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PRIMARY OCT 15 19 2018 CARE INTERNAL MEDICINE Under the direction of CAMBRIDGE, MA STATE-of-the-ART PRACTICES for PHYSICIANS, NPs, PAs COMPREHENSIVE UPDATES and INNOVATIONS to OPTIMIZE EVALUATION, SCREENING, DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, IN-OFFICE PROCEDURES 48 NEW WORKSHOP OPTIONS for TARGETED LEARNING & CLINICAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT ALIGNED with YOUR SPECIFIC INTERESTS Now offering ABIM MOC Points This program is among the highest-rated Harvard Medical School CME courses Register at PCIM.HMSCME.com OPTIONAL HALF-DAY PROGRAM Advances in Family Medicine

This course provides a single immersive experience to ensure that you are current with the most important clinical changes and innovations impacting primary care, and are prepared to integrate these advances into daily practice. Comprehensive clinical and practice updates and guidance for care management: Hypertension: Sorting through SPIRIT and JNC recommendations Diabetes: Developing innovative treatment strategies for your most challenging patients Cholesterol management: Setting targets and achieving goals specific to patient risk factors Anticoagulation: Choosing the best anticoagulant for each patient Disease prevention and health promotion: Applying current consensus guidelines Collaborative care: Cross-discipline problem solving Biomodulators: What you need to know in primary care How to advise your patients who use supplements Opioids: State-of-the-art approaches to dosing, patient selection, addiction and weaning Practical tips for self-care and patient education Interactive learning around the most important questions you face: How can you build on what you know to improve patient care? Guidelines: How do we assess and more effectively utilize them? What does value-based payment mean to your practice? Patient engagement: How do we build greater trust with patients? Practice management: How should you organize your practice for patient care? Modern tools for patient care: How do we use decision support tools in office practice? Primary care advocacy: Surviving, growing and thriving Together with Harvard s leading clinical faculty representing more than 30 fields of medicine we have created an educational program expressly for primary care clinicians. Updates are relevant and delivered by faculty who succinctly and effectively summarize information for clinical practice. We hope you will join us. Course Director, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital, is renowned as a teacher, clinical innovator, national leader and advocate for strengthening and sustaining primary care medicine. Choose from 48 hands-on workshops and clinical innovations workshops to customize your learning experience for your specific practice needs and interests. Pain management Preoperative evaluation Complex diabetes Medical marijuana Suturing techniques Otolaryngology Dermatology Ophthalmology Movement disorders Gynecology Allergy Atrial fibrillation Thyroid disorders Prostate conditions Joint examination skills Joint injection techniques Incontinence management Travel medicine

Updates for Clinical Practice Now offering ABIM MOC Points This course is designed by and for primary care clinicians with the goal to: Update and sharpen your knowledge base for day-to-day practice Provide practical clinical tips you can readily incorporate into patient care Empower you to innovate to improve patient outcomes Build your technical abilities with skills development workshops Improve your abilities to assess new diagnostic and treatment options This course will improve competence and performance as a primary care clinician, increase your knowledge of the most dynamic and clinically relevant components of general internal medicine, and help you implement better clinical decision-making strategies. Material is presented to optimize the transfer of new information to clinicians for use