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Monday, April 13, 2026
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
CDT
Registration
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
CDT
Registration
Location: 8th Street North
7:15 AM - 8:00 AM
CDT
Continental Breakfast & Meet The Candidates
7:15 AM - 8:00 AM
CDT
Continental Breakfast & Meet The Candidates
Location: Continental Foyer
7:15 AM - 8:30 AM
CDT
Advanced Practice Clinician Meetup
7:15 AM - 8:30 AM
CDT
Advanced Practice Clinician Breakfast Meetup: Sponsored by Mega
Location: Continental C
Sponsored By
Mega
7:45 AM - 8:30 AM
CDT
Amplify Awareness: Recognizing the Comeback of Eradicated Diseases
7:45 AM - 8:30 AM
CDT
Amplify Awareness: Recognizing the Comeback of Eradicated Diseases
Location: Continental A
Speaker:
Leah Blizard, PA-C
– Fast Track Urgent Care Powered by Fast Track
7:45 AM - 8:30 AM
CDT
The 5 Magic Moments to Amplify Urgent Care Growth in 2026
7:45 AM - 8:30 AM
CDT
The 5 Magic Moments to Amplify Urgent Care Growth in 2026
Location: Buckingham
Speaker:
Heather Fernandez
– Solv Health
7:45 AM - 8:30 AM
CDT
Urgent Care Cafe
7:45 AM - 8:30 AM
CDT
Urgent Care Cafe
Location: Waldorf
8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
CDT
Solutions.Expo
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
CDT
Solutions.Expo
Location: Solutions.Expo (Salon C & D)
8:45 AM - 9:15 AM
CDT
Solutions.Amplified: Looking Beyond Proximity - Evaluating True Competitive Strength
8:45 AM - 9:15 AM
CDT
Solutions.Amplified: Looking Beyond Proximity - Evaluating True Competitive Strength
Location: Solutions.Expo (Salon D)
Presented By
8:45 AM - 9:30 AM
CDT
Amplify Your Leverage: Using Data to Reshape Payer Contracts and Market Entry
8:45 AM - 9:30 AM
CDT
Amplify Your Leverage: Using Data to Reshape Payer Contracts and Market Entry
Location: Marquette
Speaker:
Tammy Mallow, B.S. Industrial Psychology
– Mallow Consulting
8:45 AM - 9:30 AM
CDT
Beyond the Degree: Reforming Nurse Practitioner Education and Onboarding
8:45 AM - 9:30 AM
CDT
Beyond the Degree: Reforming Nurse Practitioner Education and Onboarding
Location: Continental B
Speaker:
Lisa Bishop, DNP, MHA, FNP-BC, CDEO, FCUCM
– College of Urgent Care Medicine
8:45 AM - 9:30 AM
CDT
From Front Desk to Discharge: SOPs That Protect Patients, Providers, and Performance
8:45 AM - 9:30 AM
CDT
From Front Desk to Discharge: SOPs That Protect Patients, Providers, and Performance
Location: Continental A
co-speaker:
Martha Williams, DHSc, MS, PA-C
– Urgent Care Association
8:45 AM - 9:30 AM
CDT
It is CLIA-Waived So Nothing Can Go Wrong…Right?
8:45 AM - 9:30 AM
CDT
It is CLIA-Waived So Nothing Can Go Wrong…Right?
Location: Buckingham
Speaker:
Norman Moore, PhD in Microbiology
– Abbott
8:45 AM - 9:30 AM
CDT
Meet Your Poster Presenters
8:45 AM - 9:30 AM
CDT
Meet Your Poster Presenters
Location: Private Dining Room 1;#Private Dining Room 2
8:45 AM - 4:30 PM
CDT
Poster Gallery Open
8:45 AM - 4:30 PM
CDT
Poster Gallery Open
Location: Private Dining Room 1;#Private Dining Room 2
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
CDT
Coffee Break
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
CDT
Coffee Break
Location: Solutions.Expo (Salon C)
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
CDT
Solutions.Amplified: Workflow Optimization with AI
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
CDT
Solutions.Amplified: Workflow Optimization with AI
Location: Solutions.Expo (Salon C)
Presented by
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
CDT
Integrating Behavioral Health in Urgent Care with MHT's SmarTest AI
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
CDT
Integrating Behavioral Health in Urgent Care with MHT's SmarTest AI
Location: Marquette
Speaker:
Ernie Wallerstein
Co-Speaker:
Erin Fogarty
Co-Speaker:
David Caltrider, MD
– HealthCARE Express
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
CDT
Difficult Conversations: Who Has Them?
