
Join the Kentucky Academy of Physician Assistants for our 50th Annual CME Symposium on October 15-16th, 2026 (Thursday and Friday)
Register by end of day August 31st to receive Early Bird Rates!
Day One- 10/15/26 General Session
GLP-1 Receptor Agonists in the Treatment of Obesity- Turley, DO
Head to Head: Navigating Cognitive Changes- Davis, PA-C and Weinisch, PA-C
A Pharmacology Refresher - Clinical Pearls for PAs- Romanelli, PharmD
Beyond Survival: Post-Intensive Care Syndrome and the ICU Recovery Clinic- Kalema, MD
**Remainder of schedule for Day 1 being finalized at this time (proposed topics covered include AI in Psychiatry, End of Life Patient Conversations/Education, PA Leadership, Substance Abuse)
Day Two- 10/16/26 General Session
KEYNOTE- Beyond the Bedside: Building Influence Through Leadership, Advocacy, and Professional Identity- Marilyn Suri, PA-C and Raquelle Akavan, PA-C
The Integrative Medicine Conversations Patients Are Already Having- Chalmers, PA-C
Evaluating GLP-1 Receptor Agonists as a Preventive Therapy for Chronic Migraine- Zhang, PA-C
KAPA Membership Meeting
Day 2 Afternoon Track 1
How Clinicians Actually Use AI: Variability, Uncertainty, and the Future of Clinical Reasoning- Hunton, PA-C
Understanding the Assignment: Nuanced Drug Selection and Safe Opioid Conversions- Frederick, PharmD and Jones, PharmD
From Dues to Impact: The Operational Power of Membership- Gifford, PA-C
Bias Beware: Documentation Pitfalls- Najera, PA-C
Day 2 Afternoon Track 2
PA Professional Practice in the 21st Century- Larimore-Arenas, PA-C
Breaking the Barrier: The PA’s Role and Mental Health- Goetz, PA-C
Beyond the Basics: An Introduction to Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies (bnAbs) as a New Frontier in HIV Prevention- Shackleford, MPH
PA Advocacy, Leadership, and Responsibility- Pyles-Sweet, PA-C
**Student Track for Day 2 includes all of the above including a Post Graduate Opportunities Discussion and Q&A Panel
"This program is not yet approved for CME credit. Conference organizers plan to apply for 16 AAPA Category 1 CME credits from the AAPA Review Panel. The total number of approved credits is yet to be determined."