in patient care. The learning environment has been structured to facilitate the retention of new knowledge with carefully paced presentations by focused, lively, and effective speakers known to engage learners. The course offers large and small group education free from distraction. Who Attends PHYSICIANS, NPs and PAs can rely on this program for comprehensive updates that ensure you are current with state-of-the-art strategies and practices for primary care medicine. Internists Family Physicians Specialists with primary care responsibilities Nurse Practitioners Physician Assistants Advanced Practice Nurses Harvard Medical School Faculty Josna Adusumilli, MD Meridale V. Baggett, MD Nesli O. Basgoz, MD Joanne Borg-Stein, MD William R. Brugge, MD Rebecca C. Burch, MD Karen J. Carlson, MD Adam S. Cheifetz, MD David T. Chiu, MD Raymond T. Chung, MD Pieter Cohen, MD Bethany-Rose Daubman, MD Benjamin T. Davis, MD James M. Ellison, MD, MPH Anne D. Emmerich, MD Christopher H. Fanta, MD Robert P. Friday, MD, PhD Lawrence S. Friedman, MD Adam W. Gaffney, MD Patricia A. Gibbons, MD Stacey T. Gray, MD Galen V. Henderson, MD Melanie P. Hoenig, MD Albert Hung, MD, PhD Eric M. Isselbacher, MD Vicki A. Jackson, MD, MPH Kevin D. Kapila, MD Lee M. Kaplan, MD, PhD Alex S. Keuroghlian, MD Hamed Khalili, MD, MPH Ramin Khorasani, MD, MPH Daniela Kroshinsky, MD, MPH Regina C. LaRocque, MD, MPH Donald B. Levy, MD Gregory D. Lewis, MD James A. MacLean, MD Darshan H. Mehta, MD, MPH David M. Nathan, MD Walter J. O Donnell, MD Kerri Palamara, MD J. Carl Pallais, MD, MPH Richard J. Pels, MD Edward M. Phillips, MD Jorge Plutzky, MD Jennifer E. Potter, MD Alicia M. Quesnel, MD Arun J. Ramappa, MD Heidi Rayala, MD, PhD Claudia U. Richter, MD Nancy A. Rigotti, MD Eric S. Rosenberg, MD Rachel P. Rosovsky, MD Douglas S. Ross, MD Martin A. Samuels, MD Harry P. Schneider, DPM, FACFAS David Shein, MD Jane S. Sillman, MD Leigh H. Simmons, MD Gerald W. Smetana, MD Christopher C. Smith, MD Kyle D. Staller, MD, MPH David J.R. Steele, MD George H. Theodore, MD Nadine M. Tung, MD Emily C. Von Bargen, DO Lisa B. Weissmann, MD Deborah J. Wexler, MD Carey M. York-Best, MD Peter J. Zimetbaum, MD Associate Course Directors Jennifer E. Potter, MD Professor of Medicine and Advisory Dean and Director of the Castle Society, Harvard Medical School; Director, Women s Health Center, Division of General Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Co-Chair and Director of LGBT Population Health Research, The Fenway Institute Richard J. Pels, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Chief of Medicine and Director of Graduate Medical Education, Cambridge Health Alliance David Shein, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Physician, Mount Auburn Hospital; Medical Director of the Mount Auburn Cambridge IPA Featured Guest Speakers Ronald N. Adler, MD, FAAFP, Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Massachusetts Medical School; Attending Physician, UMass-Memorial Health Care Andrew E. Budson, MD, Professor of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine Charles Day, MD, MBA, Chief, Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery; Vice Chair, Orthopaedic Surgery, St. Elizabeth s Medical Center Frank J. Domino, MD, Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Massachusetts Medical School; Predoctoral Education Director; Attending Physician, UMass-Memorial Health Care Thomas J. Gill, MD, Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Tufts University School of Medicine; Chairman, Department of Orthopedics, Steward Healthcare Network; Director, Boston Sports Medicine and Research Institute; Medical Director, Boston Ballet Steve Messineo, PT, DPT, Owner/President, Director of Marketing and Staff Doctor of Physical Therapy, All-Access Physical Therapy, Inc. Mark Powicki, PT, DPT, CSCS, Owner/Executive Director, Doctor of Physical Therapy and Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, All-Access Physical Therapy, Inc.

