2026 Spring Symposium & Research Forum




2026 WACEP Spring Symposium & EM Research Forum

Brookfield Conference Center | Brookfield, WI

April 1-2, 2026


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Schedule

  Wednesday, April 1, 2026
 2:00-3:00pm

 Pediatric Readiness: A Call for Action
 
Michael Kim, MD; UW Madison 

 3:00-3:30pm  Poisonous Fungus Amongus - A Fun Guide to Wisconsin's Toxic Fungi
 Ryan Feldman, PharmD; Medical College of Wisconsin 

 3:30-4:00pm  Lessons in Leaving: A Clinical and Medicolegal Reflection on AMA Discharges 
 Kevin McGurk, MD; Medical College of Wisconsin 

 
 4:00-4:30pm   Lowering Barriers to Buprenorphine Initiation: From Paramedics in the Field to the ED to Walk-in Access
 Collin Michels, MD;
UW Madison

     4:30-5:15pm  Welcome Reception

     5:15-6:30pm  Dinner & Keynote Presentation
     Pediatric mental health crisis: navigating the uncharted territory with limited resources

     Michael Kim, MD;
    UW Madison

     7:00-9:00pm  Offsite Reception


       Thursday, April 2, 2026
     7:15-8:00am  Breakfast and Visit with Exhibitors 
     8:00-9:00am

     Welcome Remarks; Jacob Clark, MD - WACEP President 
     Opening Keynote (both Symposium & Research Forum attendees)
     
    Acetaminophen Advances and Challenges 
     Barry Rumack, MD; University of Colorado School of Medicine 

     9:00-9:15am  Break 

     9:15-11:15am  Choose your Track 
     Track 1: WACEP CME Sessions  Track 2: EM Research Forum

    9:15-11:15am Hot Topics in Emergency Medicine

    • Winning the Payer Battle: Overcoming Denials, Down codes, and Reimbursement Challenges in Emergency Medicine; Jason Adler, MD - U of Maryland/ LogixHealth
    • The Moving Target of Medicaid: Trends in Wisconsin and Nationally; Lisa Maurer, MD - EMS, ConsensioHealth
    • Physician Finance 101; Jacob Zadra, MD - Madison Emergency Physicians
    • Trends and Patterns in Pediatric Suicide: Insights from Milwaukee County; Sehr Khan, MD - MCW
    • Facts and Fiction Surrounding the “pump and dump” Approach to Lactating/breastfeeding Patients; Gary Bhagat, MD - MCW
    • Cardiac Ultrasound - One Step Beyond Your Gestalt; Mathew VandeHei, MD - UW

    11:15-11:30am Break

    11:30am-12:15pm:
    CAR-T, BiTE, GVHD…What’s it all mean to me? New Heme Onc Emergencies not to miss; Igor Shusterman, MD - MCW & Kaitlin Annunzio, DO, MS - MCW


    34th Annual Wisconsin Emergency Medicine Research Forum

    Presented by the Emergency Medicine Departments at the University of Wisconsin and the Medical College of Wisconsin in partnership with WACEP.


    The Research Forum includes oral and poster presentations. The oral and poster sessions are not accredited for continuing medical education.

    Questions may be directed to EMresearch@mcw.edu



     12:15-1:30pm Lunch, WACEP & Research Forum Awards, Business Meeting & Visit with Exhibitors 



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