2026 Schedule of Events
| DATE | TIME | ACTIVITY | SPEAKER | LOCATION |
| Wednesday, March 18 | 8:30 | Registration Open | Slover Library | |
| 8:30 | Breakfast with Exhibitors | |||
| 9:00 | Opening Remarks/Welcome | CDR Stuart | ||
| 9:15 | Keynote Day 1 National ACEP Update |
L. Anthony Cirillo, MD, FACEP
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| 10:00 | Coffee Break with Exhibitors | |||
| 10:10 | Korea to Contemporary Practice: Lessons for Rapid Medical Deployment and Readiness | Lawrence Decker, MD | ||
| 10:30 | Common Medical Errors | Katey Osborne, MD | ||
| 10:50 | Reimagining the Emergency Deployment Model for the Future Fight | Benjamin Fox, MD | ||
| 11:10 | Coffee Break with Exhibitors | |||
| 11:25 | Fever in the Returning Indopacom servicemember / traveler | Katey Osborne, MD | ||
| 11:55 |
Night Shift Like a Pro |
Torree McGowan, MD, FACEP | ||
| 12:15 |
Lunch with Exhibitors |
MAJ Justine Stremick CDR Christine DeForest |
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| 13:00 |
Early Recognition and Treatment of Hepatic Encephalopathy |
James Williams, DO, FACEP | ||
| 13:30 | Patients in Custody: Ethical and Legal Challenges in the Emergency Department | Joseph Gehrz, MD | ||
| 13:50 | Dessert with Exhibitors | |||
| 14:00 |
KSA Labs- select 3 from following options |
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| 17:00 | Adjourn |
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| 18:00-21:00 | Research Forum and Opening Reception | GSS26 Research Forum List (to come) | Nauticus National Maritime Museum | |
| Thursday, March 19 | 8:30 | Registration Open | Slover Library | |
| 8:30 | Breakfast with Exhibitors | |||
| 09:00 |
Changing Views on Patient Transport in Large-Scale Conflicts |
Lt Col Ralph Vermeltfoort, OF 4 RNLAF |
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| 9:45 | Coffee Break with Exhibitors | |||
| 10:00 | What Every Military Health Professional Should Know About the VA | Gerard Cox, MD, FACEP | ||
| 10:20 | Continuing the Mission - Post-Military Service Options | Ryan Leone/Panel Discussion | ||
| 11:00 | Coffee Break with Exhibitors | |||
| 11:15 | Transition Military Medics as Intermediate Care Technicians-a VA Workforce Solution | Colleen McQuown, MD | ||
| 11:35 | End-of-Life Care in Austere/Deployed Environments | Panel Discussion | ||
| 12:00 | Lunch with Exhibitors | |||
| 12:45 | Naval War College- Future Conflicts | Daniel Caldwell | ||
| 14:15 | Dessert with Exhibitors | |||
| 14:30 | Designed to Fail: How Human Factors Put Physicians and Patients at Risk | Torree McGowan, MD, FACEP | ||
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14:50 |
Visual Diagnosis in Emergency Medicine |
Kevin Knoop, MD | ||
| 15:15 | Snack Break with Exhibitors | |||
| 15:30 | Reclassification of Traumatic Brain Injury: Improving Diagnosis and Management | Andy Jagoda, MD, FACEP | ||
| 16:00 | Beyond ATLS: Civilian vs. Military Trauma Protocols | Stephen Radloff, MD | ||
| 16:30 | Adjourn | |||
| 18:00-19:30 | Sim Wars Competition and Closing Reception | To Be Announced | ||
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Friday, |
8:30 | Registration Open | Slover Library | |
| 8:30 | Breakfast with Exhibitors | |||
| 9:00 |
New Speakers Resident Competition Doc, not Doctor: Optimizing 68W Training for the Modern Battlefield (Hagler) Cold Weather, Mountains & Marines (Goodwin) Drones in Combat Medicine: The Future and Present (Turner) How to ask for feedback (Berk) Prehospital POCUS Program: Pearls and Pitfalls (McLean) Far-Forward Trauma Challenges: The Tactical Significance of Morrel-Lavelle Lesions (Bursch) Transcranial Doppler POCUS in the ED (Cappiello) Sustainment Saves Lives: WWII Pacific Case Studies for the Modern Military Emergency Physician (Colasacco) Unseen Threats: DNBI Critical Care in the Austere Environment (Sawyer) U.S. Military Bioethics in 2026 (Rego) |
Gerald Hagler, MD Scott Goodwin, DO Matthew Turner, MD Joshua Berk, MD Theodore McLean, MD Katherine Bursch, MD
Jacob Cappiello, MD Bryan Colasacco, OMSIII
Joshua Sawyer, DO
John Rego, MD |
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| 10:00 |
Directed Energy Polyfocal Trauma in Humans-Causation, Mitigation, Identification, and Treatment of an Emerging Threat |
Grace Landers, MD | ||
| 10:20 | No Pulse, No Problem: Using Ultrasound to Guide Cardiac Arrest Care |
Renato Rapada, DO |
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| 10:40 | Combat Assessment Sonographic Tool (CAST) for Role 1 Physiologic Reassessment and Prolonged Care Support |
Aicha Hull, MD, FACEP
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| 11:00 | Cervical Motion Restriction in Tactical Environments | Nicholas Roberts, MD | ||
| 11:20 | Coffee Break | |||
| 11:30 | Tri-Service Specialty Leader Updates and Panel | CDR Christine DeForest COL Christopher Pitotti* COL Eric Chin* *invited |
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| 12:15 | GSACEP President Closing Remarks | CDR Christine DeForest | ||
| 12:30 | Specialty Interest Group/Networking Lunch |
Accreditation Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the American College of Emergency Physicians and Government Services Chapter ACEP. The American College of Emergency Physicians is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The American College of Emergency Physicians designates this Live activity for a maximum of 16 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Important Dates
Mon
27
2026
April 27, 2026
8:00PM - 9:30PM EDT
GSACEP Reception at LAC
Boqueria, Penn Quarter, 777 9th St. NW
