SAPA 2025 Annual CME Conference

Full registration to the main conference live lectures Tuesday - Friday.  Workshops are an additional fee unless noted as included in registration.  Must be a SAPA Member to receive this ticket price. The agenda coming soon! 

Full registration to the main conference live lectures Tuesday - Friday.  Workshops are an additional fee unless noted as included in registration. The agenda is coming soon!

18 August 2025,                                                                         

   Joint PA Summit (All-day event)

   Must register for this event

   No charge for this event

   All services      AD, RES, NG

  Dress code is duty uniform (OCP)

                                SAPA STUDENT TRACK PROFESSIONAL TOPICS

PURPOSE:  Preparing the graduate professional.

                         Leaving them with solid references and instructions for each subject.

FOCUS:  Professional Related Topics

AUDIENCE:  Physician Assistant students from IPAP (AD, NG, RESERVES) and civilian students.

ORGANIZATION:  Society of Army Physician Assistants (SAPA) Annual CME Conference

LOCATION/PLACE:  San Antonio, TX, Embassy Suites/Riverwalk, 125 E. Houston Street

TIME OF EVENT:  Wednesday, 20 August 2025 (8 am – 5 pm)

    8 AM------------LICENSE, CERTIFICATION & THE CREDENTIALING PROCESS 

• Office, clinic, hospital, long term care facility, etc.
• State License
• NPI
• DEA (including MATES training)
• CSMD (controlled substance monitoring database) (security apps e.g. VIP)
• EDUCATION DOCUMENTS e.g. (Diploma, board certifications, specialty certifications) 
• BLS, ACLS, PALS, ATLS, ABLS, etc.
• Third party payers credentialing (usually performed by employer staff)

    9 AM-----------MEDICAL BILLING & CODING

• World Health Organization (WHO)
• Universal Medical Alphanumeric Codes
• Medical service visits
• Medical diagnosis code
• Medical procedure codes
• Medical equipment codes
• Miscellaneous codes

  10 AM------------NEGOTIATING A CIVILIAN CONTRACT

• Looking for a job
• Choosing the correct discipline of practice
• Practice setting and type of patients
• Work and lifestyle balance
• Choosing a collaborating physician
• Work hours and on-call expectations
• Salary & benefits
• Benefits to include annual CME
• Stability and longevity
• Oversite and supervision

                           (add break)

  11 AM------------MEDICAL READINESS

• Inventory your assets
• Managing your assets
• Managing your people (patients, staff, civilians, etc.)
• Timing your training
• Documenting your activities
• Evaluating asset status & competence

  12 NOON--------LUNCH

     1 PM------------PERSONAL & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AS A PA

• Professional organizations (state, national, specialty)
• Involvement in the above
• Continuing medical education
• Advanced degree, fellowships, residencies & other educational opportunities
• Change of pace or role as a PA (clinician/administration/educator)
• Mentors and confidants
• Precepting students

             2PM-----------ESCAPING LITIGATION & NATIONAL PRACTITIONER DATA BANK

• Prevention and caution
• Incompetent, Negligence, and Poor Outcomes
• Usually, 1-3 years following a contact or incident
• Happy and Unhappy patients
• Relationship protection
• HIPAA Understanding & Compliance

        3 PM-----------PRESERVING THE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT AND THEIR FAMILY

• Involves the whole family
• Spouse support and involvement
• Main source of employment
• Part-time jobs, (moonlighting)
• Living expenses and debt accumulation
• Plan for delays, sidetracking and roadblocks
• Navigating educational debt

       4 PM----------NAVIGATING THROUGH THE MILITARY AS A 65D  (separate session for AD, Res, NG)

• Unit structure and your position as a PA
• Leader/Manager/Follower
• Commanders, raters & OERs
• Assignments & deployments
• Promotions & advancement
• Specialty training
• Taking care of troops

Curriculum:  These topics were selected from various references and other AAPA constituent chapters that offer student tracts for their graduates.

One day of the conference.  CME for the day is included for the day of attendance.

Admission to the conference with no CME included in this type of registration.  

4 hour Ultrasound course

4 hour course

Brief history of Battle Field Acupuncture (BFA) , Battle Field points definitions/reasons
selected, Battle Field points auricular locations, Instructed on point finder use, Instructed on needle choices
and proper use, perform BFA on demo ear, perform BFA on each other, Written test end of class on BFA
procedure 

Wednesday workshop in the afternoon 4 hours

Brief history of Battle Field Acupuncture (BFA) , Battle Field points definitions/reasons
selected, Battle Field points auricular locations, Instructed on point finder use, Instructed on needle choices
and proper use, perform BFA on demo ear, perform BFA on each other, Written test end of class on BFA
procedure 

Thursday workshop 4 hours

Brief history of Battle Field Acupuncture (BFA) , Battle Field points definitions/reasons
selected, Battle Field points auricular locations, Instructed on point finder use, Instructed on needle choices
and proper use, perform BFA on demo ear, perform BFA on each other, Written test end of class on BFA
procedure 

Friday workshop for 4 hours

Brief history of Battle Field Acupuncture (BFA) , Battle Field points definitions/reasons
selected, Battle Field points auricular locations, Instructed on point finder use, Instructed on needle choices
and proper use, perform BFA on demo ear, perform BFA on each other, Written test end of class on BFA
procedure 

 Joint Injection Workshop, GREATER & LESSER OCCIPITAL NERVE BLOCK WITH SUBTRAP NERVE BLOCKS for treatment of headache and neck pain.

  Instructor is Chuck Brill

Joint Injection Workshop, GREATER & LESSER OCCIPITAL NERVE BLOCK WITH SUBTRAP NERVE BLOCKS for treatment of headache and neck pain.