Diagnostic Excellence 2026 (DEX26)

This meeting is dedicated to improving diagnosis in health care. DEX26 will:

• Commence with presentations reviewing the trajectory of efforts to promote diagnostic excellence and a state-of-the-science review and discussion.

• Present and discuss research advances and ongoing studies through both open discussions and presentations of oral abstracts and posters.

• Include sessions focused on measurement and assessment of progress in improving diagnosis.

• Include designated sessions to present advances in clinical reasoning, how to teach these skills, and how to optimize clinical reasoning in practice, designed with medical educators in mind.

• Highlight considerations of how AI, ‘the new kid on the block’ can be used to promote diagnostic excellence in research, education, and practice.

1. Describe the current state of diagnostic safety in healthcare and the progress that has been made over the past decade
2. Understand the most common cognitive biases and communication breakdowns that lead to diagnostic error and describe ways to avoid these in clinical reasoning and patient care
3. Find and use recently developed tools, surveys, and evaluation instruments that can be used to measure diagnostic performance and outcomes
4. Describe how to assess and use available AI tools to assist in diagnostic practice

Open Calls for Proposals

Call for Abstracts - Due July 3
Call for Shark Tank Submissions - Due July 3

For more information, visit the event page on the CODEX website.

Contact

Please email [email protected] with any questions. Thank you for your interest in DEX26!

To receive updates, subscribe to our DEX mailing list here or stay tuned to the UCSF CODEX LinkedIn page.

In support of improving patient care, the University of California, San Francisco Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

IPCE Credit: UCSF Office of CME designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 16.50 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) Credit(s).

AAPA Credit: UCSF Office of CME has been authorized by the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria.
This activity is designated for 16.50 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit
commensurate with the extent of their participation.

ANCC Credit: UCSF Office of CME designates this Activity for a maximum of 16.50 ANCC contact hours.

Cancellation Policy
Cancellations received in writing at least 30 days before the conference start date will receive a refund of registration fees minus a [10%] administrative fee. Requests received between 30 days and 14 days before the start date will receive a 50% refund. No refunds will be issued within 14 days of the start date. Please send cancellation requests through our Refund Request form.
 
UCSF Office of CME reserves the right to cancel or postpone this program if necessary; in the event of cancellation, course fees will be fully refunded. We are not responsible for other costs incurred, such as non-refundable airline tickets, hotel penalties, or other related personal expenses.

Accessibility Statement
UCSF welcomes all participants to our events. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this event because of a disability, please submit a learner support ticket as soon as possible.

UCSF Land Acknowledgment Statement
We would like to acknowledge the Ramaytush Ohlone people, who are the traditional custodians of this land. We pay our respects to the Ramaytush Ohlone elders, past, present, and future, who call this place, the land that UCSF sits upon, their home. We are proud to continue their tradition of coming together and growing as a community. We thank the Ramaytush Ohlone community for their stewardship and support, and we look forward to strengthening our ties as we continue our relationship of mutual respect and understanding.

For more information, visit https://opportunity.ucsf.edu/initiatives/ucsf-land-acknowledgment.

CONFERENCE SITE

Simmons University
300 Fenway
Boston, MA 02215

HOTEL

Hotel Commonwealth
500 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215

We have a limited hotel block at Hotel Commonwealth. The hotel is a safe and scenic 20-minute walk or a 7-minute drive from the conference.

Attendees can make their reservations using the booking link, email, or phone number. Please identify yourself as part of the BCH DEX26 Room Block.

Booking link: https://bookings.hotelcommonwealth.com/?Hotel=95031&Chain=22989&config=RBE&theme=RBE2&arrive=2026-10-04&depart=2026-10-07&adult=1&child=0&group=41520261004BCHD

Email: [email protected]

Phone: +1 (866) 784-4000 (toll-free in US and Canada) or +1 (617) 532-5019

Please reserve by September 10, 2026.

To extend your stay beyond the hotel block (Sunday through Wednesday), you may need to contact the hotel directly at (617) 933-5000.

We'd like to accommodate as many attendees who would like to stay in the hotel block as possible. If you're not able to book using the link or the block is full, please let us know at [email protected] and we will work to open another block as availability allows.

Attendees are also welcome to book other lodging.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

This UCSF continuing education activity was planned and developed to: uphold academic standards to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor; adhere to requirements to protect health information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA); and, include a mechanism to inform learners when unapproved or unlabeled uses of therapeutic products or agents are discussed or referenced.

UCSF adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including content planners, reviewers, authors, presenters, moderators, panelists, or others are required to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible entities. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.