71st Scientific Annual Meeting - Damas Hospital, May 30-31, 2024

Hospital Damas Inc. 71st Annual Scientific Meeting May 30th and 31st, 2024 In-person Meeting 12.5 Continuing Education Credits

By Hospital Damas Inc.

Location

Hospital Damas

2213 Ponce Bypass Ponce, Ponce 00717 Puerto Rico

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Agenda

Thursday May 30, 2024

Friday May 31, 2024

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Registration

1:00 PM - 1:05 PM

Welcome Remarks

Miguel Magraner Suarez, MD, FACP

Medical Director, Damas Hospital

1:05 PM - 1:20 PM

Early recognition of hospitalized patients with obesity as a preventive factor

Mentor: Alegyari Figueroa Cruz, MD

Jorge Carlos Torres Varelas, MD

1:20 PM - 1:35 PM

B-Hydroxybutyrate as a best marker for DKA resolution

Mentor: José García Mateo, MD

Francisco Alberto Ortiz Corrada, MD

1:35 PM - 1:50 PM

Prevalence of Blood Eosinophilia and use of inhaled Corticosteroids

Mentor: Jesse Alemán Ortiz, MD

in Puerto Rican patients with COPD: A Retrospective Analysis. Alejandra del Mar López Ramos, MD

1:50 PM - 2:05 PM

Sepsis criteria identification and guideline adherence

Mentor: Dariel Irizarry De Jesús, MD

Nydia Noemí Santiago Rivera, MD

in patient admitted through Damas Hospital Emergency Department.

2:05 PM - 2:20 PM

Optimizing Pharmacotherapy Management

Mentor: Alejandro López Más, MD

Paola M. Vázquez Fernández, MD

in Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction Patients.

2:20 PM - 2:35 PM

Appropriate use of Glycated Hemoglobin (A1C) Measurement

Mentor: Alegyari Figueroa Cruz, MD

Astrid Michelle Avilés Meléndez, MD

in the Inpatient Setting for Adequate Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Management.

2:35 PM - 2:50 PM

What number of patients that visit ER with complains of respiratory distress

Mentor: Jenniffer Vargas Santos, MD

Agnes Diane León Barrieta, MD

or SOB have a chest radiograph ordered and the percentage of those radiographs report negative findings?

2:50 PM - 3:05 PM

Designing a faculty-based intervention to enhance patient satisfaction

Mentor: Rafael Bredy Dominguez,MD

experience. Alejandra Rivera Irizarry, MD; Gretchen Abarca Riancho, MD; Hugo De la Uz Martínez, MD; Maniel Ruiz Ramos, MD

3:05 PM - 3:20 PM

Management of HFpEF with SGLT2 Inhibitors at Damas Hospital

Mentor: Alejandra Santiago Vives, MD

Diego Durán, MD; Alejandro Serrano Berrios, MD; Cristian A. Rosa Carrasquillo, MD; Mauricio Cáceres Chacón, MD

3:20 PM - 3:40 PM

Peak Flow: Use and its outcomes at Damas ER

Mentor: Jesse Alemán Ortiz, MD

Mailyn Figueroa Borrero, MD; Carmen Reyes Jiménez, MD; Marlene Rodríguez Hernández, MD; Miguel P. Vélez Quiñones, MD

About this event

1 day 7 hours

AGENDA IS INCLUDED BELOW

For additional information, please contact:

Gisselle Mercado - 787-840-8686 x 6163
Melba Borrero - 787-536-5031
Lorixel Rodríguez - 787-372-9134
lorixel.rodriguez@hospitaldamas.com

Salón de Actos Carolina Ferrán

Hospital Damas

2213 Ponce By Pass

Ponce, Puerto Rico 00717

787-840-8686

CME Accreditation Statements

Sponsorship Statement

This activity is sponsored by The Ponce Medical School Foundation, Inc. and the Damas Hospital, Inc.

Accreditation Statement

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Ponce Medical School Foundation, Inc., and the Damas Hospital, Inc. The Ponce Medical School Foundation, Inc is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), Provider’s No. 0007249, to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Ponce Medical School Foundation, Inc is accredited by the Puerto Rico Board of Licensing and Medical Disciplines, provider’s No. 016-DC26-JLDM.

Credit Designation

The Ponce Medical School Foundation, Inc designate this educational activity for a maximum of 12.5 Category 1 Credits™. Health should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Faculty Disclosure Policy

It is the policy of Ponce Medical School Foundation, Inc to ensure independence,

balance, objectivity, scientific rigor and integrity in all of its sponsored educational activities.

All individuals who are in a position to control the educational content of a

sponsored activity must disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated prior to the beginning of this activity in accordance with ACCME and PMSF policies. All other individuals in control of the content have reported no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies for this activity.

Target Audience

This program is designed for physicians.

Organized by

Hospital Damas Inc.

Por más de 160 años en el Hospital Damas nos hemos distinguido por la excelencia y calidad de nuestros servicios y por nuestra Facultad Médica de prestigio.

Ofrecemos servicios de laboratorio clínico, sala de operaciones, farmacia, centro de imágenes (CT Scan, radiología, ultrasonido), cateterismo, cardiología intervencional y estructural, reemplazo de válvulas percutáneas, medicina nuclear y endoscopia.

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