Hospital Medicine Symposium 2026 - The Joy of Clinical Reasoning Medicine

Wednesday, May 13, 2026, 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM, MMCP Dana Center, Portland, ME

Grand Rounds/Keynote – Our keynote session this year will be presented by visiting speakers Dr. Rabih Geha and Dr. Reza Manesh – nationally recognized leaders in Clinical Reasoning. This session will be an engaging interactive clinical problem-solving exercise in which MaineHealth hospital medicine physician, Dr. Eliott Morgan will present a case to our guests who will work through the reasoning of the case in real time, providing key insights on the diagnostic process. This session will be followed by a 30 min debrief and Q&A. During the lunch hour, we will host an innovation fair, where participants can’t see the exciting work being done by peers and colleagues from across the health system (note: innovation fair not eligible for CME) Two microlearning sessions will occur in the afternoon – these sessions will blend case reports from MaineHealth hospitalists with specialist focused topics from Infectious Disease and Hematology as well as sessions from Dr. Manesh and Geha on finding joy in medicine and making any case in medicine interesting. We will wrap our afternoon with a group debrief session hosted by the planning committee to review lessons learned and plan for next steps to carry our learnings forward in our work. There will be an optional social hour the evening of the symposium (note: social hour not eligible for CME)

1. Use a standard framework for approaching diagnostic challenges in patient care
2. Identify key practices for maintaining Joy in Medicine
3. Effectively discuss clinical cases with learners in a way that inspires curiosity
4. List pitfalls in diagnosis that can limit accuracy of diagnostic evaluations

In support of improving patient care, MaineHealth is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. MaineHealth is also approved to accredit continuing education activities with the following credit types: Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE), Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB), American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA), American Psychological Association (APA), Registered Dietitians (RDs) and Dietetic Technicians, Registered (DTRs).

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (3.50 hours), AAPA (American Academy of Physician Assistants) Live Activity (3.50 hours)

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

MaineHealth adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.