Upcoming Medical Conferences in USA

Association For Research In Otolaryngology (ARO) 43rd Annual MidWinter Meeting is organized by the Association For Research In Otolaryngology. The symposium will be held from Jan 25 - 29, 2020 at San Jose McEnery Convention Center, San Jose, California, United States of America.  Target Audience - Scientists, engineers, and physicians. Conference Objective Understand how the brain and ears process the sound and maintain the balance Determine the causes of disease and disorders of the sensory systems Access to the new surgical, biological and technological treatments to present the quality patient care Why attend ARO It promotes the distribution of scientific knowledge and expertise. ARO also offers networking and career elevation opportunities. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available

SLAS2020 International Conference & Exhibition is organized by the Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS). The session will be held from Jan 25 - 29, 2020 at San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, California, United States of America. Short Courses: Jan 25 - 26, 2020 Main Conference: Jan 27 - 29, 2020 Exhibition: Jan 27 - 29, 2020 Description: SLAS bestows valuable educational experiences to life science professionals who are working at the convergence of applied and basic scientific research. SLAS session will help the innovative researchers and engineers veer the laboratory analysis by enhancing the power of technology. Elevate your skills, gain expertise and build your network in this thriving global community. The session includes keynotes on 10 scientific tracks that address future-looking scientific topics like CRISPR-tailored cellular assays, patient-specific disease models, label-free bioanalytics, single-cell analysis, and microfluidic devices, miniaturization, AI-impacted imaging, DNA-encoded libraries, organs-on-chips, and “off-the-shelf” CAR-T therapies. SLAS2020 Educational Tracks: The SLAS2020 scientific program features ten educational tracks, listed below: • Advances in Bioanalytics and Biomarkers • Assay Development and Screening • Automation and High-Throughput Technologies • Biologics Discovery • Cellular Technologies • Data Analysis and Informatics • Drug Target Strategies • Micro- and Nanotechnologies • Molecular Libraries • Precision Medicine Technologies Short Courses: Attend at least one of our 22 full or half-day pre-conference sessions. Short Courses are designed for in-depth instructions on the critical issues faced by the laboratory science and technology community. This year’s show pioneers include a 3D printing demonstration, streamlining your lab with Python, data analytics with KNIME, introduction to the advanced flow cytometry, biophysical methods in small molecule drug discovery and much more. New Short Courses For 2020: Streamlining Your Laboratory with Python, an Introduction: This introductory course will teach you the basics of Python programming and its usage to solve tasks that are usually encountered in a scientific laboratory. Topics covered include data handling, analysis and report generation, and task automation. Data Analytics with KNIME: This full-day course will introduce you to the use of the open-source software KNIME for data analysis and data visualization. Learn the basics of KNIME such as how to load data, select rows and columns, aggregate data and visualization techniques. Then get an introduction into multi-variate analysis and learn how to calculate various correlations, normalize data, build cluster data and use machine learning to analyze biological data. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) 56th Annual Meeting is organized by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) will be held from Jan 25 - 28, 2020 at New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America. Tech-Con 2020 will be held on Jan 25, 2020 at New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

EMG and NCV Training Course is organized by Empire Medical Training (EMT), Inc and will be held from Jan 25 - 26, 2020 at The Westin New York at Times Square, New York City, New York, United States of America. Who Should Attend:  Physicians who are interested in acquiring the medical and technical skills needed to perform nerve conduction studies in their practice. Physicians who want to increase their practice revenue by adding a separate reimbursable service. Those who require learning proper methods to ensure consistent and appropriate reimbursement. Physicians who often refer their EMG cases to other specialists and believe they can offer patients a valuable medical service in their own practice instead. Description: There are many features that distinguish their NCV EMG (Electromyography) training, For one and unlike another leading EMG NCV learning institution, we do not use this professional, medical workshop as a hidden strategy to sell equipment or other NCV EMG (Electromyography) services. The training you will receive with Empire is hands-on,comprehensive, and instructed by physician specialists. You will receive unbiased, non commercial medical information and latest standard of care procedures for NCV EMG studies including the lastest protocols. Included with your workshop will be education videos showing detail demonstrations of the most common EMG and NCVS services you will be providing. This NCV- EMG workshop will prepare the physician to integrate the technical and business requirements to set up a full nerve conduction studies in their practice in their primary care office The NCV EMG courses begin with didactic material covering the specific principles of nerve conduction studies followed by hands-on training to gain proficiency in the various procedures. You will learn specifically how yo perform upper and lower extremity nerve conduction studies in the Median, Ulnar, Radial, Superficial perneal, Sural, Peroneal and posterior Tibial nerves. Special H-Reflex and F - Wave techniques will be taught and demonstrated. Objectives: Participants will learn how to set up, perform and apply comprehensive nerve conduction studies techniques in a primary care practice setting. The added value, indications, Medicare/Insurance billing and equipment purchase/lease options will all be discussed. Ample time will be available for discussions and question and answer sessions. The course will be taught by experts with over 30 years of practical experience in EMG and NCV as well as research in the field. • Learn how to evaluate and work up the patient with peripheral neuropathy, complications of diabetes, carpal tunnel syndrome, low back pain, neck and arm pain,conduction examination • Use the methods discussed in the course and equipment in the nerve conduction examination • Observe and practice these nerve conduction techniques on live patients. • Be critiqued on individual examination and reporting techniques • Identify wave forms associated with nerve conduction findings • Understand the indications, limitations and added value these studies bring to a primary care practice • Review the use of the computer analysis with the EMG instrumentation  Submit claims for each procedure to the carriers following specific guidelines and protocols. • Employ methods to ensure the appropriate and consistent reimbursement for each high paying procedure. • Properly code each procedure adhering to strict medical necessity and patient selection criteria. • Utilize specific methods for compliance to help ensure correct procedure and help prevent over utilization of services. • Expand current practice to include the sub specialty services of nerve conduction studies Attract new and existing patients using proven business and marketing methods. • A Certicate of Completion is presented upon completion of the program.

