20th Annual Northwest Regional Hospital Medicine Conference

Conference description
Hospital Medicine is a broad, and ever-changing field. Staying current on topics old and new is a must for us and part of the joy of practicing hospital medicine. In 2025 this regional conference will be held in Hood River, Oregon. See you in September!
Conference date
September 11-12, 2025
Conference location
Best Western Inn @ Hood River - Hood River, Oregon
Target audience
Hospitalists, internists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and others who may care for patients in the hospital setting.
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- Fees
- Credit and MOC
- Lodging
- Contact
Schedule
Thursday, September 11
7:15 Registration/Breakfast
7:50 Welcome and Introduction to the Course
8:00 PAD Diagnosis and Management - Leo Daab, MD
8:30 Sodium Homeostasis - Julia Durrant, MD
9:00 Emerging & Re-Emerging Viruses - Ellie Sukerman, MD
9:30 Panel/Questions & Answers
9:55 BREAK / EXHIBITORS
10:20 Management of Big Decubitus Ulcers - Mackenzie Cook, MD
10:50 Hospital Medicine Literature Review - Anand Jagannath, MD, MS
11:20 EGD for the Hospitalist - Emery Lin, MD
11:50 Panel/Questions & Answers
12:15 LUNCH
1:00 Physical Exam - Andre Mansoor, MD
1:55 Inpatient Addiction Medicine - Kyle Sears, MD
2:35 BREAK / EXHIBITORS
3:00 Breakout Sessions
Breakout A: Joint Aspiration - Ryan Petering, MD
Breakout B: Hospital Medicine Literature Review - Mengyu Zhou, MD
3:45 Heart Failure Update - Chris Chien, MD, MCR
4:30 ADJOURN
Friday, May 2
7:15 Registration/Breakfast
7:55 Announcements
8:00 Hospital Medicine Literature Review - Ayako Mayo, MD
8:30 Antibiotics – Oral vs. IV - James Lewis, PharmD
9:00 Sepsis - Kinsley Hubel, MD
9:30 Panel/Questions & Answers
9:55 BREAK / EXHIBITORS
10:20 Peri-Operative Medicine - Lindee Strizich, MD
10:50 Pneumonia - Robin Stiller, MD
11:20 How to Start PCA - Kim Mauer, MD
11:50 Panel/Questions & Answers
12:15 LUNCH
1:15 Adrenal Cases - Roula Zahr, MD, MS
1:55 Breakout Sessions
Breakout A: Point-of-Care Ultrasound - Lokesh Yadav, MBBS
Breakout B: COPD/Asthma - Liana Schweiger, MD, MCR
2:35 BREAK / EXHIBITORS
3:00 Afib and Aflutter for the Hospitalist - Saket Sanghai, MD
3:45 ADJOURN