Upcoming Medical Conferences in Miami

6 Day Implant Foundation Program is organized by Global Institute for Dental Education (gIDE) and will be held from Nov 21, 2019 - Jan 25, 2020 at Miami, Florida, United States of America. This Conference has been approved for a maximum of 100 CE Credits. Overview: gIDE Implant Foundation Program is intended for the beginner to intermediate implant clinician with a keen interest to understand the key principles and protocols in digital diagnostics, straight forward implant surgery, extraction site management, single and multiple implant restorations, management of the edentulous jaw and prevention of implant complications. The program is in 2 sessions: Nov 21 - 23, 2019 and Jan 23 - 25, 2020. SESSION 1: NOV 21 – 23, 2019. DAY 1 LECTURE – DR. SASCHA JOVANOVIC • Implant Indications and key principles • Osseointegration, bone healing, and immediate loading • Bone quantity and quality • Implant design and biomechanics • Patient selection and contraindications • Extraction sites versus healed ridges • Esthetic case versus functional case • Flap design and patient preparation • Tissue management • Suturing techniques DAY 2 LECTURE – DR. KYLE STANLEY • Implant treatment planning and diagnostics • Radiographic exams and CT scans • Digital Implant Planning • Implant restoration options and materials • Diagnostic set up of teeth and smile design • Dental Photography • Abutment design, material, and timing for insertion DAY 3 LECTURE – DR. MAMALY RESHAD • Prosthodontic principles in implant dentistry • Understand the partially edentulous implant patient • Posterior single tooth implant restoration • Posterior multiple teeth implant restorations • Occlusal scheme protocols • Screw-retained versus cemented • The role of implant temporization • Prosthetic materials used in posterior restorations HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS • Implant placement on plastic jaws • Atraumatic extraction and socket graft on pig jaws • Incision/suturing techniques • CT scan diagnostic training • Prosthetic components restoration • Digital Implant Planning SESSION 2: JAN 23 – 25, 2020 DAY 4 LECTURE – DR. SASCHA JOVANOVIC • Atraumatic extraction and Implant site preparation • Socket grafting procedures • Buccal bone plate resorption • Basic GBR ridge augmentation technique • Implant surgery for single tooth patient • Implant surgery for the partially edentulous patient • Implant surgery for the totally edentulous patient • Periimplantitis introduction and complications DAY 5 LECTURE – DR. KYLE STANLEY • Digital dentistry Introduction (CBCT, NobelClinician, guided surgery) • Digital smile design • Guided surgery introduction • Nobel Clinician Communicator • Esthetic implant dentistry introduction • Liability, when to refer • Marketing, treating your own patients DAY 6 LECTURE – DR. MAMALY RESHAD • Implant treatment planning and diagnostics • Radiographic exams and CT scans • Implant restoration options and materials • Diagnostic set up of teeth and smile design • Dental Photography • Abutment design, material, and timing for insertion HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS • Implant placement on pig jaws (a: submerged b: one-stage) • Guided surgery treatment planning and typodont guided surgery • Implant temporization Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Oncologic Pathology: A Review and Update of Diagnostic Problems - 2019 is organized by American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) and will be held from Nov 21 - 23, 2019 at Hyatt Regency Miami, Miami, Florida, United States of America. Intended Audience: Pathologists, Pathology Residents, Pathologists’ Assistants Credits: 19.5 CME Credits, 8.0 SAMs CME Credits Course Description: Stay current with changes in classification systems and emerging ancillary diagnostic tools! This three-day course will provide you with helpful diagnostic pathways and tips for meeting new challenges and solving problematic cases. You will gain the latest information about diverse pathologic conditions in surgical pathology and current developments in diagnostic tools. The expert faculty will answer your questions and instill confidence in your ability to diagnose challenging cases. The wide-ranging, practical content will include coverage of a variety of subspecialty pathologic conditions that often pose problems in interpretation and classification. Six cases representing each subspecialty will be presented, including respective ancillary studies and differential diagnosis, as well as clinical and treatment implications. What’s New and Exciting for 2019! • Diagnostic challenges in surgical Pathology • New updates in immunohistochemistry and biomarkers • Discussion on Newly described entities Following this course, you will be able to: • Discuss the classification schema for thymic epithelial neoplasms. • Describe currently available immunohistochemistry tests and appropriately apply them in your diagnosis of mesothelioma. • Differentiate benign and malignant lesions of the thyroid. • Describe the various types of lymphomas and the immunohistochemical profile of each. • Recognize different problematic issues with Gynecologic Pathology. • Discuss current problem in Breast Pathology

