Upcoming Medical Conferences in Albuquerque

Endovascular Advances: A Hands-On Preceptorship Program is organized by Academy for Continued Healthcare Learning (ACHL) and will be held from Aug 23 - 24, 2018 at Heart Hospital of New Mexico at Lovelace Medical Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is vascular surgeons, interventional cardiologists, and interventional radiologists looking to expand their hands-on experience in the treatment of peripheral arterial disease and AV access. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 16.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Program Description: This series is designed to provide physicians with hands-on training in all aspects of managing peripheral arterial disease and AV access, including both diagnosis and treatment. Approved attendees will be trained for a two-day program under the direct supervision of the program faculty at the program site. Attendees can expect to gain exposure to atherectomy, CTO crossing strategies, stenting, and AV access to address the ongoing educational needs of the intended audience. Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to: Peripheral Arterial Disease • Analyze risk assessment and diagnostic methods in peripheral arterial disease • Compare and contrast medical, surgical, and endovascular treatment options for peripheral arterial disease • Formulate strategies to manage potential complications • Evaluate various CLI treatment strategies including: vessel preparation with atherectomy, drug elution therapies Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Sexual Trauma: Effectively Guide Survivors to Release the Past, Restore Resilience and Heal from Sexual Abuse is organized by PESI HealthCare and will be held on Aug 23, 2018 at Embassy Suites by Hilton Albuquerque Hotel & Spa, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is Psychologists, Counselors, Social Workers, Psychotherapists, Marriage & Family Therapists, Sex Therapists, Addiction Counselors, Case Managers, Nurses, Mental Health Professionals. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 6.25 clock hours. Course Description: Acts of sexual violence erodes a victim’s safety, dignity, and self-identity. The survivor of sexual abuse often remains silent and full of shame, guilt and self-hatred. Marred by the tragedies of the abuse, the victim often suffers from depression, suicidal thoughts, post-traumatic stress disorder, addictions, and chronic health conditions. To cope, survivors cut, numb out with substances, recycle the abuse through violent relationships, or strike out at others. The sexual abuse leaves your client feelings of unworthy and you may be at a loss on how to properly treat them. By only focusing on the symptoms, you may miss what the root of the problem could be – undisclosed sexual assault, childhood sexual abuse, difficulties with sexual intimacy or other sexual traumas. This seminar will provide you with specific knowledge and resources to enhance your capacity to effectively work with survivors of sexual abuse. You will also learn about important similarities as well as differences in the impact and clinical outcomes for men versus women. Through informed and uplifting didactic exercises, case examples and lectures, you will know how facilitate healthy measures towards recovery and assist in managing sensitive trauma- and drug linked triggers associated with sexual intimacy. You will be provided with the tools and knowledge to facilitate healing for clients traumatized by sexual abuse. Course Objectives are: • Analyze the magnitude, circumstances, risk factors, signs and indicators of childhood sexual abuse histories for your clients to better inform treatment interventions. • Determine the potential neurobiological impact of trauma and identify clinical strategies to improve therapeutic outcomes. • Evaluate the long-term physical, psychological, and emotional impact of sexual trauma on your client’s level of functioning. • Explore the role of childhood sexual abuse and subsequent challenges with sexual intimacy and interpersonal relationships and its influence on clinical treatment. • Differentiate the impact of sexual trauma on men and women and the related clinical implications. • Utilize effective clinical guidelines for the therapeutic relationship, safety and containment with clients who have survived trauma.

