Upcoming Medical Conferences in Naples

Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (SESPRS) 62nd Annual Scientific Meeting is organized by Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (SESPRS) and will be held from Jun 08 - 12, 2019 at The Ritz-Carlton, Naples, Naples, Florida, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Southern Academy of Periodontology (SAP) 2019 Annual Meeting is organized by Southern Academy of Periodontology (SAP) and will be held from Jun 20 - 23, 2019 at The Ritz-Carlton, Naples, Naples, Florida,United States of America. Course Description: Implant Complications are becoming more common as the number of implants being placed is drastically increasing as well as the number of clinicians with less surgical/prosthetic experience placing and/or restoring implants today. A 10 year follow-up study reported complications occurring in 50% of the implants placed. The lecture will have two parts: the first will discuss the scope of the problem and identify the etiology, prevention, and treatment of various common and uncommon complications. The second part will discuss the most common biological complications: Mucositis and Peri-implantitis. The etiology, prevention, and treatment of these implant diseases will be discussed in detail. A successful regenerative treatment protocol will be presented which can predictability save many implants that are currently being removed because of advanced periimplantitis. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Primary Care Focus 18th Annual Symposium is organized by Baptist Health South Florida and will be held from Jul 12 - 14, 2019 at The Ritz-Carlton, Naples, Naples, Florida, United States of America. Who Should Attend: • Family Physicians  • Physician Assistants • Nurses  • Pharmacists • General Internists  • Nurse Practitioners • Dietitians • Respiratory Therapists • Psychologists • All other interested healthcare practitioners. Available credit:  12.00 Florida Board of Dietitians 12.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ 12.00 ABIM MOC 12.00 Florida Board of Nursing 12.00 Nurse Practitioners 12.00 Florida Board of Pharmacy 12.00 Florida Board of Psychology 12.00 Florida Board of Respiratory Therapy 12.00 General certificate of attendance Overview: The primary care practitioner has the special and important responsibility to diagnose and manage patients with every category of ailment, injury and disease. This symposium will provide practical, evidence-based strategies to strengthen healthcare competencies. The expert faculty will explain recent advances in diagnosis, management and treatment and address compelling issues as they relate in the primary care setting. There will be ample opportunity for Q&A with the faculty during the panel discussion.​ Topics This Year : • Sleep Disorders • New Diabetes Treatments • Frequent Falls in the Elderly • Treating and Diagnosing Lung Diseases • Depression vs. Dementia • Movement Disorders • Erectile Dysfunction • MACRA and MIPS • Blood Cancers • ENT Learning Objectives: FRIDAY, July 12   • Define presentation, diagnosis and management of the most common ENT infections seen in the primary care setting. • Describe how antibiotic usage in ENT treatment remains a subject of controversy. • Recognize signs and symptoms related to early-onset Parkinson’s disease. • Describe traditional treatment approaches for early-onset Parkinson’s disease and describe the potential side effects associated with available treatment options.  • Recognize and appropriately diagnose sleep apnea, restless leg syndrome and parasomnias. • Delineate the best available treatment options to date for these sleep disorders. • Differentiate between these sleep disorders and comorbid medical illnesses. • Identify new trends in the diagnosis and treatment of lung malignancies and describe bronchoscopy treatment for severe asthma. • Recognize when to refer patients with abnormal pulmonology imaging findings to a specialist. • Identify and assess risk factors for falls in older adults. • Select evidence-based intervention to reduce the risk of falls in older adults. SATURDAY, July 13  • Identify the typical cognitive and behavioral presentation for the most common dementias. • Describe how depression can mimic and be differentiated from dementia. • Recognize how neuropsychological testing can assist in differential diagnosis. • Assess the clinical indications for cannabis as a potential therapy for specific healthcare diagnoses supported by current evidence for efficacy. • Identify the endocannabinoid receptor system’s unique mechanisms of action and essential role in modulating physiology. • Identify and assess warning signs and symptoms of patients who may be at risk for suicide and recognize when a referral to a specialist is necessary. • Describe the prevalence of cardiovascular disease in people with diabetes. • Strategize the use of antihyperglycemic medications according to cardiovascular outcomes.  • Define PDE5 inhibitor failure in the diabetic patient. • Utilize clinical principles and expert opinions to evaluate patients with erectile dysfunction. • Describe the surgical treatment options for men with erectile dysfunction. SUNDAY, July 14  • Define the most recent rulings pertaining to Medicare Access and CHIP Re-authorization Act (MACRA) and the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). • Describe the Quality Payment Program (QPP) under the Medicare Part B physician fee schedule.  • Implement value-based care and best-practice approaches in order to achieve success in these programs. • Define the pathophysiology of aortic stenosis. • Identify and diagnose the different types of aortic stenosis. • Recognize when a patient needs a TAVR or a SAVR. • Identify key aspects of an optimal secondary prevention of stroke plan. • Recognize common pitfalls in secondary prevention of stroke. • Implement a standardized approach to secondary prevention of stroke. • Explain which abnormal CBC findings should prompt further testing and/or referral to a hematologist.

2019 Annual Meeting Florida Radiological Society (FRS) and Florida Radiology Business Management Association (FRBMA) is organized by Florida Radiological Society (FRS) and Florida Radiology Business Management Association (FRBMA) would be held during Jul 19 - 21, 2019 at The Ritz-Carlton - Naples, Florida.

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. 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.

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. Credit: 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): 20 Self-Assessment Modules (SAMs), worth 1.00 SAM credits, qualified by the American Board of Radiology in meeting the criteria for self-assessment toward the purpose of fulfilling requirements in the ABR Maintenance of Certification Program are offered at this course for a maximum of 20 SAM credit hours 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 they are 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.