Main Conference Hall (Markell B)

Markell A

Markell C

7:30 AM

REGISTRATION

Open 7:30 - 9:00 am

Morning Yoga

7:30-8:15 am

Michelle Dellene

8:45 AM

WELCOME CEREMONY

8:45 - 9:00 am

Mobile Massage

*Sign up for Hand Massage!

9:00 - 12:00 pm

9:00 AM

Professional Development and Leadership Track 1

9:00 - 10:00 am

Professional Advocacy: The Key to Earning Dividends on Your Degree

(Duncan Daviau, PA-C)

10:00 AM

Professional Development and Leadership Track 2

10:00 - 11:00 am

Didactic Work and Quality CME in Postgraduate Education and Beyond ​(Hannah Anderson MSPAS, PA-C)

11:00 AM

Professional Development and Leadership Track 3

11:00 - 12:00 am

The Advanced Practice Leader’s “Minor Set”: High Yield Tools

(Holly Clayton PA-C)

12:00 PM

Lunch

12:00 - 1:00 pm

1:00 PM

Professional Development and Leadership Track 4

1:00 - 2:00 pm

Update from NCCPA: Focus on the PANRE/PANRE-LA (Alicia Quella, ​PhD, PA-C)

ROBOTICS Workshop

1:00 - 4:00 pm

Robotic Surgery PA Bootcamp

(Ashley Hallbauer, PA-C, Mike ​Llewellyn, PA-C)

2:00 PM

Professional Development and Leadership Track 5

2:00 - 3:00 pm

Advancing Healthcare: Demonstrating the PA Impact (Jason Prevelige ​DMSc, MBA, PA-C, DFAAPA: AAPA President)

3:00 PM

Professional Development and Leadership Track 6

3:00 - 4:00 pm

Quality Surgical Handoff: The Invisible String between the OR and ​Recovery (Sarah Morrissey, MS, APRN, FNP-BC)

Main Conference Hall (Markell B)

Markell C

Markell A

7:30 AM

Workshop Registration

Morning Yoga 7:30-8:15 am

Michelle Dellene

8:00 AM

Surgical Techniques and Innovations Track 1

8:00 - 9:00 am

Paving the Way to Improved Hernia Care Through a Novel APP-Led ​Clinic (Heather West, MS, PA-C)

FIRST ASSIST Workshop

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

NIFA Fundamentals of First ​Assisting for the PA (Dean ​Parsons, MSN, Phillip Carpino, PA-​C)

Mobile Massage

*Sign up for Hand Massage!

9:00 - 12:00 pm

9:00 AM

Surgical Techniques and Innovations Track 2

9:00 - 10:00 am

Tracheostomy 101 (Anna Shafer MMSc, PA-C)

10:00 AM

Surgical Techniques and Innovations Track 3

10:00 - 11:00 am

Foundations of Thoracic Management: Key Concepts and Strategies ​(Kathleen McMichael MS, PA-C, John Ofenloch MD)

11:00 AM

Surgical Techniques and Innovations Track 4

11:00 - 12:00 pm

Idiopathic subglottic stenosis: A review of disease process, surgical ​and procedural management (Monika Kamdar MSPAS, MPH)

12:00 PM

Lunch

12:00 - 1:00 pm

1:00 PM

Surgical Techniques and Innovations Track 5

1:00 - 2:00 pm

Advanced Techniques for Aesthetic Closures (Kyle Goleno, PA-C)

FIRST ASSIST Workshop

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

NIFA Fundamentals of First ​Assisting for the PA (Dean ​Parsons, MSN, Phillip Carpino, PA-​C)

PRE-PA Seminar

1:00 - 4:00 pm

Surviving CASPA (Laura Hassan, PA-​S)

2:00 PM

Surgical Techniques and Innovations Track 6

2:00 - 3:00 pm

External Ventricular Drains: An Overview (Radwa Abbas MS, PA-C)

3:00 PM

Surgical Techniques and Innovations Track 7

3:00 - 4:00 pm

Acute Mesenteric Ischemia: Historical Perspective and Treatment ​Options...Maybe? (Bob Sammartano, PA-C, FAASPA, FAAPA, FPAEA)

4: 15 PM

Awards Ceremony

5:30 PM

Conference Concludes!! Meet at Lucky Strike for our AASPA Social

Main Conference Hall (Markell B)

Markell C

Markell A

7:00 AM

Morning Yoga 7:00-7:45 am

Michelle Dellene

8:00 AM

Advanced Surgical Management Track 1

8:00 - 9:00 am

Obesity Today and the Intersection between Medicine and ​Surgery (Erica Amianda, PA-C)

FIRST ASSIST Workshop

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

NIFA Fundamentals of ​First Assisting for the PA ​(Dean Parsons, MSN, ​Phillip Carpino, PA-C)

Health, Wellness and Specialized Care Track 1

Salutogenic Foundations for Healthcare Providers

8:00 - 9:00 am

(Lisa Geiger DC, CACCP)

9:00 AM

Advanced Surgical Management Track 2

9:00 - 10:00 am

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: The basics of ​evaluation and management for the surgical physician ​assistant (Kelly Watson, MS, PA-C, MBA, FAPACVS)

Health, Wellness and Specialized Care Track 2

Optimizing Nutrition for Surgical Oncology Patients

9:00 - 10:00 am

(Erin Sherer, EdD, PA-C, RD & Elisabeth Biggs, MS, PA-C, ​RD, CNSC)

10:00 AM

Advanced Surgical Management Track 3

10:00 - 11:00 am

The Changing Landscape of Surgical PA Onboarding: How ​to Train a PA in the Age of the Robotics (Ashley Vitale, ​DHSc, PA-C)

Health, Wellness and Specialized Care Track 3

10:00 - 11:00 am

Transgender Health: How to Provide Culturally Competent ​Care to Patients Undergoing Gender Affirming Surgery ​(Lauren Eisenbeis DMSc, PA-C)

11:00 AM

Advanced Surgical Management Track 4

11:00 - 12:00 pm

POCUS for the Surgical PA (Julie Jablonski PA-C)

Health, Wellness and Specialized Care Track 4

11:00 - 12:00 pm

Neurosurgery Without The Knife: How Meditation ​Promotes Neuroplasticity & Enhances Performance ​(Michelle Dellene, MMS, PA-C, RYT)

12:00 PM

Lunch

12:00 - 1:00 pm

1:00 PM

Advanced Surgical Management Track 5

1:00 - 2:00 pm

Bone Tumors (Amber Murphy, PA-C)

FIRST ASSIST Workshop

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

NIFA Fundamentals of ​First Assisting for the PA ​(Dean Parsons, MSN, ​Phillip Carpino, PA-C)

Health, Wellness, and Specialized Care Track 5

1:00 - 2:00 pm

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

2:00 PM

Advanced Surgical Management Track 6

2:00 - 3:00 pm

Preoperative Anticoagulation Management (Liriany Y. ​Pimentel, PharmD, Ju Hee Kim, Pharm D)

Health, Wellness, and Specialized Care Track 6

2:00 - 3:00 pm

Expanded perioperative role of PAs with serious illness ​patient management: how to handle it all! (Nadya Dimitrov ​DPM, PA)

3:00 PM

Advanced Surgical Management Track 7

3:00 - 4:00 pm

Perioperative Pain Management: Mainstays, Adjuncts and ​Hail Marys (Brian Schuler, PharmD)

Health, Wellness, and Specialized Care Track 7

3:00 - 4:00 pm

Managing the Impact of Mental Health During Surgical ​Procedures (Kevin Williams MS, MPAS, PA-C)

4:00 PM

Conclude Conference Day 3