Upcoming Medical Conferences in Anaheim

27th Annual World Congress of Psychiatric Genetics (WCPG) is organized by International Society of Psychiatric Genetics (ISPG) and will be held from Oct 26 - 31, 2019 at Anaheim Marriott, Los Angeles, California, United States of America. Description: This is a time of unprecedented discovery and advances in neuropsychiatric genetics. With the growing understanding of the genetic and molecular basis of neuropsychiatric disorders, new opportunities for treatment of these disorders are on the horizon. WCPG is the premier international scientific meeting for research in psychiatric genetics and related areas of research. Leading experts from national and international research centers in the area of neuroscience and genetics will be participating. The theme of this year’s WCPG, “Achieving Precision Psychiatry” aims to examine the precise discipline of psychiatric genetics and educate all researchers in neuroscience, neurobiology, and genetics. “Achieving Precision Psychiatry” will be paramount in order to develop new treatments for people with major mental illness. Scientists from all over the world will again come together for this five-day conference to share their expertise, research findings and personal experiences with the goal of improving the quality of life for those living with psychiatric disorders. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

InPatient OB Review is organized by Professional Education Center (PEC) and will be held from Nov 04 - 06, 2019 at Embassy Suites by Hilton Anaheim South, Anaheim, California, United States of America. This Conference has been approved for a maximum of 17 hours of CE credits. InPatient OB Review: November 04 - 05, 2019 NCC Exam option on November 6th Who Should Attend? • All Labor & Delivery & LDRP Nurses • Individuals required to maintain ed. hours for licensure, Magnet Status, Joint Com mission Perinatal Care Certification • Novice and experienced RN’s starting an OB career; Nurses needing Cross-Training • Nurses planning to take the Inpatient OB RNC Exam (written exam option on-site) Program Objectives: Following a comprehensive lecture, discussion, audiovisual aids, such as videos, you will be able to: • Demonstrate knowledge of biological, physiological, psychological, and sociocultural factors that influence the pregnant family, developing fetus and impact care. • Identify alterations in the biological, physiological, psychological, and sociocultural status of the mother, fetus and implications for the newborn. • Identify patient’s actual or potential problems/needs, utilizing information received from the patient, the family, appropriate records, and other health team members. • Develop a comprehensive plan for individualized nursing care, including diagnostic, therapeutic, and patient education components. • Evaluate interventions and modify the plan of care. • Apply current standards of practice, research findings and ethical/legal principles in providing nursing care to the normal and high risk antepartal, intrapartal, and postpartal family. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

The Validation of Sterile Medical Devices Anaheim 2019 is organized by Nelson Laboratories, LLC and will be held from Nov 05 - 07, 2019 at DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel Anaheim Resort - Convention Center, Anaheim, California, United States of America. Credits: The Nelson Laboratories’ The Validation of Sterile Medical Devices seminar is RAPS and ASQ approved, eligible for 12 RAC and 1.2 ASQ credit hours Description: The aim of this three-day seminar is to provide MedTech professionals the opportunity to establish or refresh their fundamental testing knowledge and, thereby, achieve more efficient, accurate, and effective testing outcomes. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

Cardiology & Pulmonology for Primary Care Conference is organized by Medical Education Resources (MER) and will be held from Nov 21 - 24, 2019 at Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa, Anaheim, California, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 16 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.  Target Audience This program is targeted to office-based primary care providers and other health professionals with updates in primary care medicine Learning Objectives Upon completion of this program, participants should be better able to: • Describe current diagnostic approaches to hypertension, congestive heart failure,arrhythmias, ACS and CAD • Implement treatment strategies reflective of current evidence-based medicine for hypertension, congestive heart failure, arrhythmias, ACS and CAD • Identify the pathophysiology and diagnostic approach of asthma, COPD and common respiratory infections • Design treatment strategies reflective of current evidence-based medicine for asthma, COPD and common respiratory infections • Discuss systemic consequences and counseling strategies, as well as available treatment options for sleep apnea, deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism • Perform a range of pulmonary diagnostics and be better prepared to handle pulmonary nodules and lung cancer Learning Outcome To provide updates in primary care medicine to office-based providers    

