Upcoming Medical Conferences in Buffalo

Evaluating, Diagnosing and Treating Worn Dentition is organized by The Pankey Institute and will be held from Apr 26 - 27, 2019 at Evolution Dental Science, LLC, Buffalo, New York, United States of America. This Course has been approved for a maximum of 15 continuing education credits. Course Description: When you see patients with worn dentition, do you ever wonder, “How did their teeth get like that?” Do you ever wish you could have diagnosed them earlier and possibly prevented that wear from occurring? Do you feel confident when planning a restorative treatment plan for them? In this program you will learn how to treat patients with worn dentition as well as how to identify the patterns and behaviors that lead to wear. You will learn how to diagnose, treatment plan and manage severe wear. This course, led by the Pankey faculty of practicing dentists, will help you increase your skills and confidence to effectively: • Implement a step-by-step approach for diagnosis • Determine treatment options • Guide your patients to see and understand the changes in their mouths (curiosity, concern, commitment) • Estimate fees This course combines interactive lectures and discussions with hands-on learning, all done in a small group workshop environment, focused on helping you get the most out of the learning! Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Yoga and Mindfulness for Therapeutic Rehabilitation: New Tools for Healing Your Patients & Making You a Better Therapist is organized by PESI HealthCare and will be held on May 20, 2019 at Hilton Garden Inn Buffalo Downtown, Buffalo, New York, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

2019 Association of Asthma Educators (AAE) Annual Conference is organized by Association of Asthma Educators (AAE) and will be held from Jun 06 - 09, 2019 at Buffalo Grand Hotel (Adam's Mark), Buffalo, New York, Unites States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Transforming Grief & Loss: Strategies for Your Clients to Heal the Past, Change the Present and Transform the Future is organized by PESI HealthCare and will be held on Jun 25, 2019 at Hilton Garden Inn Buffalo Downtown, Buffalo, New York, United States of America. Target Audience: • Counselors • Social Workers • Psychologists • Case Managers • Marriage & Family Therapists • Nurses • Chaplains/Clergy • Nursing Home Administrators • Other Mental Health Professionals Course Description: This powerful workshop offers techniques and tools to improve your client’s ability to get back to living and show them the steps they need to regain positive living. You will walk away with a new understanding of the power of transformative thought and action, and how it can impact the lives of your clients. Ligia Houben, grief and loss expert, will demonstrate tools that can help your clients find meaning, achieve breakthroughs, and learn how to build the life they want on the other side of loss or transition. You will take with you a roadmap that can help your clients cope with the grief that may arise when facing the loss of their job, after leaving their homeland, confronting the death of a loved one, or embarking on a new life after a divorce or break-up. The techniques are simple and systematic, easy to teach clients, and will heal grief and renew life again for the client. The purpose of this seminar is to bring awareness to the clinician in how to help your clients cope with such difficult times in an empowering and transformative manner. This seminar is a must attend, if you work with clients who experience any of the following: • The loss of a loved one and feel filled with sorrow • Gone through a divorce or romantic breakup and want to embrace their new stage in an empowered manner • Lost their job and do not have the confidence to find new opportunities • Retired and feel lost as they start this new stage in their lives • Want to overcome their fears • Want to expand their spirituality • Want to live with more meaning and purpose • Want to transform their loss and transform their lives! Objectives: • Explore different types of loss and utilize strategies to help clients identify patterns within their grieving process. • Incorporate the 11 Principles of Transformation® into your clinical practice to help clients reconcile grief and loss. • Differentiate between tasks and stages as they relate to the grieving process. • Integrate spiritual concepts such as acceptance, forgiveness and gratitude into your work with grieving clients to help facilitate healing and recovery. • Teach clients healing rituals including journaling, meditation and affirmations as strategies for coping with loss. • Utilize a strengths-based approach with clients to help reframe loss as an opportunity for growth and recovery. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Grow Your Practice with Dental Sleep Medicine is organized by Sleep Group Solutions (SGS) and will be held from Oct 04 - 05, 2019 at Buffalo, New York, United States of America. This Conference has been approved for a maximum of 16 CEU. Course Description/Agenda This is a Must attend for any dental office that is looking to implement a Sleep Protocol, or learn how to increase existing Sleep revenues. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

New York - Pediatric Chemotherapy/Biotherapy Provider Course is organized by Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center and will be held from Oct 16 - 17, 2019 at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, New York, United States of America. This CEC Conference has been approved for a maximum of 13.75 contact hours. Target Audience: Participants must be licensed registered nurses. This course content is appropriate for nurses who are new to pediatric and adolescent chemotherapy and biotherapy administration, as well as for those who want a comprehensive review. Description: The Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses (APHON) Pediatric Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Provider Course provides a comprehensive review of the knowledge needed to administer cytotoxic and biotherapeutic agents.  Objectives: Upon completion of the course, the participant will be able to: • Establish education and practice standards for the administration of chemotherapy and biotherapy to children and adolescents. • Promote consistent practices in the administration of chemotherapy and biotherapy to pediatric and adolescent patients. • Describe the characteristics of the cancer cell. • Identify differences between cancers in adults and cancers in children. • List cancer treatment modalities and how response is measured. • Discuss the history of chemotherapy. • Describe the development of the specialty in childhood cancer treatment. • Identify principles for cancer research and informed consent and the role of the nurse. • Describe important principles of pharmacokinetics in chemotherapy administration. • Discuss classes of chemotherapeutic agents. • Define combination chemotherapy. • List modes of chemotherapy delivery. • Identify biotherapeutic agents. • Describe indications and actions of commonly used medications. • Identify side effects and nursing interventions for specific biotherapy agents. • Recognize classifications for chemotherapeutic agents. • Identify common side effects for individual medications. • Describe nursing interventions for chemotherapy medications. • Describe the occupational exposure risks of chemotherapy/biotherapy. • List components of safe handling and disposal practices. • Identify components of personal protection equipment. • Identify components of pretreatment assessment. • List steps in preparation of chemotherapy. • Identify nursing measures for different routes of administration. • Describe special considerations for vesicant chemotherapy.