Satellite Symposia

Monday, March 30, 2026 – 7:00 - 9:30 p.m. | Baltimore 3-5
Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center
Dinner provided beginning at 6:30 p.m.
“Minimizing the Burden of Invasive Fungal Infections: Practical Strategies to Improve Outcomes in the Inpatient Setting”

Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis, MD, MS, ScD, FACP, FIDSA, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, University of Houston, Houston, Texas
Marina C. George, MD, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Bryan, Texas
Thomas F. Patterson, MD, FACP, FIDSA, San Antonio Center for Medical Mycology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas

Registration Website: www.peerviewpress.com/HM15Fungal

The Penn State College of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity is supported by educational grants from Astellas Scientific, Medical Affairs, Inc. and Merck & Co., Inc.

Monday, March 30, 2026 – 7:00 - 9:30 p.m. | Cherry Blossom Ballroom
Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center
Dinner provided beginning at 6:30 p.m.
“Prevention and Management of Clostridium difficile Infections: Recognizing the Hospitalists’ Role”

Erik R. Dubberke, MD, MSPH, Associate Professor of Medicine, Director, Section of Transplant Infectious Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
Ciaran P. Kelly, MD, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Director Gastroenterology Fellowship Training, Director Celiac Center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Carlene A. Muto, MD, MS, Associate Professor of Medicine, Medical Director of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, Center for Quality Improvement and Innovation, UPMC Health System, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Registration Website: http://www.vemcomeded.com/livemeetings.asp

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of the Center for Independent Healthcare Education (Center) and Vemco MedEd. Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity is supported by an educational grant from Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc.
Jointly provided by the Center for Independent Healthcare Education and Vemco MedEd.

Tuesday, March 31, 2026 – 7:00 - 9:30 p.m. | Potomac 1-3
Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center
Dinner provided beginning at 6:30 p.m.
“Transitional Care and Discharge of Patients with COPD: Improving Practice to Reduce Readmissions”

Sidney Braman, MD, Professor of Medicine, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York

Registration Website: www.practitionersedge.com/shm

Integrity Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Integrity Continuing Education, Inc. designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This activity is supported by an educational grant from Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Tuesday, March 31, 2026 – 7:00 - 9:30 p.m. | Potomac 4-6
Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center
Dinner provided beginning at 6:30 p.m.
“Managing Serious Bacterial Infections in the Hospital Setting: Current and Emerging Strategies to Improve Patient Outcomes”

Elizabeth Cerceo MD, FACP, Assistant Professor, Division of Hospital Medicine, Associate Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, New Jersey
Thomas M. File, Jr., MD, MS, MACP, FIDSA, FCCP, Chair, Infectious Disease Division, Summa Health System, Akron, Ohio, Professor, Internal Medicine, Master Teacher; Chair, Infectious Disease Section, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, Ohio
Ciaran P. Kelly, MD, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Director Gastroenterology Fellowship Training, Director Celiac Center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts

Registration Website: www.peerviewpress.com/HM15Bacterial

The Medical Learning Institute Inc. designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity is supported by an educational grant from Cubist Pharmaceuticals, a wholly owned subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc.

Tuesday, March 31, 2026 – 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. – Chesapeake GHI, Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center
Dinner Provided beginning at 7:00 p.m.
“Hospitalists on the Frontline: Preventing and Managing Thromboembolic Events”

Charles V. Pollack Jr, MA, MD, FACEP, FAAEM, FAHA, FCPP, Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Christian T. Ruff, MD, MPH, Investigator, TIMI Study Group, Associate Physician, Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

Registrations website: www.paradigmmc.com/358

Clinical and Patient Educators Association designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity is supported by independent educational grants from Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc and Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.
This activity is provided by Clinical and Patient Educators Association.  Paradigm Medical Communications, LLC is the educational partner.