Upcoming Medical Conferences in Naples

Eastern Cardiothoracic Surgical Society (ECTSS) 57th Annual Meeting is organized by Eastern Cardiothoracic Surgical Society (ECTSS) and will be held from Oct 16 - 19, 2019 at The Ritz-Carlton, Naples, Naples, Florida, United States of America.  Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) Leadership Summit is organized by American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) and will be held from Nov 08 - 10, 2019 at Naples Grande Beach Resort, Naples, Florida, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 14.75 Class A CE credits. Who Should Attend: • Chief CRNAs and Administrators • Practice Owners and Managers • State Association Leaders • Facility Leaders • State Association Leadership and Management Company Staff • Federal Political Directors • State Reimbursement Specialists • Any CRNA or SRNA aspiring to leadership Overview: The AANA Leadership Summit is designed to meet the needs of all CRNAs—state association leaders, chief CRNAs and administrators, practice owners and managers, facility leaders, and aspiring leaders. This educational event will include an afternoon of tracks focused on Federal Political Directors, Practice and Facility Leadership (including State Reimbursement Specialists), President-Elect and Government Relations. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Survey of Current Issues in Surgical Anesthesia Conference is organized by Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education and will be held from Dec 02 - 06, 2019 at The Ritz-Carlton, Naples, Naples, Florida, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

How to Excel at Your Expert Witness Deposition is organized by Seak, Inc. and will be held from Dec 07 - 08, 2019 at Naples Grande Beach Resort, Naples, Florida, United States of America. Physicians: SEAK, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. SEAK, Inc. designates this live activity for a maximum of 14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. After completing this interactive training you will be able to: • Demonstrate improved active listening skills. • Deliver powerful, bullet point responses. • Answer questions truthfully while leaving yourself some flexibility. • Employ numerous proven strategies to excel at deposition. • Recognize and defeat opposing counsel’s tactics. • Excel at answering trick questions. • Articulately answer questions regarding your qualifications, fees, biases, opinions, methodology, and report. • Effectively deal with skeletons in your closet. • Better handle abusive questioning. • Prepare an individualized protocol to excel at expert witness depositions. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Mayo Clinic Women’s Imaging Review Course 2019 is organized by Mayo Clinic and will be held from Dec 09 - 13, 2019 at The Ritz-Carlton, Naples, Naples, Florida, United States of America. Credits: Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science designates this live activity for a maximum of 28.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. General Session = 25 credits; Molecular Breast Imaging Break-out Session = 3.5 credits. Self-Assessment Modules (SAMs) SAM credit is under review and will likely be available for this activity in the amount of 20 SAM credits. Course Description and Intended Audience: The Mayo Clinic Women's Imaging Review Course is a postgraduate medical course that will provide practicing radiologists and radiologists-in-training with current information on the imaging diagnosis and management of breast and gynecologic disease.  The didactic component of the course will focus on standard practices and core knowledge of imaging interpretation, while emphasizing emerging techniques and current controversies in breast and pelvic imaging.  A multidisciplinary approach will be utilized, with speakers from breast and gynecologic surgery, as well as discussion of breast pathology and breast imaging legal topics.  Course Highlights: • Practicing radiologists and radiologists-in-training will be provided with current information on the imaging diagnosis and management of breast and gynecologic disease • A multidisciplinary approach will be utilized, with speakers from breast and gynecologic surgery, as well as discussion of breast pathology and breast imaging legal topics • Standard practices and core knowledge of imaging interpretation with emphasis on emerging techniques and current controversies in breast and pelvic imaging will be discussed Course Objectives: Upon the conclusion of this program, participants should be able to: • Review and discuss challenging cases in the female pelvis • Recognize MR-guided focused ultrasound ablation of the pelvic pathology • Describe various Radiation Risks • Assess the “when” and why” when it comes to imaging a transgender patient • Understand a more in depth look at the biology of breast cancer • Classify disciplinary triggers when it comes to the breast imaging and the Board of Medicine • Identify the many faces of genetic defects •  Compare contrast enhanced mammogram to MRI Time: 6:15 am - 12:15 pm Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

