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Thursday, November 5th, 2026 - Primary Care
All times in Eastern Time

8:15 am
Registration, Breakfast, and Exhibits
8:55 am
Welcome & Introduction
Amy Zack, MD, Leslie DiRuzza, DO, Robert Bales, MD, and Douglas Harley, DO
9:00am
Top 10 Research Studies of 2025-2026
Melanie Malec, MD
9:40 am
Organ Transplant Considerations in Primary Care
Karen Kerepesi, PA-C
10:20 am
Pain Management Pharmacotherapy: Review of Newer Agents
Annabelle Hood, PharmD, BCACP
11:00 am
Refreshment Break and Exhibits
11:20 am
Screening and Treatment of Hyperaldosteronism
Pratibha PR Rao, MD, MPH
12:00 pm
Updates in Anti-Obesity Medication Use for Weight Loss
Yael Mauer, MD, MPH
12:40 pm
Lunch and Exhibits
1:30 pm
Keynote Presentation: Measuring Primary Care System Performance: Policy Relevant Insights from the Milbank Scorecard
Yalda Jabbarpour, MD
2:20 pm
Care of the Patient After Prostate Cancer Treatment
Kristian Black, MD
3:00 pm
Refreshment Break and Exhibits
3:20 pm
Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders – IBS and Functional Dyspepsia
Anthony Lembo, MD
4:00 pm
Chiropractic Care vs. Physical Therapy: Evidence-Based Referral Decisions
Adam Browning, DC
4:40 pm
Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes: Clinical Suspicion, Assessment, and Diagnosis
Adam Brown, MD
5:20 pm
Dinner and Exhibits
6:00 pm
Updates in COPD Management
Vickram Tejwani, MD
6:20 pm
Updates in Asthma Management
Vickram Tejwani, MD
6:40 pm
Workshop: Pulmonary Testing and Devices (in-person only)
Table 1: Spirometry - Brigita Smith, MBA, RRT, CPFT
Table 2: Peak and Inspiratory Flow (inpatient) - James R. Ferrell, PhD, PharmD, BCPS
Table 3: Inhaler Devices (outpatient) - Rachel Stulock, PharmD, RPh, BCPS
8:00 pm
Adjourn

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Friday November 6th, 2026 – Cardiovascular Updates and Behavioral Health
All times in Eastern Time

7:15 am
Breakfast and Exhibits
7:55 am
Welcome and Introduction
Amy Zack, MD, Leslie DiRuzza, DO, Robert Bales, MD, and Douglas Harley, DO

Cardiovascular Updates in Primary Care

8:00 am
Initiation of PCSK-9 Inhibitors in Primary Care
Abhayjit Singh, MD
8:40 am
Secondary ASCVD Risk: Assessment, Prevention and Management
Dennis Bruemmer, MD, PhD
9:20 am
Anticoagulation Therapy: Know When to Hold Them...
Bethany Anderson, PharmD and Ulyana Povroznik, PharmD
10:00 am
Refreshment Break and Exhibits
10:20 am
Non-Invasive Cardiac Imaging
Abhayjit Singh, MD
11:00 am
Heart Failure: Updates in Goal Directed Medical Therapy
Arianne Agdamag, MD
11:40 am
Lunch, Exhibits, and Optional Non-CME Satellite

Behavioral Medicine

12:30 pm
Management of Nighttime Delerium in Older Adults
Luke D. Kim, MD, MEd
1:30 pm
Adult Care of Autism Spectrum Disorder Patients
Carl Tyler, MD
2:10 pm
Refreshment Break and Exhibits
2:30 pm
Treatment of Psychiatric Conditions in Cardiac Patients
Rebecca Brown, MD
3:10 pm
Sleep Disorders and Treatments
Nancy Foldvary-Schaefer, DO, MS
3:40 pm
Personality Disorders and Implications for Primary Care
Dawn Potter, PsyD
4:10 pm
Challenging Cases in Primary Care Psychiatry
Raghid Charara, MD
4:40 pm
Adjourn

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Saturday, November 7th, 2026 – Women’s Health
All times in Eastern Time

7:45 am
Breakfast and Exhibits
8:25 am
Welcome and Introduction
Amy Zack, MD, Leslie DiRuzza, DO, Robert Bales, MD, and Douglas Harley, DO
8:30 am
Urinary Incontinence in Women
Amy Gee, MD
9:10 am
Updates in Cervical Cancer Screening
Laura D. Lipold, MD
9:50 am
Diagnosis of Pregnancy and Immediate Management in Primary Care
Devon Smith, MD
10:30 am
Refreshment Break and Exhibits
10:50 am
Breast Cancer Vaccine: Research Updates
G. Thomas Budd, MD
11:30 am
Skin Serum Trends in Adolescents and Women: Evidence, Benefits, and Potential Risks
Alexandra Zhang, MD
12:10 pm
Lunch, Exhibits, and Optional Non-CME Satellite
1:00 pm
Sexually Transmitted Infections: Updates in Screening and Treatment
Michelle Caster, MD, MPH
1:40 pm
Pelvic Pain in Women
Jessica Strasburg, MD
2:20 pm
Clinical Cases in Hormone Therapy for Menopause
Audrey Henson, DO and Rachel Novik, DO
3:00 pm
Wrap-Up
Amy Zack, MD, Leslie DiRuzza, DO, Robert Bales, MD, and Douglas Harley, DO
3:15 pm
Adjourn

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