Full Schedule

6:00 AM - 6:45 AM

Fitness Class

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

Advocacy/PAC Desk

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 - 6:00 PM

AAPA CME Information Desk

7:00 AM - 6:00 PM

AAPA Membership Desk

7:00 AM - 6:00 PM

PA JobSource Desk

7:00 AM - 6:00 PM

PAs Go Beyond Desk

7:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Physician Associate Foundation Desk

7:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Registration Open

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7:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Research Desk: ePosters and Practice Survey

8:00 AM - 8:50 AM

How to Solve the ‘1 to 3 Years of Clinical Experience’ Paradox & Secure Your First PA Job

Marc Doobay, MPAS PA-C DFAAPA (he/him/his) – University of Iowa PA Program, Carver College of Medicine

Jeremy L. Nelson, DMSc MPAS PA-C DFAAPA (he/him/his) – University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine

Carol Gorney, MPAS, PA-C, DFAAPA – University of Iowa

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8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Annual Membership Meeting

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Critical Conversations: Just Another Procedure

CCHP-Critical Care and Hospital MedicinePALL-Palliative MedicineCOMM-Communication and Patient Education

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Early Career Success Roundtable - Session One

CDEV-Career Development and Leadership

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Geriatric Medicine Insights to Sharpen Your PA Practice

GERI-GeriatricsPREV-Preventive Medicine

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Industry Sessions

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Navigating Risks and Benefits of AI in Medicine

INNO-Innovation and TechnologyHPRE-Health Policy/Law/Legislation/Regulations and Reimbursement/Business of MedicineETHI-Ethics

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Protein Science and Patient Health: Translating Evidence into Clinical Practice

David Church, PhD – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas

Colleen Sloan, PA-C, RDN – Exam Room Nutrition

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Research Rounds 3

RES-Research

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Rounds3: APP Fellowships: PD and Program Characteristics National Profile

CDEV-Career Development and Leadership

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Rounds3: Dementia Village Impacts: Didactic Versus Clinical Student Perceptions

INNO-Innovation and Technology

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Rounds3: Empowering PA Applicants in Selecting Best-Fit PA Programs

CDEV-Career Development and Leadership

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Rounds3: Patient Care Training Though Innovation: Using AI-powered Avatars

INNO-Innovation and Technology

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Rounds3: The Physician Associate Profession Globally: A Systematic Review

PUBL-Community, Public and Global Health/Travel Medicine

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Rounds3: Validating AI Assessment of Clinical Reasoning

RES-Research

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

SIS: Preserving PA History: Pearls and Pitfalls

COMM-Communication and Patient EducationCDEV-Career Development and Leadership

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Strengthening a Leadership Career Through Advocacy

CDEV-Career Development and LeadershipHPRE-Health Policy/Law/Legislation/Regulations and Reimbursement/Business of Medicine

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

The 2026 GOLD COPD Update and Beyond

PULM-PulmonologyPMRO-Rehabilitation/Physical Medicine and Occupational MedicineVETS-Veteran's Health

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

The Status of HIV in 2026

INFD-Infectious Disease/HIVPREV-Preventive MedicineHEEQ-Health Equity

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

The Strong Black Woman and Allostatic Load

HEEQ-Health EquityPUBL-Community, Public and Global Health/Travel MedicineCOMM-Communication and Patient Education

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

When to Send Your Patients to the ED

EMER-Emergency MedicinePEDS-Pediatrics

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Creative Corner

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

Wellness Microlearning Bite: Reigniting Motivation—Mindset, Mindfulness, and Moving Beyond Lethargy

9:15 AM - 10:30 AM

Generational Myths, Research Truths: Building Connections in Every Exam Room

Jason Dorsey

COMM-Communication and Patient Education

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

9:30 AM - 9:50 AM

Waterfall Energy Cleansing Meditation

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Atrium Cafe Open

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Poke Bowl Open

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Fireside Chat in the Expo: The Clarity Code: How Honest Communication Begins Within

10:30 AM - 2:00 PM

AAPA Blood Drive

10:30 AM - 3:00 PM

ePosters

10:30 AM - 3:00 PM

Expo Open

10:30 AM - 3:30 PM

Student Networking Lounge

Sponsored By

10:45 AM - 11:15 AM

RIA: Impact of PA-Specific Doctoral Degrees: A Phenomenological Study

Cody A. Sasek, PhD, PA-C – Butler University DMS Bridge Program

RES-Research

CE: .5 AAPA Category 1 CME

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Building Bridges: Strategies for Enhancing DEI in Healthcare Settings among PAs and PA students

