Upcoming Medical Conferences in Las Vegas

Internal Medicine Update is organized by MCE Conferences and will be held from Dec 29 - 31, 2018 at Vdara Hotel & Spa, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is Family Physicians, all Physicians and other Healthcare Professionals seeking clinical information about Internal Medicine issues. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 12.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Conference Description : This conference is designed to provide primary care clinicians with up-to-date, evidence-based information on commonly encountered internal medicine issues, while suggesting pragmatic approaches to clinical management. The discussion-based format of the conference will encourage audience participation through dynamic lectures, case-based studies, and hands-on workshops. Keynote speakers will present and critically assess recent advancements and industry updates in Internal Medicine, with the goal of enhancing the knowledge-base and core competence of attendees. The successful completion of this interactive program diagnosing, treating, and prescribing the most effective courses of treatment, with the ultimate goal of improving patient outcomes Conference Topics: • Epidemiology and Causes of Obesity • Medical Management of Obesity • Surgical Management of Obesity • Hard to Treat Headache • Assessing the Thyroid in the Primary Care Office • Adrenal Insufficiency in the Primary Care Office • Osteoporosis 2018: Fracture Prevention • Outpatient Calcium and Parathyroid Disorders • Hypocalcemia • Principles of Energy Metabolism, Role of Lifestyle • Testosterone Deficiency for Primary Care Providers • Staying Healthy After Bariatric Surgery • Evaluation of Thyroid Nodules Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Rheumatology & Musculoskeletal Medicine for Primary Care is organized by Medical Education Resources (MER) and will be held from Dec 29 - 31, 2018 at Bellagio Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is primary care providers and other health professionals with updates in primary care medicine. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 12 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this program, participants should be better able to: • Differentiate between inflammatory and non-inflammatory joint pain and the differential diagnosis of each category • Describe the technique of joint aspiration, joint injection, and synovial fluid analysis • Perform a musculoskeletal examination • Evaluate and treat osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia, spinal pain, regional pain syndromes, osteoporosis, and gout • Utilize current evidence to design treatment strategies for rheumatoid arthritis Learning Outcome: To provide updates in primary care medicine to office based providers Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Level 1 Course in Aesthetic Medicine is organized by American Academy of Aesthetic Medicine (AAAM) and will be held from Jan 11 - 13, 2019 at Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 21 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Introductory course in Aesthetic Medicine for physicians wanting to expand their practice. Topics include: Chemical Peelings, Botox, Dermal Fillers and Lasers. Hands-on experience as well. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Botox Training Course is organized by Empire Medical Training and will be held on Jan 12, 2019 at The Platinum Hotel & Spa, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is Physicians, Nurses, Dentists, and other Licensed Healthcare Professionals who are eager to learn a specific skill set associated with mastering the injectable procedures. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 8.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Course Description: The Botox Training classes are very complete and encompass all aspects needed to fully integrate this new procedure so that you can immediately begin performing these techniques on your own. The general format of the Botox workshop is to receive very detailed lectures in the morning followed by intensive hands-on training in the afternoon with real patients. The workshop gives you the opportunity to use real Botulinum Toxin (Botox) products on actual live volunteers, all medicines and supplies needed that would be used in the training are provided as part of your tuition price. Attendees are also welcome to bring along a friend or companion if you choose to use them for your Botox injection training. There is no charge to volunteers for receiving these free injections. If you are unable to bring a volunteer to the course, Empire will provide you with real patients for the hands-on portion of the Botox Training class. Hands-On Training: Unlike some seminars, our programs are not demonstration only. In fact, attendees are expected and required to administer Botulinum Toxin (Botox) on patients in order to receive their certification. The afternoon session is reserved for intensive hands-on training, where our instructors will be carefully monitoring your technique and style of injecting to help improve your skills. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Physician Medical Weight Loss Training is organized by Empire Medical Training and will be held on Jan 13, 2019 at The Platinum Hotel & Spa, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 5.