Clinical Practice
Consultation, first-time care, revision, revision and long-term clinical responsibility.
AREOLA Academy · October 8–9, 2026
Annual Symposium on Areolar Plate Replacement & Surface Design.
Two days of clinical reasoning, materials research, patient outcomes, specialty education and multidisciplinary governance at the AREOLA Philadelphia National Center.
Meeting datesOctober 8–9
Program24 sessions
Faculty42 multidisciplinary faculty
LocationPhiladelphia National Center
The 2026 question
What does responsible maturity look like in a young specialty?
The program examines how evidence, professional education, material systems, patient understanding and governance must develop together as AREOLA’s national practice grows.
Program tracks
Materials & Magnetic Systems
Surface characterization, noble-metal observations, human factors and quality documentation.
Patient Experience
Shared decisions, design communication, recovery teaching, navigation and outcomes.
Education & Governance
Competency, clinical standards, responsible innovation and multisite learning.
Thursday preview
A program built around connected questions.
Session format is labeled deliberately: a plenary, evidence review, case forum and abstract presentation make different kinds of claims.
The state of areolar plate replacement care
Sarah Whitmore, MDPlenaryNoble-metal surface observations: what the evidence supports
Malcolm Reed, PhDEvidence reviewFirst-time replacement: defining the question before the system
Daniel Cho, MD · Lila Hart, MDPanelBilateral planning when priorities do not align neatly
Sarah Whitmore, MD · Camille Foster, MDCase forumOral abstracts I: communication, planning and decision quality
Priya Desai, MD, MPHAbstract sessionMeasuring whether a patient understood the plan
Priya Desai, MD, MPHPlenaryMeeting resources
Prepare for the complete program.
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Complete agenda
Times, formats, tracks and assigned faculty for all 24 sessions.
→02Program faculty
The complete multidisciplinary teaching roster and session responsibilities.
→03Featured speakers
Plenary speakers and the central question assigned to each talk.
→04Research abstracts
Selected research, quality, education and human-factors proceedings.
→05Travel & hotel
Arrival, lodging areas, accessibility and attendee support.
→Program standards
Professional education, clearly labeled.
Audience
Qualified healthcare, research, design, quality and laboratory professionals.
Disclosures
Relevant program, research, intellectual-property and vendor relationships are reviewed and disclosed.
Case protection
Patient material requires appropriate permission, minimum-necessary use and faculty control.
Attendance records
AREOLA provides session attendance records without claiming external accreditation or certification.
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