2025 BCPAS CME CONFERENCE AGENDA

Thursday, November 6
7:00 Registration Desk Opens

8:00 – 9:00 AI in Education: A PA Program's Experience with AI, James Lain, PA-C, DMSc, CAQPsychiatry
9:00 – 10:00 A Clinician's Guide to Motivational Interviewing, Ledyenska Ballesteros,MPAS, PA-C
10:00 – 10:30 Snack & Exhibitor Break
10:30 – 11:30 Incorporating Weight Management into Clinical Practice Ledyenska Ballesteros, MPAS, PA-C
11:30 – 12:30 Anaphylaxis - New Insights & Guidelines Joseph Diaz, MD

12:30 – 1:45 LUNCH

1:45 – 2:45 Dealing with Dizziness Carrie W. Hoppes, PT, PhD
2:45 – 3:45 Depressive Disorders Kristopher Richardson, PA-C, DMSc
3:45 – 4:00 Snack/Exhibitor Break
4:00 – 5:00 Let’s Chat About Charting Kristopher Richardson,PA-C, DMSc

Friday, November 7
7:00 Registration Desk Opens

7:30 – 8:30 ABC’s of PAD Thomas Gianis, MD
8:30 – 9:30 How ADHD Impacts Eating Habits Sara Hamilton, PsyD
9:30 – 10:00 Snack & Exhibitor Break
10:00 – 11:00 PA Professional Practice in the 21st Century Rick Rohrs, PA-C Emeritus
11:00 – 12:00 Modern Obesity Management John Pilcher, MD

12:00 – 1:15 LUNCH

1:15 – 2:15 Practice Cross-Pollination with Value-Laden
Ancillaries for Financial and Clinical Benefit Ajeya Joshi, MD
2:15 – 3:15 Carotid Artery Disease Milad Mohammadi, MD
3:15 – 3:30 Snack / Exhibitor Break
3:30 – 4:30 Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Misnomer Morgan Fisler, MD

Saturday, November 8
7:00 Registration Desk Opens

7:30 – 8:30 Time is Ticking: Preventing Rheumatoid Arthritis from Becoming a Major Pain Derrick Varner, PhD, PA-C
8:30 – 9:30 Taking Care of the Hateful Patient Thomas Weiss, MD
9:30 – 10:00 Snack /Exhibitor Break
10:00 – 11:00 Differentiation Between Four Common Dementias Thomas Weiss, MD
11:00 – 12:00 Supplements Under the Scope: Evidence-Based Insights for Clinicians Kim Giberga, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC
12:00 – 12:30 Member Meeting / Awards / Raffle

12:30 – 1:45 LUNCH

1:45 – 2:45 Common Causes &Treatments for Low Back Pain Jason Garrett, DC
2:45 – 3:45 Move More, Sit Less: Exercise Your Way to Prolonged You & Delayed Aging Luis Edwin Feliu, PA-C, DMSc

Pre-Recorded Lectures

You Better Watch Out: Measles is Coming to Town Sonia Rupani, DMS, PA-C
Shingles: Rash & More Sonia Rupani, DMS, PA-C
Acute Abdominal Pain: The Common & The Critical Alan Keating, MPAS, PA-C
Musculoskeletal Injuries and Fracture Management for Primary Care Amelia M. Duran-Stanton, PhD, DSc, MPAS, PA-C
Tobacco Cessation: Joe & Jane Snuffy Said They’re Ready to Quit…Now What? Amelia M. Duran-Stanton, PhD, DSc, MPAS, PA-C
Telehealth Unlocked: Practical Insights for Modern Medicine Mayra Martinez, PA-C
*Human Trafficking: Training for Healthcare Professionals Muriel Lanford, MSR, RN, TCRN
Updates in Steatotic Liver Disease Kathy Crow, MS, PA-C
Building Trust, Restoring Hope: The Power of Trauma-Informed Care Ariana Lewis, MD
Beyond the Break: Understanding and Preventing Osteoporosis Ariana Lewis, MD
Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection Zoe LaPier, MD

*Fulfills TX Requirement

[Agenda subject to change.]
This program is not yet approved for CME credit. Conference organizers plan to apply for 31.5 AAPA
Category 1 CME credits from the AAPA Review Panel. The total number of approved credits is yet to be
determined.