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.