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 and Hypertension is held on April 4, 2020, at Omni Jacksonville, Downtown Jacksonville, FL Targeted Audience: Nephrologists, Primary Care Physicians, Allied Health Professionals. Accreditation: Physicians: The University of Florida College of Medicine is authorized by the Accreditation Council of Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to offer continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Florida College of Medicine designates this live session for a maximum of 4.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™. Physicians can claim only the credit commensurate based on the extent of their participation in the session. Nurses and Pharmacists: Suwannee River Area Health Education Center, Inc. is a Florida Board of Nursing and Pharmacy accredited providers of continuing education. CE Broker Provider ID #50-1922. This symposium will match up with the requirements for up to 4.5 contact hours. Course Description: Join the session "Update in Nephrology and Hypertension 2020" where you can attain the latest information on optimizing the management of patients with renal disease. Targeted Audience: • 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 session, participants will be able to, • Explain the best treatment options for urinary tract infections • Recognize symptoms, signs & best treatment options for nephrolithiasis • Know current recommendation and goals for treating hypertension and learning the pathophysiology & treatment of mineral bone disorders • Acknowledge and treat disorders of sodium metabolism • Identify and treat systolic renal disease • Learn the pathophysiology of hyperparathyroidism & treatment of mineral bone disorders Topics of the Session 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.

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.

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.