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2026 VSAOPS Annual Scientific Meeting

When
April 11, 2026
08:30 - 15:30
Location
Capitol Plaza, Montpelier, VT

Registration

Non-Member Attendee: In-Person – $150.00
Choose this ticket if you are not a member of the Vermont State Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons and attending in-person.
Non-Member Attendee: Virtual – $150.00
Choose this ticket if you are not a member of the Vermont State Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons and attending virtually.

A Zoom link will be sent to you prior to the meeting date to join.
Speaker
Students & Residents - In Person (Free)
Choose this ticket if you are a student or resident and attending in-person.
Students & Residents - Virtual (Free)
Choose this ticket if you are a student or resident and attending virtually.

A Zoom link will be sent to you prior to the meeting
VSAOPS Member Attendee - In Person – $100.00
Choose this ticket if you are a member of the Vermont State Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons and attending in-person.
VSAOPS Member Attendee - Virtual – $100.00
Choose this ticket if you are a member of the Vermont State Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons and attending virtually.

A Zoom link will be sent to you prior to the meeting date to join.

Registration is closed

Agenda

8:30am to 9am	Registration and Welcome
9am to 9:45am	On Safari: A Dazzle of Zebras Roaming the Green Mountains - Aaron Levit, DO
9:45am to 10:30am	Basivertebral Nerve Ablation for Treatment - Bert Fichman, MD
10:30am to 10:45am	Break
10:45am to 11:30am	Menopausal Hormone Therapy: Misconceptions, Medications and the Message - Julie Thompson, DO, FACOG
11:30am to 12:15pm	Shared Medical Appointments: Tips for Starting Group Visits - Whitney Calkins, MD
12:15pm to 1:15pm	Lunch and Board Meeting
1:15pm to 2pm	Sports Neurology: Diagnosing Concussion and the Treatment of Post-Traumatic Headache - Jule Deren, DO
2pm to 2:45pm	Prevention and Management of Pregnancy-Associated Stroke - Sabrina Wirth, MD
2:45pm to 3:30pm	Physiologic Benefits of Nature for Human Health - Val Doyle, DO, MHCDS
3:30pm	Closing Remarks

Register by April 8, 2026

This event will take place in-person on Saturday, April 11th at the Capitol Plaza in Montpelier, Vermont and we will also offer a Zoom option.

Please reach out to Birdie Pauley at BPauley@vtmd.org with any questions.

About the association

The Vermont State Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons welcomes all practicing Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons as well as residents, medical students, and retired physicians to join us.

Contacts

Birdie Pauley

BPauley@vtmd.org
802.223.7898
PO Box 153

Williamstown, VT 05679