HAFP 2026 ANNUAL UPDATE
HAFP Annual Update
February 13-15, 2026
Outrigger Beach Resort, Kaua'i
SAVE THE DATE for the 2026 Annual Update and Foundation Gala - we're heading to KAUA'I!

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Virtual Conference
Saturday, February 19, 2022
Building Resiliency, Thriving Amid Adversity
0800 - 0845: Resident Oral Case Presentations
- Dr. Imasa, UHFMRP: DOAC-Induced Menorrhagia on a Premenopausal Woman with Atrial Flutter
- Dr. Le, UHFMRP: Polymyositis: Why are all my markers negative
- Dr. Yeung, UHFMRP: "My eyes are just getting old": A case of Hypertensive Brainstem Encephalopathy
0915 - 0945: Primary Care Integration in Substance Use Disorders
Thomas Quattlebaum, MD
Miki Kiyokawa, MD
Resident Poster Presentations [NEW CATEGORY]
- Dr. Kobayashi, UHFMRP: Interest in and barriers to LARC provision in a family medicine residency program
- Dr. Wing, HIFMRP: The Value of Vitals: A Quality Improvement Project on Standardizing the Application of Lifestyle Vital Signs
Medical Student Poster Presentations
- Numerous, A.T. Still School of Osteopathic Medicine: Mini Docs: A Novel Online Course Delivery to Empower Student Advocates for SARS-Cov-2 Safety on Oahu
- Melanie Teruya & Kassidy Kanja, UH JABSOM: Curriculum Assessment of the Medical Students for Mental Health Program
- Jennifer Yokoyama, Nataliya Panova, and Keith Nishihara, UH JABSOM: Assessing Primary Care Interest and Resources for High School Students in Hawai'i's Neighbor Islands
1000 - 1100: Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for the Primary Care Physician
Ada Stewart, MD, FAAFP - AAFP Board Chair
1100 - 1130: An AAFP Update - a look at Family Medicine thru the Lens of a Pandemic
Ada Stewart, MD, FAAFP - AAFP Board Chair
1145 - 1300: HAFP Business Meeting
1310 - 1440: SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 update and challenges [1.5 CME]
Lee Buenconsejo-Lum, MD, FAAFP
Neal Palafox, MD, MPH
Sandra Chang, PhD
1500 - 1700: Workshop Option 1: Practical POCUS for the busy family physician [2 CME]
Jonathan McGahee, MD
Bradlee Sako, MD
Chelsea Tagawa-Walker, MD
1500 - 1700: Workshop Option 2: Wilderness Medicine
Nash Witten, MD
“Physically Distant, Socially Connected”
February 19 – 21, 2021
Zoom
Friday, February 19th
COVID-19 Across the Continuum: Prevention to Post-COVID Care
Dominic Chow, MD; Fritzie Igno, MD; Sandra Chang, PhD; and Lee Buenconsejo-Lum, MD, FAAFP
Headache
Jennifer Walker, MD, MPH, FAAFP
Wilderness Medicine in Your Office
Nash A.K. Witten, MD
PLENARY – Responding to COVID-19: A Local Board of Health Perspective
Jennifer Lo, MD
After Hours – Medical Student and Resident Presentations
Medical Student Poster Presentations
“Targeting Rule Implementation Decreases Concussions in High School Football: A National Concussion Surveillance Study”
1st Place Medical Student Poster Presentation
Kyle Obana, University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine
“Assessing the Influence of the H.O.M.E. Project on Medical Students’ Choices of Speciality”
2nd Place Medical Student Poster Presentation
Surbhi Bansil, University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine
Resident Research Presentations
“Vasectomy Promotion: Residency PI Project”
1st Place Resident Research Presentation
Madeline Richter, MD
Tripler Army Medical Center Family Medicine Residency, Honolulu, HI
“Excessive Daytime Sleepiness and Risk of Ten Year Incident Disability: The Kuakini Honolulu Heart Program”
2nd Place Resident Research Presentation
Alain Takane, MD
Hawaii Island Family Medicine Residency Program, Hilo, HI
Resident Case Presentations
“Gelastic Seizures: A Case of Uncontrollable Laughter”
TIE – 1st Place Resident Case Presentation
Nina Baker, MD
University of Hawaii Family Medicine Residency Program, Aiea, HI
“Euglycemic Diabetic Ketoacidosis”
TIE – 1st Place Resident Case Presentation
Andrea Heier, MD
Tripler Army Medical Center Family Medicine Residency, Honolulu, HI
Saturday, February 20, 2021
Updates in Eczema
Todd Bessinger, MD, PhD, MPH, FAAD
Family Medicine Certification: What’s New, What’s True, and What’s Ahead
Elizabeth G. (Libby) Baxley, MD
Do You See What I See? Ophthalmology Essentials For the Family Physician
Gary LeRoy, MD, FAAFP
HAFP Annual Business Meeting
Faculty Development Workshop: Teaching and Precepting Update 2021: 1) The Imposter Syndrome and 2) Effectively Completing Learner Evaluations. [2 CME]
Damon Lee, MD; and Keola Adams, MD
Sunday, February 21, 2021
Adolescent Eating Disorders (Can you see them in Adults, too?) The Signs and The Science
Pia Francisco-Natanauan, MD; Kristen Lindsey-Dudley RDN, LD, MPH; and Jean Adair-Leland, Ph.D.
