Upcoming Medical Conferences in New York City

Self-Harm, Suicide and Depression in Schools: An Identification, Prevention & Postvention Guide for Educators and All School Based Professionals is organized by PESI HealthCare and will be held on Jan 23, 2020 at Martinique New York on Broadway, Curio Collection by Hilton, New York City, New York, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 6.3 contact hours / 6.25 hours of continuing education credit. Target Audience: • Classroom Teachers • Special Education Personnel • Principals • School Administrators • School Psychologists • School Counselors • Social Workers • School Nurses • School Safety Specialists • School Resource Officers • Educational Paraprofessionals • Other Helping Professionals Who Work with Children Course Description: The school years are fraught with turmoil and strife for kids. In addition to the usual unrest, many of your students will be affected by emotional and/or mental health issues. They may present with dropping grades, decreased class participation and negative acting-out behavior. For some students, these issues escalate into more severe and complex behaviors that cause harm to both themselves and others. These students often become emotionally withdrawn, exhibit extreme mood swings, become severely depressed and may even resort to self-harm and/or suicide. These issues pose a serious challenge to you and your school. As an educator, you are in the unique position to identify, help and support these struggling students. This seminar will examine the best strategies for identification, prevention and postvention among students with depression, self-harm and suicidal ideation. Emphasis will be placed on understanding how to detect and respond to at-risk students at the individual level, classroom level and school-wide level. You will learn strategies, techniques and interventions to provide the appropriate support and effectively help students cope. Whether you are a classroom teacher, school counselor/psychologist/social workers, administrator or support staff, you will leave this seminar armed with tools you need to connect with and help students who most need your help. Objectives: • Integrate techniques to build students’ social/emotional skills, thus increasing the likelihood to establish positive relationships. • Recommend effective methods to detect the hidden signs of depression, self-harm & suicide and put to practical use in the schools. • Implement techniques that promote resiliency among all students thus improving their social and academic success. • Explore a collaborative approach to integrate SEL into the curriculum. • Ascertain the underlying reasons for self-harm & suicide in order to improve your connection with the student. • Provide guidelines for notifying and engaging parents. • Specify a suicide intervention team and delineate the role of each member. • Establish best practices for postvention plans in the aftermath of a suicide.

Joint / Extremity / Non Spinal Injection Course is organized by Empire Medical Training (EMT), Inc and will be held on Jan 24, 2020 at The Westin New York at Times Square, New York City, New York, United States of America. Target Audience This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of Health Care Practitioners involved in the care of patients with medical requests. Accreditation Physician Credit: Medical Education Resources designates this live activity, for a maximum of 6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Nursing Credit Medical Education Resources is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This CE activity provides 6.25 contact hours of continuing nursing education. Medical Education Resources is a provider of continuing nursing education by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #CEP 12299, for [6.25] contact hours. Description: This program is intended to compliment our 3-Day Pain Management Workshop and Advanced Pain Management Workshop. During the Joint Injection Course, there is a strong emphasis on Non-Spinal Injections such as knee, shoulder, elbow, hip, and ankle injections using palpatory methods, anatomical landmarks, and image guidance for needle localization. In addition, soft tissue injections (trigger) points are taught with an emphasis on referred pain and patient testing to create a differential diagnosis of the pain. The Joint/ Extremity Injection, Pain Management Training course will provide instruction on many other common modalities/procedures that you can offer patients in your office such as viscosupplementation, steroidal