Upcoming Medical Conferences in Stanford

Stanford Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology (MOCA®) Course is organized by Stanford Medicine Center for Immersive and Simulation-based Learning (CISL) and will be held on Feb 10, 2020 at Li Ka Shing Learning and Knowledge Center, Stanford, California, United States of America. This course has been approved for a maximum of 8.50 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Target Audience: • Anesthesiology Course Overview: This course is designed to meet the American Board of Anesthesiology requirements for anesthesia delivery providers. The course offers hands-on practice related to current techniques, diagnosis, and treatment of difficult anesthesia cases, as well as teamwork in crises through Crisis Resource Management (CRM) training. By participating in scripted simulations scenarios, physicians have the opportunity to hone their skills in the diagnosis and management of critical events. The scenarios capture serious events that are common, as well as some that are rare. It allows them to practice managing these cases efficiently, as well as gaining the opportunity to practice how to deal with those rare and serious events that they may not have seen in their careers. The debriefing session affords a valuable opportunity for reflection and encourages participants to make changes to their own practice. This is reinforced by the Practice Improvement Plan (PIP) that they generate in response to what they have learned. Scenarios may feature either an adult or a pediatric patient, and require the participant to demonstrate the identification and management of acute events. Course Objectives: At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to: • Develop strategies to apply technical skills to appropriately diagnose and treat anesthesia emergencies. • Apply crisis-resource management skills during clinical crises and effectively lead the team through the process. • Use reflective and self-assessment skills to review and analyze clinical performance.

Stanford Symposium on Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Advances in Research and Practice is organized by Stanford Center for Continuing Medical Education and will be held on Mar 13, 2020 at Paul Brest Hall, Stanford, California, United States of America. This course has been approved for a maximum of {7.25} AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Target Audience:  Family Medicine & Community Health, Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Internal Medicine, Surgery Course Description : The Stanford IBD Symposium will be a dynamic forum supporting interactive learning across disciplines. The expert, multi-disciplinary faculty will present data and facilitate active discussions on a diverse variety of topics including the microbiome and diet, the importance of incorporating patient-centered care, best clinical practices using recently-approved therapies, and innovations in endoscopic and surgical approaches. Case-based discussions and networking will be integrated into this thought-provoking and stimulating educational meeting. Objectives: • At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to: • Discuss the clinical management of Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis • Identify the latest therapies to treat IBD and their potential side effects • Review preventative health for people with IBD • Optimize the care of IBD patients using the latest endoscopic and surgical management techniques Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

Stanford Brain Tumor Center Symposium: Breakthroughs in Brain Tumor Treatment is organized by Stanford Center for Continuing Medical Education and will be held on Mar 13, 2020 at Li Ka Shing Learning and Knowledge Center, Stanford, California, United States of America. This course has been approved for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

Stanford Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology (MOCA®) Course is organized by Stanford Medicine Center for Immersive and Simulation-based Learning (CISL) and will be held on Mar 19, 2020 at Li Ka Shing Learning and Knowledge Center, Stanford, California, United States of America. This course has been approved for a maximum of 8.50 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Target Audience: • Anesthesiology Course Overview: This course is designed to meet the American Board of Anesthesiology requirements for anesthesia delivery providers. The course offers hands-on practice related to current techniques, diagnosis, and treatment of difficult anesthesia cases, as well as teamwork in crises through Crisis Resource Management (CRM) training. By participating in scripted simulations scenarios, physicians have the opportunity to hone their skills in the diagnosis and management of critical events. The scenarios capture serious events that are common, as well as some that are rare. It allows them to practice managing these cases efficiently, as well as gaining the opportunity to practice how to deal with those rare and serious events that they may not have seen in their careers. The debriefing session affords a valuable opportunity for reflection and encourages participants to make changes to their own practice. This is reinforced by the Practice Improvement Plan (PIP) that they generate in response to what they have learned. Scenarios may feature either an adult or a pediatric patient, and require the participant to demonstrate the identification and management of acute events. Course Objectives: At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:  • Develop strategies to apply technical skills to appropriately diagnose and treat anesthesia emergencies. • Apply crisis-resource management skills during clinical crises and effectively lead the team through the process. • Use reflective and self-assessment skills to review and analyze clinical performance.

