2026 Emergency Medicine Update

EMERGENCY MEDICINE

Update

February 12, 2026 | Peoria, Illinois

3.25

CME Credits

5

Expert Sessions

1

Day of Learning

Emergency Medicine Conference

What You’ll Learn

  • Trauma Informed Care in the ED — Define and implement trauma-informed approaches
  • Burnout and Defensive Medicine — Strategies for mitigation and wellness
  • Obstetric Emergencies — Critical approaches to emergency obstetric care
  • ICEP Updates — Current challenges facing emergency physicians
  • Top 10 EM Articles of 2025 — Latest research and clinical implications

Why Attend?

Stay Current

Learn evidence-based practices and cutting-edge research from leading EM experts.

Earn Credits

Earn up to 3.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ toward your certification requirements.

Network

Connect with emergency medicine professionals and peers across Illinois.

Program Schedule

8:05 AM – 8:45 AM

Trauma Informed Care in the ED

Kristen Donaldson, MD, MPH, FACEP
President Elect, ICEP

9:10 AM – 9:50 AM

Burnout and Defensive Medicine

Meaghan Mendoza, MD
SIU Assistant Clerkship Director

10:25 AM – 11:05 AM

Obstetric Emergencies

Evan Jenkins, MD
Physician, SIU School of Medicine

11:25 AM – 12:10 PM

Top 10 EM Articles of 2025

John W. Hafner, Jr., MD, MPH, FACEP
Residency Director, UICOM Peoria


Thank You to Our Sponsors

We are grateful for the support of our sponsors who make this educational event possible.

Illinois Emergency Medicine Specialists

Silver Exhibitor

Illinois Emergency Medicine Specialists (IEMS)

109 Symonds Dr #578, Hinsdale, IL 60521
Iemsmd.com

Stephanie Lowman – Senior Physician Recruiter
lowman@ecp.net

Founded in 1989, Illinois Emergency Medicine Specialists (IEMS) is an emergency medicine group with a unique partnership and ownership model that attracts emergency medicine professionals who seek a culture of accountability and innovation necessary to meet today’s healthcare challenges.

Silver Exhibitor

Aerogen

500 W Madison St, Suite 1150, Chicago, IL 60661
www.aerogenusa.com

Kyle Brehm – Account Manager
kbrehm@aerogen.com

Headquartered in Galway, Ireland, Aerogen is the world leader in acute care aerosol drug delivery. Our vibrating mesh technology has helped over 20 million respiratory patients in 75 countries.

Aerogen

Carle Health

611 W. Park Street, Urbana, IL 61801
217-383-6945 | www.carle.org

Lesley Hakes – Provider Recruiter
lesley.hakes@carle.com

Recognized as a Great Place to Work®, Carle Health is a vertically integrated system based in Urbana, IL, with nearly 16,500 team members and over 1,300 physicians and APPs in its eight hospitals, physician groups and health businesses.

Carle Health
HIV CareConnect

HIV CareConnect-IPHA

500 W Monroe, Ste 1E, Springfield, IL 62704
217-522-5687 | www.ipha.com

Melissa Graven – Assistant Director of HIV Programs
mgraven@ipha.com

Illinois HIV Care Connect is a statewide network providing medical case management, health care and support services to people living with HIV across all of Illinois’ 102 counties.

Illinois State Medical Society

20 North Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60602
312-782-2749 | www.isms.org

Meg Vorpahl – Director, Membership Sales
megvorpahl@isms.org

Founded in 1840, ISMS has been the trusted advocate for physicians for more than 185 years. The mission is to educate, advocate for, and support the health and wellbeing of the people of Illinois and the physicians who care for them.

Illinois State Medical Society
International Trauma Life Support

International Trauma Life Support

ITLS Illinois Chapter/ICEP
2001 Butterfield Road, Esplanade I, Suite 320
Downers Grove, IL 60515
888-495-4857 | www.itrauma.org

Sue McDonough – Chapter Relations & Customer Service Manager
suem@itrauma.org

International Trauma Life Support is a global force to improve trauma care worldwide. The ITLS Illinois chapter, managed by ICEP, offers ITLS courses throughout the state of Illinois.

OSF HealthCare

124 SW Adams Street, Peoria, IL 61602
309-683-8353 | www.osfcareers.org

Victoria Griffin – Physician Recruiter
osfproviderrecruitment@osfhealthcare.org

OSF HealthCare is seeking BE/BC Emergency Medicine Physicians throughout our ministry in Illinois. Opportunities range from a critical access hospital with 7,000 annual volume to an 82,000 visit academic, Level 1 Trauma Center with EM residency.

OSF HealthCare
Pfizer

Pfizer

66 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001
800-879-3477 | www.pfizer.org

Dan Streitmatter – Pfizer Representative
daniel.streitmatter@pfizer.com

Breakthroughs That Change Patients’ Lives. At Pfizer, we apply science and our global resources to bring therapies to people that extend and significantly improve their lives through innovative medicines and vaccines.

SERB Pharmaceuticals

300 Conshohocken State Rd #300
Conshohocken, PA 19428
484-702-1030 | www.serb.com

Heather Kopnick – Key Account Manager | Heather.kopnick@serb.com
Meredith LeBrun – Director, Strategic Accounts | Meredith.lebrun@serb.com

SERB has the broadest antidote portfolio in the world, including medical countermeasures for CBRN risks. Our growing portfolio helps patients with rare conditions in oncology, rare neurologic syndromes, and rare metabolic disorders.

SERB Pharmaceuticals

Participant List

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