injections, and prolotherapy. Botox injections for such common conditions as bruxism, migraine headaches, and other spastic muscular conditions are part of the course study as well as the use of Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) for soft tissue correction and for knee joints. Program Overview The Joint / Extremity / Non Spinal Injection Training course is a combination lecture and workshop where learners will participate in didactic lectures in the morning followed by hands on training using anatomical models in the afternoon. Learners will understand how to utilize interventional pain management injections for the evaluation and treatment of specific pain conditions. The purpose of the training is to help learners provide enhanced patient care to those who present themselves with various medical and pain management conditions. Target audience includes healthcare professionals for procedures which have not been taught in their previous medical education. Learning Outcome To provide learners with a foundation for following correct standards of care and acquire the necessary technical skills to perform each of these procedures correctly and by adhering to published protocols and guidelines Educational Objectives • Practice interventional pain management procedures using the palpatory method competently, safely, and effectively for their patient. Each participant will understand and learn how to avoid risks and associated complications. • Apply the generally accepted protocols for diagnosis and therapeutic for interventional pain injections in conjunction with various chronic and sub-acute medical conditions. • Describe the mechanism of action of prolotherapy and platelet rich plasma as well as the advantages and disadvantages of various approaches for injection of joints/bursa. • Identify patient benefits from interventional pain management injections for common joint and soft tissue pain. Increase patient awareness and offer enhanced patient care in relation to this non-invasive, non-surgical procedure. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Hormone Imbalance: Identification and Lifestyle Treatment to Rebalance and Reset is organized by PESI HealthCare and will be held on Jan 24, 2020 at Martinique New York on Broadway, Curio Collection by Hilton, New York City, New York, United States of America. This course has been approved for a maximum of 6.3 contact hours / 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Target Audience: • Registered Dietitians • Nutritionists • Registered Nurses • Dietitians • Dietary Managers • Chiropractors • Coaches • Personal Trainers • Occupational Therapists • Physical Therapists • Physical Therapy Assistants • Counselors • Social Workers Course Description: Hormone imbalance – it’s complex and overwhelming. Clients come to us with symptoms such as extreme fatigue, irritability, anxiety, depression, insomnia, foggy brain, cravings for sugar or salt, constipation, menstrual irregularities, decreased sex drive, and weigh gain. These symptoms are common but not normal. Join Cindi Lockhart, RDN, LD, IFNCP as she teaches you how to assess and create a customized step-by-step lifestyle treatment plan that is realistic to follow and get results! She will cover the core hormone systems and how their disruption leads to crippling symptoms and chronic hormone-related conditions. She will share the underlying root causes of hormone disruption and the environmental factors that disrupt their delicate balance. Learn a skill set to address issues such as: • Estrogen Dominance • Endometriosis • Uterine Fibroids • PCOS • Infertility • Hypothyroidism • Insulin Resistance/Metabolic Syndrome/Pre-Diabetes • Adrenal Fatigue or Exhaustion Objectives: • Articulate the 6 core hormone systems and how they are inter-related – cortisol, insulin, thyroid, estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone. • Determine how the gut affects hormone balance via digestion, intestinal permeability, and the microbiome. • Identify common symptoms of specific hormone imbalances through subjective and objective assessments. • Articulate how the 6 lifestyle-based root causes affect hormone balance – standard American diet, obesity, too much or too little exercise, chronic stress, inadequate sleep, and environmental toxins. • Articulate how the 5 key lifestyle strategies naturally rebalance hormone systems – diet, exercise/activity, stress management, sleep optimization, and reduction in toxin exposures. • Determine a prioritized and systemized approach for effective lifestyle interventions.

