Upcoming Medical Conferences in Las Vegas

19th Annual Symposium on Current Concepts in Spinal Disorders is organized by Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and will be held from Jan 30 - Feb 01, 2020 at Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America. This Conference has been approved for a maximum of 16.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Target Audience: Imaging, Orthopaedic Surgery, Pain Management Course Description: The 19th Annual Symposium on Current Concepts in Spinal Disorders focuses on treatment methodology, controversies in spine care management, and new and emerging technologies. The faculty is composed of internationally recognized experts who will present lectures focused on the business of spine care, the emergence of outpatient surgeries, updates in spinal tumors and malignancies and future innovations and technologies. Participants will also evaluate unusual cases and controversies in spine care and the management of deformities. Attendees will have ample opportunities to enjoy personal interactions with many of our country’s leading spine professionals and everyone is encouraged to join faculty for discussions and debates in all topic areas. Objectives: • Discuss emerging issues encountered in spine surgery practices, including patient-reported outcome measurements (PROMs), telemedicine, and physician wellness • Evaluate the controversies of outpatient spine surgery amidst the rise of ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) and the implications for patient safety • Demonstrate knowledge and skills for performing basic and complex corrections for adult spinal deformities • Integrate techniques for posterior-only and anterior-lateral deformity corrections • Employ best practices and techniques to avoid complications in spinal deformity surgery • Explore unusual cases and controversies and the shared recommendations and insights that can potentially influence improvements in case. Note: *Use code "SPINE2020" To Receive 20% off. Code Valid until October 31, 2019*   

Business Concepts in Healthcare: Practice Management Primer for Anesthesia Providers is organized by Northwest Anesthesia Seminars (NWAS) and will be held on Feb 03, 2020 at Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

EKG Interpretation Seminar is organized by Northwest Anesthesia Seminars (NWAS) and will be held on Feb 03, 2020 at Encore at Wynn Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America. Target Audience: This course is designed for physicians, certified registered nurse anesthetists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, registered nurses and other medical care providers who must maintain state-of-the-art knowledge of the specialty or are impacted by it. Accreditation: The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 8 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. American Board of Anesthesiology: CME credit will be sent directly to The American Board of Anesthesiology to fulfill the Part 2 requirement for the Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology Program (MOCA®). Canadian Physicians: This activity is eligible for Section 1 credits in the Royal College’s Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Program. Participants must log into MAINPORT to claim this activity. Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists: This program is designed to meet requirements for Class A CE credit. Once approved by AANA, this will be indicated. Nurse Practitioners: The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP) and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) accept CME from organizations accredited by the ACCME. Osteopathic Physicians: This program is eligible for Category 2 credit with the American Osteopathic Association (AOA). Physician Assistants: The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. Physician assistants may receive a maximum of 8 hours of Category I credit for completing this program. Registered Nurses: NWAS is an approved provider for the following state nursing boards: Arkansas State Board of Nursing (Provider Number 50-7480), California Board of Registered Nursing (Provider Number 4833), District of Columbia Board of Nursing (Provider Number 50-7480), Florida Board of Nursing (Provider Number 50-7480), Georgia Board of Nursing (Provider Number 50-7480), and the South Carolina Board of Nursing (Provider Number 50-7480). This program offers 8 contact hours. Program Purpose: Due to the epidemiology of cardiovascular disease and standards of care regarding EKG monitoring by various professional organizations, physicians in many specialties (anesthesiology, emergency medicine, and critical care), advanced practice nurses, and other healthcare providers are being challenged to interpret the EKG. This program is designed to update these practitioners with the latest information on this body of scientific information. Objectives: At the conclusion of this program, the participant will be able to: • Review the 12-lead EKG system, dipole concept, the predicted morphology of the EKG waveforms, and options for lead placement. • Define the EKG criteria for diagnosing myocardial ischemia, injury, infarction, axis deviation, bundle branch blocks, and fascicular blocks. • Review the recommended placement of limb and chest leads for recording the 12 lead EKG and for continuous monitoring the EKG in the OR, PACU, ICU and ED. • Apply the criteria for the diagnosis of EKG changes associated with pathophysiology (e.g., myocardial injury, infarction, bundle branch blocks).