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Conference Description : The Medical Weight Loss Training program will prepare you to be able to integrate lucrative weight loss options safely and effectively into your practice. Weight Loss Medicine is highly lucrative and continues to be a service which is in high demand by your patients. This course is very detailed and comprehensive providing you with instruction on the specific FDA pharmaceutical weight loss protocols, hormonal protocols, bariatric protocols, and other effective weight loss treatments dependent upon medical necessity and overall patient health. As part of the course, you will also understand other adjunctive procedures such as MIC injections, Vitamin B-12, and a variety of supplements and off-label use of other weight loss prescriptions. Conference Objectives are : • Learn about the latest weight loss programs and protocols available including : ○ Diet and Weight Loss Protocols. ○ Schwarzbein Diet and/or modification thereto. ○ Various Glycemic Diets. ○ South Beach Diet. ○ Zone Diets. ○ Low Fat, High Protein and other commercial diets. • Learn how hormone imbalance affects weight gain and the storage of fat. Discuss the misconception about abdominal fat and stress in detail. • Physicians will learn how to thoroughly evaluate and consult with an overweight patient including personalized comprehensive laboratory workup. Physicians will also learn the ins and outs of Dietary therapy and behavioral therapy. • Understand Integrative/Stress management, new technologies and hormone balance as well as the importance of exercise. ○ New weight management/exercise technologies such as IR Infared Sauna, Power Plate etc. ○ Monitoring and Diagnostic Equipment Calorimeters, BMI, BMR Equipment Solutions. ○ Meal Planning (Internet Based). • Learn about which prescription drugs are available now, as well as prescribing information and new drugs being proposed. Learn the protocols for dispensing controlled substances as well as how to safely market this service. Successfully market your new Cosmetic Practice. ○ Understanding the benefits/drawbacks of creating a weight loss profit center within your practice. ○ ROI Analysis (Return on Investment). ○ Business Model for integrating into your own practice or stand-alone business venture. ○ Practicality of the various types of programs available for your patients. ○ Leveraging your Patient File Base. ○ Understand the need for retail as part of your business model for supplements, nuticeuticals and possibly meal planning. ○ Proven "Outreach" Marketing Programs. ○ Gain a thorough understanding of what it takes to become successful and outside services that can make a difference. ○ Weight loss as an adjunct to other profitable procedures (cellulite reduction/antiaging service). ○ Weight loss is a springboard for other aesthetic services. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Family Nurse Practitioner Certification Exam Review and Advanced Practice Update - 2019 is organized by Fitzgerald Health Education Associates (FHEA) and will be held from Jan 16 - 18, 2019 at The Westin Las Vegas Hotel & Spa, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 35.50 Contact hours. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

North American Neuromodulation Society (NANS) 22nd Annual Meeting is organized by North American Neuromodulation Society (NANS) and will be held from Jan 17 - 20, 2019 at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 26.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. The agenda includes our popular Neuromodulation for Advanced Implantable Therapies: A Hands-On Cadaver Course for Neurosurgery Residents and Pain Fellows, combining didactic lectures and hands-on training. This year’s offerings also include the Neurology Neuromodulation Workshop, the Hands-On Cadaver Course for Engineers, and the Building a Neuromodulation Practice: Brain to Pain, Approvals, Financials, and Cases Workshop. There will be two separate Certificate of Attendance courses. The Certificate of Attendance: Advanced Neuraxial Neuromodulation course will focus on the evidence-based and appropriate utilization of implantable therapies for pain management, and the Certificate of Attendance: Peripheral Nerve Stimulation course will provide evidence-based and expert-driven instruction on peripheral nerve stimulation. There also is a full-day course to review the principles of intrathecal therapy management titled, “Simplifying IT Therapy: A Solution to the Opioid Crisis.” Once again, the Continuum of Care from Wearables to Noninvasive Neuromodulation course will be offered, which will include theoretical and hands-on practical training on the use of noninvasive neuromodulation. The theme of the NANS 22nd Annual Meeting is “The Science Behind Successful Outcomes.” In order for healthcare professionals to harness neuromodulation’s rapid growth for their patients and to expand the appropriate use of neuromodulation therapies, not only for the treatment of pain but for other medical conditions, a detailed understanding of current literature and data sources is required. