Annual Anthony G. DiBartolomeo Internal Medicine Conference

Conference Details

Friday, September 4, 2026

Breakfast and lunch are provided.

• Registration / Introduction: 7:30 a.m. - 8:15 a.m.
• Lectures: 8:15 a.m. - 3:15 p.m. (including breaks)

Accommodations

Morgantown Marriott at Waterfront Place
Two Waterfront Place
Morgantown, WV 26501

Phone: 304-296-1700

Continuing Education Information

Target Audience

This conference is designed for physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, and members in the healthcare field interested in up-to-date information on 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.
• Describe indications and referral timing for solid organ transplantation and collaborate effectively with transplant centers.

Additional Information

For questions or more information prior to or during the conference, please contact Kathy Dowling at 304-293-0709, or via email at kathleen.dowling@wvumedicine.org.

For information on other upcoming CE conferences, contact the Office of CE at 304-293-3937, visit our website at ce.wvu.edu, or e-mail us at ce@wvu.edu.

In case of emergency during the conference, please call Kathy Dowling at 304-293-0709.

Disclosures

It is the policy of the WVU School of Medicine Office of CME to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its educational activities. All faculty/authors/planners participating in our activities are expected to disclose any relationships they may have with commercial companies.