2026 49th Annual Hindson Winter Conference

McCall, ID US

January 15, 2026 to January 18, 2026

This is the 49th Annual Hindson Winter Conference, which brings together internal medicine physicians and trainees from across Idaho for a long weekend of learning and networking. The conference includes updates in primary care and hospital medicine, as well as engaging subspecialty, health systems, and medical education talks and workshops. The meeting showcases expertise from across the Northwest, including presentations by many graduates of University of Washington-affiliated medical schools (WWAMI), residencies and fellowships. It also includes a poster session, allowing medical trainees to share their clinical vignettes and quality improvement work with colleagues. Taking place in January in the beautiful mountain town of McCall with programming in the mornings and evenings, the meeting allows plenty of opportunity for relaxation and outdoor recreation with family and friends.

The conference agenda and speakers can be accessed using the Program tab above.

FOR PHYSICIANS CLAIMING MOC II CREDIT

Please print the attached 2026 49th Annual Hindson Winter Conference MOC II Reflection Booklet (select the link to access the booklet).
Complete the booklet for the sessions for which you plan to claim MOC II credit.
Submit the completed booklet to Tanya Conger, Executive Director of the Hindson Foundation, prior to leaving the conference site on Sunday, January 18th.

MOC II credit will be awarded upon successful completion of these steps.

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Target Audience

This meeting is geared toward general internal medicine physicians and trainees working in inpatient and outpatient settings across the state of Idaho. It is open to all interested physicians and healthcare professionals, with content particularly relevant to internal medicine physicians and advance practice clinicians working in primary care or hospital settings.

Learning Objectives

Following this conference, participants will be able to:

Integrate the latest evidence-based practices in hospital medicine.
Review updated guidelines from the last year for primary care practice.
Identify best practices for being an effective clinical teacher in the classroom and at the bedside.

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Course summary

Available credit:

11.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
The University of Idaho, School of Health and Medical Professions designates this activity for a maximum of 11.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
11.75 Continuing Education Credit

Course opens:

09/17/2025

Course expires:

02/18/2026

Event starts:

01/15/2026 - 4:00pm MST

Event ends:

01/18/2026 - 11:00am MST

Cost:

$400.00

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49th Annual Hindson Winter Conference

January 15 – 18, 2026

Thursday, January 15, 2026

Moderators: Alex Tanabe, MD & Andrea Christopher, MD, MPH, FACP

Narrative Medicine Moderator: Carlee Fountaine, MD

Time	Session	Speaker(s)	Credits
4:00 PM	Registration/Check-in Opens	-	-
5:00 PM	Introduction and Welcome	-	-
5:15 – 6:00 PM	Butts and Guts…and a-hole lot more!	Ike Tanabe, MD	0.75
6:00 – 6:45 PM	Recognizing and Managing Postpartum Depression in Clinical Practice	Emily Barnes, MD	0.75
6:45 – 7:00 PM	Narrative Medicine: "Untitled" by Zeinab Mousavi, MD	-	-

Friday, January 16, 2026

Moderator: Melissa (Moe) Hagman, MD, MACP

Time	Session	Speaker(s)	Credits
8:30 – 9:00 AM	Clinical Vignettes	-	-
	A Severe Inflammatory Syndrome that Forgot its Calling Card: Educating Diagnostic Anchors	Jacob Kirkpatrick, DO	-
	Megaloblastic Madness: Venous Thromboembolism and Psychosis from an Uncommon Cause	Joshua Shieh, DO	-
9:00 – 9:45 AM	Endocrinology Curbside	Melanie Jackson, MD	0.75
9:45 – 10:00 AM	Narrative Medicine: “Side Effects” by Olivia Robison, MS-3
10:00 – 10:15 AM	Break
Moderator: Melissa (Moe) Hagman, MD, MACP
10:15 – 11:15 AM	Workshop 1: (A–L) Teaching in 2025: Perils, Pitfalls, and Pearls for Physicians in All Practices	Hayes Baker, MD, FACP	1.0
	Workshop 2: (M–Z) Feedback that Fuels Growth: Practical Tools for Teachers	Elizabeth Schackmann, MD	1.0
11:15 AM	Morning Session Adjourns
4:30 PM	Afternoon Session Begins - Moderator: William Weppner, MD, MPH, MACP	-	-
4:30 – 5:30 PM	Workshop 1: (A–L) Feedback that Fuels Growth: Practical Tools for Teachers	Elizabeth Schackmann, MD	1.0
	Workshop 2: (M–Z) Teaching in 2025: Perils, Pitfalls, and Pearls for Physicians in All Practices	Hayes Baker, MD, FACP	1.0
5:30 – 5:45 PM	Break
5:45 – 6:30 PM	Updates in Nephrology	Sophie Ambruso, DO	0.75
6:30 – 7:15 PM	When Healing Hurts: Building Resilience in the Face of Clinical Adversity	Michelle Christopher, MD	0.75
7:15 – 7:30 PM	Narrative Medicine: “The Med Student’s Privilege” by Megan Wong, MS-3	-	-
7:30 PM	Wine and Cheese Social / Clinical Vignettes and Abstract Poster Session

