2026 Nevada Chapter Annual Scientific Meeting

Thursday, October 8 & Friday, October 9, 2026
Thomas & Mack Center, UNLV | Las Vegas, NV

 

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2026 Nevada Chapter Annual Scientific Meeting

 

 

Building Community Through Education and Advocacy

Join us for the upcoming ACP Nevada Chapter Scientific Meeting on October 8th & 9th at the Thomas & Mack Center, UNLV.

Expand your knowledge, earn CME/MOC, and connect with peers and chapter leaders.

You'll experience engaging educational sessions from expert faculty, meet new people, and connect with old friends, and learn about opportunities to get more involved with the ACP Nevada Chapter.

We look forward to seeing you in Las Vegas.

Sandhya Wahi-Gururaj, MD, MPH, FACP
ACP Governor, Nevada Chapter


Meeting Highlights
  • Updates in: Primary Care Hospital Medicine GI
  • Leadership in Medicine 
  • Advocacy
  • Suicide Prevention
  • AI in Clinical Medicine
  • Medical Student/Resident/Fellow Scientific Abstract Competition
  • Medical Resident Debate Competition
  • Doctors’ Dilemma® (Resident Jeopardy® style competition)
Program Committee
  • Birjees Ahmed, MD, FACP
  • Kimberly Bates, MD, MACP
  • Disha Mehta, MD, FACP
  • Jeffrey Murawsky, MD, FACP
  • Kevin Murphy, MD FACP
  • Sujathi Pitani, MD, FACP
  • Aditi Singh, MD FACP
  • Sandhya Wahi-Gururaj, MD, MPH, FACP

7.5 CME/MOC Available

Release Date: October 9, 2026
Termination Date: October 9, 2027

The American College of Physicians is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The American College of Physicians designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 7.5 medical knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credit claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

 

 

Agenda

Thursday, October 8

* Ethics and NV Requirement
TimeSession
1:00-2:00 PMRegistration/Exhibits
2:00-5:00 PMPoster Competition
5:00-6:00 PMDinner Break
6:00-7:00 PMSuicide Prevention in Physicians*
Lisa Durette, MD, DFAPA, DFAACAP  
Whitney Koch Owens, PsyD  
Kimberly Bates, MD, MACP

Friday, October 9

* Ethics and NV Requirement
TimeSession
7:30-8:00 AMSign-In and Continental Breakfast/Exhibits
8:00-9:00 AMWelcome/Business Meeting and Awards
Sandhya Wahi, Gururaj, MD, MPH, FACP  
Aditi Singh, MD, FACP
9:00-10:00 AMBack to the Future: How Engagement in Advocacy Can Help Save our Health Care and Public Health Systems
Shari M. Erickson, MPH
10:00-10:15 AMBreak/Exhibits
10:15-11:00 AMGreat Debates*
Faizan Sheraz, MD
11:00-11:45 AMFrom Esophagus to Rectum: Major Guideline Updates and Landmark Publications in Gastroenterology and Hepatology for 2025-2026
Jose Aponte-Pieras, MD, FACP
11:45 AM-12:15 PMLunch/Exhibits
1:15-2:00 PMThe Accidental EVP/CEO? Reflections On Negotiation, Networking, and Leadership In Healthcare and Medicine
Darilyn Moyer, MD, MACP, FRCP, FIDSA, FAMWA, FEFIM
1:15-2:00 PMUpdates in Hospital Medicine
Pinak Shah, MD, FACP
2:00-2:05 PMBreak/Exhibits
2:05-2:50 PMUpdates in Ambulatory Medicine
John Varras, MD, FACP
2:50-3:35 PMFrom Artificial to Augmented: AI as Your Clinical Copilot in Medicine*
Disha Mehta, MD, FACP, DABOM
3:35-3:45 PMBreak/Exhibits
3:45-4:30 PMDoctor's Dilemma ® 
Chief Resident Council
 

 

Nevada Chapter Registration

CategoriesRegistration Rates
ACP Member$120
ACP Resident/Fellow Member$0
ACP Medical Student Member$0
ACP Affiliate Member$80
Nonmember Physician$170
Nonmember Resident$80
Nonmember Medical Student$0
Nonmember Allied Health Professional$80

Questions? If you have trouble registering online, please contact Member and Product Support at 800-ACP-1915 or direct at 215-351-2600 (M-F, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. ET).

 

FAQ

Registration Information

Registration fee includes continental breakfast, lunch, all scientific sessions and materials, and CME documentation.

Members whose dues were not paid for the current fiscal year will receive the nonmember registration rate.

Hotel Information

Embassy Suites
4315 University Center Drive
Las Vegas, NV 89119 USA

+1 702-795-2800 Room 

Block dates: October 7-9, 2026 
Room Block End date: September 16, 2026 

Rate: $221.60 

Link for booking: https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/laseses-600-e255af05-4655-4dc3-9d54-343e72d4b568/

Can I follow along on social media?

Yes, follow/like the NV Chapter through the meeting on social media! Use the hashtag #IMProud.

  • Instagram: @nevadaacp

I cannot access my account

If you have any difficulty accessing your ACP account, you can reset your username and password. You can do so by clicking on the MyACP link at the top of the ACP web site. If you require additional assistance, please contact us (M-F, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET) via web chat or call 800-ACP-1915 or 215-351-2600 or via e-mail at help@acponline.org

I do not have an ACPonline account

Nonmembers are advised to use their e-mail address as their username when creating a password. If you require additional assistance, please contact us (M-F, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET) via web chat or call 800-ACP-1915 or 215-351-2600 or via e-mail at help@acponline.org

MyACP Account

If you have any difficulty accessing your MyACP account, you can reset your username and password. You can do so by clicking on the MyACP link at the top of the ACP web site. Nonmembers are advised to use their e-mail address as their username when creating a password. If you require additional assistance, please contact us (M-F, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET) via web chat or call 800-ACP-1915 or 215-351-2600 or via e-mail at help@acponline.org

Participant Photography

As a participant in the chapter meeting, your photograph may be taken as a focus or background subject, to be used in chapter communications. If you would not like your photo taken, please inform chapter staff.

ACP Chapters Meeting Code of Conduct

ACP is a community that values collegiality, respect for patients and each other, and medicine’s standards of ethics and professionalism. ACP members are guided by the content and spirit of the ACP Pledge and by their commitment to the ethics of medicine, including those in the ACP Ethics Manual. “Physicians’ conduct as professionals and as individuals should merit the respect of the community.

ACP expects members, staff, and others who participate in events and activities involving ACP to treat others as you would like to be treated – with courtesy, respect for differences, and in ways that appropriately represent the profession of internal medicine. As set forth in ACP’s Anti-Harassment Policy, ACP does not tolerate any form of harassment, including intimidation, hostility, or other unwelcome and offensive communication or treatment.

If you experience or observe harassing, inappropriate or otherwise unprofessional behavior, or you have concerns about how you have been treated by an ACP member or staff or anyone else at an ACP meeting or event, you may report the incident to acpevents@acponline.org or call 215 351-7750.

The chapter reserves the right to take any action deemed necessary and appropriate; including immediate removal from the meeting without warning or refund, in response to any incident of unacceptable behavior, and the chapter reserves the right to prohibit attendance at any future meeting, virtually or in person.

For other questions about the virtual meeting, contact Katina Shehie at 708-790-2894 or nvacpchaptered@gmail.com.

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