1. University of Pittsburgh
SGIM Presentations, Posters and Workshops by General Internal Medicine Faculty, Fellows and Residents
April 22-25, 2015
Toronto, Canada

2. Wednesday, April 22, 2015 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Session A: Scientific Abstract Poster Session 1
Sheraton Hall, Lower Concourse
Holly N. Thomas, Sonya Borrero, Rebecca C. Thurston
Factors associated with a history of sexual assault among US men and women

3. Thursday, April 23, 2015 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Session B: Vignettes Poster Session 1
Sheraton Hall, Lower Concourse
Richard Zou, Tom Radomski, Anna Donovan
Broadening the Differential Diagnosis of Abdominal Pain to Include Sump-thing Unusual
Clark A. Veet
A Head-Turning Cause of Syncope
Akshata Moghe, Hoda Kaldas
The Hook Effect: Don’t Take the Bait!
Chadwick S. Richard
A Near Mix-up: Chronic Palpitations as Presentation of Atrial Myxoma

4. Thursday, April 23, :30 – 12:30 PM
Session C: Scientific Abstract Poster Session 2
Sheraton Hall, Lower Concourse
Amar Kohli, Michael Elnicki
Decreasing the friction between teams: perspectives of medicine residents and subspecialty consultants on the consultation process
Margaret B. Conroy, Bethany Scanlan
Use of a blood pressure tracking tool in an electronic medical record
Association of eating habits with weight loss and diet self- monitoring in an online weight loss trial: results from the OCELOT- PC study

5. Thursday, April 23, :30 – 12:30 PM
Session C: Scientific Abstract Poster Session 2 – Continued
Sheraton Hall, Lower Concourse
Sidani JE, Shiffman S, Shensa A, Switzer GE, Primack BA
Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking Dependence among US Young Adults
Hoffman BL, Shensa A, Wessel C, Hoffman R, Primack BA
The Use of Fictional Medical Television in Medical Education: A Systematic Review
Rachel Jantea, Raquel Buranosky, Deborah Simak, David Michael Elnicki
Redesigning resident continuity clinic: Results of a pre- intervention survey

6. Thursday, April 23, :30 – 12:30 PM
Session C: Scientific Abstract Poster Session 2 – Continued
Sheraton Hall, Lower Concourse
Alda Gonzaga, Kevin Kraemer, Doris Rubio, Reed Van Deusen, Robert Habicht, Allen Friedland
  Perceptions of Autonomy in Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, and Combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics
Reem Hanna, Gary Fischer, Margaret Conroy, Lauren Simkin-Silverman, Rachel Hess, Kathleen McTigue
Technology access and computer skills in online self- management support

7. Thursday, April 23, 2015 1:30 – 3:00PM ABSTRACT SESSION D1
Civic Ballroom, North 2nd Floor
Deborah DiNardo, Sarah A. Tilstra, Melissa McNeil, William Follansbee, Shanta M. Zimmer, Coreen Farris, Silvia Mamede, Henk Schmidt, Amber E. Barnato
Evaluation Of A Diagnostic Checklist For Use In Internal Medicine Resident Education
Rachel Bonnema, Abby Spencer, Sarah Tilstra, Jen Corbelli
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Junior Faculty: Managing Up, Managing Down, and Successfully Managing Early Career Trajectory

8. Thursday, April 23, 2015 3:15 – 4:45 PM Vignette Session E
Wentworth Room, 2nd Floor
Nicholas Duca; Asher Tulsky
Lessons from the Pasture: Pasteurella Multocida Infection Resulting From a Horse Hoof Injury
Yael Schenker, Katherine Aragon, Keving Smith, Stephanie Harman, Aziz A. Ansari, Patricia F. Harris
Update in Palliative Care
Sarah Merriam, Debbie Dinardo and Sarah Tilstra
Bringing ‘The Checklist Manifesto’ to Internal Medicine Training: Using a Clinical Reasoning Checklist to Help our Residents “Get Things Right”

9. Thursday, April 23, :00 – 6:00PM
Session F: Innovations Poster Session
Sheraton Hall, Lower Concourse
Tanya Nikiforova, Maggie Benson, Megan Hamm, Kelly Williams, Susan Zickmund, Anna Donovan
Fitting the Bill: A Qualitative Analysis of Group Reflections on Patients’ Hospital Charges
Thiel BW, Rubio D, Hasley PB
Evaluating a High Value Cost Conscious Curriculum in the Ambulatory Setting
Elena Lebduska, Amar Kohli, Erika Hoffman, Gary Fischer, Carla Spagnoletti, Jaishree Hariharan
Team QI: An Innovative Stepwise Approach to Involve Residents in Quality Improvement Initiatives in the Outpatient Setting

