2025 Red Rock CME Conference Presented by UAPA
Dixie Convention Center
1835 South Convention Center Drive
St. George, UT 84790
Thursday, March 27, 2025 at 7:00am MT - Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 3:00pm MT
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Credits Offered
This event offers
21.0 CME credits
to attendees.
Accreditation Info:
We will be applying for accreditation from AAPA and AANP..
Additional Information
Thank you for your interest in our conference.
We will be applying to AAPA for CME credit and AANP for CE credit after we have finalized our scheduled speakers.
Topic
This is an in-person, live event. There will also be a virtual option to attend this event live, or catch up on sessions at your convenience. Registration is open for the live and virtual event. Registration cancellation requests received via My PA Network contact us page on or before March 5th will receive a full refund minus up to a $255. cancellation fee. Registration cancellation requests received after March 5th will not receive a refund.
Credits Offered
The number of credits will be determined by the number of sessions that are offered and will be determined after the proposals and acceptance of sessions are completed in November.
Accommodations
Holiday Inn St. George Convention Center
1808 S. Crosby Way
St George, UT 84790
Click here to book. March 26, 2025-March 29, 2025
Hilton Garden Inn
1731 S Convention Center Drive St. George UT 84790
Click here to book. Room blocks are available from March 26 to March 29, 2025.
Getting Here:
If attending from out of state, Las Vegas Airport (LAS) is a 2-hour drive away, alternatively, St. George Airport is a 15-minute drive from the Dixie Convention Center.
Things to do:
St. George has so much to offer for adults and families. Hiking and biking among stunning red rock scenery are among the most popular activities in the area, and St. George is situated within driving distance to 5 National Parks, Zion being the closest (45m). For more information on area activities and updates visit https://greaterzion.com/.
Additional Information
The Utah Academy of Physician Assistants is pleased to present its annual Red Rock CME Conference live in St. George Utah, or you may attend virtually.
This event aims to offer informative, current, and relevant information for Advanced Practice Clinicians devised to stimulate thinking through didactic lectures, lively debate, complex case studies, and engaging workshops.
Invited faculty will present cutting-edge information on the diagnosis, management, and treatment of common conditions, diseases, and problems.
The audience for the conference is physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and other health professionals.
Conference Planning Committee Members
- Jonathan Baird, DMSc, PA-C, ATC
- Leslie Fabian, Co-Chair
- Alana Klase-Freeman, Co- Chair
- Charity Christensen, PA-C
- Jim Sutton, PA-C
- Amy Baird, UAPA Associate Executive Director
- Stan Lockhart, UAPA Executive Director
- Kim McFarlane, MPAS, PA-C, UAPA Past President
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Katie Swenson, PA-C, UAPA President
Sponsors
Registration Refund and Cancellation Policy
Registration cancellation requests received by the Red Rock CME Conference registration office on or before Friday, March 5, 2024 will receive a refund, minus up to a $255 cancellation fee. Registration cancellation requests received by the Red Rock CME Conference registration office after Friday, March 5, 2024 will not be refunded. Please send registration cancellation requests to the UAPA office by e-mail: utahapa.info@gmail.com
In Honor Of John Charles Allen
John Allen was a physician assistant serving Provo, UT for 35 years and the founder of what is now known as Red Rock CME Conference (formerly Mesquite PA Conference). He was part of the second graduating class of Utah MEDEX Program (now UPAP) in 1973 and served patients at the Family Medical Clinic in Provo, UT until his untimely death in 2011.
John came into the PA profession following studies at Eastern Arizona College and BYU, and serving an LDS mission in South Africa, Zambia, and Rhodesia. During his education, John was called to service in the Army and attended Combat Medic School at Fort Sam Houston in Texas where he was awarded "Most Outstanding Trainee." As part of his work in the Army, he was sent to Ethiopia where he served in a small field hospital until his discharge.