Anesthesia Update is organized by Northwest Anesthesia Seminars (NWAS) and will be held from Feb 03 - 07, 2020 at Encore at Wynn Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America. Target Audience: This course is designed for physicians, certified registered nurse anesthetists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, registered nurses and other medical care providers who must maintain state-of-the-art knowledge of the specialty or are impacted by it. Accreditation: The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. American Board of Anesthesiology: CME credit will be sent directly to The American Board of Anesthesiology to fulfill the Part 2 requirement for the Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology Program (MOCA®). Canadian Physicians: This activity is eligible for Section 1 credits in the Royal College’s Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Program. Participants must log into MAINPORT to claim this activity. Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists: This program is designed to meet requirements for Class A CE credit. Once approved by AANA, this will be indicated. Nurse Practitioners: The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP) and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) accept CME from organizations accredited by the ACCME. Osteopathic Physicians: This program is eligible for Category 2 credit with the American Osteopathic Association (AOA). Physician Assistants: The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. Physician assistants may receive a maximum of 20 hours of Category I credit for completing this program. Registered Nurses: NWAS is an approved provider for the following state nursing boards: Arkansas State Board of Nursing (Provider Number 50-7480), California Board of Registered Nursing (Provider Number 4833), District of Columbia Board of Nursing (Provider Number 50-7480), Florida Board of Nursing (Provider Number 50-7480), Georgia Board of Nursing (Provider Number 50-7480), and the South Carolina Board of Nursing (Provider Number 50-7480). This program offers 20 contact hours. Program Purpose: • Presentations are designed to facilitate the physician, nurse specialist, and other providers maintaining skills of the same kind to review and update knowledge and abilities in one or more of these areas vital to the practicing professional: • Possess the scientific background for clinical practice • Maintain state-of-the-art knowledge of not only the specialty, but also of all additional related disciplines which may impact it • Maintain an up-to-the-minute armamentarium of knowledge and skills for the selection and use of complex equipment, pharmacological agents, and procedures necessary for the provision of quality patient care • Manage self and colleagues to function toward common goals in the clinical setting, the clinical and educational institutions, and the community in which the practice resides • Serve as an expert in matters involving health care delivery; serve as an informed manager of clinical and educational services provided, including the acquisition and distribution of resources necessary in meeting professional goals • Provide assistance with and support of other service providers, departments, institutions, and organizations dependent upon the professional expertise of the practitioner Objectives: Apply the pertinent physical and behavioral sciences - to include but not be limited to advanced anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, chemistry, physics, psychology, and social sciences - as they impact and are affected by the planning, delivery, and monitoring of anesthesia and related services inherent in the anesthesia professions. Explain the selection, dosing considerations with methods of administration, safe use, and contraindications and precautions of presented pharmacological agents through the understanding of their physico-chemical properties, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, updated uses, and more recently developed additional, related, and similar drugs. Outline comprehensive management plans for the group of patients discussed, whether related in age, physical status, cultural background, invasive procedure, anesthetic or analgesic requirements, clinical setting, adverse reactions, and/or goals of care. Apply the principles of safety and asepsis in the performance of anesthetic procedures and administrations, equipment use, and other applications encountered during the provision of anesthesia and analgesia whether in the surgical unit, the labor and delivery suite, the pain management clinic, or other more remote location of anesthetizing services. Incorporate the appropriate recommendations and/or requirements of pertinent external organizations, institutions, and professional groups - recognized as serving as the authority for and/or holding the responsibility to compile and approve such tenets - in the provision of anesthesia and related services, whether medical, legal, philosophical, ethical, or health care management standards. Apply the new techniques in the clinical setting of the participant. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) is organized by Northwest Anesthesia Seminars (NWAS) and will be held on Feb 05, 2020 at Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America. Accreditation: The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Osteopathic Physicians This program is eligible for Category 2 credit with the American Osteopathic Association (AOA). Physician Assistants The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ Target Audience: This course is designed for physicians, certified registered nurse anesthetists, registered nurses, physician assistants, and other medical care providers who need to obtain or update resuscitation skills and documentation. Program Purpose: Due to the inherent knowledge, skills, practice locations, and populations of patients served by practitioners of anesthesiology and/or emergency and critical care medicine, the physicians, nurses, and other such advanced care providers are summoned to serve the dying patient, particularly those whose death is sudden and unexpected. This program is designed to update these practitioners with the latest consensus on this body of scientific information in the form of formal guidelines provided by national agencies, recognized to possess the resources to develop guidelines and identify mandatory skills, which are required to provide quality resuscitative care for patients of all ages in all clinical and non-clinical locations. Objectives: At the conclusion of this program, the participant will be able to: • Explain the latest guidelines for resuscitation, including but not limited to basic scientific studies, pharmacology, dysrhythmia identification, pertinent equipment, and recommended therapeutic intervention, featuring those most recently added or altered, through the citation of the specific scientific background for each and the description of how this newer information impacts the performance of resuscitative procedures. • Successfully meet the current requirements of the American Heart Association and, as appropriate, other pertinent agencies jointly sponsoring guidelines with this association, in documenting proficiency in providing resuscitative care • Apply this information in the clinical setting most commonly encountered in the day-to-day clinical practice of the participant.