Transgender & Gender Non-Binary (TGNB) Clients: Clinical Issues and Treatment Strategies is organized by PESI HealthCare and will be held on Nov 22, 2019 at Hilton Miami Airport Blue Lagoon, Miami, Florida, United States of America. This Course has been approved for a maximum of 6.3 contact hours / 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s). Target Audience: • Counselors • Social Workers • Psychiatrists • Psychologists • Psychotherapists • Case Managers • Marriage & Family Therapists • Speech-Language Pathologists • Occupational Therapists • Occupational Therapy Assistants • Nurses • Addiction Counselors • Other Mental Health Professionals Course Description: Early in my career, I recognized that without training in affirmative practice, mental health providers are at risk of causing harm to their transgender and gender non-binary clients (TGNB). As a result, mistakes are frequently made by using outdated treatment strategies and having a lack of education of how to work with gender diverse clients. Today, I know that providing affirmative care practices are critical to ensure the safety of your TGNB clients. I will give you an insider’s perspective and guide you step-by-step through navigating the challenges your clients face that are often overlooked by mainstream clinical approaches. Join me for this must attend workshop and I will show you the power of affirmative care for you and your clients to: • Overcome the knowledge barrier • Avoid outdated treatment plans • Learn and differentiate correct terms such as gender queer, gender fluid and cisgender • Breakthrough strategies to help your client tell their partner, families, friends and employers • Gain tips to discuss hormone treatments and surgical procedures Course Objectives: • Communicate the complexities that transgender clients face daily including physical, mental, and social discomfort and how to address these in clinical practice. • Develop a deep comprehension of the ways that a client’s own identity can create a trusting, effective relationship, and how their identity can negatively affect the clinical relationship. • Apply concepts of affirmative clinical practice with gender diverse clients. • Ascertain the various gender diverse identities and understand the ways that intersecting identities create further challenges in daily life. • Assess your current clinical practice to determine how affirmative your practice is for gender diverse clients. • Prepare letters for clients seeking feminizing and masculinizing hormone therapy and gender confirmation surgeries.

Topics in Primary Care: 2019 Update, including Healthcare Communications and The Team Approach to Patient Care is organized by Continuing Education, Inc and will be held from Nov 24 - Dec 01, 2019 at MS Oasis of the Seas, Miami, Florida, United States of America. Target Audience: Physicians, Physician Assistants, Pharmacists, Psychiatrist, Psychologists, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners. Credits: 14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM 14 CE Credits for Psychologists  14 Contact Hours Topics: • End-of-Life and Advanced Care Planning • The New Epidemic of Burnout • How to navigate through different Hypertension Guidelines • Latest advances in the management of Hyperlipidemia • New Medications Update • Effective Negotiation (With Patients, staff, colleagues and family!) • Working in Highly Functioning Teams • Diabetes 2019 Update • Update on Communication Skills • The Neuroscience of Anger and the Angry Encounter • Difficult Conversations • The Electronic Medical Record Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

The Botox Training course is intended for Physicians, Nurses, Dentists, and other Licensed Healthcare Professionals who are eager to learn a specific skill set associated with mastering the injectable procedures. Our Botox Training workshops, and other aesthetic procedure training classes, are offered throughout the year at major destination venues just about every weekend. For your convenience, we have scheduled our most popular aesthetic training courses over a weekend so you can easily attend the complete set of programs. Our Botox Training courses are considered to be the most comprehensive with hands on training as an integral part of the program and testing to ensure each attendee has satisfied the requirements for certification. For medical professionals interesting in developing or expanding their Aesthetics practice, Empire’s Complete Botox course is the best place to begin. These complete courses in Botox Training, Dermal Filler Training and Facial Aesthetics Workshops are the very basis for every Aesthetics’ practice. For More information please visit our website www.empiremedicaltraining.com or call us 866-366-1576