Saturday, January 17, 2026

Moderator: Raphael Komakech, MBBSChB

Time	Session	Speaker(s)	Credits
7:45 AM	Career Conversations: Alumni Time with Current Residents
8:30 – 9:00 AM	Clinical Vignettes	-	-
	Effusion Confusion: Recurrent, Unexplained Pleuropericarditis	Michael Duplisea, MD	-
	From Ordinary to Urgent: A Young Woman’s Sudden Turn	Sadaf Shefa, DO	-
9:00 – 9:45 AM	Updates in Opioid Use Disorder for the Internist	Amy Kennedy, MD, MS	0.75
9:45 – 10:00 AM	Break
10:00 – 10:45 AM	Artery-zilla, When Vessels Attack!	Darion Heald, MD	0.75
10:45 – 11:00 AM	Narrative Medicine: “On His Team” by Shabrina Jarrell, MD; Presented by Dr. Hayes Baker	-	-
11:00 AM	Morning Session Adjourns
4:30 PM	Afternoon Session Begins - Moderator: Magni Hamso, MD, MPH, FASAM, FACP	-	-
4:30 – 5:15 PM	Updates in Outpatient Medicine	Samantha Hersrud, MD	0.75
5:15 – 6:00 PM	Updates in Inpatient Medicine	James Yan, MD	0.75
6:00 – 6:15 PM	Break
6:15 – 7:00 PM	Updates in Pulmonary	Ken Kunisaki, MD, MS	0.75
7:00 – 7:15 PM	Narrative Medicine: “She is Why” by Amanda Lee, MS2 and Heather H Lee	-	-

Sunday, January 18, 2026

Moderator: Andrea Christopher, MD, MPH, FACP

Time	Session	Speaker(s)	Credits
8:30 – 9:15 AM	Who Let the Dogma Out? Some Therapeutic Updates in ID Tossed with some Potpourri!	Casi Wyatt, MD	0.75
9:15 – 10:00 AM	HIV Primary Care and Prevention: An Overview and Updates	Ashley Carvalho, MD, MSc	0.75
10:00 – 10:15 AM	Break
10:15 – 11:00 AM	Medicaid	Magni Hamso, MD, MPH, FASAM, FACP	0.75
11:00 – 11:15 AM	Narrative Medicine: “Untitled” by Mariah Lapinski, MD	-	-
11:15 AM	Adjourn – Closing Remarks		-

Hindson Conference Narrative Medicine Sessions Call for Submissions

All participants, be they medical students, residents or attendings are encouraged to participate. Select the link above for additional information.

This year’s theme is: Why am I here?

The Evergreen Hotel

210 N Third Street

McCall, ID 83638

United States

Rooms can be reserved under the Hindson Winter Conference hotel block by using this link

Ken Kunisaki, MD, MS, speaker for this educational event, reported to following financial relationships: Nuvaira (Data and Safety Monitoring Board; COPD trial) and Gilead (travel). All financial relationships have been mitigated.

Sophia Ambruso, speaker for this educational event, reported the following financial relationships: AstraZeneca (Independent Contractor, Aldosterone Synthase Inhibitors) and Mallinkrodt (Independent Contractor, Hepatorenal Syndrome). All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated through a peer review.

Elizabeth Schackmann, MD, MS has a financial relationship (Stock) with Eli Lilly; financial relationship (Stock) with Altimmune; financial relationship (Stock) with Atossa Therapeutics; financial relationship (Stock) with Hepion Pharmaceuticals; financial relationship (Stock) with MindMed; financial relationship (Stock) with aTyr Pharma; financial relationship (Stock) with Andlauer Healthcare Group. All financial relationships have been mitigated through peer review.

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