Policy at ACP--will be available to discuss the papers and what the College is doing to advocate on this important issue. (Addressing Disparities and Discrimination in Health Care Microsession) | Listen to an overview of the requirements for becoming a Fellow and learn details about the application and review process. (Advancing to Fellowship Microsession) | ||
| 5:00 - 5:45 p.m. | Effective Negotiation for Early Career Physicians | Ten Factors in Gender Burnout | FACP Requirements |
| Discuss how to identify and use a variety of different negotiation and conflict resolution skills necessary for leadership development. | Discuss the institutional and societal factors that contribute to burnout; and how burnout can differ between female and male physicians. (Top Ten Factors Impacting Gender Differences in Physician Burnout Microsession) | Listen to an overview of the requirements for becoming a Fellow. Join staff and members of the ACP Credentials Committee to learn more about the application and review process. (Advancing to Fellowship Microsession) | |
Saturday, May 1
All times listed are Eastern Time (ET).
| NETWORKING BOOTH | MEMBERSHIP BOOTH | FELLOWSHIP BOOTH | |
| 9:15 - 10:30 a.m. | Leadership for Early Career Physicians | ||
| 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. | PLENARY SESSION | ||
| 11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. | Gender Biases and Wellbeing | ||
| Have a discussion on the biases and harassment that impact women physician wellbeing, and steps and strategies to address them. (Gender Biases and Women Physician Wellbeing Microsession) | |||
| 1:00 - 1:45 p.m. | Know your ACP Benefits for Early Career Physicians | FACP Requirements | |
| Learn more about your benefits and the programs available to members to help you build your skills and leadership potential. | Listen to an overview of the requirements for becoming a Fellow and learn details about the application and review process. (Advancing to Fellowship Microsession) | ||
| 2:00 - 2:45 p.m. | Know your ACP Benefits for Hospitalists | ||
| Learn more about your benefits and the programs available to members to help you build your skills and leadership potential. | |||
| 3:00 - 3:45 p.m. | Medicare 2021 Changes | FACP Requirements - International | |
| Discuss the latest on Medicare 2021 coding and billing changes, practice resources, and the latest in HIPAA and other health IT developments. (What You Need to Know about E/M Codes in 2021 Microsession) | Listen to an overview of the requirements for becoming a Fellow and learn details about the application and review process. (Advancing to Fellowship Microsession) | ||