Upcoming Medical Conferences in Marco Island

STSA 66th Annual Meeting is organized by Southern Thoracic Surgical Association (STSA) and will be held from Nov 06 - 09, 2019 at JW Marriott Marco Island Beach Resort, Marco Island, Florida, United States of America. This CME conference has been approved for a maximum of 17.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Additional details will be posted as soon as information is 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. Intended Audience: This course is intended for 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. Credits: AMA PRA Category 1™ - 20.0 MOC - 20.0 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. To reinforce the knowledge gained from the course and ensure lasting value to each attendee’s practice, Mayo Clinic provides access to all course presentations with voice-over recordings after the completion of the course. Course Learning Objectives: • 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 Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

Perioperative Management- In Its 36th Year is organized by Johns Hopkins Medicine (JHM) and will be held from Feb 16 - 19, 2020 at JW Marriott Marco Island Beach Resort, Marco Island, Florida, United States of America. Target Audience: Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, General Surgery, Hospitalist, Internal Medicine, Nurse Anesthetist, Nurse Practitioner, Nursing, Orthopedic Surgery, Physician Assistant  Accreditation: The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 27 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.  Overview: 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. 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. ACCME 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. • Recognize basic views for real-time ultrasound guided vascular access and perform vascular access on simulation equipment using ultrasound (POCUS Workshop). • Recognize and interpret basic transthoracic ultrasound views of cardiac and lung structures (POCUS Workshop). • Apply basic ultrasound algorithms to diagnose and manage an unstable perioperative patient (POCUS Workshop).

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.