Jefferson Annual Winter CME Symposium

Designed to improve participant knowledge and practice across a broad spectrum of topics, this symposium features presentations from Jefferson Health and University leaders and physicians, as well as alumni physicians.

Successful Completion
To successfully complete this activity, the required evaluation must be completed no later than Friday, March 17, 2023. Thereafter, the evaluation will no longer be available and credits will not be issued. No refunds will be offered for failure to complete the required evaluation by the stated deadline.

1. Recognize the value of advanced integrative medicine with its wide range of approaches, including functional medicine, mind-body therapies, and nutritional therapies.
2. Formulate solutions to address disparities in healthcare.
3. Combine clinical knowledge and current research in adjunctive therapies, such as medical marijuana, in the care of patients.
4. Measure the role and significance of philanthropy in the operation of a non-profit hospital and tertiary care center.
5. Discuss new technologies and virtual health solutions that can be used in the practice setting.
6. Use newer pharmaceutical and procedural therapies to personalize management of common conditions.
7. Use a more comprehensive approach to a common chief complaint seen across specialties.
8. Analyze different arenas in medicine where bias may exist, including research and patient care.
9. Utilize strategies to deliver care in a more sensitive and equitable manner to all populations.
10. Summarize up-to-date literature regarding emerging therapies in common conditions encountered by most physicians on a routine basis.
11. Compare strategies for evaluation and treatment of a symptom with an often multifactorial pathophysiology.
12. Summarize up-to-date literature regarding various treatment modalities for joint pain.
13. Compare each treatment modality in terms of their success rate and risks/benefits of each.
14. Practice making individualized recommendations regarding the management of joint pain.

To register for the Jefferson Annual Winter CME Symposium, visit the What Every Doctor Should Know: A General Medical Update site. You will be redirected to a new webpage. 

In support of improving patient care, Thomas Jefferson University is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physicians: This educational activity is designated for a maximum of 12.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ^TM . Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Other Healthcare Professionals: This educational activity is designated for 12.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ^TM. Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Cancellation Policy
Notice of cancellation must be received 31 days prior to arrival for the deposit to be refunded. Requests for refunds can be made online or by contacting the Office of Alumni Relations at (215) 955-7750 or [email protected].

Jefferson Release Policy
Jefferson may record/livestream/photograph this educational activity. These images/recordings, along with your name, may be used in Jefferson publications or on the Jefferson website. If you verbally submit any questions for Q&A sessions, you are agreeing to be recorded and to have that recording available in enduring materials. Once photographed, filmed, recorded, or videotaped, you waive the right of inspection or approval to which such images/recordings may be put and Jefferson has the right to use, publish, reproduce, modify, adapt, and distribute at any time in any manner or medium.

Jefferson HIPAA Policy
As an attendee of this educational activity hosted by Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson University Physicians, and Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Inc. (collectively 'Jefferson'), you may gain access to certain proprietary information ('Confidential Information'), including Protected Health Information ('PHI').

By participating in this educational activity, you agree to maintain the confidentiality of all Confidential Information, including all PHI, obtained from any source. You also agree to take all necessary steps to protect such Confidential Information and shall not directly or indirectly disclose or use it in any manner or for any reason, other than as necessary to complete the educational activity. Further, you agree not to take photographs, record in any manner or otherwise reproduce any such Confidential Information. You understand that any unauthorized use or disclosure of Confidential Information may result in possible legal action against you by Jefferson whose confidentiality is breached.

The conference is being held at the Four Seasons Resort & Residences Whistler, in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada.

Reserve your room before Friday, December 30, 2022, to access special Jefferson rates at the Four Seasons Resort and Residences Whistler. You must be registered for the Winter CME Symposium in order to reserve a room. For additional hotel information and to register, click here. You will be redirected to a new webpage.

Notice of cancellation must be received by the resort thirty-one (31) days prior to arrival for the deposit to be refunded.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Thomas Jefferson University adheres to the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education and the policies that supplement the Standards.

