2025 Clinical Challenges in Hospital Medicine

2025 Clinical Challenges in Hospital Medicine

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    Update on Diabetes Medications (2025)

    Learning Objectives:

    • Recognize diagnostic criteria for Diabetes and Pre-Diabetes.
    • Recognize Common Classifications of Diabetes.
    • Understanding Carbohydrate Counting in the treatment of Diabetes. 
    • Understanding Glycemic Goals in Hospital Patients.

    John R. Sutton, DO, MACOI

    Endocrinologist

    Carson Tahoe Endocrinology

    John Sutton, DO, MACOI, FEAA, CCD, is in private solo practice of Endocrinology in Carson City, NV. He is a 1989 graduate of KCOM. He is past president of the Kirksville Osteopathic Alumni Association. He lectures on Endocrinology to 2nd year students at KCOM, and he is Adjunct Assistant Professor in the department of Internal Medicine at KCOM. Dr Sutton is certified in Endocrinology and Internal Medicine by the American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine. He is Past President of the American College of Osteopathic Internists. He is a Board Member of the Nevada Clinical Endocrinologists’ Association, and he is on the Leadership Team of the Endocrine Alliance. He is a Master Fellow of the ACOI and a Fellow of the Endocrine Alliance Academy.

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    GLP-1 without a Prescription; Bariatric Patient; When They Don't Go as Expected (2025)

    Learning Objectives:

    • To be familiar with the impact of GLP and GLP/GIP therapy for reducing weight.
    • To be familiar with the process of compounding medication.
    • To be familiar with the potential deleterious effects of compounding medications.

    Jeffrey S. Freeman, DO, FACOI

    Professor of Internal Medicine & Chairman of Division Endocrinology and Metabolism

    Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

    Professor of Internal Medicine and Chairman of Division Endocrinology and Metabolism
    Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

    Dr. Freeman has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships: Novo Nordisk - Honoraria Speaker Bayer- Honoraria Speaker

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    Challenges in Medicine 2025 and Beyond (2025)

    Learning Objectives:

    • Recognize the impact of Variability on Quality Outcomes and Goals of Care.
    • List opportunities for improving practitioner burnout and disengagement.
    • Assess the role of Artificial Intelligence, and how bias affects the potential data generated.

    James J. Matera, DO (he/him/his)

    Chief Medical Officer

    CentraState Medical Center

    Dr. Matera is a trained nephrologist, practicing actively for over 30 years in his home of Central New Jersey. He has been the Chief Medical Officer at CentraState Medical Center since 2019, facing the COVID crisis head on, as well as a cyber event in late 2022. Throughout these challenges his his passion for healthcare was evident. His dedication now is to medical education, participating in medical student teaching, critical thinking and rotation placement from Rowan and UNECOM medical schools. His focus is on physician wellbeing and bringing joy back to medicine, while adhering to the concepts of adaptability, accountability and communication. He has spoken across the United States on medical topics as well as Articifial Intelligence, Physician Disengagement, and has filmed numerous podcasts and webinars. Outside of medicine, he enjoys golf (still waiting for that first Hole In One! and cooking. He was on the Food Netwrok in 2017, where he won Episode 10, Season 3 of "Cooks vs. Cons" claiming $15,000 for his win. He resides in Monroe NJ with a second home in Manchester New Hampshire where his 2 grandchildren reside.

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    A Lecture to Leave You Breathless...COPD and Pneumonia (2025)

    Learning Objectives:

    • Review current evidence-based practices for the inpatient management of COPD/Pneumonia
    • Review current roll of steroids in the treatment of COPD/Pneumonia
    • Understand the medications at discharge that are indicated for those individuals hospitalized with COPD/Pneumonia

    Andrew Buelt, DO

    Hospitalist

    Veterans Affairs Medical Center

    Dr. Buelt graduated from Des Moines University and completed family medicine residency at in St. Petersburg, Florida. Currently he works as a Hospitalist at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Bay Pines, Fl and has worked as an Assistant Professor of Family Medicine at the University of Central Florida (UCF) College of Medicine and the Orlando College of Osteopathic Medicine.

    Dr. Buelt has helped record and produce over 500 hours of continuous medical education.

    Helping shape medical guidelines, Dr. Buelt co-authored guidelines on dyslipidemia, headaches, COPD, low back pain, stroke rehabilitation, and depression for the Veteran Affairs and Department of Defense. His prolific work extends to numerous Practice Guideline reviews in the Journal of American Family Physician. Beyond his written contributions, Dr. Buelt co-founded the globally recognized Questioning Medicine podcast, earning a spot on the American Family Physician list of "25 Podcast Episodes Every Family Physician Should Listen To." Dr. Buelt stands as a top-tier speaker, sharing unparalleled insight, expertise, in an evidence based perspective.

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    Stroke - Admit to Discharge (2025)

    Learning Objectives:

    • Review current evidence-based practices for the management of stroke/TIA
    • When to recommend an atrial appendage occlusion, and repair of patent foramen ovale
    • When to refer stroke patients for IV alteplase and mechanical thrombectomy within 4.5 and 24 hours respectively, and when appropriate

    Andrew Buelt, DO

    Hospitalist

    Veterans Affairs Medical Center

    Dr. Buelt graduated from Des Moines University and completed family medicine residency at in St. Petersburg, Florida. Currently he works as a Hospitalist at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Bay Pines, Fl and has worked as an Assistant Professor of Family Medicine at the University of Central Florida (UCF) College of Medicine and the Orlando College of Osteopathic Medicine.

