TNCEP Annual Education Day
Location: Spark Learning Center, Nashville, TN
Date: March 5, 2026
Emergency physicians face ongoing challenges related to evolving clinical evidence, documentation and medicolegal risk, reimbursement pressures, diagnostic accuracy, workforce sustainability, and integration of new technologies. This activity is designed to address identified gaps in knowledge, competence, and performance by providing timely, evidence-based education aligned with national EM priorities and Tennessee-specific practice considerations, with the goal of improving patient care, professional resilience, and system efficiency.
| TIME | EVENT/LECTURE | SPEAKER |
| 7:00–7:30 AM | Exhibitor Set-Up | |
| 7:30-8:00 AM | Registration and Breakfast with Exhibitors | |
| 8:00–8:05 AM | Welcome/President Report | Stanton Elseroad, MD, MBA, FACEP |
| 8:05–8:25 AM | From the Bedside to the Bottom Line: How Care Becomes Cash—and Why Insurers Push Back | Nicholas Cozzi, MD, MBA, FACEP Jamie Shoemaker, MD, FACEP |
| 8:25–8:45 AM | Feedback Saves Lives | Abigail Cosgrove, MD |
| 8:45–9:05 AM | Documentation Pitfalls: Lessons from Common Presentations | Andrea Brault, MD, MMM, FACEP |
| 9:05–9:25 AM | 5 Things Tennessee ER Physicians Should Know About EMS | Dax Spencer, DO, MS |
| 9:25–9:45 AM | Addiction Is Not a Moral Failure: Approach to Substance Use in the ED | Karen Rogers, MD |
| 9:45–10:00 AM | Coffee Break with Exhibitors | |
| 10:00–10:20 AM | Pulse Wave Doppler in Cardiac Arrest | Blaise MacEachern, MD |
| 10:20–10:40 AM | Med Mal | Heather Owen, MD, FACEP |
| 10:40–11:00 AM | Early Recognition and Treatment of Hepatic Encephalopathy | Stan Thompson, MD, FACEP |
| 11:00–11:20AM | National EM / ACEP Update | Ryan Stanton, MD, FACEP |
| 11:20 AM–12:10 PM | Lightning Round Presentations (5 @ 10 minutes each; randomized order TBD) • Quick Blocks, Big Impact: Practical Ultrasound-Guided Analgesia (Teixeira) • Talk the Talk: Discussing Critical Illness & Goals of Care in the ED (Helmsdoerfer) • Facial Fracture Pathway • Pediatric Emergencies That Keep ED Docs Awake at Night (Hagler) • A Resident’s Overview of Artificial Intelligence in the ED (Jordano) |
Miranda Teixeira, MD Kristin Helmsdoerfer, MD Jonathon Bruhn, MD Jerry Hagler, MD James Jordano, MD |
| 12:10–1:00 PM | Lunch with Exhibitors | |
| 1:00-1:30PM | TNCEP Annual Meeting (Elections, Treasurer’s Report; Resident Report, Advocacy Update, TEMPAC Update) | Stanton Elseroad, MD, MBA, FACEP |
| 1:30–1:50 PM | ACEP Reimbursement Committee Update: Five Reimbursement Topics That You Need to Know in 2026 | Tyler Barrett, MD, MSCI, FACEP |
| 1:50–2:10PM | The Psychology and Practice of Diagnostic Sufficiency | Caleb Bailey, MD |
| 2:10–2:30 PM | The Crisis in Our Healthcare Workplaces: Should You Stay or Should You Go? | Harry Severance, MD, FACEP |
| 2:30–2:50 PM | Afternoon Break with Exhibitors | |
| 2:50-3:10 PM | The Emergency Doctor’s Guide to Dermatologic Conditions |
Nora McNulty, MD |
| 3:10–3:30 PM | Not Too Late to RENOVATE… Latest Evidence on Noninvasive Respiratory Support | James Williams, DO, FACEP |
| 3:30–3:50 PM | 2-for-1 Special: Resuscitative Hysterotomy | Jason Lesnick, MD, FACEP |
| 3:50–4:10 PM | TXA in Trauma: What ED Physicians Need to Know | Joshua Justice, MD, FACEP |
| 4:10–4:30 PM | Thermal Management with Respiratory Support | Jessica Whittle MD, PhD, FACEP |
| 4:30–4:40 PM | Closing Announcements & Adjourn | Stanton Elseroad, MD, MBA, FACEP |
| 4:40–5:00 PM | An Immune Host Response Assay to Aid in Bacterial–Viral Discrimination in Acute Infection** (non-CME program hosted by Diasorin) | Allison Bell, PharmD |
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Accreditation Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the American College of Emergency Physicians and Tennessee Chapter ACEP. The American College of Emergency Physicians is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The American College of Emergency Physicians designates this Live activity for a maximum of 7 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The American College of Emergency Physicians has approved this activity for a maximum of 7 hour(s) of ACEP Category I credit.