Mid-Winter 2025 Agenda

7:30–8 a.m.

Registration and Sign-in

8–9 a.m.

Katie Williams, Ph.D. — Generative A.I. and Teaching Medical Students

9–10 a.m.

Calvin Whaley, D.O. — Building a Stroke Network for West Virginia

10–10:15 a.m.

Break

10:15–11:15 a.m.

Amy Casto, D.O. — Telehealth Medicine

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m.

Jordan Beckett, D.O. — Pump and Dump’: Mostly a Myth. A Pediatrician’s Guide to Supporting Lactating Women from the Clinic to the ICU, ER, OR and More

12:15–12:30 p.m

Lunch Pick Up

12:30–1:30 p.m.

Dara Aliff, D.O. — Emerging Therapies in Menopause and Perimenopause

1:30–2:30 p.m.

Christine O’Brien, D.O. — From Burnout to Balance: Integrating Fascia, Heart, Nervous System, and Gut for Holistic Renewal

2:30–2:45 p.m.

Break

2:45 p.m.–3:45 p.m.

Kristy Lucas, Pharm.D., Jordan Quattrucci, MPA, & Jason Ziolkowski, Pharm.D. — Leaning Into Your Professional Identity: Cultivating Resilience and Driving Positive Organizational Change

3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m.

Aaron McGuffin, M.D. — Quiz Bowl

7 p.m.

Social at Fife Street Brewery in Charleston Featuring Fort Hillbillies The Band

7:30–8 a.m.

Registration and Sign-in

8–9 a.m.

Phillip Eskew. D.O. — Reducing Your Medical Malpractice Risk

9–10 a.m.

James Nemitz, Ph.D. & Donald Smith — What’s Next: WVSOM

Time

10–10:15 a.m.

10:15–11: 15 a.m.

Chris Terpening, Pharm.D, Ph.D. — New Drugs of 2024

11:15–12:15 p.m.

Christopher Edwards, D.O. — Spinal Cord Injuries in Primary Care

12:15–1:30 p.m.

WVSOM Alumni Luncheon and Annual Meeting

1:30–2:30 p.m.

Paul Conley, D.O. — G.I. Potpourri

2:30–4:30 p.m.

Jean Rettos, D.O. — Low Back Pain: A Practical Approach for Treating Low Back Pain for All: Osteopathic Allopathic, GME, UME, and All Specialties

4:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m

Abigail Frank, D.O. — Poster Contest Presentations

7:30–8 a.m.

Registration and Sign-in

8–11 a.m.

Michael Cheshire, D.O. — Pain Management & Opioids: A Patient-Centered Approach

11 a.m.–12 p.m.

James Paugh, D.O. — Caring for Diabetic Foot Ulcers