Upcoming Medical Conferences in Albuquerque

PWR! Therapist Training and Certification Workshop is organized by Parkinson Wellness Recovery (PWR) and will be held from Aug 24 - 25, 2019 at Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Albuquerque, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America. Eligible Participants: Physical and Occupational Therapists, Physical and Occupational Therapist Assistants, PT, DPT, PTA, OT, OTA students Accreditation: Approved for 17.5 Contact Hours Course Description: Recent advances in basic and clinical science research suggest exercise and learning approaches may protect, repair, and optimize function in persons with Parkinson disease (PD).1-12 To be effective, proactive rehabilitation paradigms are needed that deliver ongoing programming for life, starting at diagnosis, and that are guided by the essential principles of learning and neuroplasticity.12 Participants will be introducedto a comprehensive research-based framework called Exercise4BrainChange® to guide clinicians in how to implement essential principles of learning and neuroplasticity identified in the literature to real world practice. Techniques will be described that advocate forced use, progressive difficulty, reinforcement, active engagement, empowerment, attention to action, sensory awareness training, and neural readiness (e.g., aerobic conditioning, mental imagery). Each of these principles is rooted in research in exercise science, motor control, and motor learning. This framework will be integrated with an understanding of the pathophysiology of Parkinson’s disease for greater specificity of training. Objectives and Goals: • Discuss recent advances in Parkinson disease etiology, pathophysiology, and diagnostic criteria. • Recognize motor and non-motor symptoms and how they interfere with function and present barriers to participation. • Summarize recent advances in basic and clinical neuroscience that have brought exercise (aerobics and skill acquisition) to the forefront in PD as it relates to optimal brain function and skill acquisition. • Explain the significance of targeting the training of amplitude into function (PWR!Moves®) as the foundation for a comprehensive PD-specific program. • Perform the Basic 4 | PWR!Moves® in 5 positions: prone, supine, all 4’s, sitting, standing, and explain how they target foundational skills that become impaired in people with PD and how that interferes with function. • Vary the goal of how the Basic 4 | PWR!Moves® are instructed and explain how that may differentially target multiple symptoms of PD (e.g., rigidity, bradykinesia, incoordination, automaticity). • Describe how working on each of the Basic 4 | PWR!Moves® provides a PD-specific approach to targeting general fitness problems related to flexibility, strength, coordination, balance, and posture. • Demonstrate how PWR! Boosts can be a stand-alone program or integrated into PWR!Moves® exercises and discuss why they are important for PWP. • Demonstrate effective use of modeling, mental imagery, attentional focus, external cues, instruction, and reward-based and task-specific feedback to achieve optimal engagement for optimal performance and learning. • Explain the significance of implementing PWR!Moves® as a foundation for PD-specific exercise across settings (therapy and community) that can be a stand-alone program, or that can be integrated into task-specific training or other research-based community exercise programming (e.g., treadmill, cycling, pole walking, yoga, boxing, dance, Tai Chi). • Develop a comprehensive treatment plan for individuals with different disease severity using video case studies that is consistent with PWR!4Life™ essentials and the European Guidelines. • Implement PWR!Moves® exercise progressions using video cases to illustrate real world implementation of Exercises4BrainChange® framework across disease severity. • Discuss the unmet needs in PD rehabilitation and possible solutions to their resolution through novel paradigms and community partnerships.

Psychopharmacology: What You Need to Know Today About Psychiatric Medications is organized by PESI HealthCare and will be held on Aug 28, 2019 at Sheraton Albuquerque Airport Hotel, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America. This Conference has been approved for a maximum of 6.5 contact hours. Target Audience: • Counselors • Social Workers • Psychologists • Psychotherapists • Case Managers • Marriage & Family Therapists • Nurses • Nurse Practitioners • Clinical Nurse Specialists • Addiction Counselors • Pharmacists • Occupational Therapists • Occupational Therapy Assistants • Other Mental Health & HealthCare Professionals Course Description: Most Up-To-Date Psychotropic Medications Info .  Demands on mental health professionals to expand their knowledge of psychotropic meds are like never before … not only do you need to be on top of the latest developments and what is on the horizon, but you also have to take that information, and use it most effectively for your client. • Improve clients’ understanding of their mental illness, and how medication aids recovery • Identifying treatment concerns with inappropriate, inadequate doses of medication • Tools to help clients manage unpleasant side effects • Strategies to improve client adherence to medications • Depression, bipolar, anxiety, schizophrenia, ADHD – the latest trends in medication management Objectives: • Articulate the clinical uses of the five major psychotropic medication classes –antidepressants, mood stabilizers, anti-anxiety agents, antipsychotics and psychostimulants – including their efficacy and their common side effects. • Communicate the potential benefits and risks of using psychotropic medication to treat a wide array of conditions. • Explore psychotropic medication treatment options for clients with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. • Analyze the actions, therapeutic uses, and side effects of antidepressants in adults and children. • Implement effective methods for collaborating with clients, families and prescribers in order to build a comprehensive treatment plan. • Explore specific ethical issues and their resolve to the everyday practice of clinical psychopharmacology.

