Upcoming Medical Conferences in Baltimore

Advanced Procedures Workshop for Nurse Practitioners (NPs) is organized by Barkley & Associates, Inc. and will be held on Jan 05, 2019 at Hilton Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 12 Contact Hours. Workshop Topics: • Workshop 1.1, 2.1, 4.1, 5.1: Advanced Procedures Workshop: Landmark & Ultrasound-guided Central Line Placement & Vascular Access • Workshop 1.2, 2.2, 4.2, 5.2: Advanced Procedures Workshop: Difficult Airway Management • Workshop 1.3, 2.3, 4.3, 5.3: Advanced Procedures Workshop: Landmark & Ultrasound-guided Thoracentesis, Needle Decompression, & Chest Tube Insertion – including Pigtail Catheters • Workshop 1.4, 2.4, 4.4, 5.4: Advanced Procedures Workshop: Landmark & Ultrasound-guided Lumbar Puncture, Paracentesis, & Extended Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (EFAST) Exam • Workshop 1.5, 2.5, 4.5, 5.5: Advanced Procedures Workshop: Managing Extremity Issues • Workshop 1.6, 2.6, 4.6, 5.6: Advanced Procedures Workshop: Emergency HEENT Procedures Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioners (AGACNP) Course is organized by Barkley & Associates, Inc. and will be held from Jan 06 - 07, 2019 at Hilton Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 17.25 Contact Hours. Conference Topics: • Clinical Assessment • Common Problems in Acute Care • Diagnosis and Clinical Management for Adults • Extensive Review of System-Specific Health Problems • Health Care Delivery and Health Care Systems • Health Promotion and Disease Prevention • Nurse Practitioner/Patient Relationship • Pharmacologic management • Professional Role Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Family Nurse Practitioner Certification Exam Review and Advanced Practice Update - 2019 is organized by Fitzgerald Health Education Associates and will be held from Jan 11 - 13, 2019 at Hilton Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 35.50 Contact hours. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner Certification Exam Review and Advanced Practice Update - 2019 is organized by Fitzgerald Health Education Associates (FHEA) and will be held from Jan 11 - 12, 2019 at Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 32.10 Contact hours. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Cardiac CT Practicum: The Total Experience 2019 is organized by Johns Hopkins Medicine (JHM) and will be held from Jan 14 - 18, 2019 at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is Cardiovascular Disease, Diagnostic Radiologists, Nuclear Radiologists, Radiologists, Cardiac Surgeons. Conference Description: This is a workstation-based training activity, designed to meet American College of Cardiology/ American Heart Association requirements. Each participant has their own workstation to use throughout the activity and receives personal attention and instruction by the activity faculty. Instructors to demonstrate various aspects of CT interpretation use a workstation, which projects to the front of the room. After receiving training on the use of the workstation, a library of cases selected to demonstrate the variety of pathology, which can be evaluated by CT (coronary disease, bypass grafts, stents, anomalies, cardiomyopathies, EP, pericardial disease, cardiac tumors), is reviewed. A minimum of 100 cases are reviewed during the five days of the activity. Twenty-four hours of didactic instruction are included through lectures and reading materials, which will cover topics of patient selection, preparation, radiation, contrast, cardiac anatomy, assessment of cardiac function, cardiac pathology, etc. Conference Objectives are: • Choose patients appropriate for this imaging modality. • Prepare patients to obtain optimal study results. • Optimize image reconstruction for cardiac analyses. • Use 3D workstation to visualize all aspects of cardiac anatomy. • Assess extent of coronary atherosclerosis and evaluate LV function. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Patient Engagement Training: Tools for Behavior Change is organized by Johns Hopkins Medicine (JHM) and will be held on Jan 16, 2019 at Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America. Target Audience : Critical Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Family Practice, General Practice, General Surgery, Geriatric Medicine, Gynecology, Hospitalist, Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, Multiple Specialties, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Nurse Practitioner, Nursing, Nutrition, Ob/Gyn, Obstetrics, Occupational Therapy, Oncology, Orthopedic Surgery, Pain Medicine, Pediatrics, Pharmacist, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant, Psychiatry, Psychology, Social Work, Speech-Language Pathology. Conference Overview : The Patient Engagement Training (PET) is designed to: • Improve provider knowledge and attitudes regarding the use of patient engagement principles and communication skills • Improve provider confidence in use of patient engagement principles and communication skills, and • Increase the use of effective communication and patient engagement skills.  Conference Objectives : • Integrate three new communication techniques into practice that increase the patient-provider partnership. • Apply the four components of the "patient engagement spirit" to regular patient care. • Assess a patient's level of readiness for change and identify an appropriate corresponding intervention. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Ninth Annual Evaluation and Management of Pleural Disease is organized by Johns Hopkins Medicine (JHM) and will be held from Jan 21 - 22, 2019 at Chevy Chase Bank Conference Center, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is Critical Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Hospitalist, Internal Medicine, Multiple Specialties, Nurse Practitioner, Pulmonary Disease. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 12 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Conference Description: This conference is designed to educate the practicing pulmonologist and chest surgeon, as well as other health care professionals, interested in the care of patients with pleural disease. Participants will develop a comprehensive knowledge of the indications, contraindications and associated complications of common pleural procedures including thoracentesis, chest tube and indwelling pleural catheter placement, pleural biopsy and thoracoscopy. Procedures will be discussed in the didactic session on day one and will be demonstrated and practiced on day two at the hands-on stations on human cadavers in the MISTC Lab. Conference Objectives : • Interpret pleural pathophysiology. • Use ultrasound to guide pleural intervention. • Discuss in detail the evaluation and management of patients with pleural effusion and pneumothorax. Venues: Chevy Chase Bank Conference Center and MISTC Lab, Baltimore, MD

