Upcoming Medical Conferences in Lexington

Suicide & Self-Harm: Stopping the Pain is organized by PESI HealthCare and will be held on Dec 13, 2019 at Holiday Inn Lexington - Hamburg, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America. This Course has been approved for a maximum of 6.3 contact hours / 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s). Target Audience: • Social Workers • Psychologists • Counselors • Teachers • School Administrators • Marriage & Family Therapists • Case Managers • Addiction Counselors • Therapists • Nurses • Other Mental Health Professionals Course Description: Using case studies taken from his 45-year career as a suicidologist and the DSM-5®’s expanded and comprehensive approach to suicide and self-mutilation – Jack Klott will bring to life the ideas, theories and concepts presented in this engaging one-of-a-kind workshop. After examining the goals of suicide and the goals that the self-mutilator desires to achieve, you will delve into treatment strategies that will help guide your client to achieve those goals with other, less damaging strategies. You will learn which personality types are most vulnerable to acts of suicide and self-mutilation, as well as the essential link between these behaviors and addiction disorders. Most importantly, your attention will be focused on the treatment relationship and the key to hope for both the suicidal and the self-harm clients. Objectives: • Implement a risk assessment strategy that helps clinicians determine which clients present the highest risk for suicide and self-harm. • Analyze the concept of suicide “contracts” and communicate their impacts on clients, clinicians, and clinical vigilance. • Explain how intent differentiates self-mutilation from suicide attempts and accurately identify the one form of self-mutilation that is a warning sign for potential suicide completion. • Implement techniques for effectively intervening in crisis situations and develop a strategy for determining when and how to hospitalize clients. • Articulate the role of addictions in the suicidal and self-mutilating population and employ a multi-faceted therapeutic approach that ensures client safety and addresses treatment of the addiction. • Determine the purpose behind self-injuring behavior and communicate how alternative coping strategies can be introduced in therapy to help clients manage triggering situations without self-harm.

Oppositional, Defiant & Disruptive Children and Adolescents: Non-medication Approaches to the Most Challenging Behaviors is organized by PESI HealthCare and will be held on Jan 30, 2020 at DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel Lexington, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America. This course has been approved for a maximum of 6.3 contact hours / 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ / 0.6 CEUs 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 Course Description: 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 clients’ 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. Jason Mathison 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. Objectives: • 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 & 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.

Antisocial, Borderline, Narcissistic and Histrionic: Effective Treatment for Cluster B Personality Disorders is organized by PESI HealthCare and will be held on Feb 21, 2020 at DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel Lexington, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America. This Conference has been approved for a maximum of 6.3 contact hours. Target Audience: • Counselors • Social Workers • Psychologists • Psychotherapists • Therapists • Addiction Counselors • Marriage and Family Therapists • Case Managers • Nurses • Other Mental Health Professionals Description: Join national trainer, Charles Jacob, Ph.D., as he delivers an intensive workshop and seminar designed to provide you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to accurately identify and treat your most difficult personality disordered clients. Better understand your clients with Antisocial, Narcissist, Histrionic and Borderline Personality Disorder client and make a breakthrough in clinical treatment. • Manage the manipulative and possibly violent Antisocial Personality Disorder in-session. • Overcome the Narcissistic Personality Disorder trait of perfectionism and combat their need to overpower you as the therapist. • Better understand your clients diagnosed with Histrionic Personality Disorder whose intense emotions and need for attention will test your patience and compassion. • Help the Borderline Personality Disorder client deal with their explosive emotions, self-harm tendencies and cravings for chaos. Case studies and video examples will be used to illustrate client symptom presentation, treatment, and management of each Cluster B client type. You will explore various modalities that are effective with antisocial, narcissistic, histrionic, and borderline personality disorders, such as Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive-Behavioral, Interpersonal, and Dialectical therapies. Each of these theories will be explored to provide you with solid and useable skills to include in your daily practice. Objectives: • Determine how the changes with the DSM-5® impacts diagnosis and treatment of the Cluster B Personality Disorder. • Identify and diagnose clients with antisocial, narcissistic, histrionic and Borderline Personality disorders to effectively inform your choice of treatment interventions. • Utilize case studies to differentiate symptom overlap, effective treatment and emotional management of each Cluster B Personality Disorders client type. • Manage the manipulative and potentially violent behaviors with your clients diagnosed with Antisocial Personality Disorder in session to make therapeutic progress. • Implement CBT techniques to clarify behaviors, values and goals with clients diagnosed with Narcissistic Personality Disorder. • Incorporate techniques to decrease explosive emotions, self-harm tendencies and cravings for chaos for clients diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder. • Utilize MI and DBT techniques with clients diagnosed with Histrionic Personality Disorder to help manage cognition and improve emotional regulation.