Sclerotherapy for Physicians & Nurses is organized by Empire Medical Training (EMT), Inc and will be held on Jan 24, 2020 at The Westin New York at Times Square, New York City, New York, United States of America Target Audience: This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of Health Care Practitioners involved in the care of the patients with Aesthetic requests. Accreditation: Physicians Medical Education Resources designates this live activity, for a maximum of 8.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Nurses Medical Education Resources is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This CE activity provides 8.0 contact hours of continuing nursing education. Medical Education Resources is a provider of continuing nursing education by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #CEP 12299, for [8] contact hours. Description: Improved techniques, new, safer sclerosing agents, and high patient demand for in-office aesthetic procedures makes Sclerotherapy Training for nurses and physicians a must for any physician practice wishing to expand their services. Over 80 million Americans suffer from unsightly venous disease and the vast majority (75%) of these is cosmetic in nature which you will understand and be able to treat after completing the training. Visible veins give the impression of age and poor health and though many people wish to receive treatment, they are unaware of the safety, effectiveness, and lack of discomfort associated with newer sclerotherapy methods. Sclerotherapy by injection uses small amounts of detergent solutions to irritate the vein walls and achieve ultimate closure of the unwanted vein. Cosmetic laser centers and vein clinics perform these procedures not only because they are lucrative and simple to perform, but also because their patients receive impressive results using both laser vein therapies and traditional sclerotherapy using FDA approved detergent sclerosants. EMT's comprehensive sclerotherapy training will take you from the prospective patient through the consultation process as well as teach you the latest techniques and protocols used today. Program Overview: The Sclerotherapy seminar is a combination lecture and workshop where learners will participate in didactic lectures in the morning followed by hands on training in the afternoon. Learners will understand how to use FDA approved sclerosants for various cosmetic vein indications and will also gain a proficiency in the administration as well. The purpose of the training is to help learners provide enhanced patient care to those who present themselves with various medical and cosmetic vein conditions. Procedures which have not been taught in their previous medical education.  Learning Outcomes: • To acquire the necessary skills to properly identify the ideal candidate who will maximally benefit from the Aesthetic Procedures and will also acquire the technical skills to perform such skills to benefit patients aesthetically.  • To educate physicians further concerning their base knowledge of venous anatomy and pathophysiology of medical and aesthetic venous disease. Improve their diagnostic skills concerning medical associated venous disease and improve patient outcomes. • To acquire the necessary skills to properly identify the ideal candidate for cosmetic sclerotherapy through physical examination and be able to administer treatments in a safe and efficacious manner for greater patient satisfaction. Educational Objectives: • Practice procedures such as cosmetic sclerotherapy injections competently, safely, and effectively for their patient. Each participant will understand and learn how to avoid risks and associated complications. • Apply and understand the generally accepted protocols for the administration of the (2) FDA Approved sclerosants for aesthetic indications (i.e. unwanted arterioles, telangiectasias, and reticular veins). Learn the proper guidelines for the acquisition, patient charting, administration issues (i.e. medical intake forms, informed consents) and the corrective measures for adverse events. • Describe the mechanism of action and basic venous anatomy, differences between the product characteristics, managing expectations, and accepted after care for follow up after the sclerotherapy procedure. • Identify who is a proper candidate for the aesthetic sclerotherapy procedure, patient benefits, and education concerning the development of unwanted veins and other environmental reasons for their development. Increase patient awareness and offer enhanced patient care in relation to the management of these unwanted legs and facial veins.

The Botox Training course is intended for Physicians, Nurses, Dentists, and other Licensed Healthcare Professionals who are eager to learn a specific skill set associated with mastering the injectable procedures. Our Botox Training workshops, and other aesthetic procedure training classes, are offered throughout the year at major destination venues just about every weekend. For your convenience, we have scheduled our most popular aesthetic training courses over a weekend so you can easily attend the complete set of programs. Our Botox Training courses are considered to be the most comprehensive with hands on training as an integral part of the program and testing to ensure each attendee has satisfied the requirements for certification. For medical professionals interesting in developing or expanding their Aesthetics practice, Empire’s Complete Botox course is the best place to begin. These complete courses in Botox Training, Dermal Filler Training and Facial Aesthetics Workshops are the very basis for every Aesthetics’ practice. For More information please visit our website www.empiremedicaltraining.com or call us 866-366-1576

