Upcoming Medical Conferences in Palm Springs

Cells Gone Wild: Taming Autoimmune Disease - Naturopathic Medicine Conference is organized by California Naturopathic Doctors Association (CNDA) and will be held from Mar 01 - 03, 2019 at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Golf Resort Palm Springs, Palm Springs, California, United States of America. This course is pending approval by The California Acupuncture Board for 10.5 hours of continuing education. Conference Overview: • Approximately 50 million people in the United States have been diagnosed with at least one of the more than 100 diseases with an autoimmune basis. The symptoms of the autoimmune disease can range from infrequent flares to daily debilitating pain, encompassing many organ systems and various medical subspecialties. Current estimates suggest greater than 50% of those with autoimmune disease seek out integrative healthcare.    • This conference will emphasize naturopathic approaches to autoimmune disease, including clinical updates regarding various types of autoimmune diseases, diagnostic procedures, treatment solutions, and preventative measures. • Whether you currently treat autoimmune conditions on a regular basis or just want to learn more about this constantly evolving field of medicine, this conference is for you. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Mass Spectrometry : Applications to the Clinical Lab (MSACL) 2019 US - 11th Annual Conference & Exhibits is organized by Mass Spectrometry : Applications to the Clinical Lab (MSACL) and will be held from Mar 31 - Apr 04, 2019 at Renaissance Palm Springs Hotel, Palm Springs, California, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is pathologists, clinical laboratory directors and scientists, mass spectrometry and automated sample processing providers as well as laboratory diagnostic providers. This program will be beneficial to healthcare administrators, laboratory quality control and standards scientists, as well as those responsible for implementation of clinical analyses for emergency response due to terrorism or accident. Course Description: The MSACL Conference provides a forum for discussion of developments in the clinical application of mass spectrometry. While immunoassay methods have dominated clinical analyses, mass spectrometric methods are now providing analytical results more rapidly and with less expense. MSACL brings together experts in the field with those driven to explore and understand clinical mass spectrometry, with the goal of facilitating mass spectrometry's adoption as a health care tool and accelerating the realization of improved patient care and reduced health care costs. Needs Assessment: This meeting will be critical to share emerging analytical information and work concerning regulations and standards. The goal of MSACL is to create an environment through which participants will be able to identify opportunities to develop the capacity to provide higher quality results, more rapidly and for lower overall cost, for patients within the healthcare system. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing (AAACN) 44th Annual Conference is organized by American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing (AAACN) and will be held from May 08 - 11, 2019 at Renaissance Palm Springs Hotel, Palm Springs, California, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is ambulatory care and telehealth Nurses. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 13.75 CH: 3-day conference (includes 1.0 CH for poster viewing). CME : • 3.0 CH for Pre-Conference Session (Separate fees apply). • 7.9 CH for the all-day Certification Review Course (Separate fees apply). Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Pediatric Pathology: Selected Topics for General Surgical Pathologists is organized by United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) and will be held from May 15 - 17, 2019 at USCAP West, Palm Springs, California, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 16 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Course Description: The practice of pediatric pathology differs significantly from that of adult surgical pathology: certain tumor types and medical conditions are much more common in the pediatric population (e.g., celiac disease, soft tissue sarcomas); the microscopic appearances of certain diseases common to pediatric and adult populations often differ (e.g., non-necrotizing granulomas are much more common in pediatric patients with Crohn’s disease compared with adults); and molecular techniques are more commonly employed in the workup of pediatric neoplasia. This course is intended to familiarize general surgical pathologists with pediatric specimens that occur less commonly in their practices. Highly skilled pediatric pathologists will share their expertise in an intimate mentoring experience at the USCAP Interactive Center where learning is an inevitability. Course Objectives: • Become familiar with common solid tumors that occur in the pediatric population • Recognize differences between adult and pediatric medical diseases of the gastrointestinal tract • Understand the approach to the pathologic analysis of tumors of the central nervous system, lymph nodes and bone marrow that occur in pediatrics • Learn about the contribution of molecular pathology to the proper diagnosis of solid tumors, tumors of the central nervous system, lymph nodes and bone marrow • Comprehend the clinically-significant patterns of placental injury that will affect the fetus, neonate and potential future pregnancies Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Practical