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Thursday, June 5

1:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Registration Desk Open (Prefunction DE)

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Exhibits Set-Up (Salon ABCD)

2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
KSA Heart Disease
The new Heart Disease KSA activity focuses on diagnosis and management of acute coronary syndrome and other manifestations of ischemic heart disease, as well as stable and acute decompensated heart failure.

Friday, June 6

7:00 am – 8:00 am
SCAFP Past Presidents’ Breakfast – (SCAFP past presidents only)

7:15 am – 4:30 pm
Registration Desk Open

7:30 am – 8:10 am
Networking Breakfast in Exhibit Hall – (Salon ABCD)

8:10 am – 8:15 am
Opening Remarks – Morris Brown, MD, SCAFP President

8:15 am – 5:00 pm
Scientific Sessions – (Salon EFGH)
Moderator: SCAFP Continuing Professional Development Committee

8:15 am
Evidence-Based Lifestyle Principles for Better Health and Happiness – Lori Carnsew, MD

9:15 am
Top Ten Issues in Health Care – Kelly Jolley, JD

10:15 am
Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall

10:45 am
A Focus on Family Physicians in the Care of Patients with HIV
Ada Stewart, MD, FAAFP; Aniruddha Hazra, MD

11:45 am
AAFP Update – Brent Smith, MD, AAFP Board Member

12:15 pm
Annual Business Meeting

1:00 pm
Mix & Mingle Lunch

2:15 pm
Population Health Management: It’s More Than Just Seeing Patients in 2025 – E. G. “Nick” Ulmer, Jr., MD, CPC

3:15 pm
Dessert Break in the Exhibit Hall

3:15 pm – 5:15 pm
POINT OF CARE ULTRASOUND WORKSHOP (Concurrent Session)
This workshop offers hands-on training in Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS). Learn the basics of ultrasound technology, image acquisition, and interpretation. Gain confidence in performing real-time assessments at the bedside for various clinical scenarios, including cardiac, abdominal, and musculoskeletal evaluations. Elevate your diagnostic skills and enhance patient care with expert guidance.

3:45 pm
Utility in Messaging Patients Regarding Advanced Care Planning at Annual Wellness Visits – Abigail Harrison, DO
Prisma Health – USC Family Medicine Program Columbia

4:00 pm
Evaluation and Analysis of a Professional Continuous Glucose Monitor Clinic at a Primary Care Clinic – Lewandoski Bryson, MD
Prisma Health – USC Family Medicine Program Columbia

4:15 pm
Seeing the Forest for the Trees: Recognizing Potential Amyloidosis in Your Patients – Chuck Vega, MD, FAAFP

5:15 pm
Adjourn – Door Prize

6:45 pm
Family Fun Night – Beach Combers
(Tickets must be purchased in advance prior to beginning of conference)

Saturday, June 7

6:45 am
Walk & Wellness with the Docs – (Walk leader?)
Meet on beach in front of the Sonesta

7:30 am – 1:00 pm
Registration Desk Open

7:30 am – 8:00 am
Networking Breakfast in Exhibit Hall

8:00 am – 12:30 pm
Scientific Sessions

8:00 am
Initiating Basal Insulin: Moving from Hesitancy to Action – Nipa R. Shah, MD

9:00 am
Lifestyle Medicine for Obesity: Evaluating Group Visits in Family Medicine - Cassandra Greene, DO; Monyetta Hanson, DO - Prisma Health-FM Residency Program, Columbia

9:15 am
Balancing Relief and Risk: Confronting the Duality of Chronic Pain and Opioid Addiction – Tabitha Davis Stellato, MD

10:15 am
Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall

10:45 am
Balancing Relief and Risk: Confronting the Duality of Chronic Pain and Opioid Addiction – Tabitha Davis Stellato, MD

11:45 am
Impact of Insurance Status on Health Outcomes in Patients with Hypertension and Diabetes – Shant Thomassian, MD
Prisma Health – USC Family Medicine Program Columbia

12:00 pm
From Screen to Clinic: The Impact of Short Videos on Diabetes Education – James Harley, DO
Prisma Health – USC Family Medicine Program Columbia

12:15 pm
Staying in the Solution: How Do We Implement Evidence in Obesity Care? – Scott Kahan, MD, MPH

1:15 pm
Door Prize Drawings / Adjourn

1:20 pm
Installation Luncheon – (Savannah Ballroom)
Installation of Officers, Board Members, and Incoming President, Convocation of Fellows; Presentation of the Family Physician of the Year Award; Student Educator of the Year Award

Sunday, June 8

6:45 am
Yoga with the Docs – (With professional instructor)
Charleston Room (bring your own mat)

7:30 am – 11:30 am
Registration Desk Opens

7:30 am – 8:00 am
Networking Breakfast in Exhibit Hall (Full Breakfast)

7:45 am – 11:30 am
Scientific Sessions (Salon EFGH)

7:45 am
“My People Are Sicker”: Understanding Hierarchical Condition Categories – E. G. “Nick” Ulmer, Jr., MD, CPC

8:45 am
Evidence-Based Drug Therapy Update – Morgan Adams Rhodes, PharmD, BCACP

9:45 am
Networking Break in Exhibit Hall

10:45 am
Harnessing AI in Family Medicine: Innovations and Implications – Paul Bornemann, MD

11:45 am
Door Prize Drawing / Adjourn