Upcoming Medical Conferences in Los Angeles

ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support - Renewal Course is organized by SureFire CPR and will be held on Feb 24, 2019 at SureFire CPR, Los Angeles, California, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is All healthcare professionals and medical personnel who may respond to a cardiovascular emergency. This class is approximately 6 hours. Course Description: The ACLS Class covers: • Recognition and early management of respiratory and cardiac arrest • Airway Management • ACLS Pharmacology • Basic Life Support (BLS) review • Management of acute coronary syndromes and stroke • How to be both a leader and a team member in a resuscitation team Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA) Meeting is organized by American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA) and will be held from Feb 25 - Mar 02, 2019 at The Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is Mental health professionals currently working with groups or in training who wish to be kept abreast of new developments and expand the scope of their clinical practices. Why should You Attend? • World-renowned faculty are available to instruct, challenge, and inspire you. • Earn over 40 continuing education credits in your affiliated discipline. • You can learn valuable, proven strategies and clinical techniques that can be used immediately. • A full menu of diversified offerings designed to sharpen your knowledge and skills is available. • You can take advantage of time away from the day-to-day pressures of work. You’ll return refreshed, stimulated, and rejuvenated-and ready for new challenges ahead. • Explore Houston with colleagues, family, and friends. Create cherished memories while strengthening your professional expertise. Conference Objectives are : • Identify, review and integrate basic group dynamic concepts into their group practice. • Compare the theoretical underpinnings of various schools of group therapy. • Conduct groups in a variety of settings with a broad range of populations. • Apply evidenced-based practices as they relate to group therapy. Accreditations: PHYSICIANS:  The AGPA designates this live activity for a maximum of 43 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. PSYCHOLOGISTS: GPA is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. AGPA maintains responsibility for the program and its content. Maximum of 43 hours. SOCIAL WORKERS: Social workers should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval. Social workers will receive up to 43 continuing education clock hours for participating in this course. NURSES: This course is provided by AGPA and Amedco. Maximum of 43 contact hours. COUNSELORS: NY: Amedco is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0061. 43 Hours ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE COUNSELORS:AGPA is approved by NAADAC Approved Education Provider Program for up to a maximum of 43 contact hours (4.3 CEHs) MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS: NY:Amedco is recognized by the New York State Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists. #MFT-0032. 43 hours. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

2-Day CCRN Review Seminar is organized by Great Nurses and will be held from Feb 27 - 28, 2019 at The Westin Los Angeles Airport, Los Angeles, California, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 13 contact hours. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Learning Implant Dentistry for the Restorative Dentist - Part I is organized by Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of University of Southern California (USC) and will be held on Mar 02, 2019 at Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC, Los Angeles, California, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is beginners with limited implant knowledge and whose goal is to become familiar with the procedures of Restorative Implant Dentistry. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 7.00 Continuing Education Credits. Course Description: Successful implant osseointegration is well documented over the past forty years. In this course, participants will learn the most predictable manner to diagnose and treat patients presenting missing teeth with dental implants and their restoration. Aspects of treatment planning will be discussed and conventional dentistry vs implant dentistry will be compared. Participants will become knowledgeable about CT scan, radiographic and surgical guides, implant components, implant provisional restorations and screw retained and cement retained restoration. Part I is designed for those that wish to begin implant treatment for their patients and those that would like a better basic understanding of dental implants. Course Topics: • Implant Introduction- history and types • CT Scans- reading and identifying structures and position of implants • Radiographic/Surgical Guides • Implant Components- screws, screw drivers and abutments • Implant position • Treatment Planning for simple implant restorations • Implant provisional restorations • Soft tissue management for implant restorations • Cement vs screw retained restorations Learning Objectives: • Understand implant components with parts identification • Be able to discuss optimal implant position • Understand use and purpose of radiographic and surgical guide • Become familiar with treatment planning sequence for uncomplicated implant • Understand the financial implications of implants vs conventional dentistry • Know how to manipulate soft tissue around implant for best gingival architecture • Know the sequence for delivering the uncomplicated implant restoration Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

15th Annual Symposium on Pancreatic Cancer is organized by Hirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research and will be held on Mar 02, 2019 at UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center, Los Angeles, California, United States of America.  The Foundation's premiere educational program brings together patients, caregivers, clinicians and researchers to learn and discuss developments, personalized medicine, cutting-edge treatments and the progression of finding a cure for pancreatic cancer. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Hospital Disaster Management Training (HDMT) is organized by Hospital Association of Southern California (HASC) and will be held from Mar 05 - 06, 2019 at Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center Ent, Los Angeles, California, United States of America. Target Audience: This course has a broad approach, with both a clinical and non-clinical target audience that includes but is not limited to hospital administration, physicians, nurses, emergency care technicians, safety, security, facilities, mental health, ancillary, legal/risk management, human resources, educators, clinic and first receiver staff. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 16 hours Credits.​ Conference Description: Does your hospital need training on hospital surge capacity management for natural disasters and chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive (CBRNE) incidents? Join us for Hospital Disaster Management Training, an in-depth two-day session that is a product of the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services Emergency Medical Services Agency’s Disaster Resource Center Program. Special thanks to the Hospital Association of Southern California for providing educational and administrative support. Objectives: Participants will learn how to move beyond awareness and focus on operational strategies. At the end of the course, participants will be able to: • Identify triage priorities in disaster patients. • Perform a role in the hospital command center and emergency department during disaster drill. • Describe the health care facility’s role in a disaster. This Two-Day Course Features: • Lectures • Skill sessions • Tabletop and functional exercise • Immediate exercise evaluation and feedback • Continuing education credits

