Upcoming Medical Conferences in Jacksonville

Healthcare Executive Leadership Bootcamp 2019 is organized by Mayo Clinic and will be held from Oct 25 - 26, 2019 at Mayo Clinic Kinne Auditorium - Cannaday Building, Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America.  Target Audience: This course is designed for individuals transitioning into administrative, management, director, or executive leadership roles in healthcare. This includes clinicians, medical personnel, healthcare professionals, hospital administrators, department chairs, and vice presidents and C-suite executives. Accreditation: AMA Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science designates this live activity for a maximum of 14.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. AOA The American Osteopathic Association designates this program for a maximum of 14.00 AOA Category 2-A credits. ACHE By attending the Healthcare Executive Leadership Bootcamp 2019 offered by Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science participants may earn up to 14.00 ACHE Qualified Education Hours toward initial certification or recertification of the Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) designation. Course Description: The Healthcare Executive Leadership Bootcamp is designed to prepare existing and emerging healthcare leaders for career advancement and to seize organizational and professional strategic opportunities. Intended to help healthcare professionals drive growth and success in their organizations, this two-day course will focus on leadership and organizational behavior, financial management, human resources, quality management and strategic management. Along with traditional didactic presentations, an emphasis on interactive learning in small groups using accelerated scenarios assists learners in developing leadership skills and making the transition from clinician to leader. Course Highlights: • Strengthen leadership framework as it applies to the healthcare industry • Discern how to leverage diversity in experience, expertise, and work styles to lead healthcare teams • Develop practical tools to manage dynamic healthcare teams and organizations • Enrich your resume and professional network Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to: • Recognize the key roles and responsibilities of leaders in healthcare today • Identify tools to be able to develop a comprehensive strategic plan that involves the right stakeholders and that aligns with an organization’s core mission and values • Utilize the necessary tools to gain a firm grasp of an organization’s financial structure to effectively understand healthcare financing • Gain insight into skills and attributes needed to lead and recognize the value of diversity in views and backgrounds • Develop skills in the areas of strategic planning, quality management, healthcare financing and human resource management

Tools and Strategies for Developmental Care of Special Populations in the NICU is organized by Education Resources, Inc. (ERI) and will be held from Nov 09 - 10, 2019 at St. Vincent's Medical Center - Southside, Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America. Audience: This course is recommended for beginning to intermediate neonatal therapists, PTs, PTAs, OTs, OTAs, and SLPs working with infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care. CEU Credits: This course meets the criteria for 13.5 contact hours (1.35 CEUs Intermediate level, Professional area). Approved Provider for the Florida Occupational Therapy Association CE Broker for 16 CE Hours. Application has been made to the Florida Physical Therapy Association for 16 CE Hours. This course is offered for up to 1.35 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional area). NBCOT Professional Development Provider-13.5 PDUs. Approved by the TX Board of OT Examiners. This course meets the criteria for 13.5 hours that can be applied toward the NTNCB Neonatal Therapy Certification. Course Description: Tools and Strategies for Developmental Care of Special Populations in the NICU is a problem-based course addressing very low birthweight babies, small baby teams, NAS, and the long-term NICU infant. This introductory-intermediate level course will focus on therapeutic intervention programs in the NICU that are evidenced-based and will provide neonatal therapists with tools, strategies, and enhanced critical problem-solving skills. The course will provide a case-based approach to the challenges seen in special populations: the very low birthweight infant, NAS, and the long-term NICU infant. Critical problems will be the emphasis. Small baby teams will be discussed. Focus will be given to the NICU environment, the sensory experience, and feeding programs that best support developmental care and provide neuroprotection. Course Objectives: At the end of this course, clinicians will be able to: • Discuss key concepts of neuroprotection and stress in the NICU and how the neonatal therapist plays a role • Be able to learn to provide therapeutic interventions and strategies for the environment, positioning, feeding, (bottle and breast), pain, sleep, and family support. Will include video learning and case studies • Incorporate developmental care into your practice with the very low birth weight infant, the late preterm, and infants with NAS • Use clinical problem-solving skills to determine best practices to address the challenges presented by in the NICU both in terms of clinical issues as well as in multi-disciplinary developmental care • Apply strategies learned to create change in the NICU regarding developmental care. Will include group project with practical strategies to take back to your own NICU.

