Upcoming Medical Conferences in Panama

29th International Pediatric Association (IPA) Congress is organized by MCI Group Canada, AFEA Travel & Congress Services and will be held from Mar 17 - 21, 2019 at Atlapa Convention Centre, Panama City, Panama. Course Description : The IPA 2019 Congress will address progress within the context of the sustainable development goals for child health. In alignment with the congress theme “Partnerships for Children” it will advance the IPA Mission that “Pediatricians, working with other partners, will be leaders in promoting physical, mental and social health for all children, and in realizing the highest standards of health for newborns, children and adolescents in all countries of the world. The IPA will work with professional associations and all others willing to add their strengths to advocacy, education and programming on behalf of children.” The IPA 2019 Congress will deliver an outstanding scientific program, meaningful networking opportunities and memorable cultural experiences to upwards 4000 delegates from 120+ countries. Scientific Program Topics : The congress will include an in-depth program featuring leaders in the pediatric community covering a range of topics including: • Sustainable Development Goals: A right for every child, every where • Every Newborn: Evidence for closing gaps for neonatal care around the world? • Children in humanitarian setting; a global priority • Every child surviving: Addressing the unfinished agenda of infectious diseases • Every child thriving: Accelerating progress to address the double burden of undernutrition and obesity • Genetics, the new Genomics and Child Health • From Every Child to Every Adolescent Time: 6:30 pm to 2:00 pm Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Medical Mission Overview: An Orientation to International Aide Work is organized by Remote Care Education and will be held from Mar 17 - 23, 2019 at Floating Doctors, Bocas del Toro, Panama. Please use MEDMIS200  and get $200 discount code. Note: room and board is included in the fee Description: This interactive course is designed to combine hands-on training alongside the experienced Floating Doctors staff with classroom didactics lead by an international staff of highly trained and experienced physicians. Once onsite, there will be a total of four days of classroom discussions, reviewing perspectives on best practices for remote care diagnostics and treatments, two-and-a-half hours of hands-on portable ultrasound techniques, and two days of hands-on training in remote clinics where learners will be paired with a Lead Medical Provider with the Floating Doctors. Audience: This conference is ideal for experienced and inexperienced medical practitioners primarily from internal medicine, emergency medicine, family practice, pediatrics and obstetrics/gynecology who have a desire to effectively participate in providing quality healthcare in the remote setting, especially in tropical areas. Accreditation: Credit Designation Statements - Distance Learning Component American Medical Association (AMA) The University of Minnesota, Interprofessional Continuing Education designates this enduring material for a maximum of 4.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Credit Designation Statements - Live Activity Component American Medical Association (AMA) The University of Minnesota, Interprofessional Continuing Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 30.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Key Topics: • Cultural Competency • Running a Successful Clinical Deployment • Ultrasound • Maternal Health • Births in Remote Settings • Pediatrics • Infectious Disease • Parasites • Gastrointestinal Disease Workshops: • Two days of remote clinic deployment where the learner receives the highest quality instruction from experienced staff to ensure the retention of knowledge • Ultrasound techniques for remote obstetrics, gastrointestinal, and cardiology diagnostics Please Note: Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of some professionals. As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your profession's standards. Educational Objectives Following completion of this activity, learners should be better able to: • Plan and organize your own medical mission. • Diagnose conditions using portable ultrasound. • Describe how to identify and treat common presentations in remote settings without hospital support. • Discuss tools and resources for the diagnoses and treatment of conditions outside your specialty in remote settings. Remote Clinic Learning Objectives Upon completion of the clinic deployments, learners should be better able to: • Perform in all areas of a remote clinic, clinical treatment station, pharmacy, intake. • Diagnose and treat patients in remote settings. • Organize and plan an appropriate pharmacy for future medical missions. Provided By University of Minnesota Medical School, Interprofessional Continuing Education RemoteCare Education In Cooperation With Floating Doctors Founded in 2007, the Floating Doctors Mission is to reduce the present and future burden of disease in the developing world, and to promote improvements in healthcare delivery worldwide. Directors Benjamin LaBrot, MBBChBAO Medical Director and President, Floating Doctors Ryan McCormick, MBBChBAO CEO of RemoteCare Education, Vice-President and Director of Education Outreach, Floating Doctors

