Full Schedule

6:00 AM - 6:45 AM

Fitness Class

6:30 AM - 3:00 PM

Satellite Registration Open

6:30 AM - 3:30 PM

AAPA CME Information Desk

6:30 AM - 3:30 PM

AAPA Membership Desk

6:30 AM - 3:30 PM

PA JobSource Desk

6:30 AM - 3:30 PM

PAs Go Beyond Desk

6:30 AM - 3:30 PM

Physician Associate Foundation Desk

6:30 AM - 3:30 PM

Research Desk: ePosters and Practice Survey

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM

Fellowship of Christian PA's Praise and Worship Gathering

7:00 AM - 3:00 PM

PJs Coffee Open

7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Community Coffee with Grab N Go Open

7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

First Class Lounge Open

7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Maui Wowi Concession Open

7:00 AM - 6:30 PM

Registration Open

Sponsored By

8:00 AM - 8:50 AM

Southeast Region: SAR Meet Up

Sponsored By

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Beat the Heat: Protecting Patients from Heat-Related Harm

PREV-Preventive MedicinePUBL-Community, Public and Global Health/Travel Medicine

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Female Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder

OBGY-Obstetrics and GynecologyGU-GenitourinaryBEHV-Behavioral Health

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Intro to Ventilators: Welcome to the PEEP Show

CCHP-Critical Care and Hospital MedicinePULM-PulmonologyEMER-Emergency Medicine

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Narrowing Care Gaps in the HIV Care Continuum

Marina Leonardos, PA – Gilead Sciences

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Ouch to Ominous: Exploring Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections

INFD-Infectious Disease/HIVEMER-Emergency MedicineSRGT-Surgery and Trauma

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Pediatric Fractures Are Not “Little Adult” Fractures

ORTH-OrthopaedicsPEDS-PediatricsRADI-Radiology

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Primary Care of the Transgender Patient

ENDO-EndocrinologyPREV-Preventive Medicine

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Research Rounds 1

RES-Research

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Rounds1: A Rare Case of Amivantamab-Induced Pneumonitis

HEMO-Hematology/Oncology

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Rounds1: Facial Paralysis: Guillain-Barre Syndrome Masquerading as Bell's Palsy

NEUR-Neurology

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Rounds1: Integrating Reproductive Planning into Diabetes Care Using EHRs

RES-Research

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Rounds1: Pseudomonas Eradication in Pediatric Cystic Fibrosis

PULM-Pulmonology

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Rounds1: Stages of Change in Human Trafficking Survivors

PUBL-Community, Public and Global Health/Travel Medicine

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Rogue Rhythms: Tackling Challenges of Emergency Cardiac Arrhythmias

CV-CardiovascularEMER-Emergency MedicineCCHP-Critical Care and Hospital Medicine

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Worth the Wait: Powerful Progress in Weight Management

Lawrence Herman, DMSc, MPA, PA-C, DFAAPA

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Breakfast with AAPA's CMO - Dr. Jennifer Kolb

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Unmasking MASH and MASLD: Early Identification, Risk Stratification, and Collaborative Management

GAST-GastroenterologyENDO-Endocrinology

CE: 1.5 AAPA Category 1 CME

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

WS: Introduction to Ultrasound-Guided Procedures

EMER-Emergency MedicineCCHP-Critical Care and Hospital MedicinePAIN-Pain Management

CE: 4.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

WS: Lower Extremity Exam and Injection Workshop

ORTH-OrthopaedicsPAIN-Pain Management

CE: 4.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

8:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Advocacy/PAC Desk

8:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Become a PA: Pre-PA Workshop

Sponsored By Pre-PA Workshop: A.T. Still University Master of Science in PA Studies

8:00 AM - 3:00 PM

House of Delegates Meeting

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Creative Corner

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

An Introduction to Mindfulness and Guided Meditation

8:30 AM - 10:30 AM

SIS: Practical Applications of Osteoporosis Management in PA Practice

ENDO-EndocrinologyRHEU-RheumatologyORTH-Orthopaedics

CE: 2.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

9:00 AM - 9:50 AM

Playground to Practice Pediatric Networking

James Hampson, MSPH, MHPE, PA-C – Campbell University

Sponsored By

9:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Off-Site CME WS: Carbohydrates and Diabetes