Microsurgical and Radiological Anatomy of Cerebral Sulci, Gyri, and Ventricles: The Rhoton-de Oliveira Course for Surgical Applications 2019 is organized by Mayo Clinic and will be held from Nov 13 - 15, 2019 at Mayo Clinic Simulation Center, Jacksonville, Florida, United States Of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 23.50 Attendance. Target Audience This course is designed for neurosurgery medical providers at various stages of their careers including residents, fellows, attendings, nurse practitioners and physician assistants. Course Description: This course consists of an exciting three-day anatomical dissection of the brain, as well as a compelling review of recent advances in functional neuroscience. Lectures will focus on the practical aspects of basic cerebral anatomy and its application to all cranial surgeries with a primary focus on improving patient care. For hands-on sessions, a demonstration will be performed at the master station, transmitted onto a screen at each workstation while participants work in a team of two on prepared embalmed human cadaveric material under the guidance of a distinguished expert Faculty. The goal is to develop the understanding of surgical anatomy and translate it into standard and advanced neurosurgical approaches by means of lectures, demonstrations, and anatomical dissections. Course Highlights: • Sulci and gyri of the lateral, medial, and basal surface of the brain • Sylvian fissure, pineal region, central core, and anterior perforated substance • Anterior, middle, and posterior cerebral arteries and branches • Anterior circulation aneurysms • Superficial and deep venous system • Lateral and third ventricles • Transsulcal approach to the lateral ventricle • Trans-intraparietal sulcus and  posterior interhemispheric approaches to the atrium • Anterior interhemispheric transcallosal approach to the frontal horn and body of the lateral ventricle • Trans-foraminal, interforniceal, trans-velum interpositum, and transchoroidal approaches to the third ventricle • Transylvian approach to the insula and amigdalo-hippocampectomy • Posterior interhemispheric transcallosal approach to the pineal region • Trans-parieto-occipital sulcus approach to the posterior parahippocampal gyrus and isthmus of the cingulate gyrus Learning Objectives: Upon conclusion of this program, participants should be able to: • Formulate a true three- dimensional knowledge of the anatomy of the cerebrum • Demonstrate  the “x-ray vision” or the “see through” concept, in which the anatomy of the structures located in the depth of the cerebrum can be envisioned using anatomical landmarks located on the surface • Identify  the major approaches used in the cerebral surgeries • Demonstrate the angiographical and MRI correlations of the anatomy

Pediatric Care After Resuscitation (PCAR) Course is organized by Trauma Care After Resuscitation (TCAR) Education Programs and will be held from Dec 02 - 03, 2019 at Wolfson Children's Hospital, Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is useful to physical therapists, paramedics, social workers, dieticians, respiratory therapists, speech and occupational therapists, LVNs/LPNs, and others who interact with pediatric trauma inpatients.  Accreditation: Continuning Education Hours: Continuing education contact hours are provided through Visionem, a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 15483. In order to receive nursing contuing education contact hours learners must: • Attend: ○ full day (7 contact hours) ○ full days (14 contact hours) • Complete an online evaluation 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. PCAR (Pediatric Care After Resuscitation) is the pediatric-specific version of the adult focused TCAR course, ideal for nurses who primarily or exclusively care for children. The PCAR course offers emergency, perioperative, critical care, acute care, and rehabilitation nurses the foundational, evidence-based information and critical thinking skills necessary to address the needs of the hospitalized, injured child. PCAR 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 I• ncorporate 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 they are available.

Psychopharmacology: What You Need to Know Today about Psychiatric Medications is organized by PESI HealthCare and will be held on Dec 20, 2019 at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Jacksonville Airport, Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 6.3 Contact Hours. Target Audience: • Counselors • Social Workers • Psychologists • Psychotherapists • Case Managers • Marriage & Family Therapists • Nurses • Nurse Practitioners • Clinical Nurse Specialists • Addiction Counselors • Pharmacists • Occupational Therapists • Occupational Therapy Assistants • Other Mental Health & HealthCare Professionals Course Description: Most Up-To-Date Psychotropic Medication Info Demands on mental health professionals to expand their knowledge of psychotropic meds are like never before…not only do you need to be on top of the latest developments and what is on the horizon, but you also have to take that information, and use it most effectively for your client. • Improve clients’ understanding of their mental illness, and how medication aids recovery • Identifying treatment concerns with inappropriate, inadequate doses of medication • Tools to help clients manage unpleasant side effects Strategies to improve client adherence to medications • Depression, bipolar, anxiety, schizophrenia, ADHD -- the latest trends in medication management Course Objectives: • Articulate the clinical uses of the five major psychotropic medication classes – antidepressants, mood stabilizers, anti-anxiety agents, antipsychotics and psychostimulants –including their efficacy and their common side effects. • Implement effective methods to collaborate with patients and prescribers on issues surrounding compliance with medication treatments. • Communicate the potential benefits and risks of using psychotropic medication to treat a wide array of conditions. • Analyze the actions, therapeutic uses, and side effects of antidepressants in adults and children. • Explore psychotropic medication treatment options for clients with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. • Explain current controversies in psychopharmacology, including Alzheimer’s medications and newly approved medications for various conditions.

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.

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.