Upcoming Medical Conferences in Stanford

Advanced Wilderness Life Support (AWLS) Summer Course 2019 is organized by Advanced Wilderness Life Support (AWLS) and will be held from Jul 12 - 14, 2019 at Arrillaga Outdoor Education and Recreation Center, Stanford, California, United States of America. Description: Advanced Wilderness Life Support® (AWLS) is a medical certification course that provides a practical foundation in Wilderness Medicine for medical professionals. The course is a 3-day course that teaches patient assessment and treatment guidelines enabling them to prevent and effectively manage emergency medical situations outside traditional medical facilities until definitive care or evacuation is available, and trains the provider in methods to manage medical and trauma emergencies and urgencies in the wilderness when evacuation is unavailable or unnecessary. The course is equally divided between didactic lecture and hands-on teaching. The AWLS certification is appropriate for any licensed medical professional, or medical professional in training, who has an interest in wilderness activities. Learn Theory, Assessment, & Stabilization of Wilderness Emergencies Including:  Animal, Insect, and Arthropod Bites and Stings, Avalanches, Dive medicine, Head, Ear, Eye, Nose, Throat, & Skin, High Altitude Sickness, Hyperthermia, Hypothermia, & Frostbite, Infectious Diseases, Lightning, Medical Kits, Patient Assessment, Submersion, Water disinfection, Wound and Musculoskeletal Injuries Management, Assessment & Scene Safety, C-spine Management, Dislocations, Fractures, & Splints, Patient Packaging & Evacuation Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

