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7:00 am EDT
Anemia (2026 IMCU)

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Learning Objectives:

  • Identify common benign hematology conditions such as anemia.
  • Understand the proper work up for benign hematology conditions.
  • Understand the basic treatment options for benign hematology conditions.
Speaker(s)

Elena C. Coppola, DO (she/her/hers), Medical Director, Karmanos Cancer Institute McLaren Northern Michigan

7:50 am EDT
Hemostasis & Thrombosis (2026 IMCU)

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Learning Objectives:

  • Be able to identify and differentiate common bleeding issues in hematology.
  • Be able to properly work up a person with an abnormal coagulation profile.
  • Understand the proper work up and treatment recommendatons for thrombotic events.
Speaker(s)

Elena C. Coppola, DO (she/her/hers), Medical Director, Karmanos Cancer Institute McLaren Northern Michigan

8:30 am EDT
Lymphoma & Leukemia (2026 IMCU)

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Learning Objectives:

  • Be able to identiy common lymphomas and leukemias.
  • Understand the initial work up for lymphoma/leukemia.
  • Understand the basic treatment options for patients with leukemia/lymphoma.
Speaker(s)

Elena C. Coppola, DO (she/her/hers), Medical Director, Karmanos Cancer Institute McLaren Northern Michigan

9:10 am EDT
Other Bone Marrow Disorders (2026 IMCU)

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Learning Objectives:

  • Be able to identiy vaiours bone marrow disorders.
  • Understand the initial work up for common bone marrow disorders.
  • Understand the basics of treatment for various bone marrow disorders.
Speaker(s)

Elena C. Coppola, DO (she/her/hers), Medical Director, Karmanos Cancer Institute McLaren Northern Michigan

9:45 am EDT
Oncology I: Foundational Concepts (2026 IMCU)

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Learning Objectives:

  • Review the essentials of tumor biology.
  • Discuss the cell cycle and its role in the use of cytotoxic chemotherapy.
  • Discuss the general principles of targeted therapies and their role in cancer treatment.
Speaker(s)

Kevin P. Hubbard, DO, MACOI, Director, Supportive and Palliative Medicine, BJC Health, Western Division

10:20 am EDT
Oncology II: Clinical Applications and Oncologic Emergencies (2026 IMCU)

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Learning Objectives:

  • Recognize common physical findings in patients with malignancies.
  • Become familiar with the clinical presentation in patients with oncologic emergencies.
  • Describe management approaches to common oncologic conditions.
Speaker(s)

Kevin P. Hubbard, DO, MACOI, Director, Supportive and Palliative Medicine, BJC Health, Western Division

10:55 am EDT
Cancer in Men (2026 IMCU)

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Learning Objectives:

  • Describe management strategies detection and treatment of urothelial cancer.
  • Describe management strategies detection and treatment of prostate cancer.
  • Describe management strategies detection and treatment of testicular cancer.
Speaker(s)

Kevin P. Hubbard, DO, MACOI, Director, Supportive and Palliative Medicine, BJC Health, Western Division

11:30 am EDT
Cancer in Women (2026 IMCU)

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Learning Objectives:

  • Describe management strategies detection and treatment of breast cancer.
  • Describe management strategies detection and treatment of uterine cancer.
  • Describe management strategies detection and treatment of ovarian cancer.
Speaker(s)

Kevin P. Hubbard, DO, MACOI, Director, Supportive and Palliative Medicine, BJC Health, Western Division

11:55am - 12:55pm
Lunch Break (60 mins)

12:55 pm EDT
Palliative Oncology: Clinical Applications and Symptom Management (2026 IMCU)

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Learning Objectives:

  • Understand the importance of performance status in predicting survival and tolerance to treatment.
  • Develop and implement management strategies for common side effects of cancer treatment.
  • Develop and implement management strategies for common symptoms affecting patients with cancer.
Speaker(s)

Kevin P. Hubbard, DO, MACOI, Director, Supportive and Palliative Medicine, BJC Health, Western Division

1:35 pm EDT
FIB 4 Testing with MASH (2026 IMCU)

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Learning Objectives:

  • Understand MASH and its clinical significance
  • Describe the FIB-4 Index and how it is calculated
  • Interpret FIB-4 cutoffs for fibrosis risk stratificatio
Speaker(s)

Charlene A. LePane, DO, MBA, MSPH, FACOI, FACG, FASGE (she/her/hers), Chief Medical Information Officer/Gastroenterologist, AdventHealth

2:00 pm EDT
The GI Bleed Playbook: What to Do on the Floor (2026 IMCU)

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Learning Objectives:

  • Separate approach to Upper vs Lower GI bleeding
  • Diagnosis and imaging modalities
  • When to consult GI, IR, Surgery, Heme/On
Speaker(s)

Emmanual A. McDonald, DO, FACOI (he/him/his), Board Certified Gastroenterologist, Advent Health

2:35 pm EDT
Fatty Liver (2026 IMCU)

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Learning Objectives:

  • Understand pathophysiology and terminology shift (NAFLD/NASH to MASLD/MASH)
  • Recognize key clinical and laboratory features
  • Review stepwise approach to diagnosis
Speaker(s)

Maryam R. Kashi, DO, Vice Chair, Gastroenterology, AdventHealth, Orlando

3:05 pm EDT
Cancer of the GI Tract, Liver and Pancreas (2026 IMCU)

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Learning Objectives:

  • Review epidemiology and trends in GI malignancies.
  • Understand current screening and early detection strategies.
  • Recognize evolving treatment paradigms.
Speaker(s)

Maryam R. Kashi, DO, Vice Chair, Gastroenterology, AdventHealth, Orlando

3:40 pm EDT
Disease of the Pancreas, Stomach, and Colon (2026 IMCU)

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Learning Objectives:

  • Summarize changes of guidelines to management of acute pancreatitis.
  • Summarize diagnosis and treatment of cannabis hyperemesis syndrome.
  • Discuss immune checkpoint inhibitor colitis.
Speaker(s)

Michael Raphael, DO, Assistant Clinical Faculty, MSU-COM, MSU-CHM

5:00 pm EDT
How to Present, Publish, and Communicate Your Research (2026 IMCU)

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Learning Objectives:

  • Identify appropriate venues for disseminating scholarly work, including conferences, journals, and institutional platforms, and evaluate which options best align with a project’s scope and goals.
  • Recognize practical strategies for overcoming common challenges students face when preparing abstracts, posters, and manuscripts during the research process.
  • Understand the fundamentals of authorship, peer review, and publication ethics, and analyze how these principles shape responsible scientific communic
Speaker(s)

Maya Berger, OMS-III (she/her/hers), Student, WVSOM

Keith A. Reich, DO, MACOI, RhMSUS, FACR (he/him/his), Rheumatologist, University of Chicago Medical Group

Amanda Finley, DO, FACOI, Internal Medicine, UCF HCA Florida Fort Walton Destin Internal Medicine Residency

Nancy Finnigan, DO MBA MHPE FACP FACOI, Designated Institutional Official, Nephrologist, Lakeland Regional Health