Grief Treatment: Current Evidence-Based Approaches to Care Across the Lifespan is organized by PESI HealthCare and will be held on Mar 04, 2020 at DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel Lexington, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 6.3 contact hours / 6.25 continuing education clock hours and 6.25 participant hours.  Target Audience: • Counselors • Social Workers • Psychologists • Case Managers • Marriage & Family Therapists • Nurses • Chaplains/Clergy • Nursing Home Administrators • Other Mental Health Professionals Course Description: The need for a revolution in the way mental health providers approach grievers is on the rise. The “quick fix” nature of American culture, a death-denying attitude and an outdated adherence to stage theories has created an epidemic for grievers. The potential is high to include a formalized diagnosis for Prolonged Grief Disorder in the next revision of the DSM-5®. If this occurs, clinicians will have an even greater responsibility to understand treatment modalities, assessment tools and diagnostic criteria related to grief. Not long ago in American history, those in mourning would be quick to find comfort from family and faith. Yet, as our society shifts away from a faith-orientation and loneliness continues to escalate, clinicians have the unique opportunity to stand in the gap of this crisis and provide a respite for grieving people of all ages. This training provides fast and unique treatment tools that can be used in a wide variety of circumstances for grievers of all ages. The new complicated Grief Treatment Model will also be examined for use with individuals facing a more persistent response to grief. This treatment has been studied to have a significantly higher response rate than interpersonal psychotherapy. Objectives: • Examine current models of grief theory that go beyond the five stages and the treatment implications of each model. • Explain the unique experience created by different types of loss in relation to assessment and treatment planning. • Describe a client’s understanding of death and response to grief from a developmental perspective across the lifespan. • Identify how grief impacts the family system (individually and together), and how to better equip them to support each other in grief. • Evaluate current and cutting-edge modalities used to treat typical and complicated grief in the clinical setting. • Identify specific creative counseling interventions that engage the individual, couple or family in the process of grief. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.  

Third Annual Precision Medicine Symposium: Therapeutic Advances in Hematological and Solid Tumors is organized by UK HealthCare CECentral and will be held on Mar 08, 2020 at Lexington Griffin Gate Marriott Resort & Spa, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America. Accreditation: CME: The University of Kentucky College of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Nursing: This educational activity is offered for a maximum of 4.75 ANCC contact hours. Other: UK Healthcare CECentral certifies this activity for 4.75 hours of participation. Target Audience: Oncologists, hematologists, oncology surgeons, pathologists, radiologists, oncology nurses, researchers, clinical research staff, pharmacists, genetic counselors, cancer center administrators and cancer program leaders are encouraged to attend. Description: This symposium highlights new advances in liquid biopsies and treatment options for lymphomas. Attendees will also learn strategies for implementing germline testing and CAR T-cell programs and the latest clinical advances in hematological malignancies and GI malignancies, including hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC). Objectives: Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to: • List new treatment options for neuroendocrine tumors • Outline patient specific recommendations for managing neuroendocrine tumors • Describe the role of hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) in the management of GI cancers • Discuss the role intraarterial chemotherapy to target metastatic liver lesions • Explain the role of CYP2D6 genotyping in the use of tamoxifen • Discuss implementation strategies for common drug metabolizing agents and their use in oncology • Describe the place in therapy of hypomethylating agents, sorafenib, ivosidenib, and enasidenib • Recognize and manage adverse effects associated with these agents

Annual Conference 2020 is organized by Kentucky Coalition of Nurse Practitioners & Nurse-Midwives (KCNPNM) and will be held from Apr 15 - 18, 2020 at Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Kentucky Optometric Association (KOA) 2020 Spring Conference is organized by Kentucky Optometric Association (KOA) and will be held from Apr 23 - 25, 2020 at Hyatt Regency Lexington, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America. This conference will offer 20 hours of CE for optometrists and 12 hours of CE for paras. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

51st Family Medicine Review is organized by UK HealthCare CECentral and will be held from May 10 - 15, 2020 at Lexington Griffin Gate Marriott Resort & Spa, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.