10. Thursday, April 23, :00 – 6:00PM
Session F: Innovations Poster Session- Continued
Sheraton Hall, Lower Concourse
Jaishree Hariharan, Natasha Parekh, Jacqueline Mihm, John Donehoo, Cynthia Murphy, Deborah Simak, Gary Fischer
Complete Care Model for Diabetes Care within a Patient Centered Medical Home – Pre-Visit Planning, At-Visit
Natasha Parekh, Rachel Hess, Marcus Poindexter, Elena Jimenez-Gutierrez, Gary Fischer
The Buddy System in Diabetes Self-Management: A Pilot Project
Swati Shroff , Jodie Bryk, Gary Fischer, Deborah Simak, Dennis Wickline, Pamela Peele, Wishwa Kapoor
Enhanced Care Program: A Model for Complex Care Management

11. Thursday, April 23, :00 – 6:00PM
Session F: Innovations Poster Session- Continued
Sheraton Hall, Lower Concourse
Brielle Spataro,  Asher Tulsky, Doris Rubio and Carla Spagnoletti
Bridging the Gap: A Post Hospital Discharge Visit Curriculum

12. Thursday, April 23, :30 – 8:30 PM
General Internal Medicine Reception
Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel
Provincial Ballroom North
2nd Floor
Faculty, Fellows and Residents invited for celebration

13. Friday, April 24, 2015 10:00 – 11:30 AM ABSTRACT SESSION G2
Simcoe-Dufferin Room, 2nd Floor
Jaime Sidani, Ariel Shensa, Mercy Baffour, Beth Hoffman, Brian A. Primack
Associations Between Social Media Use and Eating Disorder Risk Among us Young Adults
ABSTRACT SESSION G4
Willow West Room, Mezzanine
Maggie Benson, Thuy Bui, Etsemaye Agonafer, Siamak Malek, Joe Simonette
Thinking Outside the Box: Teaching Medical Students and Residents to Act on Social Determinants of Health Using a Team- Based Approach

14. Friday, April 24, :00 – 1:00 PM
Scientific Abstract Poster Session 3
Sheraton Hall, Lower Concourse
Andrea Carter, Sonya Borrero, Bean-Mayberry B, Washington D, Wessel CB, Jennifer Corbelli
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare among Women in the VA: A Systematic Review
Brielle Spataro, Sarah Tilstra, Melissa McNeil
Gender differences in Coping Mechanisms in Internal Medicine Residents
Primack BA, Soneji S, Stoolmiller M, Fine MJ, Sargent JD
Initiation of Cigarette Smoking after Electronic Cigarette Use: A National Study of Young Adults

15. Friday, April 24, :00 – 1:00 PM
Scientific Abstract Poster Session 3 – Continued
Sheraton Hall, Lower Concourse
Shensa A, Sidani JE, Colditz JB, Abebe KZ, Xu J, Lin L, Primack BA
Associations between Social Media Use and Perceived Emotional Support among a Nationally-Representative Cohort of Young Adults
Primack BA, Shensa A, Sidani JE, Colditz JB, Brook J, Eissenberg T, Fine MJ
Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking among US Young Adults Both in And Not in School: A Nationally-Representative Study
Hoffman BL, Shensa A, Wessel C, Hoffman R, Primack BA
Exposure to Fictional Medical Television and Patients’ Health: A Systematic Review

16. Friday, April 24, :00 – 1:00 PM
Scientific Abstract Poster Session 3 – Continued
Sheraton Hall, Lower Concourse
Thomas R. Radomski, Xinhua Zhao, Carolyn T. Thorpe, Chester B. Good, Maria Mor, Michael J. Fine,Walid F. Gellad
Typologies of VA and Medicare Utilization Among Dually Enrolled Veterans with Type 2 Diabetes: A Latent Class Analysis
Sid Sheth, Trisha Miller, Kathan Mehta, Deborah Simak, David Demoise, Gary Tabas
Risky Business: Evaluation of Physician Adherence to New ACC/AHA Cholesterol Guidelines for Diabetic Patients

