Upcoming Medical Conferences in South Africa

Advanced Electrocardiography (ECG) and Pharmacology Course is organized by Academy of Advanced Life Support and will be held on Jun 22, 2018 at Academy of Advanced Life Support, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. The target audience for this medical event is all healthcare professionals whose responsibilities require them to recognize and interpret life-threatening arrhythmias and ECG rhythms, and to provide initial emergency care and appropriate pharmacological interventions. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 9 Continuing Education Units. Course Aims and Objectives: • The Basic ECG and Pharmacology Course provides a systematic approach to the recognition and emergency management of bradycardias, tachycardias, supraventricular and ventricular arrhythmias, atrioventricular blocks, pacing, pacemakers and synchronized cardioversion. • The Advanced ECG and Pharmacology Course includes, in addition to the above, a comprehensive and systematic approach to the recognition and emergency interpretation of the 12-lead ECG, including acute coronary syndromes, electrolyte and metabolic disturbances, aberrant conduction pathways, etc.r. • The Emergency Electrocardiography Module provides a foundational knowledge of cardiac anatomy and the relationship of the conduction system to this anatomy, together with an understanding of the electrophysiology of cardiac electrical activation and current conduction. • The Clinical and Applied Pharmacology Module provides an understanding of the indications and technique of administration of drugs used in cardiovascular emergencies, including vasopressors, anti-arrhythmics, agents to control rate, reperfusion and acute coronary syndrome adjuncts. The use of these agents are integrated into evidence-based medicine algorithms for easy reference and memory retention. Course Structure: The Courses teach the knowledge required to identify and stabilize adult patients presenting with a variety of electrocardiographic abnormalities, together with the clinical and applied pharmacology relevant to cardiovascular emergencies. Numerous clinical examples and illustrations are provided to participants. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers is organized by Academy of Advanced Life Support and will be held on Jun 22, 2018 at Academy of Advanced Life Support, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. The target audience for this medical event is Healthcare Providers Course is open to any healthcare worker who has a voluntary or professional duty to respond to a cardiac or respiratory emergency. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 15 Continuing Education Units. Course Objectives: • Participants will be able to perform the initial steps of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in victims of all ages, basic airway maneuvers and rescue breathing with and without adjuncts. • Candidates will be proficient in the use of bag-valve resuscitators and in the technique of automated external defibrillation. • Participants will be able to demonstrate how to manage to choke in conscious and unconscious adults, children and infants and be aware of special considerations such as scene and rescuer safety, standard precautions, head, neck and spinal injuries and the recovery position. Course Structure: The Course is taught in a relaxed, video-based practice-while-watching interactive adult-learning environment. The focus is on active participation with ample opportunity to practice and apply these skills in simulated scenarios. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Paediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Course is organized by Academy of Advanced Life Support and will be held during Jun 23 - 24, 2018 at Academy of Advanced Life Support, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. The target audience for this medical event is healthcare professional who is registered as a Medical or Dental Practitioner, Intern, Junior Intern, Professional Nurse or Advanced Life Support Paramedic Although not mandatory, prior participation on an ACLS Course is recommended. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 32 Continuing Education Units, including 2 CEU's for Ethics. Course Aims and Objectives: • Candidates will be able to perform a systematic approach to the assessment of a seriously ill or injured child, recognize and manage a child in respiratory distress and failure, compensated and hypotensive shock. • Participants will be able to recognize and manage a child with a life-threatening bradyarrhythmia, tachyarrhythmia or arrest rhythm, and prevent further deterioration during stabilization and transfer. • Candidates will be able to perform effective respiratory management skills, including the use of oxygen delivery devices, ventilation and intubation, as well as the appropriate use of electrical therapy, including defibrillation and synchronized cardioversion, and IV access techniques including intra-osseous and fluid bolus administration. Course Structure: PALS is a practical, case-based Course that will enhance one's skills in the evaluation and management of an infant or child with respiratory compromise, circulatory compromise or cardiac arrest. Ideal performance is initially demonstrated via video and Instructor. Learning is facilitated by extensive hands-on practice, with each participant getting several opportunities to lead their team in simulated clinical scenarios, guided by positive and constructive feedback. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers is organized by Academy of Advanced Life Support and will be held on Jun 25, 2018 at Academy of Advanced Life Support, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. The target audience for this medical event is Healthcare Providers Course is open to any healthcare worker who has a voluntary or professional duty to respond to a cardiac or respiratory emergency. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 15 Continuing Education Units. Course Objectives: • Participants will be able to perform the initial steps of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in victims of all ages, basic airway maneuvers and rescue breathing with and without adjuncts. • Candidates will be proficient in the use of bag-valve resuscitators and in the technique of automated external defibrillation. • Participants will be able to demonstrate how to manage to choke in conscious and unconscious adults, children and infants and be aware of special considerations such as scene and rescuer safety, standard precautions, head, neck and spinal injuries and the recovery position. Course Structure: The Course is taught in a relaxed, video-based practice-while-watching interactive adult-learning environment. The focus is on active participation with ample opportunity to practice and apply these skills in simulated scenarios. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Paediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Course is organized by Academy of Advanced Life Support and will be held during Jun 26 - 27, 2018 at Academy of Advanced Life Support, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. The target audience for this medical event is healthcare professional who is registered as a Medical or Dental Practitioner, Intern, Junior Intern, Professional Nurse or Advanced Life Support Paramedic Although not mandatory, prior participation on an ACLS Course is recommended. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 32 Continuing Education Units, including 2 CEU's for Ethics. Course Aims and Objectives: • Candidates will be able to perform a systematic approach to the assessment of a seriously ill or injured child, recognize and manage a child in respiratory distress and failure, compensated and hypotensive shock. • Participants will be able to recognize and manage a child with a life-threatening bradyarrhythmia, tachyarrhythmia or arrest rhythm, and prevent further deterioration during stabilization and transfer. • Candidates will be able to perform effective respiratory management skills, including the use of oxygen delivery devices, ventilation and intubation, as well as the appropriate use of electrical therapy, including defibrillation and synchronized cardioversion, and IV access techniques including intra-osseous and fluid bolus administration. Course Structure: PALS is a practical, case-based Course that will enhance one's skills in the evaluation and management of an infant or child with respiratory compromise, circulatory compromise or cardiac arrest. Ideal performance is initially demonstrated via video and Instructor. Learning is facilitated by extensive hands-on practice, with each participant getting several opportunities to lead their team in simulated clinical scenarios, guided by positive and constructive feedback. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Advanced Neonatal Life Support (ANLS) Course is organized by Academy of Advanced Life Support and will be held on Jun 28, 2018 at Academy of Advanced Life Support, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. The target audience for this medical event is healthcare professionals whose responsibilities may require them to manage or participate in the resuscitation of a newborn. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 26 Continuing Education Units, including 2 CEU's for Ethics. Course Aims and Objectives: • Candidates will be able to perform the initial steps in neonatal resuscitation and appropriately use resuscitation devices for neonatal ventilation. • Participants will be able to demonstrate the techniques of chest compressions, endotracheal intubation and the use of medications at birth. • Candidates will have an understanding of special considerations at birth, including preterm infants, ethics and care at the end of life. Course Structure: ANLS is a practical, case-based neonatal resuscitation program that will enhance one's skills in the evaluation and management of a newborn at birth. Ideal performance is initially demonstrated via video and Instructor. Learning is facilitated by extensive hands-on practice, with each candidate getting several opportunities to participate in simulated clinical scenarios, guided by positive and constructive feedback. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Joint Congress of the South African Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (SASBMB) and the Federation of African Societies of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (FASBMB) is organized by Londocor Event Management and will be held during Jul 08 - 11, 2018 at North-West University, Potchefstroom, North West, South Africa. One of the aims of the SASBMB and FASBMB is to promote scientific exchange between academics and students of biochemistry and molecular biology. It is, thus, an objective of this conference to provide the opportunity for as many students as possible to attend this meeting. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

