Upcoming Medical Conferences in Santa Fe

ASA Rocky Mountain Division Thirty-Sixth Annual Meeting is organized by American Society for Aesthetics (ASA) and will be held from Jul 12 - 14, 2019 at Drury Plaza Hotel in Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

24th Annual Mammography in Santa Fe: Music, Mammograms, and Mountains is organized by International Institute for Continuing Medical Education, Inc. (IICME) and will be held from Aug 05 - 09 2019 at La Fonda on the Plaza, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America. Topic: Breast MRI, Breast Tomosynthesis, Breast Ultrasound, Mammography This course is designed for radiologists who find themselves challenged by the new practical issues of performing successful high-quality breast imaging in a changing medical environment. Credits: The International Institute for Continuing Medical Education, Inc., designates this live activity for a maximum of Didactic Lecture Course only 23.75 and up to 36.50 for entire 5 day course. AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Modality Breakdown This program provides the following CME Credit Hours by Modality: DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY (didactic sessions): 7.5 hours BREAST ULTRASOUND (didactic sessions & interventional workshop): 5.5 hours BREAST MRI (didactic sessions & interventional workshop): 5.0 hours DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY: WORKSHOP AT THE WORKSTATION: up to 10.0 hours BREAST MRI: WORKSHOP AT THE WORKSTATION: up to 10.0 hours TOMOSYNTHESIS INTERACTIVE COURSE (didactic & workshops): 8.0 hours AUTOMATED WHOLE BREAST ULTRASOUND (Both special training sessions): 4.0 hours Also – 8 SAMS Description: This year, we have redesigned the course to better meet every radiologist’s ongoing breast imaging needs: FOUR GREAT WAYS TO MEET ALL YOUR INITIAL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR MQSA, FDA, AND ACR ACCREDITATION IN MAMMOGRAPHY, BREAST MRI, TOMOSYNTHESIS, & AUTOMATED WHOLE BREAST ULTRASOUND, ALL IN ONE CONFERENCE! Attendees have a CHOICE of attending the didactic track encompassing all breast imaging modalities, and/or any or all of the FOUR interactive workshop tracks, all taught by a world class faculty: • In MAMMOGRAPHY (300 unknown cases read by each attendee at the workstation) [up to 10 hours of CME] • In MRI (Society of Breast MRI Hands-on 200 case review at the workstation) [up to 10 hours of CME], and • In TOMOSYNTHESIS (8 hours of interactive instruction- includes tomosynthesis 200 cases to be read at the workstation). • In AUTOMATED WHOLE BREAST ULTRASOUND (4 Hour training course plus 4 hour prerequisite self-study prior to hands-on session) Educational Objectives: • Apply new and improved skills in perception to the interpretation of screening mammograms. • Develop strategies to reduce the possibility of a missed lesion at screening. • Perform a more comprehensive evaluation of screening-detected abnormalities, including appropriate use of special mammographic views, ultrasound, MR, and other modalities • Appraise the current status of interventional breast procedures, especially core biopsy. • Perform the techniques of stereotactic, ultrasound, and MR-guided core needle biopsy of the breast. • Delineate the expanding role of the Breast MR in the everyday practice of breast imaging, including its role in screening high-risk patients. • Perform interpretation of up to 300 digital mammograms at the workstation, documented toward accreditation or re-accreditation in mammography under MQSA • Perform interpretation of up to 200 Breast MR examinations, documented toward ACR Breast MR accreditation. • Acquire up to 8 hours of Tomosynthesis interactive instruction, documented toward fulfilling the 8 hours required by FDA for one to perform and interpret Tomosynthesis. • Appreciate the role of Automated Whole Breast Ultrasound in breast cancer screening. $100 off If you register by June 5th! Simply use code 24MISF2019 below. DOES NOT APPLY TO THE STAND ALONE ABUS WORKSHOP

