Upcoming Medical Conferences in Marco Island

Echo on Marco Island: Case-Based Approach is organized by Mayo Clinic and will be held from Dec 17 - 20, 2018 at Marco Island Marriott Beach Resort, Golf Club & Spa, Marco Island, Florida, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is adult and congenital cardiologists, cardiology fellows, and cardiac sonographers who have basic experience and knowledge in echocardiography. This course is also intended for other medical specialists, internists, and anesthesiologists working to further their experience in the clinical application of echocardiography. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Course Description: This program seeks to address competence in using multiple echocardiographic techniques in the assessment of cardiac structure and function in adult acquired or congenital heart disease. This will include concise, limited didactic lectures with major emphasis on a series of illustrative cases which will include audience response and discussion presented by echocardiography specialists which would lead to enhanced patient management. Workshops will be held to demonstrate the techniques for acquiring the echocardiographic data, especially with respect to new contemporary techniques such as strain imaging. Course Objectives: Upon conclusion of this program, participants should be able to: • Demonstrate the application of Doppler principles to assessing hemodynamics including valvular heart disease • Demonstrate use of echocardiography to assess prosthetic valves • Demonstrate and interpret diastolic echocardiographic measurements • Define advantages of stress echocardiography and use of contrast • Apply echocardiographic principles in assessment of congestive heart failure • Identify echocardiographic features of common congenital heart abnormalities • Define the role of echo in the interventional cardiology practice • Recognize the advantages and disadvantages of new imaging techniques including 3-D and strain

Second Annual The Cutting Edge - Update in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery is organized by Penn State University (PSU) College of Medicine Continuing Education and will be held from Jan 17 - 20, 2019 at Hilton Marco Island Beach Resort And Spa, Marco Island, Florida, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is practising otolaryngologists/head and neck surgeons, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses and other health-care professionals. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 17.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Conference Description: The field of otolaryngology/head and neck surgery continues to evolve with new technologies, treatment options and advanced scientific knowledge. Advances can come rapidly from different areas. This meeting will discuss an array of topics in the field of Otolaryngology, specifically in head and neck surgery, laryngology, facial plastics, otology, skull base surgery, facial plastic, reconstructive surgery and pediatric otolaryngology. In addition to discussing "cutting-edge" topics within these areas of otolaryngology, this activity will focus on practical applications of everyday otolaryngologic care. Course Objectives: • Discuss updates in the management of facial fractures. • Incorporate strategies regarding medical innovation and advancing surgical technique in Otolaryngology. • Evaluate contemporary management of the unknown primary. • Identify the shifting role of proton-pump inhibitor (PPI) therapy for laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR). • Provide current techniques for nerve monitoring during parotid surgery. • Discuss the use of sialendoscopy in the treatment for salivary stones. • Explain current strategies and techniques in the management of hearing loss and single-sided deafness. • Discuss changes in the diagnosis and treatment of cholesteatoma. • Identify pearls and pitfalls with pain management in the pediatric population. • Evaluate new approaches and techniques in skull base surgery. • Evaluate different hemostatic techniques for adenotonsillectomy and thyroid surgery. • Explain techniques to manage the nasal defect. • Incorporate algorithms to treat the patient with a non-localizing parathyroid. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

