Upcoming Medical Conferences in Honolulu

Topics in Infectious Diseases and Family Medicine Course is organized by Continuing Education, Inc, and will be held from Dec 07 - 14, 2019 at Pride of America, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is Physicians, Physician Assistants, Pharmacists, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners. Credits: 14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM  14 Contact Hours Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

23rd Biennial HEP DART Meeting is organized byVirology Education B.V. (VE) and will be held from Dec 08 - 12, 2019 at Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is clinicians, medical professionals, nurses, researchers and basic scientists together to advance our knowledge of the ongoing drug development processes in the treatment of viral hepatitis, NASH, and co-infections. Course Description: HEP DART 2019 will uniquely blend the areas of biology, chemistry, pharmacology and clinical research to provide the scientific community with an increased understanding of the current and future challenges in hepatology (including viral hepatitis, NASH, and co-infections). Key points of the meeting will be basic science and clinical medicine. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

2-Day: Acute Care & ICU Rehab: Strategies for the Medically Complex Patient AND Cardiopulmonary Therapy for the Rehab Professional is organized by PESI HealthCare and will be held from Dec 09 - 10, 2019 at Hyatt Regency Waikiki Beach Resort&Spa, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America. This Course has been approved for a maximum of 6.0 Contact hours or .6 CEUs. Target Audience: • Physical Therapists • Physical Therapist Assistants • Occupational Therapists • Occupational Therapy Assistants • Respiratory Care Practitioners and Therapists • Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Specialists • Physician Assistants • Exercise Physiologists • Nurse Practitioners • Cardiac Nurses • Rehabilitation Nurses • Athletic Trainers Course Description: DAY 1: Acute Care & ICU Rehab Explore the latest interventions for improving functional mobility, strength, independence, and outcomes in acute care rehab. Designed for all practice levels, from the new grad to the veteran acute care professional, this hands-on course will provide you with an updated knowledge base for making appropriate decisions within the ICU and acute care environments, implementing assessment and treatment tools, integrating existing treatment plans with progression into the plan of care, and adjusting or accommodating treatment interventions across the hospital stay through transition out of the hospital. Discover the latest assessment techniques and learn how to integrate treatments into rehab plans during acute and post-acute phases. Practice the latest interventions, strategies, and best practices in hands-on lab throughout the day. Discover new treatments for: • Early mobilization • Management of lines, wires and tubes • Respiratory distress • Intubation/Vent dependency • Discharge planning • Caregiver training DAY 2: Cardiopulmonary Therapy for the Rehab Professional Thousands of American suffer from cardiopulmonary related diagnoses which account for the majority of hospitalizations throughout the U.S. This comprehensive one-day course will offer valuable, cutting edge clinical information and explore the latest evidence-based interventions to improve functional mobility, strength, independence, and achieve desired outcomes in regards to the cardiopulmonary patient. Designed for all practice levels, this interactive course will provide you with an updated knowledge base for making appropriate decisions within the cardiac ICU and acute care environments, implement assessment and treatment tools, integrate existing treatment plans with progression into the plan of care, and adjust or accommodate treatment interventions across the hospital stay through transition to discharge. This course is a must-see for anyone in healthcare who works with cardiopulmonary patients in any practice setting! Objectives: DAY 1: Acute Care & ICU Rehab • State the critical elements of analysis and assessment in mobilizing medically fragile patients. • Develop an appropriate plan of care for patients who present with a critically ill cardiac, neurological or respiratory diagnosis. • Distinguish the characteristics, similarities of, and differences between, medically fragile and general acute care patients and methods to implement successful therapeutic interventions with each. • Demonstrate an understanding of the outcome tools available for assessment of the acute or critically ill patient. • Evaluate strategies for addressing the behaviorally challenging patient and successful methods for patient engagement. • Identify methods to effectively document progression throughout the acute care spectrum. DAY 2: Cardiopulmonary Therapy for the Rehab Professional • Describe the anatomical and physiological structures of the cardiopulmonary system, and the impact pathology and disease course have on mobility, function and independence. • Compare a variety of cardiopulmonary diagnoses and the impact the diagnosis has on patient function, activity tolerance and independence. • State the critical elements of analysis and assessment in assessing and performing early mobilization with medically fragile cardiopulmonary patients. • Design a comprehensive treatment plan based on thorough patient assessment for patients who present with various cardiopulmonary diagnoses. • Identify and explain the types and parameters of cardiac precautions associated with post-surgical cardiac intervention. • Demonstrate an understanding of at least two outcome tools available for assessment of the cardiopulmonary patient. • Explain the relationship METS have regarding activity, ADL performance and exercise prescription and the role METs play in the determination of therapeutic intervention. • Distinguish between the types of common ventilator settings and the correlation between each setting and the patient’s status.

