Our meeting starts the evening of Thursday, Sept 24, 2026 and adjourns at noon on Saturday, Sept 26, 2026
Meeting Registration: https://aaps.wufoo.com/forms/q1do30ka0rpb4rm/
Hotel Reservations: online at https://book.passkey.com/e/51023357 (AAPS Group Rate $239/night) or call 800-228-9290 and mention AAPS 83rd Annual meeting.
Student Scholarship Application: https://aaps.wufoo.com/forms/zxii8bw009ridj/
Location: Hotel at Avalon 9000 Avalon Boulevard, , Alpharetta, GA 30009
A limited number of meeting scholarships are available to med students and recent grads in post-graduate training. Click here for details.
AGENDA OVERVIEW (scroll down for full program)
Thursday, Sept 24, 2026
8am – Board of Directors Meeting
6pm – Welcome Dinner and General Session Opening
Friday, Sept 25, 2026
8am to 9pm – General Session
Saturday, Sept 26, 2026
8am to Noon – General Session
1pm – Board of Directors Meeting
Association of American Physicians and Surgeons 83rd Annual Meeting
- September 24 – 26, 2026 – Alpharetta, GA
- Jointly provided by Partners for Advancing Clinical Education and the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons
Target Audience
This activity is intended for physicians across a range of specialties in clinical and surgical care settings.
Educational Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Identify strategies to improve medical outcomes for patients through evidence-based care
- Describe approaches to expanding access to high-quality, lower-cost care
- Evaluate strategies that support long-term sustainability of their medical practices
- Apply ethical principles consistent with the Oath of Hippocrates to clinical practice
Faculty
Kurt Bravata, MD
Member Addiction Medicine Section, Christian Medical and Dental Associations
Daniel Bruzzini, MD, MBA
Neonatologist, St. Louis, MO
Michelle Cretella, MD
Past Executive Director, American College of Pediatricians
Diana Girnita, MD, PhD
Rheumatologist, Rheumatologist OnCall
Stephen Hughes, MD
Internal-Medicine Pediatric Resident, Prisma Health – Greenville
Lawrence Huntoon, MD, PhD
Editor-in-Chief. Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons
Kelly Jolley, JD Attorney
Jolley Law Group
Allan Josephson, MD
Previously Chief of the division of child and adolescent psychiatry at the Medical College of Georgia and at the University of Louisville
Heidi Klessig, MD
Anesthesiologist, and Co-founder, Respect for Human Life (organization)
John Lilly, MBA, DO
Family Physician, Command Family Medicine
Kirk Milhoan, MD
CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
Jane Orient, MD
Executive Director, Association of American Physicians and Surgeons
Andrew Schlafly, JD
General Counsel, AAPS
Robert Sears, MD
Pediatrician, Sears Family Pediatrics
Katy Talento, ScM
CEO, AllBetter Health, Former Lead Health Policy Advisor, White House Domestic Policy Council
Josh Umbehr, MD
Family Physician. Atlas MD, AtlasDirect
Daniel Weiss, MD
Endocrinologist, Intermountain Health
Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest
Partners for Advancing Clinical Education (Partners) requires every individual in a position to control educational content to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies that have occurred within the past 24 months. Ineligible companies are organizations whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. All relevant financial relationships are mitigated according to Partners policies.
Program Agenda & Faculty
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2026
8am – 5pm AAPS Board of Directors Meeting
4:30 pm Registration Opens
5:30pm – Welcome Reception
6:00pm – Buffet Dinner
6:30pm – Opening Ceremonies
6:40pm – 7:00pm
Engaging and Leading American Medicine in 2026 and Beyond (non-CME)
- Taylor Hawkins
Frontline Policy Council
7:00pm – 8:45pm
Gender Transition Controversies and Patient Care – 2026 Update
- Allan Josephson, MD
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
- Michelle Cretella, MD
Past Executive Director, American College of Pediatricians - Daniel Weiss, MD
Resilience Health Network
8:45pm –Business Meeting: Introduction of Candidates & Resolutions (non-CME)
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2026
7am – 8am – Buffet Breakfast
8am – 8:30am
What A.I. Means for Patient Care and Your Practice (CME)
- Jane Orient, MD – AI
AAPS Executive Director
8:30am – 9:45am
AAPS Medicolegal Update (CME)
- Andrew Schlafly, JD – Patient Care and the Courts – 2026 updateAAPS General Counsel
- Lawrence Huntoon, MD, PhD – Medical Staff Peer Review – 2026 updateEditor-in-Chief, Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons
9:45am – 11:30am
Addiction Medicine Challenges and Opportunities (CME)
Marijuana and Your Baby
- Daniel Bruzzini, MD. MBA
Neonatology, St. Louis, MO
Kratom: What Physicians Need to Know
- Kurt Bravata, MD
Addiction Medicine Section, Christian Medical and Dental Associations
11:30am – Buffet Lunch
12:15pm – 1:30pm Vaccine Policy and Science for the Practicing Physician (CME)
Science, Ethics, and Immunization Guidelines
- Kirk Milhoan, MD
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices - Bob Sears, M.D.
Physicians for Informed Consent
1:30pm – 3:00pm
Medical Ethics Controversies and Solutions (CME)
Medical Ethics in Medical Training
- Stephen Hughes, MD
Pediatric Medicine Resident
Medical Ethics in Transplant Medicine
- Heidi Klessig, MD
Co-founder: Respect for Human Life
3:00pm – 4:00pm
Alpha-gal Syndrome: What Physicians need to Know (CME)
- Kurt Bravata, MD
Pleasant Hope Family Medical Center
4:00pm – 4:30pm – BREAK
4:30pm – 5:30pm
Cellular Medicine Therapies for Consideration in Independent Practice (non-CME)
- Krishna Doniparthi, MD
Functional Medicine Georgia
5:45pm –Reception, 6:15pm – Buffet Dinner
7:00pm – 7:30pm President’s Address (non-CME)
- George Smith, M.D. AAPS President
7:30pm – 8:30pm
KEYNOTE – Health Care Reform That Puts Patients First and Protects Physician and Patient Autonomy (CME)
- Katy Talento, ND, ScM
CEO, AllBetter Health
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2026
7am – 8am – Breakfast
8:00am – 9:00am
Navigating Legal Issues in Independent Practice (CME)
- Kelly Jolley, JD Jolley Law Group
9am – 9:30am – Business Meeting & Election (non-CME)
9:45am – 11:45am
Innovations in Practice Models and Coverage to Improve Patient Access to High-Quality, Lower-Cost Care. (CME)
- John Lilly, MBA, DO
Command Family Medicine - Diana Girnita, MD, PhD
Rheumatologist OnCall - Josh Umberh, MD
AtlasMD & Atlas Direct
11:45am – Noon – For Good of Order (non-CME)
Noon – Adjourn
1pm–5pm AAPS Board of Directors Meeting
Americans with Disabilities Act
Event staff will be glad to assist you with any special needs (i.e., physical, dietary, etc). Please contact Jeremy Snavely prior to the live event at [email protected].
Fee Information
AAPS members $975. Non-members $1075.
Joint Accreditation Statement
Partners for Advancing Clinical Education (Partners) requires every individual in a position to control educational content to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies that have occurred within the past 24 months. Ineligible companies are organizations whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. All relevant financial relationships are mitigated according to Partners policies.
Physician Continuing Education
Partners designates this live activity for a maximum of 12.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