30th Santa Fe Conference Spirituality, Mindfulness and Compassion in Mental Health and Addictions is organized by U.S. Journal Training Inc (USJT) and will be held from Aug 05 - 07, 2019 at Eldorado Hotel & Spa, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America. This Conference has been approved for a maximum of 19 Credit hours. Who Should Attend? Enjoy networking with those working in the areas of: • Mental Health • Addictions Counseling • Marriage and Family Therapy • Psychology • School Counseling • Pastoral Counseling • Registered Nursing • Courts and Corrections • Prevention • Employee Assistance • And Others Description The 30th Santa Fe Conference-Integrating Spirituality, Mindfulness and Compassion in Mental Health and Addictions offers a unique opportunity to join exceptional speakers and trainers in an intensive study and discussion of those impacted by a range of behaviors and mental health issues. Pathways to wellness and personal growth will also be explored. We will identify effective and innovative intervention strategies through in-depth analysis of disruptive, compulsive and addictive behaviors. Traditional as well as alternative counseling and therapeutic topics will be addressed. Woven throughout will be an examination of the quest for personal meaning and various paths of spirituality. Topics Include: • The Hidden Gift in Trauma • Mindfulness & Psychotherapy • Treating Eating Disorders: Imagery & Metaphor • Mystic Heart: Meditative Practices • Qigong for Health and Happiness • Emotional Transformation • Post Traumatic Spiritual Dissonance • Aging, Dying, and Death • Trauma, Attachment & Addictive Disorders • EMDR Therapy & Mindfulness • Sex Addiction 101: Videos to VR • Disenfranchised & Complicated Grief • Buddhist Psychology & Addiction Treatment • Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes • Homesick For Your Real Self • Trauma & Chronic Illnesses of Adulthood • The Journal: Insight & Self-Awareness • Prodependence: Ending Codependency • #MeToo: What are We Learning? • Applying Neuroscience to Your Practice • Psychology, Spirituality and True Happiness • Healing Rhythms: Drumming as Therapy and more. Special Focus On: • Trauma Treatment • Spirituality & Recovery • Co-occurring Disorders • Brain Science & Psychotherapy • Mindfulness & Meditation • Expressive Therapies Program Objectives Participants will be able to: • Identify effective treatment approaches and develop counseling skills for a range of issues in mental health, behavioral health, and the addictions. • Identify symptoms of trauma and PTSD and appropriate therapeutic treatment for these issues. • Identify and implement key issues and therapeutic implications of various spiritual insights and practices. • Identify several key implications of neuroscience research as it applies to addictive disorders, trauma, Adverse Childhood Experiences and other relevant areas. • Identify therapeutic applications of mindfulness, yoga, meditation, journaling, drumming, and other modalities.

45th Annual National Association for Rural Mental Health (NARMH) Conference is organized by National Association for Rural Mental Health (NARMH) and will be held from Aug 26 - 29, 2019 at La Fonda on the Plaza, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America. Description: The National Association for Rural Mental Health (NARMH) Annual Conference is the premier interdisciplinary mental health event for rural families and peers, community members, clinicians, researchers, administrators and policy professionals. Now in its 45th year, the NARMH Annual Conference provides a collaborative environment for all participants across professions to learn and network on a myriad of vital issues concerning mental health practice, research, policy and advocacy in rural and remote populations.  • Preconference 1 - Strategic Doing: The Game • Preconference 2 - Join the Movement! An Intensive Hands-On Skills Training Workshop in Providing Mental Health Evaluations for Immigrants Fleeing Torture and Persecution • Preconference 3 - Peer Specialists’ Unique Role in Rural Community Health Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Neurology for Primary Care Course is organized by Medical Education Resources (MER) and will be held from Sep 06 - 08, 2019 at La Fonda on the Plaza, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 12.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Target Audience This program is targeted to office-based primary care providers and other health professionals with updates in primary care medicine Learning Objectives Upon completion of this program, participants should be better able to: • Perform a neurological exam as well as distinguish signs of weakness and other neurological disorders • Evaluate and treat low back pain • Discuss the spectrum of sleep disorders and current management strategies • Distinguish dementia from delirium, as well as describe the neurologic changes of normal aging • Delineate the differential diagnosis and treat movement disorders • Utilize prevention and treatment strategies for cerebrovascular disorders and seizures • Review the pathophysiology of headaches, migraines, dizziness and vertigo, and discuss patient assessment and treatment options Learning Outcome To provide updates in primary care medicine to office based providers

