Upcoming Medical Conferences in Uniondale

Obstetrics (OB) Emergencies is organized by PESI HealthCare and will be held on Jun 17, 2019 at Long Island Marriott, Uniondale, New York, United States of America. This Course has been approved for a maximum of 6.3 Contact Hours. Target Audience: • Nurses • Nurse Practitioners • Clinical Nurse Specialists • Nurse Midwives • Certified Childbirth Educators Course Description: Jamie Otremba will delve into the most common obstetrical emergencies presenting in today's patients. She will provide you with a comprehensive look at the critical interventions for: • Trauma in Pregnancy • Severe Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy • Managing Amniotic Fluid Embolism • The Latest Recommendations for Post-Partum Hemorrhage • Urgent vs. Emergent Newborn Conditions • Interventions to Manage Violent Situations in the OB Setting Jamie's extensive experiences in high risk obstetrics have provided her with keen insight into these often challenging and frightening situations. She is eager to share with you many of the effective interventions that she has acquired throughout her career. Through enlightening case studies, persuasive evidence-based research and an engaging presentation style, she will teach you the current trends and treatments you need to know to manage the next OB emergency. Attend this seminar to learn new strategies and techniques that can immediately impact the maternal and fetal outcomes of your patients! Learner Objectives: • Identify three clinical manifestations of amniotic fluid embolism. • Describe the most common causes of obstetric trauma. • Discuss management options for post-partum hemorrhage. • Explain why a d-dimer is no longer recommended as part of the evaluation for pulmonary embolism in pregnancy. • Analyze why neurological outcomes with amniotic fluid embolism are so poor and the rapid interventions that could make a difference. • Compare the various treatment options for the obstetrical patient with severe hypertension.

Obstetrics (OB) Emergencies Course is organized by PESI HealthCare and will be held on Jun 17, 2019 at Long Island Marriott, Uniondale, New York, United States of America. Target Audience • Nurses • Nurse Practitioners • Clinical Nurse Specialists • Nurse Midwives • Certified Childbirth Educators Course Description: Jamie Otremba will delve into the most common obstetrical emergencies presenting in today's patients. She will provide you with a comprehensive look at the critical interventions for: • Trauma in Pregnancy • Severe Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy • Managing Amniotic Fluid Embolism • The Latest Recommendations for Post-Partum Hemorrhage • Urgent vs. Emergent Newborn Conditions • Interventions to Manage Violent Situations in the OB Setting Jamie's extensive experiences in high-risk obstetrics have provided her with keen insight into these often challenging and frightening situations. She is eager to share with you many of the effective interventions that she has acquired throughout her career. Through enlightening case studies, persuasive evidence-based research and an engaging presentation style, she will teach you the current trends and treatments you need to know to manage the next OB emergency. Attend this seminar to learn new strategies and techniques that can immediately impact the maternal and fetal outcomes of your patients! Course Objectives: • Identify three clinical manifestations of amniotic fluid embolism. • Describe the most common causes of obstetric trauma. • Discuss management options for post-partum hemorrhage. • Explain why a d-dimer is no longer recommended as part of the evaluation for pulmonary embolism in pregnancy. • Analyze why neurological outcomes with amniotic fluid embolism are so poor and the rapid interventions that could make a difference. • Compare the various treatment options for the obstetrical patient with severe hypertension.  Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Challenging Geriatric Behaviors is organized by PESI HealthCare and will be held on Jun 24, 2019 at Long Island Marriott, Uniondale, New York, United States of America.  Target Audience • Nurses • Physical Therapists • Physical Therapist Assistants • Occupational Therapists • Occupational Therapy Assistants • Speech-Language Pathologists • Social Workers • Home Healthcare Providers • Nursing Home Administrators • Registered Dietitians & Dietetic Technicians • Recreation Therapists​ Course Description : This is the best seminar on challenging geriatric behaviors that you will ever attend - GUARANTEED! Join Steven Atkinson, nationally-known expert, author and speaker on geriatrics, for a high-energy, dynamic seminar filled with interesting case studies, insightful discussions and interactive learning. You will leave this seminar with practical techniques that you can apply the next day! Dealing with cognitively-impaired geriatric patients can be challenging even for the experienced healthcare professional. You will learn strategies to manage behaviors such as : • Dementia. • Aggression. • Anxiety and depression • Refusal of food and fluids. • Inappropriate sexual advances. If older adults are routinely under your care, minimize your risk of escalating the problems associated with troublesome, often irrational behavior by attending this program. Gain valuable insights into the causes of challenging geriatric behaviors and learn innovative and practical intervention strategies to improve the care you provide. Course Objectives: • Develop strategies to manage difficult behaviors in seniors who have an altered perception of reality. Identify the signs and symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease and other dementias. • Discuss current research on the prevention of Alzheimer's disease, as well as lifestyle factors to slow the disease progression. • Summarize the safety issues associated with geriatric patients who drive and identify individuals who pose a safety threat. • Explain why wandering occurs in individuals with cognitive impairment and develop strategies to minimize or redirect this behavior. • Describe the environmental and behavioral causes of agitation. • Differentiate between appropriate and inappropriate sexual behaviors in individuals with dementia. • Distinguish between normal sleeping patterns and bedtime issues which could lead to increased health problems. • Analyze the physical and psychological changes that affect an elder's desire and ability to eat including the changes in nutritional requirements. • Identify the signs of caregiver stress and develop intervention strategies to prevent burnout. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Awesome Review Certification and Recertification Course is organized by Awesome Review Inc and will be held from Apr 19 - 28, 2019 at Long Island Marriott, Uniondale, New York, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 63.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. MOC Credit: Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 63 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit. Course Objectives: After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to: • Recognize and apply the most current scientific, clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic advances • List and prescribe generic medicine to treat disease with increased national health care (i.e. Diabetes) • Describe pathophysiology and correlate with clinical presentation for IM disorders • Prepare for ABIM Certification and Recertification exam Note: This Confernce will be held from Apr 19 - 21 and Apr 26 - 28, 2019. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.