2026 Idaho Chapter Annual Scientific Meeting

Friday, May 15th - Sunday, May 17th, 2026 
Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine | Meridian, ID

 

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2026 Idaho Chapter Annual Scientific Meeting

 

 

Fostering Excellence in Internal Medicine

The Idaho Chapter is pleased to offer a meeting space to learn, recharge, and facilitate face-to-face discussion with your peers, chapter leaders, and guest speakers!

Join your internal medicine colleagues at the next ID Chapter scientific meeting May 15 - 17, 2026:

  • Earn CME credits and MOC points and connect with other internists who know your challenges and can help you find solutions.
  • Experience top-notch education from expert faculty, meet new people and connect with old friends, and learn about ways to get involved with our Chapter.
  • This meeting will help you meet your needs as a physician and help you provide the best care for your patients using the latest information.

We look forward to seeing you at Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine in Meridian, Idaho!

Lesleigh Box, MD, MPH, FACP 
ACP Governor, Idaho Chapter


Meeting Highlights
  • Poster Presentation
  • Apply information learned from a clinical research article to clinical decision-making;
  • Doctor's Dilemma
  • Simulation lab
  • Policy Update
  • Inpatient & Outpatient Medicine Updates
Program Committee
  • Lesleigh Box, MD, FACP
  • Lyndon Box, MD
  • Sanim Choudhury
  • Heather Conway, MD
  • Harshdeep Kaur
  • Elisabeth McClennan, MD
  • Carolyn McFarlane, MD, FACP
  • Sherena Perry, DO, FACP
  • John Seimers, MD, FACP
  • Jason Slade, MD
  • Courtney Swantek, MD

9.5 CME Available

Release Date: May 17th, 2026
Termination Date: May 17th, 2027

The American College of Physicians is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The American College of Physicians designates this live activity for a maximum of 9.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 9.5 medical knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credit claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

 

 

 

Agenda

Friday, May 15

TimeSession
4:00-6:00 PMCheck in
Kelly Hess  
6:00-6:05 PMWelcome
Lesleigh Box, MD, MPH, FACP  
6:05-6:15 PMPoster Presentation Introduction
6:16-9:00 PMPoster Presentation

Saturday, May 16

TimeSession
7:00-8:00 AMCheck in - light breakfast
Kelly Hess  
8:00-8:30 AMUpdate Asthma COPD Management
David Sasso, MD  
8:30-8:45 AMBreak
8:45-9:15 AMCKD Update - Idaho Nephrology Associates
Sophia Ambruso, DO, FASN  
9:15-9:30 AMCoffee Break
9:30-10:30 AMOutpatient Medicine Update
Jodie Donovan, MD, MSc, FACP   
Benjamin Powers, MD   
Jason Bronner, MD  
10:30-11:00 AMBreak
11:00 AM-NoonInpatient Medicine Update
Ryann McClennan, MD   
Maira Ewings, MD   
Jason Slade, MD  
Noon-1:00 PMLunch
1:00-2:30 PMSimulation Lab
Lesleigh Box, MD, MPH, FACP  
2:30-2:45 PMBreak
2:45-3:15 PMPolicy Update 
Lauren Necochea (dem)   
Senator Camille Blaylock (rep)  
3:15-3:30 PMBreak
3:30-4:45 PMFrom Exposure to Prevention: Updates in HIV Prophylaxis for the Clinician
Marvin Alviso, MD  
4:15-4:30 PMBreak
4:30-5:30 PMDoctor's Dilemma
Melissa (Moe) Hagman, MD, MACP  

Sunday, May 17

TimeSession
7:00-8:00 AMCheck in/light breakfast
Kelly Hess  
8:00-8:45 AMCHF
Srikanth Seethala, MD  
8:45-9:00 AMBreak
9:00-9:45 AMCirrhosis
David H. Johnson, MD  
9:45-10:15 AMCoffee Break
10:15-11:30 AMJournal Club
Lyndon Box, MD   
Heather Conway, MD, MPH  
One article inpatient/outpatient topic journal article, Three groups: study design/methodology, results/limitation, application. Early Discontinuation of Aspirin after PCI in Low-Risk Acute Myocardial Infarction (G, Honton B et al. N Engl J Med. 2025 Aug 31)
11:30 AM-12:30 PMChapter Business Meeting, poster award presentation
Lesleigh Box, MD, MPH, FACP  
 

 

Idaho Chapter Registration

CategoriesRegistration Rates
ACP Member$200
ACP Resident/Fellow Member$0
ACP Medical Student Member$0
ACP Affiliate Member$200
Nonmember Physician$250
Nonmember Resident$25
Nonmember Medical Student$0
Nonmember Allied Health Professional$250

Questions? If you have trouble registering online, please contact Member and Product Support at 800-ACP-1915 or direct at 215-351-2600 (M-F, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. ET).

 

FAQ

Registration Information

Registration fee includes continental breakfast, lunch, all scientific sessions and materials, and CME documentation.

Members whose dues were not paid for the current fiscal year will receive the nonmember registration rate.

Meeting Handouts

There will be no meeting handouts.

Can I follow along on social media?

Yes, follow/like the ID Chapter through the meeting on social media! Use the hashtag #IMProud.

I cannot access my account

If you have any difficulty accessing your ACP account, you can reset your username and password. You can do so by clicking on the MyACP link at the top of the ACP web site. If you require additional assistance, please contact us (M-F, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET) via web chat or call 800-ACP-1915 or 215-351-2600 or via e-mail at help@acponline.org

I do not have an ACPonline account

Nonmembers are advised to use their e-mail address as their username when creating a password. If you require additional assistance, please contact us (M-F, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET) via web chat or call 800-ACP-1915 or 215-351-2600 or via e-mail at help@acponline.org

MyACP Account

If you have any difficulty accessing your MyACP account, you can reset your username and password. You can do so by clicking on the MyACP link at the top of the ACP web site. Nonmembers are advised to use their e-mail address as their username when creating a password. If you require additional assistance, please contact us (M-F, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET) via web chat or call 800-ACP-1915 or 215-351-2600 or via e-mail at help@acponline.org

Participant Photography

As a participant in the chapter meeting, your photograph may be taken as a focus or background subject, to be used in chapter communications. If you would not like your photo taken, please inform chapter staff.

ACP Chapters Meeting Code of Conduct

ACP is a community that values collegiality, respect for patients and each other, and medicine’s standards of ethics and professionalism. ACP members are guided by the content and spirit of the ACP Pledge and by their commitment to the ethics of medicine, including those in the ACP Ethics Manual.  “Physicians’ conduct as professionals and as individuals should merit the respect of the community.” 

ACP expects members, staff, and others who participate in events and activities involving ACP to treat others as you would like to be treated – with courtesy, respect for differences, and in ways that appropriately represent the profession of internal medicine. As set forth in ACP’s Anti-Harassment Policy, ACP does not tolerate any form of harassment, including intimidation, hostility, or other unwelcome and offensive communication or treatment.

If you experience or observe harassing, inappropriate or otherwise unprofessional behavior, or you have concerns about how you have been treated by an ACP member or staff or anyone else at an ACP meeting or event, you may report the incident to acpevents@acponline.org or call 215 351-7750.

The chapter reserves the right to take any action deemed necessary and appropriate; including immediate removal from the meeting without warning or refund, in response to any incident of unacceptable behavior, and the chapter reserves the right to prohibit attendance at any future meeting, virtually or in person.

For other questions about the chapter meeting, contact Kelly Hess at 208-490-3329 or elisabethhess49@gmail.com.

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