2027 Emergency Medicine Update

February 11, 2027 | Peoria, IL

ICEP 2027 Emergency Medicine Update: It’s a Small World

Join us on Thursday, February 11, 2027, at the Jump Trading Simulation Center in Peoria, IL, for an engaging event exploring the innovations, research, and clinical challenges shaping emergency medicine.

Discover how AI is transforming emergency care, explore the top 10 must-know emergency medicine articles, and learn from fascinating and challenging cases from the emergency department. Gain valuable insights into the diagnosis and management of infectious diseases while exploring evidence-based approaches to improving patient outcomes.

Connect, collaborate, and advance patient care, because in emergency medicine, it’s a small world with a big impact!

CONFERENCE AGENDA

Emergency Medicine Update

Thursday, February 11, 2027
7:30 AM 8:00 AM
Registration & Visit with Exhibitors
8:00 AM 8:45 AM
Welcome & Pediatric Update
Gregory Podolej
Gregory Podolej, MD, MHPE, FACEP
Conference Planning Chair
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria; OSF Saint Francis Medical Center
Kristen Donaldson
Kristen Donaldson, MD, MPH, FACEP
ICEP President
Loyola University Chicago
8:45 AM 9:30 AM
From the Bedside to the Bottom Line: How Care Becomes Cash – and Why Insurers Push Back
Nicholas Cozzi
Nicholas Cozzi, MD, MBA, FACEP
ICEP President Elect
RUSH University
9:30 AM 9:45 AM
Break with Exhibitors
9:45 AM 10:00 AM
ICEP Update
Kristen Donaldson
Kristen Donaldson, MD, MPH, FACEP
ICEP President
Loyola University Chicago
10:00 AM 10:45 AM
AI and It's Impact on Emergency Medicine
Robert Tennill
Robert M. Tennill, MD, CHSE, FACEP
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
James Waymack
James Waymack, MD, MBA, FACEP
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
10:45 AM 11:00 AM
Break with Exhibitors
11:00 AM 11:45 AM
Tropical Diseases in Our Own Backyard: Recognizing Local and Travel-Associated Infections in the Midwest
Courtney Smith
Courtney Smith, MD
UICOMP Emergency Medicine Core Faculty
11:45 AM 12:30 PM
The Top 10 EM Articles of 2026
John Hafner
John W. Hafner, Jr., MD, MPH, FACEP
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria;
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center


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