This conference has been CANCELLED. Society for Prevention Research (SPR) Conference is organized by Society for Prevention Research (SPR) and will be held from May 26 - 29, 2020 at Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill, Washington, Dist of Col, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

This Conference has been CANCELLED. Interdisciplinary Symposium on Osteoporosis (ISO) 2020 is organized by National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) and will be held from May 27 - 30, 2020 at Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, Dist of Col, United States of America. Description: ISO2020 offers educational sessions and networking opportunities to benefit many medical disciplines and specialties working with patients who have and/or are at risk for osteoporosis and fractures. Expert faculty lead the courses on all areas of bone health assessment, osteoporosis diagnosis and patient management, exercise, nutrition, post fracture care as well as other specialty topics. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

35th Annual Series: Emergency Medicine & Acute Care 2020 - A Critical Appraisal is organized by The Center for Medical Education, Inc. and will be held from May 28 - 31, 2020 at The Westin Washington, D.C. City Center, Washington, Dist Of Col, United States of America. This Conference has been approved for a maximum of 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.  Join Us for a Focused, Evidence-Based Course That’s Designed to Update You on Over 32 Leading Edge Topics. Serious CME | Top Destinations | Prime Times You’ll experience an engaging, no-fluff, fast-paced, update of the literature surrounding key emergency medicine topics by an experienced, energetic faculty of emergency medicine educators. Now Using Both EM:RAP’s Emergency Medical Abstracts and CorePendium The Emergency Medicine & Acute Care Course is now collaborating with EM:RAP and will be using as its sources EM:RAP’s Emergency Medical Abstracts and the newly released (October, 2019) CorePendium. Since 1977, Emergency Medical Abstracts has been searching hundreds of journals and providing audio summaries of the most important papers in emergency medicine. CorePendium is a new internet-based compre0hensive multimedia text specifically focusing on emergency medicine that is literature-based and updated every three months with the latest information from the medical literature. Target Audience: The target audience for this course is physicians, PAs and NPs who practice in emergency departments and are seeking an evidence-based, literature-focused update in controversial areas of emergency care. Learning Objectives: After attending this course, participants will be able to: • Discuss key points from the literature regarding leading-edge Emergency Medicine topics • Discuss literature-based recommendations for practice improvement • Effectively translate the acquired strategies into improved diagnostics and subsequently implement a better treatment plan for their patients Topics: • Dizzy Patients – Is It Posterior Fossa? • Syncope: Don’t Screw It Up • No More LPs in Kids Age 29-60 Days? • UTIs in Toddlers, Overdiagnosed? • Treating Benign Vomiting / Diarrhea in Kids • Can You Blame Otitis Media for a Fever? • Atrial Fibrillation – Lots to Know - Part 1 • Atrial Fibrillation – Lots to Know - Part 2 • Pharyngitis – Still Figuring It Out in 2020 • Clinical Pneumonia / Negative CXR? • Myths in Emergency Medicine • The Top 8 Malpractice Diagnoses - Part 1 • The Top 8 Malpractice Diagnoses - Part 2 • US vs Chest X-ray vs CT? • Sexual / Ethnic / Racial Bias in EM • Pearls from Risk Management Monthly • Pearls from ED Leadership Monthly • Still Prescribing Fluoroquinolones? • Who Needs a CTCA in the ED? • Outpatient Orthopedics Pearls • New ED Guidelines to Know About - Part 1 • New ED Guidelines to Know About - Part 2 • Psychiatric Patients – Big Time Risks • DKA in Kids and Adults – Leading Edge • Trauma Care Controversies • ED Boarding is Very Bad for Patients! • Visual Diagnosis Challenges - Part 1 • Visual Diagnosis Challenges - Part 2 • Important Recent EM Literature - Part 1* • Important Recent EM Literature - Part 2* • Optimizing ED Operations* • Diagnostic and Therapeutic Controversies* *Topics listed with an asterisk (*) are 90-minute faculty panel discussions; all other topics are 30 minutes. Topics subject to change without notice.

