Upcoming Medical Conferences in Colorado Springs

Trauma Care After Resuscitation (TCAR) Course is organized by Trauma Care After Resuscitation (TCAR) Education Programs and will be held from Feb 06 - 07, 2020 at St. Francis Medical Center, Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States of America. This course has been approved for a maximum of 14 contact hours (2 days) or 7 contact hours (1 day). 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. 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 information is available.

Hormone Imbalance: Identification and Lifestyle Treatment to Rebalance and Reset is organized by PESI HealthCare and will be held on Feb 20, 2020 at Embassy Suites by Hilton Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States of America. This course has been approved for a maximum of 6.3 contact hours / 6.25 clock hours of continuing education instruction. Intended Audience: • Registered Dietitians • Nutritionists • Registered Nurses • Dietitians • Dietary Managers • Chiropractors • Coaches • Personal Trainers • Occupational Therapists • Physical Therapists • Physical Therapy Assistants • Counselors • Social Workers Course Description: Hormone imbalance – it’s complex and overwhelming. Clients come to us with symptoms such as extreme fatigue, irritability, anxiety, depression, insomnia, foggy brain, cravings for sugar or salt, constipation, menstrual irregularities, decreased sex drive, and weigh gain. These symptoms are common but not normal. Join Cindi Lockhart, RDN, LD, IFNCP as she teaches you how to assess and create a customized step-by-step lifestyle treatment plan that is realistic to follow and get results! She will cover the core hormone systems and how their disruption leads to crippling symptoms and chronic hormone-related conditions. She will share the underlying root causes of hormone disruption and the environmental factors that disrupt their delicate balance. Learn a skill set to address issues such as: • Estrogen Dominance • Endometriosis • Uterine Fibroids • PCOS • Infertility • Hypothyroidism • Insulin Resistance/Metabolic Syndrome/Pre-Diabetes • Adrenal Fatigue or Exhaustion You will be able to guide your clients to manipulate lifestyle factors to re-balance hormones, reduce symptoms, and better manage chronic hormone related conditions. Objectives: • Articulate the 6 core hormone systems and how they are inter-related – cortisol, insulin, thyroid, estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone. • Determine how the gut affects hormone balance via digestion, intestinal permeability, and the microbiome. • Identify common symptoms of specific hormone imbalances through subjective and objective assessments. • Articulate how the 6 lifestyle-based root causes affect hormone balance – standard American diet, obesity, too much or too little exercise, chronic stress, inadequate sleep, and environmental toxins. • Articulate how the 5 key lifestyle strategies naturally rebalance hormone systems – diet, exercise/activity, stress management, sleep optimization, and reduction in toxin exposures. • Determine a prioritized and systemized approach for effective lifestyle interventions.

Dyslexia: Building NEW Neuropathways to Master Visual and Auditory Memory, Visual Perceptual Skills, Visual Motor Skill Development & More! is organized by PESI HealthCare and will be held on Feb 28, 2020 at Embassy Suites by Hilton Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 6.0 contact hours / 6.25 hours of continuing education credit. Target Audience: • Occupational Therapists & Occupational Therapy Assistants • Counselors • Social Workers • Speech-Language Pathologists • Teachers • School Psychologists • Other Helping Professionals who Work with Children Course Description: Dyslexia – the invisible disability that impacts 1:5 individuals. It’s not just an issue of trying harder or paying attention. You know the stories you hear from your clients – hours of studying just to forget it all on a test the following day, constant lack of ability to understand what they read, difficulty remembering lists or instructions beyond three, the overwhelming frustration of knowing what they want to say or do, but not being able to express it on paper or get the words out, socially withdrawn in attempt to hid their struggles. In this seminar, you will have the opportunity to practice treatment ideas that will incorporate the use of client-centered everyday routines, games, technology, sensory and hands-on approaches to help your client overcome the challenges of life with dyslexia. Upon completion of this program, you will be able to immediately provide treatment to address your client’s: • Visual perceptual skills • Visual motor integration • Auditory and visual memory • Reading rate, accuracy, fluency, comprehension • Phonetic awareness and memory • Spelling and handwriting struggles • Turn everyday activities into successful treatment! Objectives: • Analyze the 3 types of dyslexia and apply compensatory strategies to each specific type, such as recital, chunking, and mnemonics as they apply to visual and auditory memory. • Determine the executive cognitive functions and treatment methodologies that impact processing speed and reading comprehension. • Choose treatment strategies to address visual perceptual, visual motor integration, auditory and visual memory deficits to increase handwriting legibility, reading comprehension, and ability to follow multi-step directions. • Communicate how to integrate electronic and low tech games into treatment activities to increase reading comprehension, ability to follow multi-step directions for increased academic success. • Identify ICD-10 treatment diagnostic codes and CPT billing codes to properly bill for reimbursement. • Establish 3 strategies to improve client’s ability to recall multi-step instructions and letter sequence for spelling.