HEEQ-Health Equity

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

From Diabetes to Dementia: Expanding Benefits of GLP-1RAs

ENDO-EndocrinologyGAST-GastroenterologyCV-Cardiovascular

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Make Your Skin Crawl: Infections and Infestations

DERM-DermatologyPEDS-Pediatrics

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Nutrition Counseling: What to Say

NUTR-NutritionCOMM-Communication and Patient Education

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

SIS: Everyday Leadership: Leveraging Your Role and Influence

CDEV-Career Development and LeadershipCOMM-Communication and Patient Education

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Want To Be a Successful Leader? Learn How to Handle ‘Hard’ Better

CDEV-Career Development and Leadership

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

When the Pump Fails: Mechanical Circulatory Support

CCHP-Critical Care and Hospital MedicineCV-CardiovascularINNO-Innovation and Technology

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM

Meet the Candidates Forum: Board of Directors General Election

10:45 AM - 12:15 PM

SIS: Innovation Lab: Unconventional Solutions That Transform Care

INNO-Innovation and TechnologyCDEV-Career Development and LeadershipHPRE-Health Policy/Law/Legislation/Regulations and Reimbursement/Business of Medicine

CE: 1.50 AAPA Category 1 CME

10:45 AM - 12:45 PM

SIS: Communicating with Cultural Humility

PALL-Palliative MedicineETHI-EthicsCCHP-Critical Care and Hospital Medicine

CE: 2.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

11:00 AM - 11:50 AM

PANCE at a Glance presented by NCCPA

Alicia Quella, PhD, PA-C (she/her/hers) – NCCPA

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11:00 AM - 11:50 AM

Solo Student Attendee Meet Up

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11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

PA Adventure: Help Someone in Need – Put Together a Kynd Kit 4

11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

PA Jobsource Career Fair

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11:15 AM - 11:45 AM

RIA: Recommendations for Doctoral-Level Entry-Level PA Curriculum

James R. Kilgore, DMSc, PhD, PA-C, DFAAPA (he/him/his) – Arkansas Colleges of Health Education

Jenna Rolfs, DMSc, MBA, PA-C, DFAAPA – Arkansas Colleges of Health Education

CDEV-Career Development and Leadership

CE: .5 AAPA Category 1 CME

11:30 AM - 11:50 AM

Waterfall Energy Cleansing Meditation

12:00 PM - 12:45 PM

PAs for Rural Health Caucus Annual Meeting

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Industry Sessions

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

PAs in Obesity Medicine Meet & Greet Luncheon

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

PAs in Obesity Medicine Meet & Greet Luncheon

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Researcher Luncheon

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Voting Booths

12:15 PM - 12:45 PM

How to up Your Consult Game

COMM-Communication and Patient EducationCCHP-Critical Care and Hospital MedicineEMER-Emergency Medicine

CE: .50 AAPA Category 1 CME

12:15 PM - 12:45 PM

Is Paid Precepting Protective Against Burnout?

CDEV-Career Development and LeadershipHPRE-Health Policy/Law/Legislation/Regulations and Reimbursement/Business of Medicine

CE: .50 AAPA Category 1 CME

12:15 PM - 12:45 PM

NTS: Exposing Common Myths in Endocrinology

ENDO-EndocrinologyCOMM-Communication and Patient Education

CE: .50 AAPA Category 1 CME

12:15 PM - 12:45 PM

Pediatric Weight Counseling

PEDS-PediatricsNUTR-Nutrition

CE: .50 AAPA Category 1 CME

12:15 PM - 12:45 PM

Temperature and Weather: The Great Impact

ALRG-Allergy and ImmunologyCV-CardiovascularHEEQ-Health Equity

CE: .50 AAPA Category 1 CME

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

MTA6: Low-Cost Cardiac POCUS Phantom: An Interdisciplinary Partnership

INNO-Innovation and Technology

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Meet the Authors 6

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

MTA6: Addressing Professionalism Through Video Educational Modules

RES-Research

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

MTA6: Building Inclusive Medical Education: Supporting Students with Disabilities

