Virtual Precourses – Thursday, November 5, 2026

Track 1: Outpatient Precourse

9:00AM – Low Barrier Buprenorphine in Primary Care

By Amy Kennedy, MD; Taylor Bozich, MD: Laura Pugh, MD

10:00AM – Osteoporosis in Primary Care

By Iram Ahmad, MD

11:00AM – Lipid Management Updates

By Savitha Subramanian, MBBS

12:00PM – Male Hypogonadism in Primary Care

By Brad Anawalt, MD FACP

Track 2: Inpatient Precourse

9:00AM – Hepatology for Hospitalists: Fluids, Confusion, Bleeding. Oh My!

By Asma Siddique, MD

10:00AM – Nephrology Updates for the Hospitalist

By Laura Mayeda, MD

11:00AM – Rheumatologic Emergency and Quick Tips for the Hospitalist

By Cindy Chiu, DO

12:00PM – Novel Psychoactive Drugs in the Hospitalized Patient

By Wendy Hansen, MD

Day 1 – Friday, November 6, 2026 – Hybrid (In-Person at Bell Harbor + Online)

Breakfast

Advocacy

By Delaney Goulet, MD FACP & Steph Fosback, MD FACP

Do Your Learners LEARN?

By Yihan Yang, MD

Laughter in Medicine

By Carrie Horwitch, MD MACP

MSK Workshop

By Greg Nakamoto, MD FACP & Leslieanne Yen, MD FACP

Break

Governor’s Welcome & Story Slam 

By Governor Cathrine Wheeler, MD FACP

Dermatology

By Kendra Bergstrom, MD

Antibiotic Stewardship: Less is More

By Maggie Green, MD

Break

Practice Changing Updates in Hospital Medicine

By Shawn Schweitzer, MD  and Jeffrey Krimmel-Morrison, MD FACP

Practice Changing Updates in Ambulatory Medicine

By Chris Knight, MD FACP and Mathini Mohanachandran, MD

Lunch, Awards & Resident Jeopardy Competition

Break

John Vassall Annual Lecture for Justice & Equity in Medicine:
Immigration and Healthcare

By Luis Manriquez, MD

Pulmonary Embolism

By Daniel Hoesterey, MD

Updates in Vaccinations

By Seth Cohen, MD

Inflight Emergencies

By Doug Paauw, MD MACP

Governor’s Reception & Poster Judging

Day 2 – Saturday, November 7th, 2027 – In-Person Live Streaming Seattle Initai Foundation + Online

Welcome

Residents’ Session: Oral Presentations Round 1

Menopause

By Tess King, MD

Break

Long Covid

By Anita Chopra, MD FACP & Janna Friedly, MD

AI in Medical Education

By Karen Segerson, MD

Early Physician Career Guidance

By Nina Tan, MD & Izzy Westling, MD FACP

Homeless Healthcare

By Cody Gehring, MD & Courtney Tuegel, MD

Error Disclosure

By Caitlin Harrington, MD JD

Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare

By Matt Perez, MD

Break

Residents’ Session: Oral Presentations Round 3

Lunch, Business Meeting & Poster Awards

Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder

By Amy Liu, MD

Sleep Medicine for the Internist; Beyond CPAP

By Sridar Chalaka, MD

Break

Interprofessional management of Obesity

By Dawn Dewitt, MD

Health Equity/Trauma Informed Care

By Emily Ashbaugh, MD  & Katie Buckman, DO

Rheumatology for the PCP

By Andrew Ritter, MD

Your Financial Health: Money Talk for Docs* (no CME available)

By Jackie Lemon, MD

Story Slam and Closing Remarks

By Cathrine Wheeler, MD, FACP