Women's Health Conference is organized by Continuing Education Company, Inc. (CEC) and will be held from Sep 06 - 08, 2019 at Eldorado Hotel & Spa Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 15 CME credits. Why Attend the Women's Health Conference in Santa Fe? • Re-energize with the perfect combination of education and relaxation with our unique half-day meeting format. Sessions are held each morning leaving you time to unwind in historic Santa Fe in the afternoons. • Learn from nationally renowned medical educators and experts in women's health. • Connect and network with women's health professionals from around the country. Earn a total of 30 CME credits with our Special CME Offer! Attend the Women's Health Conference (15 CME Credits) and you will receive a FREE online 15 credit CME course from CME365™ Unable to travel to Santa Fe? No worries! Join the LIVE conference webcast and receive the same number of credits (15) as if you attended the conference in person Santa Fe is a city full of history and culture that is sure to fascinate and inspire you. It is known as the City Different and within one visit, you will know why. Santa Fe embodies a rich history, melding Hispanic, Anglo and Native American cultures whose influences are apparent in everything from the architecture, the art, and the food. There is great diversity in the arts spanning from ancient traditional art to the most contemporary pieces, making it one of the largest and most important art markets in the country - 3rd largest in the country

The 27th Annual Santa Fe Symposia is organized by Boston University School of Medicine Continuing Medical Education (BUSM CME) and will be held from Oct 18 - 20, 2019 at Hilton Santa Fe Historic Plaza, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America Description Boston University School of Medicine is delighted to present the 2019 Santa Fe symposia, continuing the series offered for many years by Dr. Rob Guerette. These lectures will provide psychologists, psychiatrists, psychiatric social workers, psychiatric nurses, and allied mental health professionals with an outstanding opportunity to combine a stimulating symposium with a visit to unique Santa Fe. These symposia have been designed to offer professionals an update in recent advances in several widely varied areas of mental health. In addition to the didactic lectures, there will be ample time for interchange between the participants and presenters.   Attendees will have a choice of two different programs: New Developments In The Cognitive Behavior Therapy Of Challenging Patients Donald Meichenbaum, Ph.D This three day advanced workshop that describes how Cognitive Behavior Therapy has evolved, a critique of its current effectiveness, and a detailed practical demonstration of how Constructive therapies strategies and interventions can be employed with four specific"challenging" clinical populations including:   1. Patients who have addictive disorders, including opioid abusers, with a specific focus on treatment guidelines on how to conduct an integrative treatment approach in order to achieve “lasting " changes. 2. Victimized and traumatized patients who have Complex PTSD and a variety of co-occurring disorders including prolong and complicate grief and Borderline Personality Disorder, with a specific focus on ways to incorporate evidence-based Cognitive therapy interventions to address the emotional aftermath of anxiety, depression, guilt, shame, anger and moral injuries. 3. Patients who experience anger, manifest aggression, and accompanying violence toward self and others with a specific focus on treating victims of interpersonal domestic violence. 4. Patients with Traumatic Brain Injuries focusing on ways to conduct comprehensive cognitive rehabilitation interventions.   A case conceptualization Model that informs both assessment and treatment decision-making will be presented, as well as an enumeration of the core tasks of psychotherapy that contribute to lasting changes. All attendees will receive a free copy of Dr. Meichenbaum’s recent book “Recovery Voices: Treatment Of Individuals With Addictive Disorders”   or Mindfulness and Heartfulness: Practices for Enhancing Well-Being Amy Saltzman, MD Mindfulness is paying attention here and now, with kindness and curiosity,so that we can choose our behavior. “Paying attention here and now” means doing our best to not dwell on the past, or worry or fantasize about the future; simply paying attention to what’s actually happening in this moment. And we pay attention “with kindness and curiosity.” Otherwise we are often incredibly hard on ourselves. We tend to see only where we’ve “made a mistake” or “screwed up.” Rather than judging and critiquing ourselves, with mindfulness we practice bringing an attitude of kindness and curiosity to ourselves and our experience. Finally, when we bring our kind and curious attention to our thoughts and feelings, to the sensations in our bodies, and to the people and circumstances in our lives, then we have all the information we need to “choose our behavior”—that is, respond in the moment to events in daily life. This workshop is for anyone who wants to apply these skills in their lives, and to support their patients/ clients doing the same. Together we will engage in variety of practices that will support us, and those we serve, in freeing ourselves from the inner critic, befriending difficult emotions, responding (rather than reacting) to challenging circumstances, engaging in true self-care, and offering ourselves and others kindness and compassion. Research demonstrates that for clinicians these practices decrease compassion fatigue and burnout, and increase empathy and clinical efficacy. For patients/ clients the practices decrease stress, anxiety, depression, insomnia, physical pain, resolve ineffective/ destructive habitual patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving, and increase physical, mental and emotional health, sense of purpose and meaning, and the ability to live with joy. This workshop will benefit both those with no prior experience with mindfulness and heartfulness, and those with long term practices in the field. Accreditation: Psychologists Coming Soon! Physicians Boston University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Boston University School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 13.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Social Workers Coming Soon! Nurses Continuing Nursing Education Provider Unit, Boston University School of Medicine is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Licensed Mental Health Counselors Coming Soon!