RES-Research

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

MTA6: Curriculum Mapping Physician Assistant Education Worldwide

RES-Research

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

MTA6: Disability Training in PA Education

HEEQ-Health Equity

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

MTA6: Grit, Time Management, Perceived Success, Prior Collegiate Athletes

RES-Research

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

MTA6: Impact of Naloxone Training in a Community Shelter

PUBL-Community, Public and Global Health/Travel Medicine

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

MTA6: Integrating PA Role-Specific Education into ESL Health Literacy

COMM-Communication and Patient Education

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

MTA6: PA-Specific Doctoral Degrees: Exploring Demographic and Professional Characteristics

RES-Research

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

MTA6: Stress and Physical Symptoms in Female PA Students

RES-Research

12:30 PM - 4:30 PM

WS: ENT and Dental for Primary, Urgent, and Emergent Providers

EMER-Emergency MedicineEENT-Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat

CE: 4.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

12:30 PM - 4:30 PM

WS: Primary Care Clinical Skills Refresher Course

EMER-Emergency MedicineDERM-Dermatology

CE: 4.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

NTS: Common Shoulder Complaints in the Primary Care Setting

ORTH-OrthopaedicsPAIN-Pain Management

CE: .50 AAPA Category 1 CME

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

RIA: The PA Doctoral Movement at 20-Year Mark

Gerald Kayingo, PhD, MBA, MMSc, PA-C, DFAAPA (he/him/his) – University of Maryland, Baltimore

RES-Research

CE: .5 AAPA Category 1 CME

1:00 PM - 1:50 PM

Postgraduate PA Fellowships: Investing in Your Future with Purpose and Perspective presented by APPAP

Richard Cassa, PA-C, MPAS, MBA (he/him/his) – Norwalk Hospital

Melissa Ricker, DMSc, PA-C

Sponsored By

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Beyond Hollywood: How Washington Really Functions and AAPA Federal Advocacy Makes a Difference

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

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Diabetes in Primary Care

BEHV-Behavioral HealthPREV-Preventive MedicineHPRE-Health Policy/Law/Legislation/Regulations and Reimbursement/Business of Medicine

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Healthcare Liaison Networking

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Help! I’ve Fallen…and It Might Be Neurologic

NEUR-NeurologyEMER-Emergency MedicineCCHP-Critical Care and Hospital Medicine

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Macros Made Simple: Nutritional Counseling in Primary Care

NUTR-NutritionCOMM-Communication and Patient Education

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Race Conversations in Women's Health

OBGY-Obstetrics and GynecologyHEEQ-Health Equity

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

SIS: Be the Derm Detective: Kodachromes

DERM-DermatologyRHEU-Rheumatology

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

TBI: Veterans and Beyond

VETS-Veteran's HealthNEUR-Neurology

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

PA Adventure: Historic Garden District Walking Tour 2

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

WS: Focused Back Exam in Three Minutes or Less

ORTH-OrthopaedicsPMRO-Rehabilitation/Physical Medicine and Occupational MedicineRHEU-Rheumatology

CE: 2.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

1:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Off-Site CME WS: Protein and Vegetarian Diets

NUTR-Nutrition

1:30 PM - 1:50 PM

Journey on a Cloud Meditation

1:30 PM - 4:30 PM

WS: Mastering Surgical Suturing: Essential Techniques for PAs

SRGT-Surgery and TraumaEMER-Emergency Medicine

CE: 3.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

1:45 PM - 2:15 PM

NTS: Beyond Competence: Cultivating and Measuring Professionalism Among PAs

CDEV-Career Development and Leadership

CE: .50 AAPA Category 1 CME

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

Meet the Authors 7

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

MTA7: Determinants Shaping PA Contribution to Primary Care Nationwide

HEEQ-Health Equity

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

MTA7: Disrupting the Pipeline: Virtual Pre-PA Pathways Program

HEEQ-Health Equity

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

MTA7: Effects of a Limited APP Preceptor Training Program

CDEV-Career Development and Leadership

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

MTA7: Navigating Dual Roles: PA Parents in Clinical Leadership

RES-Research

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

MTA7: Packing the House: Turning out PAs for Change

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

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

MTA7: Patient Perceptions of PA-Integrated Care Following Subsequent Fracture

ORTH-Orthopaedics

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

MTA7: Plastic Surgery Resident and Nurse APP Impact Survey

CDEV-Career Development and Leadership

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

MTA7: Speed vs Care: Productivity Quotas in Emergency Medicine

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

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

MTA7: The PA Workforce for Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica

PUBL-Community, Public and Global Health/Travel Medicine

1:45 PM - 3:15 PM

SIS: Supporting the Supporters: Mastering Goals of Care Conversations

COMM-Communication and Patient EducationPALL-Palliative Medicine

CE: 1.50 AAPA Category 1 CME

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM

15 Minute Class: Chair Yoga – in the Expo

2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

Hot Seat to Hired: Mastering the PA Job Interview

Clay W. Walker, MSPA, PA-C, CPAAPA – Mayo Clinic and A.T. Still University

Daniel Champigny, PA-C (he/him/his) – Frostburg State University

Sponsored By

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

AAMPR General Meeting

2:15 PM - 2:45 PM

USS: The Triad: Leader, Manager, Follower

CDEV-Career Development and LeadershipCOMM-Communication and Patient EducationHPRE-Health Policy/Law/Legislation/Regulations and Reimbursement/Business of Medicine

CE: .50 AAPA Category 1 CME

2:15 PM - 3:00 PM

Migraine Management within a Neurology Setting – A Situation Room Discussion by Pfizer

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM

2026 Asthma Update: Beyond the GINA Guidelines

PULM-PulmonologyPEDS-PediatricsEMER-Emergency Medicine

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM

A Practitioner’s Guide to Discussing Obesity with Patients

ENDO-EndocrinologyBEHV-Behavioral HealthCOMM-Communication and Patient Education

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM

Acute Kidney Injury

NEPH-NephrologyCCHP-Critical Care and Hospital Medicine

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM

Reimbursement and All That Jazz

HPRE-Health Policy/Law/Legislation/Regulations and Reimbursement/Business of MedicineCDEV-Career Development and Leadership

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM

Sustainable Pre-PA Mentorship Opportunities for the Practicing PA

INNO-Innovation and TechnologyCDEV-Career Development and LeadershipHEEQ-Health Equity

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM

The Merits of Self-Collected HPV Testing: A Debate

OBGY-Obstetrics and GynecologyPREV-Preventive MedicineLABM-Laboratory Medicine

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

NTS: DNR ≠ Do Not Treat: Misinterpretations Harm Patients

PALL-Palliative MedicineCCHP-Critical Care and Hospital MedicineCOMM-Communication and Patient Education

CE: .50 AAPA Category 1 CME

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Wellness Microlearning Bite: The Youth Effect: Why Kindness and Self-Love Keep You Glowing

2:45 PM - 3:15 PM

USS: PAs Go Beyond the Military Treatment Facility

VETS-Veteran's HealthEMER-Emergency MedicineSRGT-Surgery and Trauma

CE: .50 AAPA Category 1 CME

3:00 PM - 3:50 PM

Cardiothoracic Surgery-Don't Miss a Beat

Kaci Hardsock, MS, MSPA, PA-C (she/her/hers) – Locum Tenens

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3:15 PM - 3:45 PM

NTS: Life Can Be Sweet Without the Wheat

GAST-GastroenterologyNUTR-NutritionGENE-Genetics

CE: .50 AAPA Category 1 CME

3:30 PM - 3:50 PM

Crystal Cave of Rejuvenation Meditation

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Advancing PA Practice: Breaking Barriers and Building the Future

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

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Case Studies in Obesity Medicine

ENDO-EndocrinologyPREV-Preventive Medicine

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Early Career Success Roundtable - Session Two

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Expecting Excellence: The PA's Guide to Prenatal Care

OBGY-Obstetrics and Gynecology

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Harm to Healing: Clinical Insights into Race-Related Trauma

HEEQ-Health EquityCOMM-Communication and Patient Education

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

PA's Guide to Bioethics in Healthcare AI

INNO-Innovation and TechnologyETHI-EthicsHEEQ-Health Equity

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Teens and Screens: Social Media and Adolescent Patients

PEDS-PediatricsCOMM-Communication and Patient Education

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

The Next Frontier: Transforming Care with Direct-To-Inject Buprenorphine

BEHV-Behavioral HealthEMER-Emergency MedicineHEEQ-Health Equity

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

USS: Career Management Discussion

CDEV-Career Development and LeadershipCOMM-Communication and Patient EducationVETS-Veteran's Health

CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

NTS: PCOS for Primary Care

OBGY-Obstetrics and GynecologyENDO-Endocrinology

CE: .50 AAPA Category 1 CME

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

National Medical Challenge Bowl

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7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

PA Night Out