2026 Symposium Agenda

Learning domains.

Clinical practice

Consultation, pathway selection, elective context, revision reasoning and long-term clinical accountability.

Materials & systems

Surface characterization, material observations, magnetic-system human factors and quality documentation.

Patient experience

Shared decisions, design communication, navigation, recovery teaching and outcome measurement.

Education & governance

Competency, clinical standards, responsible innovation and learning across a multisite specialty.

Program structure.

Session formats

Plenary sessions establish shared questions; panels compare perspectives; case forums examine reasoning; workshops use demonstration or simulation within professional boundaries.

Program changes

Faculty, room and timing details may change. The published agenda is updated by the Program Committee rather than treated as a fixed contractual schedule.

Access

Some sessions require a verified professional role or smaller registration group because they use detailed institutional material or facilitated case discussion.

The complete two-day program.

Thursday, October 8

8:00 a.m.

Opening · All tracksRegistration, professional verification and Academy orientationAREOLA Academy

8:30 a.m.

Plenary · Clinical PracticeThe state of areolar plate replacement careSarah Whitmore, MD

9:30 a.m.

Evidence review · Materials & SystemsNoble-metal surface observations: what the evidence supportsMalcolm Reed, PhD

10:30 a.m.

Panel · Clinical PracticeFirst-time replacement: defining the question before the systemDaniel Cho, MD · Lila Hart, MD

11:30 a.m.

Case forum · Clinical PracticeBilateral planning when priorities do not align neatlySarah Whitmore, MD · Camille Foster, MD

12:15 p.m.

Abstract session · ResearchOral abstracts I: communication, planning and decision qualityPriya Desai, MD, MPH

1:30 p.m.

Plenary · Patient ExperienceMeasuring whether a patient understood the planPriya Desai, MD, MPH

2:30 p.m.

Methods forum · Materials & SystemsSurface characterization without overinterpreting appearanceIrene Sato, PhD

3:15 p.m.

Panel · Patient ExperienceClinical Plate Design: translation, documentation and boundariesCelia Monroe · Ethan Shaw

4:00 p.m.

Case forum · Clinical PracticeRevision review when the previous record is incompleteJonathan Mercer, MD · Samuel Owens, MD

4:45 p.m.

Governance roundtable · Education & GovernanceWhen a specialty standard should changeDaniel Cho, MD · Angela Park, DNP, RN

5:30 p.m.

Daily synthesis · All tracksQuestions carried into day twoProgram Committee

Friday, October 9

8:00 a.m.

Case conference · Clinical PracticeReplacement raised late in a long course of careRebecca Sullivan, MD · Naomi Brooks, MD

9:00 a.m.

Plenary · Materials & SystemsInterchangeable systems as a long-term responsibilityMarcus Ellison, MD

10:00 a.m.

Human-factors forum · Materials & SystemsHandling, registration and the everyday life of MagnePlateVictor Nguyen, MD · Leon Bates

10:45 a.m.

Nursing forum · Patient ExperienceTeach-back, recovery communication and escalationAngela Park, DNP, RN · Caroline Wu, MSN, RN

11:30 a.m.

Abstract session · ResearchOral abstracts II: materials, systems and long-term follow-upMalcolm Reed, PhD

12:15 p.m.

Moderated posters · ResearchQuality improvement and education evaluationAbstract Review Committee

1:15 p.m.

Workshop · Education & GovernanceWriting a case assessment that makes uncertainty visibleThomas Greene, MD

2:00 p.m.

Regional panel · Clinical PracticeOne national standard across different center strengthsElena Ramirez, MD · Andrew Kline, MD · Mina Patel, MD

2:45 p.m.

Outcomes forum · Patient ExperienceAnnual Plate Check participation and continuityPriya Desai, MD, MPH · Katherine Bell, RN

3:30 p.m.

Education panel · Education & GovernanceCompetence in a young specialty: beyond case volumeThomas Greene, MD · Sarah Whitmore, MD

4:15 p.m.

Closing plenary · All tracksResponsible growth of a focused national fieldSarah Whitmore, MD · Margaret C. Rowe

5:00 p.m.

Close · All tracksProgram synthesis and 2027 learning prioritiesAREOLA Academy

Assessment, records and boundaries.

Assessment or record

Attendance records are available for registered sessions. The symposium does not present itself as externally accredited continuing education.

Scope boundary

Session descriptions communicate learning scope without publishing procedural instructions, proprietary specifications or patient-identifying details.

Curriculum review

Program updated through the meeting date