2-Day: Treating Pain: Effective Interventions to Move People from Hurt to Hope is organized by PESI HealthCare and will be held from Dec 09 - 10, 2019 at Hyatt Regency Waikiki Beach Resort&Spa, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America. This Conference has been approved for a maximum of 12.6 contact hours / 6.25 clock hours of continuing education instruction. Target Audience: • Social Workers • Psychologists • Counselors • Addiction Counselors • Nurses • Nurse Practitioners • Occupational Therapists • Occupational Therapy Assistants • Psychotherapists • Marriage and Family Therapists • Case Managers • Physical Therapists • Physical Therapy Assistants Description: Do you have clients who describe their chronic pain like, “My back is KILLING me” or, “I just want my life back”? They want a life that isn’t controlled by pain … before it limited their activity, interfered with their sleep, and promoted the use, possibly overuse, of medications. We are witnessing a devastating public health crisis that is ruining individual’s lives, tearing up families, and ripping through communities, yet most of us are ill-prepared to address this with skill and expertise. We need to arm ourselves with the tools needed to offer our clients evidence-based interventions that will help them live healthy and productive lives. Attend this interactive and cutting-edge training featuring Martha Teater, MA, LMFT, LCAS, LPC, and Don Teater, MD, MPH, and learn creative tools and techniques to transform your practice. Their unique perspective comes from understanding the medical aspects of pain management and applying behavioral health interventions that will help clients move from hurt to hope. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn powerful mindfulness interventions and motivational interviewing techniques to move your clients toward behavior change. Master four pain-changing CBT tools and gain a better understanding of the medical aspects of pain management. You will leave with the skills and confidence you need to provide practical and life changing help to move people out of chronic pain and into active, healthy, and meaningful lives. Objectives: • Describe how the emotional aspect of client’s pain can be more problematic than the physical aspect. • Explain the importance of early intervention in the pain cycle and its clinical implications. • Identify the most common pain complaints as related to clinical treatment. • Specify the differences in risks of opioid medication use in men, women and the elderly and the related treatment implications. • Assess the psychological, physical, social, and behavioral factors that contribute to chronic pain and articulate their treatment implications. • Implement motivational interviewing techniques to motivate clients towards behavior change. • Examine and counter maladaptive myths about pain to improve client level of functioning. • Summarize the CDC recommendations for the treatment of chronic pain and communicate how that impacts clinical treatment. • Utilize mindfulness-based strategies to decrease symptoms of chronic pain in clients. • Distinguish how different types of pain require different treatment approaches • Implement CBT tools to change people’s thought about their discomfort. • Identify effective, evidence-based medical treatments to improve quality of life.