Mental Health 2.0: Clinical Strategies to Moderate Technology Use, Restore Self-Regulation, Build Coping Skills & Ease Mood Disturbances is organized by PESI HealthCare and will be held on Mar 04, 2020 at Embassy Suites by Hilton Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States of America. This Conference has been approved for a maximum of 6.3 contact hours / 6.25 clock hours of continuing education instruction. Target Audience: • Counselors • Social Workers • Psychologists • Psychiatrists • Marriage & Family Therapists • Addiction Counselors • Other mental health professionals • School Counselors • School Psychologists • School Social Workers • Nurses • Case Managers Course Description: The modern digital world has presented a daunting therapeutic challenge. Technology is in your client’s hands, and they’re using it daily to interact with the world. What about the negative side of technology use? Regardless of diagnosis, you’re seeing this in your office – and it’s affecting your clients’ progress in therapy. Excessive and negative technology use has exacerbated symptoms of many clinical diagnoses like never before, especially worsening clients’ mood, concentration, social isolation, emotional dysregulation and sleep disturbance. The average American spends over 10 hours per day with screens. If you aren’t asking your clients about their technology use, you’re missing out on a huge portion of their lives. Attend and discover how to immediately enhance your practice with: • Step-by-step assessments for excessive and harmful technology use • Strategies for psychoeducation and introducing digital moderation to your clients • Tools to combat the negative effects of technology overuse in your clients’ lives • Practical, versatile ways to increase client engagement in “real-life” Register today! Free Materials for Your Clinical Toolbox! • Technology use assessment chart • Technology use intake questionnaire • Multiple intelligences embodied activity chart • Client self-reflection questions • Concrete digital interventions handouts Objectives: • Appraise the neurological, interpersonal, and intra-personal costs and benefits of technology use in clients. • Perform a clinical assessment of technology use and dependence at intake to inform the clinician’s choice of treatment interventions. • Create a technology use and assessment plan to monitor and reduce technology overuse symptoms, as well as improve client neurological, interpersonal, and intrapersonal level of functioning. • Integrate self-soothing techniques and mindfulness meditation as an approach to managing symptoms and improving client emotional regulation. • Assess the negative effects of client technology engagement with violent, sexualized, monetized, and political content and provide alternative activities to improve treatment outcomes. • Modify technology use and assessment plans for use with special clinical populations such as children and clients with anxiety or depression.

American Academy of Osteopathy (AAO) Annual Convocation 2020 is organized by the American Academy of Osteopathy (AAO). The session is held from Mar 11th - 15th, 2020 at Broadmoor Hotel - Colorado Springs, Colorado. Conference Description The session renders an opportunity for physicians, patients, and communities to learn and examine all forms of health perspectives. It blends with the mind, body, and spirit to outline the concepts of care and education. The session sets an inspirational environment of Colorado Springs, it has in store of the experiences on the notions such as nutrition, functional medicine, movement therapy, exercise prescription, Injection modalities, and team care approaches into osteopathic care of patients and self-care of physicians. Attendees will get to learn from the interactive workshops on "How to implement innovations in their own practice". A participant will be equipped with the practical knowledge and gist of confidence in implementing the ideas with their patients. Each individual will have a chance to explore personal health and wellness. Additionally, osteopathic educators will have opportunities to explore innovations in changing the environment of medical education as the session runs on the terms of expanding osteopathic medicine in the broader arena. Targeted Audience  All medical professionals can attend the conference. The session isn't intended for someone who is graduating from an osteopathic medical school or completing a graduate medical education.  Continuing Medical Education The AOA symposium is approved for a maximum of 34.5 credits of AOA Category 1 credits.  Additional Details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Kinesiology Taping Practitioner Certification: Combining Taping & Movement to Improve Functional Outcomes is organized by PESI HealthCare and will be held on Mar 26, 2020 at Embassy Suites by Hilton Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 6.0 contact hours / 0.6 CEUs / 6.0 clock hours. Who Should Attend: • Physical Therapists • Physical Therapist Assistants • Occupational Therapists • Occupational Therapy Assistants • Athletic Trainers • Massage Therapists • Personal TrainersCourse  Description: From sports medicine to stroke rehab, kinesiology tape has rapidly gained popularity in rehabilitation due to its unique ability to improve movement and function. One of the most versatile treatment tools in rehab, taping has been shown to improve outcomes with a vast variety of therapies, including functional movement therapies, manual therapy, splinting, Neuro-Developmental Treatment (NDT), Hippo- and Aquatic therapies, and more. This hands-on certification seminar will equip you with all the skills you’ll need to begin taping patients across the continuum of care. Explore the fundamentals of modern taping techniques, discover advanced interventions that integrate the latest neuroscience research, and learn how to combine taping with functional movement to produce the kinds of active treatments that are revolutionizing rehab. Numerous case studies will be presented that demonstrate how taping can help deliver superior rehab outcomes, and hands-on labs throughout the program will show you how to get impressive results with your patients. Objectives: • Explain the physiological effects of kinesiology taping. • Assess functional taping techniques as they apply to pain, edema management, neurologic conditions, scar and posture improvement. • Analyze the concepts of longitudinal fascial chain kinesiology taping. • Demonstrate fluid dynamics taping applications for acute edema and chronic fluid dysfunction conditions using the jellyfish taping method. • Demonstrate varied tape application techniques for common musculo-skeletal injury conditions such as low back pain, shoulder strains, ankle sprains and post-operative patient/client care. • Demonstrate posture taping applications for correction of common chronic postural deficits of the upper and lower spine regions.

