Past Symposium
2024 Symposium
April 18-21 • Hilton Columbus at Easton Town Center/Virtual
The Ohio Osteopathic Symposium was a great way to celebrate Osteopathic Medicine Month, showcase the Ohio profession, network with friends and colleagues, and learn the latest in the art and science of patient care. The event also provided an opportunity to celebrate as the Ohio Osteopathic Association marks 125 years of service and the Osteopathic Heritage Foundations observes its 25th anniversary.
Attendees gave Keynote Speaker Amy Acton, MD, a standing ovation following her address, which detailed her experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic when she was director of the Ohio Department of Health. “You can’t legislate your way through a problem that complicated, but you can give people the tools…and let them run with it,” she said about her role during the pandemic. “Every leader in whatever position…everyone had to solve problems in ways they never had before. My job was to hold the space and get information to you.”
Dr. Acton, who called her service “the honor of a lifetime,” said she is concerned because the country has yet to do a deep dive identifying best practices. She said the country is at risk if a new pandemic playbook is not developed.
Prior to her presentation, she visited with students who were participating in the Research and Scholarly Activity Competition. After her keynote, she talked individually with dozens of attendees and took photos.
2023 Symposium
April 20-23 • Hilton Columbus at Easton Town Center
A big THANK YOU to all of the attendees (in person and at home), speakers, moderators, exhibitors and sponsors! The Ohio Osteopathic Symposium concluded with an OMM hands-on workshop after offering 29.5 hours of AOA Category 1-A CME credit over four days. The program included a variety of topics, including lectures on:
- Neurology and Psychiatry Medications that have Effects on Sleep
- Alpha 1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
- Physiologic Changes of Pregnancy and Hypertensive Disorders and Associated Management
- Common GYN Issues that PCPs May Encounter
- Approaches for Increasing Buprenorphine Use in Primary Care
It also included a return of the always popular Dermatology Roundtable and Orthopedics Lightning Round.
2022 Symposium
April 28-May 1 • Hilton Columbus at Easton Town Center
The Ohio Osteopathic Symposium, a hybrid event held April 28-May 1, received great reviews. The event offered 28 hours of Category 1-A credits and the latest in the art and science of patient care. Keynote Speaker Adan Fuentes, DO, discussed his own battle with COVID-19 in an emotional presentation, Drowning Above Water: The Patient Experience.
Other lectures included:
- The always-popular Dermatology Lightning Round
- A four-hour OMM Skills Enhancement Workshop
2021 Virtual Symposium
April 23-25
The event, held via Zoom videoconference, offered 21 Category 1-A credits and featured COVID Expert and Infectious Disease Physician Joe Gastaldo, MD. Gastaldo serves as a COVID-19 point person at OhioHealth in Columbus where he is system medical director of infectious diseases.
The self-described “COVID warrior” is well-known to Central Ohio TV viewers in particular as he has been a constant source of information and science on local news since the start of the pandemic.
2021 Program | 2021 Marketing Opportunities
2020 Symposium Cancelled
The Ohio Osteopathic Association and Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine regretfully cancelled the 2020 Ohio Osteopathic Symposium. This outcome was inevitable in the face of the rapidly escalating COVID-19 pandemic. Most importantly, Symposium organizers recognized that osteopathic physicians are on the front lines of slowing the spread of COVID-19.
2019 Symposium Highlights
April 24-28 • Hilton Columbus at Easton Town Center
2019 Registration Brochure | 2019 Program Guide | 2019 Presentations
