Advanced Wilderness Life Support (AWLS) Course is organized by AdventureMed and will be held from Sep 18 - 20, 2020 at The Fenlands Banff Recreation Centre, Banff, Alberta, Canada. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

Canadian Digestive Diseases Week™ (CDDW™) 2021 Meeting is organized by Canadian Association of Gastroenterology (CAG) / L'Association Canadienne de Gastroenterologie and will be held from Mar 05 - 07, 2021 at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are avaialble.

Anesthesia Update Course is organized by Northwest Anesthesia Seminars (NWAS) and will be held from Aug 16 - 20, 2021 at The Rimrock Resort Hotel, Banff, Alberta, Canada. The target audience for this medical event is physicians, certified registered nurse anesthetists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, registered nurses and other medical care providers who must maintain state-of-the-art knowledge of the specialty or are impacted by it. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Program Purpose: Presentations are designed to facilitate the physician, nurse specialist, and other providers maintaining skills of the same kind to review and update knowledge and abilities in one or more of these areas vital to the practising professional: • Possess the scientific background for clinical practice • Maintain state-of-the-art knowledge of not only the speciality but also of all additionally related disciplines which may impact it • Maintain an up-to-the-minute armamentarium of knowledge and skills for the selection and use of complex equipment, pharmacological agents, and procedures necessary for the provision of quality patient care • Manage self and colleagues to function toward common goals in the clinical setting, the clinical and educational institutions, and the community in which the practice resides • Serve as an expert in matters involving health care delivery; serve as an informed manager of clinical and educational services provided, including the acquisition and distribution of resources necessary for meeting professional goals • Provide assistance with and support of other service providers, departments, institutions, and organizations dependent upon the professional expertise of the practitioner Course Objectives: At the conclusion of this activity, the participant will be able to: • Apply the pertinent physical and behavioral sciences - to include but not be limited to advanced anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, chemistry, physics, psychology, and social sciences - as they impact and are affected by the planning, delivery, and monitoring of anesthesia and related services inherent in the anesthesia professions. • Explain the selection, dosing considerations with methods of administration, safe use, and contraindications and precautions of presented pharmacological agents through the understanding of their physico-chemical properties, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, updated uses, and more recently developed additional, related, and similar drugs. • Outline comprehensive management plans for the group of patients discussed, whether related in age, physical status, cultural background, invasive procedure, anesthetic or analgesic requirements, clinical setting, adverse reactions, and/or goals of care. • Apply the principles of safety and asepsis in the performance of anesthetic procedures and administrations, equipment use, and other applications encountered during the provision of anesthesia and analgesia whether in the surgical unit, the labor and delivery suite, the pain management clinic, or other more remote location of anesthetizing services. • Incorporate the appropriate recommendations and/or requirements of pertinent external organizations, institutions, and professional groups - recognized as serving as the authority for and/or holding the responsibility to compile and approve such tenets - in the provision of anesthesia and related services, whether medical, legal, philosophical, ethical, or health care management standards. • Apply the new techniques in the clinical setting of the participant. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Canadian Society of Transplantation 2021 Annual Scientific Meeting is organized by Canadian Society of Transplantation (CST) / Societe canadienne de transplantation (SCT) and will be held from Oct 04 - 07, 2021 at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Banff, Alberta, Canada. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

22nd Annual Scientific Conference of the Canadian Spine Society is organized by Canadian Spine Society (CSS) and will be held from Feb 23 - 26, 2022 at Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff, Alberta, Canada. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

Canadian Neurological Sciences Fedaration (CNSF) Congress is organized by Canadian Neurological Sciences Fedaration (CNSF) and will be held from Jun 04 - 07, 2023 at Banff, Alberta, Canada. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

Following the restrictions amended due to COVID-19, The Internal Medicine for Primary Care: ID/Men's Uro/Onc/Psych is canceled.  The Internal Medicine for Primary Care: ID/Men's Uro/Onc/Psych is organized by Medical Education Resources (MER) and will be held from Aug 06 - 09, 2020 at Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff, Alberta, Canada.  Target Audience: This program is targeted to office-based primary care providers and other health professionals with updates in primary care medicine. Accreditation: Physician Accreditation Medical Education Resources is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Credit Designation Medical Education Resources designates this live activity for a maximum of 16 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. ABIM MOC Recognition Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 16 (part II) MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit. American Academy of Family Physicians This Live activity, Internal Medicine for Primary Care, with a beginning date of August 6, 2020 has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 16 Prescribed credits by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Physicians should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. American Osteopathic Association These programs are approved for 16 hours in Category 2-A by the American Osteopathic Association. American College of Emergency Physicians This program is approved by the American College of Emergency Physicians for a maximum of 16 hours of ACEP Category I credit. Canadian Physicians The College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) has a reciprocal credit agreement with the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) for activities which offer Prescribed credit. CFPC members who complete these conferences may claim the equivalent number of MainproM1 credits. American Academy of Physician Assistants AAPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for Category I credit from AOACCME, Prescribed credit from AAFP, and AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. Physician assistants may receive a maximum of 16 hours of Category I credit for completing this program. Nursing Accreditation Medical Education Resources is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This CE activity provides 16 contact hours of continuing nursing education. This activity is designated for X.X ANCC pharmacotherapeutic contact hours. The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) Certification Board recognizes and accepts continuing education (CE) contact hours from activities approved by AMA, ACCME, ANCC, AANP, AAFP and AACN. Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 12299, for 16 contact hours. Pharmacy Accreditation Medical Education Resources (MER) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. MER designates this continuing education activity for 16 contact hours (1.6 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.  Topics may include: • Addiction Medicine • Allergy & Immunology • Bariatrics • Cardiology • Dermatology • Ear, Nose & Throat • Endocrinology • Emergency Medicine • Gastroenterology • Geriatrics • Gynecology • Infectious Diseases • Medicolegal • Men’s Urology • Neck & Spine • Nephrology • Neurology • Obstetrics • Oncology • Ophthalmology • Orthopedics • Pain • Palliative Care • Podiatry • Psychiatry • Pulmonology • Radiology • Rheumatology • Sports Medicine • Toxicology • Vascular Medicine Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this program, participants should be better able to: • Discuss the approach and subsequent therapeutic management of the cancer patient, as well as the cancer survivor • Describe approaches to manage patients on direct oral anticoagulants as well as antiplatelet agents • Differentiate between benign prostate conditions and prostate cancers • Discuss the biology and screening, and treatment options of prostate cancer and testicular cancer • Discuss medical management of male sexual health including sexual function and androgen replacement • Diagnose and manage important infectious disease syndromes in a range of organbased systems (respiratory, gastrointestinal, skin and soft-tissue) • Identify the 2018 updates for immunizations • Accurately diagnose and treat (pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic) substance abuse, bipolar disorders, and ADHD in adults