Tuberculosis: Immunity and Immune Evasion (A2) is organized by Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology and will be held from Jan 16 - 20, 2020 at Eldorado Hotel & Spa, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America. Description Tuberculosis remains the most common fatal infectious disease worldwide due to the absence of a sufficiently effective vaccine. Two critical barriers to the development of an effective TB vaccine are the incomplete understanding of the mechanisms of protective immunity to TB, and of the mechanisms of immune evasion by M. tuberculosis. The interactions among speakers and attendees at this conference will promote collaborations between scientists with complementary expertise and that work in geographically distinct institutions, including those in high TB burden regions. This conference will present new knowledge on mechanisms of protective immunity to M. tuberculosis, and promote dialogue between immunologists and scientists, in different areas of expertise, to fill gaps in knowledge. Participants will also discuss advances in TB vaccine development and vaccine immunology. Finally, this conference will cover topics on the advances in other fields of immunology and other infectious diseases characterized by pathogen persistence which will help to inform development of effective TB vaccines. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Diabetes: Glucose Control and Beyond (J5) is organized by Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology and will be held from Jan 27 - 31, 2020 at Santa Fe Community Convention Center, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America. Description Modern technology has created a favorable climate for the “perfect metabolic storm”. Triggered by lifestyle habits that promote overnutrition and inactivity, Westernized societies are experiencing epidemic rates of obesity and its attendant co-morbidities. Foremost among these is type 2 diabetes mellitus, which is projected to reach a global prevalence of 10% by the year 2045. This grim epidemiological forecast has inspired intense efforts to unravel the molecular mechanisms that link positive energy balance to glucose intolerance and metabolic decline. This Diabetes meeting will assemble international leaders and rising stars in diverse biomedical disciplines with common interests in understanding and combatting cardiometabolic diseases. The program showcases new insights into the molecular underpinnings of obesity-induced dysfunction of the major peripheral organs that coordinate energy flux and glucose control: skeletal and cardiac muscles, the pancreas, adipose tissue, the liver and gut. Thematic emphasis will center on nutrient sensing and signaling, inter-organ crosstalk, mechanisms of insulin resistance, mitochondrial bioenergetics, islet biology and genetics of diabetes. A major goal of the meeting is to provide a forum that encourages interactions between basic and translational scientists at all career levels to critically evaluate recent advances and current controversies. Opportunities for interdisciplinary interactions will be further enhanced by the concurrent meeting on Islet Biology: From Gene to Cell to Micro-Organ. This meeting will consider metabolism in relation to islet function, in addition to studies of islet cell plasticity and differentiation.  Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Antibodies as Drugs: From B Cell Biology to New Treatments (B1) is organized by Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology and will be held from Feb 02 - 06, 2020 at Eldorado Hotel & Spa, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America. Description Since the mid-1990s, antibodies have grown steadily into a clinically important pharmaceutical class with over 70 antibody-based drugs approved, predominantly in oncology, autoimmunity and inflammation. As the antibody drug field has expanded and matured in recent years, the field has moved from empirical strategies to deep knowledge-based, designer approaches for which understanding of mechanisms of action is critical; there has also been a trend toward increasingly specialized meetings with a narrow focus such as cancer immunotherapy, bispecifics or B cell biology.  In contrast, we are proposing a scientifically diverse program that spans a broad range of different and cutting-edge topics relevant to antibody drug development, including antibodies for infectious disease and antibody pharmacology, topics which are often under-represented at major antibody conferences. Additionally, we have chosen a diverse collection of speakers from junior investigators to seasoned researchers from a wide range of institutions in at least eight different countries. We hope and expect that this approach will stimulate ‘cross-pollination’ between disciplines that span the gamut from basic to translational to clinical sciences with the common theme of antibody drugs for the benefit of patients  Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.