Suicidality and Suicide Loss in Children and Teens: Prevent Suicide and Restore Hope to Kids Grieving After Traumatic Loss is organized by PESI HealthCare and will be held on Nov 21, 2019 at DoubleTree Suites By Hilton Hotel Anaheim Resort - Convention Center, Anaheim, California, United States of America. This Course has been approved for a maximum of 6.3 contact hours / 6.25 clock hours. Target Audience: • Counselors • Social Workers • Psychologists • Marriage and Family Therapists • Educators • Occupational Therapists • Speech-Language Pathologists • School Personnel • All helping professionals who work with children Description: Suicide shatters worlds. And working with suicide is one of the most nerve-wracking and emotionally draining parts of your job. Whether your client is a suicidal young person, or one who’s grieving in the aftermath of a loved one’s death by suicide, the weight of the situation can leave you feeling uncertain of your next steps and looking for answers … • How do I identify true suicidal intent and/or lethality? • How do I effectively work with kids and adolescents when their developmental levels vary drastically? • How do I restore hope when a loved one’s sudden, and sometimes violent, death has left a child or adolescent in an emotional freefall? This workshop will provide you with answers to your toughest questions and give you the tools you need to assess for suicide risk in kids and adolescents, effectively intervene in suicidal crisis, and help them cope with the feelings that can leave them at risk for suicide. You’ll also learn how to apply play therapy interventions for children and teens whose worlds’ have been shattered following a loved ones’ death by suicide. Along with guidance from our expert instructors, these evidence-based techniques will empower you to work with vulnerable young people experiencing traumatic grief more skillfully than ever before. Objectives: • Identify risk factors and warning signs of suicidal behavior in children and adolescents to increase skills in risk assessment of suicidality. • Analyze protective factors that may reduce suicidal behavior in children and teens. • Apply play-based interventions to reduce suicidal thoughts and/or suicidal behaviors in children and teens. • Implement assessment tools that identify children and teens at highest risk for suicidality. • Determine the role of parents and caregivers in suicide risk assessment and prevention situations. • Articulate and apply play-based interventions to address childhood traumatic grief (CTG) for children and teens who are survivors of suicide loss.

