Updates in Hospital Medicine 2026

This conference has been designed to provide the latest information on current issues concerning Hospitalist Medicine. This course will provide clinically relevant information to enhance diagnostic and therapeutic skills in the hospitalist setting.

The purpose of this conference is to support physicians and Advanced Practice Providers in hospital medicine by advancing clinical expertise, strengthening collaboration, and improving inpatient outcomes. The program will focus on high-impact acute care conditions, including systolic and diastolic heart failure, adrenal insufficiency, delirium, and alcohol use disorder. Through evidence-based and case-based learning, participants will refine diagnostic and management strategies for medically complex patients.

The target audience includes hospitalist physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, allied health professionals, and students practicing in inpatient settings. We anticipate attendance of up to 100 participants.

Participants who engage in this educational intervention will be able to:

• Identify current best practice evidence-based guidelines for management of systolic and diastolic heart failure, where to find updates, and strategies to prevent readmission.
• Describe current best practice evidence-based guidelines for management of alcohol withdrawal, where to find updates, and strategies to prevent readmission.
• Identify current best practice evidence-based guidelines for management of sepsis, where to find updates, and strategies to prevent further decompensation and transfer to the intensive care unit."

Monday, November 9th 2026

7:00-7:30 a.m. Registration, Light Breakfast

8:00-8:15 a.m. Welcome & Opening Comments

8:15-8:45 a.m. “Diagnosis and Management of Adrenal Insufficiency (the real Al) in Hospitalized Patients"
James W. Findling, MD

8:45-9:15 a.m. “Non-Invasive Ventilation in the Hospitalized Patient”
Mark Barash, DO

9:15-9:45 a.m. “Surviving the Deluge: Sepsis Guidelines in 2026”
Paul Bergl, MD FACP

9:45-10:00 a.m. Break

10:00-10:30 a.m. “Updates from “Things We Do for No Reason”
Sam Murray-Bainer, MD

10:30-11:00 a.m. “Post Acute-Long Term Care (PALTC) 101”
Kim Jones, NP

11:00-11:30 p.m. “Procedure/POCUS Panel”
Theodore Jensen, MD
Leah Cotter, MD
Kyle Olson, MD,
Kimberly Tyler, MD

11:30-12:00 p.m. “Alcohol Withdrawal Management: Phenobarbital vs. Benzodiazepines”
Kimberly Stoner, MD

12:00-1:00 p.m.  Lunch

1:00-1:30 p.m. “E/M Billing: What Every Hospitalist Needs to Know”
Julie Kolinski, MD

1:00-1:30 p.m. “Multispecialty Hospitalist APP Fellowship”
Andrea Bequest PA-C (APP Breakout Session)

1:30-2:00 p.m.  “AI Tools in Epic”
Jonathan Rubin, MD

1:30-2:00 p.m. “Structured for Success: Optimizing NP & PA Student Clinical Rotations”
Paige Gioia PA-C (APP Breakout Session)

2:00-2:30 p.m. “Cancer Immunotherapy Toxicity in the Inpatient Environment”
Jonathan Thompson, MD

2:00-2:30 p.m. “Better Together: Winning Strategies for Hospitalist Teams”
Brianna Nigro, NP & Sushma Raju, MD (APP Breakout Session)

2:30-2:45 p.m. Break

2:45-3:15 p.m. “Overview of the management of heart failure with reduced & Preserved Ejection Fraction in Adults"
Pedro M Lozano, MD

3:15-3:45 p.m. “Managing Congestion in Decompensated Heart Failure"
Peter Marogil, DO

3:45-4:15 p.m. “Beyond the OR: Inpatient Management of the Adult Surgical Patient”
Abhijai Singh, MD
Sanjay Singh, MD
Waitz Ngan, MD,
Shpresa Mullikin, NP

4:15-4:30 p.m. Closing Comments / Adjourn

Program Directors:

• Mandeep Babbra, MD
• Andrea Bequest, PA-C
• Gina LaWall, APNP
• Sheila Swartz, MD

Program Coordinators:

• Chris Jenks, Administrative Assistant, Sr.
• Vesna Kabic, Administrative Assistant, Sr.
• Jennifer Wehrley, Business Operations Coordinator Sr.

Scientific Committee Members:

• Sarah Ahrens, MD
• Rachell Ayers, MD
• Nicole Bonk, MD
• Samantha Huzzar-Tembei, MD
• Jessica Pierobon, MD

The Medical College of Wisconsin is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this activity for up to 6.75 hours of participation for continuing education for allied health professionals.

The Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc. is approved as a provider of nurse practitioner continuing education by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners: AANP Provider Number 150930. This program has been approved for 6.75 contact hours of continuing education (which includes 0.0 hours of pharmacology).

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 6.75 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.