Upcoming Medical Conferences in Irvine

36th Annual Current Advances in Pediatrics is organized by American Academy of Pediatrics - Orange County Chapter (AAP-OC) and will be held from Sep 20 - 22, 2019 at Irvine Marriott, Irvine, California, United States of America.  The target audience for this medical event is intended for Pediatricians, Family Practitioners, and Allied Health Professionals. It will emphasize newer treatments and their practical applications for both the office and hospital practice of pediatrics. This Conference has been approved for a maximum of 15 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. CME for MOC Part 2: Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the activity and individual assessment of and feedback to the learner, enables the learner to earn up to 15 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit This year’s program will focus on topics that include: Dermatology, Emergency Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Orthopedics (Sports Medicine), Pediatric Nephrology and Pediatric Asthma and Pulmonary Medicine. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Full-Arch Implant Solutions from Overdentures to Fixed Ceramics is organized by Glidewell Laboratories and will be held from Sep 27 - 28, 2019 at Glidewell International Technology Center, Irvine, California, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 13 CE Credits. Description: This course takes an in-depth look at the latest full-arch implant solutions, from overdentures to monolithic zirconia fixed implant prostheses. Dr. Patel explores the advantages of each restorative option, reviews their treatment protocols, and explains the clinical considerations involved in determining the ideal solution for each patient. This course also provides a hands-on experience with the conversion of a removable denture to a fixed provisional.  Course Objectives: During this course, topics include: • The pros and cons of removable vs. fixed implant restorations • Provisionalizing fully edentulous implant cases • Converting overdentures to fixed restorations • The advantages of newly developed implant designs in full-arch indications • Digital treatment planning and when to consider guided surgery • Immediate extraction and implant placement for full-arch restorations • The use and clinical benefits of PMMA temporaries • Immediate conversion of the patient’s denture at the time of implant placement • Why the BruxZir Full-Arch Implant Prosthesis? Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

DFA: Dynamic Foot and Ankle is organized by The Institute of Physical Art, Inc. (IPA) and will be held from Sep 28 - 29, 2019 at Coury & Buehler Physical Therapy, Irvine, California, United States of America. This Conference has been approved for a maximum of 16 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: This course is a lab intensive introduction to the Functional Manual Therapy® system of management for the foot and ankle. Through lecture and demonstration, the participant will gain a better understanding of the anatomical and biomechanical presentation of an efficient foot and ankle which provides for a dynamically stable and mobile base of support. Each participant will explore the biomechanical and functional impact of the foot and ankle on the entire kinetic chain and examine the role of the foot and ankle as an essential component of optimal mobility, alignment, and motor control of the human system. Participants will be instructed to utilize the Functional Manual Therapy® clinical reasoning system for examination, evaluation, and development of a plan of care for management of the patient with decreased function secondary to mechanical impairments of the foot and ankle. Through demonstration and supervised lab sessions, the participant will develop advanced skills of evaluation, differentiation of mechanical, neuromuscular, and motor control dysfunctions, and implementation of an appropriate plan of care and utilization of Functional Mobilization techniques to treat the identified dysfunctions. The course includes supervised and systematic pre and post functional and structural assessment to determine the effectiveness of the selected intervention. Course Objectives: By the end of the course, participants will be able to analyze the biomechanical difference between a normal and an efficient foot and ankle in supervised lab practice sessions and instructor guided discussions. Participants will be able to: • verbalize the difference between a “normal” and an “efficient” foot and ankle based on the presented “challenge of normal”. • identify the 6 key structural components of a “compensated supinated” foot. • identify 13 functional characteristics of an efficient vs. inefficient foot. • evaluate their lab partner’s foot and ankle using 14 function based evaluations. • develop the skill to set 10 structural and functional goals for treating the foot and ankle. • perform the appropriate manual skills to evaluate the structures and function of the foot and ankle. • perform effective treatments for the restoration of mobility and function of the foot and ankle. • synthesize the information gained through objective and subjective evaluations to create an appropriate prognosis for a lab partner. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

2019 Kidney/pancreas transplant & Nephrology Symposium is organized by University of California, Irvine (UCI) School of Medicine and will be held on Oct 04, 2019 at UCI Student Center & Event Services, Irvine, California, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 6.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. The course will focus on advancing collaboration between community physicians, nurses, social workers and dietitians who work together to promote health, wellness and care coordination for the transplant patient population. Objectives: • Explain the continuum of transplant patient care and management within the UCI Transplant Program and how to effectively manage patient care collaboratively with the transplant program after patient repatriation back into the community setting • Describe the importance of incorporating the multi-disciplinary approach into the care of the transplant patient population • Identify the challenges that come with caring for the pre-transplant, waitlist, post-transplant, and living donor patient populations Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Enhancing Restorative Dentistry with Digital Tools with Dr. Chad Duplantis is organized by Glidewell Laboratories and will be held on Oct 11, 2019 at Glidewell International Technology Center, Irvine, California, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 7.0 CE Credits. Description: In this course, Dr. Duplantis explores the latest in digital technology and demonstrates how simple adjustments in the dental practice can help participants produce quality dentistry in a more efficient, predictable and consistent way. Participants will learn in depth about scanners, mills, advancements in indirect materials, and digital implant workflows. Also, through a hands-on workshop, attendees will learn about digital dentistry topics such as everyday scanning on a typodont, single-unit crown design, producing a final restoration using milling, and sprue removal and final polish of a single-unit crown. Many digital dentistry myths will be debunked, and participants will leave with a new outlook on practicing quality dentistry. Objectives: After attending this seminar, attendees will be able to: • Become familiar with the digital tools your office needs for success, including scanners, mills and 3D printers • Learn the digital workflow for both the dental team and the laboratory, and how it leads to increased efficiency and more predictable outcomes • Learn the benefits of an accurate digital smile design and how to transform a 2D rendering into an esthetic smile • Visualize the restorative-driven digital implant workflow, including diagnosis, collaborative treatment planning and final restorative outcome • Become familiar with new technology designed to maximize success and drastically reduce the chance of failures.  

