Medical Conferences 2018

Physician Medical Weight Loss Training is organized by Empire Medical Training and will be held on Nov 18, 2018 at B Resort & Spa, Orlando, Florida, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 5.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Course Description: The Medical Weight Loss Training program will prepare you to be able to integrate lucrative weight loss options safely and effectively within your practice. Weight Loss Medicine is highly lucrative and continues to be a service which is in high demand by your patients. This course is very detailed and comprehensive providing you with instruction on the specific FDA pharmaceutical weight loss protocols, hormonal protocols, bariatric protocols, and other effective weight loss treatments dependent upon medical necessity and overall patient health. As part of the course you will also understand other adjunctive procedures such as MIC injections, Vitamin B-12, and a variety of supplements and off label use of other weight loss prescriptions. Course Objectives are : • Diet and Weight Loss Protocols • Schwarzbein Diet and/or modification thereto • Various Glycemic Diets • South Beach Diet • Zone Diets • Low Fat, High Protein and other commercial diets. • Learn how hormone imbalance affects weight gain and the storage of fat. Discuss the misconception about abdominal fat and stress in detail. • Physicians will learn how to thoroughly evaluate and consult with an overweight patient including personalized comprehensive laboratory workup. Physicians will also learn the ins and outs of Dietary therapy and behavioral therapy. • Understand Integrative/Stress management, new technologies and hormone balance as well as the importance of exercise. • New weight management/exercise technologies such as IR Infared Sauna, Power Plate etc. • Monitoring and Diagnostic Equipment Calorimeters, BMI, BMR Equipment Solutions Meal Planning (Internet Based) • Learn about which prescription drugs are available now, as well as prescribing information and new drugs being proposed. Learn the protocols for dispensing controlled substances as well as how to safely market this service. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Certification Course is organized by Critical Care Training Center and will be held on Nov 18, 2018 at Critical Care Training Center, North Hollywood, California, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Recertification Course is organized by Critical Care Training Center and will be held on Nov 18, 2018 at Critical Care Training Center, North Hollywood, California, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Renewal Vancouver is organized by SkillStat and will be held on Nov 18, 2018 at Simon Fraser University, Vancouver Campus, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Course Description : Delivered in partnership with the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, the PALS Renewal course (1 Day) is intended for healthcare providers working in a hospital or non-hospital setting who wish to increase their skills in the emergency cardiovascular and respiratory care of children and infants. Techniques and skills for resuscitating and stabilizing infants and children in respiratory failure, cardiopulmonary arrest, or shock are introduced. The PALS Renewal course utilizes case-based sessions, simulations, video presentations, didactic discussions and hands on practice to help each student achieve success in the course and in practice. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification Course is organized by Critical Care Training Center and will be held on Nov 18, 2018 at Critical Care Training Center, North Hollywood, California, United States of America. Basic Life Support – BLS certification is for Healthcare professionals who need to know how to perform BLS, as well as other lifesaving skills, in a wide variety of in-hospital and out-of-hospital settings. Course Content • Key changes reflecting the new science from the 2015 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care • The American Heart Association Chain of Survival • 1-Rescuer BLS and AED for adult, child and infant • 2-Resucer BLS and AED for adult, child and infant • Differences between adult, child and infant rescue techniques • Bag-mask techniques for adult, child and infant • Rescue breathing for adult, child and infant • Relief of choking for adult, child and infant • BLS with an advanced airway Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Heartsaver First Aid Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Automated External Defibrillator (AED) is organized by Critical Care Training Center and will be held on Nov 18, 2018 at Critical Care Training Center, North Hollywood, California, United States of America. Critical Care Training Center offers American Heart Association courses and follows the latest guidelines and offers same day American Heart Association Certification. Course Content: • Key changes reflecting the new science from the 2015 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care • First aid basics • Medical emergencies • Injury emergencies • Environmental emergencies • Adult, child and infant CPR and AED use • Optional written test Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

