Upcoming Medical Conferences in Vail

Aeschi 10: Affirming the Relevance of Narrative in Contemporary Suicide Assessment and Treatment 2019 is organized by Mayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Development (MCSCPD) and will be held from May 30 - Jun 01, 2019 at Sonnenalp, Vail, Colorado, United States of America. Target Audience: This course is designed for any and all providers who engage in the assessment and treatment of suicidal patients. This includes but is not limited to psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and psychotherapists, as well as primary care physicians and allied health providers (PAs, NPs, RNs). Accreditation: 19.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ 19.00 APA 19.00 Attendance Course Description: After six biennial conferences in the Swiss Alps, the Aeschi group will hold its fourth and final North American conference at the world-class Sonnenalp Hotel in the Colorado Rockies. The conference will be built around a series of videos illustrating key concepts in narratives, assessment and treatment of patients at risk for suicide. National and international experts acting as teachers and discussants will engage in intimate and probing exchanges about relating Aeschi concepts to the clinical material in the videos. Participants will be limited to 120 to preserve the collegial and safe atmosphere that has characterized all Aeschi conferences. Learning Objectives: Upon the conclusion of this program, participants should be able to: • Describe how the process of the therapist and patient developing a narrative of the patient’s suicidality is the first stage in formulating a treatment plan. • Indentify the central role in framing therapeutic goals of the suicide narrative therapist and patient have collaboratively developed. • Recognize how clinicians’ past experiences with suicide in professional and personal relationships affects their work with suicidal patients.

A-Cross Medicine Reviews Course is organized by A-Cross Medicine Reviews and will be held from Jul 04 - 07, 2019 at Lion Square Lodge at the Gondola, Vail, Colorado, United States of America. CME Information : This live activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ and is jointly-provided with Tulane University Health Sciences Center. 11 total hours are available for the Vail Summer course.  Overview: This program is designed to increase attendee knowledge and competence in a variety of primary care topics. These include hypertension, lipid management, common ENT problems, ethical dilemmas, and current diabetes management. All topics presented will utilize evidence-based guidelines from the literature. Statement of Need: Common primary care issues are being updated continually by specialty and government agencies. It is difficult for the primary care physician to stay abreast of all the current new guidelines and recommendations. Physicians and other medical providers are in need of streamlined approaches to common primary care issues. Goal: The overall goals of the conference are to impact the diagnostic and treatment of patients seen in primary care practices. Course Objectives for 2019 Course in July Summer Vail:  • Review the most recent hypertension guidelines • Critique and implement the current heart failure guidelines • Evaluate current treatment guidelines for Geriatric patients • Manage patients who present with skin and soft tissue infections • Review the current evidence-based guidelines for cancer screening, including the new conflicting lung and prostate cancer recommendations • Discuss the management and treatment of COPD • Review the latest guidelines on the management of hyperlipidemias • Critique and Implement the current Depression guidelines • Recognize the differential diagnosis for colds, strept throat, and other ENT disorders • Evaluate the current diagnostic tools and therapies for diarrhea • Understand the recent changes in adult immunizations especially for PCV13 and the new Shingles vaccine Predicted Outcomes for Courses in 2019 Predicted changes in practice as a result of participating in this activity include the ability to: •  Better manage my patients with hypertension •  Implement the latest treatment guidelines for hyperlipidemias •  Increase my competence in treating COPD. •  Develop a plan to better educate my patients on the current cancer screening guidelines. •  Develop a better plan for assessing and treating skin and soft tissue infections   