All planners, faculty, and others in control of educational content are required to disclose any relevant financial relationships with ACCME defined ineligible companies within the past 24 months. Any conflicts of interests have been mitigated prior to this educational activity. Such disclosures will be available prior to the start of the activity. Jefferson conflict of interest mitigation process may result in changes to the program agenda.

Off-Label/Investigational Use
All faculty/presenters/authors at Thomas Jefferson University sponsored events are required to disclose whether or not their content contains information of commercial products/devices that are unlabeled for use or investigational uses of products not yet approved. Product(s) is/are not included in the labeling approved by the U.S. FDA for the treatment of disease(s).

Content Disclaimer
The views expressed in this activity are those of the faculty. It should not be inferred or assumed that they are expressing the views of any manufacturer of pharmaceuticals or devices or Thomas Jefferson University.

It should be noted that the recommendations made herein with regard to the use of therapeutic agents, varying disease states, and assessments of risk, are based upon a combination of clinical trials, current guidelines, and the clinical practice experience of the participating presenters. The drug selection and dosage information presented in this activity are believed to be accurate. However, participants are urged to consult all available data on products and procedures before using them in clinical practice.

Faculty Member Information

Role in activity

Name of Ineligible Company(s) / Nature of Relationship(s)

Christopher H Henry, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Philadelphia, PA

Activity/Course Director

Nothing to disclose

Aaron Martin, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Jefferson Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Newtown Square, PA

Activity/Course Director, Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Pramila R Anne, MD
Associate Professor, Director of Clinical Operations, Department of Radiation Oncology
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Gintaras Antanavicius, MD, FACS, FASMBS
Physician
Abington Jefferson Health
Warminster, PA

Faculty

Honoraria-Intuitive Surgical, Inc

Kelly Austin, MA
Assistant Vice President of Development
Thomas Jefferson University
Moorestown, NJ

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Matthew Berk, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Philadelphia, PA

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Candice Chipman, MD
Abington Jefferson Health
Warminster, PA

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Dustin D Flannery, DO
Attending Physician
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Molly Gerber, MBA
Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer
Thomas Jefferson University & Jefferson Health
Philadelphia, PA

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Mira Gohel, MD
Physician, Ambulatory Health Services
Philadelphia Department of Public Health
Philadelphia, PA

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Sean Hurt, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Gregory C Kane, MD
Jane and Leonard Korman Professor of Pulmonary Medicine; Chair, Department of Medicine
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Mohammad Khan, MD
Surgeon
Jefferson Northeast
Newtown, PA

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Giorgos Loizidis, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Thomas Jefferson University
Haddon Township, NJ

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

John Mangan, MD, MHA
Rothman Orthopaedics
Philadelphia, PA

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Goran Rakocevic, MD
Professor of Neurology
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Michael J Ramirez, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Jefferson University Physicians (JUP)
Philadelphia, PA

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Louis E Samuels, MD
Professor of Surgery
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia , PA

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Alex Schlachterman, MD
Advanced Endoscopist
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia , PA

Faculty

Consulting Fee-Lumendi|Consulting Fee-FujiFilm|Consulting Fee-Olympus|Consulting Fee-ConMed

Brianna Shinn, MD
Fellow
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Philadelphia, PA

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Danielle M Tholey, MD
Assistant Professor
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Scott A Waldman, MD, PhD
Chairman, Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia , PA

Faculty

Grant or research support-Targeted Diagnostics & Therapeutics, Inc.|Executive-Targeted Diagnostics & Therapeutics, Inc.|Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels, Board Membership, etc.-Targeted Diagnostics & Therapeutics, Inc.

