Upcoming Medical Conferences in Key West

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) is organized by Northwest Anesthesia Seminars (NWAS) and will be held on Nov 08, 2019 at Margaritaville Key West Resort & Marina, Key West, Florida, United States of America. Target Audience: This Course Is Designed For Physicians, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Registered Nurses, Physician Assistants, And Other Medical Care Providers Who Need To Obtain Or Update Resuscitation Skills And Documentation. Accreditation: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health and Northwest Anesthesia Seminars. The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. American Board of Anesthesiology: CME credit will be sent directly to The American Board of Anesthesiology to fulfill the Part 2 requirement for the Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology Program (MOCA®). Canadian Physicians: This activity is eligible for Section 1 credits in the Royal College’s Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Program. Participants must log into MAINPORT to claim this activity. Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists: ACLS: This program has been prior approved by the AANA for 5 Class A CEC; AANA Code #1036536; Expiration Date 11/9/2019. PALS: This program has been prior approved by the AANA for 5 Class A CEC; AANA Code #1036535; Expiration Date 11/8/2019. Nurse Practitioners: The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP) and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) accept CME from organizations accredited by the ACCME. Osteopathic Physicians: This program is eligible for Category 2 credit with the American Osteopathic Association (AOA). Physician Assistants: The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. Physician assistants may receive a maximum of 5 hours of Category I credit for completing this program. Registered Nurses: NWAS is an approved provider for the following state nursing boards: Arkansas State Board of Nursing (Provider Number 50-7480), California Board of Registered Nursing (Provider Number 4833), District of Columbia Board of Nursing (Provider Number 50-7480), Florida Board of Nursing (Provider Number 50-7480), Georgia Board of Nursing (Provider Number 50-7480), and the South Carolina Board of Nursing (Provider Number 50-7480). This program offers 5 contact hours. Program Purpose: Due To The Inherent Knowledge, Skills, Practice Locations, And Populations Of Patients Served By Practitioners Of Anesthesiology And/or Emergency And Critical Care Medicine, The Physicians, Nurses, And Other Such Advanced Care Providers Are Summoned To Serve The Dying Patient, Particularly Those Whose Death Is Sudden And Unexpected. This Program Is Designed To Update These Practitioners With The Latest Consensus On This Body Of Scientific Information In The Form Of Formal Guidelines Provided By National Agencies, Recognized To Possess The Resources To Develop Guidelines And Identify Mandatory Skills, Which Are Required To Provide Quality Resuscitative Care For Patients Of All Ages In All Clinical And Non-clinical Locations.   Objectives: At The Conclusion Of This Program, The Participant Will Be Able To: • Explain The Latest Guidelines For Resuscitation, Including But Not Limited To Basic Scientific Studies, Pharmacology, Dysrhythmia Identification, Pertinent Equipment, And Recommended Therapeutic Intervention, Featuring Those Most Recently Added Or Altered, Through The Citation Of The Specific Scientific Background For Each And The Description Of How This Newer Information Impacts The Performance Of Resuscitative Procedures. • Successfully Meet The Current Requirements Of The American Heart Association And, As Appropriate, Other Pertinent Agencies Jointly Sponsoring Guidelines With This Association, In Documenting Proficiency In Providing Resuscitative Care • Apply this information in the clinical setting most commonly encountered in the day-to-day clinical practice of the participant.