NUTR-Nutrition

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Veterans Caucus Board of Directors Meeting

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

WS: Strings Attached: IUD Training

OBGY-Obstetrics and GynecologyPREV-Preventive MedicinePUBL-Community, Public and Global Health/Travel Medicine

CE: 4.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

9:00 AM - 3:30 PM

Student Networking Lounge

Sponsored By

9:15 AM - 9:45 AM

RIA: Motivations and Interventions For Working in Rural Communities

Amy Akerman, MPAS, PA-C, PhD Candidate (she/her/hers) – University of Colorado Child Health Associate/Physician Assistant Program

HPRE-Health Policy/Law/Legislation/Regulations and Reimbursement/Business of Medicine

CE: .5 AAPA Category 1 CME

9:15 AM - 10:15 AM

A Pharmacology Refresher: Clinical Pearls for PAs

CDEV-Career Development and LeadershipCOMM-Communication and Patient Education

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

9:15 AM - 10:15 AM

Can't Miss Infectious Diseases in Immunocompromised Patients

INFD-Infectious Disease/HIVPUBL-Community, Public and Global Health/Travel MedicineEMER-Emergency Medicine

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

9:15 AM - 10:15 AM

Dysmenorrhea, Dyspareunia, Dyschezia, and Despair: Demystifying Endometriosis

OBGY-Obstetrics and GynecologyGU-GenitourinaryBEHV-Behavioral Health

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

9:15 AM - 10:15 AM

Emergency Medicine and Urgent Care Tips and Tricks

EMER-Emergency MedicineCDEV-Career Development and LeadershipSRGT-Surgery and Trauma

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

9:15 AM - 10:15 AM

Staying Out of Trouble: The Limping Child

PEDS-PediatricsORTH-Orthopaedics

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

9:15 AM - 10:15 AM

The ABCs of CKD

NEPH-NephrologyCV-CardiovascularENDO-Endocrinology

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

9:15 AM - 10:15 AM

The Many Faces of Hair Loss

DERM-DermatologyPREV-Preventive Medicine

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

9:30 AM - 9:50 AM

Waterfall Energy Cleansing Meditation

9:45 AM - 10:15 AM

RIA: Improving Substance Use Disorder Care in Under-Resourced Communities

Jacob Gubler, DMSc, MMS, PA-C – Northern Arizona University Department of PA Studies

INNO-Innovation and Technology

CE: .5 AAPA Category 1 CME

10:00 AM - 10:50 AM

ECG Approach with Confidence

Catherine C. Letherer, DMSc, MBA, PA-C – California Baptist University

Karen Genco

Sponsored By

10:00 AM - 11:45 AM

PA Adventure: Ragin Cajun Airboat Tour 2

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

PA Adventure: National World War II Museum – Into the Vault VIP Experience 1

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Atrium Cafe Open

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Poke Bowl Open

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

RIA: Consensus-Based Recommendations for POCUS in PA Curricula

Janelle Bludorn, MS, PA-C (she/her/hers) – Duke University

Mike Breunig, MPAS, PA-C – Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences PA Program

INNO-Innovation and Technology

CE: .5 AAPA Category 1 CME

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Wellness Microlearning Bite: Frontload Your Health: Mind, Body & Spirit

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

CritTips! Insights from Decades of ICU Experience

CCHP-Critical Care and Hospital MedicineEMER-Emergency Medicine

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Determinants of Health from Exploration to Clinical Application

PUBL-Community, Public and Global Health/Travel MedicineHPRE-Health Policy/Law/Legislation/Regulations and Reimbursement/Business of MedicineHEEQ-Health Equity

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Male Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder

GU-GenitourinaryBEHV-Behavioral HealthENDO-Endocrinology

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Pain Management: Not a One-Size-Fits-All Algorithm

PAIN-Pain ManagementPALL-Palliative MedicineGERI-Geriatrics

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

The New 2025 High Blood Pressure Guideline: What Clinicians Need to Know

CV-CardiovascularPREV-Preventive MedicineNEPH-Nephrology

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

The Pathophysiology of Burnout and How to Find Your Way Out

BEHV-Behavioral HealthCDEV-Career Development and LeadershipPREV-Preventive Medicine

