Upcoming Medical Conferences in Palm Springs

A Practical Approach to Problematic Breast Lesions is organized by United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) and will be held from Jan 08 - 10, 2019 at USCAP Interactive Center, Palm Springs, California, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 17 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits and 17 SAM Credit Hours. Conference Description : This interactive microscopy course, taught by experts from Harvard Medical School, Stanford and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, is designed to eliminate a variety of practice gaps in diagnostic breast pathology. In general, there is a misdiagnosis rate of about 10% in breast biopsies, which may be even higher for some notoriously problematic lesions. This course (through intimate mentoring) attempts to reduce or eliminate diagnostic error by highlighting pitfalls and illustrating practical approaches to resolve them, using routine microscopic examination of H&E-stained sections with appropriate ancillary testing. The intended outcome is improved clinical practice and patient outcomes. Conference Objectives are : • Evaluate diagnostic criteria and clinical significance of various common and uncommon benign, in situ and malignant lesions of the breast. • Describe differential diagnostic problems commonly encountered in breast pathology and develop strategies to resolve them in the practice environment. • Utilize the latest information on the uses and limitations of immunohistochemistry in resolving diagnostic problems in breast pathology. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) Mid-Winter Meeting is organized by Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) and would be held during Jan 17 - 20, 2019 at Renaissance Palm Springs Hotel, Palm Springs, California, United States Of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Leadership, Collaboration and Change in Healthcare: A Course for Emerging Leaders in Pathology is organized by United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) and will be held from Jan 22 - 23, 2019 at USCAP Interactive Center, Palm Springs, California, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is Junior Faculty within their first five to seven years of practice. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 17 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Conference Description : With healthcare in the United States changing rapidly to meet the mandate for high-quality, cost-effective, patient-centered care, the need for effective physician leaders has never been more cogent. Leadership and management skills are essential for individual physicians and for healthcare organizations to achieve the best outcomes. Formal cultivation of these skills has not been targeted to young faculty during their formative years, creating a professional practice gap and an opportunity. The reprise of this special course is intended for junior faculty (within their first five to seven years of practice) who are interested in developing skills that will benefit them as emerging leaders at their home institution, as well as within other professional organizations. The curriculum provides an opportunity for participants to experience a guided exploration of several areas of study that are critical to effective leadership, including the characteristics of effective leadership and effective teams, the concept of emotional intelligence as it applies to leadership, understanding organizational culture and strategy, and prevention of physician burnout. The course faculty are senior academicians with experience in education, mentorship, and functioning as leaders within a changing healthcare environment. Conference Objectives are : • Discuss emotional intelligence as a paradigm for learning leadership skills. • Understand characteristics of effective leaders in healthcare. • Define characteristics of effective teams. • Enumerate the major benefits of mentoring in career development. • Review the medical literature on programs that monitor and support physicians’ well-being. • Define organizational culture and the effective analytic tools required for building organizational strategy. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Liver Pathology: Translating a World of Colors into Clinically Relevant Pathology Reports is organized by United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) and will be held from Jan 24 - 26, 2019 at USCAP West, Palm Springs, California, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 17 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits and 17 SAM Credit Hours. Conference Description : The microscopic pattern of liver biopsies for non-neoplastic diseases has changed with increasing emphasis on steatohepatitis, fibrosis regression and drug-induced liver disease. The reasons for these changes (based on consultative cases at several large medical centers) include classification of an hepatic pattern of injury, primary biliary cholangitis, fatty liver disease, autoimmune hepatitis, etiology of cirrhosis and transplant pathology (unpublished data). Among the neoplastic cases, hepatocellular carcinoma, cholangiocarcinoma/metastatic adenocarcinoma and hepatocellular adenoma are the leading areas that cause problems in diagnosis for practicing pathologists. Advances in radiologic techniques facilitate targeting smaller lesions, necessitating judicious use of immunohistochemistry. In the last few years, characteristic molecular changes have been described in a variety of liver tumors and are increasingly being used for diagnosis. Take advantage of this fantastic mentoring opportunity to study liver interactively with experts who can improve your performance and enhance your practice. Conference Objectives are : • Formulate pattern diagnosis for hepatitis and biliary diseases, and narrow the differential diagnosis based on clinical features. • Recognize liver infections and common features of liver involvement in systemic diseases. • Obtain appropriate immunohistochemical stains for focal nodular hyperplasia, hepatocellular adenoma and hepatocellular carcinoma. • Distinguish benign and malignant biliary proliferations on biopsies and frozen sections. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Twists and Turns of Problematic GI Pathology and How to Find Your Way Out! is organized by United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) and will be held from Jan 27 - 30, 2019 at USCAP West, Palm Springs, California, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 24.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Course Description: This interactive microscopy course is intended to provide an all-around review of gastrointestinal biopsy pathology for general surgical pathologists, junior GI pathologists, and pathologists-in-training, focusing on unusual lesions and common problematic areas of biopsy interpretation and analysis of appendectomy specimens. Course structure follows GI anatomic topography emphasizing key diagnostic features of inflammatory, infectious and neoplastic pathology as encountered in daily practice. The faculty intends to stimulate dialogue around differential diagnoses, variations in presentation, effective use of ancillary tests and diagnostic decision-making. This is a superb opportunity to refine your skills by direct interaction with enthusiastic rock stars of gastrointestinal pathology at USCAP’S fabulous interactive learning center. Course Objectives: • Classify Barrett’s Esophagus-related and gastric dysplasia and uncommon neoplasia in Barrett’s esophagus • Distinguish diagnostic features of iatrogenic and infectious gut pathology • Formulate a differential diagnosis for sprue-like lesions of the small bowel • Properly classify colonic polyps and their malignant risks • Differentiate between benign and malignant lymphoid infiltrates in the GI tract and liver Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Pathology and Cytology of the Lung, Pleura, Mediastinum and Heart/Lung Transplantation is organized by United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) and will be held from Feb 07 - 09, 2019 at USCAP West, Palm Springs, California, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Course Description: Pathologists are generally unfamiliar with a variety of entities in lung, pleural and mediastinal pathology, leading to diagnostic errors. Furthermore, issues related to heart/lung transplantation require specialized knowledge and experience. Interactive microscopy at the USCAP Learning Center provides a unique and intimate mentoring opportunity to discuss interstitial lung disease, pleuro-pulmonary malignancies, transplant rejection, and the cytomorphologic representation of specimens from these sites, including best practices for optimal triage of lung cancer specimens for molecular testing. Course Objectives: • Establish criteria for the diagnosis of a variety of pulmonary lesions • Establish criteria for the diagnosis of mesothelioma and benign mesothelial proliferations • Establish criteria for the cytologic diagnosis of pulmonary, pleural and mediastinal lesions • Establish criteria for the diagnosis of benign and malignant mediastinal lesions • Establish criteria for the diagnosis of heart/lung transplant rejection and its mimics Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Palm Springs' Encore CPC Review 2019 is organized by Encore Symposiums and will be held from Feb 16 - 17, 2019 at Omni Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa, Palm Springs, California, United States of America. Accreditation: This program has been prior approved by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists for 13.00 Class A CE credits; Code Number 1036474; Expiration Date 2/17/2019. The AANA designates this program as meeting the criteria for up to 4.00 CE Credits in pharmacology/therapeutics. The AANA is an approved provider by the California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP #10862. Course objectives are: The CPC review course is strategically designed to align with the learning objectives of the NBCRNA Core Modules; Airway Management, Applied Clinical Pharmacology, Human Physiology/Pathophysiology, and Anesthesia Equipment & Technology. The review course will enable the learner to successfully prepare to meet the challenges of the CPC Exam from the novice to the seasoned anesthesia provider. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Palm Springs' Oasis in the Desert 2019 Encore Symposium is organized by Encore Symposium and will be held from Feb 18 - 21, 2019 at Omni Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa, Palm Springs, California, United States of America. Accreditation: This program has been prior approved by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists for 21.00 Class A CE credits; Code Number 1036475; Expiration Date 2/21/2019. The AANA designates this program as meeting the criteria for up to 7.50 CE Credits in pharmacology/therapeutics. The AANA is an approved provider by the California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP #10862. Course Objectives are: This program is designed to align with the topics and learning objectives of the NBCRNA Core Modules, specifically in the four domains of Airway Management, Applied Clinical Pharmacology, Human Physiology/Pathophysiology, Anesthesia Equipment & Technology. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Merging Medicine 21 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. 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. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.