Upcoming Medical Conferences in Honolulu

2019 SACNAS - The National Diversity in STEM Conference is organized by Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans (SACNAS) and will be held from Oct 31 - Nov 02, 2019 at Hawaii Convention Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America. Description: 2019 SACNAS is a 3-day conference which serves to equip, empower, and energize participants for their academic and professional paths in STEM. Over the course of the three days, college-level through professional attendees are immersed in cutting-edge scientific research and professional development sessions, motivational keynote speakers, a Graduate School & Career Expo Hall, multicultural celebrations, and an inclusive and welcoming community of peers, mentors, and role models. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

16th Annual Emergency Medicine Update Hot Topics 2019 is organized by UC Davis Conference and Event Services (CES) and will be held from Nov 05 - 09, 2019 at The Kahala Hotel & Resort, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America. This Course has been approved for a maximum of 20.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. Target Audience: The target audience includes practitioners who provide care in urgent and emergent settings, including physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, and pharmacists. Why You Should Attend: Health care is changing rapidly. urgent and emergent conditions require rapid, accurate diagnosis and treatment decisions. this educational activity provides an opportunity for practitioners to learn about current and progressive trends in the practice of emergent, urgent and critical care. the course provides a setting where attendees will practice their own decision-making and manual skills with concurrent feedbcak and instruction. This course is designed to change practitioner competencies in intoxications, envenomations, non-accidental trauma, hand emergencies, splinting techniques, airway management with state of the art technology, pediatric care, point-of-care ultrasound, pediatric trauma, EKG interpretation, resuscitation, and imaging in abdominal emergencies.  Description: Emergency Medicine Hot Topics 2019 is a conference focused on recent advances and new approaches in Emergency care and improvement of patient care in the following areas: cardiac, traumatic, pediatric and general medical emergencies. Topics: • Difficult Airway Management • Ultrasound for Dyspnea and Vascular Access • Pediatric Emergency Care • Trauma Management Heat Illness • Management of Strokes • Lightning Strikes • Altitude Illness • Resistant Infections Highlights: • Hands on ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia lab with world leaders in ultrasound. • Non-opioid pain management strategies. • Pediatric simulation lab from leading pediatric educators. • Updates in neurological critical care. • Trauma lab with active military and dual boarded traumatologist Educational Objectives: • Identify key nerve blocks for management of acute pain. • Select non-opioid pain management strategies. • Apply pediatric critical care concepts. • Update practice in neurological critical care. • Utilize contemporary equipment in trauma resuscitation Conference Registration: Please register early – space is limited. The fees will increase after Friday, October 4, 2019.

