Upcoming Medical Conferences in Costa Rica

Breast and Body Imaging at the Beach is organized by Penn Radiology CME and will be held from Jan 05 - 10, 2020 at Andaz Costa Rica Resort at Peninsula Papagayo, Papagayo Peninsula, Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Target Audience: This course is designed for practicing radiologists who are looking to improve their acumen in both breast and abdominal imaging. Accreditation: The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 25.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. The credit breakdown by day: Day 1 - 5.0 Day 2 - 5.0 Day 3 - 5.0 Day 4 - 5.25 Day 5 - 5.5 The total hours covered in each modality include: BREAST DM: 13.5 | DBT: 4.5 | US: 6.0 | MR: 7.5 | NM: .75 ABDOMINAL US: 3.75 | MR: 10.5 | CT: .75 | PET: 1.5 Self-Assessment credits (SAMs): Participants in this activity will have an opportunity to earn 16 Self-Assessment credits (SAMs). Overview: This 15th annual January course not only takes us to Costa Rica, a new destination for Penn Radiology CME, but is also an expanded week to include body imaging topics to appeal to a wider audience. The program is designed for full or part-time radiologists looking to improve their acumen in both breast and body imaging. Three days of dedicated breast lectures will provide 15 breast imaging credits to meet MQSA requirements. Participants have Wednesday off to venture out and explore Costa Rica on a full-day excursion. The committee resumes the schedule on Thursday with lectures including adnexal masses, endometrial and cervical carcinoma, prostate, and focal liver lesions. Learning Objectives: (Breast) Upon completion of this activity, participants should: • Review methods to optimize mammographic screening (i.e. increase cancer detection while minimizing false positives) • Explain the roles and potential benefits of digital breast tomosynthesis and synthetic 2D imaging in the screening and diagnosis of breast cancer and benign breast diseases • Discuss the data on the use of whole breast ultrasound and abbreviated breast MRI in the supplemental screening of women at average risk with dense breasts • Discuss the strategies for breast MRI interpretation • Improve image-guided breast biopsy skills Learning Objectives: (Body) Upon completion of this activity, participants should: • Effectively use ultrasound and MRI in the evaluation of adnexal masses • Describe the imaging terms useful in characterizing adnexal lesions and employ them in your clinical practice • Recall the major imaging features used in LI-RADS • Categorize focal liver lesions in patients at risk of hepatocellular carcinoma • Cite MR imaging features that are specific to hepatocellular lesions and recognize the unusual exceptions to the rules • State the staging classification of endometrial and cervical carcinoma • Recite the imaging features of prostate lesions on multiparametric prostate MR in order to utilize PI-RADS in your practice.

Wilderness Medicine CME Costa Rica Multisport Adventure is organized by Wilderness Medicine and will be held from Jan 18 - 27, 2020 at San Jose, Costa Rica. Accreditation: The Center for Emergency Medical Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 15 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Course Content Includes: • Altitude Illness • Hypothermia • Frostbite and Other Cold Injuries • Environmental Heat Illness • Traveler's Diarrhea, Giardia & Other Waterborne Wilderness Infections • Surviving the Unexpected Night Out • Lightning Injuries • Improvised Medical and Trauma Care • Management of Fractures and Dislocations • Preparing for Foreign Travel • Backcountry Medical Kits • Wilderness Wound Management • Patient Assessment in Wilderness Settings • Wilderness Dermatology • Marine Hazards & Envenomations • Snake Envenomation Course Highlights: • Visit some of the most biologically diverse places in the world including Corcovado National Park, Cano Island Reserves, and the beaches of Manuel Antonio • Learn from resident naturalists as they share their expertise during boat excursions, hiking, and whitewater rafting • Stay in some of Costa Rica's finest eco-lodges with expansive views, excellent cuisine, and world-renowned coffee • Choose from a variety of activities each day including rafting, hiking, wildlife viewing, snorkeling, scuba, or just relaxing on the beach with a good book! Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Medical Spanish for the Healthcare Professional is organized by Medical Studies Abroad and will be held from Jan 27 - 31, 2020 at El Mangroove, Autograph Collection, Guanacaste, Buenos Aires, Costa Rica. Accreditation: Physician Accreditation: The University of North Texas Health Science Center has requested that the AOA Council on Continuing Medical Education approve this program for 20 hours of AOA Category 2A CME credits. Approval is currently pending. The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth designates this live activity for a maximum of 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. CRNA Accreditation Statement: This program has been prior approved by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists for 20.00 Class A CE credits. Conference Description: This conference teaches basic and intermediate Medical Spanish language skills to healthcare professionals. The course is held in Costa Rica and helps students implement the usage of their new language skills with native speakers in an immersion setting. This is a one week class that focuses on vocabulary and situations unique to the medical professional. The conference will improve your Spanish language skills and give you more confidence when communicating with Spanish speaking patients. The goal of this conference is to teach basic, intermediate and advanced Medical Spanish language skills in the classroom and to implement the usage of these skills with native Spanish speakers in an immersion setting. At the conclusion of this conference, participants should be able to improve their knowledge of Medical Spanish with the ability to converse and take basic medical histories from Spanish speaking patients and have the ability to give simple commands and instructions to this patient population. Although excellent instruction and resources will be made available, it is up to the student to spend time outside of class to reach individual goals. A full textbook in addition to many classroom materials are provided for the implementation of this objective. Conference Highlights: • Classes are small - approximately 25 students in each level. • Each student is provided with a Medical Spanish textbook at the time of registration. • The conference is fully accredited for Physicians, Nurse Anesthetists, Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners, providing 20 hours of CME credit. • The conference is designed so that there is ample time to enjoy the beauty and diversity of Costa Rica. • The location is the perfect blend of beach and jungle with close by surfing, snorkeling, ziplining, canopy tours, white water rafting and so much more! • Other Healthcare Professionals and interested individuals are welcome to join us for our conference. Please contact us for more information.