27th Annual Pediatric Update and Pre-Conference: What’s New in Allergy and Pulmonology 2019 is organized by Stanford Center for Continuing Medical Education and will be held from Jul 18 - 20, 2019 at Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center, Stanford, California, United States of America. Pre-Conference: What’s New in Allergy and Pulmonology 2019 Thursday, July 18, 2019 Statement of Need: Continuous advances in clinical science require pediatricians and family physicians to obtain comprehensive, up-to-date information on a wide variety of clinical issues that may be encountered in daily practice. This course, What‘s New in Pediatric Allergy and Pulmonology, will focus on updates in allergy, sleep and pulmonology including clinical management strategies of pediatric conditions such as: early oral desensitization to food allergy, sleep disturbances in children and adolescents, sleep hygiene training, non-invasive ventilation for children with sleep disorders, updates on atopic dermatitis, cystic fibrosis, severe asthma in your office, and more. Target Audience: This national program is designed for: • Pediatricians • Family Practice Physicians • Physician Assistants • Nurse Practitioners • Nurses • Allied Health Professionals Credit Designation: The Stanford University School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this activity, learners will be able to: • Develop a strategy to manage a child with severe asthma in your office. • Treat your pediatric patients presenting with atopic dermatitis using current best practice guidelines. • Appropriately use non-invasive ventilation in children with sleep disorders. • Counsel parents on sleep hygiene training for their children, beginning in infancy. • Utilize early oral desensitization to food allergies in your allergic pediatric patients. 27th Annual Pediatric Update July 19-20, 2019 Statement of Need: This CME course will provide pediatricians and family physicians with up-to-date clinical information on a wide range of clinical issues encountered in daily pediatric practice. Course highlights include an update on vaping; the advantages of a pediatric aerodigestive center; making your office transgender friendly; anxiety and depression in the adolescent; update on infant and pediatric formula; concussion and return-to-play; social media and device addiction and other topics that will be of interest to those physicians who care for children and adolescents. Target Audience: This national program is designed for: • Pediatricians • Family Practice Physicans • Primary Care Physicans • Physician Assistants • Nurse Practitioners • Nurses • Allied Health Professionals Credit Designation: The Stanford University School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 11 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this activity, learners will be able to: • Increase knowledge of Long Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) and enhance skills to counsel our adolescent patients. • Recognize an adolescent patient as a suicide risk and differentiate between an ideator and an attempter to treat or refer the patient to a specialist. • Counsel patients and their parents on the dangers of vaping. • Identify patients exhibiting social media and electronic device addiction and develop a strategy to counsel and treat or refer these patients. • Develop strategies with your staff to make your office environment transgender friendly. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Stanford Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology (MOCA) Course is organized by Stanford Center for Continuing Medical Education and will be held on Jul 22, 2019 at Li Ka Shing Learning and Knowledge Center, Stanford, California, United States of America. This CME Conference is Maximum of a maximum of 8.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Target Audience : The course is designed for local, national, and international physicians who practice in the field of anesthesiology Course Description : The Center for Immersive and Simulation-based Learning (CISL) offers a one-day simulation training course in anesthesia crisis management. As one of ASA’s endorsed programs, our course can be used toward Part 4 (Practice Performance Assessment & Improvement) of Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology (MOCA®). Our course is delivered by leaders in anesthesia and the field of simulation-based training. It offers hands-on practice of current techniques, diagnosis and treatment of difficult anesthesia cases which also covers Crisis Resource Management (CRM) training. Course Objectives: • Develop strategies to apply technical skills to appropriately diagnose and treat anesthesia emergencies. • Develop strategies to apply crisis resource management skills during clinical crisis situations. • Develop strategies to apply reflective and self-assessment skills to review and analyze clinical performance. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Stanford Facial Nerve Symposium is organized by Stanford Center for Continuing Medical Education and will be held on Aug 03, 2019 at Li Ka Shing Learning and Knowledge Center, Stanford, California, United States of America. Target Audience This regional program is designed for physicians and allied health professionals specializing in neurology, otology, surgery, facial plastic, plastic surgery, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech pathology. Accreditation: Stanford University School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Statement of Need: Facial paralysis affects thousands of children and adults each year and can have a significant impact on patient quality of life. This CME symposium seeks to increase knowledge about the options for treatment for facial paralysis by using a broad, multidisciplinary approach to describe the role of surgical reanimation, rehabilitation, mental health, ophthalmology, neurodiagnostic assessment, and skull base surgery in the care of patients with facial paralysis. Faculty experts will review current evidence-based practices, incorporate case-based discussions to facilitate discussion on the optimal surgical and nonsurgical options for patients with facial paralysis, as well as present best practices for developing and utilizing a multidisciplinary care team to optimize health outcomes. Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this activity, learners will be able to: • Recognize the benefits and limitations of surgical reanimation strategies that report high success rates • Utilize the referral system for patients who would benefit from services available at tertiary care centers, including electrodiagnostic testing and physical therapy/rehabilitation • Assess the knowledge and experience of rehabilitation specialists with facial rehabilitation, and provide treatment algorithms based on best available evidence • Incorporate clinical "pearls" for the history, physical exam, and radiographic findings that may help guide treatment for these patients • Identify medical practitioners in their local medical community who could join the multidisciplinary care team to assist with the care of facial paralysis patients Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Stanford Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology (MOCA®) Course is organized by Stanford Center for Continuing Medical Education and will be held on Aug 05, 2019 at Li Ka Shing Learning and Knowledge Center, Stanford, California, United States of America. Target Audience : The course is designed for local, national, and international physicians who practice in the field of anesthesiology Accreditation: The Stanford University School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 8.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.  Course Description : The Center for Immersive and Simulation-based Learning (CISL) offers a one-day simulation training course in anesthesia crisis management. As one of ASA’s endorsed programs, our course can be used toward Part 4 (Practice Performance Assessment & Improvement) of Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology (MOCA®). Our course is delivered by leaders in anesthesia and the field of simulation-based training. It offers hands-on practice of current techniques, diagnosis and treatment of difficult anesthesia cases which also covers Crisis Resource Management (CRM) training. Course Objectives: • Develop strategies to apply technical skills to appropriately diagnose and treat anesthesia emergencies. • Develop strategies to apply crisis resource management skills during clinical crisis situations. • Develop strategies to apply reflective and self-assessment skills to review and analyze clinical performance. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

