2027 CONFERENCE AGENDA

This program will be submitted for approval of AAPA Category 1 CME Credits by the AAPA Review Panel, 3 days of learning and 2 optional days of hands-on workshops.
*NPs can often claim AAPA Category 1 CME credit as continuing education with AANPCB and ANCC. AAPA recommends that NPs check with their certification/licensing authority to confirm that AAPA credit is acceptable.

All sessions subject to change.

"I was very impressed by the guest speakers and the quality of the conference as a whole. It was extremely organized and very well done overall."

Jason Samuels, PA

Wednesday, March 31, 2027

6:30AM

Registration Opens

7:30AM - 5:30PM

Full Day of Workshops

12:00PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch on Your Own

Thursday, April 1, 2027

6:30AM

Registration Opens

7:30AM - 5:30PM

Full Day of Workshops

12:00PM - 1:00PM

Lunch on Your Own

6:30PM

SPAO-HNS Board Meeting

(by invitation only)

Friday, April 2, 2027

6:30AM

Registration Opens

7:00AM - 7:30AM

Breakfast with Exhibitors

7:30AM - 8:00AM

Welcome: Opening Remarks

8:00AM - 9:00AM

General Session: Business of Medicine and Compensation Models

Brian Moore, MD

9:00AM - 10:00AM

Core Track: Laryngology Pearls for the ENT APP

Caitlin Blanchard, PA-C

Advanced Track: Cervicofacial Vascular Anomalies in Children

Lindhe Guarisco, MD

10:00AM - 10:30AM

Coffee Break with Exhibitors

10:30AM - 11:30AM

Core Track: Mouth Breathing After Adenoidectomy - A Pediatric Approach

Amelie Guarisco, PA-C

Advanced Track: Treatment and Management of Facial Nerve Disorders

Jonas Miller, MD

11:30AM - 12:00PM

Pre-Lunch Break with Exhibitors

12:00PM - 1:00PM

Lunch / Product Theater:

1:00PM - 2:00PM

Core Track: Dermatological ENT Conditions

Lander Coscarart, NP & Aimee Coscarart, MD

Advanced Track: Who is a Candidate for CI or BAHA?

Lindzee Nunez, AuD

2:00PM - 3:00PM

Core Track: Understanding Radiation Treatment in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer

Don Muller, MD

Advanced Track: What's New in ETD and Eustachian Tube Dilation

John Carter, MD

3:00PM - 3:30PM

Coffee Break with Exhibitors

3:30PM - 4:30PM

Core Track: Immune Deficiency for the ENT

Lawrence Montelibano, MD

Advanced Track: Surgical Management of Pituitary Tumors

Blair Barton, MD

4:30PM - 5:30PM

General Session: PA Panel - Navigating New Waters: New to Practice in ENT

5:30PM - 7:30PM

Welcome Reception and Raffle

Saturday, April 3, 2027

6:30AM

Registration Opens

7:00AM - 7:20AM

Coffee and Breakfast with Exhibitors

7:20AM - 7:30AM

Welcome Opening Remarks

7:30AM - 9:00AM

General Session: Imaging Interpretation for ENT Conditions and Emergencies

Robert Morales, MD

9:00AM - 9:30AM

Coffee Break with Exhibitors

9:30AM - 10:30AM

Core Track: The Role of the SLP in a Multidisciplinary Laryngology Clinic

Josh Hyde, SLP

Advanced Track: Evaluation and Management of Recurrent Cholesteatomas

Adam Master, MD

10:30AM - 11:30AM

Core Track: Medical and Surgical Management of Chronic and Recurrent Otorrhea

Jonathan Owens, MD

Advanced Track: Surgical Management of Thyroid & Parathyroid Disorders

Issam Eid, MD

11:30PM - 12:00PM

Pre-Lunch Break with Exhibitors

12:00PM - 1:00PM

Lunch/ Product Theater: 

1:00PM - 2:00PM

Core Track: Audiology 101 and Interesting Audiological Case Studies

Ashleigh Dewell, AuD

Advanced Track: What's Behind the Nasal Obstruction? A Review of Sinonasal Tumors

Andrew Worrel, PA-C

2:00PM - 3:00PM

General Session: Anesthesia for the ENT Patient

Paige Deichmann, MD

3:00PM - 4:00PM

SPAO-HNS Membership Meeting Reception and Raffle

(all membership types and non-members welcome)

Sunday, April 4, 2027

6:30AM

Registration Opens

7:00AM - 7:20AM

Coffee and Light Breakfast

7:20AM - 7:30AM

Welcome Opening Remarks

7:30AM - 8:30AM

General Session: Ethics of Disasters

Anna Pou, MD

8:30AM - 9:30AM

Core Track: Tracheostomy Care for the Inpatient APP

Jasmine Weber, PA-C

Advanced Track: Not Another FESS: Rethinking Recalcitrant CRS

Edward McCoul, MD

9:30AM - 10:00AM

Coffee Break

10:00AM - 11:00AM

Core Track: Burning and Dry Mouth: Diagnostic Approaches and Relief

Claire Clifton, PA-C

Advanced Track: Behind the Veil of Vestibular Therapy

Destinee Queen, PT

11:00AM - 11:15AM

Brunch Buffet Line

11:15AM - 12:15PM

Brunch & Learn / General Session: Resilience and Leadership

Jullette Saussy, MD