MMDA 2026 SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
Friday, May 15, 2026 - Minneapolis, MN
Midwestern Medical Directors Association
Friday, May 15, 2026 - Minneapolis, MN
The scientific program of seven sessions will include speakers from the Mayo Clinic, the University of Minnesota, and experts from our industry. Category 1 CME accreditation will be available through Amedco.
AI in Medicine: Artificial or Intelligent
Brad Erickson, MD
Mayo Clinic
Childhood Psychiatric Disorders and Long‑Term Risk:
Implications for Life Insurance Medicine
Nico van Zyl, MD
RGA
Prognosis of Acute and Chronic Pancreatic Diseases
Guru Trikudanathan, MD
University of Minnesota
JAK2 mutated and unmutated erythrocytosis, plus Essential Thrombocythemia:
A Practical Approach and Assessment of Prognosis
Ayalew Tefferi, MD
Mayo Clinic
Adults with Congenital Heart Disease
Judy Finney, MD
Northwestern Mutual
Ketamine Treatment and the Mortality Implications
C. Sophia Albott, MD
University of Minnesota
RMD!
The ever-popular speaker’s corner