Additional details regarding the Postpone/reschedule will be provided soon. The 10th Annual Traumatic Brain Injury Conference is organized by Arrowhead Publishers and Conferences and will be held from Jun 01 - 02, 2020 at The Westin Arlington Gateway, Washington, Dist of Col, United States of America. Description: This conference brings together researchers and clinicians from industry, academia, the military and government to present ground-breaking research in a variety of areas related to traumatic brain injury. This event provides a special opportunity for a variety of stakeholders to present original research and analysis aimed at providing a full picture of the progress being made towards better diagnosis, treatment and long-term care for TBI survivors. At this annual event, physicians, nurses, neurosurgeons, scientists, and drug/diagnostic developers from all over the world network and learn from one another. Focus areas include: • Current Clinical Management of TBI • Advances and Opportunities for TBI Biomarkers • Recovery, Regeneration and Plasticity • TBI Therapeutic Preclinical/Clinical Candidates • Outcomes Research • Large-scale Observational Studies of TBI • Neuroimaging Research and Practice • Emerging Tools for Diagnosis/Assessment of TBIs • Preclinical/Clinical Development Models/Design Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

This conference has been CANCELLED. 2020 Research Workshop Harnessing the Power of Artificial Intelligence to Improve Radiation Therapy is organized by American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) and will be held from Jun 04 - 05, 2020 at FHI 360, Washington, Dist of Col, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

This Conference has been Cancelled. American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology (AACN) Annual Meeting is organized by American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology (AACN) and will be held during Jun 11 - 13, 2020 at Renaissance Washington DC Hotel, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

This conference has been CANCELLED. Hospitalist and Emergency Procedures Course is organized by Hospital Procedures Consultants (HPC) and will be held from Jun 13 - 14, 2020 at Washington Marriott Georgetown, Washington, Dist Of Col, United States of America. Accreditation: This live CME course provides up to 10.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ and 16 hours of Trauma CME credit. The course didactics are viewed through complimentary access to our Online CME course which provides up to 11.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Description: HPC (Hospital Procedures Consultants) provides the premier Hospitalist and Emergency Procedures CME courses to teach clinicians how to perform the 20 most common bedside procedures needed to work in the ER, ICU and hospital wards. Students learn the didactics via 19 online modules to view all the lectures on videos and then attend a live CME course with 100% hands-on skills lab training with six procedural expert physicians. Learning Objectives: Students will learn the indications, contraindications, technique and complications for the 20 most common hospitalist and emergency procedures. Students will learn how to perform procedural sedation, the basics of mechanical ventilation, bedside ultrasound for diagnostic ultrasound, ultrasound-guided procedures and the coding and documentation of procedures. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

Drug Information Association / Develop Innovate Advance (DIA) is organized by Drug Information Association (DIA) and will be held during Jun 14 - 18, 2020 at Washington, Dist of Col, United States of America. Additional Details will be posted as soon as information is available.

Hospitalist and Emergency Procedures Course is organized by Hospital Procedures Consultants (HPC) and will be held on Jun 14, 2020 at Washington Marriott Georgetown, Washington, Dist Of Col, United States of America. Accreditation:  This live CME course provides up to 10.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ and 16 hours of Trauma CME credit. The course didactics are viewed through complimentary access to our Online CME course which provides up to 11.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Description: HPC (Hospital Procedures Consultants) provides the premier Hospitalist and Emergency Procedures CME courses to teach clinicians how to perform the 20 most common bedside procedures needed to work in the ER, ICU and hospital wards. Students learn the didactics via 19 online modules to view all the lectures on videos and then attend a live CME course with 100% hands-on skills lab training with six procedural expert physicians. Learning Objectives:  Students will learn the indications, contraindications, technique and complications for the 20 most common hospitalist and emergency procedures. Students will learn how to perform procedural sedation, the basics of mechanical ventilation, bedside ultrasound for diagnostic ultrasound, ultrasound-guided procedures and the coding and documentation of procedures.  Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