Agenda Learning Objectives Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to: Apply improved strategies in the outpatient care of the most common conditions: hypertension, diabetes, and hypercholesterolism Assess the clinical value of specific diagnostic tests used in general internal medicine and specialty practices, including test sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values Identify the disease prevention and health promotion goals of general internal medicine Recognize the side effects and interactions among medications prescribed by general internists and specialty physicians Develop a working understanding of the impact of biomodulators on concurrent medical conditions and patient medications Discuss the expected results of therapies and summarize the current treatment strategies for common conditions in medical and nonmedical specialties, including cardiovascular, pulmonary, neurologic/neurovascular, endocrine, ophthalmic, orthopedic, immunologic, reproductive, dermatologic, gastrointestinal, hepatic, geriatric, psychiatric, metabolic, and sleep medicine Describe clinical strategies for optimal pain management, including opioid management and buprenorphine treatment Apply evidence-based palliative care strategies in clinical practice Develop new and innovative skills in clinical problem-solving strategies to achieve the best outcomes for the most challenging patients Understand the implications of MACRA for clinical practice and quality of care Appreciate and understand the potential patient harm from the unregulated supplement industry Design new strategies for patient interaction and shared decision-making in order to bring satisfaction to daily practice MOC STATEMENT Successful completion of this CME activity enables the participant to earn up to 45.50 MOC points and 2.50 patient safety credits in the American Board of Internal Medicine s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC points. Disclaimer: CME activities accredited by Harvard Medical School are offered solely for educational purposes and do not constitute any form of certification of competency. Practitioners should always consult additional sources of information and exercise their best professional judgment before making clinical decisions of any kind. Monday, October 15 6:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast 7:15 Introduction and Welcome 7:30 State-of-the-Art Primary Care: Staying Current with Advances, Innovations, and Controversies** 8:30 Advanced Treatment Choices for Ischemic Heart Disease Eric M. Isselbacher, MD 9:30 Sleep Disorders: Assessment and Therapeutic Options Josna Adusumilli, MD 10:45 Treating Tobacco Use: Optimizing for the Best Outcomes Nancy A. Rigotti, MD 11:45 Optimal Asthma Care Christopher H. Fanta, MD 12:45 Break for lunch* 1:30 Obesity Treatment in Primary Care Lee M. Kaplan, MD, PhD 2:30 Biologics Primer: The Care of the Patient on Immunomodulators Hamed Khalili, MD, MPH 3:30 Break (Refreshments provided) 4:00 Case-Based Workshop Sessions A1 A8 A1 Thyroid Disorders (Repeated Session B1) Douglas S. Ross, MD A2 Therapeutic Approaches to the Knee (Repeated Session B2) Arun J. Ramappa, MD A3 Management of Difficult Behavioral Symptoms in Patients with Dementia and Delirium** (Repeated Session B3) James M. Ellison, MD, MPH A4 Preoperative Medical Evaluation (Repeated Session F4) Meridale V. Baggett, MD A5 Integrative Medicine Supplements and Herbal Therapies, including Medical Marijuana Donald B. Levy, MD A6 Fluid and Electrolyte Abnormalities (Repeated Session E6) Melanie P. Hoenig, MD A7 Breast/Ovarian Cancer Risk Assessment** Nadine M. Tung, MD A8 Atrial Fibrillation Peter J. Zimetbaum, MD 5:10 Break 5:20 Case-Based Workshop Sessions B1 B8 B1 Thyroid Disorders (Repeated Session A1) Douglas S. Ross, MD B2 Therapeutic Approaches to the Knee (Repeated Session A2) Arun J. Ramappa, MD B3 Management of Difficult Behavioral Symptoms in Patients with Dementia and Delirium** (Repeated Session A3) James M. Ellison, MD, MPH B4 GYN Case Studies Carey M. York-Best, MD B5 Dermatology A-Z: A Refresher for Primary Care (Repeated Session D5) Daniela Kroshinsky, MD, MPH B6 Foot and Ankle Problems (Repeated Session E7) Harry P. Schneider, DPM, FACFAS B7 HIV Update for Primary Care Nesli O. Basgoz, MD B8 Suturing in Your Office David T. Chiu, MD 6:30 Daily Program Ends