Dermatology Procedures for the Primary Care Practice is organized by Empire Medical Training (EMT), Inc and will be held from Nov 30 - Dec 01, 2019 at GALLERYone - a DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel, Miami, Florida, United States of America. Target Audience: This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of Health Care Practitioners involved in the care of the patients with Medical requests with common dermatological conditions. Accreditation: Medical Education Resources designates this live activity, for a maximum of 13.5 AMA PRA Categoiry 1 Credit(s)™. Nursing Credit This CE activity provides 13.5 contact hours of continuing nursing education. Medical Education Resources is a provider of continuing nursing education by the California Board of Registered Nursing, provider #CEP 12299, for [8] contact hours. Program Overview: The Dermatology training program is a hands-on workshop and is taught by Board Certified Dermatologists who will simplify how you learn many of these new procedures, and help you gain a comfort level performing them. The course covers cryosurgery, modern electrosurgery, biopsy techniques and basic suturing principles. Also, you'll master specific treatments for lipomas, seborrheics, basal cell and squamous cell cancers, melanomas, ingrown toenails, warts, cysts, actinics, skin tags, chalazions, abscesses and many others. Learning Outcome: To provide learners with a foundation for how to treat the most common skin disorders using these modalities. Educational Objectives: After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to: • Practice procedures such as aesthetic botulinum injections competently, safely, and effectively for their patient. Each participant will understand and learn how to avoid risks and associated complications. • Apply the generally accepted protocols for the administration of the botulin toxin for various aesthetic and medical conditions (i.e. orofacial pain). Learn the proper guidelines for the acquisition, patient charting, administration issues (i.e. medical intake forms, informed consents ) and the corrective measures for adverse events. • Describe the mechanism of action and basic facial academy, difference between the product characteristics, patient preferences, managing expectations, and after care for follow up after the botulin toxin procedure. • Identify who is a candidate for the botulin toxin procedure, patient benefits, and long-term use of the prescription. Increase patient awareness and offer enhanced patient care in relation to the botulin toxin procedure. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Infectious Diseases Co-Provided with School of Medicine, SUNY at Stony Brook is organized by Continuing Education, Inc and will be held during Dec 01 - 08, 2019 at 7-Night Western Caribbean Cruise Conference Round-trip Miami, Miami, Florida, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 14.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Course Description: This seminar will provide information about current approaches for diagnosis, prevention and treatment of common infectious diseases. Upon completion, participants should be able to understand the recommendations and rationale behind treatment of common infections. This course is designed to explore major areas in infectious diseases which are impacting generalists. Our major areas of focus will include: Conference Objectives are : • Review of acute infectious diseases that are encountered by the primary care practitioners and hospitalist. This will include reviews of adult immunizations, pneumonia, skin/soft tissue infections, urinary tract infections, Clostridium difficile. • Update on major changes in therapy for hepatitis C which have revolutionized clinical care for this common disease. New regimens introduced in the past year have made practical outpatient, non-toxic treatment. • The CDC has released new changes in national guidelines for sexually transmitted infections, with new treatment strategies especially for antibiotic resistant gonorrhea and pelvic inflammatory disease, as well as new pre-exposure guidelines for HIV (PrEP). • New and emerging diseases, and discuss new emerging pathogens in community-based practices. • Review on nosocomial infections with discussion on prevention and antibiotic stewardship. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Miami Brain Symposium, Third Annual is organized by Baptist Health South Florida and will be held on Dec 06, 2019 at Hilton Miami Dadeland, Miami, Florida, United States of America. Who Should Attend: • Adult and Pediatric Neurologists • Neuroradiologists • Adult and Pediatric Medical Oncologists • Diagnostic Radiologists • Neurosurgeons • Radiation Oncologists • Neuro-Oncologists • Respiratory Therapists • Medical Oncologists • Emergency Medicine Physicians • Neuroscience Nurses • Other specialists interested in the fields of neuro-oncology and neuroscience • Clinical Pharmacists • Dietitians • Neurosurgery Nurses • Nurse Practitioners • Physician Assistants • Radiology Technologists • Rehabilitation and Pain Management Specialists • Respiratory Therapists Overview: The Miami Brain Symposium will focus on state-of-the-art approaches in the management of primary and metastatic brain tumors, along with an understanding of current standards of care as well as a look at future directions. For one full day this symposium will engage participants, as the expert faculty navigate through complex cases and novel treatment strategies and lively panel discussions. Topics This Year: • Primary CNS Tumor • Systemic Therapy Breakthroughs • Immunotherapy Breakthroughs • Tumor Neurosurgical Advances • Molecular Profiling of Metastases • Next Generation Radiation Therapy Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