Expanded Functions for Dental Auxiliary: Certification Course is organized by University of Florida Health (UF Health) and will be held from Jan 25 - 26, 2020 at UF College Of Dentistry, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America. This Conference has been approved for a maximum of 36 contact hours. January 25-26, 2020 (Phase 2) and February 8-9, 2020 (Phase 3). Phase 2: Part I Clinical Instruction. Students will participate in a review of the online modules and begin clinical participation. Phase 3: Part II Clinical Instruction. Students will continue with clinical participation, complete the written examination and complete a final clinical examination. Course Description: This three phase participation course is designed to teach the auxiliary to perform those expanded functions listed below including fabrication of provisional crowns. This course will include those duties which may be performed under the supervision of a dentist and for which formal training is required. Course Objectives: To provide training for certification in the following expanded functions: • Laws & Rules • Infection Control • Taking impressions for study casts • Topical application of fluoride (including foam & varnish) • Placing and removing rubber dams • Placing and removing periodontal dressings • Polishing clinical crowns for removal of stains • Polishing amalgam restorations • Placing and removing matrices • Placing intra-coronal provisional (temporary) restorations • Placing bases and liners • Suture removal • Application of pit & fissure sealants • Preliminary charting • Packing and removing retraction cord • Fabricating provisional crowns • Cementing provisional crowns with temporary cement Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

2020 Virginia Optometric Association (VOA) One-Day CE Conference is organized by Virginia Optometric Association (VOA) and will be held from Jan 25 - 26, 2020 at Hilton Richmond Hotel & Spa/Short Pump, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America. This Conference has been approved for a maximum of 6 hours of COPE approved CE. Sunday's One-Day CE Conference will feature 5 hours of continuing education. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

Primary Care and Women's Health Key Topics and Core Strategies is organized by Continuing Education, Inc. and will be held from Jan 25 - Feb 01, 2020 at Celebrity Summit, San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States of America. Target Audience: Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists Credits: • 14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ • 14 ACPE Credits  • 14.0 Contact Hours  Topics: • Hormonal Alternatives in Managing Menopause: 2015 Guidelines from The • North American Menopause Society. • Treating and Screening for STD’s: Current CDC Guidelines • Obesity and Pregnancy • Abnormal Uterine Bleeding: Newer Terminology and Management • Update on Hormonal Contraception • Communicating Skills: Medical Writing, Health Literacy, Medical Websites and more • Medications and Pregnancy-an Overview of Current Usage • Case studies in pituitary and adrenal problems • Eat to Live, how to prolong your life by what you eat • Exercise and Exercise prescription • Case studies in common thyroid disorders • Screening patients for Coronary Artery Disease and risk stratification • Screening for Cancer in our Patients • End of life care and palliative care Objectives: • Know the best recommendation on healthy eating and diets to prolong your patients lives. • Know the value of various degrees of exercise and how to encourage its use • Master the approach to hyper and hypothyroidism, nodules and goiter Use algorithms to detect and evaluate the most common pituitary and adrenal problems • Master the available tests to screen for and assess coronary artery disease in our patients • Incorporate the current cancer screening recommendations into your practice with your patients • Utilize practical approaches to helping patients at end of life make the best decisions and how to support them • Apply current techniques of endometrial ablation as a viable alternative to hysterectomy • Apply contemporary strategies in managing risks associated with obesity in pregnancy. • Utilize current CDC Guidelines in managing sexually-transmitted disease • Evaluate contraceptive options to provide a personalized approach to contraceptive counselling • Identify meds to use, meds to avoid, and meds to consider in pregnancy • Apply current hormone therapy guidelines to menopausal patients using an individualized approach • Assess and utilize objective health information from a range of internet sources.