Agenda Tuesday, October 16 6:30 Continental Breakfast 7:30 Active Management of Chronic Kidney Disease David J.R. Steele, MD 8:30 Contemporary Management of Heart Failure Gregory D. Lewis, MD 9:30 Peripheral Vascular Disease: Options and Choices Galen V. Henderson, MD 10:45 Radiology Update: Balancing Diagnostic Needs with Cost Effectiveness Ramin Khorasani, MD, MPH 11:45 Current Strategies for Lipid Management: Goals and Therapy Choices Jorge Plutzky, MD 12:45 Break for lunch* 1:30 Current Approaches to Anemia Management Lisa B. Weissmann, MD 2:30 Pancreatobiliary Disease: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches William R. Brugge, MD 3:30 Break (Refreshments provided) 4:00 Cased-Based Workshop Sessions C1 C8 C1 Challenging Cases in Gastroenterology Lawrence S. Friedman, MD C2 Mindfulness in Practice: When, How, and Why Darshan H. Mehta, MD, MPH C3 Wrist and Hand Complaints: Evaluation and Treatment Charles Day, MD, MBA C4 Opioid and Buprenorphine Management** Kevin D. Kapila, MD C5 Diabetes Workshop: Developing Strategies for the Most Difficult Patients in Your Practice (Repeated Session F5) Deborah J. Wexler, MD C6 Biases and Behaviors in Clinical Practice: Strategies for Maintaining Balance and Poise Jennifer E. Potter, MD C7 Ophthalmology in Primary Care Claudia U. Richter, MD C8 Otolaryngology in Primary Care (Repeated Session D8) Stacey T. Gray, MD and Alicia M. Quesnel, MD 5:10 Break 5:20 Case-Based Workshop Sessions D1 D8 D1 Concussions: On the Field and in the Office Patricia A. Gibbons, MD D2 Female Urinary Incontinence Emily C. Von Bargen, DO D3 Challenges in Opioid Prescribing for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain** (Repeated Session E3) Richard J. Pels, MD D4 Transgender Health Alex S. Keuroghlian, MD D5 Dermatology A-Z: A Refresher for Primary Care (Repeated Session B5) Daniela Kroshinsky, MD, MPH D6 The Prostate and Its Challenges Heidi Rayala, MD, PhD D7 Case Studies in the Treatment of Movement Disorders Albert Hung, MD, PhD D8 Otolaryngology in Primary Care (Repeated Session C8) Stacey T. Gray, MD and Alicia M. Quesnel, MD 6:30 Daily Program Ends Wednesday, October 17 6:30 Continental Breakfast 7:30 Managing Menopause amid Controversy Karen J. Carlson, MD 8:30 The Challenges of Impaired Cognition, from Onset to Established Dementia Andrew E. Budson, MD 9:30 COPD and Interstitial Lung Disease: Managing Chronic Illnesses Walter J. O Donnell, MD 10:45 Curbside Antibiotic Choices in Outpatient Practice Benjamin T. Davis, MD 11:45 Liver Diseases of Primary Care Practice Raymond T. Chung, MD 12:45 Lunch and Learn (Lunch Provided) Live presentation New England Journal of Medicine Clinical Pathology Conference (CPC): Reaching the Right Diagnosis for the Most Difficult Cases Eric S. Rosenberg, MD 2:30 Updates in Headaches: Assessment and Treatment** Rebecca C. Burch, MD 3:30 Break (Refreshments provided) 4:00 Case-Based Workshop Sessions E1 E8 E1 Important 2018 Updates for Travel Medicine Regina C. LaRocque, MD, MPH E2 Therapeutic Approaches to the Shoulder (Repeated Session F2) Christopher C. Smith, MD E3 Challenges in Opioid Prescribing for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain** (Repeated Session D3) Richard J. Pels, MD E4 Contraception: Common Problems Faced in Office Practice Jane S. Sillman, MD E5 Using Risk Calculators for Decision Support** Leigh H. Simmons, MD E6 Fluid and Electrolyte Abnormalities (Repeated Session A6) Melanie P. Hoenig, MD E7 Foot and Ankle Problems (Repeated Session B6) George H. Theodore, MD E8 Allergy and Urticaria: How to Respond to Patient Needs James A. MacLean, MD 5:10 Break for dinner* 7:00 8:30 pm Evening Session Primary Care Doctor as Advocate: A Story of Supplement Safety and Free Speech Pieter Cohen, MD

Agenda Thursday, October 18 6:30 Continental Breakfast 7:30 Medical Management of Osteoporosis and Fracture Reduction Strategies in Primary Care 8:30 Differential Diagnosis of Polyarthritis Robert P. Friday, MD, PhD 9:30 Optimizing Treatment and Care of Your Patients with Diabetes David M. Nathan, MD 10:45 Hypertension: Controversies, Challenges, and Treatment Goals Gerald W. Smetana, MD 11:45 The Neurologic Exam for the Primary Care Clinician Martin A. Samuels, MD 12:45 Lunch and Learn (Lunch Provided) Primary Care in a Time of Distress: Building a Robust Future 2:30 Anticoagulant and Antiplatelet Therapy Choices Rachel P. Rosovsky, MD 3:30 Break (Refreshments provided) 4:00 Case-Based Workshop Sessions F1 F8 F1 Palliative Care: Your Central Role with the Very III** Vicki A. Jackson, MD, MPH and Bethany-Rose Daubman, MD F2 Therapeutic Approaches to the Shoulder (Repeated Session E2) Thomas J. Gill, MD F3 Case Studies in Office Endocrinology J. Carl Pallais, MD, MPH F4 Preoperative Medical Evaluation (Repeated Session A4) Meridale V. Baggett, MD F5 Diabetes Workshop: Developing Strategies for the Most Difficult Patients in Your Practice (Repeated Session C5) Deborah J. Wexler, MD F6 Lower Back Pain: Evaluation and Treatment Techniques** Joanne Borg-Stein, MD F7 Improving Your Efficiency in Office