This conference has been POSTPONED. The revised dates will be updated soon after they are confirmed. Pediatric Incontinence and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction is organized by Herman & Wallace Pelvic Rehabilitation Institute and will be held from Jun 05 - 07, 2020 at Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital, Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States of America. This Conference has been approved for a maximum of 17.5 Contact Hours. Target Audience: This continuing education seminar is targeted to physical therapists, occupational therapists, physical therapist assistants, occupational therapist assistants, registered nurses, nurse midwives and other rehabilitation professionals. Content is not intended for use outside the scope of the learner's license or regulation. Physical therapy continuing education courses should not be taken by individuals who are not licensed or otherwise regulated unless they are involved in a specific plan of care. Course Description: According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, by five years of age, more than 90% of children have daytime bladder control. What’s life like for the other 10% who experience urinary leakage during the day? At night, as many as 30% of four-year-olds experience urinary leakage. Bedwetting is a pediatric issue with significant negative quality-of-life impact for children and their caregivers. Children who experience anxiety-causing events may have a higher risk of developing urinary incontinence, and, in turn, incontinence causes significant stress and anxiety for children (Thibodeau et al., 2013). Bowel dysfunction, such as constipation, is also a contributor to urinary leakage or urgency, and with nearly 5% of pediatric office visits occurring for constipation, the need to address these issues is great (Constipation in Children, 2013). As pediatric bladder and bowel dysfunction can persist into adulthood, pelvic rehabilitation providers must direct attention to the pediatric population to improve the health in our patient populations. The pediatric population is greatly underserved, causing undo stress for the child and family as well as development of internalizing and externalizing psychological behaviors. The two most common pelvic floor dysfunctions in the pediatric population are dysfunctional elimination syndrome and bedwetting. This specialty continuing education course focuses on treatment for children with day or nighttime incontinence, fecal, incontinence and/or dysfunctional voiding habits. This course begins with instruction in anatomy, physiology andin development of normal voiding reflexes and urinary control. The participant will learn terminology from the International Children's Continence Society, medical evaluation concepts for bowel and bladder dysfunction, and common dysfunctions in voiding and defecation. Common causes of incontinence in the pediatric patient will be covered, and a comprehensive approach to evaluation will be instructed, including video examinations of the pelvic floor and surface electromyography (or sEMG, a form of biofeedback.). Course Objectives: Upon completion of this continuing education seminar, participants will: • List two muscles groups and describe three functions of the pelvic floor • Understand the development of normal urinary control in pediatrics • Understand medical red flags for abnormal voiding and when to refer to medical doctor • List the four phases of defecation and describe the rectal anal inhibitory reflex • Identify common causes of constipation and its relationship to bladder dysfunction • Perform soft tissue techniques for constipation • Describe the pelvic floor relationship to voiding reflexes • Understand pediatric urology terminology and investigative tools used for testing the pediatric patient for differential diagnosis • Discuss education and treatment about diet, including bladder health and bladder retraining • Understand pediatric pelvic floor dysfunctions on sEMG as it relates to bowel and bladder function • Identify the need for referral based on sEMG findings and visual PFM assessment • Evaluate the effects of posture and positioning on pelvic floor muscle recruitment and relaxation • Understand the psychological effects of bedwetting, daytime urinary incontinence and fecal incontinence and know when to refer to appropriate practitioners • Describe behavioral treatments or urotherapy for pediatric pelvic floor dysfunctions • Understand the use of surface electromyography (sEMG) in the pediatric patient • Develop treatment progressions for children with pediatric bowel and bladder dysfunction • Perform verbal instruction of pelvic floor activation • Perform three diaphragmatic breathing techniques for pediatric patients, including diastasis rectus abdominis assessment with examples of core activation • Discuss the effects of toileting postures on pelvic floor muscle recruitment and relaxation

Mastery of Chiropractic Principles and Practice is organized by International Chiropractic Pediatric Association (ICPA) and will be held from Jun 06 - 07, 2020 at Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 12 hours of continuing education credits. Course Description: Explore the multifaceted dynamics of chiropractic family wellness practice. The course will provide you with the tools and systems to create a successful practice congruent with the traditional values of chiropractic philosophy in a contemporary application of chiropractic technique. You will be challenged to develop mastery in every aspect of practice with emphasis on the care of infants and children. Course Goal: Attendees will learn how to create a practice paradigm and develop a practice congruent with chiropractic philosophy, science and art. You'll review concepts and techniques presented in previous seminars and allow refinement and mastery of those skills. Take home the tools to practice with excellence and innovation. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available. 

