Upcoming Medical Conferences in Jackson

Solve Age Related Degenerative Challenges: A Hands-on Course is organized by PESI HealthCare and will be held on Jan 23, 2019 at Jackson Marriott, Jackson, Mississippi, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants, Occupational Therapy Assistants, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialists, Exercise Physiologists. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 6.0 Contact Hours. Conference Description: In this conference you will practice new techniques to ultimately design safe, effective and individualized strength programs. You will leave with a multitude of new clinical pearls to help patients actually achieve the desired goals, despite the challenges that the variety of spine, gait, postural and trunk related changes may be creating. Let’s not forget that your time is tight...Jamie will provide analysis of the key evidence-based findings to guide your future treatment decisions. Increase your confidence and skills before you see the next patient! You feel helpless and frustrated as you watch the older patients who come to see you suffering from a loss of muscle mass and subsequent weakness. If you don’t find opportunities to challenge their strength through exercise, the risk for injury and overall loss of vitality is just around the corner. Jamie Miner, PT, DPT, GCS, understands the predicament all too well. As an expert who has focused her clinical practice treating older adults, she has collected the practice tips you need to re-invigorate the ways in which you challenge patients to achieve the functional goals that they, too, are after Conference Objectives: • Evaluate the effects of degenerative spinal conditions associated with aging. • Develop a treatment plan to prevent or treat osteoporosis. • Maximize strength training for clients with spinal and postural degeneration. • Predict reasons for fall risk to support rationale for the exercise program. • Individualize modifications to ensure compliance and optimal benefits. • Recommend home safety modifications to prevent falls.  

NP Review & Clinical Update is organized by Advanced Practice Education Associates (APEA) and will be held from May 06 - 07, 2019 at Jackson Marriott, Jackson, Mississippi, United States of America. Credits: 2019 FNP Review Course (Program ID #s 2018-12-01Pa, 2018-12-01Pb) is approved for 30.5 contact hours (13.5 hours of Pharmacology). AGNP Review Course (Program ID #s 2018-12-02Pa, 2018-12-02Pb) is approved for 27.5 contact hours (15 hours of Pharmacology). The 2019 course program features the following: • 2 days of live lectures encompassing content covered on the AANP and ANCC exams • For FNP candidates, videotaped lectures on pediatrics and child growth and development; accessible after the 2-day course • For AGNP candidates, videotaped lectures on healthy aging/pathology of aging and prescribing for older adults; accessible after the 2-day course • Bonus video content on the essentials of office procedures • Bonus video content on entry-to-practice requirements. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.