Human Simulation Course is organized by American Dental Society of Anesthesiology (ADSA) and will be held on Feb 06, 2020 at UNLV School of Dental Medicine, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America. Accreditation: The ½ day course provides 5 hours of CE credit. Course Information, Hours & Registration: The High-Fidelity Human Simulation Course will be held at the state-of-the-art simulation educational facility at the Clinical Simulation Center of Las Vegas (CSCLV) at the Shadow Lane Campus of the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV). It will precede the Las Vegas Review Course. At the center of the course is the Laerdal SimMan® 3G human simulator. This high-fidelity, computer controlled simulator puts participants into realistic clinical situations with simulated emergencies that may be encountered during the provision of sedation and general anesthesia in dental offices. It allows teams to address these sedation emergencies in real time.   The educational objectives for this course include: • Provide crisis management training to improve patient safety  • Expand clinical knowledge through hands-on training, observation and self-reflection  • Build confidence and enhance team performance  • Provide the opportunity to experience clinical scenarios that are infrequent in daily practice, but critical to anesthesia practice An online pre-course video will be available to all participants to aid in preparation to optimize the course experience. Written pre-course study material will also be emailed before the course. The pre-course material will include study guides and manuals that can be incorporated into practice and staff emergency training. On the day of the course, a group of four (4) participants will progress through four (4) rooms simulating various emergency scenarios. Practitioners are encouraged to bring three (3) staff members so that each group does every scenario as a team in order to accurately simulate an emergency in their office. The course is designed to allow staff members to learn and practice together. There will be two sessions. The morning session will begin at 7:00 am with a light breakfast and will end around 12:30 pm; the afternoon session will start at 12:30 pm with light snacks and end around 6:00 pm. Transportation between the Aria hotel and the facility will be provided. The morning bus will leave by 6:45 am. The afternoon bus will leave by 12:00 pm. Course space is limited to provide each participant with a low student/faculty ratio and an optimal hands-on experience. Acceptance in the course requires receipt of your application and payment of the course fee.  Note:-  Registration for SimMan is by telephone only. Please call 312.664.8270 to register.