2019 Annual Vascular Birthmarks Conference & Clinic is organized by The Vascular Birthmarks Foundation (VBF) and will be held on Oct 12, 2019 at Beckman Laser Institute, Irvine, California, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Making Implants a Profitable Part of Your Practice: Simplified Techniques for Success is organized by Glidewell Laboratories and will be held from Oct 18 - 19, 2019 at Glidewell International Technology Center, Irvine, California, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 12.5 CE Credits. Description: This course is specifically aimed at the doctor who has taken courses before, but still has hurdles to overcome to make implant placement a frequent and profitable part of his/her practice.  In this two-day course, Dr. Schlesinger explores advanced techniques in dental implantology that will provide predictable and successful treatment in a patient friendly and minimally invasive manner.  In addition to in-depth lectures and discussions, this course features hands-on exercises on implant placement protocols, grafting, prosthetic techniques and materials. Course Objectives: During this course, topics include: • Patient selection • Surgical treatment planning • Basic grafting • Using osteotomes • Immediate implant placement • Immediate loading theory • Restorative protocols.  Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

PBI Medical Ethics & Professionalism (ME-22) is organized by Professional Boundaries, Inc. (PBI) and will be held from Oct 25 - 26, 2019 at UCI Student Center & Event Services, Irvine, California, United States of America. Professions this course is suitable for: Physicians, dentists, veterinarians, chiropractors, physician assistants, nurses, mental health providers, EMT's, physical therapists, students, and a wide variety of other clinicians. Course Credit: 22 CME/CE hours This course addresses issues such as: • Misrepresentation, falsification, cheating • Financial improprieties • Breaking laws • HIPAA or confidentiality violations • Practicing on an expired license Learning objectives: • Comply with standards of practice, codes of ethics, and state statutes • Improve clinical decision making by minimizing negative influencers • Adhere to professional ethics with resultant improvements in professional-patient interaction, which can improve clinical outcomes • Reduce their potential transgressions through the development of systems that can be implemented into clinical practice • Become aware of the early warning signs indicative of ethical dilemmas and boundary problems • Create and implement a tiered Protection Plan to maintain appropriate boundaries

PBI Pharmacy Ethics and Professionalism (PE-22) is organized by Professional Boundaries, Inc. (PBI) and will be held from Oct 26 - 27, 2019 at UCI Student Center & Event Services, Irvine, California, United States of America. Professions this course is suitable for: Pharmacists, PIC's, pharmacy managers, and pharmacy executives. Course Credit: 22 CPE hours This course help participants expand their understanding of pharmacy law, rules and regulations, improve decision making and create an ethics protection plan. Courses challenge participants to examine how and why their professional practices, responses to stress, and personal or situational factors put them at risk for exercising poor judgment or rationalizing improper behavior and exhibiting poor ethical decision making. This course addresses issues such as: • Misrepresentation, falsification, cheating • Financial improprieties • Breaking laws • HIPAA or confidentiality violations • Practicing on an expired license Learning objectives: • Define the concept of professionalism as it relates to pharmacists • Identify unique risk factors that create legal, regulatory, and risk management issues for pharmacists • Discuss the important statutes and regulations that govern the practice of pharmacy, how and why they were created, and what boards of pharmacy do to enforce them • Identify how and why pharmacists enter the legal/regulatory system • Define the concept of unprofessional conduct • Identify and define violation potentials for ethical issues utilizing the Ethics Formula • Create a personal Ethics Protection Plan to maintain professional ethics and safeguard against ethics violations • Demonstrate the use of peer group discussions to solve ethical dilemmas

The 13th Annual Gavin Herbert Eye Institute Colloquium is organized by University of California, Irvine (UCI) School of Medicine and will be held from Nov 01 - 02, 2019 at UCI Health Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, Irvine, California, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 15 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Needs Assessment: Continued emphasis in the agenda: • Surgical advanced techniques and complication management • Surgical options for presbyopia correction • Management of the unhappy premium/lifestyle IOL patient • Micro-invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) • Treatment protocols for diabetic retinopathy and macular degeneration • Ocular surface / Dry Eye / Blepharitis Increased emphasis / new material: • Updates in biometry and IOL calculations • New Imaging Options for retinal disease • Updates in glaucoma management • Stem cell treatments for retinal disease Course Objectives: • Manage dry eye disease and blepharitis - vital to achieving good surgical outcomes • List new methods for toric IOL calculations will improve surgical outcomes • Utilize advanced techniques for IOL placement • Discern when corneal crosslinking is indicated for the keratoconic patient. Improve patient selection with consideration of IOL options for patients desiring presbyopia correction • Implement micro-invasive surgical options adding to their ability to treat glaucoma. MIGS can lead to lower health care expenditures when compared to drops • Utilize ocular anti-VEGF therapy as a promising option for the treatment of DME and RVO • Implement MG imaging and testing of tears for inflammation (MMP-9) and hyperosmolarity to improve clinical outcomes (both signs and symptoms) Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.