EMG and NCV Training Course is organized by Empire Medical Training (EMT), Inc and will be held from Jan 25 - 26, 2020 at The Westin New York at Times Square, New York City, New York, United States of America. Who Should Attend:  Physicians who are interested in acquiring the medical and technical skills needed to perform nerve conduction studies in their practice. Physicians who want to increase their practice revenue by adding a separate reimbursable service. Those who require learning proper methods to ensure consistent and appropriate reimbursement. Physicians who often refer their EMG cases to other specialists and believe they can offer patients a valuable medical service in their own practice instead. Description: There are many features that distinguish their NCV EMG (Electromyography) training, For one and unlike another leading EMG NCV learning institution, we do not use this professional, medical workshop as a hidden strategy to sell equipment or other NCV EMG (Electromyography) services. The training you will receive with Empire is hands-on,comprehensive, and instructed by physician specialists. You will receive unbiased, non commercial medical information and latest standard of care procedures for NCV EMG studies including the lastest protocols. Included with your workshop will be education videos showing detail demonstrations of the most common EMG and NCVS services you will be providing. This NCV- EMG workshop will prepare the physician to integrate the technical and business requirements to set up a full nerve conduction studies in their practice in their primary care office The NCV EMG courses begin with didactic material covering the specific principles of nerve conduction studies followed by hands-on training to gain proficiency in the various procedures. You will learn specifically how yo perform upper and lower extremity nerve conduction studies in the Median, Ulnar, Radial, Superficial perneal, Sural, Peroneal and posterior Tibial nerves. Special H-Reflex and F - Wave techniques will be taught and demonstrated. Objectives: Participants will learn how to set up, perform and apply comprehensive nerve conduction studies techniques in a primary care practice setting. The added value, indications, Medicare/Insurance billing and equipment purchase/lease options will all be discussed. Ample time will be available for discussions and question and answer sessions. The course will be taught by experts with over 30 years of practical experience in EMG and NCV as well as research in the field. • Learn how to evaluate and work up the patient with peripheral neuropathy, complications of diabetes, carpal tunnel syndrome, low back pain, neck and arm pain,conduction examination • Use the methods discussed in the course and equipment in the nerve conduction examination • Observe and practice these nerve conduction techniques on live patients. • Be critiqued on individual examination and reporting techniques • Identify wave forms associated with nerve conduction findings • Understand the indications, limitations and added value these studies bring to a primary care practice • Review the use of the computer analysis with the EMG instrumentation  Submit claims for each procedure to the carriers following specific guidelines and protocols. • Employ methods to ensure the appropriate and consistent reimbursement for each high paying procedure. • Properly code each procedure adhering to strict medical necessity and patient selection criteria. • Utilize specific methods for compliance to help ensure correct procedure and help prevent over utilization of services. • Expand current practice to include the sub specialty services of nerve conduction studies Attract new and existing patients using proven business and marketing methods. • A Certicate of Completion is presented upon completion of the program.

ACP & Stem Cell Therapies for Pain Management is organized by Empire Medical Training (EMT), Inc and will be held on Jan 25, 2020 at The Westin New York at Times Square, New York City, New York, United States of America. Target Audience: This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of Health Care Practitioners involved in the care of the patients with Aesthetic requests. Accreditation: Physician Credit Medical Education Resources designates this live activity, for a maximum of 6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Nursing Credit Medical Education Resources is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This CE activity provides 6.25 contact hours of continuing nursing education. Medical Education Resources is a provider of continuing nursing education by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #CEP 12299, for [6.25] contact hours. Program Overview: The ACP & Stem Cell Therapies for Interventional Pain Management seminar is a combination lecture and workshop where learners will participate in didactic lectures in the morning followed by hands on training in the afternoon. Learners will understand how to utilize the latest therapies in relation to ACP, Amniotic Derivative Products, BMAC, ASC, and Umbilical Cord Blood (UCB). The purpose of the training is to help learners provide enhanced patient care to those who present themselves with various medical and pain management conditions. Target audience includes healthcare professionals for procedures which have not been taught in their previous medical education. Learning Outcome: To provide learners with a foundation for following correct standards of care and acquire the necessary technical skills to perform each of these procedures correctly and by adhering to published protocols and guidelines Educational Objectives: • Practice procedures such as ACP (Platelet Rich Plasma) and Amnio Products (Stem Cells) competently, safely, and effectively for their patient. Each participant will understand and learn how to avoid risks and associated complications. • Apply generally accepted protocols for the administration of Platelet Rich Plasma for various chronic and sub-acute medical conditions.  • Describe the mechanism of action of Platelet Rich Plasma and the Amnio products available and differences between the product characteristics, patient preferences, managing expectations, and after care for follow up after the interventional pain injection procedures. • Identify who is a candidate for Platelet Rich Plasma (ACP) Therapies and the use of the additive Amniotic derived products available, patient benefits, and long-term expectations and additional treatments dependent upon patient presentation. Increase patient awareness and offer enhanced patient care in relation to this non-invasive, non-surgical procedure. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Facial Anatomy Cadaver Training for Aesthetics is organized by Empire Medical Training (EMT), Inc and will be held on Jan 25, 2020 at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York City, New York, United States of America. Target Audience: This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of Health Care Practitioners involved in the care of the patients with Aesthetic requests. Accreditation: Credit Designation Medical Education Resources designates this live activity, for a maximum of 9.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Nursing Credit Medical Education Resources is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This CE activity provides 9.0 contact hours of continuing nursing education. Medical Education Resources is a provider of continuing nursing education by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #CEP 12299, for [9] contact hours Program Overview To enhance patient care in a practice-based learning environment and in increase medical knowledge in the administration of various aesthetic procedures based upon facial anatomy. Enhanced patient care will include professionalism in the administration of aesthetic services competently, safely, and effectively for patients personalizing and tailoring these services to the individual patient, needs of the patient, and desired outcomes for the patient. Attendees will understand and learn how to avoid risks, pitfalls and health risks to patients based upon facial anatomy while increasing compliance and overall care to patients The occurrence of serious complications in Aesthetics related to facial injections or other facial procedure has been well established. This program has been created to help Participants gain a thorough understanding of facial anatomy while learning how to safely perform facial procedures, and how to manage and treat complications. The training is a great review course for all Core Physicians and is a prerequisite course for all non core Aesthetic Practitioners. Learning Outcome To provide learners with a foundation to understand facial neuroanatomy, facial vascular, muscular, fat pad, and ligament anatomy to better understand aesthetic procedures and treatments. Educational Objectives • Describe and identify pertinent facial anatomy in administering aesthetic and restorative services from a personalized patient perspective including indications for treatment, contraindications to treatment, managing risk, and setting patient expectations for treatment • Perform non-invasive aesthetic services competently, safely, and effectively for their patient. Each participant will understand and learn how to avoid risks, pitfalls and associated complications due to facial anatomy presentations. Understand the underlying anatomical structures of the face and the relationship in performing safe and effective aesthetic treatments. • Understand the mechanism of action for motor and sensory nerves to the face, facial musculature, and underlying vascular and their relevance in context to aesthetic procedures, indications for treatment, and possible contraindications associated with aesthetic treatments. • Review facial vasculature, facial ligaments, neural anatomy, facial musculature, and tissue characteristics that effect outcomes from aesthetic treatments to increase patient awareness and provide for enhanced patient care.

Complete, Hands-on Dermal Filler is organized by Empire Medical Training (EMT), Inc and will be held on Jan 26, 2020 at The Westin New York at Times Square, New York City, New York, United States of America. Target Audience: This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of Health Care Practitioners involved in the care of the patients with Aesthetic requests.  Accreditation: Physician Credit Medical Education Resources designates this live activity, for a maximum of 8.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Nursing Medical Education Resources is a provider of continuing nursing education by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #CEP 12299, for [8] contact hours. Description: The dermal filler market continues to grow every year and with over 94% of the soft Dermal filler market being the  hyaluronic acid products (HA) adding these safe, simple to perform injection procedures is beneficial to any healthcare professional looking to expand their skills or integrate within their practice. Worldwide, the global dermal filler market is 2x greater than the Botulinum Toxin sales.  With over 20 years' experience in Dermal Filler training and a record of successfully graduating over 100,000 medical professionals (Physicians, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Dentists and other licensed healthcare professionals) you can be assured that our Comprehensive Dermal Filler workshops  will give you everything you are looking for in a CME workshop.               