Endovascular Advances: A Hands-On Preceptorship Program is organized by Academy for Continued Healthcare Learning (ACHL) and will be held during Sep 06 - 07, 2018 at Heart Hospital of New Mexico at Lovelace Medical Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America. Program Description: This series is designed to provide physicians with hands-on training in all aspects of managing peripheral arterial disease and AV access, including both diagnosis and treatment. Approved attendees will be trained for a two-day program under the direct supervision of the program faculty at the program site. Attendees can expect to gain exposure to atherectomy, CTO crossing strategies, stenting, and AV access to address the ongoing educational needs of the intended audience. Intended Audience: 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 and AV access. Accreditation and Credit Designation: The Academy for Continued Healthcare Learning is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Academy for Continued Healthcare Learning designates this live activity for a maximum of 16.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Learning Objectives : Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to: Peripheral Arterial Disease • Analyze risk assessment and diagnostic methods in peripheral arterial disease • Compare and contrast medical, surgical, and endovascular treatment options for peripheral arterial disease • Formulate strategies to manage potential complications • Evaluate various CLI treatment strategies including: vessel preparation with atherectomy, drug elution therapies Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Suicide & Self-Harm: Stopping the Pain is organized by PESI HealthCare and will be held on Sep 13, 2018 at Embassy Suites by Hilton Albuquerque Hotel & Spa, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is Social Workers, Psychologists, Counselors, Teachers, School Administrators, Marriage and Family Therapists, Case Managers, Addiction Counselors, Therapists, Nurses, Other Mental Health Professionals. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 6.25 clock hours. Course Description: Using case studies taken from his 45-year career as a suicidologist and the DSM-5®’s expanded and comprehensive approach to suicide and self-mutilation – Jack Klott will bring to life the ideas, theories, and concepts presented in this engaging one-of-a-kind workshop. After examining the goals of suicide and the goals that the self-mutilator desires to achieve, you will delve into treatment strategies that will help guide your client to achieve those goals with other, less damaging strategies. You will learn which personality types are most vulnerable to acts of suicide and self-mutilation, as well as the essential link between these behaviors and addiction disorders. Most importantly, your attention will be focused on the treatment relationship and the key to hope for both the suicidal and the self-harm clients. Course Objectives are :- • Implement a risk assessment strategy that helps clinicians determine which clients present the highest risk for suicide and self-harm. • Analyze the concept of suicide “contracts” and communicate their impacts on clients, clinicians, and clinical vigilance. • Explain how intent differentiates self-mutilation from suicide attempts and accurately identify the one form of self-mutilation that is a warning sign of potential suicide completion. • Implement techniques for effectively intervening in crisis situations and develop a strategy for determining when and how to hospitalize clients. • Articulate the role of addictions in the suicidal and self-mutilating population and employ a multi-faceted therapeutic approach that ensures client safety and addresses the treatment of the addiction. • Determine the purpose of self-injuring behavior and communicate how alternative coping strategies can be introduced in therapy to help clients manage triggering situations without self-harm.

New Mexico Mental Health & The Law - 2018 is organized by PESI HealthCare and will be held on Sep 21, 2018 at Embassy Suites by Hilton Albuquerque Hotel & Spa, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is Psychologists, Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, Counselors, Risk Managers, Addiction Professionals, Case Managers, Nurses. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 6.0 clock hours of continuing education instruction. Course Description: As a mental health professional, you not only deal with critical clinical matters with your clients – you must also stay up-to-date on seemingly ever-changing laws and procedures. Keeping up-to-date is essential to protect your clients and yourself. At this comprehensive one-day seminar you will gain an understanding of patient/client treatment rights, psychiatric advance directives, guardianship issues, confidentiality, privilege, a release of information, and much more, that will help you stay on top of issues that arise in everyday clinical situations. Course Objectives: • Determine the major differences between the New Mexico Adult and Child Mental Health Code as they relate to your clinical work. • Consider the clinical implications of the psychiatric advance directives laws in New Mexico. • Establish the pros and cons of Assisted Outpatient Treatment and the legal considerations for clinicians. • Summarize the least restrictive alternatives to guardianship and determine the various protections clinicians need to be aware of if a guardianship is necessary. • Evaluate mandated reporting and notification requirements including when who, how and what to report from a clinical perspective. • Articulate the role and responsibilities of the treatment provider as related to duty to warn law in New Mexico.

EMDR 3-Day Intensive Training: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing: Including Neuroscience, Diagnosis, and Effective Practices for Successful Trauma Treatment is organized by PESI HealthCare and will be held from Oct 03 - 05, 2018 at Embassy Suites by Hilton Albuquerque Hotel & Spa, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America. Course Description: Join trauma specialist, author and national trainer, Linda Curran, BCPC, LPC, CAC-D, CCDP, for this intensive 3-day EMDR training that will provide you the knowledge and skills needed to use EMDR safely and effectively with your trauma clients. Through lecture, live and videotaped demonstrations, and experiential exercises, this training will provide participants with an in-depth knowledge of trauma theory, principles, diagnosis, and treatment. Beginning with an overview of the physiological nature of trauma, through current research on neuroscience, Linda will guide you through the traumatic stress disorders – those included in and excluded from the DSM-5 ’s newly-created classification, Trauma and Stressor-related Disorders: • Acute Trauma Disorder. • Simple PTSD. • Complex PTSD. • PTSD Dissociative Subtype. • PTSD Preschool Subtype. • Developmental Trauma Disorder (DTD). • Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). For all but single-incident trauma, the tri-phasic model is today’s state-of-the-art treatment approach. You will learn each phase of the treatment including its therapeutic goals and the clinical tools to reach those goals. Most importantly, you will: • Learn EMDR: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Skills. • Practice using these new tools in a safe and supervised environment. • Learn this dynamic, comprehensive training equipped to improve outcomes with traumatized clients. Course Objectives: • Evaluate the biological nature of trauma and how trauma is stored in the body and limbic system, creating physical and psychological symptoms to better understand your clients. • Differentiate between sympathetic (activated) freeze response and the parasympathetic (deactivated) dorsal vagal immobilization response your clients experience. • Distinguish between the following types of traumatic stress: normal, prolonged, complex and developmental and articulate treatment considerations for each. • Ascertain the clinical implications of traumatic stress symptomology, including hyperarousal, affect dysregulation, dissociation, body memories, and flashbacks. • Employ effective somatic techniques to reduce/eliminate client’s body memories, “flashbacks” and dissociation. • Summarize the landmark study: Adverse Childhood Experiences Study and understand the ten adverse childhood experiences studied as they related to clinical diagnosis and assessment. • Evaluate the clinical presentation of the following attachment styles as it relates to your clinical assessment: secure vs insecure; insecure; organized vs insecure disorganized. • Designate two different treatment strategies, once attachment style has been ascertained, based on your client’s attachment style. • Demonstrate strategies to help clients build skills to be prepared to process trauma via EMDR, including safety within the therapeutic alliance and skills for self-regulation. • Determine when/if your client is prepared to safely process trauma memories via EMDR. Create and employ client-driven imagery for safety and containment during trauma processing. • Utilize clinical techniques to help with grounding and centering traumatized clients in-session. • Prepare clients with various trauma tools; mindfulness, guided imagery and meridian-based techniques to decrease client’s arousal levels and modulate affect. • Analyze and critique the original eight phases of EMDR’s standard protocol (Shapiro) as it relates to clinical treatment. • Determine Parnell’s four essential elements of each EMDR session and how it relates to client treatment. • Practice under supervision Parnell’s Modified EMDR protocol to prepare for work with your clients in-session. • Practice under supervision the skill for resourcing a client with imaginal resources prior to processing traumatic material. • Practice under supervision the trauma processing modality and EMDR tools for processing traumatic memories with your clients. • Utilize and practice two “cues of safety” with your clients based on Steve Porges’ Polyvagal Theory. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

