Upcoming Medical Conferences in Montana

Anxiety in the Classroom is organized by PESI HealthCare and will be held on Jan 22, 2020 at Billings Hotel and Convention Center, Billings, Montana, United States of America. This Course has been approved for a maximum of 6.25 clock hours of continuing education instruction. Target Audience: • Teachers • Social Workers • Psychologists • Counselors • School Administrators • Occupational Therapists • Principals • Assistant Principals • Speech-Language Pathologists • Marriage and Family Therapists • Other Helping Professionals who Work with Children Course Description: The increasing rate of stress and trauma to children, which includes divorce, global terrorism and violence, extensive technology use, media overload, bullying and diversity issues, has produced a “shell shocked” generation of students struggling to manage their anxiety. The challenge for those working in schools is to recognize the increasing anxiety level in students and help them cope. Janine E. Oliver, LCSW, MSW, CH will teach you how, why and when anxiety develops in young people. The various manifestations for anxiety will be described, so that anxious students can be recognized and supported. Janine will help you distinguish between normal anxiety and anxiety disorders, and give you a principle for making this distinction in school settings. Most importantly, you will learn practical strategies that can be applied immediately in the classroom setting and schools to reduce anxiety, enhance teaching effectiveness, and promote maximum learning. Objectives: • Design effective strategies to decrease the stress response in kids with learning disabilities to improve information processing, listening skills, and comprehension. • Summarize the different ways anxiety manifests in the classroom (worry, social isolation, attention deficits, etc.) and determine the appropriate strategy for reducing symptoms. • Implement a three-step skill building model for stress management among young clients. • Utilize classroom friendly calming and relaxation activities to keep students engaged. • Determine the signs of normal anxiety vs anxiety disorders to enhance teaching effectiveness. • Evaluate the impact deep breathing exercises have on anxiety to enable task completion in the classroom.

Anxiety in the Classroom is organized by PESI HealthCare and will be held on Jan 23, 2020 at Best Western Plus GranTree Inn, Bozeman, Montana, United States of America. This Course has been approved for a maximum of 6.25 clock hours of continuing education instruction /  6.0 contact hours. Target Audience: • Teachers • Social Workers • Psychologists • Counselors • School Administrators • Occupational Therapists • Principals • Assistant Principals • Speech-Language Pathologists • Marriage and Family Therapists • Other Helping Professionals who Work with Children Course Description: The increasing rate of stress and trauma to children, which includes divorce, global terrorism and violence, extensive technology use, media overload, bullying and diversity issues, has produced a “shell shocked” generation of students struggling to manage their anxiety. The challenge for those working in schools is to recognize the increasing anxiety level in students and help them cope. Janine E. Oliver, LCSW, MSW, CH will teach you how, why and when anxiety develops in young people. The various manifestations for anxiety will be described, so that anxious students can be recognized and supported. Janine will help you distinguish between normal anxiety and anxiety disorders, and give you a principle for making this distinction in school settings. Most importantly, you will learn practical strategies that can be applied immediately in the classroom setting and schools to reduce anxiety, enhance teaching effectiveness, and promote maximum learning. Objectives: • Design effective strategies to decrease the stress response in kids with learning disabilities to improve information processing, listening skills, and comprehension. • Summarize the different ways anxiety manifests in the classroom (worry, social isolation, attention deficits, etc.) and determine the appropriate strategy for reducing symptoms. • Implement a three-step skill building model for stress management among young clients. • Utilize classroom friendly calming and relaxation activities to keep students engaged. • Determine the signs of normal anxiety vs anxiety disorders to enhance teaching effectiveness. • Evaluate the impact deep breathing exercises have on anxiety to enable task completion in the classroom.

