Upcoming Medical Conferences in Stanford

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

Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Current Advances in Treatment and Recommendations for Evaluation and Rehabilitation is organized by Stanford Center for Continuing Medical Education and will be held from Dec 06 - 07, 2019 at Li Ka Shing Learning and Knowledge Center, Stanford, California, United States of America. This Conference has been approved for a maximum of 14 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Target Audience: This is an international program designed for physicians, nurses, advance practice nurses (APNs), professional nurses (RNs) physician assistants, physical therapists, administrators, researchers, social workers, allied health professionals, occupational therapists, speech language pathologists, residents, fellows and medical students specializing in Neurology, Pediatrics, and Neuromuscular Specialties. Course Description: This two day course is provided to first, teach healthcare providers on the clinical perspective of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) including the broad phenotypic spectrum of pediatric and adult patients, evidence of natural history of the disease, new updates to standards of care, clinical outcome measures/standardized assessments, and the influence of therapies both approved and in development; and second, to support healthcare providers, outside of specialized SMA centers, to manage rehabilitation programs and evaluate patient progress using validated standardized clinical assessments in SMA. At the end of this course, participants will have an understanding of the current advances in treatment as well as recommendations for the evaluation and rehabilitation management in SMA. Attendees will comprehend how to relate the standards of care to clinical practice and assess SMA patients with standardized clinical measures. Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to: • Summarize the clinical perspectives of Spinal Muscular Atrophy including disease pathology, phenotypic spectrum, and evidence of natural history. • Choose and organize suitable rehabilitation programs based on available standards of care recommendations. • Determine and apply appropriate clinical outcome measures based on age and function with correct administration and scoring of motor performance using these common Spinal • Muscular Atrophy measures.

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 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.

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.

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. 

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 Jun 15, 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.