The conference is a benefit of your SDSMA membership - there is no registration fee for members (ticket purchase required for some events and meals).

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Join us for a day of learning and engagement as we learn about AI's transformative role in healthcare. Additionally, network with colleagues and attend the poster session where USD Sanford School of Medicine students will highlight their work.

More information and the schedule will be updated on this page as details continue to be confirmed.

Schedule:

Thursday, May 29 - Annual Conference Kickoff Reception!
R Wine Bar, 322 E 8th St, Sioux Falls
6:00 - 8:00 pm.... Welcome Reception - Hosted by District 7 Medical Society

Friday, May 30
Rivir Ballroom, Hilton Garden Inn Downtown Sioux Falls, 201 E 8th St

• 8:30 - 9:00.....Physician Advocacy - David Aizuss, MD, Chair-Elect, AMA Board of Trustees
  
  
• 9:00 - 12 noon....Presentations and panel discussion on artificial intelligence in medicine
• • 9:00 - 9:30 am - Rebecca VandeKop, MD - Avera Health 
  • 9:30 - 10:00 am - Jason Lambert - Monument Health
    
  • 10:00 - 10:15 am - Break
  • 10:15 - 10:45 am - Jeremy Cauwels, MD - Sanford Health
  • 10:45 am - 11:45 am - Panel Discussion - AI in Medicine: Jeremy Cauwels, MD; Jason Lambert, Rebecca VandeKop, MD
    
• 12 noon - 1:00....SDSMA PAC Lunch: U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (ticket required)
  
  
• 1:00......SDSMA Policy Council Meeting
• • 1:15 - 1:45.... USD SSOM Update - Tim Ridgway, MD, Dean, USD SSOM; Vice President for Health Affairs
    
  • 1:45 - 2:30....Medical Student Poster Session followed by #1 Abstract presentation - Olivia Heinecke, “Enhancing Surgical Skill Acquisition: Assessment of a Novel 3D Printed Laparoscopic Trainer (Non-Inferiority Trial)” 
  • 2:30....Membership Open Forum - submit a policy issue here
    
  • AMPAC - Jordan Warchol, MD, MPH, Member, AMPAC Board; Immediate Past Chair, AMA Young Physicians Section 
  • Medical Liability Insurance Update - Copic

• 5:00 - 5:30..... SDSMA Board of Directors Meeting
  
  
• 6:00.....Membership Mixer & Celebrate Barb Smith's retirement!
  
  
• 7:00.....Awards Banquet, Scholarship Recognition & Presidential Inauguration (ticket required)
  
  
  Lodging