VFM: Visceral Functional Mobilization is organized by The Institute of Physical Art, Inc. (IPA) and will be held from Sep 13 - 15, 2019 at Presbyterian Healthplex, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America. This Conference has been approved for a maximum of 18 Contact Hours. Audience: PT, PTA, OT, SPT Attendees agree to utilize all skills of evaluation, assessment and treatment learned in this course to the extent allowed under the regulations of their professional practice act. By registering you acknowledge that your attendance does not represent authorization by the IPA, or any of its officers, to utilize any of the material learned which may lie outside of the strict interpretation of your practice act.  Course Purpose: Visceral Functional Mobilization (VFM) is a course designed to train the participant to palpate and identify structures of the digestive system, starting from the esophagus to the rectum, including the gallbladder, liver, and sphincters.  Other structures that will be introduced include the diaphragm, prostate, bladder and uterus.  Research has identified that limited visceral mobility impacts skeletal mobility and the function of the involved organ. This course is designed to train the participant to identify mechanical dysfunction within the abdominal viscera and provide treatment strategies to enhance function and mobility. This course is an expansion upon and refinement of the visceral section previously taught in Functional Mobilization II (FM II). Course Objectives: • Develop anatomical palpation skills for the respiratory, digestive, and reproductive organs. • Correlate subjective and objective findings gained from directed questions, Functional Tests, Functional Movement Patterns, PNF, and palpation. • Correlate changes in visceral mobility to functional changes in the spine and extremities. • Identify appropriate FM strategies to enhance mechanical capacity of identified restrictions. • Develop a home program inclusive of self-mobilization procedures.~Discuss the clinical and published evidence for treatment of viscera.

Building Bridges within the Profession is organized by New Mexico Medical Society (NMMS) and will be held from Sep 13 - 14, 2019 at Embassy Suites by Hilton Albuquerque, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America. Theme: Building Bridges Within the Profession Credits: RMCHCS designates this live activity for a maximum of 11 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Each physician should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. RMCHCS designates this enduring material for a maximum of 17.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Each physician should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Description: The New Mexico Medical Society convention is an annual forum dedicated to advances in the science, art, and economics of medicine and in the building of bridges within the medical profession and between specialties. Topics: The meeting topics are categorized below as primary care, basic science/surgery, and a general medicine/plenary session. Primary care: • Acute Flaccid Myelitis • New Allergy Treatments • HPV Immunization & Vaccine Updates • OB/GYN 101 for Non-OB/GYN Physicians • Maternal Deaths • Diabetes & Cardiovascular Disease Basic science/surgery: • Complex Shoulder • Incidentalomas • Diverticulitis • Surgeon Response to Mass Casualty • ACS Trauma Update • Genetic Counseling for Surgery • Aging Athlete General medicine/Plenary session: • Midnight Disasters • Palliative Care • Chronic Venous Disease • AT RISK: Physician Personalities – Pros & Cons, Disruptive Physician Behavior, Health Professional Wellness Program • Thieves Market • Age of Cannabis– Research, Treatment, Side Effects & Use with Geriatric Patients • Workforce-The Mission in New Mexico  