32nd FAMSA general Assembly, Scientific conference and 50th anniversary is organized by University of Ibadan (UI) and will be held from Nov 18 - 24, 2018 at The International Conference Centre University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo & Osun, Nigeria. Course Description: Conference Theme: Repositioning Healthcare in Africa for Sustainable Development The FAMSA General Assembly and Scientific Conference will bring together young vibrant minds as well as professionals and relevant stakeholders in both the public and private sectors from across Africa and beyond to discuss ideas and initiate steps to position Africa on the path to sustainable development in health and by extension in every other sphere of human development. The conference will feature keynote addresses, plenary sessions, workshops, trainings, hackathon sessions, and scientific presentations on carefully selected subthemes all related and contributory to our goal of repositioning healthcare in Africa for Sustainable Development. Sub Themes: • The African Medical Student and the SDGs: Where do we come in? • Medical Education in Africa: Curriculum, Research Inclusion and Mentorship. • Maternal and Child Health in Africa: The Wages of Disconnect. • The Burden of NCDs: Taking a Quantum Leap. • Infectious Diseases in Africa: Are we Really Winning? • Sustainable Vaccination Schemes in Africa: Identifying & Overcoming the Barriers. • Outbreak and Disaster Management in Africa: Getting it Right • Mental Health: Breaking the Silence. • Health Policy and Financing: Saving the Future of Africa. • Social Determinants of Health: Connecting the Dots Conference Structure: Our conference is a 5-day event comprised of Plenary and parallel sessions, Workshops, Abstract presentations, Hackathons, Medical Outreach, Training sessions, Exhibitions, Expert meeting, Cultural night, Trade fair, Sports friendlies, and City tours. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

ACEM2018 - 35th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine is organized by Encanta and will be held during Nov 18 - 22, 2018 at Perth Convention And Exhibition Centre, Perth, Western Australia, Australia. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Medical Ethics and Legal Medicine by Continuing Education, Inc is organized by Continuing Education, Inc and will be held during Nov 18 - 25, 2018 at 7-Night Eastern Caribbean Cruise Conference Round-trip Miami, Miami, Florida, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is Physicians, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Attorneys. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 14.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Program Purpose / Objectives : Ethics & Bioethics : • Bioethics, Professionalism, and Communication • Fetal Interests, Abortion and Stem Cell Research Regulation of Medical Practice - Overview of Federal and State Laws : • Licensing, Credentialing, Privileging and Impairment Issues • HIPAA, EMTALA, and Other Federal Mandates • Affordable Care Act and Accountable Care Organizations • Fraud and Abuse and Criminal Negligence Electronic Health Records (Ehr) Versus Electronic Medical Records (EMR) : • Current State of Implementation of Health Information Technology (HIT) • Meaningful Use Stages I, 2 (2014) and 3 (2016) • Electronic Informed Consent • EHR Malpractice Liability End-of-life Decisions - Ethical and Legal Issues : • The Dying Process • Classification of Euthanasia • Physician Aid in Dying and Hospice Care • Determination of Death Federal and State Regulation of Pain Management : • Controlled Substances Act Standard of Pain Treatment • REMS (Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy) Program • Monitoring Programs and Disposal of controlled substances • Pain Management State Guidelines, Laws and Rules • Addiction, Death and Pain Malpractice Medical and Forensic Expert Witness and Testimony : • Federal and State Rules of Evidence Governing Expert Witnesses • Deposition of Expert Witness • Direct and Cross Examination of Expert at Trial • Daubert Challenges of Experts Official Disability Guidelines and Ama Guides in Workers Compensation and Non-occupational Injuries : • Evidence Based Medicine • Official Disability Guidelines • Rating Impairment under AMA Guides • Return to Work Guidelines Professional Medical Liability & Nursing Malpractice : • American Law and Judicial Process • Medical Negligence: Causes, Prevention and Defenses • Spoliation of Evidence in Medical Records • Capacity, Competency, Informed Consent and Informed Refusal • Liability of MCOs, ACOs, Hospitals, CRNAs, Nurses, PAs and Nurse Practitioners • Malpractice Case Presentations Medical Malpractice Mock Trial : • MOCK TRIAL: Never Event Medical Error Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Credentialed Clinical Instructor Program (CCIP) is organized by American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) and will be held from Nov 18 - 19, 2018 at CUNY College of Staten Island, Staten Island, New York, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is intended for health care providers in a clinical setting with more than one year of experience serving as a clinician and who intend to provide clinical education in a supervisory role to students, including physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, and health care providers from other professions. Both new and experienced physical therapist and physical therapist assistant educators. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 1.6 Continuing Education Units (CEUs). Course Description: The Credentialed Clinical Instructor Program (CCIP) provides clinicians with the skills and information necessary to provide a structured learning environment and enhanced educational experience for students. Course content reflects an interdisciplinary approach to experiential learning methods, with an emphasis on didactic content related to clinical teaching, supervision, and evaluation. Participants are expected to understand and integrate the behaviors and traits of highly effective educators, role models, and mentors into their performance as a clinical instructor. Course Objectives: Successful course participants will return to their clinic with a greater understanding of: • planning and preparing for health care clinical education experiences. • supportive learning through questioning and effective feedback. • identifying and implementing performance evaluation metrics. • managing students with exceptional situations or circumstances. • exploring legal implications for clinical educators, including issues presented by ADA legislation. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.