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
CDT
Difficult Conversations: Who Has Them?
Location: Continental A
co-speaker:
Johnetta Musick
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
CDT
Faster, Smarter, Simpler: How Molecular Diagnostics Are Reshaping Efficiency in Urgent Care Infections
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
CDT
Faster, Smarter, Simpler: How Molecular Diagnostics Are Reshaping Efficiency in Urgent Care Infections
Location: Buckingham
Speaker:
Kyle Rhoad
– HealthTrackRx
Co-Speaker:
Ben Francis
– Fast Pace Health
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
CDT
Rapid Antigen Testing: Catalyst for Decision Making, Efficiency, and Trust
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
CDT
Rapid Antigen Testing: Catalyst for Decision Making, Efficiency, and Trust
Location: Buckingham
co-speaker:
Rajesh N. Geria, MD
– Summit Health
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
CDT
Urgent Care Skills Lab: Hands‑On Procedures That Matter
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
CDT
Urgent Care Skills Lab: Hands‑On Procedures That Matter
Location: Waldorf
Instructor:
Martha Williams, DHSc, MS, PA-C
– Urgent Care Association
Instructor:
Joe Toscano, MD, FCUCM
– San Ramon Regional Medical Center
Instructor:
Marisa Rodriguez, MPAS, PA-C, CAQ-Peds
– PM Pediatric Care
Instructor:
Amanda Patterson
– PM Pediatric Urgent Care
Instructor:
Jen Ganime, MSN, CPNP
– PM Pediatrics
Instructor:
Katherine Wertz
Instructor:
Rich Bruckner, MD
– PM Pediatrics
Instructor:
Sean M. McNeeley, MD
– University Hospital Cleveland Urgent Care
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
CDT
You’re Doing It Wrong: Debunking Myths in Pediatric Urgent Care Medicine
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
CDT
You’re Doing It Wrong: Debunking Myths in Pediatric Urgent Care Medicine
Location: Continental B
Speaker:
Kathryn Crampton
– PM Pediatrics
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
CDT
Solutions.Amplified: Beyond the Scribe - AI That Gets Urgent Care
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
CDT
Solutions.Amplified: Beyond the Scribe - AI That Gets Urgent Care
Location: Solutions.Expo (Salon D)
Presented By
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
CDT
CALUCA Members Meeting
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
CDT
CALUCA Members Meeting
Location: Continental B
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
CDT
NERUCA Members Meeting
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
CDT
NERUCA Members Meeting
Location: Continental A
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
CDT
SERUCA Members Meeting
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
CDT
SERUCA Members Meeting
Location: Continental C
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
CDT
Solutions.Amplified: Evidence Based Antibiotic Stewardship in Outpatient Care
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
CDT
Solutions.Amplified: Evidence Based Antibiotic Stewardship in Outpatient Care
Location: Solutions.Expo (Salon C)
Presented by
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
CDT
Luncheon: Different States, Same Struggles—Policy Threads That Tie Us Together: Advocacy Panel
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
CDT
Luncheon: Different States, Same Struggles—Policy Threads That Tie Us Together: Advocacy Panel
Location: International North
Moderator:
Kristin Rastatter
– Urgent Care Association
Panelist:
Jonathan Halpert
Panelist:
Selena Gurley, MSN, FNP-C, CRHCP
– Fast Pace Health
Panelist:
Rob Mahan
Panelist:
Jennifer Kolb, DMSc, PA-C, DFAAPA
– American Academy of Physician Associates
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
CDT
Solutions.Expo
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
CDT
Solutions.Expo
Location: Solutions.Expo (Salon C & D)
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM
CDT
Solutions.Amplified: Why 3,000+ clinics Flipped their phones in 2025
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
CDT
Solutions.Amplified: Why 3,000+ clinics Flipped their phones in 2025
Location: Solutions.Expo (Salon C)
Presented by
Flip CX, Inc.