    Dr. Buelt has helped record and produce over 500 hours of continuous medical education.

    Helping shape medical guidelines, Dr. Buelt co-authored guidelines on dyslipidemia, headaches, COPD, low back pain, stroke rehabilitation, and depression for the Veteran Affairs and Department of Defense. His prolific work extends to numerous Practice Guideline reviews in the Journal of American Family Physician. Beyond his written contributions, Dr. Buelt co-founded the globally recognized Questioning Medicine podcast, earning a spot on the American Family Physician list of "25 Podcast Episodes Every Family Physician Should Listen To." Dr. Buelt stands as a top-tier speaker, sharing unparalleled insight, expertise, in an evidence based perspective.

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    Chronic Respiratory Failure (2025)

    Learning Objectives:

    • Define chronic respiratory failure
    • Identify patients who would benefit from NIV or bilevel therapy
    • Know the contraindications to NIV

    Jennifer Ely, DO, FACOI FCCP FAASM

    Market Medical Director

    University of Michigan Health-Sparrow.

    Jennifer Ely, DO. Market Medical Director University of Michigan Health-Sparrow. Dr. Ely is a pulmonary, critical care and sleep physician in the Lansing area practicing at University of Michigan Health-Sparrow for 20 years. She holds several other leadership positions including the program director of the pulmonary and critical care fellowship at University of Michigan Health-Sparrow, Chair of the Department of Internal Medicine at University of Michigan Health-Sparrow and medical director of the University of Michigan-Health sleep labs at St. Lawrence campus and UMH-Sparrow Clinton.

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    Physician Side Gigs (2025)

    Learning Objectives:

    • To discuss available opportunities for additional "side" income leveraging our medical degrees.
    • To review potential pitfalls regarding seeking ancillary work.
    • To highlight "knowing our worth" as physicians and the "why" behind seeking ancillary income.

    Mia A. Taormina, DO, FACOI

    Chair, Department of Infectious Disease

    Duly Health and Care

    Chair - Department of Infectious Disease
    Duly Health and Care
    Lombard, IL

    Adjunct Clinical Faculty
    Midwestern University - Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
    Downers Grove, IL

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    Infection in the Immunocompromised Patient (2025)

    Learning Objectives:

    • Upon completion the participant will be able to assess factors that determine the degree of immunosuppression in a patient and correlate the net state of immunosuppression with risk of infection
    • Upon completion the participant will be able to recognize common clinical syndromes associated with opportunistic infections in immunocompromised hosts
    • Upon completion the participant will be able to understand the proper use and limitations of new diagnostic tests for common opportunistic infections

    Peter Gulick, DO, MACOI

    Professor of Medicine

    Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine

    Peter Gulick DO Professor of Medicine Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine Medical School at Chicago College Osteopathic Medicine 1972-76 Internship Detroit Osteopathic Hospital 1976-77 Residency in Internal Medicine Cleveland Clinic Foundation 1977-80 Fellowship in Medical oncology Roswell Park memorial Institute Buffalo NY 1980-81 Cleveland Clinic 1983-84 Infectious Diseases Cleveland Clinic 1981-83 ABIM certified in Internal medicine, Infectious diseases, Medical oncology Board Certified by ACOI in internal medicine Medical oncology infectious diseases Currently Clinic Director of HIV clinic at Ingham County Health Dept, Special Immunology at Great Lakes Bay Medical Center in Saginaw and Central Michigan Dept Community Health HIV clinic in Mount pleasant All Ryan White sponsored Research 2 NIH RO1 grants looking at the path physiology of HIV in the Brain Co PI with Norb Kaminski PHD Currently Teach Medical students, Internal Medicine Residents and Infectious Disease Fellows

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    Hospital at Home (2025)

    Learning Objectives:

    • Introduce key elements of Hospital at Home care
    • Review real world examples of Hospital at Home in the pre-pandemic and pandemic periods
    • Analyze the data of the Acute Hospital Care at Home program as published by CMS in September 2024. Discuss the future of Hospital at Home and introduce the process of obtaining a waiver for AHCAH from CMS

    Booth Wainscoat, DO

    Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine

    UPMC

    Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
    Infectious Disease Specialist
    ID Connect
    UPMC Division of Infectious Disease

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    Round Table: Telehealth (2025)

    Round Table: Telehealth (2025)

    Rick A. Greco, DO, MACOI (Moderator)

    President of Physician Enterprise

    Trinity Health

    President of Physician Enterprise, Trinity Health 
    Internal Medicine Residency Program Director
    Trinity Health
    Steubenville, Ohio

    Mia A. Taormina, DO, FACOI

    Chair, Department of Infectious Disease

    Duly Health and Care

    Chair - Department of Infectious Disease
    Duly Health and Care
    Lombard, IL

    Adjunct Clinical Faculty
    Midwestern University - Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
    Downers Grove, IL

    Booth Wainscoat, DO

    Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine

    UPMC

    Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
    Infectious Disease Specialist
    ID Connect
    UPMC Division of Infectious Disease

    Mohmmad Hajjiri, MD (he/him/his)

    Physician

    DULY health and care