Elevate Summer 2027 · Registration open

4th Annual Elevate-Derm Summer Conference

Omni Barton Creek Hotel

Omni Barton Creek Resort at sunset, Austin Hill Country — Elevate Summer 2027 $99 UNTIL 8.31.26
JUL142027

July 14 – 18, 2027

Austin, TX

We extend a warm invitation to join us at the 4th Annual Elevate-Derm Summer Conference. Hosted at the amazing Omni Barton Creek Hotel in Austin, TX., this premier event beckons Dermatology PAs and NPs to convene from July 14-18, 2027, for an extraordinary three-and-a-half-day experience crafted exclusively for dermatology APPs nationwide. The Elevate-Derm Summer Conference offers engaging education, innovative sessions, and valuable networking opportunities designed to keep dermatology providers at the leading edge of our field. Join expert-led sessions and connect with fellow professionals and faculty to advance your knowledge and shape the future of dermatologic care.

23
Hours CME/CE
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Conference links

Full Accreditation Statement Ascending Leaders Scholarship Sponsor Summer · Coming soonSummer Posters · Coming soon2026 Sponsors JAK Institute

Agenda

CME/CEMeals & NetworkingCommercial (Non-CME)
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Wednesday, July 1414 sessions
  • 11:00 am – 7:00 pmRegistration Opens
  • JAK-iNSTITUTE Symposium Begins
  • 12:00 pm – 12:30 pmLunch Symposium | Non-CME
  • 12:30 pm – 1:30 pmJAK Inhibitors in Immunology Mediated Skin DisordersTBA
  • 1:30 pm – 2:30 pmJAKi Efficacy, Safety, & Patient SelectionTBA
  • 2:30 pm – 3:00 pmDessert Symposium | Non-CME
  • 3:00 pm – 3:15 pmCoffee Break
  • 3:15 pm – 3:45 pmPanel: Lab Monitoring for JAK InhibitorsTBA
  • 3:45 pm – 4:15 pmPanel: Conversations & Patient CounselingTBA
  • 4:15 pm – 4:45 pmReception Symposium | Non-CME
  • 4:45 pm – 5:45 pmJAK Workshop: Case Based RoundtablesTBA
  • JAK-iNSTITUTE Symposium Concludes
  • 5:00 pm – 6:00 pmAscending Leaders Meetup (By Invitation Only)
  • 6:00 pm – 7:00 pmArrival Event with Exhibitors
  • 7:00 pm – 8:00 pmDinner Symposium | Non-CME
  • 7:30 pm – 9:00 pmTop Sponsor Dinner (By Invitation Only)
Thursday, July 1522 sessions
  • 6:30 am – 6:00 pmRegistration Open | Coffee Service
  • 8:30 am – 5:00 pmExhibit Hall Open
  • 8:30 am – 5:00 pmNon-CME Networking Lounge
  • 7:15 am – 7:30 amSymposium Breakfast Served
  • 7:30 am – 8:00 amBreakfast Symposium | Non-CME
  • 8:00 am – 9:00 amFrom Roots to Scars: Understanding Cicatricial AlopeciasSusan Taylor, MD
  • 9:00 am – 10:00 amA Delicate Diagnosis: The Not-So-Subtle Consequences of Lichen SclerosusSydney Dixon, MD
  • 10:00 am – 10:30 amMid-Morning Break Symposium | Non-CME
  • 10:30 am – 11:00 amCoffee Break with Exhibitors
  • 11:15 am – 11:30 amMorning Micro Talk: Vulvar Biopsies: Learn from the ExpertSydney Dixon, MD
  • 11:30 am – 12:00 pmScalp Biopsy: Teasing out the ResultsAta Moshiri, MD, Veronica Richardson, CRNP
  • 12:00 pm – 12:15 pmSymposium Lunch Served
  • 12:15 pm – 12:45 pmLunch Symposium | Non-CME
  • 12:45 pm – 1:15 pmDessert Symposium | Non-CME
  • 1:15 pm – 1:45 pmDiagnoses You Don't Want to MissRobert Micheletti, MD
  • 1:45 pm – 2:15 pmMastering AcneTracee Blackburn, PA-C
  • 2:15 pm – 3:15 pmPractical Pearls from an Academic HS Clinic: Expert PerspectiveJack O'Brien, MD & Rob Micheletti, MD
  • 3:15 pm – 3:30 pmCoffee Break with Exhibitors
  • 3:30 pm – 4:30 pmVitiligo UpdatesTBD
  • 4:30 pm – 5:30 pmFrom Patchy to Permanent — Real Patient Cases Across All Types of Alopecia — Panel DiscussionSusan Taylor, MD + Tracee Blackburn, PA-C
  • 5:30 pm – 6:30 pmWelcome Event
  • 6:30 pm – 8:30 pmDerm Ascend: Elevated Career Pathways Dinner Symposium | Non-CME
Friday, July 1623 sessions
  • 7:30 am – 6:00 pmRegistration Open | Coffee Service