This Conference has been CANCELLED. Adult and Pediatric Infectious Diseases for Primary Care is organized by MCE Conferences and will be held from Jun 19 - 21, 2020 at Hotel Fairmont Washington D.C. Georgetown, Washington, Dist of Col, United States of America. This conference has been approved for a maximum of 12 Prescribed credits by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Target Audience: All Physicians and other Healthcare Professionals seeking clinical information about Adult and Pediatric Infectious Diseases. Accreditation: AMA/AAFP Equivalency – American Academy of Family Physicians: This live activity is being reviewed and will be acceptable for up to 12 Prescribed credits by the American Academy of Family Physicians. AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical Association as equivalent to the AMA PRA category 1 credit toward the AMA Physicians Recognition Award. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Overview: This conference is designed to provide primary care clinicians with up-to-date, evidence-based information on commonly encountered issues in Adult and Pediatric Infectious Diseases for Primary Care, while suggesting pragmatic approaches to clinical management. The discussion-based format of the conference will encourage audience participation through dynamic lectures, case-based studies, and hands-on workshops. Keynote speakers will present and critically assess recent advancements and industry updates in Adult and Pediatric Infectious Diseases, with the goal of enhancing the knowledge-base and core competence of attendees. The successful completion of this interactive program diagnosing, treating, and prescribing the most effective courses of treatment, with the ultimate goal of improving patient outcomes. Topics and Objectives: Antimicrobial Stewardship Objectives: 1) Review current dilemma with multidrug-resistant organisms, antibiotic shortage, and the history of how we got here 2) Summarize appropriate stewardship principles with specific examples S. Aureus Infections Objectives: 1) Review strategies for managing S. aureus soft tissue infections 2) Review diagnosis and work-up of more complicated infections Adult Vaccines [Pharmacology] Objectives: 1) Review adult vaccine schedules 2) Summarize practice strategies to increase vaccination rates Sexually Transmitted Disease Objectives: 1) Review epidemiology trends of the most common STDs 2) Review updated 2015 CDC treatment guidelines HIV and Primary Care Objectives: 1) Review screening guidelines for HIV with focus on continuum of care 2) Summarize current treatment strategies for HIV infected individuals Hepatitis C and Primary Care Objectives: 1) Review epidemiology and complications of hepatitis C 2) Summarize treatment strategies using directly acting antivirals Management of Common Pediatric Upper Respiratory Tract Infections Objectives: 1) The participant will be able to understand the impact of antimicrobial resistance in pediatrics 2) The participant will be familiar with the appropriate evaluation and treatment for otitis media and sinusitis 3) The participant will be able to select appropriate antibiotic therapy for streptococcal pharyngitis 4) The participant will be able to recommend appropriate management for streptococcal carriers Dealing with the Uncertain: Fever Without a Source and Fever of Unknown Origin Objectives: 1) The participant will be able to identify young febrile children at increased risk of serious bacterial infections 2) The participant will be familiar with current evidence upon which decision-making guidelines are based 3) The participant will be able to recommend appropriate diagnostic studies for young infants with fever without source 4) The participant will be familiar with the step-wise evaluation for children with fever of unknown origin Immunization Update 2019 Objectives: 1) The participant will be familiar with the recent changes in the immunization schedule for children and adolescents 2) The participant will be able to describe emerging immunization issues 3) The participant will be familiar with new immunization requirements in children and adolescent 4) The participant will aware of recent immunization recommendations for adults Is it Just "Bad Luck"?: Evaluation of the Child with Recurrent Infections 1) The participant will be able to identify which children may require work-up for recurrent infections 2) The participant will be familiar with the most common immunodeficiencies in children 3) The participant will be able to select appropriate screening tests for possible immunodeficiency 4) The participant will be able to select cost-effective diagnostic studies for children with recurrent infections Skin and Soft Tissue Infections: Evidence-based Management 1) The participant will be familiar with the impact of MRSA in common pediatric skin and soft tissue infections [SSTI] 2) The participant will be able to select appropriate antibiotic therapy for superficial skin infections 3) The participant will be familiar with the appropriate evaluation and treatment of purulent SSTI 4) The participant will be able to recommend appropriate management for the child with recurrent skin abscesses The Pediatric Traveler: Its more than just Zika Objectives: 1) The participant will be familiar with the approach to the pregnant mother and baby potentially exposed to Zika virus 2) The participant will be familiar with immunization recommended for pediatric travelers 3) The participant will be familiar with the need for malaria prophylaxis for certain travelers 4) The participant will be able to identify possible exotic infections in returning travelers Note: Content is subject to change without notice. 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