Expanded Duty Dental Assistant (EDDA) Training is organized by LSU Health New Orleans Continuing Dental Education and will be held from Jun 12 - 14, 2020 at Louisiana State University School of Dentistry, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America. Overview: This is the “next step” for assistants who want to expand their capabilities in dental practice. This course is designed to provide dental assistants with the knowledge and skills they need to perform expanded duty dental assisting functions as specified by Louisiana law. Hands-on exercises will be performed in the laboratory to reinforce the material presented in the lectures. Each participant will be given and must pass a post-course examination to determine their qualifications. Learning Objectives: Be able to identify, understand, and explain: • Function of instruments and materials used in coronal polishing • Limitations and uses of coronal polishing technique as contrasted with a prophylaxis • Use, care, and lubrication of the right-angle handpiece Instruments and materials for suturing • Types and levels of sedation • Types and uses of dental liners • Parts of the Tofflemire matrix retainer • Sequence of steps in the placement of an anterior restoration • Placement of pit and fissure sealant • Groups of extrinsic and intrinsic stains on dentition • Process for placing a medicated dressing post-operative • Cause and treatment of alveolar osteitis • Post-operative instruction to a patient for home care • Indications and contraindications for use of nitrous oxide • Safety features of the nitrous unit • Technique of, application, and monitoring nitrous oxide • Purpose of and different types of temporary crowns • Proper armamentarium needed for fabrication of a temporary crown • Use of rubber dam and the isolation of teeth • Manipulation and use of periodontal surgical dressing • Methods used for gingival retraction Be able to demonstrate: • Knowledge of dental anatomy • Coronal polishing • Process of removing sutures with a sterile technique • Placement of a cavity liner • Preparing, placing, wedging, and removing a Tofflemire matrix retainer • Etching of a posterior tooth prior to the placement of pit and fissure sealant • Gingival retraction using the chemical method • Removal of the retraction cord • Mixing, placement and removal of periodontal dressing • Application of pit and fissure sealants • Preparation needed before placement of sealants • Placement of temporary filling

This Conference has been Cancelled. Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) Annual Conference is organized by Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) and will be held during Jun 12 - 15, 2020 at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available

American Dental Hygienists Association (ADHA) 2020 Annual Conference is organized by American Dental Hygienists Association (ADHA) and will be held from Jun 12 - 14, 2020 at New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America. Audience: Practicing dental hygienists in areas across clinical, education, research, and public health Dental hygienists at different stages of their learning path (ranging from still in school to 25+ years of work experience) Strong desire for hands-on and interactive sessions where they can implement new skills the next week in their offices, classrooms, or clinics Overview: ADHA is seeking education proposals founded in sound adult learning principals and reflecting evidenced-based, cutting-edge thinking, informed by current theory, research, and practice. Intended to deliver the utmost learning experience, preference may be given to proposals that are positioned to deliver a balanced mix of the following: Content: • Innovative, cutting-edge, evidenced-based • Practical application with evidence supported by research/data • Exploring issues important to dental hygienists at varying stages of expertise Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

2020 National Organization of Forensic Social Work (NOFSW) Conference is organized by National Organization of Forensic Social Work (NOFSW) and will be held from Jun 16 - 19, 2020 at Sheraton New Orleans Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

This Conference has been Cancelled. Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) 2020 Convention is organized by Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) and will be held from Jun 18 - 21, 2020 at New Orleans Marriott, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States Of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

The conference has been cancelled in concern with the well-being and health of all attendees due to the spread of the pandemic COVID-19.  Note: If you are already registered, kindly contact the concerned  organizer for further exact information Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA) 43rd Annual Scientific Meeting is organized by Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA) and would be held during Jun 20 - 24, 2020 at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America. Additional Details will be posted as soon as they are available

2020 AANP National Conference is organized by American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) and will be held from Jun 23 - 28, 2020 at New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

This conference has been CANCELLED. 2020 American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine (AADSM) Annual Meeting is organized by American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine (AADSM) and will be held from May 29 - 31, 2020 at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

25th Annual Executive War College: Conference on Laboratory & Pathology Management is organized by The Dark Report. The symposium is held from Jul 14 - 15, 2020 at Sheraton New Orleans Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America. Description: Every clinical lab and pathology group today has two requirements: First is an urgent need to learn and implement effective cost-control strategies. Second is to develop and deploy targeted lab services that deliver value and earn your lab superior reimbursements. To help you seize these opportunities, we’re lining up the sessions perfectly tailored to your needs! Join our big 25th Anniversary celebration, and see and hear from the nation’s most innovative labs as they share with you how to add value that improves patient outcomes and encourages health insurers to pay you for this value! Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

15th Annual New Orleans Summer Cancer Meeting (NOSCM) is organized by Meetings Events & Conference Coordinators, (MECC) and will be held from Jul 17 - 19, 2020 at The Roosevelt New Orleans, A Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America. Target Audience: This three day conference is designed for medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, surgical oncologists, advanced registered nurse practitioners (ARNP), physician assistants (PA), oncology nurses, registered pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and radiation therapists. General practitioners (internal medicine and family medicine) will have the benefit of a review of the standard of care and new developments in cancer therapy. Residents in training and fellows from these specialties are encouraged to attend. Accreditation and Designation Statements: This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 20.75 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change. Physician The Medical Educator Consortium designates this live activity for a maximum of 20.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. “Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 20.75 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 20.75 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 20.75 contact hours (2.75 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 20.75 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Description of Activity: The New Orleans Summer Cancer Meeting (NOSCM) is the largest continuing medical education (CME) event in the US Southeast region. It is a 3-day national CME, nursing education (CE), pharmacist and physician assistant meeting designed for medical oncologists, hematologists, surgical oncologists, radiation oncologists, oncology nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, physician assistants, residents and fellows in Hematology/Oncology as well as other healthcare professionals involved in the management of cancer patients. Conference Learning Objectives: Upon completion of “New Orleans Summer Cancer Meeting” attendees will be able to: • Learn novel indications and regimens using immunotherapy alone or in combination with other types of cancer treatments for multiple tumor types. • Learn novel oncogenic pathways including PI3K, CDK4/6, RET, MET, NTRK, and others as well as their targeted agents being developed to deliver personalized medicine. • Recognize promptly side effects from targeted therapy, immunotherapy and chemotherapy and establish therapeutic management as soon as possible. • Learn how to sequence several targeted therapies in multiple tumor types such as prostate cancer, kidney cancer, breast cancer, lung cancer, and others based on either their molecular profiles or clinical trial development. • Use and apply information delivered by DNA and RNA next-generation sequencing using liquid and tumor molecular profiles into the management of an oncologic patient. • Learn the indications for CAR-T cell therapeutic approach and management of its potential side effects. • Understand the challenges for healthcare delivery when patients are affected by natural catastrophic events and learn contingency plans to be prepared.