Upcoming Medical Conferences in Baltimore

28th Annual Baltimore Limb Deformity Course is organized by LifeBridge Health Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics/Sinai Hospital of Baltimore and will be held from Aug 23 - 27, 2018 at Four Seasons Hotel Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is orthopedic surgeons, podiatrists, and allied health professionals who treat long bone deformities. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 41.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. The course features lectures, deformity planning sessions, hands-on labs, innovative apps, interactive participant case presentation, and a internationally renowned faculty. We will introduce basic and advance limb reconstruction concepts including limb alignment, limb lengthening, corrective osteotomies, and internal and external fixations. Highlights include: Hands-on labs. Topics to be covered include: • Single-level and double-level tibial and femoral deformities • Sagittal and oblique plane deformities • Rotational deformities • Foot and ankle deformities • Monolateral/circular external fixation • Gait implications for angular and rotational deformities • Measurement of deformity on plain film and digital radiographs • Surgical techniques for lower extremity osteotomies, soft tissue releases, and flap coverage • Consequences of joint malorientation and malalignment • Fixator-assisted plating and nailing • Limb lengthening techniques Following completion of this three-day event, participants will be able to: • Describe simple and complex pediatric and adult lower limb deformities • Interpret advances in the field of limb reconstruction and deformity correction • Complete osteotomy techniques effectively • Recognize the methodology of minimally invasive internal and external fixation • Identify and evaluate alternatives for the treatment of deformities from hip, knee, ankle, and foot contractures • Use electronic media technology to analyze deformity correction • Acquire greater insight through the sharing of techniques, tips, and tricks with others in the orthopedic community 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 Sep 06 - 07, 2018 at Hampton Inn Baltimore-Downtown-Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America. The target audience for this course 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 with a maximum of 15.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Conference Description : 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.

American Professional Wound Care Association (APWCA) 17th Annual National Clinical Conference is organized by American Professional Wound Care Association (APWCA) and will be held during Sep 06 - 08, 2018 at Hilton Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is physicians, podiatrists, nurses, physical therapists, dietitians and others who manage wound care patients across the continuum of healthcare. Conference Description : The goal of this activity is designed to be a comprehensive course associated with concepts in the diagnosis and treatment of non-healing wounds. It is designed to be clinically relevant to daily wound care treatment and educate all providers to best practice to increase optimal patient outcomes and decrease patient morbidity. Pre-Conference Review course will be held on Sep 06, 2018. This is a Non-CME Hands-on workshop. 17th Annual National Clinical Conference will be held during Sep 07 - 08, 2018. Conference Objectives are : • Explain and assess wound etiology including metabolic and mechanical factors and related co-morbidities. • Identify risk factors, general diagnostics and treatment strategies to prevent skin ulcers. • Identify and treat ulcers of all etiologies include: pressure, diabetic, vascular and ischemic ulcers. • Explain surgical and non-surgical wound management and to discuss adjunctive wound therapies. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Eighth Annual Johns Hopkins Spine Workshop is organized by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and will be held from Sep 07 - 08, 2018 at VISTA Lab, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is Neurosurgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Pain Medicine, Physician Assistant. Course Description: With safety as an utmost priority in spinal surgery, it is imperative that surgical trainees receive a continual anatomical education. This is accomplished in the operating room while trainees learn on live patients. However, the safest way to learn is via cadaveric instruction. With the cost of healthcare increasing, the decrease in industry-sponsored cadaveric courses due to political pressures against industry-sponsored medical education, and decreased working hours for physicians, such education is now at a premium. A spine cadaveric workshop is not only demanded but required in the current medical education so that surgeons can continue to be trained in safe and effective surgical techniques on the spine. Course Objectives: After attending this activity, the participant will demonstrate the ability to: • State indications and options for patients with spinal disorders. • Describe technical instructions in decompressing and stabilizing the spinal column using minimally invasive techniques as well as standard and new techniques. • Practice and improve spinal techniques before performing on a patient. • Discuss the pros and cons of demonstrated procedures, better informing an action plan. • Assess the anatomy of the spine, including occipital, thoracic, lumbar, sacral and pelvic regions in spine surgery. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