46th Annual Meeting of the Southern Clinical Neurological Society (SCNS) is organized by Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and will be held from Jan18 - 22, 2020 at Naples Grande Beach Resort, Naples, Florida, United States of America. Accreditation: CME credit designation: Vanderbilt University Medical Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Vanderbilt University Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 26.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Maintenance of Certification: In addition to the annual meeting education sessions, (3) Self-Assessments (SA) and a Performance-in-Practice (PIP) have been approved by the American Board of Psychiatry (ABPN) as required elements for Maintenance of Certification (MOC). The MOC program requires participants to participate in sanctioned self-assessment performance measures, identify possible weaknesses in their knowledge, pursue learning activities tailored to individual areas that need to be strengthened, and develop quality improvement programs based on their clinical practice. The goal for participants is to reflect on their personal knowledge and performance, commit to a process of improvement and reevaluation over specified time frames, and continually improve care for their patients. Once all steps of the PIP are completed, participants will receive a certificate of completion and 20.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. At the meeting, participants will receive a certificate of completion and an additional 8.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ for each self-assessment completed. Description: The 46th Annual Meeting of the Southern Clinical Neurological Society (SCNS) is designed for clinical and academic neurologists and other physicians with an interest in neurology. The Scientific Program has been planned to give the attendees an update on the latest developments in various specialties of neurology. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

The Governance Institute Leadership Conference is organized by The Governance Institute and will be held from Jan 19 - 22, 2020 at The Ritz-Carlton, Naples, Naples, Florida, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

2020 Tutorial on Neoplastic Hematopathology is organized by The University of Chicago and will be held from Jan 20 - 24, 2020 at Naples Grande Beach Resort, Naples, Florida, United States of America. Target Audience: This activity is designed for pathologists and other healthcare professionals dedicated to the diagnosis of hematological malignancies. Accreditation: 36.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ 36.00 Participation 36.00 ABPath SAMs 36.00 ABPath MOC II Course Description: Continuing in the tradition of 40+ years of tutorials, the 2020 course (with CME and SAM credits) is designed to update physicians on the latest advances in Neoplastic Hematopathology. The program will consist of lectures, case presentations, and discussions designed to provide pathologists, pathologists‐in‐training, and medical oncologists/hematologists with an in‐depth discussion of diagnostic problems that arise in neoplastic hematopathology. Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to: • Identify how to evaluate and respond to diagnostic problems that arise in neoplastic hematopathology; • State how to utilize recent advances in the morphologic classification of hematopoietic tumors; • Discuss how to interpret and apply immunologic and molecular genetic findings in the diagnosis of neoplastic hematologic disease; • Describe how to implement the most recent classification of hematologic neoplasms; • Recall new discoveries that might impact future classifications of hematologic neoplasms. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

8th Annual Essentials in Primary Care Winter Florida CME Conference is organized by Continuing Education Company, Inc. (CEC) and will be held from Feb 03 - 07, 2020 at Naples Grande Beach Resort, Naples, Florida, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is family medicine physicians, internal medicine physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners from all over the nation. Accreditation: Physicians AAFP: This live activity, 8th Annual Essentials in Primary Care Winter Conference, with a beginning date of February 3, 2020, has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 20.00 Prescribed credit(s) by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. ACCME AccreditedAMA PRA Category 1 Credits™:Continuing Education Company 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. MOC: Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 20 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit. AOA: CME activities approved for AAFP credit and AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ are recognized by the AOA as equivalent to AOA Category 2 credit. CFPC: Members of the College of Family Physicians of Canada are eligible to receive 20 MAINPRO-M1 credits for participation in this activity due to reciprocal agreement with the American Academy of Family Physicians. Overview: Continuing Education Company has been organizing its' Primary Care Conference Series for over 25 years. The 8th Annual Essentials in Primary Care CME Conference is designed to update primary care clinicians in rapidly changing therapeutic areas. The emphasis is on practical and useful information for clinical practice. Join us this February when we hold the 8th Annual Essentials in Primary Care Winter CME Conference in Naples, a charming resort city in southwest Florida.   Program Objectives: As a result of this conference, participants will be able to: • Assess and provide patients with an accurate diagnosis and optimal care for a broad range of disorders seen in primary care. • Utilize current guidelines in the diagnosis and management of commonly encountered therapeutic issues. • Formulate comprehensive evidence-based interventions and treatment strategies that will lead to the reduction of modifiable risk factors and improved long term outcomes. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

DF Clinical Symposia Advances in Dermatology 2020 is organized by Dermatology Foundation (DF) and will be held from Feb 05 - 09, 2020 at The Ritz-Carlton, Naples, Naples, Florida, United States of America. The Dermatology Foundation's DF Clinical Symposia provide 16.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ through accreditation by The Yale School of Medicine. This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of The Yale School of Medicine and the Dermatology Foundation. The Yale School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education to physicians. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.