Upcoming Medical Conferences in Sarasota

Dermatology in the Primary Care Office - From Principles to Practice Strategies 2018 is organized by American Medical Seminars (AMS) and will be held from Oct 08 - 12, 2018 at The Westin Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Course Description: The participant should be able to appraise the various etiologies and pathogens for the more common lesions; determine the characteristics of commonly seen skin disorders and develop an appropriate differential that leads to the most probable diagnosis; apply a treatment plan and follow-up procedure that will enable the practicing physician to effectively treat many disorders. 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. About us: American Medical Seminars, Inc. was founded to provide high-quality practice-based CME. The seminars are held in beautiful, culturally rich Sarasota, Florida and sunny, diverse San Diego, California in an effort to combine your need for education with your needs for a vacation, relaxation and quality family time. In 1986, AMS embarked upon what has become 32 years of presenting CME activities. In 1998, AMS was granted Accreditation by the ACCME to become the responsible provider of CME for physicians and other healthcare providers. In 2017, CME4Life’s John Bielinski purchased AMS. He and his team arrived in Sarasota with decades of clinical experience and expertise, along with a deep knowledge of what it takes to create engaging CME. John is committed to continuing to provide physicians and other advanced practice providers with high-quality continuing medical education credits. AMS provides innovative live CME activities throughout the year. Our rigorous course development methods ensure that you are provided with concise, practical and evidence-based information that you can use in your practice today. These live courses are recorded, edited and reproduced as Self-Study courses that are available in various formats, including downloadable MP3s and MP4s, and audio and video USB drives. Therefore, your ability to study any time you travel, commute to the office or during any other “down-time” has never been more productive or convenient. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are updated.

Cardiovascular Emergencies Conference: Beyond A-B-C and ACLS is organized by American Medical Seminars (AMS) and will be held from Oct 22 - 26, 2018 at The Westin Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 20.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. The unique structure of this Cardiovascular Emergencies Medical Conference includes classes in advanced ECG, tachycardia, cardiac arrest and more from 8:00 am to 12:15 pm each day. About us: American Medical Seminars, Inc. was founded to provide high-quality practice-based CME. The seminars are held in beautiful, culturally rich Sarasota, Florida and sunny, diverse San Diego, California in an effort to combine your need for education with your needs for a vacation, relaxation and quality family time. In 1986, AMS embarked upon what has become 32 years of presenting CME activities. In 1998, AMS was granted Accreditation by the ACCME to become the responsible provider of CME for physicians and other healthcare providers. In 2017, CME4Life’s John Bielinski purchased AMS. He and his team arrived in Sarasota with decades of clinical experience and expertise, along with a deep knowledge of what it takes to create engaging CME. John is committed to continuing to provide physicians and other advanced practice providers with high-quality continuing medical education credits. AMS provides innovative live CME activities throughout the year. Our rigorous course development methods ensure that you are provided with concise, practical and evidence-based information that you can use in your practice today. These live courses are recorded, edited and reproduced as Self-Study courses that are available in various formats, including downloadable MP3s and MP4s, and audio and video USB drives. Therefore, your ability to study any time you travel, commute to the office or during any other “down-time” has never been more productive or convenient. Learning Objectives : Day 1: Advanced ECG Workshop: Classic, Confusing, and Confounding Patterns. (4 Hour Workshop). Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: • Identify subtle ECG findings in the ACS patient that predict an increased risk of morbidity and mortality. • Distinguish between some common mimics of ACS vs findings of true ACS on the ECG. • Identify findings in bundle branch block that help in the diagnosis of ACS. Day 2: ECG Mimics of Cardiac Ischemia. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: • Describe a simple method of distinguishing between STEMI vs. acute pericarditis. • Distinguish between hyperkalemia and STEMI based on axis changes. • Describe a T-wave finding in PE that mimics cardiac ischemia. Electrocardiography of Syncope. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: • List the deadly conditions which must be identified on ECG in the post-syncope patient. • Describe two congenital conditions that predict deadly arrhythmias in the post-syncope patient. • Identify two conditions that predict deadly arrhythmias based on an assessment of the ECG intervals. Cases That Went Bad: Learn From Our Mistakes! Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: • Identify an ECG abnormality that predicts intracranial hemorrhage. • Identify a dangerous condition based on a voltage which is often misdiagnosed as ACS or PE. • Identify an electrocardiographic T-wave abnormality that predicts significant coronary artery disease. Day 3: Advanced ECG Workshop: Tough Dysrhythmias Made Easy! (4 Hour Workshop) Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: • Describe a simple series of steps to make the diagnosis of tachydysrhythmias. • Distinguish between the various types of bradydysrhythmias and AV blocks. • Describe the treatment protocols for stable and unstable dysrhythmias. Day 4: Wide-Complex Tachycardias: Myths and Pitfalls. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: • Identify difficulties in distinguishing amongst various types of wide complex tachycardias. • Describe pitfalls in the diagnosis and treatment of WPW-related tachydysrhythmias. • List the shortcomings associated with the use of amiodarone in managing patients with wide complex tachycardias. STEMI and NSTE-ACS: Recent Literature Updates. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: • List newer ECG criteria that warrant acute reperfusion therapy. • Describe the newest diagnostic strategies for ACS. • Describe the updated treatment protocols ACS. Low-Risk Chest Pain: A 2018 Approach. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: • Describe some common pearls and pitfalls that occur in the diagnosis of ACS. • Review the most common accelerated diagnostic protocols for evaluating patients with suspected ACS. • Describe a rational approach to the modern-day evaluation of low risk chest pain. “Remember That Patient You Saw Last Night?” Case Reviews in Missed ACS. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: • List high-risk groups that are associated with missed ACS. • Discuss the shortcomings of stress testing and cardiac catheterization. • Discuss the limitations of current troponin testing. Day 5: Winning at Failure: Optimal Management of Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: • Describe the limitations of morphine and furosemide in the management of cardiogenic pulmonary edema. • Identify medications available for rapid preload reduction and afterload reduction. • Discuss the use of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation. Syncope: Simplifying a High-Risk Condition. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: • List the high-risk features in the history and physical examination that predict poor short-term outcomes. • Describe a cost-effective workup for patients presenting after syncope. • Distinguish between syncope and seizures. Cooling the Fire: Modern Management of Cardiac Arrest. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: • List newest updates in Basic Life Support guidelines. • List the newest recommendations in Advanced Life Support guidelines. • Describe current and future trends in the management of cardiac arrest and post-arrest care. 10 Things You Must Consider in the Crashing Patient: Beyond A-B-C and ACLS. Upon completion of this session, the participant should be able to: • Describe some pitfalls associated with commonly-used resuscitation techniques. • Identify how basic bedside ultrasonography can help in the diagnosis and treatment of “crashing” patients. • Discuss some of the new concepts in the recent AHA guidelines that can help…and hinder the chance of survival in “crashing” patients. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

RN Values in Action: Public Health, Disaster Relief, and Humanitarian Crises is organized by National Nurses United (NNU) and will be held on Oct 26, 2018 at EVEN Hotel Sarasota-Lakewood Ranch, Sarasota, Florida, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 6.00 CEHs. Course Description: From hurricanes to wildfires, natural disasters have generated an onslaught of humanitarian crises in recent years. This course will explore what factors contribute to the increasing prevalence of such crises, and how science-based RN practice and advocacy can mitigate the suffering caused by this disturbing trend. During the class, we will hear firsthand accounts from RNs who have deployed to disaster-stricken areas. These experiences will help us understand how the core nurse values of caring, compassion, and community provide a model for addressing the humanitarian crisis, and for rebuilding communities in the aftermath of natural disaster. Course Objectives: • Provide examples of economic processes that exacerbate the health impacts of natural disasters on vulnerable communities. • Discuss how the core nurse values of caring, compassion, and community related to disaster relief and humanitarian aid. • Describe the historic public health role of the nursing profession and why RNs must continue to advocate for robust public health policy beyond the bedside. • Explain the relationship among public health, pollution, and climate change. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Trauma Care After Resuscitation (TCAR) is organized by Trauma Care After Resuscitation (TCAR) Education Programs and will be held during Oct 29 - 30, 2018 at Sarasota, Florida, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is registered nurses, physical therapists, paramedics, social workers, dietitians, respiratory therapists, speech and occupational therapists, LVNs/LPNs, and others who interact with the hospitalized trauma patient. Conference Description : Unlike standardized trauma programs targeted at prehospital and emergency care providers, this course was specifically created to meet the learning needs of INPATIENT trauma nurses. This live, 2-day educational offerings give hospital staff members the foundational, evidence-based information and critical thinking skills necessary to meet regulatory requirements and provide excellent care to this challenging patient population. This course offers acute care, critical care, perioperative, and