08/30/2024—
The 2024 Upper Peninsula Medical Conference (UPMedCon) will be held at Michigan Technological University. The event brings together medical practitioners, researchers and students for a weekend of learning about health issues impacting rural communities.
Hosted by Michigan Tech's Health Research Institute, UPMedCon will take place Oct. 18-19 at the Memorial Union Building on the University's campus in Houghton. Health practitioners from around the Upper Peninsula and northern Great Lakes region are invited to attend. Special registration pricing for physicians, physician assistants and nurses is available until Sept. 13.
The conference will feature a diverse range of topics addressing current and emerging issues in health care. The topics being covered include autism and sexuality, advancements in genomics, robotic lung surgery in the Upper Peninsula, the role of generative artificial intelligence in mental health and wellness, early lung cancer diagnosis through screening and robotic bronchoscopy, the implementation of group visits, and the collaborative care model to integrate psychiatric expertise into rural primary care.
UPMedCon participants will have the opportunity to engage in networking events and activities. To see seminar topics and session objectives, find more information and register to attend, visit the Upper Peninsula Medical Conference website.
Confirmed speakers include:
- Zakia Alavi, M.D. — Associate Professor, Pediatrics and Human Development, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University;
- Caleb Bupp, M.D., FACMG — Medical Geneticist and Division Chief, Corewell Health West and Helen DeVos Children's Hospital
- David G. Cable, M.D. — UP Health System - Marquette
- Guy Hembroff, Ph.D. — Associate Professor, Applied Computing, College of Computing, Michigan Technological University
- Matthew Karulf, M.D. — UP Health System - Marquette Pulmonary Medicine
- Evan Loukusa, M.D. — Baraga County Memorial Hospital Physician Group
- Kelley Mahar, M.D. — Associate Program Director, MSU Psychiatry Residency Rural Track/Community Psychiatrist
Michigan Technological University is a public research university founded in 1885 in Houghton, Michigan, and is home to more than 7,000 students from 55 countries around the world. Consistently ranked among the best universities in the country for return on investment, Michigan’s flagship technological university offers more than 120 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in science and technology, engineering, computing, forestry, business and economics, health professions, humanities, mathematics, social sciences, and the arts. The rural campus is situated just miles from Lake Superior in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, offering year-round opportunities for outdoor adventure.