20th Annual Northwest Regional Hospital Medicine Conference

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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.

Hospital Medicine Registration

Register online for the 2025 Hospital Medicine Review

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