Facing the Close-out Set: Elder Care in a COVID Pandemic
Cheynie Nakano, MD; Lauren Okamoto, MD; and Christina Bell, MD
Abnormal Cervical Cancer Screening–Adopting the most recent ASCCP Risk-Based Guidelines
Ann Chang, MD, MPH
Discussion of Fractures
Chelsea Walker-Tagawa, MD
Knowledge Self-Assessment Module: Diabetes
Keola Adams, MD; and Jill Omori, MD
“Our Voices, Our Vehicle; Making Our Voices Heard for Ourselves & Our Patients”
March 13 – 15, 2020
Hilton Waikiki Beach Hotel, Honolulu, Hawaii
Due to the COVID-19 crisis conference attendees and speakers were encouraged to attend/present via Zoom. Participants who were present physically at the conference were spaced far apart in the venue and physical interactions were limited.
Friday, March 13th
0800: Resident Research/Case Presentation
Satisfaction of Military Medical Officers, Results from 2018 Omnibus
1st Place Resident Research Presentation
Kaoru Song, MD; Burrett, JP (2) , Nguyen, DR (3)
(1) Tripler Army Medical Center Family Medicine Residency, Honolulu, HI
(2) Department of Preventative Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
(3) Department of Family Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
Desiccated Thyroid Causing Ventricular Tachycardia
2nd Place Resident Case Presentation
Eric Hasenkamp, MD; Lu, Myro, DO
Tripler Army Medical Center Family Medicine Residency, Honolulu, HI
Accessory Renal Artery Stenosis and Secondary Hypertension
3rd Place Resident Case Presentation
Ariel Chung, MD PharmD; Patricia Millner, MD,
Tripler Army Medical Center Family Medicine Residency, Honolulu, HI
The Role of Dietary Discussion at Primary Care Visits
Jamila Benn, MD
Pediatric Obesity: Family-Based Prevention and Intervention in the Primary Care Office and Community
Malia Shimokawa, MD
COVID-19: How do we respond?
Seiji Yamada, MD, MPH
Plenary 1: The Samoa Experience: Utilizing your medical degree to advocate for those in need
Lt. Governor Josh Green, MD
Office Procedures
Chelsea Tagawa, MD, and Myro Lu, DO
Saturday, March 14th
Resident Research/Case Presentation
Surviving the Unsurvivable: A Potential Therapeutic Role for Tranexamic Acid for Intracranial Hemorrhage from Hypertensive Emergency
1st Place Resident Case Presentation
Warren Yamashita, MD, MPH (1), Khushbu Patel, MD (1), Mary Groda-Lewis, MD (1), Shawn Hernandez, Pre-Pharmacy Student (2)
(1) Hawaii Island Family Medicine Residency Program, Hilo, HI.
(2) University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hilo, HI
Is primary care splinting cost effective?
Byron Izuka, MD
Female Athlete Triad vs. RED-S
Vivian Kyono, MD
Plenary 2: Advancing Health Equity Through Family Medicine
John Cullen, MD, FAAFP
HAFP Business Meeting
HAFP Advocacy Award
Dina Shek, JD, and The Medical-Legal Partnership for Children in Hawaii
AAFP Degree of Fellow
Lee Buenzonsejo-Lum, MD, FAAFP
Michelle Mitchell, MD, FAAFP
Update of Management of Hypercholesterolemia
Jarred Prudencia, PharmD, BCACP, BC-ADM
Breakout Session 1: From Bear Attacks to Shark Bites
John Cullen, MD, FAAFP
Breakout Session 2: EKGs you don’t want to miss
Ricky Amii, MD
Sunday, March 15th
Helping our Patients with Chronic Opioid Use Disorder
Miki Kiyokawa, MD
Caring for the Post-Menopausal Female
Bruce Kessel, MD
Advocating for our Geriatric Patients
Lauren Okamoto, MD; Cheynie Nakano, MD; and Christina Bell, MD, PhD