Annual Chapter Meeting #ACPAZ2026
2026 Fall Chapter Scientific MeetingPre-Course: November 6, 2026
Chapter Meeting: November 6-7, 2026
Location: Casino del Sol | Tucson, AZ
Agenda
Practicing Medicine in the AI Era
| 7:15AM – 5:30PM | Registration |
| 8:15AM – 10:15AM | Precourse – AI Tools for Internists – A Practical Skills Workshop Dr. Emilio Perez Power; Dr. David Watts |
| 8:15AM – 10:15AM | Precourse – POCUS Dr. Ian Coe & Faculty |
| 11:15AM – 11:55AM | Meet the Program Directors |
| 11:45AM – 12:30PM | Lunch & Exhibits |
| 12:30PM – 12:35PM | Welcome |
| 12:35PM – 1:35PM | Clinical Artificial Intelligence: Hope, Hype, or Hazard? Dr. James Whitfill |
| 1:35PM – 2:20PM | What’s New In Primary Care (Is AI Our Ally, or Adversary?) Dr. Rustan Sharer |
| 2:20PM – 3:05PM | Updates in Hospital Medicine Dr. Vikeen Patel |
| 3:00 – 4:00PM | Ask the Residents: Navigating Rotations, Sub-Is, and IM Residency (non-CME) |
| 3:05PM – 3:25PM | Break & Exhibits |
| 3:25PM – 4:10PM | Updates in Cardiology Dr. Sundeep Shenoy |
| 4:15PM – 5:15PM | Poster Presentation & Judging (Students) |
| 5:15PM – 6:30PM | Governor’s Reception & Great Debates Championships |
| 6:45AM – 5:00PM | Registration |
| 7:00AM – 8:00AM | Breakfast/Exhibits |
| 8:00AM – 9:00AM | AI Governance, Ethics, and Liability in Clinical Practice John F. Howard |
| 9:00AM – 9:45AM | Colon Cancer Screening Update and AI in Gastroenterology Dr. Avin Aggarwal |
| 9:45AM – 10:40AM | Break with Exhibitors |
| 9:50AM – 10:35AM |
Abbott Cancer Screening: Cologuard Plus®, SimpleScreen™ CRC, and Cancerguard®: Comprehensive, Noninvasive Screening Solutions to Support Early Detection and Prevention (Sponsored Session, Non-CME)
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| 10:40AM – 11:15AM | AI in Medical Imaging: What Internists Need to Know Dr. Geoff Rubin |
| 11:15AM – 12:00PM | From Referral to Co-Management: Must-Know Medical Oncology Updates for the Internist in 2026- What’s Changing, What Matters, and What’s Next Dr. Alejandro Recio Boiles |
| 12:00PM – 1:45PM | Lunch, Exhibits & Poster Judging |
| 1:30PM – 2:00PM | Business Meeting |
| 2:00PM – 3:00PM | Oral Vignettes |
| 3:00PM – 3:45PM | AI in Medical Education Dr. Srikar Adhikari |
| 3:45PM – 4:30PM | Doctor’s Dilemma Finals |
| 4:30PM – 5:00PM | Awards & Closing Remarks |
| 5:30PM | Resident/Student Mixer |
Sponsors & Exhibitors
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Bronze Sponsors
Onsite Details
Location:
Casino del Sol – Conference Center
5655 W Valencia Road
Tucson, AZ 85757
Parking is conveniently located in the parking garage near the Conference Center.
Complementary wifi is available onsite.
Breakfast is not provided on Friday, November 6th, but there are many options onsite at the Casino del Sol, including the nearby Sol Brew Cafe and other restaurants viewable here.
Hotel Lodging
The hotel has a limited number of discounted hotel rooms available for our attendees. Must book before October 16th! Rates are $159/night.
Book Your Room:
Online Reservation Instructions
- https://www.casinodelsol.com
- Click on Meetings & Groups.
- Click on Group Hotel Reservations
- Enter Reservation Dates and Select Guests
- Enter Group Code 10777
- Select Tower
- Click Next
Phone Reservation Instructions
Please call the 24-hour Reservations Department at 1-855-SOL-STAY (765-7829) and make sure you mention ACP Arizona 2026 Fall Scientific Meeting or Booking ID 10777.
Meeting Evaluation & Credit Claiming
Your feedback matters! We value your input to help us improve our chapter meeting every year. We encourage all attendees, including residents and students, to submit a short survey after the meeting, to be linked closer to the meeting. This is also the first step to claim your CME credit– after you submit your form, you will be prompted to continue on in the credit claiming process. If you attend all CME sessions at this meeting, including a precourse option, you can earn 11 CME points.