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Hospitalist and Emergency Procedures Course is organized by Hospital Procedures Consultants (HPC) and will be held from Jan 17 - 18, 2019 at Paris Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America. Accreditation: This live CME course provides up to 10.0 AMA PRA Category 1 creditsTM and 16 hours of Trauma CME credit. The course didactics are viewed through complimentary access to our Online CME course which provides up to 11.5 AMA PRA Category 1 credits. Course Description: HPC provides the premier Hospitalist and Emergency Procedures CME courses to teach clinicians how to perform the 20 most common bedside procedures needed to work in the ER, ICU and hospital wards. Students learn the didactics via 17 online modules to view all the lectures and videos then attend a live CME course with100% hands-on skills lab training with six procedural expert physicians. Objectives: Students will learn the indications, contraindications, technique and complications for the 20 most common hospitalist and emergency procedures. Students will learn how to perform procedural sedation, the basics of mechanical ventilation, bedside ultrasound for diagnostic ultrasound, ultrasound-guided procedures and the coding and documentation of procedures. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Practice Management Meeting 2019 is organized by American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) and will be held from Jan 18 - 20, 2019 at Paris Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America. Why attend: • Leadership Development-Tools You Can Use • Negotiating Payer Contracts: Pitfalls and Strategies to Overcome Them • Making Cent$ of the Perioperative Surgical Home:Why You Can’t Afford NOT to Pursue the Quadruple Aim • Health System Consolidation-Strategies for Anesthesiology Practices • Strategies for Protecting Your Practice’s Assets • Quality Reporting-Beyond MACRA • O.R. Quality and Management • Value Proposition: Providing Alignment Between the Practice and the Consumer Who should attend: • Physician anesthesiologists and other anesthesia clinicians • Anesthesiology practice leaders • Practice presidents • Quality Assurance (QA) directors • Department chiefs • Anesthesia administrators and executives (AAE) • Hospital and health care organization leaders • Residents & Fellows • Billers and Coders Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

2019 ACG's IBD School & Western Regional Postgraduate Course is organized by American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) and will be held from Jan 18 - 20, 2019 at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America. ACG's IBD School : The target audience for this medical event is designed for gastroenterologists, gastroenterology trainees, primary care physicians, nurses, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners interested in the latest information on IBD management. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of  8.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits and 8.5 MOC Points. Description : IBD is an area of gastroenterology that continues to see rapid developments in diagnostic and medical therapeutic options. ACG’s IBD School is a day-long educational program that combines an immersion in IBD management with a clinical update on new therapeutic and monitoring approaches. The goals of this course are to improve clinical judgment and to address the art and science of IBD management. The program will educate attendees in a practical manner regarding the natural history of disease, modifiable risk factors for adverse outcomes, diagnostic and prognostic testing, and rational decision making for medical treatment. The program will also address changes in epidemiologic trends, advances in laboratory, radiographic and endoscopic modalities that directly impact diagnosis and management of IBD, as well as developments in surveillance of dysplasia in ulcerative colitis and Crohn's colitis. Some of the most challenging clinical scenarios, such as the approach to primary medication failure or secondary loss of response, will be discussed in great detail. Western Regional Postgraduate Course : The target audience for this medical event is designed for gastroenterologists, primary care physicians, nurses, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners interested in the latest information on diagnostic GI and liver diseases and state-of-the-art treatment of these illnesses. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of  12.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits and 12.5 MOC Points. Description : The field of gastroenterology continues to experience introductions of new and novel diagnostic techniques and therapeutic options affecting numerous areas of gastrointestinal disease management and patient care. This program is designed to explore those areas and will address management updates in a variety of GI and hepatic areas. The program will explore common problems using case-based presentations on chronic vomiting, abdominal pain and bloating, hereditary colon cancer, Barrett’s esophagus, refractory IBD, eosinophilic esophagitis, as well as state-of-the-art updates on ergonomics in endoscopy, improving quality in your practice, enteral feeding, recurrent obscure GI bleeding, HCC, NAFLD, hepatitis C treatment, EMR and large polyps, esophageal strictures, LAMS, acute upper GI bleeding, pancreatic cystic lesions, PSC and cholangiocarcinoma, and practice management. The structure of the program includes a mix of didactic presentations delivered by expert faculty, question and answer periods, video presentations, smaller afternoon general sessions, and non-CME hands-on workshop sessions. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.