
2026 Hot Topics in Internal Medicine
Conference: April 30 - May 1
Hot Topics in Internal Medicine Conference
In-person and live streamed
Preconference Skills Workshop: April 29th
Skills and Procedure Lab - full day - in-person only
Hot Topics in Internal Medicine Overview
Hot Topics in Internal Medicine Conference
During this year’s conference, you’ll explore some of the most common questions and significant advances in internal medicine. We’ll discuss essential diagnostic, treatment, and management strategies so we can provide the best care for our patients.
Cost:
$450 - MD/DO ($325 UW & Affiliates Reduced Fee)
$350 - RN/PA/Residents/Others ($225 UW & Affiliates Reduced Fee)
Skills and Procedures Lab
Hands-on learning in the following areas will be covered: Implantable birth control, acute migraine management and trigger point injections, suturing and orthopedic exams.
Cost: $295 ($245 - UW & Affiliates Reduced Fee)
Intended Audience
This activity is designed to meet the needs of primary care physicians, physician assistants, advanced practice nurses, and other health care professionals who are interested in expanding their knowledge and improving their care of patients.
Hot Topics in Internal Medicine Conference and Skills & Procedures Lab
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, April 29 - May 1, 2026
*Check back as course program may be updated
| WEDNESDAY, April 29, 2026 - Skills & Procedures Lab | |
| Morning Sessions | |
| 7:00 | Registration/Check-in and Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 | Skills Procedural Sessions* |
| 9:45 | Break |
| 10:00 | Skills Procedural Sessions* |
| 11:45 | Lunch |
| Afternoon Sessions | |
| 12:45 | Skills Procedural Sessions* |
| 2:30 | Break |
| 2:45 | Skills Procedural Sessions* |
| 4:15 | Adjourn |
| *Skills Procedural Sessions include: - full list of sessions coming soon | |
| THURSDAY, April 30, 2026 - Hot Topics in Internal Medicine Conference | |
| Morning Sessions | |
| 7:00 | Registration/Check-in and Continental Breakfast |
| 7:50 - 8:00 | Welcome and Introductions - |
| 8:00 - 8:30 | Nicole Reilly, MD, FACC – Cardiology: Testing for CAD - Coronary CTA & Evolving Pathways |
| 8:30 - 9:00 | Elizabeth Chapman, MD – Passing the SNF Test – Best Practices for Transitioning Patients into and out of Skilled Nursing Facilities |
| 9:00 - 9:30 | Rose Staden, NP – Swab Stories: Tales and Updates from the Frontlines of STI and HIV Care and Prevention |
| 9:30 - 10:00 | Q&A Session - Reilly, Chapman, Staden |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Break |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | TBD |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Connie Wang, MD – Skin Lesion Triage: Monitor, Biopsy, Refer” |
| 11:30-12:00 | Dawd Siraj, MD, MPH – Update in Hepatitis B & C Management: Targeting What a PCP Can Do Themselves vs What Needs a Referral |
| 12:00 - 12:30 | Q&A Session - Wang, Siraj |
| 12:30 - 1:30 | Lunch |
| Afternoon Sessions | |
| 1:30 - 2:00 | Samantha Murray-Bainer, MD – Things We Do for No Reason |
| 2:00 - 2:30 | Ty Carrol, MD – Primary Aldosteronism: From Here and There to Everywhere |
| 2:30 - 2:45 | Q&A Session - Murray-Bainer, Carroll |
| 2:45 - 3:00 | Break |
| 3:00 - 3:30 | Jonathan Temte, MD, PhD – Vaccines and Medical Misinformation – Communication Strategies |
| 3:30 - 4:00 | TBD |
| 4:00 - 4:30 | Clare O’Connor, MD, MPH – Costs and Side Effects of GLP-1 |
| 4:30-5:00 | Q&A - Temte, TBD, O'Connor |
| 5:00 | Adjourn Day 1 |
| Friday, May 1, 2026 - Hot Topics in Internal Medicine Conference | |
| Morning Sessions | |
| 7:00 | Registration/Check-in and Continental Breakfast |
| 7:50 - 8:00 | Welcome and Introductions - |
| 8:00 - 8:30 | Nathan Rudin, MD – Can You Diagnose Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome? …And If You Do, Then What? |
| 8:30 - 9:00 | Gigi Dawood, DO, FACE - Diabetes Update - Medication Advances, Changes to Approach of Escalation of Medication |
| 9:00 - 9:30 | Caitlin Crandall, RRT, RPFT – Press, Puff, Breathe: Helping Patients Get the Most from Their Inhaler |
| 9:30 - 10:00 | Q&A - Rudin, Dawood, Crandall |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Break |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Matthew Brunner, MD – Hem/Onc: CAR-T & Bispecifics (BiTE) |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Matthew Blum, MD, MHS – Beyond ACEis and ARBs: Implementing SGLT2i, GLP‑1RA, and Finerenone in CKD Care |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Anna Schmidt, PA – ENT and Sudden Hearing Loss |
| 12:00 - 12:30 | Q&A - Brunner, Blum, Schmidt |
| 12:30 - 1:30 | Lunch |
| Afternoon Sessions | |
| 1:30 - 2:00 | Brian Nagle, MD, MPH – A Dose of Dopamine: A Primary Care Guide to Treating Parkinsonism |
| 2:00 - 2:30 | Rita German, MD – GI: Fatty Liver/MASLD or NASH |
| 2:30 - 3:00 | Sari Archer, NP & Angela Sergeant, NP – Pelvic Floor |
| 3:00 - 3:30 | Q&A – Nagle, German, Archer & Sergeant |
| 3:30 | Adjourn Day 2 |
Emergency situations occasionally occur and may necessitate topic or speaker changes. The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and the University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP reserve the right to alter or substitute a topic or speaker without prior notification.