S3 - Advanced Eval & Manipulation of Cranio Facial, Cervical & Upper Thoracic Spine - Instructed by Rusty Smith, PT, EdD, MMSc, OCS, MTC, FAAOMPT is organized by University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS) and will be held from Dec 06 - 08, 2019 at Miami, Florida, United States of America. Hours: 25 (includes 4 online hours) or 2.5 CEUs or 3 graduate credits Prerequisite: S1; Intro S3 Webinars Included   Description: This advanced spinal seminar begins with a brief review and update of anatomy, mechanics and pathology of dysfunction. The techniques in the S1 seminar are reviewed, and additional techniques, particularly those requiring a higher level of skill and decision-making are added. Special emphasis will be placed on the subcranial and mid cervical regions. Lectures and evaluation techniques will assist with the evaluation and treatment of cervical dysfunction including disc degeneration,  pondylosis and myelopathy.The utilization of biomechanical and anatomical principles for the enhancement of patient care through manipulation and exercise is emphasized as is the patients’ role in their own welfare. Self help and exercise programs are instructed. Special emphasis is placed on the management of syndromes, and particular attention is paid to posture. Learning Objectives: At the completion of this seminar, the attendee should be able to: • conduct a comprehensive physical examination of the head, neck and upper thoracic regions • discuss the mechanisms and characteristics of headache, neck and shoulder pain and the related patient behavior • perform manipulations to the neck and upper thoracic spine, as well as mobilizations to the cranium • discuss and present cases with spinal dysfunction • describe the indication and contraindications of spinal manipulation • discuss the role of therapeutic exercise and preventative measures in the management of spinal dysfunction,especially with regard to posture  

S2 - Advanced Evaluation & Manipulation of Pelvis, Lumbar & Thoracic Spine Including Thrust - Instructed by Todd Bourgeois, PT, DPT, OCS, MTC, FAAOMPT is organized by University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS) and will be held from Dec 07 - 08, 2019 at Miami, Florida, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is Physical Therapists. Hours: 18 or 1.8 CEUs (includes 3 online hours) or 2 graduate credits Prerequisite: S1; Intro S2 Webinar is included with S2 Description: Anatomy and biomechanics of the lumbar spine, thoracic spine, rib cage and the pelvis are discussed. Review and modification of techniques from S1 - Spinal Evaluation and Manipulation, along with the instruction of additional techniques are provided.  An in-depth presentation on the syndromes of the lumbar spine and their treatment is instructed. The utilization of biomechanical and anatomical principles for the enhancement of patient care through manipulation and exercise is emphasized, as is the patient’s role in his/her own welfare. Learning Objectives: At the completion of this seminar, the attendee should be able to: • conduct a detailed physical examination of the lumbar, thoracic spine and pelvis • describe the mechanisms and characteristics of spinal pain and the behavior of pain patients • perform manipulation to the lumbar, thoracic spine/ribs and pelvis • discuss and present cases with spinal dysfunction • describe indications and contraindications of spinal manipulation • discuss the role of therapeutic exercise and preventative measures in the management of spinal dysfunction especially with regard to spinal stabilization