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) is organized by Northwest Anesthesia Seminars (NWAS) and will be held on Nov 09, 2019 at Margaritaville Key West Resort & Marina, Key West, Florida, United States of America. ACCREDITATION The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.   American Board of Anesthesiology: CME credit will be sent directly to The American Board of Anesthesiology to fulfill the Part 2 requirement for the Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology Program (MOCA®).   Canadian Physicians: This activity is eligible for Section 1 credits in the Royal College’s Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Program. Participants must log into MAINPORT to claim this activity.   Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists:   ACLS: This program has been prior approved by the AANA for 5 Class A CEC; AANA Code #1036536; Expiration Date 11/9/2019. PALS: This program has been prior approved by the AANA for 5 Class A CEC; AANA Code #1036535; Expiration Date 11/8/2019.   Nurse Practitioners: The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP) and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) accept CME from organizations accredited by the ACCME.   Osteopathic Physicians: This program is eligible for Category 2 credit with the American Osteopathic Association (AOA).   Physician Assistants: The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. Physician assistants may receive a maximum of 5 hours of Category I credit for completing this program.   Registered Nurses: NWAS is an approved provider for the following state nursing boards: Arkansas State Board of Nursing (Provider Number 50-7480), California Board of Registered Nursing (Provider Number 4833), District of Columbia Board of Nursing (Provider Number 50-7480), Florida Board of Nursing (Provider Number 50-7480), Georgia Board of Nursing (Provider Number 50-7480), and the South Carolina Board of Nursing (Provider Number 50-7480). This program offers 5 contact hours. TARGET AUDIENCE This course is designed for physicians, certified registered nurse anesthetists, registered nurses, physician assistants, and other medical care providers who need to obtain or update resuscitation skills and documentation. PROGRAM PURPOSE Due to the inherent knowledge, skills, practice locations, and populations of patients served by practitioners of anesthesiology and/or emergency and critical care medicine, the physicians, nurses, and other such advanced care providers are summoned to serve the dying patient, particularly those whose death is sudden and unexpected. This program is designed to update these practitioners with the latest consensus on this body of scientific information in the form of formal guidelines provided by national agencies, recognized to possess the resources to develop guidelines and identify mandatory skills, which are required to provide quality resuscitative care for patients of all ages in all clinical and non-clinical locations. OBJECTIVES At the conclusion of this program, the participant will be able to: • Explain the latest guidelines for resuscitation, including but not limited to basic scientific studies, pharmacology, dysrhythmia identification, pertinent equipment, and recommended therapeutic intervention, featuring those most recently added or altered, through the citation of the specific scientific background for each and the description of how this newer information impacts the performance of resuscitative procedures. • Successfully meet the current requirements of the American Heart Association and, as appropriate, other pertinent agencies jointly sponsoring guidelines with this association, in documenting proficiency in providing resuscitative care • Apply this information in the clinical setting most commonly encountered in the day-to-day clinical practice of the participant.

Topics in Emergency Medicine is organized by Northwest Seminars and will be held from Nov 14 - 17, 2019 at Margaritaville Key West Resort & Marina, Key West, Florida, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, and all other medical care providers who must maintain state-of-the-art knowledge of the specialty or are impacted by it. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 20.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Course Description: The practitioner of emergency medicine must possess an evidence-based scientific background for competent clinical practice; maintain state-of-the-art knowledge of the specialty and all additional related disciplines; maintain an up-to-the-minute armamentarium of knowledge and skills for the selection and use of complex equipment, pharmacological agents, and procedures; manage self and colleagues to function toward common goals in providing consistent care in all settings in which emergency care is provided; serve as an expert in matters involving quality, safe and equitable health care delivery and support of other service providers, departments, institutions, and organizations dependent upon professional expertise. Presentations are designed to facilitate the acquisition of cognitive and technical skills as defined through evidenced-based data translated to best practice standards by the pertinent governmental and professional organizations including the American College of Emergency Physicians, American College of Surgeons and the Emergency Nurses Association and abilities in one or more of the disciplines vital to the practicing professional. Course Objectives: At the conclusion of this activity, the participant will be able to: • Apply the pertinent physical and behavioral sciences as they impact and are affected by the planning, delivery, and monitoring of services inherent in the professions • Explain the selection, dosing considerations with methods of administration, safe use, contraindications and precautions of drugs based on their chemical and pharmacologic properties • Outline comprehensive patient management plans for the special patient population discussed • Apply the principles of safety and asepsis in the performance of all aspects of patient care regardless of the clinical environment in which the practice resides • Incorporate the published tenets of pertinent, recognized external organizations, institutions, and professional groups defining medical, legal, philosophical, ethical, and healthcare management standards. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Endocrinology for Primary Care is organized by Medical Education Resources (MER) and will be held from Nov 22 - 24, 2019 at Margaritaville Resort & Marina, Key West, Florida, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 12 Credit Hours. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

