ACOI 2025 Annual Conference

SPECIAL STATE SESSIONS - VIRTUAL ONLY AGENDA (10/11)

7:00 am EDT
STATE SESSION: Professional Medical Ethics & Florida Laws & Rules (2025 AC LIVE)

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Overview

Learning Objectives:

  • Learning of the rights and privileges afforded to licensed osteopathic physicians in Florida.
  • How to locate the applicable Florida laws and rules.
  • What to do when you receive a letter from the Department of Health.
Speaker(s)

Jason D. Winn, Esq, Attorney, Florida Osteopathic Medical Association

8:00 am EDT
STATE SESSION: Domestic Violence (2025 AC LIVE)

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Learning Objectives:

  • Upon completion, participant will be able to define intimate partner violence and identify its core elements of power and control.
  • Upon completion, participant will be able to describe clinical indicators and screening tools used to detect domestic violence in healthcare settings.
  • Upon completion, participant will be able to list barriers to reporting and accessing care for victims of domestic violence, especially during public health emergencies.
Speaker(s)

Michelle R. Mendez, DO, Family Medicine Physician, Mendez Family Care

10:00 am EDT
STATE SESSION: Prevention of Medical Errors (2025 AC LIVE)

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Learning Objectives:

  • Create a culture of safety in a healthcare organization.
  • Describe the role of technology in prevention of medical errors.
  • Discuss selected strategies for error reduction and prevention.
Speaker(s)

Robert T. Hasty, DO, FACOI, FACP, Dean & Chief Academic Officer, Orlando College of Osteopathic Medicine (Proposed)

12:00 pm EDT
STATE SESSION: Prescribing Controlled Substance (Opioids) (2025 AC LIVE)

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Learning Objectives:

  • Describe the basic pharmacology of the opioid class.
  • Discuss the basic epidemiology underpinning the opioid crisis in the US.
  • Identify the current standards for prescribing opioids and other controlled substances, including the use of opioid antagonists.
Speaker(s)

Joshua Lenchus, DO, FACP, SFHM, Past President, Florida Osteopathic Medical Association

2:00 pm EDT
STATE SESSION: HIV from A to Z to T (2025 AC LIVE)

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Learning Objectives:

  • Explain the scientific basis and clinical implications of the U=U (Undetectable = Untransmittable) concept to improve patient counseling and reduce HIV-related stigma.
  • Evaluate the current guidelines and evidence supporting the use of PrEP and doxyPEP for HIV prevention, including patient selection, efficacy, and adherence strategies.
  • Identify barriers to equitable access and uptake of U=U, PrEP, and doxyPEP in diverse populations, and propose interventions to address disparities and optimize HIV prevention efforts.
Speaker(s)

MarkAlain Déry, DO, MPH, FACOI (he/him/his), Chief Innovation Officer, Access Health Louisiana

3:00 pm EDT
STATE SESSION: Suicide Prevention (2025 AC Live)

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Learning Objectives:

  • Identify medical conditions which can predispose to suicidality.
  • Utilize data on medical issues as indications of mental health and suicide risk
  • Restructure care to decrease suicide risk factors and increase protective factors.
Speaker(s)

Yara A. Bonet Pagan, MD, Geriatric Psychiatrist, Veterans Affairs

Rosemarie Cropper, DO (she/her/hers), Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Central Florida College of Medicine

Bernard R. Degnan, MD, MPH (he/him/his), Psychiatry Resident, PGY-4, Nova Southeastern University

Jose R. Torres-Miranda, MD (he/him/his), Orlando NSU KPCOM Psychiatry Residency Program Director, NSU KPCOM