Upcoming Medical Conferences in Ottawa

Cognitive Stimulation Therapy: Making a difference for people with dementia is organized by Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists (CAOT) / Association canadienne des ergotherapeutes (ACE) and will be held on Mar 06, 2020 at Alt Hotel Ottawa, Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.  Target audience: Occupational therapists, students in occupational therapy programs, occupational therapist assistants, speech-language pathologists, recreation therapists, psychologists and other health professionals who work with people with mild to moderate dementia. CST was designed for group settings, although there is growing evidence regarding its utility for maintenance and with individuals. For additional information about the evidence on CST in your setting, you may search PubMed. Participants are expected to have foundational knowledge on dementia prior to attending this workshop. Description: Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) is a brief evidenced-based psychosocial intervention approach for people with mild to moderate dementia. This one-day practical workshop equips you with the knowledge and skills to start using CST in your practice. Participants will have the opportunity to practice running a group using the CST principles within the structured group format. Videos will be shown to consolidate your learning. This workshop will focus on group CST; it will also touch upon individual CST (ICST) and maintenance CST (MCST).   Workshop topics: • What is Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) • Research behind CST • Why CST works with people with mild to moderate dementia • Benefits of CST • Key principles of CST • Developing and implementing a CST group • Themed sessions and session structure • Monitoring progress • Other formats: maintenance CST and individual CST • Role play activity: Running a group session Goals and learning objectives: • After taking part in this workshop, you will be able to: • Outline key psychosocial approaches for dementia. • Describe why CST works with people with mild to moderate dementia. • Identify the session structure and the 14 themed sessions. • Apply the key principles of CST. • Plan and run CST groups in your practice. Areas of practice: • Cognitive, health promotion and wellness

Cranial Eval & Adjusting Protocols for the Infant and Child is organized by International Chiropractic Pediatric Association (ICPA) and will be held from Mar 21 - 22, 2020 at Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The target audience for this medical event is open to chiropractors and students: 5th quarter/4th trimester or higher. This Conference has been approved for a maximum of 12 hours of Continuing Education credits. Description: This course was previously titled "Eval and Adjusting Protocols: Correcting Primary Spinal and Cranial Subluxation Patterns" and taught by Dr. Martin Rosen.  Expand your effectiveness and capabilities with your pediatric patients. In this hands-on workshop, you will explore the spinal and cranial adjusting techniques that can be implemented into your current practice paradigm. Examination, assessment and spinal and cranial adjusting for the child are taught using specialized meningeal and structural techniques founded on Sacro Occipital Technique principles. Course Goal: You will gain an understanding and working knowledge of how to evaluate, locate and correct pediatric primary cranial and spinal subluxation patterns. The course work focuses on ages 0-18 months using neurological indicators and objective evaluation protocols to determine these primary patterns and their corrections. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

CANM 2020 Annual Scientific Meeting is organized by Canadian Association of Nuclear Medicine (CANM) and will be held from April 23 - 25, 2020 at Brookstreet Hotel, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Human anatomy physiology society (HAPS) 34th Annual Conference is organized by the Human anatomy physiology Society (HAPS). The session is held from May 23 - 27, 2020 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The target audience for this session includes Psychologists. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Cognitive assessments and interventions for stroke and acquired brain injury is organized by Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists (CAOT) / Association canadienne des ergotherapeutes (ACE) and will be held from Jun 08 - 09, 2020 at Sandman Signature Ottawa Airport Hotel, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Target Audience: Occupational therapists who wish to improve their skills in conducting formal and informal cognitive assessments for adults and older adults who sustained a stroke or acquired brain injury, as well as improve their ability to formulate occupation-based interventions based on the assessment results. Description: This two-day highly interactive workshop will allow you to apply your knowledge of cognition to a more systematic approach of formal and informal cognitive assessment for adults and older adults who sustained a stroke or brain injury. From a combination of presentations and group work sessions, you will learn how to use assessment information to construct profiles of cognition for people who sustained a stroke or brain injury. These profiles will be applied to formulate occupation-based interventions aimed towards improving or managing cognition following stroke or acquired brain injury. Areas of practice: Cognitive, Neurological/Neuromuscular Learning objectives: By the end of this workshop, you will: • Be aware of a range of cognitive assessment options. • Be able to use the knowledge of cognition to inform your analysis of assessment findings. • Be able to derive meaningful information from assessment findings for application to interventions to improve people’s occupational performance. • Know how to set goals with people following stroke or acquired brain injury. • Be able to formulate a range of interventions which address cognitive impairment to improve occupational performance.

SOGC 76th Annual Clinical & Scientific Conference (ACSC) is organized by The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC). The session is held from Jun 09 - 12, 2020 at The Westin Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

CSMB 63rd Annual Conference is organized by Canadian Society for Molecular Biosciences (CSMB) and will be held from Jun 10 - 12, 2020 at Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Topics will include: Analyzing metabolic networks, metabolic regulation of proteins, lipid signalling, mitochondrial form and function, Immunometabolism, metabolic engineering. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

CBT Ottawa will be held Thursday June 18 and Friday June 19, 2020 at the Shaw Centre (formerly known as the Ottawa Convention Centre). Workshop hours are from 9:00AM to 4:30PM, including a catered lunch from 12:00PM to 1:00PM. The CME is the three-credits-per-hour CBT Tools module (12.0 hours / 36.0 Mainpro+ credits*). Join us and you'll learn a multitude of ultra-brief CBT techniques to make your work much easier with both medical and psychiatric patients (cases). Primary faculty Greg Dubord, MD is limber like a monkey from giving over 500 CBT workshops, and a recent University of Toronto CME Teacher of the Year.  *American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) members are eligible to receive up to 36.0 Prescribed credit hours for attendance at CBT Canada’s 12.0 hour (/36.0 Mainpro+ credit) workshops due to a reciprocal agreement with the College of Family Physicians (AAFP, 2016). Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

Canadian Dermatology Association (CDA) / Association canadienne de dermatologie (ACD) 95th Annual Conference is organized by Canadian Dermatology Association (CDA) / Association canadienne de dermatologie (ACD) and will be held during Jun 24 - 27, 2020 at Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Society for the Study of Reproduction (SSR) 53rd Annual Meeting is organized by the Society for the Study of Reproduction (SSR). The symposium is held from Jul 09 - 12, 2020 at Shaw Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Description: The meeting’s theme, "Reproductive Biology: Solutions for Adult Disease" This year, it has arranged a panel discussion on Gene Editing and Inclusivity in STEM. On considering the recommendations from Society membership, the Committee has chosen to concentrate on the session speakers from within and outside of SSR to perform novel analysis on a wide range of topics in reproductive biology. It continues to have trainee workshops and competitions, to exchange lectures from prominent scientists from our relative societies: ASRM, CFAS, SRB, SRF, and SRI. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.