8th Annual Navigating Spine Care is organized by Stanford Center for Continuing Medical Education and will be held on Aug 24, 2019 at Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center, Stanford, California, United States of America. This CME conference has been approved for a maximum of 6.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Target Audience: This national conference is designed to meet the educational needs of physicians specializing in: • Family Practice • Primary Care • Internal Medicine • Neurology • Neurosurgery • Orthopedic Surgery • Physiatry The 8th Annual Navigating Spine Care is a one-day course highlighting best practices and innovations in spine care.  This interprofessional and interdisciplinary CME activity is designed for primary care physicians, family medicine physicians, neurologists, orthopedic surgeons, physiatrists, pain specialists, and physical therapists.  Stanford faculty and guest speakers will discuss diagnostic principles, approaches to management, therapeutic treatments, surgical techniques, and additional topics relevant to patients presenting with complex spinal disorders.  Participants will learn about evidenced-based options and the latest technological advances in spine care through an engaging curriculum that incorporates didactic lectures, a hands-on demonstration, breakout sessions, panel discussions, and a Q&A with experts in the field.  Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to: • Evaluate, diagnose, counsel, manage and/or, when appropriate, refer patients who present with spine conditions. • Interpret and apply current evidence-based treatment options for spinal conditions. • Order and interpret diagnostic imaging for patients with spinal conditions. • Discuss innovative techniques and approaches to caring for patients with spinal-related complaints. • Describe appropriate pain management strategies for patients with spine-related pain. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

2019 Gastroenterology & Hepatology Board Review Course is organized by Stanford Medicine and will be held from Sep 07 - 08, 2019 at Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center, Stanford, California, United States of America. This Course has been approved for a maximum of 19.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Electrophysiology in the West 2019: The Latest Advances in Arrhythmia Care is organized by Stanford Center for Continuing Medical Education and will be held on Sep 13, 2019 at Li Ka Shing Learning and Knowledge Center, Stanford, California, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Advanced Wilderness Life Support (AWLS) Fall Course 2019 is organized by Advanced Wilderness Life Support (AWLS) and will be held from Oct 18 - 20, 2019 at Arrillaga Outdoor Education and Recreation Center, Stanford, California, United States of America. Conference Description: Advanced Wilderness Life Support® (AWLS) is a medical certification course that provides a practical foundation in Wilderness Medicine for medical professionals. The course is a 3-day course that teaches patient assessment and treatment guidelines enabling them to prevent and effectively manage emergency medical situations outside traditional medical facilities until definitive care or evacuation is available and trains the provider in methods to manage medical and trauma emergencies and urgencies in the wilderness when evacuation is unavailable or unnecessary. The course is equally divided between the didactic lecture and hands-on teaching. The AWLS certification is appropriate for any licensed medical professional, or medical professional in training, who has an interest in wilderness activities. Learn Theory, Assessment, & Stabilization of Wilderness Emergencies Including:  Animal, Insect, and Arthropod Bites and Stings, Avalanches, Dive medicine, Head, Ear, Eye, Nose, Throat, & Skin, High Altitude Sickness, Hyperthermia, Hypothermia, & Frostbite, Infectious Diseases, Lightning, Medical Kits, Patient Assessment, Submersion, Water disinfection, Wound and Musculoskeletal Injuries Management, Assessment & Scene Safety, C-spine Management, Dislocations, Fractures, & Splints, Patient Packaging & Evacuation. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

5th Annual Stanford 25 Bedside Teaching Symposium is organized by Stanford Center for Continuing Medical Education and will be held from Nov 01 - 02, 2019 at Li Ka Shing Learning and Knowledge Center, Stanford, California, United States of America. This Conference has been approved for a maximum of 12.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Target Audience: This national program is designed for physicians, fellows, and residents of all specialties. Statement of need: The 2019 Stanford Bedside Teaching Symposium is an annual event which brings together medical educators from around the world to foster clinical teaching skills. We aim to build a sense of community among all those who attend and to increase both individual physical examination skills as well as the ability of those in attendance to teach and evaluate the clinical skills of their learners. We accomplish this with lectures by expert clinicians, live demonstrations and hands on workshops using both real and standardized patients. The content is aimed at early and mid-career physician educators but would also be appropriate for chief residents and senior residents looking for a career in medical education. This year we are excited to offer a poster session for attendees to present research and clinical cases that are related to bedside medicine and physical examination. learning objectives: At the conclusion of the activity, participants should be able to: • Perform a competent physical examination • Interpret examination data • Teach physical exam skills at a patient’s bedside