Upcoming Medical Conferences in Little Rock

Primitive Reflex Integration through Neuroplasticity is organized by PESI HealthCare and will be held on Jan 31, 2020 at Crowne Plaza Little Rock, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America. This course has been approved for a maximum of 6.0 contact hours or 0.6 CEUs. Target Audience: • Physical Therapist • Occupational Therapist • Speech Language Pathologist • Physical Therapy Assistant • Occupational Therapy Assistant • Educator • Early Interventionist Course Description: In this interactive 6-hour workshop, improve treatment for your clients by discovering the link between primitive reflexes and development. Learn to evaluate the influence of primitive reflexes with central nervous system development stages, as it relates to function. Practice simple techniques to immediately add to your treatment sessions, leading to increased developmental success: • Neurological Deficits • Sensory Processing Problems • Behavioral Challenges • Learning Disabilities • Autism • ADHD Objectives: • Identify primitive reflexes and how they contribute to development. • Articulate testing and influence of the retention of primitive reflexes. • Demonstrate the integration exercise, including modifications, for each reflex. • Identify the behavioral and physical symptoms associated with each reflex. • Examine why the reflexes may still be present. • Discuss what reflex integration can accomplish. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

The Aging Brain: Assessments, Treatments & Interventions for Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementias is organized by PESI HealthCare and will be held on Feb 26, 2020 at Crowne Plaza Little Rock, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America. This Conference has been approved for a maximum of 6.3 contact hours / 6.0 contact hours or .6 CEUs / 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Target Audience:  • Social Workers • Psychologists • Psychiatrists • Occupational Therapists • Physical Therapists • Nurses • Speech-Language Pathologists • Counselors • Nursing Home Administrators • Assisted Living Facility Administrators • Long Term/Acute Care Professionals • Case Managers • Marriage & Family Therapists Description: Individuals with dementia interact with a variety of professionals including nursing staff, psychologists, counselors, social workers, OTs, PTs, SLPs, home health aides, adult day center staff, and first responders. But whatever your profession, proper skills and understanding of the disease is needed to work with this population. Without the appropriate training, safety risks grow and opportunities to improve care and quality of life are missed. This essential training program will provide you with the tools, strategies, and practices you need to best serve patients facing Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. In just one day you’ll learn how you can better assess for and differentiate between different types of dementias, overcome the communication issues that can obstruct quality care, work more collaboratively with family and caregivers, maximize daily functioning, and safely and effectively intervene when difficult behaviors arise. Objectives: • Analyze the impact of dementia on brain structure and function, and determine the difference between “normal forgetfulness” and cognitive impairment. • Differentiate dementias from one another by identifying manifestations of each type. • Articulate differences between the Folstein Mini-Mental Status examination and SLUMS and effectively utilize them as screening measure tools for cognitive impairment and dementia. • Employ adaptable behavioral interventions that can provide patients with individualized care and promote more effective participation in therapy. Investigate the concept of caregiver guilt and its implications for the client, clinicians, and those caring for older adults with dementia. • Correlate patients’ strengths and limitations to potential therapeutic approaches when developing treatment plans for older adults with dementia.

Arkansas State Dental Association (ASDA) 2020 Annual Scientific Session is organized by Arkansas State Dental Association (ASDA) and will be held from Mar 13 - 14, 2020 at Little Rock Marriott, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

Arkansas Rheumatology Association (ARA) 2020 Annual Meeting is organized by WJ Weiser and Associates, Inc. and will be held from Apr 17 - 19, 2020 at Crowne Plaza Little Rock, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

TBI: Tools and Strategies to Promote Recovery for the Moderately-Severely Challenged is organized by Education Resources, Inc. (ERI) and will be held from Apr 25 - 26, 2020 at Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America. CEU Credits: The 2-day live course meets the criteria for 14 contact hours (14 CEUs) Approved provider of continuing education by the American Occupational Therapy Association #3043, for 14 contact hours for 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 NBCOT professional development provider - 14 PDUs 12 hours of this course qualify toward the 20 hours requirement for NDTA re-certification Course Description: TBI results in an abrupt disruption to the functioning of the brain, with the potential to impact any or all of our mental and physical functions.  The complex impairments, functional limitations and activity restrictions that the individual experiences can pose considerable challenges for clinicians from the acute through the chronic phases. This 2-day course will provide a framework and utilize video-based cases to provide optimal evaluation, assessment, and treatment strategies for individuals with moderate to severe traumatic brain injuries.   Best practices and the integration of existing evidence into clinical reasoning, along with strategies for reflection to drive professional growth, will be emphasized. This will facilitate efficient and effective decision-making by the clinician to optimize outcomes for individuals with moderate to severe TBI. Course Objectives: Following this course, participants will report increased confidence in their ability to: • Perform a comprehensive examination of an individual with moderate or severe TBI, including assessment of physical, cognitive, behavioral, and psychosocial variables. • Integrate multiple sources of information to anticipate areas of deficits to help guide examination, goal setting and prognosticating • Develop a patient-centered plan of care that prioritizes addressing impairments linked to activity and participation restrictions, considering co-morbidities, acuity of injury, resources, and personal factors. • Implement evidence-based and theory-based interventions that will comprehensively address the needs of the individual patient. • Utilize reflective strategies throughout the clinical reasoning process to foster professional growth and continue to drive one’s own expertise. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

Treating Balance and Preventing Falls in Neuro, Vestibular, Geriatric and Medically Complex Clients is organized by Education Resources, Inc. (ERI) and will be held from Sep 26 - 27, 2020 at Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America.  Accreditation: • 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. Description: Engaging, hands-on labs will teach participants screening tools, balance/ocularmotor testing, vestibular screening, progressive balance exercises and safe falling techniques to minimize the risk of injury. Home modifications, specific setting variations to techniques and cheap treatment equipment will be discussed. This course is highly informative and will get you thinking about balance in a whole new light to make balance training effective and fun for you and your patients! You will learn how to isolate balance deficits in processing and motor output, screen for basic vestibular involvement, including BPPV, objectively identify fall risk, implement modifications to reduce fall risk, discover your creative side to developing effective treatment strategies, tailor exercises to meet the needs of your patients physical abilities in any setting and understand how to teach safe falling techniques, to name a few. You will also learn about frequently missed components to a successful treatment program. Course Objectives: Upon completion of the seminar the participants will be able to: • Discuss balance processing and strategies of recovery. • Analyze new treatment techniques and how to create new exercises to isolate and challenge all sensory systems, all 4 balance reactions as well as reaction time. • Identify and reduce fall risk. • Design safe falling techniques to minimize the risk of an injury.

National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) 2020 Interdisciplinary Conference is organized by National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) and will be held from Oct 12 - 14, 2020 at Statehouse Convention Center, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America. October 10 – 11, 2020: Preconference October 12 – 14, 2020: Main Conference  Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.