4th International Congress Astorga Oncology Clinic is organized by Astorga Oncology Clinic / Clinica de Oncologia Astorga, Kenes Group and will be held from Jun 27 - 29, 2019 at Sheraton Grand Panama, Panama City, Panama. Conference Description: The 4th International Congress Clinica de Oncologia Astorga, Ovarian Cancer: "State of the Art" has become a special meeting to connect professionals interested in gynecologic cancer around the world to collaborate with other health organizations to share knowledge and support research to achieve optimal care of women with gynecologic pathologyst. Clinica de Oncologia Astorga is honoured to receive the trust of and lead the organizational efforts to The 4th International Congress Clinica de Oncologia Astorga, Ovarian Cancer: State of the Art an event of academic and scientific interest. The Local Organizing Committee chaired by Professors Robert Coleman And Rene Pareja had being working hard to make possible an unforgettable scientific event. Prices: General - Early Bird Registration: USD 550.0, Attendees previous edition: USD 495.0 Speakers: Claudia Calle; Mauricio Lema; Robert Coleman; Rene Pareja; Pedro Ramirez Time: 8:00 am to 3:00 pm  Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Medical Mission Overview: An Orientation to International Aide Work is organized by Remote Care Education, University of Minnesota and will be held from Aug 18 - 24, 2019 at Floating Doctors, Bocas del Toro, Panama. Note: room and board is included in the fee Audience: This conference is ideal for experienced and inexperienced medical practitioners primarily from internal medicine, emergency medicine, family practice, pediatrics and obstetrics/gynecology who have a desire to effectively participate in providing quality healthcare in the remote setting, especially in tropical areas. This activity is designed for individuals looking to develop and/or improve their tropical medicine competence and medical mission performance. Accreditation: Credit Designation Statements - Live Activity Component American Medical Association (AMA) The University of Minnesota, Interprofessional Continuing Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 30.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Credit Designation Statements - Distance Learning Component American Medical Association (AMA) The University of Minnesota, Interprofessional Continuing Education designates this enduring material for a maximum of 4.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Description: This interactive course is designed to combine hands-on training alongside the experienced Floating Doctors staff with classroom didactics led by an international staff of highly trained and experienced physicians. Once onsite, there will be a total of four days of classroom discussions, reviewing perspectives on best practices for remote care diagnostics and treatments, two-and-a-half hours of hands-on portable ultrasound techniques, and two days of hands-on training in remote clinics where learners will be paired with a Lead Medical Provider with the Floating Doctors. Distance Learning Component This educational activity offers learners the opportunity to access educational materials online prior to the live activity. The online content includes: • Medico-Legal Aspects of Mission Work • Maximizing the Scope of Practice • Mental Health • Ortho/Musculoskeletal • Dermatology Additional Distance Learning Details Original release date: April 1, 2019 Content valid through: August 17, 2019 Workshops: • Two days of remote clinic deployment where the learner receives the highest quality instruction from experienced staff to ensure the retention of knowledge • Ultrasound techniques for remote obstetrics, gastrointestinal, and cardiology diagnostics Key Topics: • Cultural Competency • Running a Successful Clinical Deployment • Ultrasound • Maternal Health • Births in Remote Settings • Pediatrics • Infectious Disease • Parasites • Gastrointestinal Disease Educational Objectives: Following completion of this activity, learners should be better able to: • Plan and organize your own medical mission. • Diagnose conditions using portable ultrasound. • Describe how to identify and treat common presentations in remote settings without hospital support. • Discuss tools and resources for the diagnoses and treatment of conditions outside your specialty in remote settings. Remote Clinic Learning Objectives: Upon completion of the clinic deployments, learners should be better able to: • Perform in all areas of a remote clinic, clinical treatment station, pharmacy, intake. • Diagnose and treat patients in remote settings. • Organize and plan an appropriate pharmacy for future medical missions.

35th Annual Fall Conference on Pediatric Emergencies is organized Symposia Medicus and will be held from Oct 23 - 26, 2019 at Dreams Playa Bonita Panama Resort & Spa, Panama City, Panama. Accreditation: • Physicians: Symposia Medicus designates this live activity for a maximum of 18 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  AAP: This continuing medical education activity has been reviewed by the American Academy of Pediatrics and is acceptable for a maximum of 18 AAP credits. These credits can be applied toward the AAP CME/CPD Award available to Fellows and Candidate Members of the American Academy of Pediatrics. ACEP: Approved by the American College of Emergency Physicians for a maximum of 18 hour(s) of ACEP Category I credit. • PAs: NCCPA accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. PAs may receive a maximum of 18 hours of Category 1 credit for completing this program. • Nurse Practitioners/Nurses: The ANCC contact hours awarded for completion of this conference are 18. Provider is also approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #CEP2335, for 21.6 contact hours. • Pharmacology Content for Prescriptive Authority: A maximum of 2.5 hours in pharmacology content for prescriptive authority may be earned by attending this educational conference. Sessions awarding pharmacology content for prescriptive authority are denoted with an Rx in the schedule. Please contact your state’s Board of Nursing for specific educational requirements as requirements may vary state to state. Course Description: Our 35th Annual Fall Conference on Pediatric Emergencies focuses on many challenges facing pediatric and emergency physicians, nurse practitioners, PAs, nurses, and other healthcare professionals involved in the clinical care of children. The goal of this conference is to increase the knowledge and enhance the competence of attendees. Emphasis will be placed on practical application of the evidence-based topics presented. Topics for this year’s conference have been selected based on the educational needs determined from the identified professional practice gaps. The gaps were derived from a variety of sources including evaluations and outcomes data from past participants; clinical expert input; Symposia Medicus’ online survey; and other medical and nursing data. Course Objectives: As a result of participating in this conference, you should have increased knowledge and enhanced competence to… • Identify the most common causes of pediatric pneumonia • Diagnose cyanotic heart disease in infancy • Discuss common household toxins that can cause signs and symptoms easily mistaken for other pediatric illnesses • Discuss the epidemiology of mild traumatic brain injury in children and adolescents • Identify potential treatment options for ADHD

International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) 28th World Congress is organized by International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) and would be held during Oct 21 - 24, 2020 at Panama City, Panama.