SOP: Strategies for Optimizing Performance is organized by The Institute of Physical Art, Inc. (IPA) and will be held from Dec 07 - 08, 2019 at California Rehabilitation & Sports Therapy, Anaheim, California, United States of America. This Conference has been approved for a maximum of 15 Contact Hours. Audience: PT, PTA, OT, SPT Attendees agree to utilize all skills of evaluation, assessment and treatment learned in this course to the extent allowed under the regulations of their professional practice act. By registering you acknowledge that your attendance does not represent authorization by the IPA, or any of its officers, to utilize any of the material learned which may lie outside of the strict interpretation of your practice act. Course Purpose: The main purpose of this course is to utilize concepts taught in CoreFirst® Strategies and PNF principles taught in several other IPA courses to enhance the stability and therefore the physical performance of our highest functioning patients. Course Description: In this class, the clinician will build on the concepts learned in CoreFirst® Strategies to further enhance their observational and manual facilitation skills to better evaluate and treat higher functioning patient populations.  The trained clinician can develop an eye to observe specific details of movement for quality, timing, sequencing, stability, and control that is often missed in other less clinical and less hands-on approaches.  The goal with all functional training is to maximize efficiency of movements to improve physical performance and to decrease compensations and aberrant movement patterns that can lead to injury. Course Objectives: By the end of the course, the participant will be able to: • Explain how Automatic Core Engagement can be used to assess physical performance capabilities • Discuss the Saliba Postural Classification System (SPCS) and how these variations can impact physical performance.   • Expand on concepts taught in CFS to bring these to more dynamic movements through Dynamic Functional Tests. • Explain how the principles of body mechanics presented in CFS can be applied to various sports specific positions and activities.  • Demonstrate how Functional Tests can be used in multiple positions to highlight the importance of Automatic Core Engagement with higher level dynamic positions. • Assess key developmental positions (supine and prone progressions) including an emphasis on trunk alignment and neuromuscular control in each position. • Utilize PNF in developmental positions to enhance optimum function using principles of positioning, manual contacts, resistance, and irradiation to enhance facilitation for improved stability and physical performance. • Identify key exercises commonly used in the performance and strength environment and discuss common dysfunctions based on the integration of the thoracic and pelvic girdle. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Nursing Mistakes & Negligence Allegations: Even If It’s Not Your Fault...It Will Become Your Problem is organized by PESI HealthCare and will be held on Dec 11, 2019 at DoubleTree Suites By Hilton Hotel Anaheim Resort - Convention Center, Anaheim, California, United states of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 6.3 contact hours.. Target Audience: • Nurses • Nurse Practitioners • Clinical Nurse Specialists • Risk Managers • Legal Nurse Consultants • Attorneys • Paralegals Course Description: Imagine that you and your manager/administrator have been served with a lawsuit related to the stay of a patient that you vaguely recall some 2-3 years ago. The failures listed in the complaint are voluminous, cover 3 pages. You are both stone cold petrified. What went wrong? What am I being accused of? Why me? How am I supposed to remember any of this? How can this happen to me, a stellar nurse of 20 years?  This program will address all of this and provide you with all that you need to know to prevent this scenario in the first place!  Healthcare today is rife with litigation against nurses. There is more accountability, reliability, autonomy and liability. The rate of nurses becoming part of lawsuits is steadily on the rise. Join Legal Consultant, Kathleen Martin, RN, MSN, MPA, LNHA, CPHQ, WCC, HACP, for this critical and self-protective look in to a very real nursing mistakes and negligence allegations made. Course Objectives: • Evaluate the latest legal pitfalls in nursing practice. • Demonstrate 3 major areas the plaintiff must prove: existence of duty, breach of duty, and injury. • Apply the standards of care to actual litigation cases. • Analyze documentation samples so that you can avoid litigation and licensure risks. • Determine the actual anatomy of a deposition. • Explain preparation to be most successful in the courtroom, including appearance, demeanor and responses.