  • 8:30 am – 5:00 pmExhibit Hall Open
  • 8:30 am – 5:00 pmNon-CME Networking Lounge
  • 7:15 am – 7:30 amSymposium Breakfast Served
  • 7:30 am – 8:00 amBreakfast Symposium | Non-CME
  • 8:00 am – 9:00 amUnmasking Pigmentation DisordersSusan Taylor, MD
  • 9:00 am – 10:00 amRed, Brown, and Everything in Between: A Nail Diagnostic ChallengeChristopher Hull, MD + Allyson Sorenson, PA-C
  • 10:00 am – 10:30 amMid-Morning Break Symposium | Non-CME
  • 10:30 am – 11:00 amCoffee Break with Exhibitors
  • 11:00 am – 11:30 amComplementary & Alternative Medicine in the Management of HS: Evidence Based FindingsJack O'Brien, MD
  • 11:30 am – 12:00 pmMastering the Nail BiopsyChristopher Hull, MD + Allyson Sorenson, PA-C
  • 12:00 pm – 12:15 pmSymposium Lunch Served
  • 12:15 pm – 12:45 pmLunch Symposium | Non-CME
  • 12:45 pm – 1:15 pmDessert Symposium | Non-CME
  • 1:15 pm – 1:45 pmMorphea: Recognition, Causes and Treatment StrategiesJack O'Brien, MD
  • 1:45 pm – 2:15 pmTherapeutic Inertia in Psoriasis: What Is It and How Do We Recognize It?Lakshi Aldredge, NP
  • 2:15 pm – 3:15 pmOpen Wide: A Guide to the Oral CavityChristopher Hull, MD + Allyson Sorenson, PA-C
  • 3:15 pm – 3:30 pmCoffee Break with Exhibitors
  • 3:30 pm – 4:00 pmDerm Path Blistering Disease Focus (Interpretation of DIF, IIF, Compared to H&E) | Formal Topic TBDAta Moshiri, MD
  • 4:00 pm – 4:30 pmDermatology Jeopardy: Psoriasis Rapid Fire RoundLakshi Aldredge, NP
  • 4:30 pm – 5:30 pmNetworking Event
  • 5:30 pm – 6:30 pmDinner Symposium | Non-CME
  • 8:00 pm – 10:00 pmNocturnal Networking Event
Saturday, July 1724 sessions
  • 7:30 am – 6:00 pmRegistration Open | Coffee Service
  • 8:30 am – 12:00 pmExhibit Hall Open
  • 8:30 am – 2:00 pmNon-CME Networking Lounge
  • 7:15 am – 7:30 amSymposium Breakfast Served
  • 7:30 am – 8:00 amBreakfast Symposium | Non-CME
  • 8:00 am – 8:30 amHot Flashes and Skin Rashes: Dermatology in the Menopausal YearsSydney Dixon, MD
  • 8:30 am – 9:00 amPediatric Vascular AnomaliesMarkus Boos, MD
  • 9:00 am – 9:15 amCoffee Break
  • 9:15 am – 10:15 amHidradenitis Suppurativa: Cases that Challenge Us: Panel DiscussionJack O'Brien, MD & Rob Micheletti, MD, Steven Daveluy, MD
  • 10:15 am – 10:45 amCoffee Break with Exhibitors
  • 10:45 am – 11:45 amImmunology 101: Th-1 vs Th-2: Unlocking the Critical Differences and What it Means in Clinical CareLakshi Aldredge, NP
  • 11:45 am – 12:00 pmSymposium Lunch Served
  • 12:00 pm – 12:30 pmLunch Symposium | Non-CME
  • 12:30 pm – 1:00 pmDessert Symposium | Non-CME
  • 1:00 pm – 1:15 pmNon-CME Live Prize Drawing | Must Be Present to Win
  • 1:15 pm – 2:15 pmAdult and Pediatric Atopic Dermatitis & MimicsMarkus Boos, MD
  • 2:15 pm – 2:45 pmAnogenital Contact Dermatitis (exact title TBD)Sydney Dixon, MD
  • 2:45 pm – 3:15 pmDermatopathology Topic (Title TBD)Ata Moshiri, MD
  • 3:15 pm – 3:45 pmIntegrative Dermatology (Title TBD)Steven Daveluy, MD
  • 3:45 pm – 4:00 pmCoffee Break
  • 4:00 pm – 4:30 pmRosacea and Common MimickersTBD
  • 4:30 pm – 5:00 pmDermatology APP Career Conundrums: Mentorship, Professional Development Beyond Clinical CareLakshi Aldredge, NP
  • 5:00 pm – 6:00 pmNetworking Event
  • 6:00 pm – 7:00 pmAscending Leaders Academy & Dinner (By Invitation Only)
Sunday, July 189 sessions
  • 7:15 am – 12:00 pmRegistration Open | Coffee Service
  • 7:15 am – 7:30 amSymposium Breakfast Served
  • 7:30 am – 8:00 amBreakfast Symposium | Non-CME
  • 8:00 am – 9:00 amLGBTQIA+ Dermatologic Considerations: From Acne to AlopeciaMarkus Boos, MD + Steven Daveluy, MD
  • 9:00 am – 10:00 amFinding Joy in Your PracticeSteven Daveluy, MD
  • 10:00 am – 10:15 amCoffee Break
  • 10:15 am – 11:15 amDermoscopy WorkshopTBD
  • 11:15 am – 11:45 amDermoscopy WorkshopTBD
  • 11:45 amConference Concludes