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
CDT
Defensive Charting Part 2: Making Your Notes Bullet Proof
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
CDT
Defensive Charting Part 2: Making Your Notes Bullet Proof
Location: Marquette
Speaker:
Tracey Q. Davidoff, MD, FCUCM (MD, FCUCM)
– Baycare Urgent Care
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
CDT
Dose Decisions: Antibiotic Choice, Dose, and Duration in 2026
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
CDT
Dose Decisions: Antibiotic Choice, Dose, and Duration in 2026
Location: Continental A
Speaker:
Patrick Dolan, MD FAAP FCUCM
– PM Pediatric Care
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
CDT
Smooth Operators: Urgent Care Without the Chaos
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
CDT
Smooth Operators: Urgent Care Without the Chaos
Location: Continental B
Speaker:
Curtis A. Franke, MD, MBA
– HCA- CareNow and MD Now
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
CDT
The Inside Track: Urgent Care’s Path Through Washington
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
CDT
The Inside Track: Urgent Care’s Path Through Washington
Location: Buckingham
Speaker:
Eric Zimmerman
Sponsored By
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
CDT
Urgent Care Skills Lab: Hands‑On Procedures That Matter
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
CDT
Urgent Care Skills Lab: Hands‑On Procedures That Matter
Location: Waldorf
Instructor:
Martha Williams, DHSc, MS, PA-C
– Urgent Care Association
Instructor:
Joe Toscano, MD, FCUCM
– San Ramon Regional Medical Center
Instructor:
Marisa Rodriguez, MPAS, PA-C, CAQ-Peds
– PM Pediatric Care
Instructor:
Jen Ganime, MSN, CPNP
– PM Pediatrics
Instructor:
Katherine Wertz
Instructor:
Rich Bruckner, MD
– PM Pediatrics
Instructor:
Sean M. McNeeley, MD
– University Hospital Cleveland Urgent Care
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
CDT
Solutions.Amplified: From 5% audits to 100% revenue integrity
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
CDT
Solutions.Amplified: From 5% audits to 100% revenue integrity
Location: Solutions.Expo (Salon D)
Presented by
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
CDT
Solutions.Amplified: Beyond the AI Hype: The Next Era of Automation for High-Urgency RCM
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
CDT
Solutions.Amplified: Beyond the AI Hype: The Next Era of Automation for High-Urgency RCM
Location: Solutions.Expo (Salon C)
Presented by
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
CDT
A Biopsy of Urgent Care Quality: Insights from 3,000 Chart Reviews
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
CDT
A Biopsy of Urgent Care Quality: Insights from 3,000 Chart Reviews
Location: Continental B
co-speaker:
Roger Wu, MD, MBA, FACEP
– Medraki
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
CDT
Marketing That Builds Measurable Demand
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
CDT
Marketing That Builds Measurable Demand
Location: Marquette
Speaker:
Dave Twichell
– Freshpaint
Co-Speaker:
Brian Gould
– vybe urgent care
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM
CDT
From First Day to Lasting Impression: Recruit, Retain, Succeed
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM
CDT
From First Day to Lasting Impression: Recruit, Retain, Succeed
Location: Marquette
Speaker:
Lauren Shealy, MSN, RN-BC
– Advocate Health
Co-Speaker:
Ebone Roberts, BSN, RN
– Atrium Health
Co-Speaker:
Melissa Rushing, BSMI, CRA, RT(R)
– Atrium Health
Co-Speaker:
Meagan Collins, BSN, RN-BC
– Atrium Health
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM
CDT
New Urgent Care Operator: The Sophomore Slump
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM
CDT
New Urgent Care Operator: The Sophomore Slump
Location: Buckingham
Speaker:
Patrice Pash, BS, RN
– UrgentIQ
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM
CDT
Parotitis Made Simple: Swollen Cheeks, Sharp Thinking
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM
CDT
Parotitis Made Simple: Swollen Cheeks, Sharp Thinking
Location: Continental B
Speaker:
Braeden Johnson, MD
– The Pragmatic MD
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM
CDT
The Audit Advantage: Building Quality with Confidence
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM
CDT
The Audit Advantage: Building Quality with Confidence
Location: Continental C
Speaker:
Megan Wadas, PA-C, CPHQ
– TGH Urgent Care powered by Fast Track
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM
CDT
Top 10 Articles That Will Change Your Pediatric Urgent Care Practice in 2026
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM
CDT
Top 10 Articles That Will Change Your Pediatric Urgent Care Practice in 2026
Location: Continental A
Speaker:
Patrick Dolan, MD FAAP FCUCM
– PM Pediatric Care
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM
CDT
UC Cafe Presents: Inside the Movement – A Networking Hour with UCA Advocates
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM
CDT
UC Cafe Presents: Inside the Movement – A Networking Hour with UCA Advocates
Location: Waldorf
Moderator:
Kristin Rastatter
– Urgent Care Association
7:00 PM - 11:00 PM
CDT
Speakeasy Soiree
6:00 PM - 11:00 PM
CDT
Speakeasy Soiree
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