17. Friday, April 24, 2015 1:15 – 2:45 pm ABSTRACT SESSION I1
Civic ballroom North, 2nd Floor
Maggie K. Benson, Anna K. Donovan, Megan Hamm, Susan Zickmund, Melissa McNeil
The Hidden Curriculum in High-Value Care Education: Resident- Perceived Barriers to Practicing High Value Care in a Training Environment
VIGNETTE SESSION I – Wentworth room, 2nd Floor
Andrew Trifan
Harbinger of Bad News: Rashes As Presenting Feature for Newly Diagnosed Hiv in a Patient with No Self-Reported Risk Factors
Tanya Nikiforova, Monica A. Gomberg, R. Harsha Rao, Peter Veldkamp
A Bone to Pick With Tenofovir: Recognizing Fanconi Syndrome and Osteomalacia as Side Effects

18. Friday, April 24, :00 – 4:00 pm
Clinical Vignette Poster Session 2
Sheraton Hall, Lower Concourse
Camille Webband Carla Spagnoletti
To B or not to B islet cells- The story of LADA
Amy Farkas and Kevin Kraemer
Gastric bypass…the start of a chain reaction
Hyejo Jun, Amar Kohli, Gautham Mankaney
Acute Infectious Purpura Fulminans, a Cause of Purple Digits
Heyjo Jun, Cristina Merkhofer, Amar Kohli
Bringing CNS Lyme into Focus: A Case of Decreased Vision

19. Friday, April 24, 2015 4:15 – 5:45 PM ABSTRACT SESSION K1
Civic Ballroom North, 2nd Floor
Brian A. Primack, Mary Carroll, Patricia M. Weiss, Alan Shihadeh, Ariel Shensa, Steven Farley, Michael J. Fine, Thomas Eissenberg, Smita Nayak
Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis Of Inhaled Toxicants From Waterpipe And Cigarette Smoking
Jen Rusiecki, Eliana Bonifacino, Amy Farkas, Alexandra Mieczkowski, Anna Donovan
Controversies in Women's Health: Why is CNN so interested in my annual pelvic exam?

20. Friday, April 24, 2015 4:15 – 5:45 PM Abstract Session K5
Wentworth Room, 2nd Floor
E. J. Edelman, Janet P. Tate, Kirsha S. Gordon, William Becker, Kendall Bryant, Kristina Crothers, J. R. Gaither, Cynthia Gibert, Adam Gordon, Brandon D. Marshall, Maria Rodriguez-Barradas, Jeffrey H. Samet, Melissa Skanderson, Amy C. Justice, David A. Fiellin
Do Prescribed Opioids Impact Cd4 Count Restoration Among Hiv+ Patients Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy?

21. Saturday, April 25, :15 – 11:15 AM
Clinical Vignette Poster Session 3
Sheraton Hall, Lower Concourse
Andrew Trifan
Falling through the Gap: Fatigue and a low anion gap as presenting features of multiple myeloma in a 48 year old patient
Avnish Dhamija
Methotrexate Neurotoxicity: Persistent Neurological Deficits in an Adult Patient with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Christopher D’Avella
Axitinib Induced Cardiomyopathy
Patrick Dantzer
The Ballet Dancer’s Back Pain
Karthik Kota, Amar Kohli
Walk it off, An interesting case of foot pain

22. Saturday, April 25, 2015 11:30 – 1:00 PM Abstract Session M4
City Hall Room, 2nd Floor
Jason Colditz, Kevin Pang, Alton Everette James, Christine Stanley, Ellen Beckjord, Judith Brook, Brian A. Primack
“World Vape Day” 2014: Lessons from the Twittersphere
Brielle Spataro; Sarah A. Tilstra; Peter D. Bulova; Maggie K. Benson; Lisa M. Podgurski
Physician Resiliency: How to Shine On and not Burn Out

23. Saturday, April 25, :00 – 5:15 pm
2nd Annual General Internal medicine Fellows Symposium
A half Day Career Development Retreat
Civic Ballroom South, 2nd Floor
Personal/Professional Development

24. Sheraton Centre Toronto Floor Plans – Meeting Rooms

25. Sheraton Centre Toronto Floor Plans- Second Floor Abstracts and Vignettes

26. Sheraton Centre Toronto Floor Plans – Mezzanine Workshops

27. Sheraton Centre Toronto Floor Plans - Lobby

28. Sheraton Centre Toronto Floor Plans - Concourse

29. Sheraton Centre Toronto Floor Plans – Lower Concourse