Conference Attire
Casual attire is appropriate for this conference.. Since meeting room temperatures and personal comfort levels vary, dressing in layers is recommended.
Conference Housing
A block of rooms has been reserved at the conference site, The Madison Concourse Hotel & Governor's Club. Please contact the hotel directly (1-800-356-8293) or click on the following link to arrange your accommodation:
https://themadisonconcourse.ihotelier.com/book/dates-of-stay?groupID=4930670
Please mention “Hot Topics in Internal Medicine 2026 Conference” to the hotel staff when making your reservation to receive the special block room rate of $169, plus tax (for a general standard guest room). The block of rooms will be held on a first-come, first-served basis and any available rooms that have not been reserved by 5:00 PM, March 29, 2026, will be released to the general public.
Virtual Attendees
Program links to the event will be sent to you prior to the conference.
Travel
Madison, Wisconsin has one major airport (MSN), the Dane County Regional Airport.
Driving directions are available here.
Planning Committee:
Brian Bruno, PA, LAT, Department of Orthopedics, Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Samantha Murray-Bainer, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Adrienne Hampton, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Anna T Schmidt, MS, PA-C, Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT, Otolaryngology), UW Health
Jeremy P. Smith, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Adam Flyte, MS, Accreditation Specialist, Interprofessional Continuing Professional Development, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Skill and Procedures Lab Presenters:
Ann Baggot, NP, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Brian Bruno, PA, LAT, Department of Orthopedics, Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Douglas Grovergrys, MPT, ATC, CSCS, Physical Therapist, UW Sports Rehabilitation at Science Drive*‡
Ellen Herrera, NP, Department of Neurology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Laura Kwitek, DNP, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Katrina Mroz, Department of Neurology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Jeff Oryall, PA
Sarah Smith, RN, MS, ANP-BC, APNP, Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Scott Tauferner, PT,
Sydney Tadrew, PA, Department of Neurology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Conference Presenters:
Sari Archer, NP, Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, UW Health
Matthew Blum, MD, MHS, Assistant Professor (CHS), Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Matthew Brunner, MD, Assistant Professor (CHS), Division of Hematology, Medical Oncology and Palliative Care, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Ty Carroll, MD, Professor (CHS) Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Elizabeth Chapman, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Caitlin Crandall, RRT, RPFT, Respiratory Therapy Adult Education Specialist, UW Health
Gigi Dawood, DO, MA, Assistant Professor (CHS), Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Rita German, MD, Assistant Professor (CHS),Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Samantha Murray-Bainer, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Brian Nagle, MD, MPH Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Clare O'Connor, MD, MPH, Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Nicole Reilly, MD, FACC, Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Nathan Rudin, MD, MA, Professor (CHS), Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Dawd Siraj, MD, Professor (CHS), Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Angela Sergeant, NP, Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, UW Health
Anna T Schmidt, MS, PA-C, Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT, Otolaryngology), UW Health
Rose Staden, NP, Nurse Practitioner - Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Jonathan Temte, MD, PhD, Professor (CHS), Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Connie Wang, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Policy on Faculty and Sponsor Disclosure
It is the policy of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership (ICEP) to identify, mitigate and disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* held by the speakers/presenters, authors, committee members, planners, and other persons who may influence content of this accredited continuing education (CE). In addition, speakers/presenters and authors must disclose any planned discussion of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentation(s). For this accredited continuing education activity all relevant financial relationships have been mitigated and detailed disclosures are provided at each event registration page.
*Ineligible companies are those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by, or on, patients. The ACCME does not consider providers of clinical services directly to patients to be ineligible companies.
Accreditation Statement | |
![]() | In support of improving patient care, the University of Wisconsin–Madison Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership (ICEP) 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. |
See individual courses for credit designation statements
Pre-conference:
Skills and Procedure Lab - full day - in-person only
Registration for this activity can only be completed through the ICEP Learning Portal. Attendee registrations made through any other sites cannot be honored. UW-Madison ICEP is not able to refund fees paid through unaffiliated registration sites, such as eMedEvents.com, MedConfWorld.com, EventEgg.com, and 10times.com. Please report any unauthorized websites or solicitations for registrations to [email protected].
Questions about Registration
Email [email protected]
Program Changes
Emergency situations occasionally occur and may necessitate topic or speaker changes. The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP reserves the right to alter or substitute a topic or speaker without prior notification.
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodation for this event. Please contact [email protected] as soon as you can make a reasonable accommodation request.
Additional Information
For additional information or for any questions, please contact [email protected]

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