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

RIA: Physician Associate and Nurse Practitioner Medicare Psychiatric Prescribing

Robert E. McKenna, DMSc, MPH, PA-C – Marshall B. Ketchum University

RES-Research

CE: .5 AAPA Category 1 CME

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

PA Adventure: Help Someone in Need – Put Together a Kynd Kit 2

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Escape the Pitt: Survive the Shift

Christina G. Gonzales, DMSc, MPAS, PA-C (she/her/hers) – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Angelica Urbina, DMSc, MPAS, PA-C – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Cassandra S. Whetstone, DMSc, MPAS, PA-C (she/her/hers) – University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Sponsored By

11:30 AM - 11:50 AM

Crystal Cave of Rejuvenation Meditation

11:45 AM - 12:45 PM

Axsome Therapeutics Product Theater

Jordan Mast, MMS, PA-C – Colorado Neurological Clinic, Denver, CO

11:45 AM - 12:45 PM

From Awareness to Action: Elevating the Vaccine Conversation for IMD Prevention

Jana Shaw, MD, MPH, MSc, FPIDS, FAAP – SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY

11:45 AM - 12:45 PM

Industry Sessions

11:45 AM - 12:45 PM

Learn About a Nonhormonal FDA-Approved Treatment for Moderate to Severe Vasomotor Symptoms Due to Menopause

Matt T. Rosenberg, MD – Jackson, Michigan

11:45 AM - 12:45 PM

When Patients with Hypothyroidism Speak, Are We Listening? A Personalized Approach to Care With NP Thyroid®

Jaime Ginney, PA-C – Charleston Thyroid Center - Charleston, SC

Olivia Crimmins, PA-C – Charleston Thyroid Center - Charleston, SC

12:15 PM - 12:45 PM

Beyond the TSH: A Guide to Thyroid Testing and Interpretation

ENDO-EndocrinologyEENT-Eyes, Ears, Nose, and ThroatLABM-Laboratory Medicine

CE: 0.5 AAPA Category 1 CME

12:15 PM - 12:45 PM

Everything Hurts: When Joint Pain Is an Emergency

RHEU-RheumatologyEMER-Emergency MedicineORTH-Orthopaedics

CE: .50 AAPA Category 1 CME

12:15 PM - 12:45 PM

Sunshine Isn't Always Bright: Atypical Seasonal Affective Disorders

BEHV-Behavioral HealthCOMM-Communication and Patient Education

CE: .50 AAPA Category 1 CME

1:00 PM - 1:50 PM

Making the Most of Your Clinical Year

Brennan B. Bowker, MHS, PA-C (she/her/hers) – Yale New Haven Hospital

Jara Chen, MMSc, PA-C (she/her/hers) – Yale New Haven Hospital / Northeast Medical Group

Sponsored By

1:00 PM - 1:50 PM

Student Society Diversity Chair Meet Up

Sponsored By

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Advancing Lipid Management: Non-Statin Therapies in PA Practice

ENDO-EndocrinologyCV-CardiovascularPREV-Preventive Medicine

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Autoimmune Disorders in Dermatology

DERM-DermatologyOBGY-Obstetrics and GynecologyPEDS-Pediatrics

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Genfluence: How to Lead a Multigenerational Workforce

CDEV-Career Development and Leadership

CE: 1.0 AAPA Category 1 CME

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause

OBGY-Obstetrics and GynecologyGU-GenitourinaryPREV-Preventive Medicine

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Lab Rats to the Rescue: Lab Medicine Review

LABM-Laboratory MedicineCCHP-Critical Care and Hospital Medicine

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Problematic Sexual Behaviors in Children

PEDS-PediatricsPUBL-Community, Public and Global Health/Travel Medicine

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

SIS: Bringing POCUS to Your Practice

RADI-RadiologyINNO-Innovation and TechnologyCDEV-Career Development and Leadership

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

The Spins: A Systematic Approach to Undifferentiated Vertigo

NEUR-NeurologyEENT-Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Toxidrome Toolkit: Real-World Tox Pearls

CCHP-Critical Care and Hospital MedicineEMER-Emergency Medicine

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

1:30 PM - 1:50 PM

Journey on a Cloud Meditation

2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

The Well-Being Hackathon: A Mini-Lab for PA Students Who Want to Feel Human Again

