Upcoming Medical Conferences in Colorado Springs

This year's Annual Clinical Assembly (ACA) will be held October 19-23, 2019 at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado.  Offering educational programming across six surgical disciplines (cardiothoracic and vascular, general, neurological, plastic and reconstructive, proctological, and urological), the ACA is the trademark conference of the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons, attracting over 1,200 surgeons from across the country. The conference offers both AOA and AMA CME credits as well as multiple opportunities for networking, reconnecting with colleagues and meeting new peers. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics2019 Annual Meeting is organized by American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics and would be held during Oct 24 - 26, 2019 at The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available

Trauma Care After Resuscitation (TCAR) Course is organized by Trauma Care After Resuscitation (TCAR) Education Programs and will be held from Nov 07 - 08, 2019 at St. Francis Medical Center, Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 14 Contact hours. Target Audience: The TCAR course offers acute care, critical care, perioperative, 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. Although registered nurses are TCAR's target audience, the information contained in this program has proven 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 : Unlike standardized trauma programs targeted at prehospital and emergency care providers, this course was specifically created to meet the learning needs of INPATIENT trauma nurses. These 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. TCAR Course Content : PART 1 Participants focus on concepts relevant to the nursing care of the injured, hospitalized patient: • The trauma care spectrum • The biomechanics of trauma • The body's response to injury PART 2 Learners participate in interactive, expanding case scenarios that address the needs of hospitalized patients with injuries to major body systems. Each module introduces specific trauma care concepts including pathophysiology, patient assessment, and complications. Surgical, medical, and nursing management options and outcome criteria are introduced while analyzing patients with: • Thoracic injury • Abdominal injury • Musculoskeletal injury • Craniocerebral injury • Spine and spinal cord injury Each interactive expanding case scenario promotes critical thinking, knowledge synthesis, and clinical reasoning skills by inviting learners to: • Incorporate injury biomechanics information • Analyze clinical assessment data • Suggest appropriate care interventions • Identify individuals at risk for deterioration • Prevent, recognize, and manage complications • Understand current trends and issues in trauma patient care • Predict each patient's care trajectory • Set realistic goals and evaluate outcomes Course Objectives: • Describe the trauma continuum of care. • Explain the bio-mechanics of common injuries. • Anticipate specific wounds and complications based on mechanism of injury information. • Discuss the body's multi-system responses to traumatic insults. • Incorporate physical assessment, imaging studies, and laboratory data to evaluate the hospitalized trauma patient. • Describe appropriate medical, surgical, and nursing interventions for frequently encountered injuries. • Interact with interdisciplinary team members to provide timely care to injured patients. • Prevent, identify, and manage complications common to the hospitalized trauma patient. • Identify realistic trauma patient goals and evaluate care outcomes. • Address the psycho-social needs of hospitalized trauma patients and their family members. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

15th Annual NEI Congress is organized by Neuroscience Education Institute (NEI) and will be held from Nov 07 - 10, 2019 at The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States of America. Target Audience: This content has been developed for prescribers specializing in psychiatry. All other health care providers interested in psychopharmacology are welcome for advanced study, especially primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, psychologists, and pharmacists. Accreditation: NEI has approved these three live activities for a total of 31 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.  24.0 credits = 2019 NEI Congress 4.0 credits = 2019 Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Academy 3.0 credits = 2019 Pre-Conference Workshop: Wellness and Brain Health The American Society for the Advancement of Pharmacotherapy designates these programs for a total of 31 CE credits for psychologists. Nurses and Physician Assistants: for all of your CE requirements for recertification, the ANCC and NCCPA will accept AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME. The content of these activities pertains to pharmacology and is worth a total of 31.0 continuing education hours of pharmacotherapeutics. Conference Description: NEI Congress is a psychopharmacology conference that encourages engaged learning alongside the most prominent mental health professionals. With a diverse agenda, the latest advances in mental health care, and an environment built for educational success, this is an opportunity for you to invest in yourself and your patients. Here’s a sneak peek at what we have planned:   • ​Wednesday: An optional, half-day workshop on Child and Adolescent Psychiatry • ​Thursday Morning: An optional, half-day workshop on Wellness and Brain Health • ​Thursday Afternoon –Sunday Morning: The main 4-day conference,with presentations fromclinical experts about advances and improvements in mental health careand how to integrate novel tools and updated recommendations into your practice.

