Conference Agenda

2024 CONFERENCE AGENDA
*2025 Conference Agenda Coming Soon*

*Agenda is subject to change

This activity has been approved for AAPA Category 1 CME credits.

This activity is awarded AANP credit.

See final CE activity announcement for specific details.

FRIDAY DEC 13, 2024

General Sessions: Salon EF

8:15 AM

BREAKFAST

8:30 AM – 9:15 AM 

Top Five Nail Diseases

Martha Sikes, PA-C

9:15 AM – 9:45 AM 

Dermatitis Herpetiformis: A Guide to Diagnosis and Management

Matthew Brunner, PA-C

9:45 AM – 10:15 AM 

BREAK WITH EXHIBITORS + Snacks
Salon ABCD

10:15 AM – 12:15 PM 

Breakout Session 1: Basic Procedure Workshop: Focus on Shave Biopsies, Punch Biopsies, Suturing, and Incision & Drainage (25 Attendees)
Salon G

Theresa Talens, DNP and Tristan Hasbargen, PA-C

Breakout Session 2: Improv in the Art of Medicine

Tom Delgado, Esq.
Salon EF

12:15 PM – 1:00 PM

LUNCH PRODUCT THEATER – Sponsored by Regeneron

Stephanie Simmerman, DNP
Salon G

1:00 PM – 1:30 PM 

Advancing Your Career By Becoming A Regional or National Leader

Matthew Brunner, PA-C

1:30 PM – 2:00 PM  

Passive Income and Financial Freedom for the PA and NP

Kristin Burton, PA-C

2:00 PM – 2:45 PM

PRODUCT THEATER Sponsored by Sun Pharma
Matthew Brunner, PA-C

Salon G

2:45 PM – 3:30 PM

BREAK WITH EXHIBITORS + Snacks

Salon ABCD

3:30 PM – 4:15 PM

NP/PA Entrepreneur Panel

Theresa Talens, DNP; Timothy August, PA-C; Kristin Burton, PA-C; and Denise Merdich, APRN

4:15 PM – 4:45 PM

Spot the Spot: Updates in Skin Cancer

Tristan Hasbargen, PA-C

6:00 PM – 8:30 PM 

The Sunset Soiree Reception
Sandpiper Terrace

SATURDAY DEC 14, 2024

General Sessions: Salon EF

7:45 AM

BREAKFAST

8:00 AM – 8:30 AM

Atopic Dermatitis

Pearl Kwong, MD

8:30 AM – 9:15 AM

PRODUCT THEATER – Sponsored by Johnson & Johnson
Brian Bonomo, PA-C

Salon G

9:15 AM – 9:45 AM 

Updates on a Classic: Isotretinoin

Shanna Miranti, PA-C

9:45 AM – 10:15 AM 

BREAK WITH EXHIBITORS + Snacks
Salon ABCD

10:15 AM – 10:45 AM

Understanding JAK Inhibitors: From Selecting the Ideal Patient to Lab Monitoring

Neal Bhatia, MD

10:45 AM – 11:15 AM

The Psychology of Dealing with a Skin Disease
Benetta Wholuba, Ph.D., CCISM, CCTP

11:15 AM – 11:45 AM

Surgical Pearls and Nuances of Procedures

Rory McDonough, PA-C

11:45 AM – 12:30 PM

LUNCH PRODUCT THEATER – Sponsored by Abbvie
Pearl Kwong, MD
Salon G

12:30 PM – 1:00 PM

A Systemic Approach to Psoriasis and How to Manage with 40 Patients

Neal Bhatia, MD

1:00 AM – 1:45 PM

PRODUCT THEATER – Sponsored by UCB

Salon G

1:45 PM – 2:15 PM

BREAK WITH EXHIBITORS + Snacks

Salon ABCD

2:15 PM – 2:45 PM

Modern Day Aesthetics: What’s New w/Tox and Fillers

Denise Merdich, APRN

2:45 PM – 3:15 PM

Dermoscopy Pearls for APPs

Timothy August, PA-C

3:15 PM – 3:30 PM

Thank you and upcoming events/ Set up for Scalp assessments

Sunrise NPPA Derm Board

3:30 PM – 4:00 PM

Live Scalp Assessments with Real Patients
Matthew Zook, MD, PhD, FAAD

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