Conference Schedule
This schedule has been updated from an earlier version.
Please click on the plus sign to see each day’s schedule. All times listed are in Central Time. Due to recent Executive Orders, two of our keynotes are unable to attend.
Friday, March, 7, 2025
| 7:00 AM | Breakfast available until 8:30 am |
| 8:30 AM | Conference Welcome |
| 8:45 AM | Keynote: The Rural Health Landscape: Policy, Practice and Legislation, a Practical Look at Improving Rural Health Practice Through State and Federal Engagement Alan Morgan, MPA; National Rural Health Association (1.25 CME) |
| 10:00 AM | Break |
| 10:15 AM | USC Brain Health Leonardo Bonilha, MD, PhD; University of South Carolina School of Medicine Columbia (1.00 CME) |
| 11:15 AM | Responding to Community Needs: Building Partnerships to Train Physicians for Rural and Tribal Communities Natasha Bray, DO, FACOI, FACP; OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine at the Cherokee Nation in Tahlequah Dustin Beck, DO; OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine at the Cherokee Nation in Tahlequah (1.25 CME) |
| 12:30 PM | Lunch Exhibit Hall Opens |
| 12:45 PM | Lunch Discussion: Anticoagulation Management in Patients with AFIb (NVAF)/VTE Pfizer Optional lunch session. Bring your lunch in with you. Location: Rail Head (No CME) |
| 2:00 PM | Deep Venous Thrombosis Diagnosis and Ultrasound Scanning for the Rural Primary Care Office Tom Lindsey, DO; VCOM-Carolinas Fred Rawlins, II, DO; VCOM-Virginia (1.00 CME) |
| 5:30 PM | Welcome Reception and Champions of Rural Health Dinner Reception begins at 5:30 pm with dinner following at 6:30 pm. Open to all registrants. Reception will occur in the Exhibit Hall and Foyer areas. Dinner will be served in the Ballroom. |
Saturday, March, 8, 2025
| 7:00 AM | Breakfast Exhibit Hall Breakfast is available until 8:30 am. The Exhibit Hall will remain open until 3:30 pm. |
| 7:15 AM | Understanding Amyloid Transthyretin (ATTR) Amyloidosis AstraZeneca Optional lecture during breakfast – please bring your food inside the room with you. Location: Rail Yard A (No CME) |
| 8:30 AM | Keynote: How the Rural Health Clinics Program Improves Access to Care in Rural, Underserved America Nathan Baugh; National Association of Rural Health Clinics (1.25 CME) |
| 9:45 AM | Break |
| 10:00 AM | The History of Federally Qualified Community Health Center: Ensuring Access to Quality Health Care Marlon Hunter, ReGenesis Health Care System (1.00 CME) |
| 11:00 AM | Innovations in Pediatric Mental Health: A Collaborative Model Supporting Rural Providers Rachel Reynolds, PhD; Virginia Mental Health Access Program Angela Prater, LCSW; Mount Rogers Community Service Board (1.00 CME) |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch |
| Lunch Discussion: Anticoagulation Management in Patients with AFIb (NVAF)/VTE Pfizer Optional lunch session. Bring your lunch in with you. Location: Rail Head (No CME) | |
| Lunch Presentation: Are You Ready to Write Your Retirement Story? Lesia Marino-Brolinson and Brett R. Stoner; The Marino-Brolinson/Stoner Wealth Management Group of Wells Fargo Advisors Optional lunch session. Bring your lunch in with you. Location: Rail Yard A (No CME) | |
| 1:15 PM | A Couple’s Journey to Rural Practice Harrison Daves, DO; Cherokee Indian Hospital Amanda Fernendez, DO; Harris Regional Hospital (1.00 CME) |
| 2:15 PM | Diagnosing and Treating Inborn Errors of Immunity in Rural Communities Maleewan Kitcharoensakkul, MD, MSCI; Washington University in St. Louis (1.00 CME) |
| 3:15 PM | Break |
| 3:30 PM | A Public Health Approach to Serving Rural and Underserved Populations: A Novel Clinical Rotation Matthew Cannon, DO, FACOFP; VCOM-Carolinas Alexis Stoner, PhD, MPH; VCOM-Carolinas (1.00 CME) |
| 4:30 PM | Poster Session and Reception Heavy hors d`oeuvres and drinks will be served during the reception. Poster session will end at 6:30 pm with the announcement of the poster competition winners. Location: Rail Yard A-C (No CME) |
Sunday, March, 9, 2025
| 7:00 AM | Breakfast available until 8:30 am |
| 8:30 AM | Keynote: The Power of Advocacy and the Role of the Healthcare Workforce Amanda Pears Kelly, Association of Clinicians for the Underserved (1.25 CME) |
| 9:45 AM | Empowering Community-based Physicians to Improve Oral Cancer Screenings in Underserved Populations Lisa Carroll, MD; VCOM-Carolinas Eugene Maung; VCOM-Carolinas Loren Cook, DMD; Cook Family Dentistry (1.00 CME) |
| 10:45 AM | Panel Discussion: Portable Ultrasound Machine Use in Rural Healthcare Moderator: Tom Lindsey, DO, VCOM-Carolinas Panelists: Thomas Pahl, PA-C; Glacial Ridge Health System John Henderson, CEO; The Texas Organization of Rural & Community Hospitals (TORCH) Steve Erickson, MD; Jefferson Healthcare (1.00 CME) |