To start, you will thoroughly understand how to differentiate from among the variety of dermal fillers available and know which product will best suit your patients. Learn how to evaluate Dermal Fillers based on their “G-Prime” and be able to determine the appropriate product choice and placement of an HA dermal filler to match specific patient needs and indications. This workshop provides very intensive didactic material in the morning and following lunch in the afternoon you will spend ample time practicing these injections on volunteers until you are comfortable with the technique. You will be closely supervised and instructed during this time. Program Overview: The Hands-On Dermal Filler seminar is a combination lecture and workshop where learners will participate in didactic lectures in the morning followed by hands on training in the afternoon. Learners will understand how to use Dermal Fillers for various cosmetic indications and will also gain a proficiency in the administration as well. The purpose of the training is to help learners provide enhanced patient care to those who present themselves with various cosmetic conditions. Procedures which have not been taught in their previous medical education. Learning Outcome: To provide learners with a foundation for following correct standards of care and to learn proper methods to safely administer Dermal Fillers. Educational Objectives: • Practice procedures such as dermal filler injections competently, safely, and effectively for their patient. Each participant will understand and learn how to avoid risks and associated complications with these treatments. • Identify the generally accepted protocols for the administration of the HA dermal fillers for various aesthetic conditions. Learn the proper guidelines for the acquisition, patient charting, administration issues (i.e. medical intake forms, informed consents) and the corrective measures for adverse events. • Identify the mechanism of action and basic facial anatomy, differences between the product characteristics and areas of injection, patient preferences, managing expectations, and after care for follow up after the dermal filler procedure.  • Assess who is a candidate for the dermal filler procedure, patient benefits, and anatomical areas that dermal fillers are acceptable for treatment.  Increase patient awareness and offer enhanced patient care in relation to the dermal filler procedure and their desires aesthetically.

Ultrasound Guided Interventional Pain Management Procedures is organized by Empire Medical Training (EMT), Inc and will be held on Jan 26, 2020 at The Westin New York at Times Square, New York City, New York, United States of America. Target Audience: This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of Health Care Practitioners involved in the care of the patients with medical requests. Accreditation: Physician Credit Medical Education Resources designates this live activity, for a maximum of 6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Nursing Credit Medical Education Resources is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This CE activity provides 6.25 contact hours of continuing nursing education. Description: Image guidance is now becoming a necessity in relationship to reimbursement for pain management procedures, without ultrasound guidance as part of your procedure the reimbursement is cut in half in many cases. Increase your reimbursement and refine your Pain Management technique by performing soft tissue and joint injections using ultrasound guidance within your practice.  Empire Medical understands the changing healthcare standards for administering pain management injections and has created this Pain Management workshop for physicians who want to incorporate the latest technologies and improve their standard of care in their practice. During this 1-Day intensive Pain Management Ultrasound Training course, we present the most common orthopedic indications for which image guided (ultrasound) injections can be used. This includes acute, subacute, and chronic conditions.  During this specialty pain management course study you will become proficient in performing these various injections for all the large joints (shoulder, hip, and knee), as well as sacroiliac joint and focused small joints. Program Overview: The Ultrasound Guided Interventional Pain Management Procedures seminar is a combination lecture and workshop where learners will participate in didactic lectures in the morning followed by hands on training in the afternoon. Learners will understand how to utilize MSK sonography for therapeutic injections as image guidance and diagnostic purposes for the evaluation of specific pain conditions. The purpose of the training is to help learners provide enhanced patient care to those who present themselves with various medical and pain management conditions. Target audience includes healthcare professionals for procedures which have not been taught in their previous medical education. Learning Outcome: To provide learners with a foundation for following correct standards of care and acquire the necessary technical skills to perform each of these procedures correctly and by adhering to published protocols and guidelines Educational Objectives: • Practice performing MSK ultrasound for joints (bursa) and soft tissues such as tendons and muscle. Each participant will understand and learn how to position the transducer to ensure proper placement of needle injection. • Practice simulated procedures for the injection in soft tissues and joints (bursa) competently, safely, and effectively for their patient using sonography as image guidance for placement. • Describe the limitations and clinical uses as well as mechanism of action for ultrasound sonography and its benefits to patients in an office setting. Identify various bone and soft tissue structures and characteristics associated with the diagnosis of inflamed soft tissue. • Identify who will benefit from and a candidate diagnostically or therapeutically from image guidance, patient benefits over palpation for injection, and diagnostic interpretation of certain pain conditions using sonography to verify functional tests. Increase patient awareness and benefits associated with sonography for pain conditions and offer enhanced patient care in relation to this non-invasive, non-surgical procedure.