Clinical Pearls from 2025 ACP Internal Medicine Meeting

Earlier this month, the Patient Care editorial team attended the 2025 American College of Physicians’ Internal Medicine Meeting in New Orleans, where leading experts addressed current critical challenges facing clinical practices. In this video round-up, 3 specialists share actionable strategies for improving patient care in key areas of primary practice. Foluso Fakorede, MD, highlights essential steps for early detection and management of peripheral artery disease to prevent amputations and major cardiovascular events. Rachel Issaka, MD, discusses practical approaches to increasing colorectal cancer screening rates. Laura Davisson, MD, offers clinical pearls for optimizing obesity management beyond lifestyle modification and GLP-1 receptor agonists. Watch the full video for concise insights directly from the experts.

Dr Fakorede is founder and chief executive officer of Cardiovascular Solutions of Central Mississippi and cochair of the Association of Black Cardiologists’ and PAD initiative.

Dr Issaka is an associate professor of medicine and the Kathryn Surace-Smith endowed chair in health equity research at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle, Washington.

For more of our conversation with Dr Issaka, check out:

• Failure to Follow-Up After Colorectal Cancer Screening Translates into Preventable Deaths: Rachel Issaka, MD, MAS
• Rachel Issaka, MD, MAS: Effective CRC Prevention Programs Require Multispecialty Commitment
• CRC Screening Outreach Significantly Reduces Black-White Disparities, Including CRC Mortality Gap
• Which CRC Screening Method for Which Patient? Rachel Issaka, MD, MAS, Calls for an Honest Conversation

Dr Davisson is a professor of medicine at the West Virginia University School of Medicine. For more of our conversation with Dr Davisson, check out:

• Navigating GLP-1 Medication Access: Coverage Challenges, Emerging Cash-Pay Options
• A Comprehensive Approach to Obesity Treatment: Combining Lifestyle, Medication, and Surgery