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2026 Innovation & Research Forum

Save the date! Learn about the latest in family medicine innovations + research. Explore how findings translate into clinical practice + improve patient care. Submit your own work + receive valuable feedback.

Saturday, March 14, 2026

8:00 am - 2:05 pm

HealthPartners (Bloomington, MN) + online

Connect with family physicians, researchers, innovators, medical students and residents to:

Learn about current innovations and research shaping family medicine in Minnesota.
Discover practical ways to apply findings in clinical care.
Present your own work and receive valuable peer feedback.

Registration

Pricing:

$200 for practicing physicians and allied professionals
$0 for family medicine residents and medical students

Registration will open in fall 2025.

Registration will remain open through March 14, 2026.

Links for the program materials and online participation are included in your registration confirmation email. If you register and do not receive your confirmation email, please contact us.

Cancellation/Refund/No-Show Policy: Cancellations must be received by office@mafp.org in writing by March 7, 2026, to receive a refund of the registration fee. No refunds will be provided for no-shows or cancellations received after that date.

Opening Presentation

To be announced.

Examining Structural Drivers of Reproductive Health Inequity

Nicole Quinones, MPH
Health Services Researcher, University of Minnesota School of Public Health

In this session, we will examine structural drivers of reproductive health inequities and examine how interpersonal, institutional and structural experiences of discrimination exacerbate health inequities.

Objectives:

Identify structural drivers (i.e., racism, sexism and cisheteropatriarchy) that contribute to disparities in access and quality of care for reproductive health.
Examine reports of health care discrimination in reproductive health.
Identify practice and policy solutions to address persistent inequities.

About the Presenter:
Quinones is a PhD candidate in the Division of Health Policy at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. Her research focuses on how structural inequities arise through health policy and impact abortion and other reproductive health care access and the historical and contemporary role of midwives in birth and abortion care in the United States. She was named an Emerging Scholar by the Society of Family Planning for her work on the impacts of financial stress on abortion patients after the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Supreme Court decision.

Schedule / Sessions

Session, objective and presenter details will be added closer to the event.

Anticipated schedule as of 10/1/2025:

8:00 am	Registration, Breakfast & Welcome
8:30 am	Opening Presentation
9:30 am	Break
9:40 am	Project Presentations
11:40 am	Break
11:45 am	Project Presentations
1:05 pm	Lunch & Poster Session (for in-person participants only; online stream ends at 1:05 pm)
2:05 pm	Adjourn

8:00 am	Registration & Breakfast
8:15 am	Welcome & Words from Our Sponsors
8:30 am	Examining Structural Drivers of Reproductive Health Inequity Nicole Quinones, MPH, Health Services Researcher, University of Minnesota School of Public Health
9:30 am	Break & Words from Our Sponsors
9:40 am	Feasibility of a Diabetes Focused Text Messaging Intervention in the Hmong Community Kathryn Brown, MD, faculty, University of Minnesota St. John’s Hospital FMRP • Katherine Montag Schafer, PharmD, Associate Professor, University of Minnesota Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, and Clinical Pharmacist, University of Minnesota St. John’s Family Medicine Residency • Kobe Perez, medical student, University of Minnesota Medical School, Twin Cities campus
10:00 am	Five Types of Exceptions to Confidentiality: A Practical Approach for Addressing Instances in Family Medicine When Patient Information May Be Shared Courtney Kimmell, medical student, University of Minnesota Medical School, Twin Cities campus
10:20 am	East Lake Clinic Trauma Healing Program: An Approach to Trauma-Informed Care in the Primary Care Setting Jeanne Gambucci, DO, MPH, practicing physician, Hennepin Healthcare East Lake Clinic • Ndidiamaka Koka, MD, faculty, Hennepin Healthcare FMRP, and Medical Director, Hennepin Healthcare East Lake Clinic • Maria Kaefer, MD, faculty, Hennepin Healthcare FMRP • Kelsey Noah, DNP-FNP, Nurse Practitioner, Hennepin Healthcare East Lake Clinic • Sydnee Alexander, RN, BSN, Nurse, Hennepin Healthcare East Lake Clinic • Mia Grenfell, BS, Intern, Hennepin Healthcare East Lake Clinic • Suzanne Houser, RN, Nurse, Hennepin Healthcare East Lake Clinic
10:40 am	Waste Generation, Health Care and Environmental Justice Aaron Rosenblum, MD, resident, University of Minnesota North Memorial FMRP, and practicing physician, Broadway Family Medicine
11:00 am	How Medical Students Feel About Practicing Physical Exam Skills with Classmates Emily Zhi, medical student, University of Minnesota Medical School, Twin Cities campus • David Power, MBBS, MPH, faculty, University of Minnesota Woodwinds Hospital FMRP; practicing physician, MHealth Fairview Bethesda Clinic, and Director of Medical Student Education, University of Minnesota Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota Medical School, Twin Cities campus
11:20 am	An Epidemiological Analysis of Disparities in Hospitalization Rates for Drug Overdose Among Pediatric Underrepresented Populations Ali Hamandi, BS, medical student, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine • Aidin Gharavi, medical student, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine • Ixchel Salazar, medical student, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine • Devon Lynn, medical student, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine
11:40 am	Break
11:45 am	Enriching the PINCER Indicators with Pharmacogenomics to Improve Prescribing Safety, Efficacy and Cost Efficiency in Primary Care Practice Elisa Houwink, MD, PhD, practicing physician, Mayo Clinic, and Associate Professor, Mayo Clinic, Department of Family Medicine
12:05 pm	Practice-Based Research and Patient Advisory Councils: HPV Self-Sampling Project Marah Aqeel, MS, Research support staff, Primary Care Research and Learning Network, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota • Serena Xiong, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor • Kristin Boman, MPH, Manager, Primary Care Research Learning Network
12:25 pm	Domestic Well Water Testing: Why Arsenic Puts Minnesotans’ Health at Risk Dominika Jegen, MD, MA, CCFP(EM), DABFM, faculty, Mayo Clinic Family Medicine Residency – Rochester; practicing physician, Mayo Clinic Southeast Clinic – Rochester, and Assistant Professor, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine & Science
12:45 pm	An Innovative Primary Care Strategy to Improve Hepatitis B Vaccine Uptake in Eligible but Hesitant Adults Laura Wangensteen, MD, faculty, Mayo Clinic Family Medicine Residency – Rochester; practicing physician, Mayo Clinic Northeast Family Medicine • Fahma Mohamed, MD, practicing physician and Instructor of Family Medicine, Mayo Clinic Northeast Family Medicine
1:05 pm	Lunch & Poster Session (Zoom meeting ends)
2:05 pm	Adjourn

