Upcoming Medical Conferences in Sarasota

2020 Aging Life Care Association (ALCA) Florida Chapter Annual Conference is organized by Aging Life Care Association (ALCA) and will be held from Jan 09 - 11, 2020 at Hyatt Regency Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 7 continuing education units. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

Infectious Diseases: Adults And Pediatrics Issues is organized by American Medical Seminars (AMS) and will be held from Jan 20 - 24, 2020 at The Westin Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida, United States of America.This Course has been approved for a maximum of 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. All AMS 2019-2020 CME conferences are Live, Half-day, Commercial-Support Free and are approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Additional accreditation information available on our website. All of our medical meetings are clinically useful evidence/case-based, guideline-driven, Primary Care content that is immediately applicable to your practice. All of our CME conferences, both live and recorded, can be found at www.AmericanMedicalSeminars.com. AMS CME meetings are held in both Sarasota, FL and San Diego, CA, and are designed for Primary Care Practitioners in the specialties of Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, and even Specialists who would like practical and clinically relevant reviews and updates in Primary Care Medicine. Can’t attend our Live CME conferences? Check out our Self Study Travel CME courses on our website at www.AmericanMedicalSeminars.com. Narrative Description: Following this course, the participant should be able to recognize the epidemiology and classify commonly presenting infectious diseases; determine the clinical manifestations, pathogenesis and methods of diagnosing the presenting diseases; and apply the current recommendations of pharmacologic management, referral or follow-up and prevention. This activity is expected to result in improved competence in making appropriate diagnosis and providing effective treatment and referral or follow-up care with the overall goal of improving patient outcomes.  The emphasis will be on aligning physician behavior with current guidelines and evidence-based medicine, as indicated within each topic’s specific objectives. Since Infectious Diseases is a specialty field of medicine that affects all areas of Primary Care to include FM, IM, EM and Pediatrics, this course was designed to cover the spectrum of Infectious Diseases essential to all practicing physicians. Specific Objectives: DAY 1 Immunizations for Adults. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: GL, COMP • Differentiate between myths and facts concerning vaccine administration. • Based on ACIP up-to-date guidelines, evaluate indications, contra-indications, efficacy and side effects of adult immunizations. • Recommend immunizations indicated for different risk groups such as health care providers, college students and inhabitants of long term care facilities. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: EBM, COMP • Demonstrate how to diagnose CFS and how to distinguish it from chronic fatigue. • Relate the history of CFS. • Determine the management and how not to mismanage, a patient with CFS as per the current Institute of Medicine Diagnostic Criteria. The Child with “Too Many” Infections. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: COMP • Perform an office-based evaluation of the child with frequent infections. • Recognize the presentation of the most common causes of recurrent infections in childhood, decide when to consider immune deficiency states, then determine the management issues for physician providing pediatric healthcare. Acute Flaccid Myelitis.  Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: EBM, GL, COMP • Recognize the clinical manifestations of AFM and apply the clinical, laboratory, and case classification criteria as defined by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).  • Compare other known neurological entities in the differential diagnosis of a patient with suspected AFM. • Recommend appropriate diagnostic testing for AFM and reporting method to health authorities.  • Apply the interim considerations for clinical management of AFM according to the latest expert opinion defined by CDC.  DAY 2  Fever in Infants. Upon completion of this session, using the evidence-based guidelines from EBM publications, the participant should be able to: EBM, GL, COMP • Identify the common bacterial pathogens associated with fever in infants < 8 weeks of age as compared to older infants. • Discuss the rationale for current diagnostic evaluation in these patients. • Apply the appropriate treatment options for this patient population. Bites! Dogs, cats, critters, humans, and alligators. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: EBM, GL, COMP • Stratify management of bite wounds according to risk and potential infectious etiologies based upon animal type, bite location, bite severity, and hospitalization risk factors.  • Apply recommendations for wound management in bite injuries and targeted antimicrobial therapy when infection occurs.  • Utilize appropriate antimicrobial and other important prophylaxis for bite wound and apply these according to evidence-based recommendations.  • Counsel patients and families on bite wound prevention.  Fever of Unknown Origin. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: EBM, COMP • Discuss the pathogenesis of fever and its physiologic importance. • Describe the major causes of FUO’s. • Integrate normal temperature regulation and the relevance of this to disease states. • Formulate an approach to FUO for a given patient based upon the multicenter and expert panel reviews published and referenced. Meningitis: Commonly Asked Questions. Upon completion of this session, the participants should be able to: GL, COMP • Interpret normal CSF parameters. • Interpret abnormal CSF findings and apply them to the proper management of patients.  • Relate an understanding of some of the more controversial clinical areas associated with the management of meningitis such as: • The IDSA guidelines on the use of steroids; • Who requires a CT scan prior to a lumbar puncture; • The effect of prior antibiotic treatment on the interpretations of CSF. • Discriminate the causes of aseptic meningitis with specific emphasis on the non-viral, treatable etiologies. DAY 3  What Every Primary Care Provider Should Know About HIV. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: GL, EBM, COMP • Relate the present epidemiology of HIV. • Develop an up-to-date understanding of the prognosis for a newly infected person. • Assess the major viral and host factors that determine the present approach to the management of a person infected with HIV as per the NIH, CDC & IDSA Guidelines. • Determine risk to health care workers and develop a plan to manage an exposed health care worker as per the current CDC and USPSTF Guidelines. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: GL, COMP • Relate the present epidemiology of STDs in this country. • Develop a differential diagnosis and a diagnostic and treatment approach for the following STD syndromes based on CDC guidelines: • Urethritis; • Vaginitis; • Genital ulcer(s). • Specify the diagnosis and management of syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes simplex, and HPV. • Relate the proper use of a condom so that they may properly educate patients. Pediatric Urinary Tract Infections. Upon completion of this session, using the evidence-based guidelines from the AAP, the participant should be able to: EBM, GL, COMP • Determine the clinical situations in which urinary tract infections should be considered. • Appraise diagnostic methods for urinary tract infection, characterize their reliability and application, and recognize their limitations. • Employ the most appropriate treatment options. • Assess the controversies concerning follow-up and prevention strategies. The Age of MRSA.  Upon completion of this session and using the evidence-based guidelines from the CDC, the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, and EBM publications, the participant should be able to: EBM, GL, COMP Describe the emergence and development of drug resistance that led to MRSA. Discuss the prevalence differences and clinical diagnosis and treatment of community and hospital associated MRSA. Recognize the importance of accurate and timely diagnosis when confronted with the possibility of MRSA.  Stratify management according to clinical scenario and severity.  Apply practical and proven preventative measures to reduce the risk and incidence of MRSA. DAY 4  Epidemics in the News. Upon the completion of this session, the participant should be able to relate the following about each of these four presently active viral epidemics: GL, EBM, COMP • Ebola Zaire;  • MERS-CoV; • Chikungunya; • Pertussis; • Measles; • Zika; • Appraise how the transmission mechanisms and risk of infection has impacted the incidence of these viruses in the U.S. • Recognize and determine, through appropriate WHO and CDC resources, the geographic distribution of each viral illness. • Determine the various presentations and differentiate the clinical syndromes from other common infectious processes in patients presenting to a primary care practice. • Determine the features and predictors to formulate an approach to each illness that will help guide your diagnostic testing decisions for making an appropriate diagnosis as per the current CDC and WHO Guidelines. • Assess the risk to health care workers and other patients while determining public health implications in an effort to deploy appropriate resources and methods of Infection control as per the CDC and WHO recommendations and Guidelines. Common Issues Surrounding Tick Borne Illnesses in the U.S. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: GL, EBM, COMP • Determine the major tick vectors in the United States and their associated diseases. • Relate the proper technique for tick removal. • Differentiate the clinical presentations, diagnosis and treatment of the major tick borne diseases in the United States: Lyme disease, babesiosis, ehrlichiosis, and Rocky Mountain spotted fever as per the CDC and IDSA Guidelines.  Skin and Soft Tissue infections.  Management of skin and soft tissue infections continues to be common in primary care. They can range from uncomplicated which is managed in the outpatient setting to problematic requiring inpatient care, An evidence-based approach to diagnosis and treatment from JAMA dermatology, Clinical Infectious Diseases, CDC guidance published in the MMWR, and NEJM will be reviewed. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: COMP, EBM, GL • Differentiate between skin and soft tissue infections that require antibiotic coverage for anaerobes and those that do not. • Accurately diagnose venous stasis dermatitis as a non-infectious entity. • Correctly formulate treatment plans for animal and human bites. • Identify 2 or more non-infectious diagnoses that resemble “bilateral cellulitis” TB: Latent and Active; and Non-TB Mycobacteria. Primary care providers play a significant part in achieving the target of TB elimination because of their access to high-risk populations in their practices. Using guidelines from the CDC, ATS and IDSA, an evidence-based approach on diagnosis and treatment will be reviewed. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: EBM, GL, COMP • Accurately explain to patients, family members, and other health care personnel the difference between active TB and latent TB • Skillfully incorporate the use of interferon gamma release assays (IGRA’s) into testing for latent or active TB. • Give an example of a special population for which a tuberculin skin test (TST) might still be used instead of an IGRA. • Understand the changing epidemiology of nonTB mycobacteria in the U.S DAY 5 Gastroenteritis. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:  GL, COMP • Relate the major pathogenic mechanisms that result in diarrhea. • Differentiate the major pathogens responsible for acute gastroenteritis. • Utilize an efficient approach in the evaluation of a patient with acute gastroenteritis as the normal host and in persons with HIV or recent travel. • Diagnose and treat various common causes of gastroenteritis as per the current ACG guidelines. The Alphabet Soup of Viral Hepatitis. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: EBM, GL, COMP • Compare and contrast viral hepatitides A through E. Similarities and differences will be stressed,particularly the risks of developing chronic infection and the complications of chronic infection. • Distinguish the significant features of hepatitis A through E and interpret the various hepatitis serologies. • Select appropriate patients for treatment. a. Established and new treatment options will be covered as per the CDC and USPSTF Guidelines. • Select appropriate strategies and options for patients to prevent the acquisition of hepatitis. Infectious Complications of the Opioid Addiction Crisis. With the rise of the Opioid Crisis, comes an increase in infectious complications from IV drug users who will require long-term antibiotics. An evidence-based approach to diagnosis and treatment from The Journal of Infectious Disease will be reviewed. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: EBM, COMP • Be able to describe which categories of infections can be prevented by providing IV drug users access to clean needles and syringes which cannot. • Demonstrate how to recognize common bacterial complications of IV drug use such as injection site abscesses, septic thrombophlebitis, and endocarditis. • Use accurate history taking of injection practices of IV opiate users to recognize/stratify the risk of infection with oral pathogens and anaerobes. Infection Prevention and Antibiotic Stewardship. Antimicrobial resistance continues to be a very prominent concern in all aspect of medicine. Antibiotic stewardship is extremely important to reduce the continued development of resistance and improve patient outcomes. Upon completion on this session, using an evidencebased approach, based on guidelines from IDSA, the participant should be able to: GL, EBM, COMP • Incorporate “Diagnostic Stewardship” into action plans toward Antibiotic Stewardship. • Use a Hospital or Health-System Antibiogram to avoid unwise use of antibiotics. • Distinguish between antibiotics carrying the highest risk of triggering C. difficile infection vs. lower-risk antibiotics. • Describe how antibiotic stewardship in the hospital can be extended to nursing homes, outpatient clinics, and the wider community.

Hospital Medicine: Management Of The Hospitalized Adult Patient is organized by American Medical Seminars (AMS) and will be held from Jan 27 - 31, 2020 at The Westin Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida, United States of America. This Course has been approved for a maximum of 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. All AMS 2019-2020 CME conferences are Live, Half-day, Commercial-Support Free and are approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Additional accreditation information available on our website. All of our medical meetings are clinically useful evidence/case-based, guideline-driven, Primary Care content that is immediately applicable to your practice. All of our CME conferences, both live and recorded, can be found at www.AmericanMedicalSeminars.com. AMS CME meetings are held in both Sarasota, FL and San Diego, CA, and are designed for Primary Care Practitioners in the specialties of Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, and even Specialists who would like practical and clinically relevant reviews and updates in Primary Care Medicine. Can’t attend our Live CME conferences? Check out our Self Study Travel CME courses on our website at www.AmericanMedicalSeminars.com. Narrative Description: Following this course, the participant should be able to formulate a practical approach to common disorders found in the hospitalized adult patient; determine the diagnostic tests that can be used to determine the severity of the patient's problem and make an accurate diagnosis; apply the various treatment options available and recognize when to treat and when to call for a specialist. This activity is expected to result in improved competence in making an appropriate diagnosis and providing effective treatment and consultation with the overall goal of improving patient outcomes. The emphasis will be on aligning physician behavior with current guidelines and evidence-based medicine, as indicated within each topic’s specific objectives. As recent advances in diagnostic modalities and treatments make it necessary to improve competence in an inpatient setting, this course was designed as an update for all practitioners at the level of a practicing physician in the hospital setting. Specific Objectives: Day 1 Bronchial Asthma: An Update. Upon the completion of this session using the NAEPP Guidelines, the participant should be able to: GL, COMP • Appraise the pathophysiology of this inflammatory disease. • Develop a stepwise approach to treatment of asthma and management of status asthmaticus. • Differentiate the patient who is not responding and specify indications for subspecialty referral. Pleural Diseases: Effusions and Pneumothorax. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: GL, COMP • Determine the etiology of various pleural effusions by means of cases. • Formulate the investigation and management of pleural effusions. • Detect the presentation of pneumothorax.  • Develop the clinical approach to management of pneumothorax using the ACCP Delphi Guidelines. Systolic and Diastolic Heart Failure. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: EBM, GL, COMP • Appropriately manage decompensated heart failure in hospitalized patients.  • Assess the indications for positive inotropic agents and ultrafiltration in systolic heart failure.  • Distinguish the treatment of systolic versus diastolic heart failure, as per the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guidelines for heart failure management.  • Atrial Fibrillation in the Hospitalized Patient.  Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: GL, COMP • Assess and evaluate treatment options for atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response, as per the 2010 HFSA Guidelines.  • Employ appropriate anticoagulation strategies for atrial fibrillation.  • Distinguish the advantages of rhythm versus rate control treatment strategies, 2014 ACC/AHA Guidelines for atrial fibrillation management.  • Determine the possible underlying causes of CHF exacerbations. Day 2 Challenging Infections: Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, Clostridium difficile.  Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: EBM, GL, COMP • Assess and apply appropriate treatment strategies for different types of methicillin resistant staph aureus infections, as per the IDSA Guidelines.  • Employ rational use and relate the precautions of newer antibiotics when treating resistant bacteria. • Distinguish Guideline based treatment of Clostridium difficile infections, as per the AGA Guidelines. Consultative Medicine: Transfusion Guidelines, Delirium in the Hospitalized Patient.  Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: EBM, GL, COMP • Interpret changes in the updated 2012 American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Guidelines for Antithrombotic Therapy. • Assess restrictive red blood cell transfusion strategy as recommended by American Association of Blood Banks (AABB) guidelines. • Evaluate clinical factors that make patients more prone to hospital and postoperative delirium. • Employ evidence-based strategies to treat delirium in hospitalized patients. Pulmonary Cases for Review - Part I. Upon the completion of this session, the participant should be able to: GL, COMP • Develop a differential diagnosis and approach to a patient with a non-resolving infiltrate. • Assess the causes and determine the evaluation of solitary lung nodule. • Evaluate idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and employ current management using the ATS/ERS Guidelines. Arterial Blood Gas: A Six Step Approach to Rapid Interpretation. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: COMP • Distinguish and determine the type of acid base disturbance – Acidosis and Alkalosis. • Determine the anion gap and its role in defining and treating acid base disorders. • Assess osmolal gap and urine anion gap.  • Develop the management of acid base disorders by a case based discussion. Day 3 Critical Care Cases for Review - Part I.  Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: GL, COMP • Detect acute liver failure (ALF) and develop appropriate plans for management of ALF and acetaminophen OD. • Detect pulmonary edema in the ICU and formulate a plan for the management of ARDS. • Integrate the management of a patient with cardiac arrest based on AHA-ACLS Guidelines with consideration for therapeutic • hypothermia and develop a brain death protocol. Pneumonia.  Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: EBM, COMP • Differentiate the presentation of various cases of pneumonia and management. • Distinguish the different pathogens that cause pneumonia. • Apply evidence-based recommendations for prevention of pneumococcal pneumonia. • Plan the approach to health care associated pneumonia. Novel Oral Anticoagulants. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: EBM, COMP • Differentiate the advantages and disadvantages of commonly used anticoagulants.  • Employ evidence-based anticoagulation bridging regimens.  • Assess the approved indications for various anticoagulation agents.  • Apply the evidence-based indications for anticoagulation in hospitalized patients.  Update in Perioperative Medicine. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: EBM, GL, COMP • Appraise pre-operative cardiac risk stratification and management strategies, as per the ACC/AHA Risk Clinical Predictors.  • Determine the role of non-invasive stress testing, echocardiography, coronary angiography and the use of biomarkers to assess peri-operative cardiac risk, as per the ACC/AHA (2014) Perioperative CV Evaluation Guidelines.  • Relate the indications for beta blockers, statins and aspirin in the peri-operative period.  • Evaluate the bleeding risks of commonly prescribed medications and OTC supplements taken pre-operatively.  Day 4  Septic Shock. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: GL, COMP • Define shock and differentiate the various types of shock. • Develop and apply the concept of sepsis management bundles. • Formulate and manage the early resuscitation of septic shock, vasopressor use and monitoring. • Specify the current controversies in management of septic shock based on SCCM/Survival Sepsis Campaign Guidelines. Pulmonary Cases for Review – Part II.  Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: EBM, GL, COMP Identify and properly evaluate sleep apnea and excessive daytime sleepiness. Specify the various causes of hemoptysis and develop an appropriate plan for management. Apply the evidence-based recommendations of pulmonary embolism including thrombolysis or appropriate referral for vena caval filters.  Approach to the Management of Stroke. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able utilize the latest evidence based medicine and guidelines to: EBM, GL, COMP • Develop a strategy to assess the common presentations of stroke/TIA. • Utilize current initial treatment strategies appropriately. • Develop a strategy to stratify the risk of stroke. • Develop a secondary prevention plan. Approach to the Management of Chest Pain. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: GL, COMP • Evaluate the complaint in the context of history, physical exam, and EKG findings. • Develop a strategy to use cardiac biomarkers in the evaluation of ACS. • Use recent research studies and guidelines to develop an approach to the patient with chest pain. Day 5 Approach to the Management of Diabetes in the Hospitalized Patient. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to utilize the latest evidence based medicine and guidelines to: EBM, GL, COMP • Develop a diabetes treatment strategy that identifies and reaches a target glucose. • Develop a diabetes treatment strategy that integrates the issues of chronic management. • Develop a diabetes treatment strategy that utilizes insulin effectively. Strategies to Address the Issue of Preventable Hospital Readmissions. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: EBM, COMP • Identify the factors which contribute to increase risk of readmission. • Stratify the risk for readmission utilizing evidencebased tools. • Develop a transition of care strategy to reduce the likelihood of a preventable readmission. COPD – Overview of Patient Management. Upon the completion of this session, the participant should be able to: GL, COMP • Appraise the definition and integrate the pathophysiology of COPD. • Assess the clinical management of various issues regarding COPD. • Treat acute exacerbations and outpatient management including long-term oxygen and pharmacologic treatment based on ATS/ACCP Guidelines. • Evaluate the need of referral for surgical and newer treatments for emphysema. Critical Care Cases for Review - Part II. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: GL, COMP • Detect acute renal failure in the ICU and employ appropriate management using the International Consensus Guidelines. • Detect and assess hypertensive emergencies in the ICU and prescribe appropriate management. • Develop the management of a patient with acute gastro-intestinal bleeding. 

Pediatric Emergency Medicine: Emergent And Urgent Challenges is organized by American Medical Seminars (AMS) and will be held from Dec 09 - 13, 2019 at The Westin Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida, United States of America. This Course has been approved for a maximum of 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. All AMS 2019-2020 CME conferences are Live, Half-day, Commercial-Support Free and are approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Additional accreditation information available on our website. All of our medical meetings are clinically useful evidence/case-based, guideline-driven, Primary Care content that is immediately applicable to your practice. All of our CME conferences, both live and recorded, can be found at www.AmericanMedicalSeminars.com. AMS CME meetings are held in both Sarasota, FL and San Diego, CA, and are designed for Primary Care Practitioners in the specialties of Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, and even Specialists who would like practical and clinically relevant reviews and updates in Primary Care Medicine. Can’t attend our Live CME conferences? Check out our Self Study Travel CME courses on our website at www.AmericanMedicalSeminars.com. Narrative Description: Following this course, the participant should be able to formulate an appropriate differential diagnosis of the various presenting disorders; apply proper life-stabilizing measures as well as identify the life-threatening emergencies as requiring urgent treatment and/or hospital admission; organize an approach to diagnosis and test ordering and develop a treatment plan based on current evidence as well as providing cost-effective outcomes. This activity is expected to result in improved competence in making an appropriate diagnosis and providing effective treatment and referral or follow-up care with the overall goal of improving patient outcomes. The emphasis will be on aligning physician behavior with current guidelines and evidence-based medicine, as indicated within each topic’s specific objectives, with a focus on diagnosis, treatment and when to refer. There is a need to improve the competence and practice strategies in the field of Pediatric Emergency Medicine since it affects not only those in EM but even those practicing in clinical settings such as FP, GP and Pediatricians; therefore, this course was designed as an update for all practitioners at the level of a practicing physician. Specific Objectives: Day 1: Life-Threatening Pediatric Infections. Upon completion of this session, using national Evidence Based Medicine sources including Cochrane • Collaboration and published guidelines from sources including the American Academy of Pediatrics, the participant should be able to:EBM, GL, COMP • Conclude that as newer immunizations eradicate many serious infections, we are still faced with certain pathogens that can cause severe morbidity and mortality. • Recognize, diagnose and manage the following diseases:   a. Toxic Shock Syndrome;   b. Meningococcemia;   c. Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever;   d. Kawasaki Syndrome. • Develop an approach to the patient who presents with fever and a rash. Upper Airway Emergencies in the Pediatric Patient. Upon completion of this session, using national Evidence Based Medicine sources including Cochrane • Collaboration and published guidelines from sources including the American Academy of Pediatrics, the participant should be able to:EBM, GL, COMP • Recommend medication therapy for selected upper airway emergencies. • Interpret the most recent evidence-based literature in the approach to the child with croup. • Distinguish and discriminate among the varied presentations of pediatric stridor.  Approach to Febrile Infants and Toddler. Upon completion of this session, using published guidelines and evidence-based medicine, the participant should be able to:EBM, GL, COMP • Assess the risks of various management strategies of febrile infants less than 2 months of age. • Appraise recent data concerning the clinical approach to febrile young infants. • Appraise data concerning the diagnostic evaluation of febrile children 3-24 months of age. • Recognize the changing epidemiology of invasive bacterial infections secondary to widespread vaccination practices. Acute Management of Childhood Asthma. Upon completion of this session, using published practice guidelines and Cochrane EBM sources, the participant should be able to:EBM, GL, COMP • Determine the appropriate use of albuterol by metered-dose inhaler, intermittent nebulizer, and continuous nebulizer for children with moderate and severe asthma exacerbations. • Appropriately apply the evidence regarding levalbuterol as compared with albuterol in the treatment of childhood asthma. • Employ recent data and recommendations for the use of steroids, magnesium sulfate, terbutaline, and ipratropium bromide in the treatment of acute asthma exacerbations. • Recognize indications for inpatient hospitalization in children with acute asthma exacerbations. Day 2: Head Injuries in the Pediatric Patient. Upon completion of this session, using evidence-based medicine and guidelines from the 4th International Symposium on Concussion in Sport, the participants should be able to:EBM, GL, COMP • Describe the pathophysiology and, using evidence-based medicine, develop clinical strategies for the emergency treatment of severe head injury in childhood. • Apply an evidence-based medicine approach to decisions regarding obtaining a CT scan in children after minor head trauma. • Recognize the signs and symptoms of concussions in pediatric patients. • Demonstrate use of currently recommended management approaches in children with concussion. Blunt Abdominal Trauma in Children. Upon completion of this session, using evidence-based medicine and published guidelines, the participant should be able to:EBM, GL, COMP • Recognize injury mechanisms and clinical findings that are characteristic of solid organ injury and hollow viscus injury in children. • Integrate the role of various laboratory and radiologic tests in the diagnosis of solid organ injury and hollow viscus injury in children. • Develop and employ appropriate management strategies for children with significant intra-abdominal injuries. • Appraise recent data regarding the utility of focused abdominal sonography in trauma (FAST) in pediatric trauma. Non-Traumatic Surgical Abdominal Emergencies. Upon completion of this session, using national Evidence Based Medicine sources including Cochrane • Collaboration and published guidelines from sources including the American Academy of Pediatrics, the participant should be able to:EBM, GL, COMP • Recognize pediatric abdominal processes that require surgical intervention. • Formulate and prepare initial emergency room management of specific abdominal surgical emergencies.  Pediatric Seizures I. Status Epilepticus, II. Febrile Seizures. Upon completion of this session, using national Evidence Based Medicine sources including Cochrane • Collaboration and published guidelines from sources including the American Academy of Pediatrics, the participant should be able to:EBM, GL, COMP • Demonstrate appropriate medications to treat pediatric status epilepticus. • Utilize the literature concerning epidemiology of febrile seizures in educating patients’ families. Day 3: Diagnosis and Misdiagnosis of Appendicitis in Childhood. Upon completion of this session, using evidence-based medicine, the participant should be able to:EBM, COMP • Review the pathophysiology of appendicitis. • Associate the pathophysiology of appendicitis with the signs and symptoms. • Analyze various diagnostic approaches to appendicitis in childhood. • Criticize the care provided in several cases of appendicitis missed at the time of initial ED evaluation. Medical Errors in Pediatrics. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:EBM, COMP • Demonstrate root cause analysis and perform it on cases of medical errors that involve children. • Assess specific, evidence-based risks for medication errors and strategies to reduce their occurrence.  • Review issues in sleep physiology that relate to medical error risks, and make evidence-based recommendations for sleep management. The Child with a Limp. Upon completion of this session, using national Evidence Based Medicine sources including Cochrane Collaboration and published guidelines from sources including the American Academy of Pediatrics, the participant should be able to:EBM, GL, COMP • Discuss the importance of age to specific hip pathology. • Differentiate etiologies of limp in the pediatric patient. • Review management of specific orthopedic conditions. Visual Diagnosis: You Make the Call. Upon completion of this session, using national Evidence Based Medicine sources including Cochrane Collaboration and published guidelines from sources including the American Academy of Pediatrics, the participant should be able to:EBM, GL, COMP • “Make the correct call” on slides representing interesting physical examination findings of pediatric patients. • Evaluate the visual presentation of over 25 different conditions to determine the DDx, lab, imaging and/or their respective treatments or referral as indicated. Some conditions to be covered include:   a. Testicular Torsion   b. Herpes Zoster   c. Periorbital Cellulitis   d. Mastoiditis   e. Erythema Multiforme (Minor)   f. Pre-Auricular Adenitis   g. Lap-Belt Complex   h. Hematuria Day 4: The Septic Appearing Infant. Upon completion of this session, using national Evidence Based Medicine sources including Cochrane Collaboration and published guidelines from sources including the American Academy of Pediatrics, the participant should be able to:EBM, GL, COMP • Conclude that an infectious etiology is not the only cause of a “toxic” appearing child. • Differentiate neurologic, hematologic, toxin, and cardiac causes of the ill child. Orthopedic Conditions Above the Hip. Upon completion of this session, using national Evidence Based Medicine sources including Cochrane Collaboration and published guidelines from sources including the American Academy of Pediatrics, the participant should be able to:EBM, GL, COMP • Interpret radiographs that demonstrate SalterHarris fractures in the pediatric patient. • Initially manage fractures of the upper extremity and recognize when to refer to an Orthopedic Surgeon. • Develop management plans for fractures; assess the need for urgent orthopedic consultation.  Pediatric Poisonings. Upon completion of this session, using AAP guidelines and evidence-based medicine, the participant should be able to:EBM, GL, COMP • Review data on pediatric poisonings including recent trends. • Employ appropriate gastrointestinal decontamination in a variety of pediatric ingestions. • Discuss management of several specific poisonings.  Pediatric Emergency Radiology. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:COMP • Assess the radiographic findings after case description. • Diagnose various pediatric conditions after case description and radiographic assessment. Day 5: Fluid and Electrolyte Emergencies. Upon completion of this session, using AAP guidelines and evidence-based medicine, theparticipant should be able to:EBM, GL, COMP • Assess the degree of dehydration in children based on factors evaluated in recent published research. • Utilize oral rehydration and subcutaneous rehydration in appropriately selected pediatric patients. • Discuss the presentations and treatment of children with abnormalities in serum sodium and potassium concentrations. Dilemma of the Foreign Body - Aspirated or Ingested. Upon completion of this session, using evidencebased medicine, the participant should be able to:EBM, COMP • Distinguish the epidemiology and clinical presentation of aspirated versus ingested foreign bodies. • Analyze the rationale for radiographic evaluation of children with a history of foreign body ingestion. • Review the diagnostic approach and radiographic interpretation of children with aspirated foreign bodies. Judicious Use of Antibiotics in Outpatient Setting. Upon completion of this session, using national Evidence Based Medicine sources including Cochrane Collaboration and published guidelines from sources including the American Academy of Pediatrics, the participant should be able to:EBM, GL, COMP • Identify antibiotic prescribing patterns, outcomes, and expenditures for common pediatric conditions. • Differentiate between common pediatric infections and those that require antibiotic treatment. • Develop a clinical approach to the diagnosis and therapy of sinusitis.  Articles That Change the Way We Practice Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Upon completion of this session, using national Evidence Based Medicine sources including Cochrane Collaboration and published guidelines from sources including the American Academy of Pediatrics, the participant should be able to:EBM, GL, COMP • Analyze the latest Emergency Medicine literature to bring improved care to the bedside.