Pacific Surgical Association (PPSA) 34th Biennial Pan-Pacific Congress & 34th Hawaii Plastic Surgery Symposium! is organized by Pan-Pacific Surgical Association (PPSA) and will be held from Jan 18 - 20, 2020 at Prince Waikiki - Honolulu Luxury Hotel, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Topics in Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics and Child & Adolescent Psychopharmacology is organized by Continuing Education, Inc. and will be held from Jan 18 - 25, 2020 at Pride of America, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America. Target Audience: Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists, Psychologists, Social Workers Credits: • 14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ • 14 ACPE Credits  • 14 CE Credits for Psychologists • 14 ASWB ACE Credits  • 14.0 Contact Hours  • 9 Hours of Pharmacology for NPs Description: Concerns regarding their child's development and behavior are often among the primary reasons for parents to seek out the advice of their child's primary care provider even if they don't state it as the reason for the visit. Understanding this area therefore and how to screen for, assess and assist a parent in responding to and resolving these concerns is important for any provider seeing families with children. Problems of attention affect up to 10% of school aged children and the challenges this causes follows children in school, work and life. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is the most common behavioral health condition is the United States. These presentations will describe the disorder in children beginning in the preschool years and will describe successful interventions to ameliorate the challenges. The presentation will describe both medical, behavioral and educational interventions for the clinician to implement themselves or sources of referral and assistance outside of the Medical Home. The identification of Autism spectrum disorder has grown considerably and early identification and intervention is the key to more optimal outcomes for these children.  Feeding and sleep behaviors are also common concerns of parents and providers and understanding their nature and complexity will allow providers to assist parents in resolving them in the most appropriate fashion. Lectures will provide understanding and tools for providers.  Topics: • Everything you wanted to ask a developmental pediatrician, almost ○ Upon completion of this session participants should be able to summarize the basic distinctions between developmental pediatricians, psychologists and child psychiatrists. • Autism: A Case Based Presentation (Early Identification) ○ Upon completion of this session participants should be able to describe the basic characteristics in young children on the autistic spectrum. • ADHD: Treatment Protocol for Primary Care Providers ○ Upon completion of this session participants should be able to manage and follow children with ADHD. • Preschool ADHD ○ Upon completion of this session participants should be able to employ a number of interventions to assist young children with ADHD • Sleep Problems in Kids ○ Upon completion of this session participants should be able to apply this knowledge to assist parents in assuring safe and restful sleep for their children. • Kids who are Mad, Kids who are Sad, Kids who are Bad ○ Upon completion of this session participants will be able to recognize common behavioral challenges in children. • Pediatric Feeding Disorders: A New Conceptualization ○ Upon completion of this session participants will be able to recognize the diverse etiologies of feeding disorders in children and manage the appropriate referrals. • Global approach to Child Psychiatry Diagnosis and Pharmacology (when to use a medication) ○ Be able to identify three primary reasons for starting a medication for mood or behavior ○ Identify what is the difference between a variant behavior/mood and a child mood or behavioral diagnosis. • Treating Anxiety Disorders in the Busy Pediatric Practice ○ Objective: List 3 classes of medication commonly prescribed to treat childhood anxiety. ○ Describe appropriate use of "home bound" with mood disorders . • Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Medications for Aggression ○ List three DSM V diagnostic criteria for DMDD and list three common treatments for DMDD ○ Become aware of the TRAY guidelines for aggressive youth. • Bipolar Disorder in Youth/Mania! Medications for Mania ○ List four of seven criteria for child mania in a developmentally appropriate context. ○ List three medications effective in childhood mania. • Treating Depression in the fast Paced Pediatric Office ○ List three appropriate target symptoms that SSRI's address when treating childhood depression. ○ Be able to understand why you choose one SSRI over another when treating childhood depression. • SPECIAL TOPICS for the Pediatric Prescriber: "Cutting, Encopresis, School Refusal, and OCD". ○ Develop a treatment approach for self-harm, encopresis, school refusal and OCD. ○ List three medications FDA approved in children for OCD. • Adolescent Brain Development: WHAT'S NEW! ○ Describe our current/new understanding of the adolescent phase of brain development.

Hawaii Dental Association (HDA) Annual Convention is organized by Hawaii Dental Association (HDA) and will be held from Jan 23 - 24, 2020 at Hawai'i Convention Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

