APAPP
ACE App
AGENDA
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
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5:00 - 7:30 PM
Industry-Sponsored Event & Dinner
Regeneron APPtitude
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Thursday, June 18, 2026
7:00 - 7:45 AM
Registration & Breakfast
7:45 - 8:30 AM
Industry-Sponsored Event
Morning Boot Camps and Hands-On Sessions
8:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Intubation & Basic Bronchoscopy
LaDonna Brown, DNP, MSN, AGPCNP-BC, MA, BSN, RN; Jeri Chard, ACNPC-AG; Rebecca Priebe, MSN, ACNP-BC, FCCP
8:45 AM - 11:45 AM
POCUS
Vincent DeRienzo, PA-C; Jackie Gladstein, PA; Molly Jozefowski, MS, PA-C; Kirsten Lorenz, AGACNP; Melissa Palmer, AGACNP-BC, MSN, RN; Molly Verderame, PA-C; Rhea Votipka, MSN, Post-MS, ACNP-BC, ACCNS-AG, E-AEC
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9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Professional Development: Clinical Resume to Curriculum Vitae and Beyond?
Stephanie Bork, MSN, FNP-BC, APRN; Cori Fratelli, MSN, FNP-C; Kevin Grandfield; Sara Kraus, DNP, ARNP, FNP-BC
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Lunch
12:00 - 12:45 PM
Industry-Sponsored Event
Afternoon Boot Camps and Hands-On Sessions
1:00 - 4:00 PM
Mastering Spirometry: Maneuvers, Interpretation, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Stephanie Bork, MSN, FNP-BC, APRN; Mindy Conklin, MRT, RRT-ACCS, RRT, RCP; Alanna Kavanaugh, EdD(c), FNP-BC, MSN, BSN, CCRN; Jose Ramos, RRT, MEd, RPFT; Mark Washam, RRT, MSN, APRN-CNP, FNP-C, AC-PNP, AE-C
1:00 - 4:00 PM
Radiology
David Smith, MD
1:00 - 3:00 PM
Interactive PAP Troubleshooting
Susan Hines, PNP; Jessica Schweller, APRN-CNP
3:00 - 5:00 PM
Brief Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (BBT-I)
Loretta Colvin, FAASM, DNP, MS, ACNP-BC
5:00 - 5:30 PM
Dinner
5:30 - 5:45 PM
APAPP Awards
5:45 - 6:30 PM
Industry-Sponsored Event
6:30 - 8:30 PM
Welcome Reception & Exhibit Hall
Friday, June 19, 2026
6:00 - 6:45 AM
Yoga
7:30 - 8:00 AM
Breakfast
8:00 - 8:45 AM
Industry-Sponsored Event
9:00 - 10:30 AM
Plenary
9:00 - 9:10 AM
Welcome & Conference Overview
Corinne Young, MSN, FNP-C, FCCP
9:10 - 10:30 AM
What's That Sound?
Identification and intervention of upper airway concerns from infancy to adulthood
Lizzie M. Fan, MS, PA-C, Emily Simmons, APRN-NP, CPNP-PC; Samantha VanVoorhis, MSN, FNP-C
10:30 - 11:00 AM
Break/Exhibit Hall
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
An APP's Guide to Providing Tobacco Cessation to the Pulmonary Patient
Lucy Meroni, APRN; Kathryn Edman, NP
12:00 - 12:15 PM
Lunch
12:15 - 1:00 PM
Industry-Sponsored Event
1:15 - 2:00 PM
Breakout Session 1
1. Professional Development: Abstract to Publication Step-by Step
Mollie Chartoff, APRN, FNP-BC, MSN; Haley Hoy, PhD, ACNP; Stacee Lerett, PhD, RN, CPNP-AC/PC, CCTC, FAAN;
Jessica Schweller, APRN-CNP
2. Pleural Effusions: Outpatient Management
Molly Jozefowski, MS, PA-C
3. Surgical Emergencies in the ICU
Kari Schenck, PA-C
4. Toxicology Cases in the ICU- Immodium Induced Arrhtymias and Others
Aaron Goodwin, PA-C
5. The Environment and Airway Disease
Rebecca Ezell, NP; James McNutt, ACNP-BC, BHRT-C
6. Symptom Management Beyond Medications for ILD
Katherine Fenwick, DNP, FNP-BC
7. Hot Topics in Transplant- When to Refer and Complications Across the Lifespan
Sara Brenza, NP, FNP-BC; Caroline Church, MSN, RN, CPNP-PC; Elizabeth Olsen, APRN, CNP; Kelly Teeter, PA-C, MPH
8. Peds Cumulative Systemic Steroid Exposure
Lexi Kacena, APRN-NP, CPNP-PC
9. PAH Fireside
Susie McDevitt, DNP, ACNP-BC; Mindy Rivera, MSN, APRN, CNS-BC; Melisa Wilson, DNP, APRN, BC
10. Snoring, Sweating, & Sleep Disruptions: Impact of Menopause on Sleep