John Allen had a long and distinguished PA career and was an active leader in the Utah Academy of Physician Assistants (UAPA) and advocate for the PA profession. Over the years he precepted PA students and was an outstanding role model for PA students. John Allen loved his role as a PA for his community and is remembered as a pioneer of the PA profession in Utah, and he is greatly missed by our PA community.
History of the Conference:
Thank you to Marti Trunnell, for this history of the conference.
The origins of the Red Rock CME, on the occasion of this, the 35th meeting!
Long, long ago, in a land not so far away, a guy named John Allen had a light-bulb
moment. “Let’s bring CME to the PAs in Southern Utah, so they don’t always have to
come ‘up here’ for meetings.” It was 1989. I was but a new grad, class 18 of UPAP, but
I had attended the UAPA meetings as a student. I was privy to, and enthusiastic about,
John’s idea.
John and, I believe, Dave Anderson, put on the very first meeting. The then Peppermill
resort (which, in earlier iterations had long been the only casino in the dusty town of
Mesquite,) allowed them to meet in a literal dungeon of a basement of one of the many
separate buildings that were just hotel rooms. I believe there were four pharmaceutical
vendors, and approximately ten attendees.
I joined the “Committee,” as it were, the next year, and if memory serves (ever more
doubtful. . .) so did Diane Robinson, the delightful and loveable secretary at the
program. But. We were still in the basement. We had a few more vendors. Space was
tight. We also had perhaps double the attendees because we had invited Nevada PAs.
Lo and behold, meeting number three was in the penthouse of one of these buildings.
Light! Space! (Dave tells me it was the owner’s digs?) Regardless, there was
evidence this Springtime conference was taking off.
We are now talking 1991, the third year. And this is the main thing I wanted to
communicate. It illustrates John’s playful heart. He warned all attendees to dress
casually. Coats and ties were forbidden. And if they were worn, he got the big pair of
scissors out of his pocket and proceeded to cut off all ties. He then proudly displayed
them on a bulletin board.
As I recall, we were in the penthouse for two years. And this was very close to the time
when the Peppermill changed hands and became the Oasis. It was also around the
same time management was taking us seriously and allowed us to use the
CONFERENCE ROOM!
It turns out, the timing of this event has proved serendipitous. Yes, the southern
providers attended. But in late March and early April, people “up north” were anxious to
get out of the winter muck and head south to sunshine. In the earlier events, we always
had a big group event. (Probably because the group was not all that big.) There was a
place outside of Mesquite where we had a barbecue with dancing and hayrides and
even skeet-shooting. We had softball games, vendors vs. providers. Then came the
Fun Run and the Golf Tournament. In addition? Can you say family friendly? The
Oasis had five big swimming pools, a full arcade, mini-motorway track . . .
I literally raised my kids in their elementary years at this conference. It was the highlight
of their Spring.
Things changed again, when, in 1995, a huge new white Hotel/Casino went up across
the street. It was called Player’s Island, (owned by none other than Merv Griffin, a TV
talk-show personality remembered only by the elderly among us.) We were now
sufficiently legit. They came a-courtin’. They wanted us to move our conference there.
Which we did.
And after a couple of years there? That building changed hands and became the
Casablanca. (I have always thought it ironic that when it was white, it was Player’s
Island. And when it was peach colored, they named it Casablanca, which means, of
course, White House.)
We had a lot more room now. And a big, lovely pool, and a catered Awards Banquet at
poolside. Many of the earlier traditions remained; the Fun Run, the Golf Tournament
and oh, yes. Some speakers. And workshops.
There were others generous with their time and efforts that came and went on the
committee. I’d like to take a moment to thank the late Vickie Hamm, and her family
members, who had worked with Dave at Dr. Sundquist’s office. Sheri Combe was
always there, as was her sister. Please forgive me if I have left anyone out! In 1997 I
bowed out of serving on the Committee so I could do justice to serving as UAPA
President.
John passed away in 2008 in a tragic freak accident. Dave Anderson, ever faithful, took
the reins and did a fabulous job. We are all deeply in his debt. And the conference
moved from Mesquite to St. George in, 2016? Is that correct?