Internal Family Systems Therapy: Step-by-Step Procedures for Healing Traumatic Wounds and Alleviating Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, Addiction and More is organized by PESI HealthCare and will be held on Dec 04, 2019 at Embassy Suites by Hilton Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States of America. This Conference has been approved for a maximum of 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) / 6.0 clock hours. Target Audience: • Counselors • Social Workers • Psychologists • Addiction Counselors • Marriage and Family Therapists • Therapists • Other Professionals Who Work within the Mental Health Fields Description: After decades of clinical innovation and recent scientific research, the empirically validated Internal Family Systems (IFS) model has been shown to be effective at improving clients’ general functioning and well-being. This effective model provides clinicians with procedures for helping clients with the most challenging mental health profiles to heal the wounded, burdened, and traumatized parts of their systems. The IFS model provides a compassionate, respectful, non-pathologizing approach to understanding the organization and functioning of the human psyche. The transformative IFS approach embraces and celebrates the natural multiplicity of the mind. Its assumption that every part of the system has good intention and valuable resources allows clinicians to approach even the most troubling of “symptoms” with compassion and respect. IFS offers therapists a powerful and effective set of tools for empowering clients with a wide range of clinical profiles to heal the wounded and burdened parts of their internal systems, resulting in: • a way to enter clients’ inner ecology without the overemphasis on containment and stabilization • symptom reduction and improved functioning for clients • deep self-healing within even the most troubled clients IFS is a powerful treatment modality. Once you experience it, you will want to incorporate it into your practice. Objectives: • Present the origins and development of the Internal Family Systems Model, including empirical support for the model and the current status of research using IFS to treat posttraumatic stress disorder. • Provide an in-depth overview of IFS theory, basic principles, assumptions of the model and its treatment implications. • Describe the three major components of the psyche as outlined by IFS (parts, burdens, and the Self) including the characteristics of and assumptions regarding each component as they relate to clinical practice. • Discuss the goals of IFS therapy and case conceptualization through an IFS lens. • Provide a grounding in IFS procedures and techniques that can be implemented immediately in clinical and personal work, including the steps for facilitating the development of Self-Part relationships. • Summarize the steps of healing and unburdening wounded parts of the system in session.

Treating the Shoulder Complex: Advances in Conservative & Post-Op Management is organized by PESI HealthCare and will be held on Dec 11, 2019 at Embassy Suites by Hilton Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States of America. This Course has been approved for a maximum of 10 CECs / 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Target Audience: • Physical Therapists • Physical Therapist Assistants • Occupational Therapists • Occupational Therapy Assistants • Athletic Trainers • Strength and Conditioning Specialists • Physician Assistants • Nurse Practitioners • Nurses • Exercise Physiologists • Massage Therapists Course Description: Get the solutions for several shoulder complex pathologies in this insightful and important 6 hour seminar. Review and practice unique assessment tests to help you with early recognition of various pathologies. Improve treatment for your clients by examining the best evidence-based practices for conservative and post-op management, and by practicing glenohumeral and scapulothoracic mobilization techniques. Gain new tips and techniques you can implement tomorrow for: • Rotator Cuff Tears • SLAP Lesions • Shoulder Arthroplasties • Shoulder Impingement Syndrome • Adhesive Capsulitis • Anterior Glenohumeral Instability • Thoracic Outlet Compression Syndrome Objectives: • Identify the etiology of common shoulder complex pathologies and identify possible anatomic and other etiologic factors. • Review which special tests should be used to identify complex shoulder pathologies and be able to apply these tests effectively. • Determine which patients are appropriate candidates for conservative or should be referred for assessment as surgical candidates. • Utilize effective mobilization techniques for a variety of shoulder conditions. • Devise an appropriate treatment plan and enable effective patient intervention based on clinical findings.

Nutritional and Integrative Interventions for Mental Health Disorders: Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions for Depression, Anxiety, Bipolar & ADHD is organized by PESI HealthCare and will be held on Dec 13, 2019 at Hilton Garden Inn Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States of America. This Course has been approved for a maximum of 6.3 contact hours / 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Target Audience: • Counselors • Case Managers • Psychotherapists • Social Workers • Dieticians • Psychologists • Occupational Therapists • Occupational Therapy Assistants • Marriage & Family Therapists • Addiction Counselors • Therapists • Nurses • Other Mental Health Professionals Course Description: Join Anne Procyk, ND, as she teaches you how to think more holistically about diagnosis, nutritional deficiencies, and hormonal imbalances that may contribute to mental health disorders. Nutritional psychology is an emerging field outlining how nutrients can affect mood and behavior. Many clients see a reduction in symptoms when integrating non-pharmaceutical interventions to treat depression, anxiety, bipolar and ADHD. You will learn the underlying causes and symptoms of these disorders, to more accurately diagnose and treat your clients.  Through case analysis, you will experience how addressing core physical and nutritional needs can greatly increase therapeutic results. You will discover the nutrients most essential to help treat your most depressed and anxious clients, and learn simple strategies that can be integrated with pharmaceutical interventions. Leave this seminar with the tools and understanding necessary to immediately incorporate these strategies into your clinical practice. Objectives: • Articulate how integrative interventions facilitate better treatment outcomes in depression, anxiety, bipolar and ADHD. • Determine the nutrients shown to improve brain function for your clients. • Evaluate how improved nutrition can improve therapeutic outcomes for clients with depression, anxiety, bipolar andADHD. • Analyze the differences between mental illness versus nutritional and hormonal imbalances. • Assess the impact hormones can have on mental health assessment and treatment. • Evaluate the impact of blood sugar and genetic variations on mental health disorders and effective treatment.

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.

American Academy of Osteopathy (AAO) Annual Convocation 2020 is organized by American Academy of Osteopathy (AAO) and would be held during Mar 11th - 15th, 2020 at Broadmoor Hotel - Colorado Springs, Colorado. Additional Details will be posted as soon as they are available.

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.