The Immune System: The Mind-Body Connection: Who Gets Sick And Who Stays Well is organized by Institute for Brain Potential (IBP) and will be held on Nov 08, 2019 at Prince Waikiki - Honolulu Luxury Hotel, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America. Nurses: Institute for Brain Potential is approved by the CA Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #CEP13896. Institute for Brain Potential (IBP) is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This program provides 6 contact hours for nurses. Psychologists, Counselors, Social Workers, and Mfts: Institute for Brain Potential is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Institute for Brain Potential maintains responsibility for this program and its content. This program is 6 CE credits. Institute for Brain Potential has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6342. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Institute for Brain Potential is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. This program provides 6 clock hours of CE credit. Institute for Brain Potential, provider #1160, is approved as a provider for social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) www.aswb.org through the Approved Continuing Education (ACE) Program. Institute for Brain Potential maintains responsibility for the program. Social workers should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval for continuing education credits. Social workers participating in this course will receive 6 clinical continuing education clock hours. Social Work Practice Level: Intermediate. Chemical Dependency Professionals: Institute for Brain Potential is approved by the NAADAC Approved Education Provider Program, Provider #102949. This program provides 6 continuing education hours (CEHs). Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians: Institute for Brain Potential is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This knowledge-based activity provides 6 contact hours (.6 CEUs). Dental Professionals: Institute for Brain Potential (IBP), provider RP-4261, is authorized to confer continuing dental education for Dentists, Dental Hygienists and Dental Assistants by the Dental Board of CA. Institute for Brain Potential is designated as an Approved PACE Program Provider by the Academy of General Dentistry (AGD). The formal continuing dental education programs of this provider are accepted by the AGD for Fellowship/Mastership and membership maintenance credit. Approval does not imply acceptance by a state or provincial board of dentistry or AGD endorsement. This program is 6 CE hours. Occupational Therapists: Institute for Brain Potential is an American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Approved Provider, #6050. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA. This program provides 0.6 AOTA CEUs or 6 contact hours. Content Level: Intermediate. Content Focus: Domain of OT (Client Factors) and Occupational Therapy Process (Outcomes). Nursing Home Administrators: This program has been approved by the California Nursing Home Administrator Program (NHAP) for 6 CE hours. Physical Therapists: Institute for Brain Potential is approved as a provider of physical therapy continuing education by the Physical Therapy Board of California (PTBC). Approval is pending by the TX Chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). This program is 6 contact hours. Speech-language Pathologists: Institute for Brain Potential is approved as a provider of CE by CA Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology Board (SLPAB), #PDP247. This program is 6 contact hours. Massage Therapists: Institute for Brain Potential is approved by NCBTMB as a CE Approved Provider, #450939-09. This course is pending approval by NCBTMB for 6 CE hours. Case Managers: This program has been submitted to the Commission for Case Manager Certification for approval to provide board certified case managers with 6 CE contact hours. Acupuncturists: This course is pending approval by the California Acupuncture Board, Provider Number 565, for 6 hours of Category 1 continuing education. Physician Assistants: This educational activity provides 6 hours of Category 2 CME credits. Dietitians: IBP is a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Accredited Provider with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). Registered dietitians (RDs) and dietetic technicians, registered (DTRs) will receive 6 CPEUs for completion of this program. Continuing Professional Education Provider Accreditation does not constitute endorsement by CDR of a provider, program, or materials. Allied Health Professions: Naturopathic Physicians, Veterinarians, Prosthetists, Orthotists, and Chiropractors receive a Certificate of Completion for this 6-hour program. Please contact your regulatory board to determine course approval. Educators: educators in CA can earn 7.5 PGs for successfully completing this program

Hawaii Society of Clinical Oncology (HSCO) 2019 Annual Conference is organized by Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) and will be held on Nov 16, 2019 at The Kahala Hotel & Resort, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Mastering Lab Interpretation: Deciphering the Hidden Clues is organized by PESI HealthCare and will be held on Dec 05, 2019 at Hyatt Regency Waikiki Beach Resort&Spa, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America. This Course has been approved for a maximum of 6.3 contact hours / 6.25 clock hours of continuing education / 6.25 hours of continuing education credit.  Target Audience: • Nurses • Nurse Practitioners • Clinical Nurse Specialists • Physicians • Physician Assistants • Physical Therapists • Occupational Therapists Description: The lab work you have been patiently waiting for comes back normal… yet you know something just isn't right! Do you know how to decipher the hidden clues and prepare for possible complications? Do you wish you had more confidence in your interpretation skills? Look beyond the numbers and finally understand what the values mean. Master lab interpretation with this cutting-edge program that will provide you with in-depth knowledge of the full spectrum of lab tests used today. Learn the hidden clues of labs, understand why they are ordered, discern the pathophysiology behind abnormal values, and anticipate the types of symptoms your patient will show as the values deteriorate or improve. Sign up today and gain the confidence you need to manage the next patient emergency. Objectives: • Evaluate results of Coagulation Studies (PT/INT and PTT). • Analyze a Complete Blood Count with Differential and discuss clinical applications (Anemias, Left Shifts, Infections, etc.). • Recognize the clinical implications of metabolic panels. • Distinguish between life-threatening electrolyte imbalances, as well as potential causes and remedies. • Predict renal function based on BUN, Creatinine, BUN/CR ratio, and GFR. • Interpret cardiac panel results in a suspected acute myocardial infarction. • Analyze blood gases and discuss clinical implications. • Differentiate between bacterial meningitis and viral meningitis based on lumbar puncture findings. • Recognize the key clinical indicators and implications for infection on a urinalysis.

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.