Topics in Anesthesia: Emphasis on Regional is organized by Northwest Anesthesia Seminars (NWAS) and will be held from Jan 30 - Feb 02, 2020 at The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida, United States of America. Target Audience: This course 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 anesthesia 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 Credit(s)™. 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: The practitioner of anesthesiology must possess the scientific background for clinical practice; maintain state-of-the-art knowledge of not only the specialty, but also of all additional 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 in meeting professional goals; and provide assistance with and support of other service providers, departments, institutions, and organizations dependent upon the professional expertise of the practitioner. Presentations are designed to facilitate the healthcare provider in reviewing, updating, and/or expanding knowledge and abilities in one or more of these areas vital to the practicing professional. 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.

Endocrinology And Rheumatology: The Most Practical And Useful Topics From Two Specialties is organized by American Medical Seminars (AMS) and will be held from Feb 03 - 07, 2020 at The Westin Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida, United States of America. This Course has been approved for a maximum of 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. All AMS 2019-2020 CME conferences are Live, Half-day, Commercial-Support Free and are approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Additional accreditation information available on our website. All of our medical meetings are clinically useful evidence/case-based, guideline-driven, Primary Care content that is immediately applicable to your practice. All of our CME conferences, both live and recorded, can be found at www.AmericanMedicalSeminars.com. AMS CME meetings are held in both Sarasota, FL and San Diego, CA, and are designed for Primary Care Practitioners in the specialties of Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, and even Specialists who would like practical and clinically relevant reviews and updates in Primary Care Medicine. Can’t attend our Live CME conferences? Check out our Self Study Travel CME courses on our website at www.AmericanMedicalSeminars.com. Narrative Description: Following this course, the participant should be able to appraise the epidemiology and presenting complaints of the commonly seen disorders within the specialities of Endocrinology and Rheumatology; apply a practical approach to the use of laboratory studies and physical exam for developing a differential or diagnosis; determine the various treatment options available and choose appropriate specialty referral or follow-up. This activity is expected to result in improved competence in making an appropriate diagnosis and providing effective treatment and referral or follow-up care with the overall goal of improving patient outcomes. When indicated in the specific objectives, emphasis will be on aligning physician behavior with current guidelines and evidence-based medicine with a focus on diagnosis, treatment and when to refer.  Since the specialties of Endocrinology and Rheumatology impact patient populations of all demographics, there is a need for providers to be up-to-date on common Endocrine and Rheumatologic diseases; therefore, this course was designed as an update for all practitioners at the level of a practicing physician. Specific Objectives: DAY 1  Adrenal Insufficiency- Primary and Secondary. Upon completion of this session, using evidence-based medicine and clinical practice guidelines, to include Endocrine Society Guidelines, the participant should be able to: COMP • Apply principles learned to evaluate the diagnostic tests used to confirm the diagnosis or primary or secondary adrenal insufficiency.   • Employ therapeutic options for patients including pregnant patients with primary or secondary adrenal insufficiency. Cushing’s Syndrome and other Functional Disorders of the Adrenal.  Upon completion of this session, using evidence-based medicine and clinical practice guidelines, to include Endocrine Society Practice guidelines, the participant should be able to: COMP • Outline the etiology of Cushing’s syndrome. • Evaluate a patient with an adrenal tumor.   • Evaluate a patient for suspected hyperaldosteronism. • To employ strategies to appropriately diagnosis and manage patients with pheochromocytoma. Approach to the Patient with Rheumatic Diseases. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: GL, EBM, COMP   • Demonstrate the importance of the history and physical exam including patterns of joints involvement and extra-articular findings in evaluating patients with rheumatic diseases. • Distinguish inflammatory (i.e. rheumatoid arthritis) and structural arthritis (i.e. osteoarthritis). • Differentiate patterns of articular involvement associated with different arthritides. • Utilize laboratory and radiological studies in the evaluation of patients with rheumatic diseases. Rheumatoid Arthritis. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:GL, COMP   • Demonstrate the role of genetics, environmental factors, immune cells, and proinflammatory cytokines in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis. • Illustrate the clinical features, extra-articular manifestations, and complications of rheumatoid arthritis. • Utilize and compare various methods of measuring disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis. • Compare and contrast the mechanisms of action of current and emerging therapies for RA and prescribe treatment for patients with rheumatoid arthritis according to ACR guidelines. DAY 2  Thyroid Case Studies. Upon completion of this session, using evidence-based medicine and clinical practice guidelines, to include the American Thyroid Association Guidelines, the participant should be able to: COMP   • Appreciate the role of a diagnostic thyroid scan or ultrasound. • Evaluate a patient for hyperthyroidism. • Prescribe therapeutic options for patients diagnosed with hypothyroidism. Disorders of Calcium Metabolism. Upon completion of this session, using evidence-based medicine from the JCEM, Annual of IM and others, the participant should be able to: COMP   • Outline the causes of hypercalcemia. • Recommend diagnostic testing for hyperparathyroidism. • Recognize secondary hyperparathyroidism. • Determine appropriate need for surgical intervention using clinical practice guidelines for asymptomatic hyperparathyroidism. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: GL, EBM, COMP   • Describe the varied clinical presentations and manifestations in the course of systemic lupus erythematosus.   • Order and interpret laboratory testing used in the diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus in accordance with ACR Guidelines.   • Monitor and employ treatment options for patients with systemic lupus erythematosus according to EULAR recommendations and evidence-based results from clinical studies. Scleroderma and Raynaud's Disease. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: GL, COMP   • Specify the clinical manifestations of scleroderma.   • Apply the ACR/EULAR classification criteria for systemic sclerosis. • Utilize treatment available for symptomatic manifestations as per the current EULAR recommendations.   • Apply the diagnostic work-up and treatment of Raynaud’s Phenomenon. DAY 3 Male Hypogonadism. Upon completion of this session, using evidence-based medicine from the JCEM, NEJM and others, the participant should be able to: COMP   • Outline the classic causes of male hypogonadism. • Appreciate the entity of adult onset hypogonadism. • Describe the risks and benefits of testosterone use and apply toward decision making when reviewing treatment options. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Upon completion of this session, using evidence-based medicine and clinical practice guidelines, to include Rotterdam Guidelines, the participant should be able to: COMP   • Recognize the distinguishing features of PCOS. • Prescribe appropriate laboratory tests to evaluate women with hirsutism. • Describe the non-reproductive aspects of PCOS. Cardiovascular Complications of Rheumatic Diseases (BRECHER). Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: GL, EBM, COMP   • Recognize the increased risk for cardiovascular diseases in specific rheumatic disorders. • Identify types of patients with rheumatic disorders which have high risk for cardiovascular disease. Osteoporosis (BRECHER). Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: GL, EBM, COMP   • Detect patients who are at risk for osteoporosis. • Recognize the need for bone density testing as recommended by the International Society of Clinical Densitomethy and the National Osteoporosis Foundation guidelines. • Differentiate the nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic treatments for osteoporosis as recommended by the National Osteoporosis Foundation guidelines.    DAY 4      Spondyloarthropathies. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: EBM, COMP   • Distinguish the clinical features of the different spondyloarthropathies to improve diagnostic accuracy. • Utilize clinical features, laboratory studies, and radiological studies to make a diagnosis of axial spondyloarthropathy. • Prescribe pharmacologic agents according to ACR and EULAR recommendations and evidence-based results from clinical trials for patients with spondyloarthropathies. Rheumatologic Procedures. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: GL, COMP   • Use techniques for appropriate indications for intra-articular and soft tissue injections in rheumatology. • Employ appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapies including injections for painful joints as per the ACR recommendations and the various sited rheumatologic and META analysis studies. Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies (BRECHER). Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: GL, EBM, COMP   • Distinguish the different inflammatory myopathies as outlined in the 2017 European League Against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology Classification Criteria. • Utilize clinical features and appropriate testing to make the diagnosis of inflammatory myopathies. • Illustrate the pharmacologic agents used according to ACR and EULAR recommendations based upon evidence-based results from clinical trials for patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathy. Crystal Arthropathies (BRECHER). Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: GL, EBM, COMP   • Illustrate the presenting signs and symptoms of crystal induced arthritis using evidence-based medicine. • Order appropriate testing to confirm the diagnosis of crystal induced arthritis. • Apply American College of Rheumatology guidelines in the treatment of crystal arthropathies including gout and pseudogout.    DAY 5  Septic Arthritis. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: GL, EBM, COMP  • Determine the risk factors associated with septic arthritis. • Utilize the British Society of Rheumatology Guidelines for management of the hot swollen joint in adults to differentiate septic arthritis from other causes of acute monoarticular arthritis.   • Utilize epidemiological and clinical clues to determine bacterial etiology in patients with septic arthritis. Lyme Disease and Other Topics in Rheumatology. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: EBM, GL, COMP   • Apply CDC and Infectious Diseases Society of America Guidelines for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of Lyme disease. • Evaluate skin rashes as manifestations of systemic diseases. • Using the Guidelines of the Bone Research Society of the United Kingdom to prescribe appropriate therapy for patients with Paget’s disease of the Bone. Vasculitis. (BRECHER). Upon completion of these sessions, the participant should be able to:  • Recognize the various types of vasculitis as defined by the revised International Chapel Hill si • Demonstrate an understanding of the treatments for polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis as well as their potential treatment toxicities using evidence – based medicine Approach to Musculoskeletal Pain. (BRECHER). Upon completion of these sessions, the participant should be able to:  • Assess a patient presenting with musculoskeletal complaints. • Employ appropriate pattern recognition to elucidate the underlying cause of musculoskeletal complaints. • Utilize clinical history, physical exam, and appropriate laboratory testing to support a clinical diagnosis related to musculoskeletal complaints using evidence -based medicine.

20th Annual National Sarasota Congress for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Update 2020: Time to Focus on Early Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Optimal Diagnosis and Management of Primary and Secondary Cardiovascular Diseases is organized by Cardiovascular Center of Sarasota, International Society for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention (ISCVP) and will be held from Feb 07 - 09, 2020 at Hyatt Regency Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida, United States of America.  Target Audience: This CME activity is designed for the cardiologist, internist, pharmacists primary care physicians, emergency room physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists and other health care providers who manage patients with cardiovascular disease. Accreditation: The Florida Medical Association designates this live activity for a maximum of 13.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity Educational Objectives: The course is designed to present for participants: • Review of Novel Approaches for Early Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Optimal Diagnosis and Management of Primary and Secondary Cardiovascular Diseases in order to avert or delay a Catastrophic Cardiovascular Event • Update on Hypertension and Cardiorenal Syndrome • Update on Treatment Modalities for Ischemic Heart Disease In Women • Update on Novel Approach for treatment of Dyslipidemia: PCSK9 Inhibitors • Update on SystematicApproach to Risk StratificationAnd Screening • Update on the use of Imaging Modalities for the Diagnosis and Management of CV Disease • Update on Diabetic Heart Disease and Heart Failure  Topics:  • Novel Approach for Cardiovascular Disease Assessment & Prevention • Management of Diabetes & Obesity • New Guidelines in Hypertension and Dyslipidemia/PCSK9 Inhibitors • Current and Future Management of Dyslipidemia and Atherosclerosis • Women’s Heart Disease • Update on the current management of Deep Vein Thrombosis • Stroke Prevention in NVAF • Update on New Guidelines for Treatment of Diabetes, Hypertension, Dyslipidemia and Heart Failure • Sleep Disorders and Heart Disease • Update on Cardiovascular Imaging • Dietary Management • Cardio Oncology and much more

Emergency Medicine: Practicing According to the Evidence is organized by American Medical Seminars (AMS) and will be held from Feb 10 - 14, 2020 at Lido Beach Resort, Sarasota, Florida, United States of America. This Course has been approved for a maximum of 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. All AMS 2019-2020 CME conferences are Live, Half-day, Commercial-Support Free and are approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Additional accreditation information available on our website. All of our medical meetings are clinically useful evidence/case-based, guideline-driven, Primary Care content that is immediately applicable to your practice. All of our CME conferences, both live and recorded, can be found at www.AmericanMedicalSeminars.com. AMS CME meetings are held in both Sarasota, FL and San Diego, CA, and are designed for Primary Care Practitioners in the specialties of Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, and even Specialists who would like practical and clinically relevant reviews and updates in Primary Care Medicine. Can’t attend our Live CME conferences? Check out our Self Study Travel CME courses on our website at www.AmericanMedicalSeminars.com. Narrative Description: Following this course, the participant should be able to appraise the epidemiology, demographics and common clinical presentations for the diseases and disorders discussed; construct an appropriate history, physical exam and laboratory evaluation to develop cost-effective and accurate diagnosis; manage as well as employ appropriate follow-up and/or specialty referral for the diseases and disorders presented. This activity is expected to result in improved competence in making appropriate diagnosis and providing effective treatment and referral or follow-up care with the overall goal of improving patient outcomes. The emphasis will be on aligning physician behavior with current guidelines and evidence-based medicine, as indicated within each topic’s specific objectives. Emergency Medicine is a specialty that has a high rate of utilization and change in standards of care. It is often the point of entry for medical care; therefore, this course was designed to be of value to all practitioners at the level of a practicing physician in an effort to keep them abreast of current clinical practices in Emergency Medicine. Specific Objectives: Day 1: Thrombolysis for Stroke. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:GL, COMP • Analyze and integrate the principles and pathophysiology of stroke and stroke treatment. • Appraise the applicable medical literature that is available to the clinician along with the latest ASA Guidelines. • Debate the performance of thrombolysis for stroke to this point in time. • Appraise the controversy in the medical literature regarding this therapy. • Determine emerging technologies and therapies that may prove useful for the treatment of stroke in the ED. PE and DVT in the Emergency Department. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:EBM, GL, COMP • Analyze the scope of the problem of thromboembolic disease in the ED. • Employ the latest diagnostic algorithms and adjuncts available to aid the clinician in the diagnosis of thromboembolic disease. • Appraise the evidence-based treatment of thromboembolic disease based on the latest applicable literature and apply applicable ACEP Guidelines. • Assess the limitations of current diagnostic modalities for these diseases. Aortic Emergencies.  Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:COMP, EBM • Specify the pathophysiology and clinical presentations, and formulate ED management using evidence-based medicine of the following:    a. Abdominal aortic aneurysm,    b. Traumatic aortic disruption,    c. Essentials of aortic dissection. Trauma in Pregnancy.  Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:COMP • Illustrate the anatomic & physiologic changes of pregnancy that are relevant to traumatic injury. • Describe the common injuries associated with trauma in pregnancy, as well as their initial assessment and management. • Discuss practice management variation that may be necessary in the evaluation and management of the pregnant traumatized patient. Day 2: Nephrolithiasis & Pyelonephritis.  Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:COMP, GL, EBM Illustrate the pathophysiology and clinical presentation of these two entities. Specify the best-evidence strategy in both imaging for diagnosis of nephrolithiasis and management of this pathology in the Emergency Department.  Discuss the classifications of upper urinary tract infections and pyelonephritis, as current IDSA guidelines for treatment of these classifications. Urogenital Emergencies: Torsion & Priapism.  Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: COMP, GL • Describe the anatomy, physiology and epidemiology of priapism and torsion. • Discuss the evaluation and potential causes of both high and low flow priapism. • Discuss ED management considerations and guidelines for the treatment of priapism. • Describe the evaluation and bedside reduction technique for testicular torsion, including recent clinical decision tools and transfer recommendations. Early Goal Directed Therapy in Sepsis: Why All the Fuss? Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:GL, COMP • Determine the pathophysiology of sepsis and the sepsis syndrome. • Evaluate the scope of the problem regarding effective management of sepsis in the ED. • Appraise the principles of early goal-directed therapy in the treatment of sepsis. • Employ the applicable “surviving sepsis” guidelines. • Assess the potential gains that can be realized, as well as the pitfalls to avoid, in the management of sepsis utilizing early goal directed therapy. Minor Closed Head Injury: An Evidence-Based Approach.  Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:EBM, GL, COMP • Assess and relate the pathophysiology of minor closed head injury. • Appraise the literature as it pertains to minor closed head injury and apply ACEP Guidelines as they relate to minor CHI. • Recommend diagnostic algorithms appropriate for the evaluation and management of minor CHI in light of best-evidence available. Day 3: Pericarditis and Myocarditis: How Can 2 Diseases Sound So Similar and Act So Differently?  Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:EBM, COMP • Illustrate the pathophysiology and clinical presentation of these two entities. • Differentiate the potential pitfalls in the diagnosis and management of these diseases. • Analyze the commonalities and differences of these closely related diseases. • Recommend evidence-based work-up and treatment options for pericarditis and myocarditis. Acute Coronary Syndrome in the ED: So Many Drugs and So Little Time. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:EBM, GL, COMP • Analyze the scope of the problem of ACS in the ED. • Integrate the evidence-based treatment of ACS based on the latest applicable literature. • Relate the areas of controversy in the treatment of this disease entity. • Assess emerging therapies that may prove useful for the treatment of ACS in the ED. • Apply and integrate the updated ACC/AHA guidelines for the management of patients with unstable angina and non ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. GI Bleeds: Upper & Lower.  Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:COMP, EBM • Describe the gastrointestinal tract anatomy and pathophysiologic changes that result in presentation with bleeding.  • Determine the emergency department "essentials" for the assessment of the patient with GI bleeding.  • Develop a rational framework for the ED treatment of acute gastrointestinal bleeding, both upper and lower using evidence-based medicine. Trauma Airways.  Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:COMP, EBM • Specify and apply critical issues in the evaluation and management of the airway in the critically injured patient using evidence-based medicine. • Identify the potential pitfalls in traditional methods of airway management in the critically injured patient.  • Discuss the potential utility of various pharmacologic agents in obtaining airway access in trauma.  • Demonstrate an understanding of surgical airway management, both open and percutaneous approaches. Day 4: Post-Arrest Care. Upon completion of this session, using evidence-based medicine and clinical practice guidelines, to in the AHA CPR and emergency cardiovascular care, the participant should be able to:COMP, EBM • Develop goals for oxygenation and ventilation in the patient with return of spontaneous circulation following cardiac arrest. • Identify the optimal mean arterial blood pressure in post-arrest patients. • Employ appropriate use of targeted temperature management in post-arrest patients. • Determine which post-arrest patients should be sent for emergent cardiac catheterization. Deadly Allergies and Anaphylaxis. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:COMP, EBM • Determine the clinical criteria for anaphylaxis using The World Allergy Organization guidelines. • Appraise the use of epinephrine in patients with anaphylaxis using evidence-based medicine. • Assess the role of second-line medications commonly used in the treatment of anaphylaxis. • Specify which patients with anaphylaxis require continued observation or admission. Pediatric Orthopedic Pearls and Pitfalls. Pediatric orthopedic injuries are frequently seen in the Emergency Department. This population is at risk for missed or mis-managed orthopedic injuries based on inability to provide a history, presence of growth plates and ossification centers, and the imbalance of stronger ligaments and pliable bone. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:EBM, COMP • Determine the presence of, and apply the evidence-based treatment for Salter-Harris injuries. • Formulate strategies to avoid the missed diagnosis of pediatric supracondylar humeral fractures. • Integrate effective methods to avoid the missed diagnosis of slipped-capital-femoral epiphysis and employ the acute treatment algorithm once it is identified. Adult Orthopedic Pearls and Pitfalls.  Orthopedic injuries are a frequently seen complaint in the Emergency Department. The vast majority are straightforward to diagnose and manage. There are some injuries, however, that are subtler in presentation and more complicated to manage. This session will focus on the latter group of injuries. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:EBM, COMP • Detect the presentation and diagnostic pitfalls associated with posterior shoulder dislocation. • Determine an appropriate work-up of compartment syndrome and distinguish the myriad ways it can present. • Appraise those at risk for knee dislocation and relate the time-imperative for reduction. • Demonstrate understanding of the work-up and evidence-based treatment for native hip dislocation, as well as occult hip fracture. Day 5: Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA): An Update. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:EBM, COMP • Assess risk factors for CA-MRSA infection. • Specify the best-evidence management of skin and soft-tissue infections in the era of drug resistance. • Assess both pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic management strategies for this disease entity. • Demonstrate familiarity with the latest treatment recommendations for CA-MRSA as directed by the CDC. Low Back Pain in the ED: What We Know, What We Think We Know, and What We Don’t Know. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:EBM, COMP • Apply an evidence-based approach to the evaluation of non-traumatic back pain. • Differentiate the “red flags” that should heighten the suspicion for serious pathology in the evaluation of back pain. • Assess and differentiate both effective as well as disproved therapies in the treatment of back pain using the Cochrane Database. • Specify potential pitfalls in the treatment and disposition of low back pain. Recent Critical Care Articles You've Got to Know! Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:COMP, EBM • Appraise key evidence-based medicine articles from the recent critical care and emergency medicine literature. • Plan the integration of recent evidence into the practice of emergency medicine. Undifferentiated Shock...Making a Difference. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:COMP, EBM • Identify crucial pearls from the history and physical examination that identify patients who may be critically ill. • Discuss important initial management steps for the patient with signs of shock according to evidence-based medicine. • Implement a systematic approach to quickly identifying the cause of shock in critically ill patients.