Practice David Shein, MD F8 Case Studies in Primary Care Pulmonary Medicine Adam W. Gaffney, MD 5:10 Daily Program Ends Hands-on or clinical innovation workshop Friday, October 19 6:30 Continental Breakfast 7:30 The Four Pillars of Lifestyle Medicine: Knowledge, Skills, Tools and Self-Care Edward M. Phillips, MD 8:30 GERD, Ulcer Disease and Celiac Sprue Kyle D. Staller, MD, MPH 9:30 What You Need to Know about Diseases of the Colon: IBS and IBD Adam S. Cheifetz, MD 10:45 Screening and Vaccination Updates Kerri Palamara, MD 11:45 The Treatment of Depression in Primary Care Anne D. Emmerich, MD 12:45 Course Concludes Friday Afternoon, October 19 Optional Half-Day Add-On Program Advances in Family Medicine 1:45 Don t Just Pink Think: Understanding Benefits and Harms of Cancer Screening Ronald N. Adler, MD, FAAFP 2:45 Practical and Easy Changes to Beat Burnout Frank J. Domino, MD 3:45 Break (Refreshments provided) 4:00 Manual Medicine: Back and Neck Frank J. Domino, MD; Steve Messineo, PT, DPT; and Mark Powicki, PT, DPT, CSCS 5:00 Add-On Program Concludes *There are many convenient and varied lunch options within a short walking distance of the course. **Meets criteria for Risk Management credit in Massachusetts. Program changes/substitutions may be made without notice. To view the most up-to-date version of the course program, please visit the course website.

This program sold out the past two years. Early registration for the 2018 program is strongly advised. PRIMARY CARE INTERNAL MEDICINE OCT 15 19 2018 CAMBRIDGE, MA PHYSICIANS, NPs, and PAs can rely on this program for comprehensive updates and skills development workshops that ensure you are current with state-of-the-art strategies and practices across the full spectrum of primary care medicine Cardiovascular disease Cholesterol management Cerebrovascular disease Depression and anxiety Cognitive decline Hematologic disorders COPD Asthma Hypertension Liver disease Headaches Osteoporosis Diseases of the colon Sleep disorders GERD Polyarthritis Pain control Kidney disease Earn up to: 45.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits TM 45.50 ABIM MOC Points 2.50 patient safety credits 1.25 Credits of End-of-Life Care Studies Application for CME credit has been filed with the American Academy of Family Physicians. Determination of credit is pending. 9.00 Credits Risk Management Study, including: 4.50 Credits of Opioid Education and Pain Management Training Optional Half-Day Program: Advances in Family Medicine Register at PCIM.HMSCME.com Accreditation The Harvard Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Harvard Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of 45.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS Application for CME credit has been filed with the American Academy of Family Physicians. Determination of credit is pending. RISK MANAGEMENT This activity meets the criteria of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine for 9.00 credits of Risk Management Study. This includes 4.50 credits of Opioid Education and Pain Management Training and 1.25 credits of End-of-Life Care Studies. Please check with your individual state licensing board requirements before claiming these credits. NURSE PRACTITIONERS, REGISTERED NURSES and PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS For the purpose of recertification, the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board and American Nurses Credentialing Center accept AMA PRA Category 1 Credit issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME (Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education). We would also suggest that learners check with their state licensing board to ensure they accept reciprocity with AMA PRA Category 1 Credit for re-licensure. The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) states that AMA PRA Category 1 Credits are acceptable for continuing medical education requirements for recertification. We would also suggest that learners check with their state licensing board to ensure they accept reciprocity with AMA PRA Category 1 Credit for re-licensure. CANADIAN and EUROPEAN ACCREDITATION The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada recognizes conferences and workshops held outside of Canada that are developed by a university, academy, hospital, specialty society or college as accredited group learning activities. Through an agreement between the American Medical Association and the European Union of Medical Specialists, physicians may convert AMA PRA Category 1 Credit to an equivalent number of European CME Credits (ECMECs ). Information on the process of converting AMA PRA Category 1 Credits to ECMECs can be found at: www.eaccme.eu.