24th Annual Spring Conference on Pediatric Emergencies is organized by Symposia Medicus and will be held from Apr 01 - 04, 2020 at Guanacaste, Buenos Aires, Costa Rica. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

UCSF Imaging Update in Costa Rica is organized by The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Office of Continuing Medical Education and will be held from Dec 08 - 13, 2019 at Los Suenos Marriott Ocean & Golf Resort, Playa Herradura, Puntarenas, Costa Rica. CME Credits:25.0 SAM Credits:25.0   Course Outline : This course will focus on practical imaging issues for the general radiologist, with an emphasis on routine and potential pitfalls in diagnosis and patient management. Daily sessions will cover specifi c themes, which will be organized by organ system and modailty, and will include abodminal, thoracic, cardio-vascular, breast, musculoskeletal and neurologic imaging utilizing CT, MR and Ultrasound.   At the completion of the course, the attendee should be able to: 1. utilize HRCT imaging in the multidisciplinary diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fi brosis 2. include 5th edition BI-RADS categories in breast imaging reports 3. recognize and remedy complications associated with paracentesis, central vein access, thoracentesis 4. interpret acute abnormalities in the abdomen, pelvis and musculoskeletal systems using ultrasound and CT/MR correlations 5. develop an effi cient approach to analyze common musculoskeletal disease dilemmas, including osseous infection and malignancy 6. identify a range of neurological conditions; including intracranial hemorrhage, spine infections, CNS tumors and CSF dynamics.  Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

AOTrauma Course - Acetabular and Pelvic Fracture Management is organized by AOTrauma and will be held from May 13 - 15, 2020 at San Jose, Costa Rica. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.  

2020 Diagnostic Pathology Update is organized by United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) and will be held from Jul 12 - 17, 2020 at Los Suenos Marriott Ocean & Golf Resort, Playa Herradura, Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Credits: 28.5 CMEs / 28.5 SAMs Course Description: USCAP is a transformative leader in pathology education, creating better pathologists with updates in relevant information requisite for their performance and professional growth. The Academy is sensitive to the personal and cultural needs of practicing pathologists by providing conferences that welcome them with their families to exotic destination venues at which they are enriched with new knowledge and unusual experiences. The 2020 Diagnostic Pathology Update course combines expert subspecialized, academic faculty with exposure to ocean and rain forests symbolic of the dichotomy that is Costa Rica. From zip-lining to surfing, this tropical paradise brings pathologists into contact with the cuisine, agriculture, art and geography of a unique country that values education as its primary core value. Costa Rica has eliminated its standing army to use the savings from defense to improve education, health care and a durable social safety net. USCAP is changing not only how we learn, but where we learn by re-imagining the learning environment and continuously elevating the quality of content. Experience top educators. Refine cognitive skills. Hold coffee beans in your hand. Inhale vapor from raging waterfalls. Witness rainbows in the evanescent colors of iguana skins. Feel sunsets scalding your memory. Course Objectives: • Update diagnostic criteria for particular lesions occurring at various body sites • Apply immunohistochemistry and genetics to the analysis of specific disease entities along subspecialty divisions • Understand classification updates based on new information from the molecular and genomic worlds • Adapt new information to practice changes that improve and optimize patient care and outcomes

Medical Spanish for the Healthcare Professional is organized by Medical Studies Abroad and will be held from Aug 30 - Sep 03, 2020 at Crocodile Bay Resort, Puerto Jimenez, Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Accreditation: Physician Credit Designation: The University of North Texas Health Science Center has requested that the AOA Council on Continuing Medical Education approve this program for 20 hours of AOA Category 2A CME credits. Approval is currently pending. The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth designates this live activity for a maximum of 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)tm .    CRNA Accreditation Statement:  This program has been prior approved by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) for 20.00 Class A CE credits Objectives: The Spanish speaking population has grown tremendously over the past few decades and healthcare providers are challenged to communicate with this expanding patient population. The goal of this conference is to teach basic, intermediate and advanced Medical Spanish language skills in the classroom and to implement the usage of these skills with native Spanish speakers in an immersion setting. At the conclusion of this conference, participants should be able to improve their knowledge of Medical Spanish with a the ability to converse and take basic medical histories from Spanish speaking patients and have the ablility to give simple commands and instructions to this patient population. Intermediate and Advanced students will focus on improving their knowledge of Medical vocabulary and use of verbs and proper tenses. Conference Highlights: • Classes are small - approximately 25 students in each level. • Each student is provided with a Medical Spanish textbook at the time of registration. • The conference is fully accredited for Physicians, Nurse Anesthetists, Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners, providing 20 hours of CME credit. • The conference is designed so that there is ample time to enjoy the beauty and diversity of Costa Rica. • The location is the perfect blend of beach and jungle with close by surfing, snorkeling, ziplining, canopy tours, white water rafting and so much more! • Other Healthcare Professionals and interested individuals are welcome to join us for our conference. Please contact us for more information. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.  

Hot Topics in Urgent & Emergent Care is organized by Symposia Medicus and will be held from Nov 11 - 14, 2020 at Guanacaste, Buenos Aires, Costa Rica. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.