Neuropathology for Todays Practice is organized by United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) and will be held from May 22 - 24, 2019 at USCAP West, Palm Springs, California, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 18 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Course Description: Neuropathology cases provide a particular challenge for practicing surgical pathologists because they are less common than cases from other organ systems, typically comprising fewer than 1% of cases in most practices, and are relatively more complex. Consequently, pathologists have less experience with neuropathology which translates to less comfort in making diagnoses. These mentoring sessions with experts are intended to provide practicing pathologists and pathologists-in-training with strategies relating to how to approach a case, differential diagnostic considerations, ancillary testing useful to resolving differential diagnoses, and the clinical implications of their diagnostic decisions. This is your opportunity to increase your comfort level, confidence and expertise in the interpretation and classification of neuropathology cases you will inevitably see in your diverse practices. Course Objectives: • Develop an approach to handling commonly encountered lesions of the central nervous system • Learn how to generate differential diagnoses for neuropathologic cases encountered in routine practice • Understand how effectively to employ ancillary testing to resolve differential diagnostic possibilities • Refine communication skills in conveying important information in the final report of neuropathologic lesions • Increase confidence and comfort in dealing with neuropathology Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Trauma Care After Resuscitation (TCAR) Course is organized by Trauma Care After Resuscitation (TCAR) Education Programs and will be held from Dec 03 - 04, 2019 at Desert Regional Medical Center, Palm Springs, California, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is useful to physical therapists, paramedics, social workers, dietitians, respiratory therapists, speech and occupational therapists, LVNs/LPNs, and others who interact with the hospitalized trauma patient. Accreditation: Continuning Education Hours: Continuing education contact hours are provided through Visionem, a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 15483. In order to receive nursing contuing education contact hours learners must: • Attend: ○ full day (7 contact hours) ○ full days (14 contact hours) • Complete an online evaluation Course description: Through instruction and advocacy, the mission of TCAR Education Programs is to expand the knowledge base and clinical reasoning skills of nurses who work with injured patients anywhere along the trauma continuum of care, particularly in the post-resuscitation phase. By partnering with trauma centers and trauma systems, TCAR Education Programs provides adult and pediatric inpatient nurses an outstanding learning experience designed to meet educational goals, improve patient outcomes, and fulfill regulatory requirements. Unlike standardized trauma programs targeted at prehospital and emergency care providers, the Trauma Care After Resuscitation (TCAR) course was specifically created to meet the learning needs of INPATIENT trauma nurses. This live, 2-day educational offerings give hospital staff members the foundational, evidence-based information and critical thinking skills necessary to meet regulatory requirements and provide excellent care to this challenging patient population. The TCAR course offers emergency, perioperative, critical care, and acute care, and rehabilitation nurses the foundational, evidence-based information and critical thinking skills necessary to address the needs of the hospitalized trauma patient. TCAR covers a wide range of pathophysiologic and nursing concepts and is designed to be a broad, core-level program, rather than an advanced or specialty-specific course. Course Objectives: By the end of the class, participants will be able to: • Describe the trauma continuum of care. • Explain the biomechanics of common injuries. • Anticipate specific wounds and complications based on mechanism of injury information • Discuss the body's multisystem responses to traumatic insults • Incorporate physical assessment, imaging studies, and laboratory data to evaluate the hospitalized trauma patient • Describe appropriate medial, surgical, and nursing interventions for frequently encountered injuries Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities (ABRF) 2020 Annual Meeting is organized by Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities (ABRF) and will be held from Feb 29 - Mar 03, 2020 at Palm Springs Convention Center, Palm Springs, California, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

51st Environmental Mutagenesis and Genomics Society (EMGS) Annual Meeting is organized by Environmental Mutagenesis and Genomics Society (EMGS) and will be held from Sep 12 - 16, 2020 at Renaissance Palm Springs Hotel, Palm Springs, California, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

2020 International Conference on Forensic Nursing Science and Practice is organized by International Association of Forensic Nurses (ISFN) and will be held from Sep 23 - 26, 2020 at Palm Springs, California, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses (NAON) 2021 Congress is organized by National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses (NAON) and will be held from May 22 - 25, 2021 at Palm Springs, California, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.