This program sold out the last two years. Early registration for the 2018 program is strongly recommended. Primary Care Internal Medicine October 15 19 Cambridge, MA Course #732255-1901 Register after September 20, 2018 Register on or before September 20, 2018 Physicians $1,695 $1,595 (SAVE $100) Trainees or Allied Health Professionals $1,595 $1,495 (SAVE $100) OPTIONAL HALF-DAY ADD-ON PROGRAM Advances in Family Medicine Friday, October 19, 1:45 pm 5:00 pm $175 $150 (SAVE $25) Tuition includes all breakfasts, morning and afternoon refreshments, lunches on Wednesday and Thursday, and a special program on Wednesday evening. Complimentary internet access will be provided in the meeting room throughout the course. All attendees of Primary Care Internal Medicine will receive a flash drive containing course materials. If you would like a printed copy of these materials, you can purchase them in advance for $50 with your online course registration. A very limited supply will be available on site at the course for $90. Registration, Payment, Confirmation and Refund Policy Registrations for Harvard Medical School CME programs are made via our secure online registration system. To register for this course, please visit the course website at PCIM.hmscme.com. At the end of the registration process, a $5 non-refundable processing fee will be added to your registration, and you will have the choice of paying by check or credit card (Visa, MasterCard, or American Express). If you are paying by check (draft on a United States bank), the online registration system will provide you with instructions and a printable form for remitting your course fees by check. Postal, telephone, fax, and cash-payment registrations are not accepted. All fees shown in USD. Upon receipt of your paid registration, an email confirmation from the HMS GCE office will be sent to you. Be sure to include an email address that you check frequently. Your email address is used for critical information, including registration confirmation, evaluation, and certificate. Refunds, less an administrative fee of $75, will be issued for all cancellations received two weeks prior to the start of the course. Refund requests must be received by email. No refund will be issued should cancellation occur less than two weeks prior. No shows are subject to the full course fee and no refunds will be issued once the conference has started. Venue Boston Marriott Cambridge Two Cambridge Center 50 Broadway Cambridge, MA 02142 Telephone: +1 617-494-6600 This program is among the highest-rated Harvard Medical School CME courses. Early registration is strongly recommended. Accommodations A limited number of rooms* have been reserved at the Boston Marriott Cambridge until Friday, September 21, 2018. To make reservations by phone, call 800-228-9290. When calling the hotel, be sure to specify that you are enrolled in this activity using Group Code PCI to receive a special group rate. Hotel reservations can also be made online by September 21 by going to the course website at PCIM.HMSCME.com and clicking on the dedicated link on the Venue page. *Please note that the discounted rooms may sell out before the deadline. Please do not make non-refundable travel arrangements until you ve received an email from the HMS GCE office confirming your paid registration. Questions? Call 617-384-8600 Monday-Friday 9am 5pm (ET) or send an email to CEPrograms@hms.harvard.edu Register at PCIM.HMSCME.com