2-Day Certification Training: Treating Anxiety Disorders in Children & Adolescents is organized by PESI HealthCare and will be held from Jan 27 - 28, 2020 at Hyatt Regency Waikiki Beach Resort&Spa, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 12.5 clock hours of continuing education instruction / 12.5 contact hours or 1.25 CEUs. Target Audience: • Social Workers • Psychologists • Counselors • Teachers • School Administrators • Occupational Therapists • Speech-Language Pathologists • Marriage and Family Therapists • Other Helping Professionals who Work with Children Course Description: Divorce, family breakdown, violence in society and the media, has produced a “shell shocked” generation of kids suffering from anxiety! Join anxiety expert and author, Dr. Paul Foxman, who will demonstrate how you can “connect” with anxious children and inspire them to practice new self-regulation skills. You will learn how to help parents (“bulldozers”, “helicopters” and “snowplows”) and schools to gain confidence, gratification and success in helping their most anxious kids. To increase your effectiveness with the various manifestations of child anxiety, Dr. Foxman will address each of the following disorders with case examples and clinical vignettes: • Separation Anxiety Disorder • Panic Disorder • Generalized Anxiety Disorder • Obsessive-compulsive disorders (including skin picking and hair pulling) • Social Anxiety Disorder/Selective Mutism • Specific phobias • Trauma- and Stressor-related disorders Emphasis will be on creative psychotherapy involving insight-oriented, cognitive-behavioral, biological, mindfulness, and family systems interventions. Objectives: • Incorporate motivational therapeutic activities into your practice to improve client engagement in treatment. • Implement structured clinical interviewing strategies to aid in developing comprehensive treatment plans. • Summarize the “3 ingredient framework” of how anxiety develops in children to assist with assessment and treatment planning. • Analyze the efficacy of prescription drugs for treatment of anxiety symptoms in children. • Implement a three-step skill building model for stress management among young clients. • Evaluate exposure therapy interventions for effective treatment of OCD, separation anxiety, social anxiety and phobias. • Design effective strategies to decrease the stress response in kids with learning disabilities to improve information processing, listening skills, and comprehension. • Implement calming techniques to reduce overall anxiety, such as mindfulness and yoga, to reduce fight or flight response and simultaneously engage the relaxation response. • Evaluate the impact deep breathing exercises have on anxiety to enable task completion in children with ADHD. • Utilize specific anxiety techniques to minimize the ruminative nature of obsessive thoughts that often precede dysfunctional compulsive behaviors. • Teach clients to engage the parasympathetic nervous system to create new neuropathways to reduce hyper arousal and decrease maladaptive behaviors. • Implement clinical strategies to decrease symptoms of pervasive separation anxiety in children and adolescents.