A National Multi-Center Analysis of the Epidemiology of Pediatric Facial Injuries from Fireworks
Aidin Gharavi, BS, medical student, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine
Bed-related Falls in Older Adults: Incidence, Mechanisms and Risk Factors for Hospitalization
Andrew Tom, BS, medical student, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine
Evaluating Confidence and Barriers to Care of Caring for Patients With Diabetes in Four Family Medicine Residencies
Matthew Traxler, MD, MME, faculty, University of Minnesota Medical Center FMRP
Increasing Education and Utilization of Community Resources in the Health Care Setting: A Community Health Project
Madison Duppenthaler, MD, resident, University of Minnesota Methodist Hospital FMRP
Land Acknowledgements and Supporting Local Artists
Josie Gable, MD, resident, University of Minnesota Duluth FMRP
Osteoporosis in the Somali Community in Minnesota
Salman Ali, BS, medical student, University of Minnesota Medical School, Twin Cities campus
Talking with Teens: Conversations on Racism and Discrimination
Adjoa Kusi-Appiah, MD, resident, University of Minnesota North Memorial FMRP
The Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Nicotine Withdrawal Symptoms
Peyton Lehman, BA, medical student, University of Minnesota Medical School, Twin Cities campus

Project Submissions

Submit your family medicine innovation or research project for presentation and feedback.

Project submissions will open by fall 2025.

Project submission details and form »

Location

HealthPartners
8170 33rd Ave S
Bloomington, MN 55425
(Lake Superior Room)

The Zoom meeting URL will be provided by email a few days before the event.

Continuing Medical Education

Application for CME credit will be filed with the American Academy of Family Physicians.

Application for CME credit will be filed with the American Academy of Family Physicians. 5.0 AAFP Prescribed Credits will be requested.

Application for 5.0 AAFP Prescribed Credits has been filed with the American Academy of Family Physicians. Determination of credit is pending.

Presentations are approved for up to 4.25 AAFP Live Prescribed credits. All attendees are eligible for live presentation credit.

Posters are approved for up to 0.75 AAFP Live Prescribed Credit total. Online attendees are not eligible for poster CME credit.

Activity #______: The AAFP has reviewed 2026 Innovation & Research Forum and deemed it acceptable for up to 5.00 Live AAFP Prescribed credits. Term of Approval is from 03/14/2026 to 03/14/2026. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure of Interest with an Ineligible Company or Unapproved/Investigational Uses of Products:

No presenters have made a disclosure of relationships with ineligible companies or that there will be discussion of unapproved/investigational uses of products.

Partnership Opportunities

Reach family physicians, primary care researchers, innovators, residents and medical students at this event dedicated to improving family medicine through innovation, research and mentorship for the next generation of family physicians.

Partner package details and registration »