Upcoming Medical Conferences in Jacksonville

2-Day Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Intensive Training Course is organized by PESI HealthCare and will be held from Feb 10 - 11, 2020 at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Jacksonville Airport, Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 12.6 contact hours / 12.5 contact hours or 1.25 CEUs / 12.5 continuing education credits. Target Audience:  • Counselors • Psychologists • Psychotherapists • Psychiatrists • Social Workers • Marriage & Family Therapists • Addiction Counselors • Case Managers • Nurses • Mental Health Professionals Description: Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is an empirically validated approach for working with mental health, chemical dependency, and complex co-morbidity. Designed to empower clients to establish mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness, DBT assists clinicians in treating clients with emotional problems, suicidal, self-harm, and self-sabotaging urges and behaviors, and challenging interpersonal styles. Attend this 2-day intensive training course and receive a detailed understanding and foundation of the skills of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) as applied to clients with mental health and chemical dependency issues. Going beyond symptom management, these skills are designed to improve functioning to build satisfying lives. This course explores DBT’s theoretical basis, specific DBT interventions, and how to teach skills in individual and group settings. Familiarity with these skills and techniques along with experiential exercises will enhance your clinical skills and professional development. Guided by the latest research and policy in evidence-based practices, this course teaches the clinical process and content of DBT from theory to practice. Going beyond prescriptive applications, this course shows you how to use essentials such as validation, dialectical strategies, communication styles, and the best ways of changing behaviors in order to effectively balance acceptance and change with your clients. Complete with education on user-friendly diary cards and chain analysis protocols, you will leave this conference with increased DBT competency as well as many new tools including client worksheets to bring to your clinical practice. This course counts towards the educational requirement when applying for Certification in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (through Evergreen Certification Institute (EVGCI). Objectives: • Explain the underlying theory of Dialectics and Dialectic Behavior Therapy. • Integrate DBT skills for individuals and group therapy treatment into practice. • Teach DBT skills in the areas of Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotional Regulation and • Interpersonal Effectiveness to clients. • Utilize specific DBT skills for the treatment of a range of mental health symptoms, chemical dependency and complex co-morbidities. • Describe DBT tools and resources used to effectively change behavior. • Articulate a variety of strategies for teaching DBT skills to clients. • Demonstrate the use of crisis survival strategies to enhance distress tolerance. • Discriminate the DBT model from cognitive-behavioral, client-centered, and other treatment modalities. • Practice a multi-layered approach to validation of clients’ thoughts and feelings. • Apply DBT diary cards and chain (change) analysis techniques to address specific clinical issues in practice. • Summarize how to effectively operate consultative groups and treatment teams. • Assess and manage self-injurious and suicidal behaviors with clear protocols and safety plans. • Discuss the limitations and risks of DBT and areas of ongoing or future research regarding DBT effectiveness. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

2020 Southeast Chapter of American College of Sports medicine (SEACSM) Annual Meeting is organized by Southeast Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine (SEACSM) and will be held from Feb 13 - 15, 2020 at Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront, Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

Alzheimer’s Disease & Other Dementias Certification Training is organized by PESI HealthCare and will be held on Feb 21, 2020 at Hilton Hotel Jacksonville Airport, Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America. This Conference has been approved for a maximum of 6.3 contact hours / 6.0 contact hours / 6.0 contact hours or .6 CEUs / 6.0 continuing education hours / 6.25 continuing education credits / 6.3 continuing education credits / 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Target Audience: • Social Workers • Counselors • Psychologists • Psychotherapists • Case Managers • Marriage & Family Therapists • Nursing Home Administrator • Speech-Language Pathologists • Occupational Therapists • Occupational Therapy Assistants • Physical Therapists • Physical Therapist Assistants • Nurses • Nurse Practitioners • Licensed Practical Nurses • Certified Nurses Assistants • Homecare Workers • Other Rehab, Medical and Mental Health Professionals Description: This one-day program is vital for anyone who works with dementia and needs skills and proven strategies to provide optimal care! Join Dr. Sherrie All as she provides you with the assessment tools and critical interventions you need to identify and differentiate between dementias, prevent and reduce difficult behaviors, and improve your ability to communicate with cognitively impaired patients! More than just an overview of dementia and Alzheimer’s, this program will offer practical solutions to some of the most challenging real-life situations you face and bring you up to speed on the latest medications, preventative treatments, and advances in early detection that could impact your work. Better still you’ll build essential skills, better understand the complexities of the disease, and discover how you can employ safe and effective best practices to provide quality care in just one day. Sign up today! No matter your profession, you’ll leave this comprehensive program more confident in your ability to minimize challenging behavioral issues associated with dementia, improve communication with your patients, and provide the best care possible for this vulnerable population! Objectives: • Communicate how the manifestations of each type of dementia impacts identification and prognosis. • Provide a synopsis of 2 assessment tools that can be employed to screen for possible cognitive difficulty. • Specify how non-verbal communication skills can help professionals identify meanings behind gestures when working with patients who have dementia. • Characterize how patient safety can be enhanced with strategies to redirect wandering and manage paranoia. • Establish how the latest medications, preventative treatments, and advances in early detection could impact care of people with dementia. • Explore end of life issues and elder abuse and correlate how the ethics of dying impact the clinician, client, and their family.

Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementias Essential Training Program is organized by PESI HealthCare and will be held on Feb 21, 2020 at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Jacksonville Airport, Jacksonville, Florida, 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: • Social Workers • Counselors • Psychologists • Psychotherapists • Case Managers • Marriage & Family Therapists • Nursing Home Administrator • Speech-Language Pathologists • Occupational Therapists • Occupational Therapy Assistants • Physical Therapists • Physical Therapist Assistants • Nurses • Nurse Practitioners • Licensed Practical Nurses • Certified Nurses Assistants • Homecare Workers • Other Rehab, Medical and Mental Health Professionals Course Description: This one-day program is vital for anyone who works with dementia and needs skills and proven strategies to provide optimal care! Join Dr. Sherrie All as she provides you with the assessment tools and critical interventions you need to identify and differentiate between dementias, prevent and reduce difficult behaviors, and improve your ability to communicate with cognitively impaired patients! More than just an overview of dementia and Alzheimer’s, this program will offer practical solutions to some of the most challenging real-life situations you face and bring you up to speed on the latest medications, preventative treatments, and advances in early detection that could impact your work. Better still you’ll build essential skills, better understand the complexities of the disease, and discover how you can employ safe and effective best practices to provide quality care in just one day. Sign up today! No matter your profession, you’ll leave this comprehensive program more confident in your ability to minimize challenging behavioral issues associated with dementia, improve communication with your patients, and provide the best care possible for this vulnerable population! Objectives: • Communicate how the manifestations of each type of dementia impacts identification and prognosis. • Provide a synopsis of 2 assessment tools that can be employed to screen for possible cognitive difficulty. • Specify how non-verbal communication skills can help professionals identify meanings behind gestures when working with patients who have dementia. • Characterize how patient safety can be enhanced with strategies to redirect wandering and manage paranoia. • Establish how the latest medications, preventative treatments, and advances in early detection could impact care of people with dementia. • Explore end of life issues and elder abuse and correlate how the ethics of dying impact the clinician, client, and their family.

Pathways to Physician Diversity: A National Summit 2020 is organized by Mayo Clinic and will be held from Feb 28 - 29, 2020 at Mayo Clinic Kinne Auditorium - Cannaday Building, Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America. Target Audience This course is designed for physicians, administrators (including nursing), academics (e.g., academic medical school deans, counselors, and teachers from community colleges and high schools) and community organizations working on diversity pipelines. Available credit:  10.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ 10.50 AOA Category 2-A 10.50 Attendance Course Description: This summit is designed to encourage a national conversation on current challenges and future solutions by involving a national group of stakeholders in exploring the current state of the access pathway for underrepresented students in medical education. Participants will engage in deconstructing the MD/MD-PhD pathway to identify ways to increase diversity in medicine. Learning Objectives Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to: • Review evidence that defines the diversity pathway for physicians and physician scientists   • Identify and share best practices for expanding the medical education pathway while also exploring novel strategies that aim to prepare students to pursue these careers • Develop proceedings from the conference presentations and discussion inclusive of identified goals, targets and an ongoing mechanism for monitoring and reporting outcomes • Develop plans to collaborate with furthering diversity in the medical education pathway Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

Society of Gynecologic Surgeons (SGS) 46th Annual Scientific Meeting is organized by Society of Gynecologic Surgeons (SGS) and will be held from Mar 29 - Apr 01, 2020 at Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront, Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America.​ Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Mayo Clinic Critical Care Review for the Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant 2020 is organized by Mayo Clinic and will be held from Apr 03 - 04, 2020 at Mayo Clinic Kinne Auditorium - Cannaday Building, Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America. Target Audience: This course is designed for nurse practitioners, physician assistants, hospital and intensive care physicians and residents, registered nurses, allied health professionals, respiratory therapists, and NP/PA students in acute care. Course Description: Mayo Clinic’s Critical Care Review for the Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant is an interactive course designed for Advanced Practice Providers working with critically ill adult patients. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

Update in Nephrology & Hypertension 2020 April 4, 2020 | Omni Jacksonville, Downtown Jacksonville, FL Who Should Attend: Nephrologists, Primary Care Physicians, Allied Heath Professionals. Accreditation: Physicians: Accreditation: The University of Florida College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council of Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Credit: The University of Florida College of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Nurses and Pharmacists: Suwannee River Area Health Education Center, Inc. is a Florida Board of Nursing and Pharmacy approved provider of continuing education. CE Broker Provider ID #50-1922. This program meets the requirements for up to 4.5 contact hours. Course Description: Join us at Update in Nephrology and Hypertension 2020 where we will present the latest information on optimizing management of patients with renal disease. Why You Should Attend: • Dedicated to the primary care physician • Covers clinical syndromes you would see in the office • Expert clinical and visiting faculty • Learn to treat common renal syndromes Learning Objectives: As a result of participation in this activity, participants will be able to: • Understand best treatment options for urinary tract infections • Identify symptoms, signs & best treatment options for nephrolithiasis • Understand current recommendation and goals for treating hypertension and understanding the pathophysiology & treatment of mineral bone disorders • Recognize and treat disorders of sodium metabolism • Recognize and treat systoic renal disease • Understand the pathophysiology of hyperparthyroidisim & treatment of mineral bone disorders Lecture topics include: • When to Refer to the Nephrologist • AKI in Sepsis • Potassium – Hero or Villain • Diagnosing and Treating Metabolic Acidosis • Clinical Approach to Hyponatremia • ABC’s of Kidney Transplantation • Nephrolithiasis