Kari S. Bernard, PhD, PA-C – The College of Idaho

Stacy L. Valentine, DMSc, PA-C

Sponsored By

2:15 PM - 2:45 PM

RIA: Joint Injection Trends among Physicians, PAs, and NPs

Sarah Bolander, DMSc, PA-C, DFAAPA – Northern Arizona University

Robert E. McKenna, DMSc, MPH, PA-C – Marshall B. Ketchum University

RES-Research

CE: .5 AAPA Category 1 CME

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM

Four Common Pediatric Symptoms That Could Be Cancer

PEDS-PediatricsHEMO-Hematology/OncologyEMER-Emergency Medicine

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM

Ortho Urgent Care

ORTH-OrthopaedicsEMER-Emergency MedicinePMRO-Rehabilitation/Physical Medicine and Occupational Medicine

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM

PA Leadership: Applying an Institutional Equity Lens

CDEV-Career Development and LeadershipHEEQ-Health Equity

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM

SIS: Liver Labs Demystified: Practical Approaches to Abnormal LFTs

GAST-GastroenterologyLABM-Laboratory Medicine

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM

Smoking Cessation Programs: A Breath of Fresh Air

PREV-Preventive MedicineEENT-Eyes, Ears, Nose, and ThroatBEHV-Behavioral Health

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM

The Heat Is On: A Menopause Primer

OBGY-Obstetrics and GynecologyGU-GenitourinaryPUBL-Community, Public and Global Health/Travel Medicine

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM

Think Like a Psych PA

BEHV-Behavioral Health

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM

Using Point-of-Care Ultrasound

CCHP-Critical Care and Hospital MedicineEMER-Emergency Medicine

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

2:30 PM - 2:50 PM

Nourish Yourself by the River Meditation

2:45 PM - 3:15 PM

RIA: Perioperative Optimization with Digitalization of Consent (eConsent)

Brennan B. Bowker, MHS, PA-C (she/her/hers) – Yale New Haven Hospital

HPRE-Health Policy/Law/Legislation/Regulations and Reimbursement/Business of Medicine

CE: .5 AAPA Category 1 CME

2:45 PM - 3:30 PM

Implementing Adult Respiratory Vaccines into Clinical Practice: A Situation Room Discussion

2:45 PM - 3:30 PM

Who's at Risk? Exploring Lyme Disease Risk & Prevention Across Patient Profiles

3:05 PM - 3:30 PM

Journey on a Cloud Meditation

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

From Kitchen to Clinic: A Culinary Conversation with Chef Emeril Lagasse and The Wellness Kitchenista

Emeril Lagasse

Jessica DeLuise, PA-C, CCMS

NUTR-NutritionCOMM-Communication and Patient Education

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

AAPA 2026 Opening Reception

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Expo Open

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Student Sync-up

5:15 PM - 6:15 PM

Meet the Authors 1

5:15 PM - 6:15 PM

MTA1: Acute Esophageal Necrosis in Critically Ill Post-Cholecystostomy Patient

GAST-Gastroenterology

5:15 PM - 6:15 PM

MTA1: AI in Surgery: Balancing Innovation with Clinical Judgment

INNO-Innovation and Technology

5:15 PM - 6:15 PM

MTA1: How ACEs Shape Life Outcomes

PUBL-Community, Public and Global Health/Travel Medicine

5:15 PM - 6:15 PM

MTA1: Multidrug-Resistant Candida Auris: A Novel Approach is Required.

INFD-Infectious Disease/HIV

5:15 PM - 6:15 PM

MTA1: Pancreatitis with Mixed DKA–HHS Amid Barriers to Care

ENDO-Endocrinology

5:15 PM - 6:15 PM

MTA1: Postpartum Depression: Does It Affect the Breastmilk Composition?

OBGY-Obstetrics and Gynecology

5:15 PM - 6:15 PM

MTA1: Targeting Shared Pathophysiology: ALS and Alzheimer’s Novel Treatment

NEUR-Neurology

5:15 PM - 6:15 PM

MTA1: What is causing limb weakness in this 14-year-old?

RES-Research

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

AAPA Distinguished Fellows Reception (Invitation Only)

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

LBGT PA Caucus Welcome Reception & Student Social

7:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Nova Southeastern University Alumni Reception

7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Meet and Greet for PAs Interested in Psychiatry

8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

PA Adventure: French Quarter Ghosts & Legends Tour 2