American Association of Orthodontist (AAO) Winter Conference 2019 is organized by American Association of Orthodontist (AAO) and will be held from Jan 25 - 27, 2019 at JW Marriott Marco Island Beach Resort, Marco Island, Florida, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Perioperative Management - In Its 35th Year is organized by Johns Hopkins University (JHU) and will be held from Feb 17 - 20, 2019 at JW Marriott Marco Island Beach Resort, Marco Island, Florida, United States of America. Target Audience: Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, Family Practice, General Surgery, Hospitalist, Internal Medicine, Nurse Anesthetist, Nurse Practitioner, Orthopedic Surgery, Pain Medicine, Physician Assistant   Credit Designation Statement: The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine designates this live activity general session for a maximum of 24 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ and optional Pediatric Perioperative Symposium for a maximum of 3 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ and optional Point of Care Ultrasound workshop for a maximum of 6 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.   Other Credits: This Live activity has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 20.75 Prescribed credits by the American Academy of Family Physicians. This program has been prior approved by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists for 24.00 Class A CE credits. (Expiration Date 2/20/2019) AANA designates this program as meeting the criteria for up to 2.25 CE Credits in pharmacology/therapeutics. American Academy of Nurse Practitioners National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) PAs may claim a maximum of 24 Category 1 credits for completing this activity. The Johns Hopkins University has approved this activity for 24 contact hours for non-physicians. Maintenance of Certification (MOC): Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 24 MOC points and patient safety MOC credit in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Conference Description: As the established leader in perioperative medicine, this course aims to provide practitioners with the most up-to-date knowledge necessary to deliver Thirty million patients undergo surgical procedures in the U.S. each year, and the age and medical complexity of this patient population is increasing. All these patients require preoperative assessment, intraoperative management, and postoperative care. Every year the body of peer-reviewed literature on this topic increases and new guidelines on clinical management are formulated. Because the breadth of knowledge in perioperative medicine, which includes the diverse disciplines of surgery, anesthesiology, cardiology, pulmonology, hematology, infectious diseases and geriatrics, is vast, many practitioners may not have up-to-date information that is critical to clinical practice. The curriculum for this course was specifically created to address the needs of clinicians who provide care for patients before, during, and after surgery. As the established leader in perioperative medicine, this course aims to provide practitioners with the most up-to-date knowledge necessary to deliver effective, evidence-based care by affecting healthcare practices at the level of the individual and the larger health system. Conference Objectives: • Describe current guidelines for preoperative cardiac and pulmonary risk assessment and list several ways to predict and prevent cardiac and pulmonary complications using preoperative testing and intraoperative and postoperative interventions. • Describe bleeding and thrombotic risks in surgical patients and list several strategies to reduce complications through evidence-based use of blood conservation methods, transfusion, coagulation testing, anticoagulant reversal agents, and/or management of anti-thrombotic drug therapies. • Describe strategies to control acute postoperative pain using multimodal analgesia and reduce risk for chronic opioid dependency. • Recognize how to prevent, diagnose, and treat common healthcare associated infections that complicate surgical procedures. • Describe the perioperative complications associated with diabetes, renal insufficiency, delirium, and frailty, and list management strategies to optimize outcomes in patients with these medical conditions. • Recognize the impact of structural and cultural factors related to the healthcare system (e.g. provider stress, safety culture, communication strategies) on the safety and quality of healthcare delivery, and describe the potential of various multi-disciplinary programs (e.g. enhanced recovery after surgery) to improve health outcomes. • Pediatric Perioperative Management Symposium: Recognize risk factors for adverse outcome in children requiring anesthesia for common procedures. • Pediatric Perioperative Management Symposium: Describe strategies to identify and mitigate risk of adverse outcome in pediatric patients who require anesthesia using patient-based, team-based, and/or informatics-based approaches. • Pediatric Perioperative Management Symposium: Describe strategies to control postoperative pain in children using multimodal therapy. • Point of Care Ultrasound Workshop: Recognize basic views for real-time ultrasound guided vascular access and perform vascular access on simulation equipment using ultrasound. • Point of Care Ultrasound Workshop: Recognize and interpret basic transthoracic ultrasound views of cardiac and lung structures. • Point of Care Ultrasound Workshop: Apply basic ultrasound algorithms to diagnose and manage an unstable perioperative patient. Pediatric Perioperative Management Symposium February 17, 2019 2:00 PM-5:00 PM Point of Care Ultrasound Workshop (Limited Availability)  February 18-19, 2019  2:00 PM- 5:00 PM