Comprehensive Treatment of the Knee is organized by Great Lakes Seminars (GLS) and will be held from Jun 13 - 14, 2020 at Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States of America.  Accreditation: This course has been submitted for 16 continuing education hours. Approval amounts may vary per state. Certificates of attendance with the number of course hours will be given to each participant at the completion of the course. Course Description: This class will show you an entirely different way to treat the knee. It focuses on a manual therapy approach to treatment of knee dysfunction, including joint mobilizations, meniscal mobilizations and myofascial/soft tissue releases. Multiple taping techniques are shown for dysfunctions at the patella and the tibiofemoral joints. You will also learn how dysfunctions above and below the knee can cause symptoms at the knee joint itself. It gives a clinician tools to treat knee pain in ways they have never seen before. As with all of our manual therapy courses, this seminar will follow a progression of principles and reinforce them throughout the 16 hours, is at least 75% hands-on lab, and will give the clinician hands-on skills they use immediately upon their return to the clinical setting. Course Objectives: At the completion of this seminar, the participant will be able to: • Correctly state 4 key anatomical structures and their application to joint mechanics, movement and dysfunction. • State the 7 key treatment principles for joint mobilizations and 4 treatment principles for taping and orthotic therapy. • Independently discuss 4 treatment concepts for myofascial release of the knee complex. • State the key treatment concepts for strengthening and balance re-education as outlined in the course manual • Demonstrate each of the myofascial release techniques, joint mobilizations, taping and orthotic therapy techniques and each of the strengthening and balance re-education exercises as shown in the course manual with proficiency and skill. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

National Association of Local Boards of Health (NALBOH) 2020 Annual Conference is organized by National Association of Local Boards of Health (NALBOH) and will be held from Aug 18 - 20, 2020 at Amway Grand Plaza, Curio Collection by Hilton, Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

Oncology Pharmacist Forum is organized by Michigan Society of Hematology and Oncology (MSHO) and will be held on Aug 21, 2020 at Prince Conference Center, Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States of America. Topics include: Cardiotoxicity, Financial Toxicity, New. Description: The course planning committee is assembling faculty to present on issues that will help navigate attendees through various obstacles oncology pharmacists are facing today Drug Updates: Oral Therapy and IV Therapy, Pancreatic Cancer, Updates in Treatment of Breast Cancer, and a panel presentation on Key Clinical Trials. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

Revolutionary Techniques: Provisional Restoration Fabrication & Final Restoration Alterations Course is organized by The Pankey Institute and will be held from Nov 20 - 21, 2020, at Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States of America. Accrediation: This course has been approved for a maximum of 15 CE Hours Course Description; Fabrication of Bisacryl or Composite Shell Overlays for Provisional, Intermediate & Final Restorations This course reveals fast and easy techniques for wax-up and stent fabrication along with techniques for quick fabrication of composite shell overlays. These shell overlays can be utilized as provisional restorations, as intermediate restorations, or as permanent direct bonded final restorations. These techniques will drastically reduce workload and time of treatment while predictably improving outcomes. A new intermediate restorative material is described along with techniques for using the shell overlays for testing vertical dimension, occlusal, aesthetics, and for utilization when structural integrity for conventional crowns is minimal. You will also learn how to use this technique for development of beautiful core fillings that may reduce the need for provisional crowns. These are practical clinical techniques that can revolutionize your practice! Learning Objectives: • A revolutionary technique to fabricate provisional restorations • How to refine a diagnostic wax up or a preoperative model to depict realistic anatomy & contours •How to make a stent for overlay provisional restoration fabrication • How to fabricate a “restorative shell” that can be easily adapted to make changes in aesthetic & functional positions • About new composite materials for provisional restoration fabrication • How to reline this “life-like shell” to prepared teeth which markedly reduces fabrication time while improving the restorative outcome • How to contour and polish your overlay provisional restoration to a stunning finish Utilizing MIYO for Easy Alteration of Color, Contacts & Contours of Zirconia, Lithium Disilicate & Feldspathic Porcelain This course gives insight into simple techniques and new materials that allow chair side alteration of color, contacts, and texture on contemporary restorative materials. Using MIYO, you will learn how to change color, add contacts, change contours and modify texture. The use of a porcelain oven with low firing temperature materials will open an entirely new level of satisfaction with your final restorations. You will modify supplied zirconia restorations and learn just how easy it can be to add incisal length, alter occlusal contours, increase or decrease chroma and alter translucency on monolithic materials. Using these materials in your everyday practice will transform your clinical outcomes. Learning Objectives: • How to apply MIYO to an anterior and posterior restoration • How to use a porcelain oven for simple restoration alterations • How to easily and quickly add interproximal contacts on most final restorative materials • How to easily add contours to final restorations • How to dramatically customize color on final restoration with the ability to increase/decrease translucency, chroma and value • How to easily alter final restoration texture and glaze • Appropriate firing temperatures/cycles for various materials utilizing a porcelain oven

Michigan Safety Conference is organized by Michigan Safety Conference and will be held from Apr 18 - 19, 2023 at Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

Michigan Council of Nurse Practitioners (MICNP) Annual Conference is organized by Michigan Council of Nurse Practitioners (MICNP) and will be held from Oct 13 - 15, 2023 at Amway Grand Plaza Hotel Conference Center, Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

Michigan Safety Conference is organized by Michigan Safety Conference and will be held from Apr 16 - 17, 2024 at Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

Michigan Council of Nurse Practitioners (MICNP) Annual Conference is organized by Michigan Council of Nurse Practitioners (MICNP) and will be held from Oct 04 - 06, 2024 at Amway Grand Plaza Hotel Conference Center, Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.