The 34th mid-winter Sarasota Vitreo-Retinal Update Course is organized by American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) and will be held from Feb 13 - 15, 2020 at The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida, United States of America. Description: This course is targeted to practicing ophthalmologists interested with the latest developments in the diagnosis & management of vitreo-retinal, neuro-ophthalmologic diseases & ocular-oncology. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Pediatric Infectious Diseases: A Primary Care And Hospitalist Approach is organized by American Medical Seminars (AMS) and will be held from Feb 24 - 28, 2020 at The Westin Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida, United States of America. This Conference has been approved for a maximum of 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. All AMS 2019-2020 CME conferences are Live, Half-day, Commercial-Support Free and are approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Additional accreditation information available on our website. All of our medical meetings are clinically useful evidence/case-based, guideline-driven, Primary Care content that is immediately applicable to your practice. All of our CME conferences, both live and recorded, can be found at www.AmericanMedicalSeminars.com. AMS CME meetings are held in both Sarasota, FL and San Diego, CA, and are designed for Primary Care Practitioners in the specialties of Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, and even Specialists who would like practical and clinically relevant reviews and updates in Primary Care Medicine. Can’t attend our Live CME conferences? Check out our Self Study Travel CME courses on our website at www.AmericanMedicalSeminars.com. Narrative Description: Following this course, the participant should be able to appraise the epidemiology and classify commonly presenting infectious diseases; differentiate among the various serious infections requiring immediate therapy; apply appropriate use of laboratory studies and determine when to refer to a specialist.This activity is expected to result in improved competence in making an appropriate diagnosis and providing effective treatment and referral or follow-up care with the overall goal of improving patient outcomes.  The emphasis will be on aligning physician behavior with current guidelines and evidence-based medicine, as indicated within each topic’s specific objectives, with a focus on diagnosis, treatment and when to refer. Since Infectious Diseases is a specialty field of medicine that affects all areas of Primary Care to include: FM, IM, EM and Pediatrics, this course was designed to cover the spectrum of Infectious Diseases essential to all practitioners at the level of a practicing physician. Specific Objectives: Day 1 Pediatric Immunization Update and Challenges of Vaccine Refusal. • Upon completion of this session, using information published by the CDC and AAP, the participant should be able to:GL, COMP • Describe the relevant epidemiology of specific vaccine-preventable diseases. • Appropriately use vaccines according to ACIP and AAP recommendations. • Incorporate and apply the significant changes and updates to the current ACIP/AAP recommendations • Approach the problem of vaccine refusal and provide clinical strategies to effect parental education and cooperation. Antibiotic Update. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:GL, COMP • Review recent trends in antibiotic resistance. • Improve empiric antibiotic usage for common pediatric conditions as per the AAP recommendations.  • Develop strategies to resist further bacterial resistance, as recommended by the CDC. Pediatric Meningitis Revisited. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:GL, COMP • Appraise common presenting features of bacterial and viral meningitis. • Determine the pathogens and develop a treatment plan concerning bacterial meningitis in children as per the Cochrane Database, systematic reviews, and AAP Guidelines. • Recognize the management priorities and potential complications of bacterial meningitis. • Relate the effects of immunizations practices on bacterial meningitis. Serious Infections of the Head and Neck. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:GL, COMP Differentiate the clinical appearance, diagnosis and treatment of peritonsillar, retropharyngeal and parapharyngeal space infections as per the Otolaryngology Clinic Practice Guidelines. Develop an approach to the child with red, swollen eye or cheek. Day 2 The Age of MRSA.  Upon completion of this session and using the evidence-based guidelines from the CDC, the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, and EBM publications, the participant should be able to: EBM, GL, COMP • Describe the emergence and development of drug resistance that led to MRSA. • Discuss the prevalence differences and clinical diagnosis and treatment of community and hospital-associated MRSA. • Recognize the importance of accurate and timely diagnosis when confronted with the possibility of MRSA.  • Stratify management according to clinical scenario and severity.  • Apply practical and proven preventative measures to reduce the risk and incidence of MRSA. Cases from the Files of a Pediatric ID Consultant. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:GL, COMP Learn from instructive pediatric infectious diseases cases and be able to construct approaches to a variety of interesting clinical challenges as presented to the ID consultant. Apply clinical pearls to clinical practice, as well at the Otolaryngology Clinical Practice and other Guidelines. Chief Complaint: Fever and Rash. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: COMP • Recognize distinctive clinical illnesses with fever and rash. • Develop an approach to clinical and laboratory diagnosis. Kawasaki Disease. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to:GL, COMP • Recognize clinical/laboratory manifestations of Kawasaki disease. • Evaluate and manage patients according to AAP/AHA guidelines. • Recognize the potential for coronary complications. Day 3 Fever in Infants. Upon completion of this session, using the evidence-based guidelines from EBM publications, the participant should be able to: EBM, GL, COMP • Identify the common bacterial pathogens associated with fever in infants < 8 weeks of age as compared to older infants. • Discuss the rationale for current diagnostic evaluation in these patients. • Apply the appropriate treatment options for this patient population. Pediatric Lower Respiratory Infections. Upon completion of this session, using the evidence-based guidelines from EBM publications, the participant should be able to: EBM, GL, COMP Integrate the association of age, seasonal, clinical presentation, and chest x-ray findings with the etiology of pediatric pneumonia. Develop a diagnostic approach to infants and children suspected to have pneumonia and discuss the treatment options and the implications of emerging bacterial resistance. Apply the American Academy of Pediatrics Guidelines to the child with bronchiolitis. Acute Otitis Media: Of Pathogens and Patients. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: GL, COMP • Recognize trends in resistance in pediatric pathogens. • Assess recommendations in AAP/AAFP guidelines.  • Appropriately prescribe empiric antibiotic therapy. Tick-Borne Infections: Hot Spots and Bullseyes. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: GL, COMP • Analyze the epidemiology of tick-borne infections. • Recognize the clinical/laboratory manifestations. • Appropriately prescribe therapy, incorporating recent IDSA guidelines. Day 4 Virus X: Ubiquitous, Uncanny, Understandable. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: GL, COMP • Recognize the diverse clinical manifestations of EBV infection. • Order appropriate laboratory work-up based on the situation and treatment as per the AAP Guidelines. • Anticipate natural history and complications of infection. Pathogens in the News: What Do They Mean For You. Upon completion of this session and using the guidelines from the CDC, the participant should be able to: GL, COMP • Recognize the current epidemiology of highly contagious viral or other infectious diseases that are of most immediate public health concern. • Identify key clinical manifestations, as documented by the CDC guidelines, of these diseases. • Plan for necessary precautions for newly identified viruses as developed and recommended by the CDC protocols and guidelines.  • Employ CDC recommended actions to contact Hospital, Local, State and Federal Health Officials as appropriate or mandated. Urinary Tract Infections. Upon completion of this session, using the evidence-based guidelines from the AAP, the participant should be able to: EBM, GL, COMP • Determine the clinical situations in which urinary tract infections should be considered. Appraise diagnostic methods for urinary tract infection, characterize their reliability and application, and recognize their limitations. • Employ the most appropriate treatment options. • Assess the controversies concerning follow-up and prevention strategies. Infectious Diseases Walking Through Your Office Door. Upon completion of this session, using the evidence-based guidelines from the AAP and the Red Book, the participant should be able to: EBM, GL, COMP • Prepare for common and emerging infectious diseases. • Recognize important symptoms and signs. • Formulate a plan for management. DAY 5  Cat Scratch Disease: Old and New. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: COMP • Recognize the classic and more recently described clinical presentation of cat scratch disease and the general approach to diagnosis. • Explain the use and limitations of diagnostic laboratory testing options. • Utilize the appropriate treatment for the various clinical conditions associated with Bartonella henselae infection. The Child with “Too Many” Infections. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: COMP • Perform an office-based evaluation of the child with frequent infections. • Recognize the presentation of the most common causes of recurrent infections in childhood, decide when to consider immune deficiency states, then determine the management issues for physician providing pediatric healthcare. Lymphadenopathy in Children: Diagnostic Approach. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: COMP • Differentiate serious from reactive adenopathy. • Approach patient based on location and tempo of adenopathy. • Use appropriate laboratory aids in diagnosis.  Influenza: What’s New and What You Can Do. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: GL, COMP • Identify recent changes in influenza epidemiology. • Enumerate CDC recommendations and Guidelines for immunization. • Appropriately prescribe antiviral prophylaxis and treatment.