4th Annual Updates in Hospital Medicine CME Conference
UT Health's 4th Annual Updates in Hospital Medicine Conference
Friday, October 9 - Sunday, October 11, 2026
UT Health San Antonio’s Division of Hospital Medicine is hosting the Fourth Annual Updates in Hospital Medicine Conference from Friday, October 9th to Sunday, October 11th.
This conference is designed to update providers caring for hospitalized adult patients on the most current diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for inpatient care. The course will also include relevant content related to physician wellness and pain management. Workshops will be offered where participants will learn how to use point-of-care ultrasound to practice and hone procedural skills.
Conference attendees will earn CME, Ethics, MOC II and Pain Management credits!
The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. For any questions regarding our conference, please contact Hope Robinson at robinsonh@uthscsa.edu.
EVENT DETAILS
DATES: Friday, October 9th – October 11th, 2026
LOCATION: University of Texas Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine Campus, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229
Academic Learning & Teaching Center, Third Floor, Room 3.304 (meals will be served in room 3.303)
PARKING: Parking is available in the Visitor Lot (Lot 6), which can be found on our Campus Map.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Friday, October 9th
8:00am-8:10am Welcome and Introductions, Ankur Segon, MD, MPH, MEd, FACP, SFHM
8:10am-9:05am Future of Inpatient Care, Mr. Bill Phillips
9:10am-10:00am Updates in COPD, Diego Maselli Caceres, MD
10:00am-10:30am Break
10:30am-11:15am Invasive Ventilation, Holly Keyt, MD, FCCP
11:20am-12:00pm Pre-Op Evaluation, Yogita Sharma-Segon, MD, FACP
12:00pm-1:00pm Lunch
1:00pm-1:55pm Non-DM Endocrine Cases in the Hospital, Maria Escobar-Vasco, MD
2:00pm-2:55pm Nephrology Updates, Wajeh Qunibi, MD, FACP
3:00pm-3:55pm Hyponatremia, Tareq Nassar, MD
4:00pm Ultrasound Paracentesis Course, Amanda Reeck, MD
Saturday, October 10th
8:00am-8:55am Upper and Lower GI Bleeds, Rajat Garg, MD
9:00am-9:55am Cirrhosis Updates, Jan Petrasek, MD, PhD
10:00am-10:30am Break
10:30am-11:15am AMS in the Hospital, Rachna Joshi, MD, FACP
11:20am-12:00pm TBA
12:00pm-1:00pm Lunch
1:00pm-1:55pm TBA
2:00pm-2:55pm Opioids, Jennifer LaCoss, MD
3:00pm-3:55pm Ethics, Jason Morrow, MD, PhD, FAAHPM
4:00pm Ultrasound Thoracentesis Course, Amanda Reeck, MD
Sunday, October 11th
8:00am-8:55am Heart Failure Updates, Alejandro Folch Sandoval, MD
9:00am-9:55am TBA
10:00am-10:30am Break
10:30am-11:15am Updates in Hospital Medicine, Jack Badawy, MD, SFHM
11:20am-12:00pm TBA
PLANNING COMMITTEE
Anthony J. Andrade, MD
Attending Physician
South Texas Veterans’ Healthcare System
Hope Robinson, MA
Office Manager
Michael Sifuentes, MHA
Sr. Manager, Finance & Administration
Sean Garcia, MD, FHM, FACP
Professor/Clinical
University Hospital
Lara Voigt, MD, FACP
Associate Professor/Clinical
University Hospital
Terry Lund, MD
Adjoint Faculty
South Texas Veterans’ Healthcare System
Jack Badawy, MD, SFHM
Associate Professor/Clinical
University Hospital
Rachna Joshi, MD, FACP
Assistant Professor/Clinical
University Hospital
Amith Skandhan, MD, SFHM, FACP
Associate Professor/Clinical
University Hospital
Yogita Sharma-Segon, MD, FACP
Associate Professor/Clinical
South Texas Veterans’ Healthcare System
POCUS COORDINATION
Lara Voigt, MD, FACP
Director, Hospitalist Procedure Service
University Hospital
Amanda Reeck, MD
Assistant Professor/Clinical
University Hospital