2026 AAHPM IRC

AAHPM | 2026 Intensive Review Course Livestream

June, 11-13, 2026 (all times Central)

Livestream Schedule

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9:00 AM - 4:00 PM CT
9:00 AM – 9:15 AM CT \| Course Overview CME Credit: 0.25 Presenting Faculty: Joe Shega, MD, Course Chair Session Overview: Kick off the 2026 Intensive Review Course with a brief orientation led by course chair. This session introduces the course format, agenda, and learning approach, with guidance on navigating live sessions, on‑demand content, and interactive features. Participants will gain clarity on what to expect and how to make the most of the full course experience. What Learners Will Gain: Learners will self‑report the ability to apply, analyze, and evaluate prognostic information and disease natural history when making diagnostic and clinical decisions in serious and complex illness.
9:15 AM – 10:15 AM CT \| Prognostication & Natural History CME Credit: 1.0 Presenting Faculty: Bethany Cox Snider, MD HMDC FACP FAAHPM Session Overview: This session examines prognostication and disease trajectories across common serious illness conditions, emphasizing clinical reasoning and decision‑making that directly affect patients and families. What Learners Will Gain: Learners will self‑report the ability to apply, analyze, and evaluate prognostic information and disease natural history when making diagnostic and clinical decisions in serious and complex illness.
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM CT \| Morning Break
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT \| Medicare Hospice Benefit CME Credit: 1.0 Presenting Faculty: Bethany Cox Snider, MD HMDC FACP FAAHPM Session Overview: This session focuses on prognostication, documentation, regulations, and operational considerations that guide hospice eligibility, care delivery, and transitions across settings, supporting high‑quality, compliant hospice practice. What Learners Will Gain: Learners will self‑report the ability to apply, analyze, and evaluate hospice‑specific clinical, regulatory, and administrative considerations when making appropriate diagnostic and clinical decisions that have important consequences for patients and families experiencing serious and complex illness.
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM CT \| Lunch Break
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM CT \| High-Yield Pediatrics CME Credit: 1.0 Presenting Faculty: Allison Silverstein, MD MBA MS and Hadley Bloomhardt, MD Session Overview: This session explores prognostication and the natural history of serious and complex illness in pediatric populations, with attention to clinical, ethical, and family‑centered considerations that inform care across the illness trajectory. What Learners Will Gain: Learners will self‑report the ability to apply, analyze, and evaluate prognostication and disease trajectories in children when making diagnostic and clinical decisions that have significant implications for patients, families, and care teams.
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM CT \| GI Symptoms Part I CME Credit: 1.0 Presenting Faculty: Joe Shega, MD Session Overview: This session focuses on the evaluation and management of gastrointestinal symptoms commonly experienced by patients with serious and complex illness, emphasizing clinical judgment and patient‑ and family‑centered decision‑making. What Learners Will Gain: Learners will self‑report the ability to apply, analyze, and evaluate gastrointestinal symptoms when making appropriate diagnostic and clinical decisions that have important consequences for patients and families experiencing serious and complex illness.
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM CT \| Afternoon Break
2:45 PM – 4:00 PM CT \| Pain Part I – Comprehensive Assessment CME Credit: 1.25 Presenting Faculty: Maximillian Stevenson, PharmD MA BCPS Session Overview: This session examines the concept of total pain and suffering in serious and complex illness, integrating physiologic, neurologic, and psychosocial dimensions to support accurate diagnosis and effective clinical decision‑making for patients and families. What Learners Will Gain: Learners will self‑report the ability to apply, analyze, and evaluate the concepts of total pain and suffering when making appropriate diagnostic and clinical decisions that have important consequences for patients and families experiencing serious and complex illness.

