Upcoming Medical Conferences in Baltimore

Practical Emergency Airway Management Course is organized by Center for Emergency Medical Education (CEME) and will be held during Jul 05 - 06, 2018 at Hampton Inn Baltimore-Downtown-Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is tailored to emergency physicians, but critical care physicians, hospitalists, anesthesiologists, and respiratory therapy and paramedical personnel responsible for emergency airways will also benefit from this specialized practical approach. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 15.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Learning Objectives: • Formulate an overall strategy for different emergency airway situations emphasizing pre-procedural assessment of the "difficult" airway, indications for nasal and surgical airways, and the role of rapid sequence intubation. • Apply and understand techniques of laryngoscopy including external laryngeal manipulation, head elevated positioning, and paraglossal straight blade technique. • Effectively use laryngoscopy adjuncts including tube stylets and introducers, as well as understanding the fundamentals of laryngoscopy blade design and selection. • Explain the role of and the methods of insertion for rescue ventilation devices including the laryngeal mask airway and tracheal-esophageal Combitube, as well as means of transitioning. • from such devices to tracheal tube placement. • Describe laryngeal and upper airway anatomy including the structures of the laryngeal inlet, and the significance of these anatomic landmarks in terms of laryngoscopy, rescue ventilation, and surgical airway techniques. • Cite the indications and techniques of emergency surgical airways including retrograde intubation, cricothyrotomy, and tracheotomy. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

2018 American Health Quality Association (AHQA) Quality Summit is organized by American Health Quality Association (AHQA) and will be held from Jul 09 - 10, 2018 at Hilton Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Institute for Excellence in Education (IEE) Summer Camp is organized by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and will be held during Jul 12 - 13, 2018 at Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Foundations of Teaching and Learning Course is organized by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and will be held on Jul 12, 2018 at Armstrong Medical Education Building, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is General practitioners. Course Overview : The goal of the Foundations of Teaching and Learning course is to build the collective teaching capacity of healthcare educators in order to ensure teaching excellence and educator satisfaction in their teaching and learning roles. Course Objectives : • Describe three features of a supportive Learning Environment. • Incorporate at least three adult learning principles into your teaching practice. • List five important features of formative feedback. • Implement two educational design strategies to enhance teaching in both lecture and small group settings. • Employ strategies to motivate and empower learners in a variety of teaching settings. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Botox & Dermal Fillers Training Course is organized by American Academy of Facial Esthetics (AAFE) and will be held on Jul 13, 2018 at Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is designed to meet the needs of Physicians, Physician assistant, nurses and nurse Practitioners. Accreditation : Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 12.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits and line activity for a maximum of 7.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. CE Information : You will receive 10 CE participation hours each for these successfully completed live patient courses – Botulinum Toxin Training, Dermal Filler Training, and Frontline TMJ/Orofacial Pain Training. Conference Objectives are : • Patient evaluation for the best dental and facial esthetic and therapeutic outcomes. • Review of sterile technique as it relates to the use of injectable pharmacologic agents. • Safety and risk issues for botulinum toxin and dermal fillers injectable therapy. • Learn the physiology and pharmacology of oral and maxillo-facial injectable treatment. • Integrating botulinum neurotoxin and dermal filler therapy into therapeutic and esthetic treatment plans. • Volumizing nasolabial folds, marionette lines, and lifting up the corners of the mouth using anatomical landmarks. • Beautiful and subtle lip enhancements by adding volume to establish proper lip and smile lines. • Learn the best treatment techniques including anatomical muscle sites, muscle depths, proper preparation and dilution for the best oral and maxillofacial therapeutic and esthetic outcomes. • Botulinum toxin therapeutic treatment for bruxism to relieve TMJ syndrome. • How to avoid, manage, and treat possible adverse reactions and complications. • Live patient training including comprehensive diagnosis, treatment planning, proper dosing and delivery of botulinum neurotoxin and dermal fillers. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Connect 2018 is organized by American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and will be held from Jul 19 - 22, 2018 at Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 1.75 ASHA CEUs Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Peripheral Nerve Society (PNS) Annual Meeting is organized by Peripheral Nerve Society (PNS) and will be held during Jul 22 - 25, 2018 at Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is Neurologists. The PNS Annual Meeting is the place to learn about the latest international research across specialties in peripheral neuropathy. It is an opportunity for you to have one-on-one discussions with experts in the field and connect with your peers from all over the world. During the Plenary Talks, Platform Presentations, and Saturday Education Courses junior and senior scientists of various backgrounds teach about the most current and ground-breaking developments in the field, including Charcot-Marie Tooth and Related Neuropathies, Inflammatory Neuropathy, PAIN, Diabetes and more. The meeting is held every June/July at stunning locations alternating around the world. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Core Curriculum on Medical Direction in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care (Summer Core Synthesis 2018) is organized by The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term care Medicine - AMDA and will be held from Jul 27 - 29, 2018 at Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is Medical Directors who practice in any setting or combination of settings across the post-acute and long-term care (PA/LTC) continuum, nursing facilities, assisted living, CCRCs, hospice, and home care. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 17.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. The Society's Core Curriculum on Medical Direction in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care (Core Curriculum) guides participants through 22 critical areas (see topics below) of post-acute and long-term care (PA/LTC) management. Each topic builds on information shared, with lectures and discussions creating a comprehensive and cohesive picture of medical direction in PA/LTC. Learning Objectives: • Develop practical skills needed to fulfill the role and responsibilities of the medical director. • Identify the unique aspects of the PA/LTC environment that impact the medical director’s job. • Describe the organizational responsibilities and dynamics of the medical director and the interdisciplinary team. • Develop communication skills to deal with responsibilities for the interdisciplinary team, residents, and their families. • Explain the resident care responsibilities of the medical director, including emergency care, quality management, family systems, and ethical considerations. • Enhance leadership skills and team building towards a stronger role for the medical director with the interdisciplinary team. • Develop human resource skills to deal with difficult situations and improve personal effectiveness in this area. • Improve the medical director’s ability to learn and practice in the evolving environment of health care delivery. • Apply newly acquired knowledge to daily facility and practice activities. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Practical Emergency Airway Management Course is organized by Center for Emergency Medical Education (CEME) and will be held from Aug 02 - 03, 2018 at Hampton Inn Baltimore-Downtown-Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland, United States Of America. The target audience for this medical event is tailored to emergency physicians, but critical care physicians, hospitalists, anesthesiologists, and respiratory therapy and paramedical personnel responsible for emergency airways will also benefit from this specialized practical approach. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 15.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. The Practical Emergency Airway Management 2 day course provides an in-depth look at effective airway management techniques that you will actually use in your next emergency airway. This course provides an in-depth look at effective surgical airway management techniques that you will actually use in your next emergency airway. There is a unique focus on airway anatomy and imaging combined with one-of-a-kind opportunity to practice the techniques on a large variety of non-embalmed, specially prepared cadavers. This is the only cadaver airway course available. This course teaches practical, effective skills and strategies for adult and pediatric intubation that promote patient safety and increase provider confidence. Topics covered include orotracheal intubation, laryngoscopy, surgical airways (cricothyrotomy, tracheotomy), video laryngoscopy, fiberoptic intubation, nasotracheal intubation, pediatric intubation, and rescue ventilation devices such as the laryngeal mask airway. The intubation and ventilation techniques and devices are presented within an overall practical algorithm for the difficult airway that is applicable for emergency settings. There is significant focus on patient safety and a best practice approach to rapid sequence intubation. Conference Objectives are : • Formulate an overall strategy for different emergency airway situations emphasizing pre-procedural assessment of the "difficult" airway, indications for nasal and surgical airways, and the role of rapid sequence intubation. • Apply and understand techniques of laryngoscopy including external laryngeal manipulation, head elevated positioning, and paraglossal straight blade technique. • Effectively use laryngoscopy adjuncts including tube stylets and introducers, as well as understanding the fundamentals of laryngoscopy blade design and selection. • Explain the role for and the methods of insertion for rescue ventilation devices including the laryngeal mask airway and tracheal-esophageal Combitube, as well as means of transitioning. • from such devices to tracheal tube placement. • Describe laryngeal and upper airway anatomy including the structures about the laryngeal inlet, and the significance of these anatomic landmarks in terms of laryngoscopy, rescue ventilation, and surgical airway techniques. • Cite the indications and techniques of emergency surgical airways including retrograde intubation, cricothyrotomy, and tracheotomy. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