Treating Complex Feeding Problems: Infants, Toddlers, Preschooler is organized by Education Resources, Inc. (ERI) and will be held from May 16 - 17, 2020 at UF Health North, Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America. Accreditation: • This course meets the criteria for 14 contact hours (1.4 CEUs). • This course meets the criteria for up to 1.4 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional area. Approved provider of continuing education by the American Occupational Therapy Association #3043 for 14 contact hours (1.4 CEUs) - Intermediate level. Occupational Therapy Process: Assessment, Intervention. The assignment of AOTA CEU's does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products or clinical procedures by AOTA. • NBCOT professional development provider - 14 PDUs. Description: Improve treatment of complex feeding and swallowing disorders in infants, toddlers and preschoolers from the NICU to EI and home to outpatient settings. Learn practical strategies from the latest research, and realistic programs for parents to follow. The course will include treatments for ankyloglossia (tongue tie), lip tie, Down Syndrome, infants of diabetic mother (IDM), cleft lip/palate, and neurological diagnoses. Evaluation and treatment for breast- and bottle-fed infants and transitioning to solid food will be included. This course will focus on clinical decision making and treatment strategies to manage complex feeding and swallowing disorders in infants, toddlers and preschoolers across multiple settings including the NICU, Early Intervention/home, and outpatient settings. Participants will enhance their skills in assessment and integration of medical history when developing and implementing a plan of care. Focus will include specific treatment interventions as well as how to develop realistic programs for parents and for generalization across settings. Clinical reasoning skills will take into consideration current research, knowledge of outcomes and priority setting. Detailed discussions of medically fragile infants including treatment strategies for specific etiologies such as lip/tongue tie, Down Syndrome, IDM, cleft lip/palate, neurologic diagnoses will also be involved. Infant feeding information will include evaluation and treatment for both breast and bottle fed infants. Discussions of more complex case histories will be provided during course to allow participants brainstorming and practice. Course Objectives: Participants will be able to apply course learning immediately to: • Integrate a thorough case history with assessment in a child with feeding difficulties. • Describe the interaction between medical and developmental levels as they relate to feeding progression. • Utilize knowledge of neuroprotective or developmental appropriate care to establish a treatment plan for feeding succession. • Utilize successful strategies for feeding therapy regiments as they relate to different etiologies. • Determine how to establish education criterion for families based on feeding progression needs.

Intervention in the NICU: A Neurodevelopmental Approach is organized by Education Resources, Inc. (ERI) and will be held from Aug 15 - 16, 2020 at St. Vincent's Medical Center Southside, Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America. CEU Details: • This course meets the criteria for 15.5 hours (1.55 CEUs). Application has been made to the TN Physical Therapy Association and the NJ Board of Physical Therapy Examiners. The PA State Board of Physical Therapy accepts other state board approvals. • Approved provider by the NY State Board of Physical Therapy for 18.6 contact hours. • Application has been made to the FL Physical Therapy Association for18.5 continuing education contact hours. • Approved provider of continuing education by the American Occupational Therapy Association #3043, for 15.5 contact hours - 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 18.5 hrs. - CE Broker • This course is offered for up to 1.55 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional area). • NBCOT professional development provider-15.5 PDUs. • This course meets the criteria for 15.5 hours that can be applied toward the NTNCB Neonatal Therapy Certification Description: This intensive lab and evidence-based course arms NICU therapists with the latest information to inform best-practices in evaluation and treatment. Learn the theory behind standardized neurodevelopmental assessments and participate in labs to inform therapeutic interventions including handling, positioning, massage, and facilitated motor activity. This course is designed to provide participants with evidence based research that will contribute to their development and implementation of best practices of therapeutic intervention programs within a NICU environment. This course is designed to provide the therapist currently practicing within a NICU setting the knowledge base to apply evidence based assessment, application and intervention services. Objectives: Following Completion of this course, participants will be able to: • Discuss the theoretical basis and the evidence based outcomes for therapeutic services in the NICU. • Identify common self-regulation signals and different state behaviors displayed by premature infants. • Discuss typical motor and sensory development observed in premature infants; 23-24 weeks gestational age to one month old post conceptual age. • Discuss the pathophysiology of common medical diagnoses found in the NICU, the outcome of these diagnoses and potential impact a therapeutic management/treatment intervention may have with the infant and family/caregiver. • Apply evidence based research to clinical application for therapeutic evaluation, assessment and intervention in the NICU and after discharge. • Provide evidence based recommendations of followup care of an infant and family/caregiver after discharge from the NICU.