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2026 Texas Street Medicine Symposium: Beyond Our Doors
The 5th Annual 2026 Texas Street Medicine Symposium brings together healthcare leaders, street medicine practitioners, community partners, and policymakers from across Texas to advance innovative, compassionate care for individuals experiencing homelessness. Hosted for the first time in Dallas by Baylor Scott & White Health, this statewide gathering highlights best practices, emerging research, and real‑world solutions shaping the future of street medicine. Through keynote presentations, lived‑experience insights, and cross‑sector collaboration, attendees will explore how communities can expand access, strengthen partnerships, and deliver care that extends beyond our doors.
Learning Objectives
- Identify system-level barriers to care for people experiencing homelessness
- Implement strategies to improve care coordination and access for the unsheltered.
- Apply evidence-based principles of medical management in Street Medicine populations.
Texas Street Medicine Symposium: Beyond Our Doors | ||
| Time | Description | Speaker/Moderator |
| 7:30 - 8:00 AM | Breakfast & Registration | |
| 8:00 - 8:15 AM | Welcome: Beyond Our Doors Baylor Scott & White ELT - Introducing Beyond Our Doors | Ti Hoang, DO Medical Director, Street Medicine, Baylor University Medical Center |
| 8:15 - 9:00 AM | Session I: Keynote Values in Street Medicine | Jim Withers, MD Founder & Medical Director, Street Medicine Institute |
| 9:00 - 10:20 AM | Session II: Foundations of Street Medicine | Brett Feldman, MSPAS, PA-C |
| 10:20 - 10:30 AM | BREAK | |
| 10:30 - 11:20 AM | Session III: Spotlight Sessions Local Innovations: Programs Making a Difference | Emily Humphrey, DNP, FNP-C Medical Director, Street Medicine, Waco Family Medicine Hannah Sims, LMSW Crisis System Senior Manager, Housing Forward Nik Phillips, MS, BSN, RN, TCRN Respite Program Manager, Austin Street Center |
| 11:20 AM - 12:10 PM | Session IV: Humanity and Impact: | Elisabeth Jordan Founder & CEO, The Human Impact David Buck, MD Associate Dean, Community Health, UH College of Medicine Nick Maguire, BSc, DClinPsych Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Southampton |
| 12:10 - 1:10 PM | LUNCH | |
| 1:10 - 1:55 PM | Session V: Lived Experience Panel Lived Experience: Voices and Insights | Chad Butler Faith in Action Coordinator, Baylor Scott & White Health Wendy Noble Homeless Outreach Assistant Manager, Downtown Dallas, Inc. Joseph Benson Community Health Worker, Healthcare for the Homeless – Houston |
| 1:55 - 2:40 PM | Session VI: Pharmacological Focus Medication Management in Street Medicine | Zachary Freeland, MD |
| 2:40 - 2:50 PM | BREAK | |
| 2:50 - 3:20 PM | Session VII: Homeless Healthcare Costs Utilization and Cost Insights in Unhoused Care | Tish Moczygemba, PharmD, PhD Pharmacist & Professor, UT College of Pharmacy |
| 3:20 - 4:25 PM | Session VIII: Innovation and Future Directions Innovation in Practice: Research and Education | Jason M. Joseph, MD Hospitalist, Baylor University Medical Center Diana Cavazos, PhD Associate Professor, UT Health San Antonio • PMR Research Team Camilla Ortega MPH Candidate Supriya Panjiyar MPH Candidate |
| 4:25 - 4:50 PM | Interactive Activity | |
| 4:50 - 5:00 PM | Beyond Our Doors: From Insight to Action | |
ACCREDITATION: The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
DESIGNATION: The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Available Credit
- 5.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
- 5.75 ANCCBaylor Scott & White Health is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Thank you for your interest in the 2026 Texas Street Medicine Symposium: Beyond Our Doors.
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REGISTRATION CANCELLATION: Plans sometimes change. Because we will have a limited number of attendees, please notify [email protected] should you decide not to attend, to allow those on the wait list to register.