I.V. Sedation Training Program for Dentists is organized by Conscious Sedation Consulting and will be held during Aug 03 - 19, 2018 at Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is Dentists. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 100 CE Credits. Learning Objectives are : • To prepare the dentist to incorporate safe IV sedation administration into practice • Properly access and obtain appropriate medical history and assessment of patients to determine suitability of moderate sedation • Understand the regulations and requirements of state legislation/dental boards, to adhere to national standards and guidelines • To explain and understand agonist-antagonist effects and pharmacokinetic properties of commonly used sedative agents • To recognize and react to medical emergencies while providing leadership and direction to others involved in resuscitative efforts • Manage the airway using basic and advanced equipment and techniques • Effectively utilize monitoring, pharmaceuticals and rescue equipment Prerequisites : The participant must hold a dental or medical degree, must be licensed to practice dentistry or medicine in a given state and have current malpractice insurance. Current BCLS certification must be obtained prior to the course. Please bring proof of malpractice insurance coverage to first meeting. Course Structure : • The didactic portion of this course will consist of at least 60 hours of instruction, in the form of lecture, power point presentations, demonstrations, and hands-on practice utilizing simulation and live participant volunteers. • In addition to 60 hours of didactic training participants will receive Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certifications, along with intensive hands-on airway management training utilizing simulation and be able to demonstrate proficient ventilation with multiple airway devices. • Following completion of the introductory phase of the lecture/demonstration series, the participant will begin the clinical participation component at which time he/she will improve his/her IV sedation and venipuncture techniques. Anesthesia providers and sedation trained dentists will be supervising at all times. • Successful completion of a written exam will be required at the completion of the didactic and clinical portions of the program. • Assisting/Monitoring staff will be encouraged to attend portions of the training. Course fee: $13,500.00. A deposit of $3750.00 is required to register, balance due prior to start of course. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.