5th Annual Cedars-Sinai Update in Obstetrics & Gynecology Conference is organized by Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and will be held on Mar 08, 2019 at Cedars Sinai Medical Center Harvey Morse Conference Center South Tower, Los Angeles, California, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is Obstetrics & Gynecologists. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 8.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Conference Description: This annual update in OB/GYN is intended to review topics that are timely and relevant to general and subspecialty OB/GYN providers. Each presentation will address its topic with a focus on the pertinent evidence in the literature that guides clinical care. A multidisciplinary and inclusive approach will be used to address latest controversies in the specialty relevant to each topic. One half day is obstetric and gynecologic topics and the other half to laparoscopic training. The obstetrics topics to be explored include reproductive health and the environment and marijuana use during pregnancy and lactation. Gynecologic topics will cover abnormal uterine bleeding and adolescent gynecology. A lively debate will take place at lunchtime, incorporating several speakers’ views. Conference Objectives: • Recognize how to diagnose ruptured fetal membranes (ROM) and utilize the newest advances in testing, including AmniSure • Classify and treat abnormal uterine bleeding by using the FIGO classification system (PALM-COEIN) • Describe the risks and complications of drug use during pregnancy and apply strategies and recommendations for prevention and treatment Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

The Secrets of Guided Bone Regeneration in Implant Dentistry: Hands-on Workshop is organized by Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of University of Southern California (USC) and will be held on Mar 09, 2019 at Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC, Los Angeles, California, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is Dentists. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 7.00 Continuing Education Credits. Course Description: This bone graft course will feature a combined one-day scientific lecture and hands-on workshop. The course will focus primarily on the principles of guided bone regeneration in implant dentistry and on the most up-to-date techniques in bone grafting to improve long-term clinical success with dental implants. This course is designed for the clinician that has prior implant experience and would like to broaden his/her knowledge and scope of practice and improve surgical skill. Course Objectives: • Biologic basis of bone regeneration • Criteria for patient selection • Step-by-step surgical procedure • Properties of barrier membranes • Selection of biomaterials • Biologic modifiers and their relationship to bone regeneration • Flap design for optimal esthetic and predictability • Guided bone regeneration in various post-extraction defects • Guided bone regeneration for simultaneous implant placement - “the Esthetic Contour Graft” • Guided bone regeneration for vertical ridge augmentation • Proper use of screws in the “screw tent-pole grafting” technique • All aspects of the post-operative management • Recognition and management complications associated with guided bone regeneration Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Update on Removable Partial Dentures Therapy is organized by UCLA School of Dentistry and will be held on Mar 09, 2019 at UCLA School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, California, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is Prosthodontists, Dentists. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 7 CDE Credits. Do you want to improve the treatment acceptance for your partially dentate patients by offering a more affordable replacement treatment option to replace their missing teeth? Have a highly esthetic demanding patient with missing teeth who cannot afford the fixed treatment options? Ever wonder if strategic placement of fewer dental implants can improve the RPD treatment outcomes and help your patients? Today’s RPD therapy enables dentists to offer great affordable treatment alternatives to address patients’ esthetic and functional needs. This course is intended to provide an update overview of contemporary removable partial dentures therapy and to help participants integrate RPD treatment into day-to-day clinical care. Learning Objectives: • Diagnosis and treatment planning for your partially dentate patients • Overview of RPD design principles and a logical and systematic approach to formulate the best possible design for your patients • The benefits and pitfalls of various materials for RPD framework: metal cast framework RPD vs. flexible RPD vs. hybrid RPD • Esthetic RPD solution for highly esthetic demanding situation • Use of dental implants to enhance RPD treatment outcomes • Treatment consideration and integration for combination cases • Advanced RPD design alternatives (e.g. use of attachments, rotational path RPD) Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Techniques: Thompson and Logan is organized by International Chiropractic Pediatric Association (ICPA) and will be held from Mar 09 - 10, 2019 at The Redondo Beach Hotel, Los Angeles, California, United States of America. This Course has been approved for a maximum of 12 hours of continuing education credits. Course Description: Get hands-on experience in the application of techniques with an in-depth consultation and demonstration of the chiropractic pediatric full spine exam and evaluation procedures: Thompson and Logan. Neurological assessment and examination of the infant. Contraindications and safety. Course Goal: To provide the attendees with increased knowledge, skills, and confidence in providing chiropractic care to children. You will learn through explanation, demonstration and hands-on training specifically focused on the areas of initial examination and also on the chiropractic adjustment (Thompson Terminal Point and Logan Basic approaches). Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.