2019 ASPO Summer Meeting - Frontiers in Pediatric Otolaryngology is organized by American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology (ASPO) and will be held from Jul 21 - 24, 2019 at Vail Marriott Mountain Resort, Vail, Colorado, United States of America Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Echocardiographic Symposium at Vail: State-of-the-Art Review, Live Scanning With Emphasis on Multimodality Imaging With Cardiac CT & MRI is organized by Mayo Clinic Cardiovascular Medicine CME (CV CME) and will be held from Jul 22 - 25, 2019 at Vail Marriott Mountain Resort, Vail, Colorado, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is specifically designed for adult and congenital cardiovascular specialists, internists, anesthesiologists, critical care physicians, surgeons, and sonographers interested in the clinical application of echocardiography, cardiac CT, and MRI. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 22 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Course Description: This symposium is a comprehensive review of state-of-the-art echocardiography, cardiac CT, and MRI for a wide variety of cardiovascular disorders. We will emphasize new technologies and how to use imaging information for the care of your patients. Integration of Echo, CT, and MRI and their incremental value in clinical cardiology will be highlighted. An additional focus will be on the role of 2-D and 3-D echocardiography in guiding interventional therapies. Unique to this course is live scanning of patients with various CV disorders. This session will emphasize the importance of comprehensive echocardiographic acquisition and management decision based on echocardiographic data. Course Highlights​ are : • Imaging in echo, cardiac CT and MRI • Strain imaging • Congenital heart disease • 3-D TEE • Live scanning sessions • Hands-on scanning opportunity Time: 7:15 am to 11:45 am Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

37th Annual Conference on Pediatric Infectious Diseases is organized by Children's Hospital Colorado and will be held from Jul 28 - Aug 02, 2019 at The Lodge at Vail, Vail, Colorado, United States of America. Target Audience: MDs, PNPs, PAs, RNs, Allied Health Professionals Credits Offered:  • AAFP Prescribed Credit - 21.00;  • AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ - 21.00;  • General Attendance at CME - 21.00 Now offering MOC Part 2! Summer in the mountains is beautiful and you’ll have time to enjoy it at this 5 day conference. The conference has morning sessions on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and afternoon sessions on Tuesday and Thursday. This allows participants ample time to hike, bike, visit great restaurants, walk around Vail Village, or go to the music and dance festivals that are ongoing during the dates of this conference. This conference is attended by pediatricians, family medicine physicians, infectious disease physicians, and other health professionals. Pediatric faculty from the University of Colorado/Children’s Hospital Colorado and guest speakers: C. Buddy Creech, MD, MPH,  Vanderbilt University School of Medicine; Nashville, TN and Michael Radetsky, MD, CM, University of New Mexico; Albuquerque, NM, cover the most recent information on diagnosis, management and prevention of pediatric infections. Objectives Upon completion of this conference, participants will be able to: • Discuss best practices and guidelines for the management of skin and soft tissue infections in children. • Discuss best practices and guidelines for the management of the febrile infant. • Describe the rationale behind recommended vaccine schedules. • Discuss vaccine safety and how to respond to vaccine hesitancy. • Describe the newest data on prevention, diagnosis, and management of influenza. • Discuss the recent Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) updates. • Outline and know the newest data on the diagnosis and management of enteroviral acute flaccid myelitis, common and travel-related human ectoparasites, Chagas disease and tuberculosis in children. • Describe the role of fecal transplantation in the treatment of Clostridioides difficile infections. • Discuss the newest scientific data on preventing and treating varicella-zoster virus infections. • Describe the presentation, diagnosis and general management of common primary immunodeficiencies in children. • Identify when and how to prescribe PrEP to adolescents. • Describe how to manage patients and staff after exposures to common pediatric infectious diseases.

 44th Annual Winter Urologic Forum (WUF) is organized by WJ Weiser and Associates, Inc and will be held from Jan 18 - 21, 2020 at Vail, Colorado, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Internal Medicine for Primary Care: Addiction/Endo/Palliative is organized by Medical Education Resources (MER) and will be held from Feb 07 - 09, 2020 at The Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa, Avon, Vail Valley, Vail, Colorado, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 12 Credit Hours. Early Bird Physician Fee - $ 795 Early Bird Non-Physician - $ 695 Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

The 8th Vail 2020: Hot Topics in Radiology: Advanced Applications and Artificial Intelligence is organized by Educational Symposia (ESI) and will be held from Feb 23 - 28, 2020 at Vail Marriott Mountain Resort, Vail, Colorado, United States of America. ​Save the Date! More Infomation Coming Soon For the most updated conference information please visit the webpage: https://ucsd.edusymp.com/product/details/1198

Geriatric Medicine Course is organized by American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) and will be held from Dec 02 - 05, 2020 at Vail Marriott Mountain Resort, Vail, Colorado, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Vail Vitrectomy 2022 is organized by Medical Conference Planners International (MCPI) and will be held from Mar 12 - 15, 2022 at Vail, Colorado, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.