Agenda

Date/TimeCredit TypeTitle/Topic/LocationSpeaker(s)
Thursday, 
Dec 11, 2025
 Robertson Auditorium, 2nd Floor 
8:00AM IntroductionDrs. Diane Havlir, Meg Newman, & Annie Luetkemeyer
  PLENARY SESSION I: State of HIV: 2025 Perspective  
8:10 Top Ten Issues in HIV MedicineDr. Diane Havlir
8:50 HIV Cure: Hope & Hype Dr. Steven Deeks
9:30 Opportunities and Challenges in STI Prevention and TreatmentDr. Stephanie Cohen
10:10 Break 
  PLENARY SESSION II: HIV Prevention 
10:40 HIV Prevention: The Changing Landscape  Dr. Susan Buchbinder 
11:15 Cases & Controversies in PEP, PrEP & STI prevention Moderator: Dr. Oliver Bacon 
Panelists: Drs. Derek R. Blechinger, Stephanie Cohen, Franco Chevalier, Hyman Scott
    
11:55 Prevention Panel: Q&A Drs. Bacon, Blechinger Chevalier, Cohen, Scott
12:10PM Lunch on Own  
  OPTIONAL LUNCH WORKSHOPS: 
12:35-1:20 NCTNew Clinicians’ Workshop: ART101:   Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation: From Guidelines to Practice Dr. Vivek Jain
12:35-1:20 Rapid Fire Derm for Primary Care  Drs. Herbert Castillo Villardares and Sarah Coates 
  PLENARY SESSION IlI: Antiretroviral Therapy – State of the ART 
1:30 Introductory RemarksDr. Mark Smith
1:40 Long-acting Formulations: HIV and Beyond Dr. Charles Flexner 
2:20 The State of the Art of ART Dr. Monica Gandhi 
3:00 Break 
3:30 Cases & Challenges with ART Moderator: Dr. Anne Fenton Panelists: Drs. Gabe Chamie, Carina Marquez, Jorge Salazar 
  PLENARY SESSION IV: Complications of HIV 
4:10 Great Cases from the BayModerator: Dr. Andrew Kerkhoff  
Panelists: Drs. Jawara Allen, Grace Haser, Sophie Lewis
4:45 Challenging HIV Neurology CasesDr. Felicia Chow and Dr. Paul Pritikanta
5:20PM Adjourn 
Friday, 
Dec 12, 2025
   
  Plenary Session V:  New strategies for Preventing and Managing Infections in 2025: Vaccines, RSV, COVID & More 
8:00AMGRSV & Flu Across the Life Span- What’s New? Dr. Carina Marquez
Dr. Ted Ruel
8:35GPractical Approaches to Diagnosing, Treating & Preventing Long COVIDDr. Michael Peluso
9:05GInnovative Strategies for Bacterial Infections: Making Dalbavancin Work for our Patients    Dr. Vivek Jain
9:30GRapid Fire Vaccines questions and answersDrs. Jain, Peluso, Marquez, Ruel  
10:10 Break  
  PLENARY SESSION VI: WEIGHT MANAGEMENT &  ENDOCRINOLOGY 
10:40 GWeight Management: Cases from the ClinicDr. Matthew Hickey
11:10 Endocrine Updates for 2025 Dr. Lisa Murphy 
11:45 Lunch on Own 
  OPTIONAL LUNCH WORKSHOPS:  
  TRACK A 
12:30-1:20PM    A Panel on Emerging AI and Digital Tools for the Clinician 
Pub Lounge, 1st Floor
Dr. Vivek Jain
Dr. Xinran (Leo) Liu
Dr. Brian Schwartz
  TRACK B 
  NCTNew Clinicians’ Workshop  
12:30-1:20 The Building Blocks of HIV Therapy 
Robertson Auditorium, 2nd Floor
Dr. Parya Saberi 
  PLENARY SESSION VII:  SEXUAL & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH  
1:30 Cases from the STI Clinic in 2025Dr. Oliver Bacon
2:05 Reproductive & Gyn Care in HIV MedicineDr. Dominika Siedman and Dr. Lealah Pollock
  PLENARY SESSION VIII: DERMATOLOGY 
2:40 HIV Dermatology: Cases from the Clinic Dr. Kieron Leslie
3:20 Break 
  PARALLEL TRACKS (choose one) 
  NCTNew Clinicians’ Workshops 
3:50-4:30 NCTIntroduction to ARV Drug Resistance
Robertson Auditorium, 2nd Floor
Dr. Susa Coffey 
4:35-5:15PM NCT Cases from the Inpatient HIV Service: OI’s and IRIS Robertson Auditorium, 2nd FloorDrs. Andrew Kerkhoff and Grace Haser
  Infectious Disease Updates for HIV Clinicians 
3:50-4:30 What’s New in TB?  Dr, Gustavo Velasquez
4:35-5:15  Images in Clinical MedicineDr. Matt Spinelli
5:15 Adjourn 
Saturday, 
Dec 13, 2025
 ZOOM ONLY 
  PLENARY SESSION IX: Optimizing Care of the HIV Patient 
8:00AMGWhat’s new in HCV   Dr. Annie Luetkemeyer 
8:30GUpdates from the Hepatitis Clinic: MASLD, MASH, and More!Dr. Jenny Price
9:00GChallenging Hepatitis Cases from the ClinicDr. David Thomas 
9:25GLiver Panel Drs. Luetkemeyer, Price, Thomas 
9:40 Break 
10:10PSubstance Use Trends in the US: What Providers Need to KnowDr. Katherine Grieco 
10:40PCases in Addiction Medicine and Pain Management Dr. Ayesha Appa
11:10PPractical Psychiatric Pearls Dr. William Smith 
11:40PInteractive Panel: Psychiatry & Managing Substance Use and PainDr. Paula Lum and Drs. Appa, Grieco & Smith
12:00PM Lunch on Own   
  PLENARY SESSION X: ART Management Updates
ZOOM ONLY
 
1:00 ART Panel: Integrating Your Knowledge: What Would You Recommend for These Patients?Moderator: Dr. Susa Coffey
Panelists: Drs. Brad Hare, Anne Fenton, Annie Luetkemeyer 
1:50GID Pearls for HIV Providers Dr. Lisa Winston 
2:25 Break 
2:40GHIV Cardiology in 2025: What you Need to KnowDr. Priscilla Hsue
Dr. Matt Durstenfeld 
3:20 Closing RemarksDrs. Havlir, Newman, Luetkemeyer 
3:30PM Adjourn 

NCT = New Clinicians’ Track
P = Pain Credit
G = Geriatric Credit

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