HIN Summit 2026

This is not a conference. It's an intentional gathering designed for honest
conversation, restoration, and practice work.
About this Event

Two days. Three movements.

This is not a conference. It's an intentional gathering designed for honest

conversation, restoration, and the practical work of returning to why

you chose this calling.

Friday Evening — Film Screening & Welcome Dinner

The Summit opens Friday, September 25, with a screening of Suck It Up, Buttercup: Trust & Betrayal — Healthcare in America — a feature documentary confronting what corporate medicine has done to the people inside it. The screening is followed by a live Q&A with lead producer Dr. Todd Otten and Dr. McDermott, then a welcome dinner with the full Summit cohort.

Teach & Be Taught

A full Saturday of speakers chosen for depth, not celebrity —

covering legal advocacy, AI in clinical practice, trauma-informed care

for healers, and how to build a public voice that actually matters.

Restore & Connect

Aspen Glen in late September is what the Roaring Fork Valley does

best — golden light, mountain air, and an environment designed to

remind you what restoration actually feels like. The room you're in

matters; so does the room you eat in afterward.

For the People Behind Medicine

The Summit is a small, deliberate room. We're keeping the group to

50 attendees because the value isn't in scale — it's in the

conversations you'll have between the talks and at dinner.

This gathering is for clinicians who refuse to settle for burnout as the

price of practice, and for the leaders working to build systems worth

staying in.

Physicians, PAs & NPs

Mid-career clinicians ready to reconnect with purpose and build

what's next.

Healthcare Executives

CEOs, CMOs, CFOs, and CNOs responsible for clinician retention,

culture, and the health of their organizations.

Physician Entrepreneurs

Clinicians building businesses, media platforms, or new income

streams beyond traditional practice.

Healthcare Advocates

Attorneys, therapists, and allied professionals working alongside

clinicians on systemic and personal recovery.

Continuing Education

CME credit is being offered: 6.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™, with ANCC nursing, AAPA, and IPCE credit.

Lodging

A discounted room block is available at the . Call the hotel directly and ask for the Healing Intelligence rate.

Agenda

🕑: 05:00 PM - 05:15 PM
Doors Open | Friday, September 25
🕑: 05:15 PM - 05:30 PM
Welcome to the Summit | Friday, September 25
Host: Dr. Todd otten & Dr. Rob McDermott
🕑: 05:30 PM - 07:00 PM
Film Screening - Suck It Up, Buttercup | Friday, September 25

Info: Trust and Betrayal - Healthcare in America

🕑: 07:45 PM
Welcome Dinner | Friday, September 25
🕑: 07:30 AM - 07:50 AM
Registration & Breakfast | Saturday, September 26
🕑: 07:50 AM - 08:00 AM
Welcome, Housekeeping & Speaker Disclosures | Saturday, September 25
Host: Dr. Robert McDermott
🕑: 08:00 AM - 08:30 AM
What Is Healing Intelligence? | Saturday, September 26
Host: Dr. Robert McDermott

Info: There is a third intelligence beyond IQ and EQ — the one medicine has been missing. This opening session introduces Healing Intelligence and the three pillars it's built on, and why reconnecting presence with clinical excellence transforms practice, leadership, and life.

🕑: 08:30 AM - 09:30 AM
How AI and Medicine Intersect | Saturday, September 26
Host: Dr. Jared Pelo, MD

Info: How emerging technology is reshaping documentation, decision support, and the day-to-day experience of practicing medicine — and what to embrace versus what to resist.

🕑: 09:30 AM - 09:45 AM
Break | Saturday, September 26
🕑: 09:45 AM - 10:45 AM
Practical Workshop: Building a Clinical AI Assistant | Saturday, September 25
Host: Dr. Jared Pelo & Dr. Robert McDermott
🕑: 10:45 AM - 11:00 PM
Break | Saturday, September 26
🕑: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Navigating the Legal Landscape of Medicine for Your Benefit | Sat, Sept 26
Host: Andrew Plattner, JD, MPH

Info: What every clinician should know about contracts, restrictive covenants, malpractice, and the legal protections you can't afford to ignore.

🕑: 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM
Lunch | Saturday, September 26
🕑: 01:15 PM - 02:15 PM
Gratitude, Goals, and the Joyful Practice of Medicine | Saturday, September 26
Host: Dr. Robert McDermott
🕑: 02:15 PM - 03:15 PM
Protecting Our Psychology, One Healer at a Time | Saturday, September 26
Host: Dr. Erica Kesselman, MD
🕑: 03:15 PM - 03:30 PM
Break | Saturday, September 26
🕑: 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Physiology of the Clinician Stress Response & Autonomic Regulation | Sept 26
Host: Resa Hayes, MA, LPC
🕑: 04:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Final Q&A, Evaluations & Attendance Capture | Saturday, September 26
Host: Dr. Robert McDermott
🕑: 05:00 PM - 06:30 PM
Conclusion & the Path Forward | Saturday, September 26
Host: Dr. Robert McDermott
🕑: 06:30 PM
Reception | Saturday, September 26