AOCMF Current Concepts in Facial Injury Management - State of the Art Discussion of New Management Techniques and Challenging/Controversial Areas is organized by AO North America and will be held during Sep 07 - 09, 2018 at Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is Oral Maxillofacial Surgeons, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Otolaryngologists, Facial Plastic Surgeons, Oculoplastic Surgeons, and Neurosurgeons who interface in the treatment of the facial injury patient. Rapid advances in imaging, planning, and treatment of facial injuries have created new imaging modalities, planning sequences and treatments of facial injuries, one of the common problems treated by craniomaxillofacial surgeons. New ways of modeling treatment plans, 3-D printing, and new paradigms in treatment planning and in intraoperative imaging to assess treatment accuracy are bringing many new techniques into the armamentarium for surgeons who treat these problems. There is a need for this information to be disseminated to practicing surgeons, fellows and residents in a high-level problem-oriented format with focused lectures, case discussions, and small group discussions to make the attendees comfortable with these new advances in treatment planning and imaging. The course will take each area of the face including soft tissue and bone and highlight the new information, emphasizing case presentation and case management. Attendees will have a choice of objectives in small group discussions and will have an opportunity to have equipment demonstrated, experience planning and imaging and see new options for planning and evaluating reconstructions including new implants and fixation systems. The rationale and parameters will be discussed. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Sclerotherapy Course is organized by American College of Phlebology (ACP) and will be held on Sep 08, 2018 at Sheraton Baltimore Washington Airport Hotel - BWI, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America. The 2018 Sclerotherapy Course is a comprehensive one-day lecture, reviewing the essentials of sclerotherapy, both theoretically and practically, including interactive sessions. This course will enhance your sclerotherapy knowledge and skills, and provide you with time to interact with leading ACP sclerotherapy practitioners from a variety of backgrounds. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Nitrous Oxide Administration and Monitoring for the Dental Hygienist is organized by University of Maryland School of Dentistry (UMSOD) and will be held on Sep 08, 2018 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.

Compression Hands-on Workshop is organized by American College of Phlebology (ACP) and will be held on Sep 08, 2018 at Sheraton Baltimore Washington Airport Hotel - BWI, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Imaging Leadership and Operations Management is organized by International Center for Postgraduate Medical Education (ICPME) and will be held on Sep 11, 2018 at Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor At Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is Radiology Administrators and Managers, Radiologic Technologists, Lead Technologists, and Modality Leaders. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 8.00 hours ARRT Category A Continuing Education Credit. Course Description: With the internal and external demands at all levels of the department, managing a radiology practice has become more challenging by the day. From the changing requirements of accrediting bodies to accommodating emerging technology, prioritizing management responsibilities while maintaining a positive attitude can be challenging. Spend a day with two experts and your colleagues to address the issues and concerns that you deal with daily but don’t always receive the attention they deserve. You will learn how to be your best professional self and inspire others; how to effectively work with vendors; evaluate image storage and interoperability options; and develop and sustain a healthy fiscal, technological, and professional environment. Course Objectives : After completing this activity, participants should be better able to: • Assess operations from exam ordering through reporting using workflow mapping and clinical decision support tools. • Develop and maintain a healthy work environment through continuous team-building and coaching while enhancing your own leadership attributes. • Manage assets successfully through effective negotiation with vendors using established policies and procedures, medium-range planning, and evaluation of the benefits and disadvantages of enterprise image management vs a departmental system. • Employ analytics to extract relevant data for reporting and improvement of interoperability between modalities and PACS, including a purchase of a vendor-neutral archive and universal viewer. • Build an optimal care environment through the use of cutting-edge IT and informatics. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Sixth Annual Mastering Children's Orthopaedics is organized by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and will be held on Sep 15, 2018 at Chevy Chase Bank Conference Center - Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is intended for pediatricians, family practitioners, orthopedic surgeons, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, physical therapists, nurses, certified medical assistants, orthopedic fellows, and residents. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 5.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Course Description: This one day course will address common pediatric musculoskeletal conditions and will provide a forum to discuss office management and referral criteria in order to enhance the care of pediatric patients locally. Course Objectives: • Identify the use of MAGEC rods in the treatment of spinal deformity. • Recognize the clinical presentation and treatment options for hip impingement. • Identify common hand injuries among pediatric patients. • Recognize the common components of a hallway gait analysis. • Recognize the use of DME and/or braces in the treatment of sports injuries. • Identify radiologic findings of patients with spine deformities. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.