THIRTY FIVE YEARS THIS YEAR! From little acorns, mighty oaks shall grow!
Marti Trunnell, PA-C Emeritus (dinosaur)
Exhibit
Thank you for your interest in participating in our conference! We are excited to have you be a part of our 2025 Red Rock CME Conference. We are excited to introduce a new tiered pricing system for exhibit hall tables as well as more extensive sponsorship opportunities. Please see the attached file for table placement and pricing. Due to unprecedented interest last year, we will be opening up registration early for 2025. Please be aware that your table is not reserved until payment is received.
For registration and payment, please see the options below.
Conference Information:
Held annually, this rapidly growing conference has broken attendance records year over year, drawing around two hundred participants last year including physician assistants, physician assistant students, and nurse practitioners, the majority of whom are practicing in Utah. This is an accredited continuing medical education conference (CME), and those who participate may receive contact hours/credits that go toward their licensure requirements.
Conference Focus:
This event is focused on providing evidence-based updates about advances in a wide variety of healthcare topics. This conference provides networking and outreach opportunities for attendees to interact with each other as well as our supporters and vendors in attendance. You can find our agenda on the tab marked "Agenda."
Exhibit Hall Setup:
The exhibit hall will be located in Ballrooms E&F at the Dixie Center.
Setup will take place on Thursday, March 27th 8:00 am. The exhibit hall will open at 12:00 pm.
We will have scheduled breaks for attendees to visit booths. That schedule will be posted when the agenda is ready.
Attendees will receive entries in a drawing for visiting vendors.
If you choose to participate as an exhibitor in this conference, it is understood that your company will in no way influence the content of our program.
Separation of Exhibit Hall and CME Presentations:
In compliance with the ACCME Standards for Commercial Support, the CME sessions will not be held in the same location as the exhibit hall. Any non CME talks that are sponsored will not be held in the same location as the CME sessions and will be clearly labeled as such. The CME conference sessions will take place in Ballrooms A, B, C and D while the Exhibit Hall will be in Ballroom E and F. Meals will also take place in the Exhibit Hall.
Non-CME Speakers During Meals
Utah Academy of Physician Assistants will manage the medical symposium and provide all logistics, including A/V, food, room setup, signage, and room rental. The cost of the meal will be paid for by attendees as part of their registration fees. As such, the Sponsor will not be responsible for reporting any transfers of value under the U.S. Sunshine Act in association with the meal provided during the medical symposium.
Attendee Information
All conference attendees are asked to consent to providing their name and email to commercial support in compliance with the ACCME Standards for Commercial Support upon registering for this event. You will be provided with this list of attendees that consent to sharing their information at the conference via email. Exhibitors are also able to collect information from attendees they meet in the exhibit hall. For non CME sponsored talks that require an additional list of attendees, attendee names can be collected at the time of these sessions, and the conference committee will assist with this.
Cancellation Policy:
- Exhibitor Cancellation Notification: • Any withdrawal of Contract for exhibit space, cancellation of exhibit space or reduction in size of exhibit space must be made in writing to utahapa.info@gmail.com
- • If Exhibitor withdraws contract, or reduces/cancels exhibit space, it shall forfeit all rights in and to the use of any contracted exhibit space. In such case, Exhibitor shall have no right to a listing in the online exhibitor directory, exhibitor badges, or exhibitor hotel rooms. Show Management shall have the right to dispose of the released space in such a way as it may consider in its interests (including re-sale of such exhibit space) without any liability on the part of Show Management.
- • Cancellations received prior to February 1, 2025 will be charged 50% of the value of the booth space regardless of payment
- • NO REFUNDS WHATSOVER AFTER February 1, 2025. Cancellations received after February 1, 2025 will be charged 100% of the value of the booth space regardless of payment
Refunds for cancellations will be determined by the following schedule:
Prior to February 1, 2025, will be charged 50% of booth space.
After February 1, 2025, will be charged 100% of the value of the booth space.
Bye registering as an exhibitor or non CME speaker, you are agreeing to the above terms and conditions.