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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
Marie M. Budev, DO, MPH, FCCP
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
Omer Anis, MD, PhD
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
Justin Johnson, PhD
11:30 am
 Skin Serum Trends in Adolescents and Women: Evidence, Benefits, and Potential Risks
Alexandra Zhang, MD
12:10 pm
 Lunch and Exhibits
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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