2018 New Mexico Podiatric Medical Association (NMPMA) Balloon Fiesta Conference is organized by New Mexico Podiatric Medical Association (NMPMA) and will be held from Oct 05 - 07 at Crowne Plaza Albuquerque, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 14 credits. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

"Pharmacists Prescribing Vaccines - The New Mexico Program" is organized by New Mexico Pharmacists Association (NMPhA) and will be held on Oct 06, 2018 at Walgreens District Office, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 12 contact hours (1.2 CEU’s). Course Description: This application-based program will provide education and training to assist pharmacists in implementing a successful immunization practice including pharmacist prescribing of vaccinations. Duration : Full 12 hour training includes 4 hours of home study and 8 hours of classroom participation. The participant must have proof of their APhA participation as well as current CPR status. Course Objectives: • Apply Clinical information Mechanisms of action : ○ Standards for prescribing. ○ Indications and Contraindications. ○ Patient Evaluation, Assessment and Counseling. ○ Vaccination for adolescents through adulthood. ○ Recommendations and schedules for childhood and adult vaccines. ○ Summary of Rules for vaccines. ○ After the shots. • Analyze Vaccine Information Statements : ○ Legal Requirements. ○ Detailed review of all vaccines. • Compare ACIP Recommendations. • Apply Practice Management : ○ Storage Handling. ○ Screening. ○ Needle Tips. ○ Immunization Facts. • Prepare Record Requirements : ○ Record Card. ○ DOH and Primary Care Provider. ○ VAERS form. ○ Release Form. ○ Insurance. ○ Pharmaceutical Care Services. ○ HCFA. • Define Appropriate use and compliance with the Prescribing Vaccine protocol as approved by the New Mexico Board of Pharmacy, the New Mexico Board of Medical Examiners and the New Mexico Board of Nursing. • Evaluate Resources : ○ Order Forms. ○ Educational Materials. ○ Multi-Lingual Products. ○ Manufacturer Information. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Endovascular Advances: A Hands-On Preceptorship Program is organized by Academy for Continued Healthcare Learning (ACHL) and will be held during Oct 11 - 12, 2018 at Heart Hospital of New Mexico at Lovelace Medical Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America. Program Description: This series is designed to provide physicians with hands-on training in all aspects of managing peripheral arterial disease and AV access, including both diagnosis and treatment. Approved attendees will be trained for a two-day program under the direct supervision of the program faculty at the program site. Attendees can expect to gain exposure to atherectomy, CTO crossing strategies, stenting, and AV access to address the ongoing educational needs of the intended audience. Intended Audience: 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 and AV access. Accreditation and Credit Designation: The Academy for Continued Healthcare Learning is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Academy for Continued Healthcare Learning designates this live activity for a maximum of 16.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Learning Objectives : Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to: Peripheral Arterial Disease • Analyze risk assessment and diagnostic methods in peripheral arterial disease • Compare and contrast medical, surgical, and endovascular treatment options for peripheral arterial disease • Formulate strategies to manage potential complications • Evaluate various CLI treatment strategies including: vessel preparation with atherectomy, drug elution therapies Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

World Rural Health conference is organized by World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA) and will be held from Oct 11 - 15, 2019 at Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.