Upcoming Medical Conferences in Puerto Vallarta

Cardiology Update at Puerto Vallarta: A Focus on Prevention is organized by Mayo Clinic Cardiovascular Medicine CME (CV CME) and will be held from Jan 06 - 10, 2020 at Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort & Spa, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico. Intended Audience: This course is intended for healthcare professionals in practice or in training who are interested in preventive cardiology. This may include physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, exercise specialists, dieticians, health coaches, and others. Accreditation: AMA Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science designates this live activity for a maximum of 20.75 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. ANCC Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science designates this live activity for a maximum of 20.75 ANCC nursing contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. ABIM MOC Points Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 20.75 Medical Knowledge 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. Other Health Care Professionals A certificate of attendance will be provided to other health care professionals for requesting credits in accordance with specialty societies or other professional associations. Course Description: The purpose of the meeting is to present state-of-the-art knowledge in cardiology with a clinically-based approach. The scope of the program is broad and will cover a wide spectrum of cardiovascular diseases but generally focused on prevention of coronary disease, stroke and sudden death. Expert faculty will present practical clinical approaches to diagnostics and latest management strategies of challenging and controversial topics in cardiology. To reinforce the knowledge gained from the course and ensure lasting value to each attendee’s practice, Mayo Clinic provides access to all course presentations with voice-over recordings after the completion of the course. Learning Objectives: Upon conclusion of this program, participants should be able to: • Identify basic and advanced screening strategies to identify CVD risk in clinical practice • Select evidence-based lifestyle and medication management strategies to manage CVD risk factors • Recognize indications for and impact of medication and surgical management of obesity • Cite the critical steps in management of patients with known CVD, including CAD, heart failure, atrial fibrillation, stroke, valvular heart disease, thromboembolic events • Recognize effective methods to identify and manage CVD risk in younger and older athletes

23rd Annual Anesthesia meeting in Puerto Vallarta is organized by University of Michigan Department of Anesthesiology and will be held from Feb 02 - 07, 2020 at The Westin Resort & Spa, Puerto Vallarta, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico. Course Description: This course is designed to provide the anesthesia provider with a review of the most recent information of many of the components that go into making a successful practice of anesthesiology. This meeting will focus on practical updates in clinical subspecialty areas in our field. The conference will include topics addressing the past, present, and possible future innovations of anesthesia machines as well as application of a model of uptake and distribution with implications of low and minimal flow and closed circuit anesthesia on cost and environmental impact. Systems based topics will include discussion of the state of global health in surgery and anesthesia, implications of the use of personal electronic devices and internet in the operation room, the impact of culture on patient safety, how the Multicenter Perioperative Outcomes Group analyzes data from academic and community hospitals across the country and shares clinical metrics with providers and practices, and why it is important to implement team training in healthcare. Pediatric topics will include practice of spinal anesthesia with a discussion of neurotoxicity, management of pediatric trauma, and the assessment of the pediatric patient with obstructive sleep apnea for ambulatory surgery. Cardiac anesthesia topics will include the management of the adult congenital heart disease patient for non-cardiac surgery and the management of the patient with right heart disease for non-cardiac surgery. A Neuroanesthesiology topic will focus on the perioperative considerations for patients having spine surgery and new surgical interventions for spine disease. Additional adult content will include an update on point of care coagulation testing and coagulation management, why it is important for today’s anesthesiologist to develop a Point of Care Ultrasound skill set, perioperative management of and update on newer angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor blockers, and review of the latest research and best practices to help prevent surgical site infections in patients undergoing anesthesia. Obstetric Anesthesiology topic will be an overview of epidemiology, diagnosis and management of postpartum hemorrhage along with a brief review of the evidence supporting common maternal early warning signs of hemorrhage. Acute and Chronic pain topics will include advanced musculoskeletal ultrasound imaging to facilitate peripheral nerve blocks and advances in interventional procedures to treat chronic pain. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

International Behavioral Neuroscience Society (IBNS) 30th Annual Meeting is organized by International Behavioral Neuroscience Society (IBNS) and will be held from Jun 01 - 05, 2021 at Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort & Spa, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.