Medical Conferences 2021

Donor Adverse Reactions Severity Grading: Validating the Proposed Grading Tool is organized by American Association of Blood Banks (AABB) and will be held from Sep 05, 2019 - Jul 01, 2022. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.  Topic:  Transfusion Medicine (Hemovigilance) Intended Audience:  CEOs, Director, Hospital Blood Banks, Laboratory Staff, Managers/Supervisors, Medical Directors, Nurses, Physicians, Research Scientists, Resident/Fellow, Scientists, Students (MD, MT, SBB) Program Description A consistent assessment of the severity of donor adverse reactions is critical for understanding their impact. It will also help your donor center engage in comparative trend analysis with other blood collections, both locally and globally. This program will include a review of the proposed severity grading of blood donor adverse event tools developed by the AABB Donor Hemovigilance Working Group. Preliminary results from the international validation study will be presented along with several case studies to help the audience evaluate the clinical validity and applicability of the severity grading. Learning Objectives After participating in this educational activity, participants should be able to: • Define categories of severity. • Describe the development and application of the Severity Assessment Tool for reaction classification. • Discuss preliminary validation study results. • Apply severity grading to various clinical scenarios through presented cases studies.

Infection Preventionist Survival Guide for Observing a Surgical Procedure is organized by Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC). Available through: 12/31/2021 CNE: Nursing Contact Hours: 1.00  Description:  In this webinar, we will discuss the operating room environment, so the infection preventionist will understand the importance of their role in this unique area and have the confidence to observe a surgical procedure. Learning Objectives: • Describe the importance of the infection preventionist (IP) role in observing surgical procedures. • Understand the basics of surgical asepsis. • Identify OR practices observed by the IP. • Define strategies the IP can utilize when gaps in practices are known. • Identify tools that can assist with surgical procedure observation. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Challenging Multilingual/Multicultural Cleft Cases in the U.S. and Abroad is organized by American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (ACPA) and will be held on Oct 17, 2019 - Oct 17, 2021. Continuing Education: Attendees must register, attend and evaluate each webinar to receive continuing education credit. Presenter disclosures can be found in the "Topics" tab in the speaker bio. ACCME: ACPA designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should only claim credits commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. The American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. ASHA: This program is offered for 0.10 ASHA CEUs (Advanced Level, Professional Area). NCNA/ANCC (pre approval): This activity will be submitted to the North Carolina Nurses Association for approval to award contact hours. North Carolina Nurses Association is accredited as an approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. To receive contact hours nurses must attend 80% of this CNE activity.  Description: This course will provide an overview of assessment and treatment of articulation and resonance in patients from diverse backgrounds, including refugees/recent immigrants, international adoptees, individuals from multilingual backgrounds, and those treated abroad. Case studies will be utilized to illustrate these areas.The presenters will describe the speech assessment process for individuals who do not speak the language of the examiner, including the importance of determining differences vs. disorder and the optimal use of interpreters. Surgical timing for individuals who are internationally adopted, considering both psycho-social and language-learning factors will be addressed for typical cases and for those where development has been significantly affected by orphanage time or other causes. Complications in surgical timing for individuals with migrant status, differing cultural beliefs about surgery, lack of early surgery, and/or access to speech therapy will also be addressed. Objectives: Each learner will be able to describe: 1) culturally and linguistically appropriate assessment approaches for patients with cleft palate/velopharyngeal dysfunction (VPD), 2) how late cleft palate repair and/or lack of past speech therapy may affect future VPD surgical management decisions, and 3) the role that orphanage care may have on development and communication and the impact on management of VPD.  Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Anatomy of The Unilateral Cleft Nasal Deformity and Its Correction is organized by American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (ACPA). Start Date: Oct 23, 2019 This course will be available on-demand through Oct 23, 2021. Accreditation: • Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (non-MD/DO) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s): 1.00 • ACPA: ACCME AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s): 1.00  Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

NOW YOU SEE IT, NOW YOU DON’T: Strategies to Identify & Prevent Drug Diversion is organized by Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC). Available through: 12/31/2021 CNE: Nursing Contact Hours: 1.00  Description:  According to the Mayo Clinic, up to 15% of healthcare workers are addicted to drugs of alcohol. These workers develop and feed their addictions through drug diversion. The statistics are alarming and represent the seriousness and scope of the issue of drug diversion in healthcare. Drug Diversion can play a critical role in patient safety including risk of infection, along with other factors (Possible Impaired Provider and Potential Increase of Patient’s Pain Level). • Abuse vs Diversion Definition • Efforts to Prevent Diversion • Patient Safety --- Infection Control • Strategies for Identifying & Preventing Diversion • Chain of Custody for Controlled Substances • Risk Analysis • Risk Management --- Using Audit Tools • Proper Disposal of Controlled Substances • Best Practices Reporting Learning Objectives: • Differentiate between Drug Abuse and Diversion. • Identify the Strategies Used to Prevent Diversion. • Identify the Patient Safety Issues related to Drug Diversion. • Identify the steps to take for a Suspected Diversion. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

CPE Conferences 2020/2021 is organized by Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Pty Ltd and will be held from Dec 29, 2020 - Jan 05, 2021 at New York City, New York, United States of America. Accreditation: Medical: CPE are an accredited Category 2 RACGP QI&CPD Provider for the 2017 to 2019 Triennium (CPE Provider No. 554241). Each conference attracts 30 category 2 points. Legal: CPE are an approved QA provider for the WA Legal Practice Board, so that all our legal conferences attract points for WA solicitors & barristers (to a limit of 6 CPD points per legal conference). After each legal conference you will be provided with a Certificate of Attendance and the academic agenda for your CPD records. Of the 4 core competency areas we cover Substantive Law and at least one of the remaining three (Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Practice Management and Professional Skills). Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Nitrous Oxide Psychosedation: Certification Course is organized by University of Florida (UF) and will be held from Jan 01 - 02, 2021 at University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology (SICB) Annual Meeting is organized by Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology (SICB) and will be held from Jan 03 - 07, 2021 at Washington, Dist of Col, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Critical Care: The Team Approach is organized by Northwest Seminars (NWS) and will be held from Jan 06 - 09, 2021 at Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Comprehensive Colposcopy Course is organized by ASCCP and will be held from Jan 06 - 09, 2021 at Tampa, Florida, USA. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.