We are so grateful and excited that you chose to register for the 2021 Hospital Medicine Summit of the Rockies Enduring Material. Please take some time to look through the website – which will provide background, bios, learning objectives, and access to all of the poster presentations and recorded presentations, and other valuable conference information. The presentation slides are also available for download where you can find the resources and bibliography.
The Vision:
This conference is a ‘revitalization’ of the former Rocky Mountain Hospital Medicine Symposium, which was started by our very own executive director Dr. Glasheen in 2002, and was held yearly in Denver, Colorado up until 2018. After a brief hiatus, the COVID-19 pandemic brought to light the importance of continuing this regional conference. However – we also realized that we would be remiss to ignore the social, cultural, and political events over recent years which have directly impacted our medical practice – and brought to light inequities and disparities in practice which have existed for centuries.
In light of this – we have worked with local and regional leaders to cultivate the 2021 Hospital Medicine Summit of the Rockies. Our goal with this conference is to pair high-quality clinical updates with themes in diversity, equity, and inclusion. While the medical community and community at large is increasingly focusing on this topic – often having didactic sessions or ‘tracks,’ related to DEI in conferences and education, which we applaud and celebrate. However, we also recognize that principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion should be woven into all of our daily practice – recognizing potential impacts on the care we deliver to our patients, the way we perceive our colleagues, variations in professional advancement opportunities, and every other aspect of our profession. Therefore, we have asked each speaker to consider principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion – and include clinical pearls within their respective topics pertaining to these. We hope that this will not only provide attendees with valuable clinical updates in hospital medicine but will also be a small step in transforming the way that we think.
Conference Content:
National Leaders in Hospital Medicine have gathered together to create a robust curriculum ranging from Hospital Medicine ‘favorites,’ like ‘Things We Do for No Reason; and ‘Medical Literature 2020: Turning Evidence Into Practice,’ to things like “Health Impacts of Climate Change,” and “Hospital Medicine in Emergency Preparedness.” We hosted a poster session, where we will hear a myriad of clinical vignettes and research projects from residents, medical students, and advance practice providers in the rocky mountain region. Given the virtual nature of this year’s conference – we chose to provide 30-minute presentations, with 5 minutes of Q&A, with hopes to keep attendees excited and engaged in this new platform.
LIVE Meeting CME / MOC
To receive CME for participating in the live meeting, you should have already completed the evaluation by January 29th, 2021. The certificates will be emailed out by February 1, 2021 after the conclusion of the meeting.
Questions? Email: Melisha Begerman melisha.begerman@cuanschutz.edu
Enduring Materials CME / MOC
If you were not able to attend the LIVE meeting you can participate in the enduring materials and receive up to 18 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ AND 18 Medical Knowledge MOC points. To receive your credits, please visit the SCHEDULE page. You will view the provided videos and complete the evaluation in order to receive credit. The enduring materials certificates will be emailed out on a quarterly basis. A timeline for certificates can also be found. For more information on the Enduring credit you can go to the CME/MOC Enduring Material tab.
Conference Directors
Kasey Bowden, MSN, FNP, AG-ACNP
Assistant Professor, Hospital Medicine
University of Colorado
Amira del Pino-Jones, MD
Associate Professor, Hospital Medicine
University of Colorado
Marisha Burden, MD - Executive Director, University of Colorado
Tyler Anstett, DO - University of Colorado
Melisha Begerman - University of Colorado
Gaby Frank, MD - University of Colorado
Jeffrey Glasheen, MD - University of Colorado
Leah Lleras, MS - University of Colorado
Rudolph Moravek, PA - University of Colorado
Nicholas Scaletta, MD - Denver Health
Sarguni Singh, MD - University of Colorado
Alexander Sun, MD - University of Colorado
Anunta Virapongse, MD - University of Colorado
Brian Wolfe, MD - University of Colorado
Jeff Zoucha, MD - Denver Health
Marisha Burden, MD, Divison Head, Hospital Medicine, University of Colorado
Lilia Cervantes, MD, Associate Professor, Denver Health
Tracy Johnson, PhD, Director of Medicaid, State of Colorado
Mark Kissler, MD, Instructor, University of Colorado
Jean Abbot, MD
Melver Anderson, MD
Philip Andreoli, MD
Kasey Bowden, NP
Amira Del Pino-Jones, MD
Katherine Dickerman, NP
James Dylewski, MD
Carlos Francos-Paredes, MD
Gaby Frank, MD
Emily Gottenborg, MD
Lavanya Kondapalli, MD
Kimi Kondo, MD
Rita Lee, MD
Julia Limes, MD
Anna Maw, MD
Tyler Miller, MD
Larissa Muething, MD
Anna Neumeier, MD
Noelle Northcutt, MD
Jason Persoff, MD
Cason Pierce, MD
Sharon Poisson, MD
Dale Terasaki, MD
Anunta Virapongse, MD
Cardiology Updates
Clinical Decision Making and Key Controversies in the US
Clinical Reasoning
COVID Updates
Ethical Dilemmas in COVID
GI Updates
Health Disparities in COVID
Health Equity
Heme Updates
Neurology Updates
Quality and Patient Safety in Hospital Medicine
Renal Updates
Things We Do for No Reason
Updates in Hospital Medicine
