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Agenda

Thursday, May 21, 2026
All times in Eastern Time

7:00 am
Registration, Breakfast and Exhibits
7:55 am
Welcome
Amy Zack, MD and Antonia N. Nwankwo, MD, AAHIVS
8:00 am
Language 101: Identity, idioms, initials, and insults… getting the language right
Stefani Goerlich, PhD
8:40 am
Healthcare outcomes in the LGBTQ+ population: understanding the greatest health risks
Megan McNamara, MD
9:20 am
Stress and the impact on the health of patients
Jennifer Duncan, PsyD and Emily Durfey, MSW, LSW
10:00 am
Refreshment Break and Exhibits
10:20 am
Community mental health resources
Gulnar Feerasta, MSSA, MNO and Nicolle Bellmore Pierse, MS, MSSA, LSW
11:00 am
Counseling to quit: evidence-based smoking cessation counseling techniques
Natalie Tasseff, PharmD, BCACP
11:40 am
Lunch and Exhibits
12:20 pm
Navigating the changing healthcare landscape: understanding the current state and future challenges
Steph Ash, LISW, Esq.
1:20 pm
Caring for yourself while caring for others
Jeffrey Kolson, LISW-S and Henry Ng, MD
2:00 pm
Refreshment Break and Exhibits
2:20 pm
PrEP overview
Andrea Pallotta, PharmD
2:50 pm
Non-Binary care: creating a shared path through uncertain guidelines
Antonia N. Nwankwo, MD, AAHIVS
3:20 pm
Current and innovative approaches to surgical options for patients age 19 and over
Bahar Bassiri Gharb, MD, PhD
3:50 pm
WPATH review: what is required for medical affirmation care for patients age 19 and over
Allison Myers, MD, MPH
4:20 pm
Panel Discussion
Antonia N. Nwankwo, MD, AAHIVS, Bahar Bassiri Gharb, MD, PhD, Allison Myers, MD, MPH, and Henry Ng, MD
4:50 pm
Adjourn
5:20 pm
Optional non-CME Satellite Dinner

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