Anxiety in the Classroom is organized by PESI HealthCare and will be held on Jan 24, 2020 at Courtyard by Marriott Missoula, Missoula, Montana, United States of America. This Course has been approved for a maximum of 6.25 clock hours of continuing education instruction/ 6.0 contact hours. Target Audience: • Teachers • Social Workers • Psychologists • Counselors • School Administrators • Occupational Therapists • Principals • Assistant Principals • Speech-Language Pathologists • Marriage and Family Therapists • Other Helping Professionals who Work with Children Course Description: The increasing rate of stress and trauma to children, which includes divorce, global terrorism and violence, extensive technology use, media overload, bullying and diversity issues, has produced a “shell shocked” generation of students struggling to manage their anxiety. The challenge for those working in schools is to recognize the increasing anxiety level in students and help them cope. Janine E. Oliver, LCSW, MSW, CH will teach you how, why and when anxiety develops in young people. The various manifestations for anxiety will be described, so that anxious students can be recognized and supported. Janine will help you distinguish between normal anxiety and anxiety disorders, and give you a principle for making this distinction in school settings. Most importantly, you will learn practical strategies that can be applied immediately in the classroom setting and schools to reduce anxiety, enhance teaching effectiveness, and promote maximum learning. Objectives: • Design effective strategies to decrease the stress response in kids with learning disabilities to improve information processing, listening skills, and comprehension. • Summarize the different ways anxiety manifests in the classroom (worry, social isolation, attention deficits, etc.) and determine the appropriate strategy for reducing symptoms. • Implement a three-step skill building model for stress management among young clients. • Utilize classroom friendly calming and relaxation activities to keep students engaged. • Determine the signs of normal anxiety vs anxiety disorders to enhance teaching effectiveness. • Evaluate the impact deep breathing exercises have on anxiety to enable task completion in the classroom.

Big Sky Athletic Training Sports Medicine Conference (BSATSMC) 2020 is organized by British Association of Day Surgery (BADS) and will be held from Feb 02 - 06, 2020 at Big Sky, Montana, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

Big Sky Brachytherapy Summit 2020 is organized by American Brachytherapy Society (ABS) and will be held from Feb 14 - 16, 2020 at Big Sky Resort, Big Sky, Montana, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

The National Conference on Wilderness Medicine is organized by Wilderness Medicine. The session is held from Feb 22 - 26, 2020 at Big Sky Resort, Big Sky, Montana, United States of America. Target Audience: Primary care physicians, nurses, physician assistants, and other health care providers who might encounter patients in remote settings or physicians who treat patients with medical problems after visiting remote areas. No outside commercial support has been received for this activity. Accreditation: Maximum of 37.75 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. The main conference earns 22.25 credits Optional AWEP course earns 15.5 credits Optional Ultrasound course earns 4 credits Wound Management earns 2 credits OB Workshop earns 2 credits Program Objectives: • Recognize the prevention and treatment of altitude illness based on the underlying physiology • Acknowledge and properly manage frostbite in the field • Classify and treat hypothermia in the field • Recognize fracture and dislocation in the wilderness • Identify the pathophysiology, and treatment of heat-related illness Conference Highlights: • Join the group of clinicians from all specialties for the largest and long-running conference on Wilderness Medicine  • Up to 37.5 hours of CME presentations & practical hands-on workshops are taught by notable faculty • Big Sky Ski Resort is famous for short lift lines, uncrowded slopes, and spectacular terrain • The "Biggest Skiing in America," Big Sky gives you way to more skiing and total vertical feet than anywhere in the US. • A wide variety of family-friendly activities including exploring Yellowstone National Park in the uncrowded and majestic winter season • Big Sky is easily accessible with numerous flights to nearby Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN) Pre-Conference Workshops: Wilderness and Urban Survival Saturday, February 22, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm $135 • A novel opportunity to learn and practice both basic and advanced survival skills from a Navy SEAL Instructor and other renowned survival experts who train our elite Special Forces. This all-day “hands-on” workshop is a practical and fun, skill-building experience, designed to make you survive on land, in the sea, in the wilderness and urban environments. Participants will learn how to: • Signal and be found • Get food and water • Build fires with primitive tools • Escape a hotel fire • Construct & improvise survival kits • Survive a plane crash • Protect yourself during a disaster • Travel safely in developing countries and avoid being "ripped off" • Find and construct emergency shelters (build snow caves and igloos) • Recognize and evade terrorists Advanced Wilderness & Expedition Provider AWEP Certification - $495 Saturday, February 22 - Tuesday, February 25 OR Saturday, February 22 - Thursday, February 27 A comprehensive course leading to AWEP Certification® that is designed to prepare physicians and other health care providers with an extensive background in key topics and practical skills needed to become a competent expedition, wilderness, or Search and Rescue Medical Provider. Optional Workshops: • WINTER WILDERNESS SURVIVAL | Sun, Feb 23 or Tue, Feb 25, 12:30 - 3:30 pm. $75 • OBSTETRICS IN REMOTE ENVIRONMENTS | Sun, Feb 23, 1:30 - 3:30 pm. $60 • MAP AND COMPASS NAVIGATION | Sun, Feb 23, 10:00 am - 12:30 pm. $70  • ROPES and KNOTS FOR WILDERNESS MEDICINE and RESCUE | Tue, Feb 25, 10:00 - 12:00 pm. $60 • URBAN and TRAVEL SURVIVAL | Mon, Feb 24, 12:30 - 3:30 pm. $75 • BASIC WOUND MANAGEMENT/SUTURE LAB | Tue, Feb 25, 1:00-3:00 pm. $60 • GPS NAVIGATION FOR WILDERNESS ADVENTURE | Mon, Feb 24, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm. $70 • AVALANCHE RECOGNITION, ROUTE FINDING | Mon, Feb 24, 12:30 - 3:30 pm. $70 • WILDERNESS ULTRASOUND CERTIFICATION | Mon, Feb 24, 12:00 - 4:00 pm $295