Pushing the Envelope in Psychiatric Treatments: Rapid Acting Agents, Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy, and More is organized by Stanford Center for Continuing Medical Education and will be held on Mar 21, 2020 at Paul Brest Hall, Stanford, California, United States of America. This course has been approved for a maximum of 8.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ Target Audience : Emergency Medicine & Trauma, Family Medicine & Community Health, Internal Medicine, Oncology, Pain Medicine, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Course Description :  We find ourselves at a fascinating time – pushing the envelope on psychiatric treatments, including psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, rapid-acting agents, and more. As we move forward, this conference emphasizes the need for high-quality research, scientific/empirical evidence, and safeguards against adverse effects and outcomes. Additionally, we need the scholarly efforts of all relevant fields and interprofessional collaborations. This CME activity will cover emerging treatment areas in psychiatry including the related basic science, benefits, risks and clinical trial evidence. Objectives:  At the conclusion of this activity, learners should be able to: • Evaluate emerging therapeutics in psychiatry • Analyze the risk, benefits, and clinical trial evidence relating to emerging therapeutics in psychiatry • Determine the clinical application of emerging therapeutics in psychiatry and consider FDA approved and off label uses Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

Stanford Advanced Airway Management and Fiberoptic Course is organized by Stanford Center for Continuing Medical Education and will be held from Mar 28 - 29, 2020 at Li Ka Shing Learning and Knowledge Center, Stanford, California, United States of America. This course has been approved for a maximum of 17.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Target Audience: Anesthesiology, Critical Care & Pulmonology, Emergency Medicine & Trauma, Internal Medicine, Otolaryngology (ENT), Pediatrics. Course Description : This comprehensive, multidisciplinary, state-of-the-art course offers airway training to a national and international audience. It provides participants with the essential evidence-based knowledge and technical skills to manage anticipated and unanticipated difficult airway in the operating room, emergency department, and intensive care unit as well as in diverse clinical settings. The conference integrates various educational formats, including didactic lectures, hands-on practice, immersive, high fidelity simulation, Lunch and Learn discussions, and case discussions with experts and full audience participation. The course is ideally suited for the anesthesiologists, critical care, emergency medicine, and ENT physicians. Objectives: • Integrate into practice effective approaches and strategies for predicting and managing difficult airway, per latest evidence-based medicine data • Apply advanced oxygenation techniques, such as Transnasal Humidified Rapid-Insufflation Ventilatory Exchange (THRIVE) • Develop skills for alternative ventilation strategies using supraglottic airway (SGA) devices, techniques for SGA-endotracheal tube exchange, and surgical techniques for rescue ventilation • Enhance crisis resources management (CRM) skills for debriefing situations in practice • Determine proper patient selection and preparation for awake flexible fiberoptic intubation (FOI)

Stanford Cancer Cell Therapy and Blood and Marrow Transplant Symposium: Update on Current Advances in BMT and Cancer Cell Therapy is organized by Stanford Center for Continuing Medical Education and will be held from Apr 02 - 03, 2020 at Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center, Stanford, California, United States of America. Target Audience: Hematology, Oncology Course Overview: The Stanford Cancer Cell Therapy and Blood and Marrow Transplant Symposium will address the current and future state of blood and marrow transplantation and Cancer Cell Therapy to ensure learners possess adequate knowledge to determine appropriate referral care to the patients. In addition, the symposium will offer up to date and future approaches to BMT and cancer cell therapy that will assist providers in caring for patients that are receiving BMT or CCT. Course Objectives: At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to: • Assess elderly or frail patients to determine the appropriateness for transplant. • Review acute GVHD and the assessment of severity and prognosis • Utilize the current approach to the treatment of the multiple myeloma patient. • Increase knowledge of current MRD modalities and how to utilize them. • Consider the current and future state of cellular therapies available- offering multiple institutions perspectives. • Critically review the use of transplantation in autoimmune disease. • Compare the utility of various pre and post transplant approaches to preventing or treating relapse. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

