Upcoming Medical Conferences in Des Plaines

Pediatric Pearls: Adolescent Medicine Course is organized by Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and will be held on Mar 05, 2019 at Fountain Blue Banquets & Conference Center, Des Plaines, Illinois, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is Family Practice, Nurse Practitioner, Nursing, Pediatrics, Physician Assistant. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 5.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Conference Description: This one-day symposium is designed for healthcare providers interested in learning about topics that some of their adolescent population patient will encounter at some point in these important developing years. Everything from skin conditions to substance abuse to anxiety will be addressed. Taking it one step further, the program will also feature experts to discuss other sensitive but timely issues such as STDs/STIs, female issues and healthcare concerns for the gender-diverse youth. Conference Objectives: • Summarize the trends in tobacco and marijuana products and their use. • Review the association between somatic complaints and anxiety in adolescents. • Develop strategies to address adolescent anxiety in a primary care setting. • Review common pediatric gynecologic disorders and decide when a referral to specialist is warranted. • Review of diagnosis and treatment of common vulvar complaints in the prepubertal girl. • Identify categories of acne vulgaris. • Discuss guidelines for treatment based on the category of acne vulgaris. • Recognize mimickers of acne vulgaris. • Define key terminology related to gender and sexuality. • Differentiate between developmental trajectories of gender dysphoria in children and adolescents. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

The PBI Professional Boundaries and Ethics Course Physician Enhanced Edition is organized by Professional Boundaries, Inc. (PBI) and will be held from Apr 12 - 14, 2019 at Wyndham Chicago O'Hare, Des Plaines, Illinois, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 34 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Course Objectives : • Comply with standards of practices, codes of ethics, and state statutes • Demonstrate appropriate clinical decision making by minimizing negative influences • Adhere to professional boundaries with resultant improvements in physician-patient interaction, which can improve clinical outcomes • Reduce their potential of transgressions through the development of systems into clinical practice • Become aware of the early warning signs indicative of ethical dilemmas and boundary problems • Create and implement a tiered Protection Plan to maintain appropriate boundaries Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

The PBI Professional Boundaries and Ethics Course Physician Essential Edition is organized by Professional Boundaries, Inc. (PBI) and will be held from Apr 12 - 14, 2019 at Wyndham Chicago O'Hare, Des Plaines, Illinois, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 24 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Course Objectives: • Reduce disruptive behavior by recognizing your risk factors. • Comply with all standards of practice, codes of ethics and state statues. • Understand the vulnerabilities and risk factors that predispose you to violations. • Recognize the early warning signs of ethical and boundary dilemmas. • Improve your interaction with patients by adhering to professional boundaries. • Reduce the risk of violations by those you manage. • Create and implement a tiered Protection Plan to maintain appropriate professional, organizational, and personal boundaries. • Enhance team and clinical communication. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

The PBI Professional Boundaries and Ethics Course Allied Health Professional - Essential Edition is organized by Professional Boundaries, Inc. (PBI) and will be held from Apr 12 - 14, 2019 at Wyndham Chicago O'Hare, Des Plaines, Illinois, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 24 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Course Objectives are : With this class, you will learn to : • Reduce disruptive behavior by recognizing your risk factors. • Comply with all standards of practice, codes of ethics and state statues. • Understand the vulnerabilities and risk factors that predispose you to violations. • Recognize the early warning signs of ethical and boundary dilemmas. • Improve your interaction with patients by adhering to professional boundaries. • Reduce the risk of violations by those you manage. • Create and implement a tiered Protection Plan to maintain appropriate professional, organizational, and personal boundaries. • Enhance team and clinical communication. Gain the real-world information you need about : • The full range of boundary violations: sexual and non-sexual. • Distinguishing among boundary drifts, crossings and violations. • Assessing your own violation potential, risk factors, triggers, and catalysts. • The stages of recovery and the challenges offending professionals face post-violation. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

The PBI Professional Boundaries and Ethics Course Allied Health Professional - Extended Edition is organized by Professional Boundaries, Inc. (PBI) and will be held from Apr 12 - 14, 2019 at Wyndham Chicago O'Hare, Des Plaines, Illinois, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 46 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Course Objectives: Upon completion, participants should: • Express why and how healthcare professionals are held accountable for adhering to standards of practice, codes of ethics, and state statutes • Discuss attributes and behaviors that constitute professionalism in the context of health care, and identify specific lapses in their own professionalism • Explain how professional problems evolve, employing the model of a continuum of boundary impingements • Express how professional lapses can adversely affect clinical judgment and cause a range of other impacts and harms • Describe the components of the Boundary Formula™ and apply them to their own violation potential and, if applicable, their infraction • Create and implement a Personalized Protection Plan that includes strategies, safeguards, and systems to reduce the risk of relapse and improve accountability • Detect early warning signs of professional problems in themselves and others in order to reduce the risk of future violations Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

The PBI Professional Boundaries and Ethics Course Allied Health Professional - Enhanced Edition is organized by Professional Boundaries, Inc. (PBI) and will be held from Apr 12 - 14, 2019 at Wyndham Chicago O'Hare, Des Plaines, Illinois, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 34 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Course Objectives: Upon completion, participants should: • Express why and how healthcare professionals are held accountable for adhering to standards of practice, codes of ethics, and state statutes • Discuss attributes and behaviors that constitute professionalism in the context of health care, and identify specific lapses in their own professionalism • Explain how professional problems evolve, employing the model of a continuum of boundary impingements • Express how professional lapses can adversely affect clinical judgment and cause a range of other impacts and harms • Describe the components of the Boundary Formula™ and apply them to their own violation potential and, if applicable, their infraction • Create and implement a Personalized Protection Plan that includes strategies, safeguards, and systems to reduce the risk of relapse and improve accountability • Detect early warning signs of professional problems in themselves and others in order to reduce the risk of future violations Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