Nitrous Oxide Administration and Monitoring for the Dental Hygienist is organized by University of Maryland School of Dentistry (UMSOD) and will be held on Jan 26, 2019 at University of Maryland School of Dentistry, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is Dental Hygienists. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 6 CDE credit hours. Course Description: The first portion of this course will consist of four hours of lecture, followed by a written examination. The course will include the history, physiological and pharmacologic effects of nitrous oxide sedation; definitions and descriptions of the physiological and psychological aspects of pain and anxiety; concepts and management of pain and anxiety; indications and contraindications; anatomy and physiology of respiration; medical assessment of a patient prior to administration of nitrous oxide; armamentarium and equipment; moderate sedation, deep sedation and general anesthesia versus nitrous oxide at anxiolytic levels pharmacological and physiological effects of nitrous oxide, including drug interactions; a description of the distinction between consious and unconscious state; monitoring and evaluating a patient to whom nitrous oxide has been administered; chart documentation; occupations exposure and toxicity; preventing, recognizing and managing possible complications and medical emergcncies of inhalation sedation. Course Objectives: • Recognize patient indications for nitrous oxide sedation • Describe the basic physiology of the human respiratory system • Describe the pharmacological effects of oxygen and nitrous oxide, including drug interactions • Assess and manage pain and anxiety • Assess a patient prior to administration of nitrous oxide • Describe the stages of anesthesia, and the planes of analgesia, including signs and symptoms of each • Identify specific clinical symptoms associated with each of the planes of analgesia while administering and monitoring nitrous oxide • List the steps in administering nitrous oxide sedation • Calculate the total liters of flow per minute • Recognize and manage complications and medical emergencies • Properly record chart entries including administration of nitrous oxide sedation • List health hazards associated with nitrous oxide toxicity Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Johns Hopkins Emergency Patient Management Simulation Curriculum is organized by Johns Hopkins Medicine (JHM) and will be held on Jan 31, 2019 at Johns Hopkins Medicine Simulation Center, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is Critical Care Medicine, Multiple Specialties. Conference Description : The Johns Hopkins Emergency Patient Management Simulation Curriculum utilizes appropriate equipment and educators to both design and implement specific, real-time scenarios that immerse the learner. This process not only imparts medical knowledge but addresses competencies lacking in other education formats, such as; patient care, interpersonal and communication skills, and professionalism. Each scenario is developed by expert Hopkins faculty and tailored to improve performance that directly translates to improved patient outcomes. Current Scenarios include : • Cardiac Arrest/Resuscitation. • First Few Minutes (FFM). • Shock. • Impending respiratory failure. • Airway compromise. Conference Objectives : • Diagnose the disease state and describe the key indications for the simulated procedure(s). • Improve targeted procedural skills as evidenced by metric data collected during the simulation. • Translate technical and functional expertise training, problem-solving and decision-making skills, and interpersonal and communications skills to improved outcomes in practice. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

5-Day PANCE/PANRE Review Course is organized by CME Resources, Inc and will be held from Feb 06 - 10, 2019 at Kimpton Hotel Monaco Baltimore Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is Physician Assistants. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 43 hours of AAPA Category 1 (Pre-approved) CME credits. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.