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Join us for the 2025 Spring CME Conference in Saint Paul, MN on March 6-7th!
The Conferences feature two days of live CME sessions, a networking reception, Exhibit Hall, product theater (non-CME) sponsored presentations and more! The CME program will highlight a variety of practice related topics. Previous presentations have included interactive case studies, clinical pearls, the latest cutting-edge procedures or treatment options, and professional development education. CME lectures are scheduled for 55 minutes, with mid-morning and mid-afternoon breaks, plus a 60 minute break for lunch. March 6 - 7, 2025 2-day conference (All day)
Member Pricing: Early Bird Rate: Until Feb. 12th! | Member - Practicing PA $375 | Member - Student $100 | Member - Retired $150 | Member - Pre-PA $100 | Single Day Pass $200 | | Regular Rate: | Member - Practicing PA $425 | Member - Student $100 | Member - Retired $150 | Member - Pre-PA $100 | Single Day Pass $250 |
Non-Member Pricing: | Regular Rate: | Non-Member Conference Pass (Includes 1yr Membership) $585 | Non-Member Single Day Pass $350 |
Online pre-registration will close March 2, 2025. You are welcome to register on site at the conference if your plans allow last minute! The Conference will be held at the InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront 11 E Kellogg Blvd, St Paul, MN 55101 Guest Room Group Rate: $130/night (plus taxes & fees) for standard room Reservations must be received by February 21st To make reservations, please contact the InterContinental St. Paul Riverfront inhouse reservations team at (651) 292-1900. Let them know you are with MAPA Spring Conference 2025 Preliminary Schedule: Exhibit Hall is open 7:00am – 5:00pm each day
Course Descriptions (to be updated)
| Thursday | Presentation | Presenter | | 7:00 – 8:00am | Registration and Welcome (breakfast buffet provided) | | | 7 - 7:55am | Breakfast Product Theater Merck | | | 8 – 8:55am | Updates in Breast Cancer | Amanda Holland, PA-C | | 9 – 9:55am | The Good, the Bad, and the Iatrogenic: Medication errors | Becky Ness, PA-C, MPAS, DFAAPA, FNKF | | 10 – 10:30am | Break | | | 10:30 – 11:25am | Inpatient Management of Sepsis
| Clinton Billhorn, PA-C, CAQ-HM | | 11:30 – 12:25pm | Aesthetics 101 for Primary Care, UC/EM providers | Stephanie Peters, Aesthetic PA - MSPAS, RD, PA-C | | 12:30 – 1:30pm | Lunch buffet | | | 12:35 – 1:20pm | Lunch Product Theater AstraZeneca, Amyloid Team | | | 1:30 – 2:00pm | Annual Membership Meeting | MAPA President: Clinton Billhorn | | 2 – 2:55pm | Inclusivity in PA education and the profession | Emma Sellers, MS | | 3:00 – 3:15pm | Break | | | 3:15 – 4:45pm Workshop 1: 20 participant max | Utilize Medical Improv to improve empathy, communication skills, and uncertainty tolerance | Meredith Wold, PA-C, CAQ-HM, Tracy Keizer, PA-C | | 3:15 – 4:45pm Workshop 2 | Orthopedic Splinting Workshop | Michelle Roof MPH, MPAS, PA-C Lindsey Johnson, PA-C | | 5:00 – 7:00pm | Networking Event at Citizen's (Lobby of Hotel) | | | | Friday | | | 7:00 – 8:00 | Breakfast and Welcome | | | 8 – 8:55am | Pay if Forward, Precepting is Foundational | Mike Butler, MPAS, PA-C, Nicole Lamb PA-C, MPAS, MPH Tammie Haveman PA-C | | 9 – 9:55am | Improve Healthcare? PAs Do That! | Joe Strangfeld, MPAS, PA-C | | 10:00 – 10:30am | Break | | | 10:30 – 11:25am | The Patient Pathway: ER Evaluation to DC | Lindsey Johnson, PA-C Lauren Johnson, PA-C | | 11:30 – 12:25pm | What is new and around the corner in CGM | Ashlyn Smith, PA-C | | 12:30 – 1:30pm | Lunch Buffet | | | 12:35 – 1:20pm | Lunch Product Theater Axsome Therapeutics | | | 1:30 – 2:25pm | Pediatric OCD Demystified: From Fundamental Insights to First-line Treatments | John (Chun Wing) Lee, DMSc, PA-C | | 2:30 – 3:25pm | Harm reduction in Opioid Use Disorder | Matt Weiseman, PA-C | | 3:30 – 3:45pm | Break | | | 3:50 – 4:45pm | Decoding the Signal of Cardiac Distress - High Sensitivity Troponin | Juan D. Goracke, PA-C | | 5 – 7:00pm | Challenge Student Bowl | | This program is approved for CME credit. Conference organizers plan to apply for 17 AAPA Category 1 CME credits from the AAPA Review Panel. The total number of approved credits is yet to be determined
On Demand sessions available following conference: Acute Vaginitis | Danielle O'Laughlin, PA-C, MS | | Bloating Unraveled: A Strategic Approach | Victoria Louwagie, DMSc, MS, PA-C, DFAAPA | Occupational Hazards of First Responders | Brittany Strelow, PA-C | | Liver Transplant: A general post-operative review | Sarah McCarthy, Nurse Practitioner |
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