The PBI Professional Boundaries and Ethics Course Physical Therapist Essential Edition is organized by Professional Boundaries, Inc. (PBI) and will be held from Apr 12 - 14, 2019 at Wyndham Chicago O'Hare, Des Plaines, Illinois, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 24.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. With this class, you will learn to: • Reduce disruptive behavior by recognizing your risk factors. • Comply with all standards of practice, codes of ethics and state statues. • Understand the vulnerabilities and risk factors that predispose you to violations. • Recognize the early warning signs of ethical and boundary dilemmas. • Improve your interaction with patients by adhering to professional boundaries. • Reduce the risk of violations by those you manage. • Create and implement a tiered Protection Plan to maintain appropriate professional, organizational, and personal boundaries. • Enhance team and clinical communication. Gain the real-world information you need about: • The full range of boundary violations: sexual and non-sexual. • Distinguishing among boundary drifts, crossings and violations. • Assessing your own violation potential, risk factors, triggers, and catalysts. • The stages of recovery and the challenges offending professionals face post-violation. Course Objectives: Upon completion, participants should: • Express why and how healthcare professionals are held accountable for adhering to standards of practice, codes of ethics, and state statutes • Discuss attributes and behaviors that constitute professionalism in the context of health care, and identify specific lapses in their own professionalism • Explain how professional problems evolve, employing the model of a continuum of boundary impingements • Express how professional lapses can adversely affect clinical judgment and cause a range of other impacts and harms • Describe the components of the Boundary Formula™ and apply them to their own violation potential and, if applicable, their infraction • Create and implement a Personalized Protection Plan that includes strategies, safeguards, and systems to reduce the risk of relapse and improve accountability • Detect early warning signs of professional problems in themselves and others in order to reduce the risk of future violations

The PBI Professional Boundaries and Ethics Course Physical Therapist Enhanced Edition is organized by Professional Boundaries, Inc. (PBI) and will be held from Apr 12 - 14, 2019 at Wyndham Chicago O'Hare, Des Plaines, Illinois, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 34.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Course Objectives: Upon completion, participants should: • Express why and how healthcare professionals are held accountable for adhering to standards of practice, codes of ethics, and state statutes • Discuss attributes and behaviors that constitute professionalism in the context of health care, and identify specific lapses in their own professionalism • Explain how professional problems evolve, employing the model of a continuum of boundary impingements • Express how professional lapses can adversely affect clinical judgment and cause a range of other impacts and harms • Describe the components of the Boundary Formula™ and apply them to their own violation potential and, if applicable, their infraction • Create and implement a Personalized Protection Plan that includes strategies, safeguards, and systems to reduce the risk of relapse and improve accountability • Detect early warning signs of professional problems in themselves and others in order to reduce the risk of future violations The Enhanced edition includes: • A 10-hour online pre-course component: textbook reading and written assignments. • Three-day live conference (24 total hours). Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

The PBI Professional Boundaries and Ethics Course Physical Therapist Extended Edition is organized by Professional Boundaries, Inc. (PBI) and will be held from Apr 12 - 14, 2019 at Wyndham Chicago O'Hare, Des Plaines, Illinois, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 46.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Course Objectives: Upon completion, participants should: • Express why and how healthcare professionals are held accountable for adhering to standards of practice, codes of ethics, and state statutes • Discuss attributes and behaviors that constitute professionalism in the context of health care, and identify specific lapses in their own professionalism • Explain how professional problems evolve, employing the model of a continuum of boundary impingements • Express how professional lapses can adversely affect clinical judgment and cause a range of other impacts and harms • Describe the components of the Boundary Formula™ and apply them to their own violation potential and, if applicable, their infraction • Create and implement a Personalized Protection Plan that includes strategies, safeguards, and systems to reduce the risk of relapse and improve accountability • Detect early warning signs of professional problems in themselves and others in order to reduce the risk of future violations The Extended edition includes: • A 10-hour online pre-course component: textbook reading and written assignments. • Three-day live conference (24 total hours). • PLUS post-conference supportive relapse prevention seminars - one hour/week via conference call for one 12-week cycle, with the option of continuing for multiple cycles (which many choose to do). • Fulfills California disciplinary orders requiring boundary education.

The PBI Prescribing Course: Opioids, Pain Management, and Addiction - Physician Extended Edition is organized by Professional Boundaries, Inc. (PBI) and will be held from Apr 13 - 14, 2019 at Wyndham Chicago O'Hare, Des Plaines, Illinois, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is Professional Boundaries Inc. developed the Ongoing Education Course for Prescribers for all prescribers, as well as for those dealing with administrative or disciplinary issues. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 33 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Course Objectives • Implement safer, more effective treatment with improved outcome through the application of a comprehensive knowledge of the spectrum of pain medications. • Apply the prescribing laws and regulations into clinical practice for the safe and effective use of opioids and controlled substances. • Produce and maintain medical records documenting compliance prescribing laws and documenting appropriate management and treatment of chronic pain. • Differentiate opioid dependency and addiction to minimize abuse potential and maximize pain management. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.