Erin Peterson, APRN, CNP
2:10 - 2:55 PM
Breakout Session 2
1. Asthma Mimickers
Victoria Forth, PA-C
2. Procedures for COPD: Valves and Sprays
Jeri Chard, ACNPC-AG
3. Rescue Strategies for Severe Respiratory Failure
Molly Verderame, PA-C
4. Hot Topics in Sleep Medicine: Oral Medications for OSA, Updates
in Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation
Mindy Busby, PA, MHS
5. ILAs
Jessica Glennie, MSN, APRN
6. NIV in CRF: Peds to Adult
Melissa Dolbec, FNP-C (Adult/COPD); Claudia Stewart, PA-C (Peds)
7. Ethics of Transplantation: Social Determinants of Health (Pro/Con debate)
Margaret Fregoso, NP; Elizabeth Olsen, APRN, CNP; Caroline Church, MSN, RN, CPNP-PC
8. Rheumatology Labs Interpretation
Amanda Mixon, PA-C
9. PH Workup for the Non-PH Provider
Rachel Merling, MSN, APN, AGACNP-BC; Lori Reed, NP-C
2:55 - 3:25 PM
Break/Exhibit Hall
3:25 - 3:55 PM
Parallel Session 1
Year in Review Peds
Mary Kate McIntyre, MSN, APRN, CPN, CPNP-PC; Clare Spahr, PA; Jonathon Strok, CPNP-PC
Year in Review Critical Care
Lora Lonidier, DNP, ACNP-BC, FNP-BC, CCRN; Rhea Votipka MSN, Post-MS, ACNP-BC, ACCNS-AG, E-AEC
Year in Review: Transplant
Brooke Wooster, NP
Asthma 101
Val Steussy, MS, APRN, FNP-C, AE-C
Asthma 101 Peds
Beth Albert, DNP, APRN, PPCNP-BC; Camila Parodi, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
Restless Legs 101
Mindy Busby, PA, MHS
COPD 101
Barb Chamness, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
ILD 101 Peds
Chelsea Buchanan, MSN, APRN, CPNP-PC
ILD 101 Adult
Kelsey Cramer, MSN, AGACNP-BC, DNP; Lori Reed, NP-C
4:05 - 5:30 PM
Plenary
4:05 - 5:05 PM
AI in Medicine
Jessica Schweller, APRN-CNP; Joe Spanier, MSPAS, PA-C
5:05 - 5:30 PM
Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (AATD)
Sarah Tomashefski, MSN, AGNP-C
5:30 - 6:00 PM
Dinner
6:00 - 6:45 PM
Industry-Sponsored Event
6:45 - 7:30 PM
Posters & Prosecco
Saturday, June 20, 2026
6:00 - 6:45 AM
Yoga
7:30 - 8:00 AM
Breakfast
8:00 - 8:45 AM
Industry-Sponsored Event
9:00 - 10:30 AM
Plenary
9:00 - 9:05 AM
Conference Overview
9:05 - 10:30 AM
Pulmonary Infections Outpatient, Inpatient, and immunocompromised.
Sara Rogers, DNP, AGPCNP-BC, AGACNP-BC; Katherine Michalek, PA-C; Patricia Eells, CPNP-PC
Plenary
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10:30 - 11:00 AM
Break/Exhibit Hall
11:00 -12:00 PM
Research: Terms/Stats, Critial Appraisal of the Evidence, & Application
Vincent DeRienzo, PA-C; Rebecca Priebe, MSN, ACNP-BC, FCCP
12:00 - 12:15 PM
Lunch
12:15 - 1:00 PM
Industry-Sponsored Event
1:10 - 1:55 PM
Parallel Session 2
Asthma 102
Jill McCourt, APRN-CNP
Asthma 102 peds
Christine Stam, PNP
Restless Legs 102
Ann Cartwright, PA-C, MPAS
COPD 102
Brian Bizik, MS, PA-C, DFAAPA
ILD 102
Kelley Brant, MSN, FNP-C, ENP-C; Jessica Glennie, MSN, APRN
IP Year in Review
Rebecca Priebe, MSN, ACNP-BC, FCCP
Cancer of the Chest
Beth Sandy, MSN, CRNP
2:05 - 2:50 PM
Breakout Session 3
1. Post ICU Syndrome: Surviving Doesn't Equal Thriving
Tish Haight, MSN, APRN, ACNP, CCRN, MEDSURG-BC; Molly Verderame, PA-C
2. Peds CF Updates
Taylor Rogers, DNP
3. Lung Nodules
Bobby Anderson, APRN, CNP, DNP
4. Cystic Lung Disease
Ray Goodwin, APRN-CNP; Jenny Williams, PA-C
5. When It's Not COPD
Melissa Dolbec, FNP-C
6. Treating Allergic Asthma Outside of the Airways
7. Metabolic Syndrome: Obesity in Lung Transplantation
Kaitlyn Chapin, APRN, AGPCNP-BC, MSN, Sara Evans, MS, PA-C
8. Peds BPD: Pulmonary Hypertension
Alicia Grenolds, CPNP-PC
9. Hemodynamic Deep Dive
Susie McDevitt, DNP, ACNP-BC; Mindy Rivera, MSN, APRN, CNS-BC
10. Alternatives to CPAP: FDA approved vs. TikTok recommended
Ann Cartwright, PA-C, MPAS
2:05 - 3:05 PM
Workshop: Assessment and Treatment of Breathing Pattern Disorder
Cori Fratelli, MSN, FNP-C