9:00 AM - 3:45 PM CT
9:00 AM – 9:45 AM CT \| Concepts of Suffering: Whole-Patient Assessment CME Credit: 1.0 Presenting Faculty: Alex Gamble, MD FAAHPM Session Overview: This session focuses on conducting a comprehensive whole‑person assessment to identify and address multiple dimensions of suffering in patients with serious and complex illness, supporting informed, patient‑ and family‑centered clinical decision‑making. What Learners Will Gain: Learners will self‑report the ability to apply, analyze, and evaluate outcomes from a comprehensive whole‑person assessment when making appropriate diagnostic and clinical decisions that have important consequences for patients and families experiencing serious and complex illness.
9:45 AM – 10:30 AM CT \| Impending Death & the Death Event CME Credit: 0.75 Presenting Faculty: Paul L. DeSandre, DO FAAHPM Session Overview: This session addresses the clinical recognition and management of impending death and the death event, with an emphasis on compassionate, informed decision‑making that supports patients, families, and care teams during advanced serious illness. What Learners Will Gain: Learners will self‑report the ability to apply, analyze, and evaluate the components of impending death and the death event when making appropriate diagnostic and clinical decisions that have important consequences for patients and families experiencing serious and complex illness.
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM CT \| Morning Break
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM CT \| Palliative Emergencies & Refractory Symptoms CME Credit: 1.0 Presenting Faculty: Paul L. DeSandre, DO FAAHPM Session Overview: This session addresses palliative care emergencies and refractory symptoms that require timely recognition and decisive clinical management to reduce suffering and support patients and families experiencing serious and complex illness. What Learners Will Gain: Learners will self‑report the ability to apply, analyze, and evaluate palliative care emergencies and refractory symptoms when making appropriate diagnostic and clinical decisions that have important consequences for patients and families.
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM CT \| Lunch Break
12:15 PM – 1:00 PM CT \| Respiratory Symptoms CME Credit: 0.75 Presenting Faculty: Vincent Vanston, MD Session Overview: This session focuses on the assessment and management of respiratory symptoms commonly encountered in serious and complex illness, emphasizing timely, patient‑centered diagnostic and clinical decision‑making. What Learners Will Gain: Learners will self‑report the ability to apply, analyze, and evaluate respiratory symptoms when making appropriate diagnostic and clinical decisions that have important consequences for patients and families experiencing serious and complex illness.
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT \| Psychological & Psychiatric Aspects of Care CME Credit: 1.5 Presenting Faculty: Alex Gamble, MD FAAHPM Session Overview: This session examines the psychological and psychiatric aspects of care in serious and complex illness, emphasizing accurate assessment, risk mitigation, and clinical decision‑making that supports patient safety, quality of life, and family well‑being. What Learners Will Gain: Learners will self‑report the ability to apply, analyze, and evaluate psychological and psychiatric factors when making appropriate diagnostic and clinical decisions that have important consequences for patients and families experiencing serious and complex illness.
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM CT \| Afternoon Break
2:45 PM – 3:45 PM CT \| Ethical & Legal Aspects of Care CME Credit: 1.0 Presenting Faculty: Gregg VandeKieft, MD MA FAAHPM Session Overview: This session explores the ethical and legal principles that guide clinical decision‑making in serious and complex illness, with emphasis on patient rights, shared decision‑making, and ethically sound care across the illness spectrum. What Learners Will Gain: Learners will self‑report the ability to apply, analyze, and evaluate ethical and legal aspects of care when making appropriate diagnostic and clinical decisions that have important consequences for patients and families experiencing serious and complex illness.

9:00 AM - 12:45 PM CT
9:00 AM – 9:45 AM CT \| Management of Medical Interventions CME Credit: 0.75 Presenting Faculty: Gregg VandeKieft, MD MA FAAHPM Session Overview: This session focuses on the evaluation and management of common and advanced medical interventions in serious and complex illness, emphasizing goal‑concordant care and informed clinical decision‑making. What Learners Will Gain: Learners will self‑report the ability to apply, analyze, and evaluate the management of medical interventions when making appropriate diagnostic and clinical decisions that have important consequences for patients and families experiencing serious and complex illness.
9:45 AM – 10:30 AM CT \| GI Symptoms Part II CME Credit: 0.75 Presenting Faculty: Joe Shega, MD Session Overview: This session focuses on the assessment and management of gastrointestinal and related symptoms in serious and complex illness, emphasizing clinical decision‑making that supports comfort, function, and quality of life for patients and families. What Learners Will Gain: Learners will self‑report the ability to apply, analyze, and evaluate gastrointestinal symptoms when making appropriate diagnostic and clinical decisions.
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM CT \| Morning Break
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM CT \| Pain Part II – Management CME Credit: 1.25 Presenting Faculty: Maximillian Stevenson, PharmD MA BCPS Session Overview: This session focuses on the evaluation and application of pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic pain management modalities in serious and complex illness, supporting informed, patient‑centered diagnostic and clinical decision‑making. What Learners Will Gain: Learners will self‑report the ability to apply, analyze, and evaluate pain management modalities when making appropriate diagnostic and clinical decisions that have important consequences for patients and families experiencing serious and complex illness.
12:15 PM – 12:45 PM CT \| Course Wrap-Up & Reflection CME Credit: 0.50 Presenting Faculty: Joe Shega, MD, Course Chair Session Overview: Conclude the 2026 Intensive Review Course with a guided wrap‑up and reflection session. Course leaders will highlight key takeaways, reinforce essential concepts, and support participants in reflecting on learning and application to practice and exam preparation.

Thursday Presenters

Joe Shega, MD, Course Chair

Bethany Cox Snider, MD HMDC FACP FAAHPM

Allison Silverstein, MD MBA MS

Hadley Bloomhardt, MD

Maximillian Stevenson, PharmD MA BCPS

Friday Presenters

Alex Gamble, MD FAAHPM

Paul L. DeSandre, DO FAAHPM

Vincent Vanston, MD

Gregg VandeKieft, MD MA FAAHPM

Saturday Presenters