Schedule: (tentative as of July 18)

Tuesday, September 24

4:00 PM to 7:00 PM                                          Registration Open

Wednesday, September 25

7:00 AM to 4:00 PM                                          Registration Open

7:30 - 8:30          Obesity and Weight loss with GLP-1's - Matthew Kearney, MS, MPAS, PA-C

8:30 - 9:30          Hospital GI Medicine, Naveen Gupta, MD

9:30- 10:00         Break - LOBBY

10:00 - 11:00      APP Fireside Chat IL-23 and the Autoimmune Axis, Reeli Reinu, PA-C

11:00- 12:00       Breathe Easier: Understanding and Managing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Michelle Fischer, MMS, PA-C

12:00 - 1:00        Lunch

1:00 - 2:00          Dementia, Renz Juaneza, MD

2:00 - 3:00          Pharmacologic Management of Insomnia, Sandy Robertson, PharmD

3:00-4:30             Blue Dot Human Trafficking-Baltimore’s Model Community Response, Debra Holbrook, MSN, RN, SANE A, FNE A/P, AFN-C, DF-                                           AFN, FAAN and Thomas Stack

Thursday, September 26

7:00 AM to 4:00 PM                       Registration Open

7:00 – 8:00         Breakfast

8:00 - 9:00          Hospice Care - When to Call, Stephanie Huston MD

9:00-10:00          Keeping Up with the Respiratory Bugs: Updates on the Frontline Management of Acute Pulmonary Diagnoses -                                             Christine McCormick, DMS, MS, PA-C

10:00 - 10:30      Break - coffee in Lobby

10:30 - 11:30      Diagnosing and Treating Hepatitis C in the Primary Care Setting - Brittany Yerkes, PA-C

11:30-12:30        Transforming T2DM Treatment in Primary Care: Discerning the Glycemic and Extra-Glycemic Effects of GLP-1 Ras

12:30 - 1:30        Lunch

1:30 - 2:30          Diagnosing and treating ADD in Adults - Deanna Najera, MPAS, MS, PA-C, DFAAPA

2:30 - 3:30          Proton Therapy and Women’s Cancers- A Powerful New Tool in the Cancer-Fighting Toolbox, Elizabeth Nichols, MD

3:30 - 4:30          Trauma-informed care and Well-being: Concealer won't work on these bags- Laurarose Dunn-O'Farrell, MPAS, MS, PA-                                C, LCPC

7:00 - 9:30          Open Evening

Friday, September 27

7:00 AM to 4:00 PM                       Registration Open

6:30- 7:30           Grand Opening of Exhibits!    Breakfast with exhibitors

7:30 - 8:30          Movement Disorders - Steve Cohen, MPA/HCA, PA-C

8:00 – 9:30         EKG Workshop:  EKG for the Primary Care, Pitfalls to Avoid - Thomas Kidd and Ken Pardoe

8:30- 9:30           Pediatric Orthopedics: From Flat Heads to Crooked Feet and Curvy Spines in Between, Marcie Fitzgerald, MPAS, PA-C,                                  DFAAPA

9:30- 10:00         Break with Exhibitors

10:00 - 11:00      Update in Clinical Lipidology and Preventative Cardiology - Gregory Pokrywka, MD FACP, FNLA FASPC

11:00 - 12:00      Striking a Balance: Understanding Pain Management & Opioids  Dennis Rivenburgh, MS, ATC, PA-C, DFAAPA**

12:00 -1:00         Lunch

1:00 - 2:00          CKD in 2024: Guidelines Update including KDIGO!  - Kim Zuber, PAC, DFAAPA

2:00-3:00             Active Shooter Lecture, Thomas Fletcher, PA-C

3:00 – 4:00          Lyme Disease: An Often-Missed Clinical Diagnosis, Dr. Ginger Snavely, DNP

3:00- 4:30           Active Shooter Workshop

4:00 - 5:30          Welcome Reception in the Exhibit Hall

5:30- 6:30           MdAPA Meeting

6:30 – 9:30          Legislative Celebration and Fundraiser

Saturday, September 28

7:00 AM to 4:00 PM                       Registration Open

6:30 - 7:30          Breakfast with the Exhibitors

7:30- 8:30           Gender Affirming Care, Andrew Cohen, MD

                              Professional Identity and Burnout Reduction, Kerry Birney, MSHA, PA-C

8:30 - 9:30           AI: New Tools for PAs to Improve Patient Care, David Bunnell, MSHS, PA-C, DFAAPA

                              What Every PA Should Know About Shield Laws, Mary Jo Bondy, DHEd, MHS, PA-C

930-10:00            Break with Exhibitors

10:00- 1100         Navigate the Health Galaxy: Unveiling the Science Behind Health Systems - Laurarose Dunn-O'Farrell, MPAS, MS, PA-C,                                LCPC

                              PA Practice Ownership - Jennifer Mohler, PA-C

1100-1200           Breaking the Barrier:  The PA’s Role and Mental Health  - Erin Crown, MHSPAS, PA-C, CAQ-Psychiatry

1200-100             Lunch with the Exhibitors  

1:00-1:30             Keynote Speaker:  Senator Mary Beth Carozza

1:30 - 2:00          MD Legislation Update and What's Up Next-Jennifer Grover, DHSc, MMS, PA-C

2:00 - 3:00          How to Ace your Job Interview Through the Eyes of a Clinician and Faculty Member - Daniel Champigny MPAS, PA-C

                              Brainwaves and Breakthroughs: PALLA Research Hour

3:00-4:00             Panel - PA Education: Innovating Doctoral Dialogues for the Next Generation hosted by PALLA - Gerald Kayingo, PhD,                                  MBA, PA-C, DFAAPA

4:00 - 5:30          PALLA Social

6:00 – 8:00          Challenge Bowl Events

9:00                      Conference Adjourns