4th Annual North American Robotic Urology Symposium (NARUS) 2020 is organized by Veritas Meeting Solutions and will be held from Feb 06 - 08, 2020 at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America. Course Topic: ADULT: Prostate • To critique high impact publications in robotic surgery for prostate cancer • To demonstrate refined techniques for preserving urinary control after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy, and link them to patient reported outcomes • To demonstrate nerve preserving surgical plane selection and recognition Renal • To demonstrate the surgical steps of robotic surgery procedures for kidney cancer • Analyze the robotic techniques unique to the surgical management of kidney cancer • Describe tips and tricks to manage difficult intra-operative situations and avoid complications • Discuss the key complications and outline the intra-operative and post-operative management related to robotic surgery procedures Bladder • To demonstrate the surgical steps of robotic surgery procedures for bladder cancer • Analyze the robotic techniques unique to the surgical management of bladder cancer • Describe tips and tricks to manage difficult intra-operative situations and avoid complications • Discuss the key complications and outline the intra-operative and post-operative management related to robotic surgery procedures Reconstruction • To demonstrate the surgical steps of robotic surgery procedures for reconstructive surgery • Analyze the robotic techniques unique to the surgical management of reconstructive patients • Describe tips and tricks to manage difficult intra-operative situations and avoid complications • Discuss the key complications and outline the intra-operative and post-operative management related to robotic surgery procedures PEDIATRICS: Ureteral Reimplantation • To discuss the role of pediatric robotic reimplantation for the treatment of VUR • o analyze the key steps of pediatric robotic reimplantation as well as tips and tricks to maximize surgical success rates and minimize complications Pyeloplasty / Heminephrectomy / Uretero-ureterostomy / Pediatric Oncology • To discuss the role of robotic surgery for pediatric kidney procedures such as pyeloplasty, nephrectomy / hemi-nephrectomy, and uretero-ureterostomy • To describe the key steps as well as tips and tricks of pediatric robotic kidney procedures Complex Reconstruction • To describe recent refinements and advances in robotic surgical technology that benefit pediatric complex reconstruction procedures • To discuss the use and focused patient selection process for pediatric robotic reconstruction procedures Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

Atlas&Som: A Case-by-Case Tutorial on Neuroradiology and Head and Neck Imaging is organized by CME Science and will be held from Feb 06 - 08, 2020 at Encore at Wynn Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America.  Target Audience: • Board certified general radiologists and trainees interested in neuroradiology and head and neck imaging. • Neuroradiologists. • Radiology residents and fellows in training. • Practicing physicians in general neurology, neurosurgery, otolaryngology, and related clinical subspecialities who desire to familiarize and themselves with the current role of imaging in patient evaluation. • Allied health care professionals who desire to have an update on the state of current imaging as an aid to patient management for diseases of the brain, spine, and head and neck. Accreditation: Physician Continuing Medical Education: The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 18.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Earn SAM Credit: This live activity has been qualified by the American Board of Radiology for 5 SAM credits. Technologists: This course is pending approval for up to 16.75 ARRT Category A CE credits for those technologists attending the entire course. Course Description: This course will provide an opportunity for the registrants to analyze cases involving the brain, spine, and head and neck with two of the world’s most renowned experts and leading educators in these fields. Dr. Scott W. Atlas and Dr. Peter M. Som will discuss over 500 selected brain, spine, and head and neck cases in this intensive, personalized tutorial, highlighting their approaches to the differential diagnosis of these diseases. Drs. Atlas and Som will also review pertinent normal anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, and imaging concepts. The emphasis will be on a clinically oriented imaging approach that helps refine differential diagnosis. This is a unique experience for registrants to personally discuss cases with the authors of the preeminent texts books on Neuroradiology and Head and Neck Imaging. The course will encourage an open dialogue with Drs. Atlas and Som during the case reviews and additional time has been allotted for questions after each session. Course Objectives: By the end of this course, participants should be able to: • Know the imaging anatomy and protocols that are necessary to arrive at a diagnosis of diseases of the central nervous system and the head and neck. • Develop differential diagnosis that relates to the pertinent imaging and clinically relevant findings for each of the cases covered in this course. • Improve the imaging skills of the course participants. • Integrate the imagining techniques presented into clinical practice. • Implement current techniques and protocols to accurately diagnose disorders of the brain and spine in adults and children. Speakers: Scott W. Atlas, MD, Peter M. Som, MD Time: 8:00 am - 11:00 am

