Annual Anthony G Dibartolomeo Internal Medicine Conference

About

This conference is named in honor of Anthony G. DiBartolomeo, MD.  Dr. DiBartolomeo earned his medical degree fromthe WVU School of Medicine in 1967, completed residency training at the University of Minnesota, and completed a fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh. A United States Army veteran, Dr. DiBartolomeo served as a rheumatologist for the Walter Reed General Hospital in Washington, DC, and then joined WVU as Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Section of Rheumatology. Dr. DiBartolomeo faithfully served the WVU School of Medicine in many roles, and was awarded outstanding teacher and outstanding faculty awards throughout his time with the institution.

Target Audience

Physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, and members in the healthcare field interested in up-to-date information in various aspects of inpatient and outpatient adult medicine.

Learning Objectives

Following this conference, participants should be able to:

• Apply evidence-based strategies to improve diagnosis, treatment, and care coordination for their patients

• Implement evidence-based clinical strategies to optimize patient care and outcomes in Internal Medicine

• Coordinate care and integrate best practices across interdisciplinary teams to improve patient management and outcomes

• Apply guideline-directed screening, diagnostic, and treatment strategies for common and complex internal medicine conditions

• Differentiate between disease-directed treatment options and palliative-focused care strategies in advanced cancer

• Identify appropriate candidates for bariatric endoscopic therapies and compare available procedural options with surgical and medical alternatives

• Recognize and differentiate allergic dermatologic conditions and develop initial management and referral plans

• Utilize validated tools to assess frailty and incorporate findings into shared decision-making with patients and care teams

• Recognize clinical presentations of tick-borne illnesses and initiate appropriate diagnostics and empiric treatment

• Identify barriers to safe care transitions in rural populations and apply strategies to reduce readmissions and medication discrepancies

• Identify current evidence-based strategies for the diagnosis and management of heart failure, including appropriate use of guideline-directed medical therapy

Topics

This conference will cover the following topics: Bariatric Endoscopy; Managing Hypothyroidism in Primary Care; Assessment and Management of Frailty; When to Consider Stopping Cancer Therapies; Tick-Borne Illness; Transitions of Care and Impacts on Rural Healthcare; Lipid Management; Mast Cell Activation Syndrome; Infectious Exposures: Immunizations and Immunoglobulins; Hepatitis C Treatment for the PCP; Heart Failure; and Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Cancellations

Important: If you are unable to attend the conference after you have registered, you must notify us in writing by August 28, 2026, to receive a refund. No refunds for conference fees will be made after August 28, 2026. A $25 fee will be charged for all cancelled registrations.

We reserve the right to cancel individual sessions or the entire conference. In the event of a conference cancellation, a full tuition refund will be made.

Hotel Information

Morgantown Marriott at Waterfront Place
Two Waterfront Place
Morgantown, WV 26501
Phone: 304-296-1700

Additional Information

For questions or for more information prior to or during the conference, please contact Kathy Dowling.