Upcoming Medical Conferences in Kansas City

Skin and Wound Management Course is organized by Wound Care Education Institute (WCEI) and will be held from Jun 10 - 14, 2019 at Courtyard by Marriott Kansas City Airport, Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is LPN/LVN, RN, NP, PA, MD, DO, DPM, RD, RDN, PTA, PT, OTA, OT. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 22.75 Credits. Course Description: The Skin and Wound Management course offer an evidence-based approach to wound management and current standards of practice to keep clinicians legally defensible at the bedside. Learning Objectives : • Discuss how standards of care, evidence-based practice, and a multidisciplinary wound care team can affect clinical choices in wound management. • Discuss the basic anatomy and physiology of the skin. • Identify at least 5 parameters required for accurate wound assessment. • Identify pressure ulcer stages according to NPUAP guidelines. • Identify 5 factors which enhance or impede the wound healing process. • Explain 4 types of basic principles of wound bed preparation. • Identify 3 major components of a nutritional assessment for optimizing wound healing. • Identify 4 different categories for topical wound management. • Select treatment options based on wound assessment, etiology, and goal of wound care. • Differentiate arterial, neuropathic, and venous ulcers in terms of causative factors, pathophysiology, appearance, and principles of management. • Describe 3 factors involved in the development of a pressure ulcer and interventions to prevent their occurrence. • Describe at least 5 interventions that optimize acute surgical wound healing. • Differentiate between wound etiologies and clinical manifestations of acute and traumatic wounds. • Differentiate types of burns and principles of management. • Select treatment options and differentiate wound etiologies and clinical manifestations of chronic, malignant, and inflammatory wounds. • Discuss 3 adjunctive treatment modalities that enhance wound healing. • Discuss current multidisciplinary care approaches to wound care. • Discuss the components required for accurate wound documentation.

Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO) Provider Course is organized by American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) and will be held on Jun 20, 2019 at American Academy of Family Physicians, Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America. Accreditation: CME Credit Statement: This Live activity, ALSO Provider Course, with a date range of 6/20/2019 - 6/20/2019, has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 8.75 Prescribed credits by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Maintenance of Certification (MOC): The American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG) MOC standards now allow participation in ABOG-approved Simulation Courses to meet the annual Improvement in Medical Practice (Part IV) MOC requirement. Course Description: This one-day course format is available for Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO). This newly evolved course is an evidence-based interprofessional training program that prepares members of the entire maternity care team to better manage obstetric emergencies through teaching standardized approaches to care. This comprehensive course encourages team-based learning amongst physicians, residents, nurse midwives, and registered nurses in order to improve patient safety and positively impact maternal outcomes. Learners will successfully complete required online course elements at their own pace prior to attending the one-day live portion of the course. The live portion of the course then provides multiple hands-on opportunities for learners to practice their skills and apply what they have learned. This is accomplished by rotating learners through interactive group case study workstations, in situ skills workstations, and simulated hands-on group testing scenarios throughout the day. Course Objectives: At the successful completion of the ALSO Provider Course, participants should be able to: • Discuss methods of managing pregnancy and birth urgencies and emergencies, which standardizes the skills of practicing maternity care providers. • Demonstrate content and skill acquisition as evidenced by successful completion of course examination, skills workstations, and group or megadelivery testing stations.  Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO) Instructor Course is organized by American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) and will be held on Jun 21, 2019 at American Academy of Family Physicians, Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America. Accreditation: CME Credit Statement: This Live activity, ALSO Instructor Course, with a beginning date of 4/12/2019, has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 6.75 Prescribed credits by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Description: Learn how to provide an interactive learning experience for ALSO Provider course participants in order to assist them in obtaining the knowledge and skills needed to effectively manage potential emergencies during pregnancy. At the end of this course you will be able to: • Discuss educational tools that can be used when giving feedback to ALSO course participants. • Describe how to assist participants in dealing with questions and conflicts that can occur during the workstations. • Demonstrate teaching capabilities by providing hands-on role-play utilizing maternal-fetal manikins along with timely feedback in order to adapt teaching methods to various situations. • Demonstrate the ability to facilitate group discussion, as well as consider ways to implement faculty and learner feedback to enhance the educational experience. Furthermore, upon successful completion of this course, learners will be designated as ALSO Instructor Candidates. Instructor Candidates are required to: • Be observed by an Advisory Faculty teaching in one ALSO Provider Course within 1 year of their Instructor Course date. • Have the Advisory Faculty of that course recommend your status be changed from ALSO Instructor Candidate to ALSO Approved Instructor. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO) Provider Course is organized by American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) and will be held on Jun 22, 2019 at American Academy of Family Physicians, Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America. Accreditation: CME Credit Statement: This Live activity, ALSO Provider Course, with a date range of 6/22/2019 - 6/22/2019, has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 8.75 Prescribed credits by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Maintenance of Certification (MOC): The American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG) MOC standards now allow participation in ABOG-approved Simulation Courses to meet the annual Improvement in Medical Practice (Part IV) MOC requirement. Course Description: This one-day course format is available for Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO). This newly evolved course is an evidence-based interprofessional training program that prepares members of the entire maternity care team to better manage obstetric emergencies through teaching standardized approaches to care. This comprehensive course encourages team-based learning amongst physicians, residents, nurse midwives, and registered nurses in order to improve patient safety and positively impact maternal outcomes. Learners will successfully complete required online course elements at their own pace prior to attending the one-day live portion of the course. The live portion of the course then provides multiple hands-on opportunities for learners to practice their skills and apply what they have learned. This is accomplished by rotating learners through interactive group case study workstations, in situ skills workstations, and simulated hands-on group testing scenarios throughout the day. Course Objectives: At the successful completion of the ALSO Provider Course, participants should be able to: • Discuss methods of managing pregnancy and birth urgencies and emergencies, which standardizes the skills of practicing maternity care providers. • Demonstrate content and skill acquisition as evidenced by successful completion of course examination, skills workstations, and group or megadelivery testing stations.  Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Skin and Wound Management Course is organized by Wound Care Education Institute (WCEI) and will be held from Jun 24 - 28, 2019 at Felician Village, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is intended for multiple professions including nurses, dietitians, physical therapists, occupational therapists, and physicians. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 22.75 Credits. Course Description: The Skin and Wound Management course offer an evidence-based approach to wound management and current standards of practice to keep clinicians legally defensible at the bedside. Learning Objectives : • Discuss how standards of care, evidence-based practice, and a multidisciplinary wound care team can affect clinical choices in wound management. • Discuss the basic anatomy and physiology of the skin. • Identify at least 5 parameters required for accurate wound assessment. • Identify pressure ulcer stages according to NPUAP guidelines. • Identify 5 factors which enhance or impede the wound healing process. • Explain 4 types of basic principles of wound bed preparation. • Identify 3 major components of a nutritional assessment for optimizing wound healing. • Identify 4 different categories for topical wound management. • Select treatment options based on wound assessment, etiology, and goal of wound care. • Differentiate arterial, neuropathic, and venous ulcers in terms of causative factors, pathophysiology, appearance, and principles of management. • Describe 3 factors involved in the development of a pressure ulcer and interventions to prevent their occurrence. • Describe at least 5 interventions that optimize acute surgical wound healing. • Differentiate between wound etiologies and clinical manifestations of acute and traumatic wounds. • Differentiate types of burns and principles of management. • Select treatment options and differentiate wound etiologies and clinical manifestations of chronic, malignant, and inflammatory wounds. • Discuss 3 adjunctive treatment modalities that enhance wound healing. • Discuss current multidisciplinary care approaches to wound care. • Discuss the components required for accurate wound documentation.

Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO) Provider Course is organized by American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) and will be held on Aug 15, 2019 at American Academy of Family Physicians, Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America. This Live activity, ALSO Provider Course has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 8.75 Prescribed credits by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Maintenance of Certification (MOC): The American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG) MOC standards now allow participation in ABOG-approved Simulation Courses to meet the annual Improvement in Medical Practice (Part IV) MOC requirement. Description: This one-day course format is available for Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO). This newly evolved course is an evidence-based interprofessional training program that prepares members of the entire maternity care team to better manage obstetric emergencies through teaching standardized approaches to care. This comprehensive course encourages team-based learning amongst physicians, residents, nurse midwives, and registered nurses in order to improve patient safety and positively impact maternal outcomes. Learners will successfully complete required online course elements at their own pace prior to attending the one-day live portion of the course. The live portion of the course then provides multiple hands-on opportunities for learners to practice their skills and apply what they have learned. This is accomplished by rotating learners through interactive group case study workstations, in situ skills workstations, and simulated hands-on group testing scenarios throughout the day. Objectives: At the successful completion of the ALSO Provider Course, participants should be able to: • Discuss methods of managing pregnancy and birth urgencies and emergencies, which standardizes the skills of practicing maternity care providers. • Demonstrate content and skill acquisition as evidenced by successful completion of course examination, skills workstations, and group or megadelivery testing stations.

American Society of Electroneurodiagnostic Technologists (ASET) Annual Conference is organized by American Society of Electroneurodiagnostic Technologists (ASET) - The Neurodiagnostic Society and will be held during Aug 15 - 17, 2019 at Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center, Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO) Instructor Course is organized by American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) and will be held on Aug 16, 2019 at American Academy of Family Physicians, Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America. CME Credits: This Live activity, ALSO Instructor Course, with a beginning date of 9/23/2019, has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 6.75 Prescribed credits by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. CME activities approved for AAFP credit are recognized by the AOA as equivalent to AOA Category 2 credit. Maintenance of Certification (MOC): The American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG) MOC standards now allow participation in ABOG-approved Simulation Courses to meet the annual Improvement in Medical Practice (Part IV) MOC requirement. At the end of this course you will be able to: • Discuss educational tools that can be used when giving feedback to ALSO course participants. • Describe how to assist participants in dealing with questions and conflicts that can occur during the workstations. • Demonstrate teaching capabilities by providing hands-on role-play utilizing maternal-fetal manikins along with timely feedback in order to adapt teaching methods to various situations. • Demonstrate the ability to facilitate group discussion, as well as consider ways to implement faculty and learner feedback to enhance the educational experience. Furthermore, upon successful completion of this course, learners will be designated as ALSO Instructor Candidates. Instructor Candidates are required to: • Be observed by an Advisory Faculty teaching in one ALSO Provider Course within 1 year of their Instructor Course date. • Have the Advisory Faculty of that course recommend your status be changed from ALSO Instructor Candidate to ALSO Approved Instructor.

Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO) Provider Course is organized by American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) and will be held on  Aug 17, 2019 at American Academy of Family Physicians, Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America This Live activity, ALSO Provider Course, with a date range of 8/17/2019 - 8/17/2019, has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 8.75 Prescribed credits by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Maintenance of Certification (MOC): The American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG) MOC standards now allow participation in ABOG-approved Simulation Courses to meet the annual Improvement in Medical Practice (Part IV) MOC requirement. Continuing Nursing Education: The American Academy of Family Physicians is approved as a provider of continuing nursing education by the Kansas State Board of Nursing. This course offering is approved for 10.50 contact hours applicable for APRN, RN, LPN, or LMHT relicensure. Kansas State Board of Nursing Provider Number; LT0278-0312. This is an advanced level course and may not be suitable for all general continuing nursing education. Description: This one-day course format is available for Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO). This newly evolved course is an evidence-based interprofessional training program that prepares members of the entire maternity care team to better manage obstetric emergencies through teaching standardized approaches to care. This comprehensive course encourages team-based learning amongst physicians, residents, nurse midwives, and registered nurses in order to improve patient safety and positively impact maternal outcomes. Learners will successfully complete required online course elements at their own pace prior to attending the one-day live portion of the course. The live portion of the course then provides multiple hands-on opportunities for learners to practice their skills and apply what they have learned. This is accomplished by rotating learners through interactive group case study workstations, in situ skills workstations, and simulated hands-on group testing scenarios throughout the day. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Update in Medicine 2019 is organized by Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences (KCUMB) and will be held on Sep 12, 2019 at KCU - kanasan city campus, Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.