Skin cancer remains the most diagnosed malignancy in the United States, affecting nearly one in five Americans by age 70 and continuing to cause preventable morbidity and mortality. Primary care NPs and PAs are often the first—and sometimes only—clinicians to evaluate suspicious lesions, yet rising incidence, atypical presentations, and evolving treatment options have made early detection increasingly complex. This session delivers practical, high-yield guidance on risk stratification, lesion recognition, biopsy decision-making, and referral thresholds, while reviewing advances in dermoscopy, surgical and non-surgical therapies, and prevention counseling. Attendees will gain confidence in recognizing skin cancer earlier, reducing missed diagnoses, and strengthening their role at the front line of this growing public health challenge.

Dermatology remains one of the most visually complex and fast-evolving fields in medicine. As the body’s largest organ, the skin reflects thousands of disease states—now amplified by rising skin cancer rates, inflammatory disorders, immune-mediated disease, medication reactions, and post-viral presentations. Yet many primary care providers receive limited formal dermatology training despite being the first to evaluate many skin complaints. This session provides a practical, pattern-based framework to help NPs and PAs confidently assess common rashes, lesions, and growths, recognize red flags, and apply updated diagnostic tools and treatment strategies. Emphasis is placed on real-world decision-making, newer therapies, and knowing when to treat, monitor, or refer—turning uncertainty into clarity in everyday primary care practice.

Caring for pediatric and adolescent skin conditions presents unique and evolving challenges for primary care providers. Children are not simply “small adults”—weight-based dosing, developmental physiology, limited pediatric clinical trials, frequent off-label use, and age-specific safety concerns complicate diagnosis and treatment. At the same time, rising rates of atopic disease, acne, hair and nail disorders, viral lesions, pigmentary changes, and concerning nevi demand earlier recognition and confident management. This session offers a practical, age-appropriate approach to evaluating common—and commonly frustrating—pediatric skin findings, highlighting updated diagnostic strategies, newer therapies, and clear guidance on when to reassure, treat, or refer. Designed to simplify complexity, this overview equips NPs and PAs to care for young patients with greater confidence and clarity in everyday primary care practice.

Adults aged 65 and older are the fastest-growing population in the United States, and dermatologic complaints now dominate visits across primary care, assisted living, and long-term care settings. Aging skin is uniquely vulnerable due to barrier dysfunction, immune senescence, chronic disease, immobility, incontinence, and extensive polypharmacy—leading to high rates of pruritus, xerosis, drug eruptions, stasis dermatitis, intertrigo, psoriasis, seborrheic dermatitis, and infection. This session provides a practical, evidence-based framework for evaluating and managing common geriatric skin conditions, with emphasis on prevention, safer prescribing, updated diagnostic strategies, and newer therapeutic options. Special attention is given to recognizing red flags, avoiding common treatment pitfalls, and improving comfort, dignity, and quality of life for older adults across outpatient, assisted living, and long-term care environments.

Primary care NPs and PAs routinely evaluate skin complaints—but far less often are we trained to recognize when the skin is expressing psychological distress. Psychocutaneous disorders sit at the uncomfortable intersection of dermatology and mental health, presenting as pruritus without rash, excoriations, hair loss, delusional infestation, body-focused repetitive behaviors, or chronic dermatoses driven by stress, anxiety, or mood disorders. This session provides a practical, non-psychiatric framework to help frontline providers recognize the most common psychocutaneous conditions, ask the right history questions, and identify clinical clues that distinguish primary skin disease from skin manifestations of psychological distress. Through real-world cases and straightforward paradigms and pharmacological options, attendees will gain confidence in initiating compassionate conversations, avoiding diagnostic pitfalls, implementing initial management strategies, and knowing when—and how—to refer appropriately. Designed for busy primary care practice, this talk reframes psychocutaneous disease not as an intrusion, but as an essential competency in modern skin care.

This clinically focused lecture provides a practical approach to antiarrhythmic pharmacology, helping clinicians translate complex mechanisms into confident bedside decision-making. Participants will review key drug classes, rhythm-control strategies, ECG-guided therapy, and safety considerations through real-world scenarios and high-yield clinical pearls. Emphasis is placed on medication selection, adverse effect recognition, and avoiding common management pitfalls to improve patient outcomes in both acute and outpatient settings.

Cardiac amyloidosis is a frequently missed yet treatable cause of heart failure that often presents with subtle, multisystem clues encountered first in primary care. This lecture provides a practical approach to recognizing red flags such as HFpEF, unexplained LVH, neuropathy, and bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, while reviewing modern noninvasive diagnostic pathways and referral strategies. Emphasis is placed on early suspicion, timely diagnosis, and the primary care provider’s critical role in improving outcomes.

This lecture explores acute coronary syndrome beyond classic plaque rupture, highlighting uncommon etiologies such as spontaneous coronary artery dissection, vasospasm, coronary embolism, and Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. Using case-based discussion, participants will review key diagnostic clues, common pitfalls, and management considerations for atypical ACS presentations. Attendees will gain a practical framework to recognize rare ACS pathways and improve diagnostic accuracy in patients who fall outside the traditional paradigm.

