Friday, September 26

Time	Session
7:00-7:45 AM	Registration/Breakfast/strong>
7:45-8:00 AM	Welcome Renee Carter, MD, MPH, FACP Simon Lehtinen, MD, FACP
8:00-9:00 AM	Moss Lecture: Practicing Impactfully During Challenging Times Darilyn V. Moyer, MD, MACP, FRCP, FIDSA, FAMWA, FEFIM
9:00-9:45 AM	Lipidology 2025: What's New, What's Next? Michael P. Ayers, MD
9:45-10:15 AM	BREAK
10:15-11:15 AM	Clinical Triad of "Can’t Miss" Findings in Cardiology, Dermatology, and Orthopedics Michael P. Ayers, MD John M. MacKnight, MD, FACSM Kimberly S. Salkey, MD
11:15 AM-Noon	The Aging Skin: Navigating Changes, Challenges, and Care Kimberly S. Salkey, MD
Noon-12:15 PM	BREAK/Pick up lunch
12:15-1:00 PM	TOWN HALL Renee Carter, MD, MPH, FACP
1:00-1:15 PM	BREAK
1:15-2:00 PM	An Expert "Lends a Hand": Approach to Common Hand Ailments and Injuries John M. MacKnight, MD, FACSM
2:00-2:45 PM	Challenging Gyn Exams: Thinking Outside the Box Nicole Karjane, MD
2:45-3:15 PM	Multiple Small Feedings of the Mind-Geriatrics Benjamin Cahill, MD
3:15-3:45 PM	BREAK
3:45-4:30 PM	Managing MASLD: Empowering Internal Medicine Clinicians Neeral L. Shah, MD
4:30-5:30 PM	The Best Papers That Changed My Practice in 2025-Inpatient and Outpatient Editions Jon Sweet, MD FACP Ross Murchison, MD FACP
5:30-6:00 PM	Reception

Saturday, September 27

Time	Session
6:30-7:20 AM	Women and Medicine Networking Breakfast
7:00-7:30 AM	Registration/Breakfast
7:30-8:15 AM	Travel Medicine 2025: Navigating Health in a Global World Patrick E. H. Jackson, MD
8:15-9:00 AM	CKD Stages 3 & 4: The PCP’s Roadmap – When to Monitor, When to Refer Todd Gehr, MD
9:00-9:45 AM	A clinician’s guide to confidently managing substance use disorders Nassima Ait-Daoud Tiouririne, MD
9:45-10:15 AM	BREAK
10:15-11:00 AM	Clinical Pearls in Thyroid Disorders David C. Lieb, MD, FACE, FACP
11:00-11:30 AM	Evolution of Artificial Intelligence in the Exam Room: Past, Present, and Future Stephen M Borowitz, MD
11:30 AM-12:15 PM	Supplements Uncovered: The Good, The Bad, and The Risky Kelly Goode, PharmD, BCPS, FAPha, FCCP
12:15 PM	Adjourn

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