2019 Innovations in Wound Healing (IWH) Conference is organized by Well-Assembled Meetings and will be held from Dec 05 - 08, 2019 at Casa Marina Key West, A Waldorf Astoria Resort, Key West, Florida, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 14.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Target Audience: Our target audience comprises of clinicians, developers, students and scientists from government, academia, and industry who share an interest in innovative ideas and novel therapies for tissue regeneration and the treatment of chronic wounds. Conference Description: Our 6th Annual Innovations in Wound Healing (IWH) unique meeting is led by a group of experienced educators, scientists and clinicians interested in communicating new approaches to the repair of tissues throughout the human body. The program will focus on the science of tissue repair and the implementation of new findings. We share a vision of establishing a welcoming venue to disseminate and exchange the latest advances and thinking in the science of tissue repair and the development of novel, improved strategies to address an important medical need. Participants will gain a broader perspective of the challenges of moving basic science discovery into patient care, from our presentations that extend from molecular biology to clinical development, This one-of-kind conference will be a balance between formal presentations, informal discussions, and poster sessions, with the goal of maximizing networking opportunities for all involved.  The goals of IWH are to provide an intimate environment in which to discuss innovative ideas in research and development that will impact wound care and tissue repair. To maximize personal interaction between faculty and attendees in both social and didactic settings. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Cardiology & Pulmonology for Primary Care Conference is organized by Medical Education Resources (MER) and will be held from Dec 13 - 15, 2019 at Margaritaville Resort & Marina, Key West, Florida, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 12 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.  Target Audience This program is targeted to office-based primary care providers and other health professionals with updates in primary care medicine Learning Objectives Upon completion of this program, participants should be better able to: • Describe current diagnostic approaches to hypertension, congestive heart failure,arrhythmias, ACS and CAD • Implement treatment strategies reflective of current evidence-based medicine for hypertension, congestive heart failure, arrhythmias, ACS and CAD • Identify the pathophysiology and diagnostic approach of asthma, COPD and common respiratory infections • Design treatment strategies reflective of current evidence-based medicine for asthma, COPD and common respiratory infections • Discuss systemic consequences and counseling strategies, as well as available treatment options for sleep apnea, deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism • Perform a range of pulmonary diagnostics and be better prepared to handle pulmonary nodules and lung cancer Learning Outcome To provide updates in primary care medicine to office-based providers

Critical Care: The Team Approach is organized by Northwest Seminars and will be held from Mar 23 - 26, 2020 at Margaritaville Key West Resort & Marina, Key West, Florida, United States of America. Target Audience : This course is designed for physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, and all other medical care providers who must maintain state-of-the-art knowledge of the specialty or are impacted by it. Accreditation: The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Physician Assistants: The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. Physician assistants may receive a maximum of 20 hours of Category I credit for completing this program. Registered Nurses: NWS is an approved provider for the following state nursing boards: Arkansas State Board of Nursing (Provider Number 50-7480), California Board of Registered Nursing (Provider Number 4833), District of Columbia Board of Nursing (Provider Number 50-7480), Florida Board of Nursing (Provider Number 50-7480), Georgia Board of Nursing (Provider Number 50-7480), and the South Carolina Board of Nursing (Provider Number 50-7480). This program offers 20 contact hours. Course Description : The practitioner of emergency medicine must possess evidence-based scientific background for competent clinical practice; maintain state-of-the-art knowledge of the specialty and all additional related disciplines; maintain an up-to-the-minute armamentarium of knowledge and skills for the selection and use of complex equipment, pharmacological agents, and procedures; manage self and colleagues to function toward common goals in providing consistent care in all settings in which emergency care is provided; serve as an expert in matters involving quality, safe and equitable health care delivery and support of other service providers, departments, institutions, and organizations dependent upon professional expertise. Presentations are designed to facilitate the acquisition of cognitive and technical skills as defined through evidenced based data translated to best practice standards by the pertinent governmental and professional organizations including the American College of Emergency Physicians, American College of Surgeons and the Emergency Nurses Association and abilities in one or more of the disciplines vital to the practicing professional.  Course Objectives : At the conclusion of this activity, the participant will be able to: • Apply the pertinent physical and behavioral sciences as they impact and are affected by the planning, delivery, and monitoring of services inherent in the professions • Explain the selection, dosing considerations with methods of administration, safe use, contraindications and precautions of drugs based on their chemical and pharmacologic properties • Outline comprehensive patient management plans for the special patient population discussed • Apply the principles of safety and asepsis in the performance of all aspects of patient care regardless of the clinical environment in which the practice resides • Incorporate the published tenets of pertinent, recognized external organizations, institutions, and professional groups defining medical, legal, philosophical, ethical, and health care management standards.  Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Southeastern Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (SSOMS) 71sh Annual Meeting is organized by Southeastern Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (SSOMS) and would be held during Apr 21 - 26, 2020 at Casa Marina, A Waldorf Astoria Resort, Key West, Florida, USA. The targeted audience for this medical meeting basically for Dentists.

Topics in Emergency Medicine is organized by Northwest Seminars (NWS) and will be held from Nov 19 - 22, 2020 at Key West, Florida, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.