2020 Updates on Esophageal Disease is organized by Stanford Center for Continuing Medical Education and will be held from Apr 17 - 18, 2020 at Jen-Hsun Huang Engineering Center, Stanford, California, United States of America. This course has been approved for a maximum of 10.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Target Audience: Family Medicine & Community Health, Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Internal Medicine, Otolaryngology (ENT), Surgery. Course Description : Esophageal disease is common and increasing in prevalence across the United States and worldwide. Approximately 20% of American adults experience reflux symptoms weekly and the annual cost of therapy now exceeds $15 billion. Esophageal cancer is on the rise and is now the 6th leading cause of cancer death. Even less prevalent disorders such as achalasia and eosinophilic esophagitis have increased significantly in the past decade. The medical landscape of esophageal disorders is rapidly changing with over 5000 papers published in the last year alone.  The 2020 Updates on Esophageal Disease aims to shed light on recent advances in the field of esophageal disorders. Participants will learn strategies and diagnostic approaches to common esophageal complaints, including dysphagia and reflux symptoms. Over 20 faculty experts will cover hot topics such as achalasia, eosinophilic esophagitis, Barrett’s esophagus, esophageal cancer and non-cardiac chest pain. Using an integrated educational approach that encompasses didactic lectures, Q&A panels, debates and interactive case presentations, speakers will discuss recent advances in technology, research, diagnosis, guidelines and treatment strategies. Objectives: At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to: • Analyze the complaints of heartburn and acid regurgitation • Manage dysphagia in the context of the eosinophilic • Determine appropriate treatment approaches to use to treat achalasia • Evaluate the diagnostic options available for dysphagia to further define symptom etiology • Consider medical and surgical treatment approaches for reflux and appropriately utilize these therapies Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

5th North American Echocardiography Course on Congenital Heart Disease is organized by Stanford Center for Continuing Medical Education and will be held from Apr 30 - May 02, 2020 at Bechtel Conference Center, Stanford, California, United States of America. This course has been approved for a maximum of 20.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Target Audience: Cardiovascular Health, Pediatrics Course Description : This symposium will provide an introduction to pediatric and congenital echocardiography and the imaging of congenital heart diseases. It takes a unique approach that combines learning cardiac morphology from pathologic specimens and relating this knowledge to echocardiographic evaluation, both preoperatively and postoperatively for patients with congenital heart disease. The main goal is to improve the knowledge and competence of physicians and sonographers who perform and/or interpret echocardiograms in newborns and children with suspected or actual congenital heart diseases and those who perform echocardiographic studies in adults with repaired congenital heart disease. Objectives: At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to: • Perform an optimized pediatric echocardiogram • Analyze the morphologic components of specific congenital heart diseases • Develop strategies to correctly identify the morphologic components of specific congenital heart diseases by echocardiography • Recognize common postoperative echocardiographic findings in patients with congenital heart disease • Evaluate the various methods to measure left ventricular and right ventricular systolic and diastolic function Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

Stanford Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology (MOCA®) Course is organized by Stanford Medicine Center for Immersive and Simulation-based Learning (CISL) and will be held on May 01, 2020 at Li Ka Shing Learning and Knowledge Center, Stanford, California, United States of America. This course has been approved for a maximum of 8.50 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Target Audience: • Anesthesiology Course Overview: This course is designed to meet the American Board of Anesthesiology requirements for anesthesia delivery providers. The course offers hands-on practice related to current techniques, diagnosis, and treatment of difficult anesthesia cases, as well as teamwork in crises through Crisis Resource Management (CRM) training. By participating in scripted simulations scenarios, physicians have the opportunity to hone their skills in the diagnosis and management of critical events. The scenarios capture serious events that are common, as well as some that are rare. It allows them to practice managing these cases efficiently, as well as gaining the opportunity to practice how to deal with those rare and serious events that they may not have seen in their careers. The debriefing session affords a valuable opportunity for reflection and encourages participants to make changes to their own practice. This is reinforced by the Practice Improvement Plan (PIP) that they generate in response to what they have learned. Scenarios may feature either an adult or a pediatric patient, and require the participant to demonstrate the identification and management of acute events. Course Objectives: At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:  • Develop strategies to apply technical skills to appropriately diagnose and treat anesthesia emergencies. • Apply crisis-resource management skills during clinical crises and effectively lead the team through the process. • Use reflective and self-assessment skills to review and analyze clinical performance.