Southern Thoracic Surgical Association (STSA) 66th Annual Meeting is organized by Southern Thoracic Surgical Association (STSA) and would be held during Nov 6 - 9, 2019 at JW Marriott Marco Island Beach Resort, Marco Island, Florida, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Echo on Marco Island: Case-Based Approach is organized by Mayo Clinic and will be held from Dec 16 - 19, 2019 at JW Marriott Marco Island Beach Resort, Marco Island, Florida, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is adult and congenital cardiologists, cardiology fellows, and cardiac sonographers who have basic experience and knowledge in echocardiography. This course is also intended for other medical specialists, internists, and anesthesiologists working to further their experience in clinical application of echocardiography. Course Description: The program seeks to address competence in using multiple echocardiographic techniques in assessment of cardiac structure and function in adult acquired or congenital heart disease. This will include concise, limited didactic lectures with major emphasis on a series of illustrative cases which will include audience response and discussion presented by echocardiography specialists which would lead to enhanced patient management. Workshops will be held to demonstrate the techniques for acquiring the echocardiographic data, especially with respect to new contemporary techniques such as strain imaging. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Anesthesia Update Course is organized by Northwest Anesthesia Seminars (NWAS) and will be held from Jun 08 - 11, 2020 at JW Marriott Marco Island Beach Resort, Marco Island, Florida, United States of America. Target Audience: This conference is designed for physicians, certified registered nurse anesthetists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, registered nurses and 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 Credits. 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: 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 20 contact hours. Program Purpose: Presentations are designed to facilitate the physician, nurse specialist, and other providers maintaining skills of the same kind to review and update knowledge and abilities in one or more of these areas vital to the practising professional: • Possess the scientific background for clinical practice • Maintain state-of-the-art knowledge of not only the speciality but also of all additionally related disciplines which may impact it • Maintain an up-to-the-minute armamentarium of knowledge and skills for the selection and use of complex equipment, pharmacological agents, and procedures necessary for the provision of quality patient care • Manage self and colleagues to function toward common goals in the clinical setting, the clinical and educational institutions, and the community in which the practice resides • Serve as an expert in matters involving health care delivery; serve as an informed manager of clinical and educational services provided, including the acquisition and distribution of resources necessary for meeting professional goals • Provide assistance with and support of other service providers, departments, institutions, and organizations dependent upon the professional expertise of the practitioner Course Objectives: At the conclusion of this activity, the participant will be able to: • Apply the pertinent physical and behavioral sciences - to include but not be limited to advanced anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, chemistry, physics, psychology, and social sciences - as they impact and are affected by the planning, delivery, and monitoring of anesthesia and related services inherent in the anesthesia professions. • Explain the selection, dosing considerations with methods of administration, safe use, and contraindications and precautions of presented pharmacological agents through the understanding of their physico-chemical properties, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, updated uses, and more recently developed additional, related, and similar drugs. • Outline comprehensive management plans for the group of patients discussed, whether related in age, physical status, cultural background, invasive procedure, anesthetic or analgesic requirements, clinical setting, adverse reactions, and/or goals of care. • Apply the principles of safety and asepsis in the performance of anesthetic procedures and administrations, equipment use, and other applications encountered during the provision of anesthesia and analgesia whether in the surgical unit, the labor and delivery suite, the pain management clinic, or other more remote location of anesthetizing services. • Incorporate the appropriate recommendations and/or requirements of pertinent external organizations, institutions, and professional groups - recognized as serving as the authority for and/or holding the responsibility to compile and approve such tenets - in the provision of anesthesia and related services, whether medical, legal, philosophical, ethical, or health care management standards. • Apply the new techniques in the clinical setting of the participant. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

130th Annual Florida Pharmacy Association (FPA) Meeting and Convention is organized by Florida Pharmacy Association (FPA) and will be held from Jul 09 - 12, 2020 at JW Marriott Marco Island Beach Resort, Marco Island, Florida, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.