Conference Agenda

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Jeff Burke, MHS, PA-C
OAPA President

Podiatry Trends 2024

Trent Wallace, DPM, AACFAS

Common Dermatoses in Skin of Color

Pamela Allen, MD

IN PERSON ONLY – Everest Ballroom
WORKSHOP: BLS Provider Course

Bill Justice, NREMT-P, TEMS-I
Must sign up and pay for workshop ahead of time.

Break – In Person – Exhibit Hall – Young Ballroom D & E
Virtual – Please Visit the Virtual Exhibit Hall

This break is sponsored by the Oklahoma Army National Guard

Communication Workshop—Reflective Listening

Steve Orwig, MD

HIV Management for Primary Care PA

Jennifer Stauffer, MHS, PA-C, AAHIVS

Lunch and General Membership Meeting and Live Streaming

Young Ballroom A,B,C and Live Streaming

What Primary Care Clinicians Need to Know about MASLD and MASH

Elizabeth King Goacher, PA-C, AF-AASLD

Educational Grant from Novo Nordisk

IN PERSON ONLY – Everest Ballroom
WORKSHOP: PALS Refresher

Bill Justice, NREMT-P, TEMS-I
Must sign up and pay for workshop ahead of time.

Pediatric Surgical Emergencies

Alessandra Landmann, MD, FAAP

Break – In Person – Exhibit Hall – Young Ballroom D & E
Virtual – Please Visit the Virtual Exhibit Hall

Understanding Erectile Dysfunction

Greg Dennis, DO

Insights in the Care of LVAD Patients

David Meggo, MD

Traumatic Brain Injury: Early Intervention and Long-Term Management

Ira Bowen, DO

Dinner Program (Must be pre-registered.)

AirSupra: For Asthma Rescue
Mahogany Prime Steakhouse
2024-10-02 at 7:45 pm.
145 W Sheridan, OKC, OK.
Sponsor: AstraZeneca
(Primary Care, Family Medicine, and Internal Medicine specialties only)

Dinner Program (Must be pre-registered.)

Management and Challenges in the Treatment of Erosive GERD.
Bob’s Steak & Chop House
100 Oklahoma City Blvd (Inside the Omni Hotel), OKC, OK 73109.
Speaker: Betsy Dodson, PA-C
Sponsor: Phathom Pharmaceuticals
(Pediatric specialty is not permitted to attend.)

Dinner Program (Must be pre-registered.)

Prescribe More Time: Identifying Patients for Treatment With TZIELD to Potentially Delay the Onset of Stage 3 Type 1 Diabetes
Mickey Mantles
7 S. Mickey Mantle Drive, OKC OK
Speaker: Ashlea Hill, APRN
Sponsor: Sanofi
(All specialties welcome .)

AAPA National Advocacy Update

Shannon Morey, JD, AAPA, Senior Director, State Advocacy and Outreach

Advocacy & Medicine: From a Good Idea to the Governor’s Desk”

Don Guthrie, PA-C, Chair, Legislative & Governmental Affairs

OAPA Lobby Team
Jan Lofits, Tyler Powell, Matt Lathum, Jason Dunnington

IN PERSON ONLY – Everest Ballroom
WORKSHOP: BLS Provider Course

Bill Justice, NREMT-P, TEMS-1

Must sign up and pay for workshop ahead of time.

Break – In Person – Exhibit Hall – Young Ballroom D & E
Virtual – Please Visit the Virtual Exhibit Hall

ROVER Essentials: Certifying the Cause of Death

Ameyka Pittman, M.Ed., ROVER Partner Support Supervisor  
Erin Burke, ROVER Provider Support Specialist
Kole Trent, ROVER Field Services Staff
ROVER – Vital Records | Oklahoma State Department of Health

“Trauma Vignettes” Trauma Casualty care update

Bill Justice, NREMT-P, TEMS-I

Lunch Break – Awards Luncheon
In Person – Ballroom 1-3 and Live Streaming

Exhibit Hall Open

Please visit the Exhibitors and thank them for supporting your profession and this conference. FINAL DRAWING at 1:45 pm for in-person!

Don’t Miss a Beat: Atrial Fibrillation Update 2024

David Sandler, MD

IN-PERSON ONLY – Meeting Room 1
WORKSHOP: ACLS Refresher

Bill Justice, NREMT-P, TEMS-I
Must sign up and pay for workshop ahead of time.

Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents

Theresa Horton, MD

Break – In Person – Young Ballroom D & E
Virtual – Please Visit the Virtual Exhibit Hall

Taking Care of Children in the Age of Legalized Marijuana

Theresa Horton, MD
Satisfies Substance Abuse Requirement for Oklahoma Licensure

Endometriosis: An Emerging Cause of Ovarian Cancer: One Womans’ Personal Journey

Adrienne Martin-DeAngelis, BS, BS, PA-C, DMS-candidate X3

Substance Abuse: A Spotlight on Supporting Safe Opioid Use

Jennifer Hardcopf Stagg, PharmD, BCPS    

Satisfies Substance Abuse Requirement for Oklahoma Licensure

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IN PERSON ONLY
OAPA Reception – Tailgate Party

OAPA Tailgate! There will be snacks, drink tickets, games, door prizes, and of course, catching up with fellow PA’s. Don’t forget a few business cards to network with current PA students and come dressed ready to cheer for your favorite team.

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Migraine: Brain & Body

David Gordon, MD

You’ve Got Anemia, Now What?

Dane Thomas, PA-C, MMS

Break – In Person – Foyer
Virtual – Please Visit the Virtual Exhibit Hall

Human Trafficking: Trauma-Informed Advocacy, Treatment and Community Collaboration

Karen Smith, Human Trafficking/OCAT Project Director, Family Safety Center

Sara Gadd Human Trafficking Program Manager, Mission Integration Ascension

Cardiovascular Manifestations of Thyroid Disorders

Lubna Mirza, MD FACE        

Product Theater Lunch – Young Ballroom A,B,C – IN-PERSON ONLY

SANOFI and REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS
Topic: Partner in Asthma Care, Partner in Asthma Relief
Speaker: Todd Mahr, MD

New Drug Update

Katherine O’Neal, PharmD, MBA, BCACP, CDCES, BC-ADM, AE-C, CLS, FADCES

Lymphedema: The Forgotten Condition

Curtis Marti, OTD

Hip Pathology

John Tompkins, MD

IN PERSON ONLY
Adjourn, Door Prizes, and Refreshments