Pediatric Advanced Life Support is organized by Northwest Anesthesia Seminars (NWAS) and will be held on Feb 06, 2020  at Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America. Target Audience: This Course Is Designed For Physicians, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Registered Nurses, Physician Assistants, And Other Medical Care Providers Who Need To Obtain Or Update Resuscitation Skills And Documentation.   Accreditation: This Activity Has Been Planned And Implemented In Accordance With The Accreditation Requirements And Policies Of The Accreditation Council For Continuing Medical Education (Acme) Through The Joint Providership Of The A. Webb Roberts Center For Continuing Medical Education Of Baylor Scott & White Health And Northwest Anesthesia Seminars. The A. Webb Roberts Center For Continuing Medical Education Of Baylor Scott & White Health Is Accredited By The Accme To Provide Continuing Medical Education For Physicians.   The A. Webb Roberts Center For Continuing Medical Education Of Baylor Scott & White Health Designates This Live Activity For A Maximum Of 5 Ama Pra Category 1 Credit(S)™. Physicians Should Claim Only The Credit Commensurate With The Extent Of Their Participation In The Activity.   American Board Of Anesthesiology: CME Credit Will Be Sent Directly To The American Board Of Anesthesiology To Fulfill The Part 2 Requirement For The Maintenance Of Certification In Anesthesiology Program (Moca®).   Canadian Physicians: This Activity Is Eligible For Section 1 Credits In The Royal College’s Maintenance Of Certification (Moc) Program. Participants Must Log Into Mainport To Claim This Activity.   Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists: Acls: This Program Has Been Prior Approved By The Aana For 5 Class A Cec; Aana Code #1036536; Expiration Date 11/9/2019. Pals: This Program Has Been Prior Approved By The Aana For 5 Class A Cec; Aana Code #1036535; Expiration Date 11/8/2019.   Nurse Practitioners: The American Academy Of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (Aanpcp) And The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Accept CME From Organizations Accredited By The Accme.   Osteopathic Physicians: This Program Is Eligible For Category 2 Credit With The American Osteopathic Association (AOA).   Physician Assistants: The American Academy Of Physician Assistants (Aapa) Accepts Certificates Of Participation For Educational Activities Certified For Ama Pra Category 1 Credit™ From Organizations Accredited By Acme Or A Recognized State Medical Society. Physician Assistants May Receive A Maximum Of 5 Hours Of Category I Credit For Completing This Program.   Registered Nurses: Nwas Is An Approved Provider For The Following State Nursing Boards: Arkansas State Board Of Nursing (Provider Number 50-7480), California Board Of Registered Nursing (Provider Number 4833), District Of Columbia Board Of Nursing (Provider Number 50-7480), Florida Board Of Nursing (Provider Number 50-7480), Georgia Board Of Nursing (Provider Number 50-7480), And The South Carolina Board Of Nursing (Provider Number 50-7480). This Program Offers 5 Contact Hours.   †pharmacology Hours Subject To Change.   Program Purpose: Due To The Inherent Knowledge, Skills, Practice Locations, And Populations Of Patients Served By Practitioners Of Anesthesiology And/or Emergency And Critical Care Medicine, The Physicians, Nurses, And Other Such Advanced Care Providers Are Summoned To Serve The Dying Patient, Particularly Those Whose Death Is Sudden And Unexpected. This Program Is Designed To Update These Practitioners With The Latest Consensus On This Body Of Scientific Information In The Form Of Formal Guidelines Provided By National Agencies, Recognized To Possess The Resources To Develop Guidelines And Identify Mandatory Skills, Which Are Required To Provide Quality Resuscitative Care For Patients Of All Ages In All Clinical And Non-clinical Locations.   Objectives: At The Conclusion Of This Program, The Participant Will Be Able To: • Explain The Latest Guidelines For Resuscitation, Including But Not Limited To Basic Scientific Studies, Pharmacology, Dysrhythmia Identification, Pertinent Equipment, And Recommended Therapeutic Intervention, Featuring Those Most Recently Added Or Altered, Through The Citation Of The Specific Scientific Background For Each And The Description Of How This Newer Information Impacts The Performance Of Resuscitative Procedures.   • Successfully Meet The Current Requirements Of The American Heart Association And, As Appropriate,      Other Pertinent Agencies Jointly Sponsoring Guidelines With This Association, In Documenting                     Proficiency In Providing Resuscitative Care   • Apply This Information In The Clinical Setting Most Commonly Encountered In The Day-to-day Clinical    Practice Of The Participant.

5th Annual Northwell Health Cardiovascular Fellows Course is organized by Gaffney Events and will be held from Feb 06 - 08, 2020 at ARIA Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.