Revised 10/28/26 · Agenda subject to change

PA & NP Registration Rates

Pre-Registration

$99 — Through August 31, 2026

Early Bird

$199 — September 1, 2026 – June 21, 2027

Regular

$399 — June 22 – July 13, 2027

Late

$499 — July 14 – 19, 2027

Members: enter your member discount code when registering to receive member pricing.

Hotel & Travel

Pool complex at Omni Barton Creek Resort overlooking the golf course at sunset

About the Venue

Tucked into the Texas Hill Country just outside downtown Austin, Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa offers the perfect blend of relaxation and adventure. Set across 4,000 acres of scenic countryside, the resort features thoughtfully appointed guest rooms and suites, four championship golf courses, and the world-class Mokara Spa. Spend the day teeing off on award-winning courses, unwinding with rejuvenating spa treatments, or lounging poolside with sweeping hillside views. Savor bold Texas flavors across nine distinct dining destinations before heading into Austin to experience why it’s known as the “Live Music Capital of the World.” Whether you’re planning a weekend escape, golf getaway, or family vacation, unforgettable moments await in the heart of the Texas Hill Country.

Learn more about Omni Barton Creek

Conference Housing

Rates are available starting at $314 per room, per night, for single occupancy. A reservation link for the room block will be provided upon conference registration.

Travel By Air

If traveling by air, Austin-Bergstrom Airport is the closest major airport.

Accreditation

Credit Information: In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the Postgraduate Institute for Medicine and Elevate-Derm Alliance. Postgraduate Institute for Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Nurses (ANCC): The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is up to 23 contact hours. Nursing pharmacotherapy credit TBD.

Physician Associates/Assistants (AAPA): Postgraduate Institute for Medicine has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for up to 23 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Full Accreditation Statement

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