Primary Care Update: Dermatology, Sports Medicine, and Pharmacology is organized by MCE Conferences and will be held from Feb 15 - 17, 2020 at Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa, Anaheim, California, United States of America. Target Audience: All Physicians and other Healthcare Professionals seeking clinical information about issues in Dermatology, Sports Medicine and Pharmacology. Accreditation: This live activity is being reviewed and will be acceptable for up to 12 Prescribed credits by the American Academy of Family Physicians. AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical Association as equivalent to the AMA PRA category 1 credit toward the AMA Physicians Recognition Award. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Pharmacology Credits: This course is being reviewed for up to 12 CE credits, 4 of which may be applied toward Pharmacology. (Note: please verify this with your Medical Board) Overview: This conference is designed to provide primary care practitioners with up-to-date, evidence-based information on commonly encountered issues in Dermatology, Sports Medicine and Pharmacology while suggesting pragmatic approaches to clinical management. The discussion-based format of the conference will encourage audience participation through dynamic lectures, case-based studies, and hands-on workshops. Keynote speakers will present and critically assess recent advancements and industry updates in Dermatology, Sports Medicine and Pharmacology with the goal of enhancing the knowledge-base and core competence of attendees. The successful completion of this interactive program diagnosing, treating, and prescribing the most effective courses of treatment, with the ultimate goal of improving patient outcomes. Topics and Objectives: An Algorithmic Approach to the Patient with a Rash  Objectives: 1) Discuss how to approach a patient with a rash 2) Review morphologic terminology 3) Understand how to use morphology to build a differential diagnosis and workup for a rash Benign and Malignant Skin Lesions: Practical tips for Primary Care  Objectives: 1) Review clinical presentations of common benign and malignant skin lesions 2) Discuss risk factors for skin cancer and when to refer patients to dermatology for skin checks 3) Understand basic medical and surgical techniques for diagnosis and treatment Eczema and Psoriasis  Objectives: 1) Recognize classic eczema and psoriasis morphology as well as more unusual presentations 2) Differentiate atopic dermatitis from other eczema subtypes 3) Review basic management for flares and maintenance, and the therapeutic ladder for difficult cases 4) Understand risk of co-morbidities and when to refer to dermatology Skin infections  Objectives: 1) Review morphology and diagnosis of common viral, bacterial, fungal and parasitic skin infections 2) Discuss management strategies for common infections (tinea, herpes, staph and others) Concussion Update  Objectives: 1) Recall the etiology, pathophysiology, and signs and symptoms of concussion 2) Utilize concussion assessment tools to assess and manage concussion 3) Determine medical clearance and return to learn and play recommendations 4) Consider when and how to interpret neuropsychological testing 5) Define T-second impact syndrome and its complications/significance Exercise Rx, What and For Whom?  Objectives: 1) Distinguish health benefits that can be attained from regular physical activity 2) Prepare effective exercise prescriptions using the FITT-PRO 3) Address barriers to implementation that may exist for some patients Tendonitis: The Challenges and Controversies  Objectives: 1) Define and differentiate types of tendonopathy 2) Select evidence-based treatments for tendonopathy 3) Determine indications, benefits, and harms from injections for tendonopathy Sports Medicine Exam Tips and Tricks  Objectives: 1) Determine when urgent referral is needed for a hand injury based on the history and physical exam 2) Select the most appropriate examination for certain musculoskeletal complaints 3) Perform appropriate testing to evaluate foot and ankle injuries that may require further testing or referral Managing Diabetic Ketoacidosis Emergencies  Objectives: 1) Assess patients presenting with diabetic ketoacidosis using biomarkers 2) Evaluate patients presenting with diabetic ketoacidosis using clinical signs and symptoms 3) Describe pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic management of diabetic ketoacidosis 4) Evaluate patients for appropriateness of initial insulin bolus use and sodium bicarbonate administration 5) Evaluate patients for resolution of diabetic ketoacidosis Management of Toxicologic Emergencies  Objectives: 1) Describe basic clinical pharmacokinetic principles including absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion 2) Recognize toxidromes of commonly seen pharmacologic overdoses 3) Interview patients who present with potential or actual overdoses to procure important medical information 4) Apply knowledge of toxic presentations and reversal agents to manage acute overdoses 5) Manage toxic presentations in the setting of substances of abuse 6) Utilize appropriate resources to manage toxicological emergencies Keeping Up with the Kinetics: A Review of Clinical Pharmacokinetics  Objectives: 1) Discuss basic clinical pharmacokinetics concepts of absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion 2) List the variables used in calculating creatinine clearance 3) Describe potential pitfalls in calculating creatinine clearance 4) Evaluate patients for dose adjustment needs in the setting of renal failure 5) Describe basic one‐compartment and multi‐compartmental concepts in clinical pharmacokinetics 6) Describe basic linear and non‐linear concepts in clinical pharmacokinetic 7) Evaluate patients for drug toxicities Fake It Til You Make It: How the Placebo Effect Impacts Clinical Practice  Objectives: 1) Compare and contrast the placebo and nocebo effects 2) Discuss explanatory mechanisms for the placebo and nocebo effects 3) Discuss pitfalls in clinical trial design that may increase placebo response rates 4) Describe the pharmacist’s role in managing patient expectations and mitigating placebo and nocebo effects Note: Content is subject to change without notice. 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American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) 72nd Annual Scientific Meeting is organized by American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) and would be held during Feb 17 - 22, 2020 at Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California, United States of America. Additional Details will be posted as soon as they are available.

American Board of Forensic Odontology (ABFO) Annual Meeting is organized by American Board of Forensic Odontology (ABFO) and will be held from Feb 17 - 22, 2020 at Anaheim, California, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.