Upcoming Medical Conferences in Shreveport

2nd Stroke Fighters Symposium is organized by Louisiana State University (LSU) Health Sciences Center Shreveport and will be held on Sep 08, 2018 at LSU Health Sciences Center Shreveport, Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America. Course Description: This Conference is designed to improve the knowledge and performance of healthcare providers for patients with stroke and cerebrovascular disease. The overall goal of this activity is to improve patient care by increasing learner competence in diagnosing cerebrovascular accident disease, as well as improving performance in using appropriate clinical guideline treatment options including recognition, revascularization, recovery and prevention of stroke. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

15th Annual Radiology for the Non-Radiologist Conference is organized by Louisiana State University (LSU) Health Sciences Center Shreveport and will be held on Oct 21, 2018 at LSU Health Sciences Center Shreveport, Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America. Course Description: This Conference is designed to help direct the non-radiologist in deciding the appropriate study for their patient’s condition and inform them what information they can obtain from this study. It will also help them in interpreting certain basic studies to help them in their clinical work. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Oppositional, Defiant & Disruptive Children and Adolescents: Non-medication Approaches to the Most Challenging Behaviors is organized by PESI HealthCare and will be held on Oct 24, 2018 at Wyndham Garden Shreveport, Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America. 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 client’s most challenging behaviors including: • Tantrums • Running out/away • Noncompliance • Nagging • Refusing to work/help • Yelling/screaming • Bullying • Panic/anxiety reactions • 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. Robert Marino 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. Course 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. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Louisiana Society of Health-System Pharmacists (LSHP) Mid Year Meeting 2018 is organized by Louisiana Society of Health-System Pharmacists (LSHP) and will be held from Oct 26‐27, 2018 at Shreveport Convention Center, Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.