Jennifer L White, MD
Professor of Emergency Medicine
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Conshohocken, PA

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

Brooke Worster, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medical Director Palliative Care
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA

Faculty

Membership on Advisory Committees or Review Panels, Board Membership, etc.-PAX

Charles J Yeo, MD
Chair & Samuel D. Gross Professor
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Department of Surgery
Philadelphia, PA

Faculty

Nothing to disclose

David M Kastenberg, MD
Professor of Medicine; Director, Gastrointestinal Research
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA

Faculty, Physician Planner

Grant or research support-Freenome|Grant or research support-Medtronic (Any division)|Grant or research support-exact sciences

Sarah J Carmody, MBA, CPTD
Accreditation Specialist
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA

OCPD Team Member

Nothing to disclose

Carol Goddard
Project Manager
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA

OCPD Team Member

Nothing to disclose

Jeffrey B Spence, BS
Assistant Vice President, Alumni Relations
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA

Other Planning Committee Member

Nothing to disclose

Rooms are filling up quickly!

In-person exhibitors are encouraged to make lodging arrangements promptly. If you plan to stay from January 29-February 2, 2023, reservations may be done online. All other arrangements should be done via phone if arriving early or departing later.

Questions? Contact Jeff Spence via email [email protected]

Additional Benefits for In-Person and Virtual Exhibitors

• Individual acknowledgement in PowerPoint slide displayed at each day's conference session.
• Full-page color company advertisement in conference materials
  •  Ad-specs: PDF format, 8.5x11 letter size, no bleed, preferably with a border

Exhibitor Rules

• Exhibitor is not providing commercial support for this educational activity. Exhibitor is purchasing exhibit space.
• Exhibits are intended for informational purposes, products should not be sold onsite or through the virtual exhibit hall.
• TJU and the exhibitor acknowledge and agree that the exhibitor may be subject to Section 6002 of the Affordable Care Act, which added Section 1128G to the Social Security Act, and its implementing regulations codified in 42 CFR 402 &403 (Collectively the Sunshine Act). Exhibiting companies are solely responsible for collecting any information about actions within their exhibit space that constitutes a payment or transfer of value to a covered participant, which is required to reported under the Sunshine Act.

In-Person Exhibitors

• Exhibitor activities are restricted to the allocated space at the conference site. Distribution of educational/promotional materials by the exhibitor is limited to their booth in the designated exhibit area. Distribution of these materials may not be done anywhere else in the activity area, in the activity meeting space, or at the entrances to activity meeting spaces.
• All exhibits must be tabletop or portable in nature.
• Photography by exhibitors that includes photos of the overall conference and/or attendees is prohibited.
• Exhibitors may observe educational sessions but must refrain from participating in the activity.
• No recordings of the scientific sessions on behalf of the exhibitor's company is permitted.
• All displays must enter/exit the hotel through the receiving entrance and/or security office (at the loading dock). Delivery and pick-up times is the responsibility of the exhibitor and must be coordinated with the hotel in advance.

Cancellation

Should TJU cancel this activity for any reason, TJU will not be responsible for any airfare, hotel, and/or other cost incurred by exhibitors. It is suggested the exhibitors purchase their own travel insurance.

Refunds

• Request for exhibitor refund must be submitted in writing at least two weeks prior to the start date of the activity. No refund will be given after this period. Cancellations received prior to the two-week cancellation date will incur a 10% administrative fee charge.
• Exhibitors who fail to attend the conference are responsible for the entire exhibitor fee.
• All refunds will be processed after the conclusion of the conference.

Submit refund requests to [email protected] include the activity name in the subject line.

Resort Information

Resort and Onsite Contact:
Georgia Seretis
Director of Catering and Conference Services
Phone: +1 (604) 902-6314

Materials/Boxes:
All materials should be addressed as follows:

To: Jeffrey Spence/Winter CME Symposium
c/o 4591 Blackcomb Way
Whistler, B.C. V8E 0Y4
Attention: Georgia Seretis (Hold for Arrival)
(1/29/23, Thomas Jefferson University, Jeffrey Spence)

Important: All materials and/or boxes must be delivered through the Receiving Dock. Please know that international shipments are subject to Customs, regulations and duty so please be sure to confirm these with your shipping provider. Addressing items or listing on commercial invoices or customs documents to either person working for or to 'Four Seasons Resort Whistler' directly may result in customs delay and charges.