Annual OSHA Training and Compliance Seminars for Dental Professionals: Spring 2020 Retraining Seminar is organized by Kim Laudenslager and will be held on Apr 08, 2020 at DoubleTree by Hilton Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States of America. This Course has been approved for a maximum of 4 CE Credits. Course Description: These seminars are designed for dental professionals who need INITIAL and/or RETRAINING. The courses will be a fast paced review of material OSHA requires for annual training. In addition, the most current information available on infection control procedures, infectious diseases and product reviews will be presented. Individuals who have not had previous training are encouraged to attend one of the initial training seminars. Handouts and resource information will be provided at the course for all participants. In addition to attending this seminar, each office will need to conduct a staff meeting sometime following the course to complete and customize their training program. Course Synopsis & Objectives: Current information on infection control procedures, infectious diseases and product reviews will be presented. Topics covered will include; CDC recommended infection control guidelines in dentistry, CDC guidelines for hand hygiene in health care settings, review of exposure incident protocol, record keeping protocol and infectious waste disposal guidelines. At the end of the course, all attendees should: • Understand the basic principles of dental infection control • Be aware of safety issues involved in dental care for both the practitioner and patient • Be able to apply current infection control principles and guidelines to everyday practice • Be knowledgeable about requirements of the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Standard • Be knowledgeable about requirements of the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

American Dental Society of Anesthesiology (ADSA) Annual Session 2020 is organized by American Dental Society of Anesthesiology (ADSA) and will be held from Apr 24 - 25, 2020 at The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Baby Beats and Breaths: Therapeutic Interventions for the Premature Infant with Cardiopulmonary Compromise is organized by Education Resources, Inc. (ERI) and will be held from May 01 - 02, 2020 at UCHealth Memorial Hospital North, Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States of America.  Target Audience: Neonatal therapists, PTs, PTAs, OTs, OTAs, and SLPs, with experience working with infants in the Neonatal intensive care unit. Accreditation: • This course meets the criteria for 14.5 contact hours (1.45 CEUs). The AZ, GA, and PA Boards of Physical Therapy accept other state boards approvals. Application has been made to the NJ Board of Physical Therapy Examiners, and the OH and TN Physical Therapy Associations.  • This course meets the CO requirements for 14.5 contact hours (1.45 points) – Intermediate Level, CAT 1. TX PT Association accredited provider. • Approved provider by the NY State Board of PT for 17.4 contact hours. • Application has been made to the FL Physical Therapy Association for 17 continuing education hours. • Approved provider of continuing education by the American Occupational Therapy Association #3043, for 14.5 contact hours (1.45 CEUs) - Intermediate Level Occupational Therapy Process: Assessment, Intervention.  • The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products or clinical procedures by AOTA. • Approved provider of the FL Board of Occupational Therapy-CE Broker-17 hours. • This course meets the approval of the TX Board of OT Examiners NBCOT professional development provider - 14.5 PDUs • This course is offered for up to 1.45 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional area). • This program has been submitted for approval for 14.5 clock hours of continuing education credit by the TX Speech Language Hearing Association (TSHA). • NBCOT professional development provider-14.5 PDUs. • This course meets the criteria for 14.5 hours towards Neonatal Therapy Certification. Description: This course will focus on the cardiopulmonary implications for the premature or medically-complex infant as related to physiological stability, evolving motor control, sensory stability, and transition to oral motor skills that support feeding. It will focus on advancing the critical reasoning skills of the neonatal therapist to support the infant’s ability to obtain foundational motor and sensory skills. These skills include the ability of the infant to cough, produce audible phonation, oral motor skills, swallow skills, trunk facilitation, gestational age appropriate positioning/handling to support the emergence of gross motor skills for postural stability. You will learn movement analysis skills (via lab time and video presentations) to assess breathing patterns, facilitation techniques to support trunk development, positioning strategies to support chest wall development, and feeding techniques to maximize postural control. We will discuss current literature as relevant to this topic and apply a systems theory approach for case study treatment planning. Course Objectives: Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to do: • Discuss anatomical and kinesiological developmental changes for the newborn chest wall • Discuss affects of prematurity and cardiopulmonary co-morbidities on chest wall development • Integrate chest wall movement assessment and treatment strategies to maximize infant outcomes • Design developmental positioning and handling interventions to reduce chest wall deformities • Incorporate postural support with positioning and handling of infants for improved chest wall mobility during oral feeding • Integrate a systems approach to individualized care plan for the infant with cardiopulmonary compromise

Trauma Care After Resuscitation (TCAR) Course is organized by Trauma Care After Resuscitation (TCAR) Education Programs and will be held from Jun 18 - 19, 2020 at St. Francis Medical Center, Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States of America. This course has been approved for a maximum of 14 contact hours (2 days) or 7 contact hours (1 day). 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. 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