This practical, case-based presentation provides medical providers with a streamlined approach to atrial fibrillation management across care settings. Learners will review evidence-based strategies for rate versus rhythm control, anticoagulation selection, and stroke risk reduction while gaining clinical pearls for managing common challenges such as rapid ventricular response and comorbid conditions.

Electrocardiograms often contain variations that range from harmless findings to signs of serious cardiac disease. This session highlights key rhythm, conduction, and ischemic changes, with emphasis on distinguishing benign patterns from high-risk findings that require urgent attention. Using case-based examples, learners will gain confidence in quickly interpreting EKGs and translating tracings into informed clinical decisions.

Recreational athletes aren’t just kids anymore! Your patients aren’t slowing down – and neither should your clinical skills. This 60-minute session provides a practical, evidence-based guide to evaluating, diagnosing, and managing sports-related injuries that keep older athletes and weekend warriors off the field (and in your office). From tendon strains to joint flare-ups, learn how age-related changes affect healing, which injuries can be safely managed in primary care, when to order imaging, and when to refer to orthopedics. Through case-based scenarios, you’ll gain practical strategies to keep your patients moving, minimize setbacks, and prevent repeat injuries, all while preserving independence and an active lifestyle.

Managing patients after orthopedic surgery can be intimidating but it doesn’t have to be. This 60-minute session provides practical, evidence-based guidance for evaluating and managing common postoperative concerns in primary care. Key topics include expected pain timelines, interpreting swelling, warmth, and joint noises, identifying true infection red flags, and knowing when laboratory tests like ESR and CRP are (or aren’t) helpful. Through case-based discussions, you’ll gain the skills to distinguish normal postoperative findings from urgent complications, reassure patients, and know when referral is warranted, all while keeping recovery on track and your sanity intact.

Your patients can’t afford to crumble and neither should your clinical approach to bone health! Osteoporosis and low bone density are common yet often underrecognized conditions that significantly impact patient health and quality of life. This 90-minute session provides a practical, evidence-based approach to bone health for primary care clinicians. Participants will learn how to assess fracture risk, interpret bone mineral density results, and implement both lifestyle and pharmacologic interventions to optimize skeletal strength. Case-based discussions will cover strategies for prevention, monitoring, and patient counseling, empowering clinicians to build a strong foundation for bone health and reduce the risk of fractures in adults across the lifespan.

It just hurts! In this 90-minute session, we’ll demystify neck and back pain with evidence-based strategies that actually work in the outpatient setting. Learn to treat the patient (and not the MRI), spot the red flags that demand urgent attention, implement early interventions that speed recovery, and distinguish the “just sore” from the “call ortho now.” Through case-based scenarios, you’ll gain practical tools to help patients move, groan less, and feel human again – all while keeping your sanity intact.

Musculoskeletal exams don’t have to feel like a pain in the neck (or anywhere else). In this 90-minute session, we’ll take a head-to-toe tour of the joints and muscles you see most in primary care, breaking down the exam into simple, practical steps that actually make sense. Forget memorizing every obscure maneuver you learned in school – you’ll focus on the ones that truly reveal important findings, spot the subtle clues that matter, and know when it’s time to worry. Through interactive, case-based examples, you’ll leave ready to perform a confident, efficient musculoskeletal exam that keeps patients moving, informed, and maybe even impressed.

This presentation explores the evidence-based role of lifestyle medicine in the prevention and management of chronic disease. Focusing on the core pillars of nutrition, physical activity, sleep, stress management, and behavior change, it reviews current clinical data demonstrating how lifestyle interventions improve metabolic health, reduce disease burden, and enhance quality of life. Practical strategies for integrating lifestyle medicine into routine clinical care will be discussed.

This session reviews current clinical exercise guidelines for patients with diabetes, highlighting the role of physical activity as a cornerstone of glycemic management and cardiometabolic risk reduction. Participants will learn evidence-based recommendations for aerobic, resistance, and flexibility training from various medical societies. Practical considerations including safety, glucose monitoring, and medication adjustments will be discussed to support effective integration of physical activity into routine diabetes care.

The therapeutic window following a diabetes diagnosis represents a critical opportunity to alter the long-term complications trajectory. In this session, we will discuss proactive, evidence-based strategies that combine early pharmacological intervention with structured patient education.

The landscape of diabetes technology has shifted from an advanced option for select patients to the preferred standard of care for nearly all individuals on insulin therapy. In this session, we will review current evidence and clinical applications of continuous glucose monitoring, automated insulin delivery systems, and non-injection therapeutic options.

In this session, current guideline recommendations and practical workflows will be reviewed to help clinicians efficiently address multiple care priorities within a single encounter. We will outline a patient-centered approach to the comprehensive diabetes visit, emphasizing the integration of glycemic management, cardiovascular risk reduction, complication screening, and lifestyle counseling.