Thank You for Joining Us!

Thank you to everyone who attended the 2025 All‑Alaska Medical Conference (July 23–25 at Hotel Captain Cook, Anchorage). We hope you found the clinical sessions, networking opportunities, and exhibits informative, engaging, and valuable to your practice.

Conference Schedule

You can view the full schedule—including session titles, times, and presenters— here: Full Schedule

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Looking Ahead

We’re already planning for the 2026 All-Alaska Medical Conference and would greatly value your input to make it even better—watch for updates later this year.

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Conference Schedule

Wednesday, July 23

 7:15-8am  REGISTRATION | BREAKFAST | VISIT EXHIBITORS  n/a 
 8:15-9am  Long Covid and Stellate Ganglion Block: a Novel Perspective from the Last Frontier with Luke Liu, MD .75 CEU 
 9-9:45am  Improving End-of-Life Communication in Clinical Practice with Samantha Daum, MD .75 CEU 
 9:45-10am  VISIT EXHIBITORS  n/a 
 10-10:45am  Hep C Today: Who to Test, How to Treat, and What’s New with Hope McGratty, PA-C  .75 CEU 
 10:45-11:45am  Medical Emergencies in the Backcountry: Field Care and Stabilization Prior to Evacuation with Dorothy   Adler, Certified Wilderness Medical Instructor  1 CEU 
 11:45am-12:15pm  VISIT EXHIBITORS | BOXED LUNCH n/a 
 12:15-1:15pm  Medical Emergencies in the Backcountry CONTINUED 1 CEU 
 1:15pm – 1:30pm  VISIT EXHIBITORS n/a 
 1:30-2:15pm  Treating HIV in Alaska: Prevention, Care, and Emerging Therapies with Leah Besh, PA-C .75 CEU 
 2:15-3pm  Mental Health in the Perinatal Period: Evidence-Based Approaches for Providers with Lisa Lindquist, MD .75 CEU 
 3-3:30pm   SNACK BREAK & VISIT EXHIBITORS n/a 
 3:30-4:15pm  Fix It or Rehab It? A Practical Guide to Sports-Related Hip Pain with Benjamin Packard, MD .75 CEU 
 4:15-5pm  Sports Medicine: Overview, with updates in concussion care and PRP with Matthew Dow, DO .75 CEU 

Thursday, July 24

 7:45-8:30am  REGISTRATION | BREAKFAST | VISIT EXHIBITORS n/a 
 8:30-9:15am Current Approaches to Breast Cancer Screening and Diagnosis with Brittany O'Steen, MD & Micah Endres, PA-C  .75 CEU 
 9:15-10am  Integrating Coaching Competencies into PA Practice: Enhancing Care and Mentorship with Kari Barnard, PhD, PA-C .75 CEU 
 10-10:15am  VISIT EXHIBITORS  n/a 
 10:15-11:45am  Team-Based Care in the Management of Restrictive Eating Disorders panel discussion with Jill Gaskill, MD, Grace   Schumacher, RD, & Holly Brooks, OLY, LPC, PMH-C Moderated by Lisa Alexia, PA-C  1.5 CEU 
 11:45am-12pm  VISIT EXHIBITORS  n/a 
 12-1:15pm   Lunch Presentation | Update from NCCPA: PANRE-LA, Provider Bridge and CAQs with Alicia Quella, PhD, PA-C  1 CEU 
 1:15-1:30pm  VISIT EXHIBITORS  n/a 
 1:30-2:15pm  Unlocking the Secrets: A Provider's Guide to Diagnosing and Treating Lumbar Spine Pain with Jamie Lytton, DMSc,   PA-C  .75 CEU 
 2:15-3pm  Managing Knee Arthritis Across the Care Continuum with Brad Sparks, MD  .75 CEU 
 3-3:45pm  Optimizing Asthma Control with Evidence-Based Approaches to MART Dosing with Sean Walsh, PA-C  .75 CEU 
 3:45-4pm  SNACK BREAK & VISIT EXHIBITORS  n/a 
 4-4:45pm  Improving IBD Care with the Latest Therapeutic Advances with Douglas Haghighi, MD  .75 CEU 
 4:45-5:30pm  Improving Outcomes Through Early Prostate Cancer Detection with André Godet, MD  .75 CEU 


Friday, July 25

 8-8:30am  REGISTRATION | BREAKFAST n/a 
 8:30-9:30am  Recognition and Management of Oncologic Emergencies with Jeremy Rosiecki, PA-C .75 CEU 
 9:30-10:15am  Lifestyle, Diet, and Supplement Considerations for Perimenopause and Menopause with Shauna Birdsall, ND .75 CEU 
 10:15-10:30am  BREAK n/a 
 10:30-11:15am  HRT: What Does the Evidence Tell Us? with Marilyn Sandford, MD .75 CEU 
 11:15-12pm  Navigating GLP1-RA Medications for Obesity Management with Meg Carlton-Cosentino, DO .75 CEU 
 12pm - 12:15pm SNACK BREAKn/a 
 12:15pm-1:15pm GLP-1 Therapy and Cardiovascular Risk Reduction: Adding GLP-1s to Heart-centric Treatment Plans with Jacob     Kelly, MD, MHS, FACC1 CEU


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