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The conference syllabus will be available by electronic PDF download. You will receive an email prior to the event that notifies when presentations are available to download. 

REFUNDS: Refunds, minus an administrative fee of $75, will be made only if notice of cancellation is received at uvmcmie@med.uvm.edu prior to January 14, 2026. Refunds are not possible after that date. Substitutions may be possible; please call (802) 656-2292 to inquire.

Lodging Information     

Please call the Please call the Topnotch by January 4, 2026, at 800-451-8686 and indicate your participation in this course to obtain our discounted rates: $329 plus state and local tax and $15 resort fee, single or double occupancy. Room rates cannot be guaranteed after January 4, 2026.

Listings of other accommodations may be found by visiting www.gostowe.com

We hope you will join us in Stowe!

Topnotch Resort - Stowe Vermont Luxury Resort and Spa

Where an incomparable mountain experience meets luxury on an intimate scale, you’ll find us, Stowe VT’s signature address.

Wednesday, February 4, Preconference POCUS Workshop (Optional) 7:30 – Noon (Breakfast Included)

            UVM Sim Lab, Given Building, 89 Beaumont Ave, Burlington 

          Mohit Jindal, MD 

CONFERENCE

Wednesday, February 4

Topnotch Resort, 4000 Mountain Road, Stowe, VT 05672

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                          Management of Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure

                                                Ram Baalachandran, MD

9:00 – 9:15                          Break and Exhibitors

9:15 – 10:00                      Inpatient Anemia Work-up and Treatment

                                               Jacqueline Poston, 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.