2nd Annual Winter Conference on Hot Topics in Women's Health is organized by Symposia Medicus and will be held from Feb 25 - 29, 2020 at Big Sky, Montana, United States of America.  Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Montana Optometric Association (MOA) Big Sky Conference is organized by Montana Optometric Association (MOA) and will be held from Feb 27 - 29, 2020 at Huntley Lodge, Big Sky, Montana, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

2nd Radiation Research Society (RRS) Winter Workshop is organized by Radiation Research Society (RRS) and will be held on Mar 04 - 06, 2020 at Big Sky Resort, Big Sky, Montana, United States of America. Who Should Attend: This workshop is intended to bring together radiation oncologists, radiobiologists, radiologists, medical physicists and basic researchers to explore multidisciplinary approaches to solve current and future challenges of targeted radionuclide therapy. Program Emphasis: The workshop, titled “Challenges & Solutions in the Era of Targeted Radionuclide-Based Therapy,” will be held at Big Sky Resort.” The workshop format will allow for networking, collaboration and scientific discussions to promote addressing the tumor specific targeting and efficacy of radionuclide therapy as a means to improve radiotherapy efficacy. Both pre-clinical and clinical studies will be discussed with an emphasis on bench to bedside approaches. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

Rewire the Anxious Brain: Neuroscience-Informed Treatment of Anxiety, Panic and Worry is organized by PESI HealthCare and will be held on Mar 09, 2020 at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Billings, Billings, Montana, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 6.3 contact hours. Target Audience: • Social Workers • Psychologists • Counselors • Marriage and Family Therapists • Case Managers • Addiction Counselors • Therapists • Nurses • Occupational Therapists • Speech-Language Pathologists • Other Mental Health Professionals. Course Description: Join neuroscience and anxiety expert, Dr. Janene M. Donarski, and learn her keys for successful anxiety treatment. Dr. Donarski integrates brain-based strategies for calming the anxious mind with client communication techniques that motivate change in your clients. Janene’s approach promotes adherence to treatment and strengthens the therapeutic alliance - which is essential when working with anxious, worried, traumatized, or obsessive clients. Dr. van Ingen will give you proven tools and techniques to: • Identify and treat the roots of anxiety in both the amygdala and the cortex • Explain “the language of the amygdala” in an accessible, straight forward way • Identify how the cortex contributes to anxiety, and empower clients with strategies to resist anxiety-igniting cognitions. Register today for this transformational workshop and put the power of neuroplasticity to work for you and your anxious clients! Objectives: • Ascertain the underlying neurological processes that impact anxious symptoms for clients. • Develop client engagement in treatment using personalized goals and attending to the therapeutic relationship. • Evaluate the differences between amygdala-based and cortex-based anxiety symptoms and identify how these symptoms inform treatment interventions. • Communicate strategies for calming and training the amygdala in order to alleviate symptoms of anxiety. • Implement methods for teaching clients to retrain the cortex so that anxiety is resisted rather than exacerbated. • Analyze how psychotropic medication impacts neuroplasticity in the brain; identify related treatment implications.