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2026 Hospital Medicine

Wednesday, February 4, 2026

3:00 – 3:30 PM                 Registration, Refreshments and Exhibitors

3:30 - 4:15                         Keynote Address: Planetary Health

                                             David Rand, DO

4:15 – 5:00                         Infectious Disease 

                                             Kristen Pierce, MD

5:00 – 5:15                         Break and Exhibitors

5:15 – 6:00                         Capacity Assessment and What to do When Your Patient Refuses                                                              Treatment

                                              Dylan Hershkowitz, MD

6:00 – 6:30                         Quick Hits: Pharmacy Pearls

                                             Ashley Houseman, PharmD, BCPS

6:30                                     Adjourn

7:00                                     Optional Dinner

Thursday, February 5, 2026

7:00 AM                             Continental Breakfast and Exhibitors

7:30 – 8:15                         Euglycemic DKA and Other Complicated Diabetes Cases

                                             David Felske, MD

8:15 – 9:00                        Inpatient Anemia Work-up and Treatment

                                             Jacqueline Poston, MD

9:00 – 9:15                        Break and Exhibitors

9:15 – 10:00                      Management of Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure

                                             Ram Baalachandran, MD

10:00 – 10:30                    Quick Hits: On Safari

                                             Aaron Levit, DO

 

10:30                                   Adjourn
 

Thursday Evening Session

4:00 PM                              Refreshments and Exhibitors

4:30 – 5:15                        End of Life Symptoms Management                                     

                                               Patricia Whitney, MD

5:15 – 6:00                         Caring for the Hospitalized Patient with Parkinsons Disease

                                              James Boyd, MD

6:00 – 6:15                         Break and Exhibitors                     

6:15 – 7:00                         Dermatology in the Hospital

                                             Joseph Pierson, MD

7:00 – 7:30                         Quick Hits: Updates in Hospital Medicine

                                             Preetika Muthukrishnan, MD

7:30                                     Adjourn

Friday, February 6, 2026                         

7:00 AM                              Continental Breakfast and Exhibitors

7:30 – 8:15                         Updates in Hematology

                                             Timothy Plante, MD

8:15 – 9:00                         Toxidromes

                                             Joseph Kennedy, MD

9:00 – 9:15                         Break and Exhibitors

9:15 – 9:45                         Quick Hits: Things We Do For No Reason              

                                              Caleb Burr, MD

9:45 – 10:30                      How to Make Your Hospitalist Career Work For You

                                             Naomi Hodde, MD

 

10:30                                   Adjourn

Accreditation Details Coming Soon!

In support of improving patient care, The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at the University of Vermont is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Meeting Disclaimer: Regarding written materials and information received, written or otherwise, during this Conference, the scientific views, statements, and recommendations expressed during this activity represent those of the authors and speakers and do not necessarily represent the views of the University of Vermont.