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ORTH-Orthopaedics
PALL-Palliative Medicine
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6:00 AM - 6:45 AM
Fitness Class - PA Boot Camp
6:00 AM - 6:45 AM
Fitness Class - PA Boot Camp
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Fellowship of Christian PA's Praise and Worship Gathering
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Fellowship of Christian PA's Praise and Worship Gathering
7:00 AM - 2:15 PM
AAPA 2026 Swag Spot
7:00 AM - 2:15 PM
AAPA 2026 Swag Spot
7:00 AM - 2:15 PM
Registration Open
7:00 AM - 2:15 PM
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7:00 AM - 3:00 PM
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7:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Community Coffee with Grab N Go Open
7:00 AM - 3:00 PM
First Class Lounge Open
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First Class Lounge Open
7:00 AM - 3:00 PM
PJs Coffee Open
7:00 AM - 3:00 PM
PJs Coffee Open
7:00 AM - 3:30 PM
AAPA CME Information Desk
7:00 AM - 3:30 PM
AAPA CME Information Desk
7:00 AM - 3:30 PM
AAPA Membership Desk
7:00 AM - 3:30 PM
AAPA Membership Desk
7:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Advocacy/PAC Desk
7:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Advocacy/PAC Desk
7:00 AM - 3:30 PM
PA Adventure Concierge
7:00 AM - 3:30 PM
PA Adventure Concierge
7:00 AM - 3:30 PM
PA JobSource Desk
7:00 AM - 3:30 PM
PA JobSource Desk
7:00 AM - 3:30 PM
PAs Go Beyond Desk
7:00 AM - 3:30 PM
PAs Go Beyond Desk
7:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Physician Associate Foundation Desk
7:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Physician Associate Foundation Desk
7:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Research Desk: ePosters and Practice Survey
7:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Research Desk: ePosters and Practice Survey
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Complimentary Coat/Bag Check
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Complimentary Coat/Bag Check
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Maui Wowi Concession Open
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Maui Wowi Concession Open
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
A New Era in Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Health: Introducing the AHA's Unified Framework for Clinical Practice
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
A New Era in Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Health: Introducing the AHA's Unified Framework for Clinical Practice
Alan Olson, DHSc
– Yale New Haven Health Bridgeport Hospital
CV-Cardiovascular
NEPH-Nephrology
ENDO-Endocrinology
CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Adult-Onset ADHD: Clinical Insights and Challenges
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Adult-Onset ADHD: Clinical Insights and Challenges
Brittney Hulsey, DMSc, MSPAS, MS, PA-C (she/her/hers)
– A.T. Still University
BEHV-Behavioral Health
CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Industry Sessions
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Industry Sessions
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Research Rounds 2
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Rounds4: Multidisciplinary Approach to Osseo-integrative Prosthesis in Oncologic Reconstruction
Kayla Krammes, PA-C
– Moffitt Cancer Center
ORTH-Orthopaedics
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Research Rounds 4
RES-Research
CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Research Rounds 4
RES-Research
CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Rounds4: Advanced Practice Provider Turnover: A Costly Reality
Hadley Powless, PA-C, MBA
– SullivanCotter
Joel Villegas, MBA (he/him/his)
– SullivanCotter
HPRE-Health Policy/Law/Legislation/Regulations and Reimbursement/Business of Medicine
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Rounds4: Caregiving, Compensation, and Burnout in the PA Workforce
Megan A. Holmes, PhD (she/her/hers)
– Duke University School of Medicine
Britanny Macon-Davis, DMSc, MHS, PA-C
– Duke University School of Medicine
CDEV-Career Development and Leadership
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Rounds4: Exploring the Effect of Acute Grief/Loss
Constance A. Burke, JD, PA-C (she/her/hers)
– Oakland University
RES-Research
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Rounds4: Flipped Interprofessional Physical Exam Training Improves Team Readiness
YuFu Kuo, DC, MS (he/him/his)
– Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, PA Program
Katrina Schrode, PhD (she/her/hers)
– Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
ORTH-Orthopaedics
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Update from the NCCPA: Focus on the PANRE/PANRE-LA
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Update from the NCCPA: Focus on the PANRE/PANRE-LA
Alicia Quella, PhD, PA-C (she/her/hers)
– NCCPA
CDEV-Career Development and Leadership
HPRE-Health Policy/Law/Legislation/Regulations and Reimbursement/Business of Medicine
CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Well-Check Wobbles, Winces, and Woes: Pediatric Musculoskeletal Assessment
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Well-Check Wobbles, Winces, and Woes: Pediatric Musculoskeletal Assessment
Sarah Bolander, DMSc, PA-C, DFAAPA
– Northern Arizona University
Nick Goodman, MMS, PA-C (he/him/his)
– Northern Arizona University - Department of PA Studies
PEDS-Pediatrics
ORTH-Orthopaedics
CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME
8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Voting Booths
8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Voting Booths
8:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Creative Corner
8:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Creative Corner
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
An Introduction to Mindfulness and Guided Meditation
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
An Introduction to Mindfulness and Guided Meditation
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Off-Site CME WS: Systematic Approaches to Obesity
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Off-Site CME WS: Systematic Approaches to Obesity
NUTR-Nutrition
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM
Twenty Years of CASPA Applicant/Matriculation Trends: 2002-2021
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM
RIA: Twenty Years of CASPA Applicant/Matriculation Trends: 2002-2021
Jane McDaniel, MS, MLS(ASCP)SC (she/her/hers)
– Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine PA Program
Bettie Coplan, PhD, PA-C
– Northern Arizona University
RES-Research
CE: .5 AAPA Category 1 CME
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Blink: A Rapid Review of Ophthalmology
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Blink: A Rapid Review of Ophthalmology
Tara M. McSwigan, DPAS, MPAS (she/her/hers)
– University of Pittsburgh Department of Physician Assistant Studies
EENT-Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat
EMER-Emergency Medicine
CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Dopamine Rush: Understanding Brain Habits and Addiction
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Dopamine Rush: Understanding Brain Habits and Addiction
Mercedes Dodge, MPAS, PA-C, CAQ-Psych (she/her/hers)
– Orion Behavioral Health
BEHV-Behavioral Health
PUBL-Community, Public and Global Health/Travel Medicine
CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Everybody Poops… Except When They Don’t
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Every Kid Poops…Except When They Don’t
Jamie Harding Hart, MPAP, PA-C
– Campbell University PA Program
James Hampson, MSPH, MHPE, PA-C
– Campbell University
PEDS-Pediatrics
GAST-Gastroenterology
COMM-Communication and Patient Education
CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Men’s Health in a Nutshell
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Men’s Health in a Nutshell
Michael Gerlach, DMS, PA-C
– Southcoast Health
GU-Genitourinary
HEMO-Hematology/Oncology
ENDO-Endocrinology
CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME
9:30 AM - 9:50 AM
Waterfall Energy Cleansing Meditation
9:30 AM - 9:50 AM
Waterfall Energy Cleansing Meditation
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
Impact of Admission Criteria on Diversity
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
RIA: Impact of Admission Criteria on Diversity
Kara-anne G. Curl, PA-C, DMSc (she/her/hers)
– Leidos Biomedical Research/National Institutes of Health
RES-Research
CE: .5 AAPA Category 1 CME
10:00 AM - 11:45 AM
PA Adventure: Ragin Cajun Airboat Tour 4
10:00 AM - 11:45 AM
PA Adventure: Ragin Cajun Airboat Tour 4
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Building Practice-Ready PA Confidence Through Flipped X-ray Instruction
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
RIA: Building Practice-Ready PA Confidence Through Flipped X-ray Instruction
YuFu Kuo, DC, MS (he/him/his)
– Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, PA Program
Katrina Schrode, PhD (she/her/hers)
– Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
RADI-Radiology
CE: .5 AAPA Category 1 CME
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Wellness Microlearning Bite: The Empath’s Edge—Harnessing Sensitivity as Your Superpower
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Wellness Microlearning Bite: The Empath’s Edge—Harnessing Sensitivity as Your Superpower
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Burning Questions: The Evaluation of Dysuria
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Burning Questions: The Evaluation of Dysuria
Clay W. Walker, MSPA, PA-C, CPAAPA
– Mayo Clinic and A.T. Still University
Daniel Champigny, PA-C (he/him/his)
– Frostburg State University
GU-Genitourinary
OBGY-Obstetrics and Gynecology
CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Knee Problems: MSK Review for PCPs
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Knee Problems: MSK Review for PCPs
Gerald R. Weniger, PhD, ATC, PA-C
– James Madison University
ORTH-Orthopaedics
RADI-Radiology
CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Lifestyle Psychiatry in Practice: Nutrition, Inflammation, and Body
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Lifestyle Psychiatry in Practice: Nutrition, Inflammation, and Body
James C. Somers, PA-C, DHSc (he/him/his)
– Arkansas Colleges of Health Education
NUTR-Nutrition
BEHV-Behavioral Health
PREV-Preventive Medicine
CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
POLST/MOLST Demystified: Shared Decision Making
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
POLST/MOLST Demystified: Shared Decision Making
Melodie J. Kolmetz, EdD, MPAS, PA-C, DFAAPA, NRP, CP-C (she/her/hers)
– University of Rochester Medical Center Geriatrics Group
Nadya Dimitrov, DPM, PA-C (she/her/hers)
– Stony Brook University PA Program
COMM-Communication and Patient Education
PALL-Palliative Medicine
ETHI-Ethics
CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Patient Perspectives on PA-Delivered Care
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
RIA: Patient Perspectives on PA-Delivered Care
Andrzej Kozikowski, PhD (he/him/his)
– National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
RES-Research
CE: .5 AAPA Category 1 CME
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Atrium Cafe Open
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Atrium Cafe Open
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM
Crystal Cave of Rejuvenation
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM
Crystal Cave of Rejuvenation
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
Discovering hidden dangers: The critical link between CKD, albuminuria, and cardiovascular risk
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
Discovering hidden dangers: The critical link between CKD, albuminuria, and cardiovascular risk
Viet Le, DMSc MPAS PA-C FACC FAHA HFCert
– intermountain health
12:15 PM - 12:45 PM
A Practical Approach to Elevated Lactate
12:15 PM - 12:45 PM
A Practical Approach to Elevated Lactate
Eric Yakuze, PA-C
– UMass Memorial Health
CCHP-Critical Care and Hospital Medicine
EMER-Emergency Medicine
CE: .50 AAPA Category 1 CME
12:15 PM - 12:45 PM
AI Tools for Busy Clinical Practicing PAs
12:15 PM - 12:45 PM
AI Tools for Busy Clinical Practicing PAs
James C. Somers, PA-C, DHSc (he/him/his)
– Arkansas Colleges of Health Education
INNO-Innovation and Technology
COMM-Communication and Patient Education
CE: .50 AAPA Category 1 CME
12:15 PM - 12:45 PM
Fuel for Two: Practical Pregnancy Nutrition
12:15 PM - 12:45 PM
Fuel for Two: Practical Pregnancy Nutrition
Erin Sherer, EdD, PA-C, RD
– Michigan State University
NUTR-Nutrition
OBGY-Obstetrics and Gynecology
PUBL-Community, Public and Global Health/Travel Medicine
CE: .50 AAPA Category 1 CME
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Addiction Medicine Roundup
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Addiction Medicine Roundup
Arianna D. Campbell, PA-C, DMSc, MPH, CAQ-EM, DFAAPA (she/her/hers)
– VA NCHCS, The Bridge Center at PHI, Marshall Medical Center
Josh Luftig, PA-C
– Bridge | CA Bridge
BEHV-Behavioral Health
EMER-Emergency Medicine
HEEQ-Health Equity
CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
An Organ Systems-Based Approach to Falls Assessment
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
An Organ Systems-Based Approach to Falls Assessment
Melodie J. Kolmetz, EdD, MPAS, PA-C, DFAAPA, NRP, CP-C (she/her/hers)
– University of Rochester Medical Center Geriatrics Group
GERI-Geriatrics
EMER-Emergency Medicine
CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Patient's Path Through Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
The Patient's Path Through Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
Allison C. Gunderson, PA MS HPE (she/her/hers)
– University of Rochester, Wilmot Cancer Institute
Megan J. Spoto, PA-C
– University of Rochester Medical Center - Strong Memorial Hospital
HEMO-Hematology/Oncology
SRGT-Surgery and Trauma
RADI-Radiology
CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
PA Adventure: Historic Garden District Walking Tour 3
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
PA Adventure: Historic Garden District Walking Tour 3
1:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Attendee Lounge
1:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Attendee Lounge
1:30 PM - 1:50 PM
The Healing Tree – Self-Love Meditation
1:30 PM - 1:50 PM
The Healing Tree – Self-Love Meditation
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
Coughing up Clues: A Diagnostic Approach to Hemoptysis
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
Coughing up Clues: A Diagnostic Approach to Hemoptysis
Clay W. Walker, MSPA, PA-C, CPAAPA
– Mayo Clinic and A.T. Still University
Brittney Hulsey, DMSc, MSPAS, MS, PA-C (she/her/hers)
– A.T. Still University
Thomas Hartman, DMSc, PA-C
– A.T. Still University, Arizona School of Health Sciences
PULM-Pulmonology
EMER-Emergency Medicine
EENT-Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat
CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
The Medical Gaslighter: Avoiding Diagnostic Dismissal & Rebuilding Trust with Patients
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
The Medical Gaslighter: Avoiding Diagnostic Dismissal and Rebuilding Trust with Patients
Kathryn Werner, PA-C
– White Pine Mental Health & Wellness
Mercedes Dodge, MPAS, PA-C, CAQ-Psych (she/her/hers)
– Orion Behavioral Health
COMM-Communication and Patient Education
CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
What She Heard: The Art of Rapid Rapport
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
What She Heard: The Art of Rapid Rapport
COMM-Communication and Patient Education
ETHI-Ethics
CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
PA Adventure: French Quarter Food Walking Tour 5
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
PA Adventure: French Quarter Food Walking Tour 5
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
PA Adventure: French Quarter Cocktail & Foodie Crawl 3
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
PA Adventure: French Quarter Cocktail & Foodie Crawl 3
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
PA Adventure: French Quarter Ghosts & Legends Tour 4
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
PA Adventure: French Quarter Ghosts & Legends Tour 4
9:00 PM - 4:00 PM
JAAPA Board Meeting
9:00 PM - 4:00 PM
JAAPA Board Meeting
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