Agenda

Date/TimeCredit TypeTitle/Topic/LocationSpeaker(s)
Thursday, 
Dec 11, 2025
 Location: Robertson Auditorium, 2nd Floor 
8:00 IntroductionDrs. Diane Havlir, Meg Newman, & Annie Luetkemeyer
  PLENARY SESSION I: State of HIV: 2024 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. Stephanie Cohen, Derek R. Blechinger, Hyman Scott, Franco Chevalier 
11:55 Prevention Panel: Q&A  
12:10 PM 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. Carina Marquez, Gabe Chamie, Jorge Sanchez  
  PLENARY SESSION IV: Complications of HIV 
4:10 Great Cases from the BayModerator: Dr. Andrew Kerkhoff  Panelists: Drs. Sophie Lewis, Grace Haser,  Jawara Allen 
4:40 HIV Neurology CasesDr. Felicia Chow 
5:15 PM Adjourn 
Friday, 
Dec 12, 2025
 Location Robertson Auditorium, 2nd Floor 
  Plenary Session V: New strategies for preventing and managing infections in 2025:  Vaccines, RSV, COVID & more  
8:00GRSV & 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    Vivek Jain
9:30GRapid fire vaccines question 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 -  1:20    What’s New Dr. TBA
  Pub Lounge, 1st Floor 
  TRACK B 
  NCTNew Clinicians’ Workshop  
12:30 –1:20 The Building Blocks of HIV Therapy Dr. Parya Saberi 
  Robertson Auditorium, 2nd Floor 
  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. Leslie Kieron
3:20 Break 
  PARALLEL TRACKS (choose one) 
  NCTNew Clinicians’ Workshops  
3:50 – 4:30 NCTIntroduction to ARV Drug ResistanceDr. Susa Coffey 
  Robertson Auditorium, 2nd Floor 
4:35 – 5:15 PM NCT Cases from the Inpatient HIV Service: OI’s and IRIS Robertson Auditorium, 2nd FloorDrs. Andrew Kerkhoff Grace Haser
  Infectious Disease Updates for HIV Clinicians 
3:50-4:30 What’s new in TB?  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  
8:00 AMGWhat’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 
9:25 Hepatitis 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
12:00 Lunch on Own   
  PLENARY SESSION X: ART Management Updates 
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 
3:30 PM Adjourn 

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

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