Endovascular Advances: A Hands-On Preceptorship Program is organized by Academy for Continued Healthcare Learning (ACHL) and will be held from Sep 19 - 20, 2019 at New Mexico Heart Institute at Lovelace Medical Center , Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is This activity is intended for vascular surgeons, interventional cardiologists, and interventional radiologists looking to expand their hands-on experience in the treatment of peripheral arterial disease. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 16.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Description: This CME activity is designed to provide physicians with hands-on training in all aspects of managing complex lower extremity disease, including: SFA interventions, chronic limb ischemia, and chronic total occlusions. Approved attendees will be trained for a two-day program under the direct supervision of the program faculty at the program site. Objectives: • Analyze risk assessment and diagnostic methods in PAD • Explore alternative access options and techniques (i.e. pedal access, popliteal access) • Discuss treatment algorithms and best practices  • Formulate strategies for complication management  • Evaluate various SFA and CTO tools and treatment strategies, including vessel preparation with atherectomy and new technologies in the era of drug elution.

ATS Trauma Registry Course is organized by American Trauma Society (ATS) and will be held from Sep 30 - Oct 01, 2019 at New Mexico Hospital Association, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America. Description: Beginning with a primer for professionals new to the area of trauma data collection, the ATS’ Trauma Registry Course (TRC) has expanded to provide a deeper look into the issues that affect a trauma registrar. The TRC provides a more standardized understanding of the specialty and approach to the task of maintaining a trauma register for the seasoned registrar. Lectures are designed to build upon experience, program maturity, and institutional needs. In this manner the TRC is designed and appropriate for trauma registrars / data managers of all levels of experience. The TRC provides the student with national standard definitions, and methodologies essential to a comprehensive trauma registry. The TRC is taught in a two day format that is broken down into 18 interactive sessions which provide a comprehensive overview of trauma registry practices and functions. Sessions include lectures, case studies, real world examples, group interactions and take-home supplemental materials. Upon completion of the Trauma Registry Course, the learner will be able to: • Identify the fundamental elements of a trauma registry, • Identify the fundamental elements of the National Trauma Data Standard dataset patient inclusion criteria, • Achieve familiarity with the National Trauma Data Standards, their definitions, field values, and required associated elements, • Achieve familiarity with anatomical and medical terms frequently used in trauma, and understand their relevance to injury data collection, • Identify the basic principles for various scaling and scoring tools such as the ICD-10-CM, Trauma Score, Revised Trauma Score, Abbreviated Injury Scale, Injury Severity Score, TRISS, etc., • Understand the assignment of injury severity values using the tools listed above, and their importance, • Identify the process of reviewing and abstracting medical records of seriously injured trauma victims, • State the assignment of e-codes and their significance, • Utilize ICD-10-CM coding of complex multiple trauma patients with solid organ injuries in practice, • Identify various methods of data presentation, • Identify the basic principles of Inter-Rater Reliability audits, • Describe the differences between coding for reimbursement versus injury severity, • Identify multidisciplinary members of a trauma quality and process improvement committee and discuss methodology for process and quality improvement, • Achieve familiarity with computer hardware and software commonly used in trauma registers, • Understand the significance of confidentiality concerning patient data and be able to develop safeguards to maintain these standards in the safe use of Trauma Register data and reports, • Verbalize the importance of complete and comprehensive documentation as it relates to injury severity and reimbursement and imbursement.

NMPMA 2019 Fall CME Conference is organized by New Mexico Podiatric Medical Association (NMPMA) and will be held on Oct 05, 2019 at Domenici Center for Health Sciences Education, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America. This Conference has been approved for a maximum of 8 hrs CME. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO) Provider Course is organized by American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) and will be held on Oct 07, 2019 at Hyatt Regency Albuquerque, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 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 Oct 08, 2019 at Hyatt Regency Albuquerque, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

39th Annual Balloon Fiesta Medical Symposium is organized by New Mexico Osteopathic Medical Association (NMOMA) and will be held from Oct 09 - 13, 2019 at Crowne Plaza Albuquerque, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America. Accreditation: This Symposium earns enough AOA 1-A CME credits you won't need to worry until next year. During the 39th Annual Balloon Fiesta Medical Symposium you will earn 30 AOA 1-A CME Credits, we are also accrediting this event for ACCME credits so our allopathic freinds can enjoy our event and earn the credits they need. Description: This symposium is an opportunity for any healthcare provider looking for solid understanding of common diseases that plaque a majority of the population. Additionally, learners will gain knowledge about uncommon health issues and modalities of treatment. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.