Upcoming Medical Conferences in South Africa

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support for Experienced Providers (ACLS EP) Course is organized by Academy of Advanced Life Support and will be held from Jan 28 - 29, 2020 at Academy of Advanced Life Support, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. Target Audience: The ACLS for Experienced Providers Course is designed for 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. CPD Accreditation: 34 Continuing Education Units, including 4 CEU's for Ethics. Course Structure: 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. 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 Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

Advanced Medical Life Support (AMLS) Course is organized by Academy of Advanced Life Support and will be held from Jan 30 - 31, 2020 at Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. Target Audience: The Advanced Medical Life Support Course is particularly designed for medical practitioners who might be called upon to recognize and manage a patient with an acute or life-threatening medical emergency. CPD Accreditation: 19 Continuing Education Units, including 2 CEU's for Ethics. Course Structure: 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. 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 haematological, electrolyte and blood gas analysis. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Provider Course is organized by Academy of Advanced Life Support and will be held from Feb 03 - 05, 2020 at Academy of Advanced Life Support, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. Target Audience: The Course is available to any healthcare professional who is registered as a Medical or Dental Practitioner, Intern, Junior Intern, Professional Nurse or Advanced Life Support Paramedic. Participants must be in possession of a valid AHA BLS for Healthcare Provider Certificate. CPD Accreditation: 34 Continuing Education Units, including 4 CEU's for Ethics. Course Structure: ACLS is a practical, simulated case-based Course that will enhance resuscitation skills in the management of cardiac arrest and peri-arrest patients. 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. Aims and Objectives: Candidates will be competent to recognize and initiate the management of cardiac arrest and peri-arrest conditions. Participants will be able to apply a systematic and algorithm-based approach to the management of respiratory arrest, ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia, pulseless electrical activity and asystole, stable and unstable tachycardias and bradycardias. Candidates will be able to identify and treat ischaemic chest pain, expedite the care of acute coronary syndromes and stroke, and provide effective initial care and transfer to reduce disability and death. Participants will be able to demonstrate effective communication skills and leadership of a resuscitation team. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers Course is organized by Academy of Advanced Life Support and will be held on Feb 03, 2020 at Academy of Advanced Life Support, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. Target Audience: The Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers Course is open to any healthcare worker who has a voluntary or professional duty to respond to a cardiac or respiratory emergency. CPD Accreditation: 15 Continuing Education Units. 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. Aims and 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 choking 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. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

We take great pleasure in announcing the 3rd RSSA/SASPI Paediatric Imaging Congress which will take place at The Maslow Hotel in Sandton from 6 - 9 February 2020. This congress will focus on Paediatric Neuroradiology and Musculoskeletal Imaging. The Faculty consists of 9 internationally renowned Paediatric Radiologists. The selected topics will give insight and guidelines into the management of both common and challenging conditions encountered. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.  

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Provider Course is organized by Academy of Advanced Life Support and will be held from Feb 07 - 09, 2020 at Academy of Advanced Life Support, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. Target Audience: The Course is available to any healthcare professional who is registered as a Medical or Dental Practitioner, Intern, Junior Intern, Professional Nurse or Advanced Life Support Paramedic. Participants must be in possession of a valid AHA BLS for Healthcare Provider Certificate. CPD Accreditation: 34 Continuing Education Units, including 4 CEU's for Ethics. Course Structure: ACLS is a practical, simulated case-based Course that will enhance resuscitation skills in the management of cardiac arrest and peri-arrest patients. 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. Aims and Objectives: Candidates will be competent to recognize and initiate the management of cardiac arrest and peri-arrest conditions. Participants will be able to apply a systematic and algorithm-based approach to the management of respiratory arrest, ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia, pulseless electrical activity and asystole, stable and unstable tachycardias and bradycardias. Candidates will be able to identify and treat ischaemic chest pain, expedite the care of acute coronary syndromes and stroke, and provide effective initial care and transfer to reduce disability and death. Participants will be able to demonstrate effective communication skills and leadership of a resuscitation team. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers Course is organized by Academy of Advanced Life Support and will be held on Feb 07, 2020 at Academy of Advanced Life Support, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. Target Audience: The Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers Course is open to any healthcare worker who has a voluntary or professional duty to respond to a cardiac or respiratory emergency. CPD Accreditation: 15 Continuing Education Units. 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. Aims and 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 choking 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. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Provider Course is organized by Academy of Advanced Life Support and will be held from Feb 11 - 13, 2020 at Academy of Advanced Life Support, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. Target Audience: The Course is available to any healthcare professional who is registered as a Medical or Dental Practitioner, Intern, Junior Intern, Professional Nurse or Advanced Life Support Paramedic. Participants must be in possession of a valid AHA BLS for Healthcare Provider Certificate. CPD Accreditation: 34 Continuing Education Units, including 4 CEU's for Ethics. Course Structure: ACLS is a practical, simulated case-based Course that will enhance resuscitation skills in the management of cardiac arrest and peri-arrest patients. 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. Aims and Objectives: Candidates will be competent to recognize and initiate the management of cardiac arrest and peri-arrest conditions. Participants will be able to apply a systematic and algorithm-based approach to the management of respiratory arrest, ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia, pulseless electrical activity and asystole, stable and unstable tachycardias and bradycardias. Candidates will be able to identify and treat ischaemic chest pain, expedite the care of acute coronary syndromes and stroke, and provide effective initial care and transfer to reduce disability and death. Participants will be able to demonstrate effective communication skills and leadership of a resuscitation team. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers Course is organized by Academy of Advanced Life Support and will be held on Feb 11, 2020 at Academy of Advanced Life Support, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. Target Audience: The Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers Course is open to any healthcare worker who has a voluntary or professional duty to respond to a cardiac or respiratory emergency. CPD Accreditation: 15 Continuing Education Units. 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. Aims and 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 choking 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. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Summit Africa 2020 is organized by European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) and will be held from Feb 14 - 16, 2020 at Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. Target audience: Medical and clinical oncologists, pharmacists, nurses, students, fellows, residents, general practitioners in oncology and other oncology healthcare professionals. Description: The ESMO Summit Africa 2020 is a three-day educational event with presentations focused on several key disease sites. Created for oncology professionals in Africa by international and local key opinion leaders, the Summit will put into context the most significant treatment advances presented at the ESMO annual Congress. Summit objectives: • To provide the oncology community with a summary of the most significant treatment advances presented at the ESMO Congresses • To review the current standard of care for key malignancies from a local and international perspective • To discuss the current controversies in the management of specific cancers Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.