7th Infection Control Africa Network (ICAN) Congress 2018 is organized by Europa Organisation Africa (EOA) and will be held during Jul 08 - 11, 2018 at Century City Conference Centre, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. ICAN is the largest infection prevention and control organization in Africa that addresses related programmes across our continent and actively supports IPC programmes across Africa to reduce healthcare-associated infections including outbreaks such as Ebola and cholera on the continent. It is our vision to support the establishment of IPC structures in all countries and we are currently progressing towards the establishment of two new national IPC societies to join 5 other country societies that contribute to the work of the network. The scientific programme reflects the progress made in Africa in IPC. In 2018, emphasis will be on mother and child infections, antimicrobial resistance including the One Health approach, and antimicrobial stewardship as well as healthcare-associated surveillance. Tuberculosis, water, sanitation, and hygiene (WaSH) and infections in tented communities is of particular interest to Africa and will be addressed. The ever-popular workshops where delegates from various African countries engage in open discussions within the Network will contribute towards improving IPC programmes in these countries. Based on last year’s enthusiastic participation where more than one hundred high-quality abstracts submitted from all over Africa, we envisage even more abstracts will be submitted this time. Thirty of these abstracts were published in Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control (ARIC). At the last conference, ICAN supported 60 full and partial bursaries for the presenting authors. We hope to be able to do the same again at the 7th ICAN congress in 2018. Your active participation is important to ICAN as it provides a great platform for exchanging ideas and networking. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Advanced Medical Life Support (AMLS) Course is organized by Academy of Advanced Life Support and will be held from Jul 10 - 11, 2018 at Academy of Advanced Life Support, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. The target audience for this medical event is medical practitioners who might be called upon to recognize and manage a patient with an acute or life-threatening medical emergency. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 30 CEUs. Aims and Objectives: Participants will have the knowledge and ability to provide the initial management for a wide range of life-threatening emergencies such as the patient presenting with breathing difficulties, the shocked patient, the patient presenting with acute chest pain, altered level of consciousness, the collapsed patient, the overdose patient, the patient with acute headache, rashes, acute abdominal pain, renal failure and the patient presenting with hot or cold legs or hot or swollen joints. In addition, the Course covers data interpretation and emergency investigations such as chest x-ray evaluation and 12-lead ECG interpretation as well as hematological, electrolyte and blood gas analysis. Conference Description: The Course provides a practical approach to the recognition and management of a wide spectrum of acute and life-threatening medical emergencies in adults. The Course consists of hands-on practical training, tutorials, case discussions, role-plays and data interpretation covering respiratory, neurological, dermatological, endocrine and metabolic disturbances. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support for Experienced Providers (ACLS-EP) Course is organized by Academy of Advanced Life Support and will be held from Jul 12 - 13, 2018 at Academy of Advanced Life Support, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. The target audience for this medical event is any healthcare professional who is in possession of a current American Heart Association ACLS Provider Certificate. It is ideal for EMS, Emergency Department and ICU staff, and particularly medical practitioners who regularly participate in resuscitation attempts or who would like to receive in-depth knowledge and skill in a wide range of challenging emergency situations. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 34 Continuing Education Units. Aims and Objectives: The knowledge and skills obtained on the ACLS for Experienced Providers Course includes an update of ACLS Provider skills as well as advanced adjuncts for oxygenation, ventilation and airway control, devices to assist circulation, emergency cardiovascular care pharmacology, peri-arrest arrhythmias, life-threatening causes of chest pain, advanced acute coronary syndromes, life-threatening electrolyte and acid-base abnormalities, toxicology, hypothermia and submersion, severe asthma and anaphylaxis, cardiac arrest associated with pregnancy, shock, pulmonary oedema and hypotension, trauma, electric shock and lightning strikes, medico-legal aspects and ethical considerations, and post-resuscitation stabilization and care. Conference Description: The ACLS for Experienced Providers Course is an intense practical and case-based Course that covers both common and special resuscitation situations and challenging emergency situations. Learning is facilitated by discussion and hands-on practice, guided by positive and constructive feedback. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.