rehabilitation nurses the foundational, evidence-based information and critical thinking skills necessary to address the needs of the hospitalized trauma patient. TCAR covers a wide range of pathophysiologic and nursing concepts and is designed to be a broad, core-level program, rather than an advanced or specialty-specific course. TCAR Course Content : PART 1 - Participants focus on concepts relevant to the nursing care of the injured, hospitalized patient : • The trauma care spectrum • The bio-mechanics of trauma • The body's response to injury PART 2 - Learners participate in interactive, expanding case scenarios that address the needs of hospitalized patients with injuries to major body systems. Each module introduces specific trauma care concepts including pathophysiology, patient assessment, and complications. Surgical, medical, and nursing management options and outcome criteria are introduced while analyzing patients with : • Thoracic injury • Abdominal injury • Musculoskeletal injury • Craniocerebral injury • Spine and spinal cord injury Each interactive expanding case scenario promotes critical thinking, knowledge synthesis, and clinical reasoning skills by inviting learners to : • Incorporate injury bio-mechanics information • Analyze clinical assessment data • Suggest appropriate care interventions • Identify individuals at risk for deterioration • Prevent, recognize, and manage complications • Understand current trends and issues in trauma patient care • Predict each patient's care trajectory • Set realistic goals and evaluate outcomes Conference Objectives are : • Describe the trauma continuum of care. • Explain the bio-mechanics of common injuries. • Anticipate specific wounds and complications based on mechanism of injury information. • Discuss the body's multi-system responses to traumatic insults. • Incorporate physical assessment, imaging studies, and laboratory data to evaluate the hospitalized trauma patient. • Describe appropriate medical, surgical, and nursing interventions for frequently encountered injuries. • Interact with interdisciplinary team members to provide timely care to injured patients. • Prevent, identify, and manage complications common to the hospitalized trauma patient. • Identify realistic trauma patient goals and evaluate care outcomes. • Address the psycho-social needs of hospitalized trauma patients and their family members. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Pediatric Emergency Medicine: Emergent and Urgent Challenges - 2 is organized by American Medical Seminars (AMS) and will be held from Dec 10 - 14, 2018 at The Westin Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 20.0 ACEP Category I credits. About us: American Medical Seminars, Inc. was founded to provide high-quality practice-based CME. The seminars are held in beautiful, culturally rich Sarasota, Florida and sunny, diverse San Diego, California in an effort to combine your need for education with your needs for a vacation, relaxation and quality family time. In 1986, AMS embarked upon what has become 32 years of presenting CME activities. In 1998, AMS was granted Accreditation by the ACCME to become the responsible provider of CME for physicians and other healthcare providers. In 2017, CME4Life’s John Bielinski purchased AMS. He and his team arrived in Sarasota with decades of clinical experience and expertise, along with a deep knowledge of what it takes to create engaging CME. John is committed to continuing to provide physicians and other advanced practice providers with high-quality continuing medical education credits. AMS provides innovative live CME activities throughout the year. Our rigorous course development methods ensure that you are provided with concise, practical and evidence-based information that you can use in your practice today. These live courses are recorded, edited and reproduced as Self-Study courses that are available in various formats, including downloadable MP3s and MP4s, and audio and video USB drives. Therefore, your ability to study any time you travel, commute to the office or during any other “down-time” has never been more productive or convenient. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Infectious Diseases in the Adult Patient: A Primary Care Update - 1 is organized by American Medical Seminars (AMS) and will be held from Dec 24 - 28, 2018 at The Westin Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 20.0 ACEP Category I credits. About us: American Medical Seminars, Inc. was founded to provide high-quality practice-based CME. The seminars are held in beautiful, culturally rich Sarasota, Florida and sunny, diverse San Diego, California in an effort to combine your need for education with your needs for a vacation, relaxation and quality family time. In 1986, AMS embarked upon what has become 32 years of presenting CME activities. In 1998, AMS was granted Accreditation by the ACCME to become the responsible provider of CME for physicians and other healthcare providers. In 2017, CME4Life’s John Bielinski purchased AMS. He and his team arrived in Sarasota with decades of clinical experience and expertise, along with a deep knowledge of what it takes to create engaging CME. John is committed to continuing to provide physicians and other advanced practice providers with high-quality continuing medical education credits. AMS provides innovative live CME activities throughout the year. Our rigorous course development methods ensure that you are provided with concise, practical and evidence-based information that you can use in your practice today. These live courses are recorded, edited and reproduced as Self-Study courses that are available in various formats, including downloadable MP3s and MP4s, and audio and video USB drives. Therefore, your ability to study any time you travel, commute to the office or during any other “down-time” has never been more productive or convenient. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Emergency Medicine: Practicing According to the Evidence - 1 is organized by American Medical Seminars (AMS) and will be held from Jan 14 - 18, 2019 at The Westin Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 20.0 ACEP Category 1 credits. About us: American Medical Seminars, Inc. was founded to provide high-quality practice-based CME. The seminars are held in beautiful, culturally rich Sarasota, Florida and sunny, diverse San Diego, California in an effort to combine your need for education with your needs for a vacation, relaxation and quality family time. In 1986, AMS embarked upon what has become 32 years of presenting CME activities. In 1998, AMS was granted Accreditation by the ACCME to become the responsible provider of CME for physicians and other healthcare providers. In 2017, CME4Life’s John Bielinski purchased AMS. He and his team arrived in Sarasota with decades of clinical experience and expertise, along with a deep knowledge of what it takes to create engaging CME. John is committed to continuing to provide physicians and other advanced practice providers with high-quality continuing medical education credits. AMS provides innovative live CME activities throughout the year. Our rigorous course development methods ensure that you are provided with concise, practical and evidence-based information that you can use in your practice today. These live courses are recorded, edited and reproduced as Self-Study courses that are available in various formats, including downloadable MP3s and MP4s, and audio and video USB drives. Therefore, your ability to study any time you travel, commute to the office or during any other “down-time” has never been more productive or convenient. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Anesthesia Update is organized by Northwest Anesthesia Seminars (NWAS) and would be held during Jan 17 - 20, 2019 at The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota, Florida, United States Of America. The target audience for this medical event for physicians, certified registered nurse anesthetists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, registered nurses and other medical care providers who must maintain state-of-the-art knowledge of the specialty or are impacted by it. This CME Conference has been approved with a maximum of 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Conference Objectives : • 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.

Pediatric Infectious Diseases: A Primary Care and Hospitalist Approach - 1 is organized by American Medical Seminars (AMS) and will be held from Jan 21 - 25, 2019 at The Westin Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 20.0 ACEP Category 1 Credits. About us: American Medical Seminars, Inc. was founded to provide high-quality practice-based CME. The seminars are held in beautiful, culturally rich Sarasota, Florida and sunny, diverse San Diego, California in an effort to combine your need for education with your needs for a vacation, relaxation and quality family time. In 1986, AMS embarked upon what has become 32 years of presenting CME activities. In 1998, AMS was granted Accreditation by the ACCME to become the responsible provider of CME for physicians and other healthcare providers. In 2017, CME4Life’s John Bielinski purchased AMS. He and his team arrived in Sarasota with decades of clinical experience and expertise, along with a deep knowledge of what it takes to create engaging CME. John is committed to continuing to provide physicians and other advanced practice providers with high-quality continuing medical education credits. AMS provides innovative live CME activities throughout the year. Our rigorous course development methods ensure that you are provided with concise, practical and evidence-based information that you can use in your practice today. These live courses are recorded, edited and reproduced as Self-Study courses that are available in various formats, including downloadable MP3s and MP4s, and audio and video USB drives. Therefore, your ability to study any time you travel, commute to the office or during any other “down-time” has never been more productive or convenient. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Psychiatry in Medical Settings 2019 is organized by Mayo Clinic and will be held from Jan 24 - 26, 2019 at The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is family physicians, general internists, psychiatrists, physician assistants, and advance practice nurses. Course Description: This conference course returns for its eighth year. The course focuses on psychiatric problems that arise in medical-surgical inpatients and outpatients. It addresses challenges encountered by psychiatrists, psychologists, family physicians, general internists and other medical specialists. Each day will include a Featured Topic that will be covered in depth by a group of medical and behavioral specialists through well-coordinated didactic presentations, panel discussions and interactive workshops. The course has been well-attended by both mental health and general medical practitioners, providing opportunities for free exchange of ideas from multiple vantage points. The course directors are Drs. Jeffrey Staab and Robert Bright, experienced clinician-educators and researchers in the field of psychosomatic medicine. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.