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2025 WAOPS Fall Conference
WAOPS Fall Conference | October 24-25, 2025
The Ingleside Hotel | Pewaukee, WI
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the WAOPS 2025 Fall Conference! WAOPS continued to maintain their standard for excellent educational presentations given by a variety of speakers, highlighting topics such as migraine management, valvular heart disease, ethics, charting and OMT same day fixes. Attendees earned valuable credits while immersing themselves in interactive discussions with fellow osteopathic physicians. | Sponsors
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Conference Schedule
| Friday, October 24, 2025 | |
| 7:30- 8:00am | Breakfast with Exhibitors |
| 8:00- 9:00am | Exploring Pain Phenotyping in Low Back Pain Management Michael Cropes, DPT - University of Wisconsin Madison |
| 9:00- 10:00am | Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) Pathophysiology, Diagnostic Criteria, Treatment Options and Structured Exercise Programs Kathleen Walsh, DO, MS - University of Wisconsin Madison |
| 10:00- 10:15am | Break with Exhibitors |
| 10:15- 11:15am | Movement Disorder Terry Mangin, DO |
| 11:15- 12:15pm | What's New in Migraine Management Derrick Shumate, DO - Medical College of Wisconsin |
| 12:15- 12:45pm | Lunch with Exhibitors |
| 12:45- 1:15pm | WAOPS Business Meeting |
| 1:15- 2:15pm | Valvular Heart Disease Kenneth Wolnak, DO - MercyHealth |
| 2:15- 3:15pm | The Redflag: Recognizing and Treating Anemia Michelle Brenner, DO - Medical College of Wisconsin |
| 3:15- 3:30pm | Break with Exhibitors |
| 3:30- 4:30pm | Cannabis: Challenges & Complexities in the Field of Medicine Tony Thrasher, DO, MBA, CPE, DFAPA - Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Division |
| 4:30- 5:30pm | MEB Updates Sumeet Goel, DO - Noble Clinics |
| 5:30pm | Reception with Exhibitors |
| Saturday, October 25, 2025 | |
| 7:30- 8:00am | Breakfast with Exhibitors |
| 8:00- 9:00am | AOA Update Robert Piccinini, DO, F., FACN - American Osteopathic Association |
| 9:00- 10:00am | Pediatric Ethics: Consent, Assent, and Dissent Megan Bayrd, DO - Mayo Clinic |
| 10:00- 10:15am | Break with Exhibitors & Poster Viewing |
| 10:15- 11:15am | Cleaning Your Charts Christopher Kordick, DO - ProHealth Dodson Thompson, DO |
| 11:15- 12:15pm | Utilizing OMT for Chronic Ankle Pain and Instability Emily Horn, DO - University of Wisconsin Madison DFMCH |
| 12:15- 12:45pm | Lunch with Exhibitors & Sponsored Talk by Sanofi |
| 12:45- 1:45pm | Sneaky Mold - What Doctors Need to Know Tami Lyday, DO, MS |
| 1:45- 2:45pm | Hot Topics in State Legislation & the Importance of Physician Advocacy Raine Richards, JD - American Osteopathic Association |
| 2:45- 3:00pm | Break with Exhibitors & Poster Viewing |
| 3:00- 5:00pm | Quick Fixes: OMT in Same Day Visits Sarah James, DO - University of Wisconsin Madison Kyle Sherwin, DO - University of Wisconsin Madison |