Upcoming Medical Conferences in St Cloud

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) - Renewal Course is organized by CentraCare Health and will be held on Dec 16, 2019 at CentraCare Health Plaza - Windfeldt Room, St Cloud, Minnesota, United States of America. This Conference has been approved for a maximum of 4 Contact Hours. Target Audience: The ACLS Course is designed for healthcare providers who either direct or participate in the management of cardiopulmonary arrest or other cardiovascular emergencies. This includes personnel in emergency response, emergency medicine, intensive care, and critical care units such as physicians, nurses, and paramedics, as well as others who need an ACLS course completion card for job or other requirements.  Description: The renewal course is designed for individuals who have taken the ACLS Initial course previously and incorporate ACLS algorithms and ideology in their everyday work practice. Those who do not work in environments with daily use of ACLS algorithms are encouraged to take the initial course as a refresher. Course participants must have excellent working knowledge of EKG rhythms and ACLS pharmacology. Objectives: Following the program, the participant will be able to: • Recognize and initiate early management of prearrest conditions that may result in cardiac arrest or complicate resuscitation outcome. • Demonstrate proficiency in providing BLS care, including chest compressions and integration of AED use. • Manage cardiac arrest until return of spontaneous circulation, termination of resuscitation or transfer of care. • Identify and treat ischemic chest pain and expedite the care of patients with acute coronary syndromes. • Recognize other life-threatening clinical situations and provide effective initial care and transfer to reduce disability and death. • Demonstrate effective communication as a member/lead of a resuscitation team and recognize the impact of team-dynamics on overall team performance.

Basic Electrocardiography (ECG) Course is organized by CentraCare Health and will be held from Dec 19 - 20, 2019 at CentraCare South Point, St Cloud, Minnesota, United States of America.This Course has been approved for a maximum of 11.5 contact hours. Target Audience : The classes are intended for nurses and health care professionals who need the theoretical information to support their clinical practice or desire increased knowledge to enhance current clinical practice. Description : The Basic ECG course provides essential content for nurses practicing in a monitored setting. Material presented is based on the core curriculum published by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) and includes anatomy, physiology, pathology, and nursing and medical interventions for Basic ECG interpretation. Objectives : • Identify NSR (normal sinus rhythm), atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd degree blocks, ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation and ventricular standstill. • State when electrical intervention versus medication therapy is utilized and why. • Identify what actions to take when a patient experiences a rhythm change, based on the rhythm. • Identify the components of the heart’s conduction system. • Define the terms: depolarization, repolarization, lead, electrode, ectopy, pacemaker, electrocardiogram, capture, sensing. • State the correlation between the electrical (P, QRS, T) and the mechanical events of the heart. • State the effects of the autonomic nervous system on the heart. • State a systematic approach to rhythm analysis. • State basic understanding of pacemaker/ICD function Learning Outcome : Participants will successfully pass with 80% grade or better on the written ECG test after attending educational activity.

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) - Initial Course is organized by CentraCare Health and will be held on Dec 19, 2019 at CentraCare Health Plaza - Windfeldt Room, St Cloud, Minnesota, United States of America. This Conference has been approved for a maximum of 8 Contact Hours.  Target Audience : The ACLS Course is designed for healthcare providers who either direct or participate in the management of cardiopulmonary arrest or other cardiovascular emergencies. This includes personnel in emergency response, emergency medicine, intensive care, and critical care units such as physicians, nurses, and paramedics, as well as others who need an ACLS course completion card for job or other requirements.  Description : Through didactic instruction and active participation in simulated cases, the student will enhance their skills in the recognition and intervention ofcardiopulmonary arrest, immediate post arrest, acute dysrhythmia, stroke, and acute coronary syndromes. The following knowledge and skills are Required for successful completion of the initial course: • AHA BLS Provider skills • Working knowledge of EKG rhythms • Basic ACLS drug and pharmacology knowledge • Practical application of ACLS rhythms & drugs Objectives : Following the program, the participant will be able to: • Recognize and initiate early management of prearrest conditions that may result in cardiac arrest or complicate resuscitation outcome. • Demonstrate proficiency in providing BLS care, including chest compressions and integration of AED use. • Manage cardiac arrest until return of spontaneous circulation, termination of resuscitation or transfer of care. • Identify and treat ischemic chest pain and expedite the care of patients with acute coronary syndromes. • Recognize other life-threatening clinical situations and provide effective initial care and transfer to reduce disability and death. • Demonstrate effective communication as a member/lead of a resuscitation team and recognize the impact of team-dynamics on overall team performance.

Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) is organized by CentraCare Health and will be held from Dec 30 - 31, 2019 at CentraCare - Plaza, St Cloud, Minnesota, United States of America. This course has been approved for a maximum of 18.3 contact hours. Course Description: The Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) is a course designed to provide the learner with cognitive knowledge and psychomotor skills. The trauma nursing process is used to standardize the approach to trauma care and is reflected in the chapters and in the psychomotor skill stations. A Systematic Approach of Initial Assessment  The A – I mnemonic and the Trauma Nursing Assessment will assist nurses in providing appropriate and early intervention. Hands-on Training Using both an Individual and Team Approach TNCC uses a flipped classroom model. Core concepts are taught via online modules and interactive web-based programs. Classroom time is reserved for hands on skills, problem solving, and building upon core concepts. 1.5 Day Intensive Course with Expert Instructors TNCC is a 1.5-Day Intensive Course that is taught by expert instructors. 21 Chapter Comprehensive Manual The Trauma Nursing Core Course contains evidence-based content developed by trauma experts to reinforce and supplement the lectures and skill stations. It is a compilation of current trauma nursing standards and is a valuable resource for future reference. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available. Purpose: TNCC empowers nurses with the knowledge, critical thinking skills, and hands-on training to provide expert care for trauma patients. Course Pre-requisite: Completion of the ENA Pre-course online modules is required before attending class. Information on how to access these modules will be sent to participants, along with their textbook, at least 30 days prior to the course.

Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) is organized by CentraCare Health and will be held from Jan 29 - 30, 2020 at CentraCare - Plaza, St Cloud, Minnesota, United States of America. This course has been approved for a maximum of 18.3 contact hours. Course Description: The Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) is a course designed to provide the learner with cognitive knowledge and psychomotor skills. The trauma nursing process is used to standardize the approach to trauma care and is reflected in the chapters and in the psychomotor skill stations. A Systematic Approach of Initial Assessment  The A – I mnemonic and the Trauma Nursing Assessment will assist nurses in providing appropriate and early intervention. Hands-on Training Using both an Individual and Team Approach TNCC uses a flipped classroom model. Core concepts are taught via online modules and interactive web-based programs. Classroom time is reserved for hands on skills, problem solving, and building upon core concepts. 1.5 Day Intensive Course with Expert Instructors TNCC is a 1.5-Day Intensive Course that is taught by expert instructors. 21 Chapter Comprehensive Manual The Trauma Nursing Core Course contains evidence-based content developed by trauma experts to reinforce and supplement the lectures and skill stations. It is a compilation of current trauma nursing standards and is a valuable resource for future reference. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available. Purpose: TNCC empowers nurses with the knowledge, critical thinking skills, and hands-on training to provide expert care for trauma patients. Course Pre-requisite: Completion of the ENA Pre-course online modules is required before attending class. Information on how to access these modules will be sent to participants, along with their textbook, at least 30 days prior to the course.