2-Day: Oppositional, Defiant & Disruptive Children and Adolescents: Non-medication Approaches to the Most Challenging Behaviors AND ADHD, ASD, ODD & Mood Disorders: Over 50 Behavior-changing Techniques for Children and Adolescents is organized by PESI HealthCare and will be held from Feb 10 - 11, 2020 at Hyatt Regency Waikiki Beach Resort&Spa, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America. Target Audience: • Counselors • Social Workers • Psychologists • Marriage and Family Therapists • Speech-Language Pathologists • Teachers • School Guidance Counselors • Case Managers • Nurses • School Administrators • Educational Paraprofessionals • Occupational Therapists & Occupational Therapy Assistants • Other Helping Professionals that Work with Children Accreditation: 1. Oppositional, Defiant & Disruptive Children and Adolescents: 6.3 contact hours / 0.6 CEUs 2. ADHD, ASD, ODD & Mood Disorders: Over 50 Behavior-changing Techniques for Children and Adolescents: 6.3 contact hours / 0.6 CEUs Description: DAY 1: OPPOSITIONAL, DEFIANT & DISRUPTIVE CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS: Non-Medication Approaches to the Most Challenging Behaviors Children and adolescents with ODD, ADHD, Asperger’s, anxiety, mood and disruptive disorders provide constant clinical and parenting challenges. Attend this seminar and learn new, effective non-medication strategies for your client’s most challenging behaviors including: • Tantrums • Running out/away • Noncompliance • Nagging • Refusing to work/help • Yelling/screaming • Bullying • Panic/anxiety reactions • Lack of follow through • Not following directions You will walk away with immediate strategies for out-of-control behaviors and techniques for emotional regulation along with long-term treatment strategies to help kids at home and school. Jennifer Wilke-Deaton is a clinical expert and has worked with the most challenging kids both in clinical and school settings. Through the use of case studies and action-oriented handouts, you will leave this seminar with solutions to turn your most challenging kids around. DAY 2: ADHD, ASD, ODD & MOOD DISORDERS: Over 50 Behavior-changing Techniques for Children and Adolescents It’s guaranteed … this seminar will guide you through focused, clear and successful methods for treating children. You will walk away with evidence-based techniques that will not only re-energize your practice but also help your clients to: Decrease: • Aggression • Distractibility • Impulsivity • Over-Activity • Sensory Sensitivity • Irritability/Temper Tantrums • Hopelessness • Panic/Anxiety Increase: • Effective Communication • Self-Control • Coping with Environmental Change & Transitions • Task-Focus & Persistence • Empathy & Remorse • Respect • Social Skills Join Jennifer Wilke-Deaton, M.A., L.P.A., national speaker, expert and author as she teaches you more than 50 proven techniques to quickly improve the lives of children and adolescents with ODD, ASD, ADHD and mood disorders. Learn how to troubleshoot and adapt techniques for preschool through high school aged kids through real-life case studies, video/audio clips, reproducible client-friendly worksheets, and step-by-step directions for every intervention. Jen’s passion, caring, humor, and time-tested approaches will make this day of learning fly by! You will leave invigorated and empowered to treat the top childhood disorders. Objectives: DAY 1: OPPOSITIONAL, DEFIANT & DISRUPTIVE CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS: Non-Medication Approaches to the Most Challenging Behaviors • Utilize clinical strategies to reduce the frequency, duration and severity of behavioral episodes that challenge therapists, educators, professionals and parents. • Implement both proactive and reactive strategies for oppositional, defiant and disruptive behavior in children and youth. • Discriminate between the clinical presentation of behavioral episodes and psychiatric symptoms to inform treatment. • Communicate how a skilled observation of behavior informs your treatment approach. • Develop clinical skills for establishing a therapeutic rapport to overcome treatment resistance in children and adolescents. Effectively develop a behavior intervention plan and safety plan across all settings including home and school. DAY 2: ADHD, ASD, ODD & MOOD DISORDERS: Over 50 Behavior-changing Techniques for Children and Adolescents • Utilize effective clinical techniques for working with kids with behavioral issues, high functioning ASD, ADHD and mood disturbance. • Determine how to promote “whole brain” change to improve clinical outcomes in children with verbal processing and auditory learning issues. • Develop tools for daily mindfulness and self-regulation practice to improve child/adolescent level of functioning. • Analyze the diagnostic symptoms of behavioral/emotional disorders in children and adolescents and establish how this informs your choice of intervention strategies. • Dissect how to reduce power struggles & anger through CBT and validation techniques. • Explore clinical manifestations among anxiety disorders, ADHD, mood disorders and ODD as it relates to diagnosis.

PRIMO 2020 Annual Meeting is organized by Meetings Events & Conference Coordinators, (MECC) and will be held from Feb 12 - 15, 2020 at Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America. Target Audience: This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of Academic and Community Practitioners, as well as Registered Nurses and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, Pharmacists and Physician Assistants from all oncology specialties, treating all disease sites involved in the care of patients with cancer. Accreditation: This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 15.75 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change. Physician: "Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 15.75 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit." Nursing: The Medical Educator Consortium designates this activity for 15.75 contact hours. Pharmacotherapy contact hours for Advance Practice Registered Nurses will be designated on your certificate. Pharmacist: This Application-based activity has been approved for 15.75 contact hours (1.57 CEUs) by the Medical Educator Consortium.  Physician Assistant: The Medical Educator Consortium has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 15.75 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation. Description: The Conference is a unique opportunity to receive CME/CE credits while staying ahead of the latest advances in immuno and molecular oncology. The Annual PRIMO Meeting is designed to summarize key developments in cancer care over the past 12 months and features anticipated advances that you and your patients will likely see in the upcoming year. Educational Objectives: After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to: • Describe the rationale for mechanisms of action for molecular targeted and immunologic therapies used to treat cancer today; • Summarize recent advances in targeted and immunologic treatment of hematologic malignancies and solid tumors; • Identify patients who are appropriate candidates for targeted and immunologic therapies; • Implement strategies from a healthcare team approach to reduce treatment-related toxicities, and optimize patient outcomes; • Discuss promising targeted and immunologic approaches being tested in late-stage clinical trials. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.