Post-Concussion Syndrome: Testing & Rehab for Vestibular, Balance and Related Symptoms is organized by Education Resources, Inc. (ERI) and will be held from Jan 25 - 26, 2020 at Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital, St Louis Park, Minnesota, United States of America. CEU Credits: This course meets the criteria for 14.5 contact hours (1.45 CEUs). Approved provider of continuing education by the American Occupational Therapy #3043, for 14.5 contact hours - Intermediate Level Occupational therapy Process: assessment, intervention. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products or clinical procedures by AOTA. Education Resources, Inc. is approved by the Board of Certification to offer 14.5 continuing education units for Certified Athletic Trainers. This course is offered for up to 1.45 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional area). Course Description: Concussion is a common and potential disabling condition that affects people of all ages as a result of trauma sustained in sport, motor vehicle crashes, military service, work and recreational accidents. This course is designed to aid in the identification of the multifaceted nature of concussion, and will help you effectively treat PCS patients and become part of an effective team approach to recovery. You will learn about clinical trajectories, stages of recovery and predictors of recovery time, differential diagnoses as well as comprehensive treatment techniques. You will be able to perform an effective evaluation as well as learn about the latest research in assessing and managing PCS to successfully get your patients back to their prior functioning levels. This course builds in extensive LAB time for a hands-on style of learning. Course Objectives: Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to: • Identify the signs and symptoms of concussion. • Apply current research to diagnosis and treat post-concussion syndrome. • Define your role and become an effective member in a multi-discipline team approach to recovery. • Produce an effective post concussion evaluation from on-field assessment to the clinic. • Implement treatment strategies to successfully manage your PCS patients. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

The Basics of Sacroiliac Mobilization is organized by Great Lakes Seminars (GLS) and will be held from Jan 25 - 26, 2020 at Mount Carmel East, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America.  Course Description: The greatest strength of this class is its ability to simplify a seemingly complex region of the body and give the clinician a set of tools to use with confidence on Monday morning. This class is evidence based and demonstrates both theoretically and with specific case examples how the pelvis contributes to low back pain in patients. A unique aspect of this course is how it clarifies often ambiguous treatments with the pelvis; giving both new and seasoned clinicians a more comprehensive way of treating the pelvis. As with all of our manual therapy courses, this seminar will follow a progression of principles and reinforce them throughout the 16 hours, is at least 75% hands-on lab, and will give the clinician hands-on skills they use immediately upon their return to the clinical setting. Course Objectives: At the completion of this seminar, the participant will be able to: • Independently discuss rationale for sacroiliac mobilization. • Independently and correctly perform a sacroiliac evaluation to determine dysfunction. • Correctly perform multiple movement dysfunction tests to ascertain the side of dysfunction • Correctly palpate the landmarks of the pelvis to ascertain the type of dysfunction present in the pelvic girdle • Demonstrate the ability to follow the correct order of treatment in the pelvis to best correct dysfunction • Demonstrate correct application of specific mobilizations Topics Covered: • Review of pertinent anatomy • Introduction and review of biomechanics of the sacroiliac joint and how it will be assessed • Palpation of bony structures—this will be reviewed throughout the course • Diagnostic testing—static and motion assessment • Treatment of pubic dysfunction • Treatment of iliosacral dysfunction—flares, rotations & slips • Treatment of sacroilial dysfunction—sacrum • Review of each assessment and treatment technique • Application to specific clinical situations Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

Advanced Perinatal Practice is organized by International Chiropractic Pediatric Association (ICPA) and will be held from Jan 25 - 26, 2020 at Sherman College of Chiropractic, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 12 hours of continuing education credits. Course Description: Building on the Webster Technique Certification, this module emphasizes hands-on clinical skills for serving the pregnancy and postpartum populations. This course addresses perinatal chiropractic research, pelvic balancing techniques, outcome based exams, and tools for engaging both birth providers and mothers in your community. Course Goals: Learn how to identify neurological soft signs related to subluxation of particular importance to the perinatal population, and understand how to address the postural, structural, fascial, functional and psychosocial factors unique to pregnancy and the postpartum period. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.