Mental Health Issues in the Classroom: Practical Strategies for Helping Children and Adolescents Succeed is organized by PESI HealthCare and will be held on Feb 26, 2020 at Holiday Inn & Suites St. Cloud, St Cloud, Minnesota, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 6.3 contact hours / 6.0 contact hours or .6 CEUs / 6.25 hours of continuing education credit. Target Audience: • Speech-Language Pathologists • Speech-Language Pathology Assistants • Teachers & Paraprofessionals • School Counselors • School Psychologists • School Administrators • School Social Workers • Marriage & Family Therapists • Nurses • Occupational Therapists • Occupational Therapy Assistants • Addiction Professionals • Probation Officers • All professionals working in child care settings, therapy settings, treatment programs, hospitals, juvenile justice facilities, foster care, and more Course Description: Join child/adolescent behavioral expert, Dr. Margery J. Shupe, LPCC-S, and learn how to best manage the students at your school diagnosed with Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), mood disorders, anxiety and depression. You will walk away with concrete, yet practical, strategies to successfully intervene with their serious behavioral issues, such as: • Anger and outbursts • Cutting and self-injury • Defiance • Impulsivity • Sensory issues • Meltdowns and tantrums • Obsessive compulsive • Truancy • Rigidity • Electronic addiction Through case studies, video clips and dynamic class discussion you will learn: • 30 second teacher strategies to manage challenging and disruptive behaviors • New ways to reduce the costs of out-of-district placements • How to engage students in class, increase productivity and reduce truancy • Behavioral assessments and strategies for the IEP team • Side-effects of common psychotropic medications • How skill deficits from mental health conditions create behavioral difficulties • Characteristics of at-risk students’ mental health problems • Strategies to gain collaboration with clinicians • Leave the day with the “magic dust” you have been looking for to expedite rapid and effective changes in these children and adolescents! Objectives: • Articulate how behavioral-driven choices differ from mental health-driven behaviors and characterize how these differences inform your choice of intervention. • Communicate the effective uses of medications and potential side effects that can appear as misbehaviors. • Implement various school-based strategies, used in collaboration with community clinicians, to intervene when behavioral issues arise from mental health conditions. • Determine effective positive behavior support strategies to successfully discipline the special needs child. • Discriminate how IDEA relates to mental health issues and discipline. • Apply communication techniques that create a climate for success inside and outside the classroom.

Dyslexia: Building NEW Neuropathways to Master Visual and Auditory Memory, Visual Perceptual Skills, Visual Motor Skill Development & More! is organized by PESI HealthCare and will be held on Mar 18, 2020 at Holiday Inn & Suites St. Cloud, St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States of America. This Conference has been approved for a maximum of 6.0 contact hours or 0.6 CEUs / 6.25 hours of continuing education credit. Target Audience: • Occupational Therapists & Occupational Therapy Assistants • Counselors • Social Workers • Speech-Language Pathologists • Teachers • Other Helping Professionals that Work with Children Course Description: Dyslexia - the invisible disability that impacts 1:5 individuals! It’s not just an issue of trying harder or paying attention. You know the stories you hear from your clients – hours of studying just to forget it all on a test the following day, constant lack of ability to understand what they read, difficulty remembering lists or instructions beyond three, the overwhelming frustration of knowing what they want to say or do, but not being able to express it on paper or get the words out, socially withdrawn in attempt to hide their struggles. In this seminar, you will have the opportunity to practice treatment ideas that will incorporate the use of client-centered everyday routines, games, technology, sensory and hands-on approaches to help your clients overcome the challenges of life with dyslexia. Upon completion of this program, you will be able to immediately provide treatment to address your client’s: • Visual perceptual skills • Visual motor integration • Auditory and visual memory • Reading rate, accuracy, fluency, comprehension • Phonetic awareness and memory • Spelling and handwriting struggles • Turn everyday activities into successful treatment! Objectives: • Analyze the 3 types of dyslexia and apply compensatory strategies to each specific type, such as recital, chunking, and mnemonics as they apply to visual and auditory memory. • Determine the executive cognitive functions and treatment methodologies that impact processing speed and reading comprehension. • Choose treatment strategies to address visual perceptual, visual motor integration, auditory and visual memory deficits to increase handwriting legibility, reading comprehension, and ability to follow multi-step directions. • Communicate how to integrate electronic and low tech games into treatment activities to increase reading comprehension, ability to follow multi-step directions for increased academic success. • Identify ICD-10 treatment diagnostic codes and CPT billing codes to properly bill for reimbursement. • Establish 3 strategies to improve client’s ability to recall multi-step instructions and letter sequence for spelling.

Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) is organized by CentraCare Health and will be held from Mar 31 - Apr 01, 2020 at CentraCare - Plaza, St Cloud, Minnesota, United States of America. This course has been approved for a maximum of 18.3 contact hours. Course Description: The Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) is a course designed to provide the learner with cognitive knowledge and psychomotor skills. The trauma nursing process is used to standardize the approach to trauma care and is reflected in the chapters and in the psychomotor skill stations. A Systematic Approach of Initial Assessment  The A – I mnemonic and the Trauma Nursing Assessment will assist nurses in providing appropriate and early intervention. Hands-on Training Using both an Individual and Team Approach TNCC uses a flipped classroom model. Core concepts are taught via online modules and interactive web-based programs. Classroom time is reserved for hands on skills, problem solving, and building upon core concepts. 1.5 Day Intensive Course with Expert Instructors TNCC is a 1.5-Day Intensive Course that is taught by expert instructors. 21 Chapter Comprehensive Manual The Trauma Nursing Core Course contains evidence-based content developed by trauma experts to reinforce and supplement the lectures and skill stations. It is a compilation of current trauma nursing standards and is a valuable resource for future reference. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available. Purpose: TNCC empowers nurses with the knowledge, critical thinking skills, and hands-on training to provide expert care for trauma patients. Course Pre-requisite: Completion of the ENA Pre-course online modules is required before attending class. Information on how to access these modules will be sent to participants, along with their textbook, at least 30 days prior to the course.

Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) is organized by CentraCare Health and will be held from Jun 09 - 10, 2020 at CentraCare - Plaza, St Cloud, Minnesota, United States of America. This course has been approved for a maximum of 18.3 contact hours. Course Description: The Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) is a course designed to provide the learner with cognitive knowledge and psychomotor skills. The trauma nursing process is used to standardize the approach to trauma care and is reflected in the chapters and in the psychomotor skill stations. A Systematic Approach of Initial Assessment  The A – I mnemonic and the Trauma Nursing Assessment will assist nurses in providing appropriate and early intervention. Hands-on Training Using both an Individual and Team Approach TNCC uses a flipped classroom model. Core concepts are taught via online modules and interactive web-based programs. Classroom time is reserved for hands on skills, problem solving, and building upon core concepts. 1.5 Day Intensive Course with Expert Instructors TNCC is a 1.5-Day Intensive Course that is taught by expert instructors. 21 Chapter Comprehensive Manual The Trauma Nursing Core Course contains evidence-based content developed by trauma experts to reinforce and supplement the lectures and skill stations. It is a compilation of current trauma nursing standards and is a valuable resource for future reference. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available. Purpose: TNCC empowers nurses with the knowledge, critical thinking skills, and hands-on training to provide expert care for trauma patients. Course Pre-requisite: Completion of the ENA Pre-course online modules is required before attending class. Information on how to access these modules will be sent to participants, along with their textbook, at least 30 days prior to the course.

Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) is organized by CentraCare Health and will be held from Sep 07 - 08, 2020 at CentraCare - Plaza, St Cloud, Minnesota, United States of America. This course has been approved for a maximum of 18.3 contact hours. Course Description: The Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) is a course designed to provide the learner with cognitive knowledge and psychomotor skills. The trauma nursing process is used to standardize the approach to trauma care and is reflected in the chapters and in the psychomotor skill stations. A Systematic Approach of Initial Assessment  The A – I mnemonic and the Trauma Nursing Assessment will assist nurses in providing appropriate and early intervention. Hands-on Training Using both an Individual and Team Approach TNCC uses a flipped classroom model. Core concepts are taught via online modules and interactive web-based programs. Classroom time is reserved for hands on skills, problem solving, and building upon core concepts. 1.5 Day Intensive Course with Expert Instructors TNCC is a 1.5-Day Intensive Course that is taught by expert instructors. 21 Chapter Comprehensive Manual The Trauma Nursing Core Course contains evidence-based content developed by trauma experts to reinforce and supplement the lectures and skill stations. It is a compilation of current trauma nursing standards and is a valuable resource for future reference. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available. Purpose: TNCC empowers nurses with the knowledge, critical thinking skills, and hands-on training to provide expert care for trauma patients. Course Pre-requisite: Completion of the ENA Pre-course online modules is required before attending class. Information on how to access these modules will be sent to participants, along with their textbook, at least 30 days prior to the course.